The 10-6 Green Bay Packers head into the 9-7 Washington Redskins for this NFC Play-off game on Sunday Jan 10, 2016 on the grass of FedEx Field. Kick off time is scheduled for 4:40PM ET. Betting Odds Point Spread: Redskins -1 Total Line: 46.5 Have you tried to use your Credit Card to open your new Sportsbook account? Well now you can use it no problem by signing up at BOVADA SPORTSBOOK … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell’s Playoff Preview: Breaking down NFC wild-card games
Greg Cosell's Playoff Preview: Breaking down NFC wild-card games On Saturday we previewed the AFC wild-card games, and now it's time to look at the NFC matchups. In these posts I'll share something I've noticed from watching film, either a strategic wrinkle or a matchup issue, that you can watch for in the game. Here's the preview of the NFC wild-card games: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT MINNESOTA … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Altenmarkt/Zauchensee women’s super g results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Altenmarkt/Zauchensee women's super g results (Reuters) Jan 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Altenmarkt/Zauchensee Women's Super G on Sunday 1. Lindsey Vonn (U.S.) 1:12.75 2. Lara Gut (Switzerland) 1:13.45 3. Cornelia Huetter (Austria) 1:14.00 4. Nadia Fanchini (Italy) 1:14.01 5. Elisabeth Goergl (Austria) 1:14.05 6. Francesca Marsaglia (Italy) … [Read more...]
Arsenal can handle trophy quest, says Wenger
Arsenal can handle trophy quest, says Wenger Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is not concerned that a hectic period of fixtures could derail his team’s bid for glory on multiple fronts this season. The Frenchman rested a number of players, including Mesut Ozil, for Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie with Sunderland, which Arsenal won 3-1 courtesy […] Photo credit: AFP Arsenal manager … [Read more...]
Nets fire coach Hollins, reassign GM King
Nets fire coach Hollins, reassign GM King 11:56 AM ET print The Brooklyn Nets announced on Sunday that they've part ways with coach Lionel Hollins. The team also announced that general manager Billy King has been reassigned within the organization. The Nets have fired coach Lionel Hollins, left, and reassigned GM Billy King, right. King was in his sixth season as GM and Hollins, … [Read more...]
Chiefs win first playoff game in 22 years, shutting out Texans
Chiefs win first playoff game in 22 years, shutting out Texans The fifith-seeded Kansas City Chiefs came into the postseason as the hottest team in the NFL, winning their last 10 regular-season games. And they've added one more, as they ended the fourth-seeded Houston Texans' season, 30-0 in their AFC wild-card matchup on Saturday. It was the first postseason win for Kansas City in 22 … [Read more...]
Adam Jones posts expletive-filled rant about officials after loss
Adam Jones posts expletive-filled rant about officials after loss Cincinnati Bengals veteran cornerback Adam Jones took a really bad penalty with 18 seconds left in his team's wild-card loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was not happy afterward with what went down, and he posted an expletive-filled rant on Instagram. The video from Jones, which was deleted shortly after he posted it … [Read more...]
Vonn wins super-G to close on Stenmark record (Reuters)
Vonn wins super-G to close on Stenmark record (Reuters) American Lindsey Vonn took another step towards Ingemar Stenmark's record of 86 World Cup wins with her 73rd career victory in a super-G race in the Austrian resort of Zauchensee on Sunday. Vonn, who equaled the 36-year-old downhill record of Annemarie Moser-Proell when she won her 36th World Cup race in the discipline on Saturday, … [Read more...]
Ben Roethlisberger carted off, debris thrown at him on cart
Ben Roethlisberger carted off, debris thrown at him on cart Everything was looking great for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night, until Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict landed with all his weight on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. And with that, any hopes the Steelers had of making a playoff run might have died. Roethlisberger stayed down grabbing near his right shoulder. … [Read more...]
LIVE: Ramsey high on Barca's shortlist
LIVE: Ramsey high on Barca's shortlist 12:50 PM GMT The winter window opened Jan. 2, and as always, Transfer Talk has its finger on the pulse when it comes to all the latest rumours and gossip. See the latest deals here. TOP STORY: Barca look to the Emirates Any manager wise to the workings of the market will know that good form results in unwanted transfer speculation, with even a club such … [Read more...]