NFL Playoff Picks Against The Spread 2016: Predictions, Updated Las Vegas Odds ... - International Business Times After the road teams dominated on Wild Card Weekend, there should be a shift in the 2016 divisional playoffs. All four home teams in the second round are favored, according to vegasinsider.com, and history indicates that most of the higher seeds will advance to the conference … [Read more...]
Official: Georgia hires Alabama DB coach Mel Tucker as new DC
Official: Georgia hires Alabama DB coach Mel Tucker as new DC UPDATE (11 a.m. ET Jan. 12) Georgia made the Mel Tucker hire official the morning after Alabama's 45-40 College Football Playoff National Championship Game win over Clemson. ------- Alabama defensive backs coach Mel Tucker will be the new defensive coordinator at Georgia, according to a report by Fox Sports. Alabama’s outgoing … [Read more...]
Slovak skier Velez Zuzulova leads WCup slalom after 1st run (The Associated Press)
Slovak skier Velez Zuzulova leads WCup slalom after 1st run (The Associated Press) Veronika Velez Zuzulova of Slovakia built a commanding lead in the first run of a women's World Cup slalom on Tuesday. In difficult conditions due to snowfall, Velez Zuzulova timed 52.15 seconds on the floodlit Hermann Maier World Cup Course to lead Wendy Holdener of Switzerland by 0.54, and Sarka Strachova … [Read more...]
UCI to appeal doping verdict in Zabelinskaya case (The Associated Press)
UCI to appeal doping verdict in Zabelinskaya case (The Associated Press) AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) -- Cycling's world governing body has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after Russian Olympic medalist Olga Zabelinskaya was cleared of doping. … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Flachau women’s slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Flachau women's slalom results (Reuters) Jan 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Flachau Women's Slalom after run 1 on Tuesday Run 1 Overall 1. Veronika Velez Zuzulova (Slovakia) 52.15 52.15 2. Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) 52.69 52.69 3. Sarka Strachova (Czech Republic) 52.99 52.99 4. Nina Loseth (Norway) 53.23 53.23 5. Anna Swenn-Larsson (Sweden) … [Read more...]
Watch/listen to Soccer Morning from 9-10:15am ET with Peter Wilt and Jason Longshore
Watch/listen to Soccer Morning from 9-10:15am ET with Peter Wilt and Jason Longshore Today’s Soccer Morning features an interview with Peter Wilt about the relaunch of the Chicago Sting as well as a discussion with Jason Longshore about the demise of the Atlanta Silverbacks and what it means for soccer in the area. You can watch Soccer Morning live via the World Soccer […] Today’s Soccer … [Read more...]
Report: Joe Johnson wants to stay a Brooklyn Net, for some reason
Report: Joe Johnson wants to stay a Brooklyn Net, for some reason By now, it’s pretty obvious that no team is going to deal for Brooklyn Nets swingman Joe Johnson. Not unless there is a desperate general manager out there that is truly deluded, or if the next Nets GM follows the team’s owner’s whims, turns into a Billy King Jr., and deals him for a batch of players with contracts that last … [Read more...]
Report: Wei-Yin Chen signs five-year deal with Marlins for $80M
Report: Wei-Yin Chen signs five-year deal with Marlins for $80M Wei-Yin Chen, who established himself as valuable starting pitcher in MLB through four seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, has found himself a new home in the NL East. Chen has reportedly come to terms on a free-agent contract with the Miami Marlins for five years worth $80 million. Included in the deal is a vesting sixth year … [Read more...]
LA Kings playing ‘dangerous game’ with Anze Kopitar
LA Kings playing ‘dangerous game’ with Anze Kopitar Mike Futa, the Los Angeles Kings vice president of hockey operations, said that negotiations on Anze Kopitar’s new contract were “too close to not get it done,” but cautioned that “sometimes, negotiations take a little longer than you like.” He said that on Nov. 2, 2015. Kopitar, the best forward on the Kings and right there with Drew … [Read more...]
Alex Galchenyuk’s girlfriend, Chanel Leszczynski, arrested after party fight: Report
Alex Galchenyuk’s girlfriend, Chanel Leszczynski, arrested after party fight: Report Chanel Leszczynski, the 27-year-old girlfriend of Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Galchenyuk, was arrested on Sunday after a domestic incident at a party, police told La Presse. According to the paper, Galchenyuk was having a party in his apartment at the Sherbrooke Street West following the Canadiens’ 3-1 … [Read more...]