Ravens' LaQuan Williams will auction off Super Bowl ring Former Baltimore Ravens receiver LaQuan Williams has placed his Super Bowl XLVII ring up for auction. Goldin Auctions is hosting the ring's auction, with an opening bid set at $15,000 and the current bid at $18,000. Goldin describes the ring as having 245 diamonds with a total weight of 3.75 carats, with 10K white gold and purple … [Read more...]
NFL Playoff Preview: Can Packers avoid another Cardinals beatdown?
NFL Playoff Preview: Can Packers avoid another Cardinals beatdown? Green Bay Packers (11-6) at Arizona Cardinals (13-3)Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC PACKERS AT A GLANCE How they got here: A 6-0 start that had Aaron Rodgers looking like an MVP candidate once more turned into a 10-6 finish — even with the Miracle in Motown dialed up by Rodgers in the insane, last-season win over the Detroit … [Read more...]
Colorado State WR Rashard Higgins anounces he’s going pro
Colorado State WR Rashard Higgins anounces he's going pro Colorado State wide receiver Rashard Higgins is entering the NFL draft. Higgins, the Rams’ top receiver who is nicknamed “Hollywood,” announced his decision via Twitter late Wednesday evening. SincerelyYours pic.twitter.com/hNO7sEMICK — HollyWood (@CALLME_WOOD) January 14, 2016 Higgins leaves as the school’s all-time leader in … [Read more...]
Russia supports WADA report outcomes: Tass cites sports minister (Reuters)
Russia supports WADA report outcomes: Tass cites sports minister (Reuters) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday he supported all the outcomes of a investigation by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Tass news agency reported. Mutko said Russia understood its share of the responsibility in a doping scandal which has rocked world athletics. (Reporting by … [Read more...]
Leicester are real deal, says Tottenham manager Pochettino
Leicester are real deal, says Tottenham manager Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino believes that his side’s defeat by Leicester City proves that Claudio Ranieri’s men deserve to finish in the top four of the Premier League. Spurs could have moved to within a point of Leicester had they clinched victory at White Hart Lane on Wednesday, but […] Photo credit: AFP Tottenham … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Bennett’s 4 goals breaks Panthers; Getzlaf demoted then rebounds
NHL Three Stars: Bennett's 4 goals breaks Panthers; Getzlaf demoted then rebounds Four-goal kid Sam Bennett. #Flames. pic.twitter.com/tsHVcilAuB— Randy Sportak (@SUNRandySportak) January 14, 2016 No. 1 Star: Sam Bennett, Calgary Flames It was a really good night for the 19-year-old. After a mere 17:01 in to the game, the forward completed a hat-trick against the Florida Panthers. To bookend … [Read more...]
Hurley's Picks: Chiefs Are Trouble For Patriots, While Panthers Can Handle … – CBS Local
Hurley's Picks: Chiefs Are Trouble For Patriots, While Panthers Can Handle ... - CBS Local By Michael Hurley, CBS BostonBOSTON (CBS) — I’ve got some bad news for the Carolina Panthers. They’re about to get some respect. For much of the season, as the Panthers bulldozed their way to a perfect record deep into December, Cam Newton’s crew thrived on the “disrespect” shown to their team by the … [Read more...]
Cycling-Germany ready to embrace Tour De France again – Prudhomme (Reuters)
Cycling-Germany ready to embrace Tour De France again - Prudhomme (Reuters) By Julien Pretot PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Germany's love-hate relationship with the Tour de France will be consigned to the past when Duesseldorf hosts the Grand Depart in 2017, race director Christian Prudhomme said. Race broadcasts in Germany of the world's most famous road race have been hit in recent years … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Offseason Dose: Miami Price
Baseball Daily Dose: Offseason Dose: Miami Price The notoriously frugal Marlins have laid out some serious cash in recent days. Follow @nate_grimm and @Rotoworld_BB if you are on Twitter. The Miami club and second baseman Dee Gordon on Wednesday agreed to a five-year, $50 million extension with a $14 million vesting option for a sixth year, according to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. The extension … [Read more...]
Alabama upsets No. 19 South Carolina leaving SMU as lone unbeaten
Alabama upsets No. 19 South Carolina leaving SMU as lone unbeaten The good times are rolling at Alabama. Not so much in the state of South Carolina. Two nights after the Crimson Tide won a fourth national title on the football field in seven years beating Clemson, the basketball team absolutely clobbered previously undefeated but lethargic South Carolina 73-50. What a way for first-year … [Read more...]