Why Simon Mignolet’s new contract shows Liverpool want to sell Simon Mignolet’s new contract is still causing indigestion on social-media. The worry is not only that Liverpool want to keep him, which is hard enough to swallow, but that they want to keep for a long time; his contract now expires in 2021. The thing is, though, Liverpool have actually […] Photo credit: AFP. Simon Mignolet’s new … [Read more...]
StewPod: Who said it, John Rocker or Donald Trump?
StewPod: Who said it, John Rocker or Donald Trump? This is The StewPod, our baseball podcast with a dash of pop culture. If you dig the show, please subscribe and review us on iTunes. With the Hot Stove running on low this week, one of the more interesting stories to emerge from baseball circles was ex-MLB bad boy John Rocker endorsing Donald Trump for president. It's hard to find a pair of … [Read more...]
Leicester City are sowing the seeds to be a top 4 contender for years to come
Leicester City are sowing the seeds to be a top 4 contender for years to come Leicester City isn’t simply a short-term phenomena that will disappear next season from the upper reaches of English soccer. When the Thai consortium led by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha bought the club in 2010, the new ownership outlined a long-term plan to return the club to the Premier League and to eventually […] … [Read more...]
NBA Roundtable: Roundtable: Promising Bigs
NBA Roundtable: Roundtable: Promising Bigs Hey guys, welcome back to the NBA Roundtable! We have recently seen some huge performances from some promising young bigs around the league including Alex Len, Myles Turner, Willie Cauley-Stein, Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon, so I asked the Rotoworld hoops crew their thoughts on which guys they are most excited about moving forward. I’ll start us off… … [Read more...]
MLB unveils bold new spring training jerseys, caps and logos
MLB unveils bold new spring training jerseys, caps and logos Baseball's spring training is a place for experimentation and that's especially the case with MLB fashion this season. Major League Baseball unveiled on Thursday bold new looks for the spring, including a handful of new cap and jersey designs, reimagined jerseys that feature new fabrics and sublimated lettering/numbering, plus new … [Read more...]
Arizona vs. Oregon – 1/28/16 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction – Sports Chat Place
Arizona vs. Oregon - 1/28/16 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction - Sports Chat Place Oregon Ducks (16-4) at Arizona Wildcats (16-4) College Basketball: Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 9:00 pm (McKale Center) The Line: Arizona Wildcats -7.5 -- Over/Under: 152.5 See the Latest Odds TV: ESPN2 The Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks face off on Thursday in a monster Pac-12 college … [Read more...]
Former NIU RB sues FanDuel, DraftKings over use of his likeness
Former NIU RB sues FanDuel, DraftKings over use of his likeness Former Northern Illinois University running back Akeem Daniels filed a federal lawsuit against DraftKings and FanDuel on Wednesday seeking $5 million in damages. In the suit, Daniels claims the daily fantasy site used his name to generate millions of dollars in revenue. He also said the daily fantasy sites opened himself and … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth tied for 3rd at Singapore Open with agent as caddie
Jordan Spieth tied for 3rd at Singapore Open with agent as caddie Jordan Spieth frequently uses the first-person plural when talking about the good stuff in his round. It's we, not me. Well, the other person in that "we" changed on Thursday in the first round of the Asian Tour's inaugural Singapore Open. Spieth's regular caddie, Michael Greller, injured his knee last week at the Abu Dhabi … [Read more...]
OSU’s Adolphus Washington faces prostitution questions head on
OSU's Adolphus Washington faces prostitution questions head on MOBILE, Ala. — Some players come to the Senior Bowl seeking to answer scouts' questions about size or speed. Others about whether they can, proverbially, take their game to the next level. But some face far more serious — and, in some cases, embarrassing — questions from scouts. Ohio State DT Adolphus Washington arrived in town … [Read more...]
NBA interviews DeAndre, Clips trainer about Blake Griffin’s fight
NBA interviews DeAndre, Clips trainer about Blake Griffin's fight NBA security officials interviewed Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan and team assistant athletic trainer/travel manager Joe Resendez on Wednesday as part of the league's investigation into last weekend's altercation between Blake Griffin and team assistant equipment manager Matias Testi, which resulted in the All-Star … [Read more...]