NHL Three Stars: Stastny's 4-point night; Hall's pair leads OIlers No. 1 Star: Paul Stastny, St. Louis Blues The Blues forward removed the cage and picked up three points in the third period to finish with four on the night during a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Entering the third period tied at one, the Blues scored three times, with Stastny netting one and assisting on the other … [Read more...]
The state of Iowa remains a graveyard for No. 1 ranked teams
The state of Iowa remains a graveyard for No. 1 ranked teams Oklahoma's newly minted No. 1 ranking won't last longer than a week. On the same day as the Sooners ascended to the top of the polls for the first time in 26 years, they also fell on the road at 19th-ranked Iowa State. With the score tied and the Hilton Coliseum crowd standing, Iowa State point guard Monte Morris drove around a … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: Redick's Revenge
The Daily Dose: Dose: Redick's Revenge A 10-game MLK day slate provided all-day action, some overtime thrillers, monster nights from Dwight Howard, J.J. Redick and Kemba Walker, and only a handful of injuries. Here we go. You can follow me on Twitter by clicking here. Knicks 119, Sixers 116 2 OT – The Knicks held on in a double-overtime thriller, getting 25 points, seven boards and two … [Read more...]
Andy Murray responds to BBC/Buzzfeed match-fixing report
Andy Murray responds to BBC/Buzzfeed match-fixing report MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Play continued on Day Two at the Australian Open, but the biggest story remained the one happening off the courts as players continued to react to the Buzzfeed and BBC investigation into match-fixing in men's tennis. The report found that 16 players, some of them currently playing in Australia, have participated … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour Down Under classification after stage 1 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour Down Under classification after stage 1 (Reuters) Jan 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Tour Down Under after Stage 1 on Tuesday 1. Caleb Ewan (Australia / Orica) 3:24:03" 2. Mark Renshaw (Australia / Dimension Data) +4" 3. Alexis Gougeard (France / AG2R) 4. Wouter Wippert (Netherlands / Cannondale) +6" 5. Sean Lake (Australia / Australia) +7" 6. Marko Kump … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour Down Under stage 1 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour Down Under stage 1 results (Reuters) Jan 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Tour Down Under (Prospect - Lyndoch, 130.8 km) on Tuesday 1. Caleb Ewan (Australia / Orica) 3:24:13" 2. Mark Renshaw (Australia / Dimension Data) ST 3. Wouter Wippert (Netherlands / Cannondale) 4. Marko Kump (Slovenia / Lampre) 5. Adam Blythe (Britain / Tinkoff) 6. Giacomo Nizzolo (Italy / Trek) … [Read more...]
These 5 strikers are lighting up Serie A
These 5 strikers are lighting up Serie A Week 20 of the Serie A season saw 33 goals scored across the league’s 10 matches. Long stereotyped as a defensive league, no game in week 20 finished with a 0-0 score line. On form and fueling attacking soccer, top-class strikers led fans through another exciting weekend of calcio. Now, […] Week 20 of the Serie A season saw 33 goals scored across the … [Read more...]
Clippers blow late lead to Rockets, bounce back for OT win
Clippers blow late lead to Rockets, bounce back for OT win No one could blame the Los Angeles Clippers for never wanting to relive their epic collapse against the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of last spring's Western Conference Semifinals. Thanks to an inspired overtime performance in Monday's game against the Rockets at Staples Center, they didn't have to. Up 114-102 with just over three … [Read more...]
Around the League: Overvalued Players: NL Central
Around the League: Overvalued Players: NL Central We recently finished hitting the fantasy risers for each division, players whose arrows are pointed up heading into 2016. Now we turn our attention to those players who may provide more sizzle than steak for fantasy owners in the upcoming season. First was the National League East. Now it’s time to turn our attention to the NL Central. We're … [Read more...]
Familiar issues doom struggling Duke to a third straight loss
Familiar issues doom struggling Duke to a third straight loss Mike Krzyzewski finally has ammunition to counter those who insist Duke gets every call at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Unfortunately for Krzyzewski, the price of proving that point was yet another loss. When Duke guard Matt Jones sped up court with only a couple of ticks left on the clock and his team behind by two points, Syracuse's … [Read more...]