Last-gasp Jonas goal gives Benfica edge over Zenit In-form striker Jonas headed a dramatic injury-time winner for Benfica as the Portuguese champions beat 10-man Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. Zenit midfielder Axel Witsel twice went close for the visitors in the second half, while Benfica’s Nico Gaitan […] Photo credit: AFP In-form … [Read more...]
By the Numbers: QB Consistency Ratings
By the Numbers: QB Consistency Ratings One of the most misleading pieces of information used by essentially everyone, including myself, in the fantasy football community is a player’s end of season ranking. Carson Palmer was the “fifth-best” quarterback. Lamar Miller was the “sixth-best” running back. Doug Baldwin was the “seventh-best” wide receiver. We use these designations because they are … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: Team Tobias
The Daily Dose: Dose: Team Tobias It turns out all the Magic talk of them being aggressive held up. Tuesday brought the first big deal of the month with Tobias Harris being shipped to Detroit for Ersan Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings. Let’s break down who this affects: Tobias Harris hasn’t been great this year, especially on offense. His usage rate has dropped 3.4 percent this year compared to last … [Read more...]
Radko Gudas strikes again, ejected for late hit vs. Devils (Video)
Radko Gudas strikes again, ejected for late hit vs. Devils (Video) Time to reset the “Days Since Radko Gudas Has Been Ejected” counter. Midway through the first period of Tuesday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils, the Philadelphia Flyers defenseman drilled Bobby Farnham well behind the play. Officials handed him a match penalty for an illegal hit to the head. It’s another example … [Read more...]
UFC Fight Night 83 'Prelims:' FOX Sports 1 undercard preview and predictions, Pt. 2 – MMAmania.com
UFC Fight Night 83 'Prelims:' FOX Sports 1 undercard preview and predictions, Pt. 2 - MMAmania.com More fights are coming to Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 this weekend (Sun., Feb. 21, 2016) when UFC Fight Night 83: “Cowboy vs. Cowboy” kicks off from Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. MMAmania.com's Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Fight Night 83 "Prelims" party with the … [Read more...]
Blues’ Jaden Schwartz scores with help from ref’s skate (Video)
Blues' Jaden Schwartz scores with help from ref's skate (Video) Jaden Schwartz gave the St. Louis Blues an early 1-0 lead over the Dallas Stars Tuesday night thanks to a little help from referee Kelly Sutherland. Colton Parayko dumped the puck into corner of the Stars’ zone. It then deflected off of Sutherland’s skate as Kari Lehtonen was heading behind his own net to await the puck's … [Read more...]
Viewers hated ESPN’s camera angle for Michigan-Ohio State
Viewers hated ESPN's camera angle for Michigan-Ohio State ESPN managed to achieve the impossible Tuesday night: The network united Ohio State and Michigan fans in hatred of the same thing. They both despised the seldom-used floor-level camera angle at which ESPN broadcast the entirety of Tuesday's game between the Buckeyes and Wolverines. Whereas a typical elevated camera angle allows … [Read more...]
Confidence key for Keita as Roma await Zidane’s Real Madrid
Confidence key for Keita as Roma await Zidane’s Real Madrid The prospect of spoiling Zinedine Zidane’s Champions League coaching debut with Real Madrid may be formidable, but Roma midfielder Seydou Keita believes his side can upset the 10-time record champions in their last 16, first leg clash. “How we line up against them is down to the coach, but for […] Photo credit: AFP The prospect of … [Read more...]
Hunter Pence on pilates, Harry Potter and tough NL West (podcast)
Hunter Pence on pilates, Harry Potter and tough NL West (podcast) 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. There may not be anyone in professional baseball like Hunter Pence — from the way that he throws and swings a bat, to his confessed off-the-field nerdery. Good luck finding someone else in MLB … [Read more...]
Joseph Blandisi really earned this embellishment penalty (Video)
Joseph Blandisi really earned this embellishment penalty (Video) Andrew MacDonald of the Philadelphia Flyers was called for slashing midway through the first period Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils. It was a good call and one that should have given the Devils a power play. The player he slashed, however, did his part in making things 4-on-4 for the next two minutes with an … [Read more...]