NFL draft profile: Florida DL Jonathan Bullard, elite run stopper Shutdown Corner is counting down the top 50 prospects in the 2016 NFL draft with a scouting report, quotes from NFL evaluators and a projection where they might be drafted. 48. Florida DT-DE Jonathan Bullard6-3, 285 pounds Key stat: Went from 8.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks as a junior to 17.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks … [Read more...]
Green maple leaf on new Blue Jays caps resembles a different leaf
Green maple leaf on new Blue Jays caps resembles a different leaf Toronto Blue Jays fans were electric last season. That will happen when the team breaks its lengthy playoff curse, and its star player provides the franchise with one of the greatest home runs of all-time. While that moment was the pinnacle of excitement for fans, the boisterous crowds screamed support for their club all … [Read more...]
White Sox DH Adam LaRoche plans to retire
White Sox DH Adam LaRoche plans to retire Adam LaRoche intends to retire. (USATSI) Presumed White Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche came to camp Tuesday with the intention of retiring and though it appears he'll take his teammates up on their request to give it a few days before deciding, it sounds like he's close to having already made up his mind. The pertinent reports: Adam LaRoche has told … [Read more...]
March Madness: Best value picks to win your NCAA tournament bracket pool – Washington Post
March Madness: Best value picks to win your NCAA tournament bracket pool - Washington Post Virginia Cavaliers. (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)It’s tempting to select Kansas as the NCAA national champion in this year’s tournament. They are at the top of the 2016 Pomeroy college basketball ratings and boast a top 10 offense (118.9 points per 100 possessions) and defense (92.0 points allowed per … [Read more...]
Mascot Madness bracket: Picking college football's toughest live … – CBSSports.com
Mascot Madness bracket: Picking college football's toughest live ... - CBSSports.com It's 2016 NCAA Tournament time, which means everyone is fixating on their brackets and hoping they're still standing by the end of the first weekend. We here on the college football side like to get in the March Madness spirit by coming up with some brackets of our own. Last year, we searched for the best … [Read more...]
Opposing coaches reveal how top seeds can be beaten and by whom
Opposing coaches reveal how top seeds can be beaten and by whom With such scant margin between the top teams in the NCAA tournament this season, the champion will not be decided on talent alone. It will instead come down to matchups. Over the past week, Yahoo Sports spoke to assistant coaches from the nation's best leagues to get a better idea of how the top eight teams in this year's field … [Read more...]
B. Watson told Arnold Palmer in person why he wouldn’t play Bay Hill
B. Watson told Arnold Palmer in person why he wouldn't play Bay Hill Bubba Watson was planning to play in this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, but tightness in Watson's lower back forced him to withdraw. Watson didn't want to simply walk away from a tournament he loves, so he got in his car last Friday with his son Caleb and drove over from his Orlando-area home to Palmer's Bay Hill to … [Read more...]
Power rankings: Arnold Palmer Invitational
Power rankings: Arnold Palmer Invitational The PGA Tour makes its final stop of the Florida Swing in Orlando this week with the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Mr. Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Matt Every is the two-time defending champion of this event, winning each of the last two years by a shot. However, Adam Scott, who has won his last two PGA Tour starts, is the headliner, while … [Read more...]
NFL refs support NHL officials; Horcoff returns; Virtanen and Bieber (Puck Headlines)
NFL refs support NHL officials; Horcoff returns; Virtanen and Bieber (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • It's not only the elderly from New York who move south to … [Read more...]
Full predictions for a truly unpredictable NCAA tournament – FOXSports.com
Full predictions for a truly unpredictable NCAA tournament - FOXSports.com In the weeks and days leading up to Selection Sunday, I worked tirelessly to inform you what the NCAA tournament bracket would look like. Hours of combing RPI records, strength-of-schedule numbers and Sagarin ratings went into that fairly educated endeavor. When it comes to predicting how the actual tourney will play out, … [Read more...]