11-year-old makes ace in first-ever shot on Tiger Woods' new course This was a day 11-year-old Taylor Crozier won't forget. Through the South Texas section of the PGA of America, Crozier was one of two children who earned the right to play a hole with Tiger Woods on Wednesday at the grand opening of The Playground at Bluejack National, a 10-hole family-oriented short course at the private … [Read more...]
Derby train makes stop in Gotham, for Gotham Stakes at Big A (The Associated Press)
Derby train makes stop in Gotham, for Gotham Stakes at Big A (The Associated Press) The track is Aqueduct, the race is Saturday's $400,000 Gotham, and there are valuable Derby qualifying points on the line. Withers winner Sunny Ridge is the 7-2 second betting choice in the Derby prep, but both owner and trainer are favoring a plan that skips the Derby in favor of a Preakness, Belmont Stakes … [Read more...]
Pelicans vs. Spurs – 3/3/16 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction – Sports Chat Place
Pelicans vs. Spurs - 3/3/16 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction - Sports Chat Place San Antonio Spurs (50-9) at New Orleans Pelicans (23-35) NBA Basketball: Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 8:00 pm (Smoothie King Center) The Line: New Orleans Pelicans +8 -- Over/Under: 208.5 See the Latest Odds TV: TNT The San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans meet Thursday night at the Smoothie King Center. The San … [Read more...]
Top quarterbacks on the rise for 2016
Top quarterbacks on the rise for 2016 The countdown to the 2016 college football season is already underway, and even with the season nearly 200 days away, it’s never too early to take a look at the returning talent and project some of the players due for a breakout season. Recruiting establishes the foundation for any program, but finding and developing quarterbacks is a challenging and … [Read more...]
Date and time set for el Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid
Date and time set for el Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid The date and time for 2016’s first el Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid has been set, so it’s time to mark your calendars. Barcelona will play Real Madrid at Camp Nou in Barcelona on Saturday, April 2nd. The kick-off time is scheduled for 2:30pm ET. In what is always […] The date and time for 2016’s first el Clasico … [Read more...]
Five lessons learned from the NFL’s free-agency period last year
Five lessons learned from the NFL's free-agency period last year The 2015 free-agency period was one of the more interesting ones in recent memory, with plenty of big names changing teams. We all congratulate the teams that land the big-ticket players, and think that'll be a road to better days in the future. It doesn't always work out that way, of course. [NFL free agency starts March 9. … [Read more...]
Kevin Durant is sick of OKC sleeping through its ‘wake-up calls’
Kevin Durant is sick of OKC sleeping through its 'wake-up calls' If the Oklahoma City Thunder are imploding, they’re doing so at the exact right time. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The team was never going to be able to catch the white-hot Golden State Warriors or San Antonio Spurs, two teams on pace to top 70 wins this season. And, unless … [Read more...]
Texans release franchise-leading rusher Arian Foster
Texans release franchise-leading rusher Arian Foster The free agent market is gaining another bold-name player: via a tweet from his agent and multiple reports, the Houston Texans are releasing running back Arian Foster. The franchise's all-time leader in rushing yards, Foster has struggled mightily to get and stay on the field in his career due to injury, and played in just 25 of 48 games … [Read more...]
NHL Power Rankings: Central dominates while Canadian teams plunge
NHL Power Rankings: Central dominates while Canadian teams plunge The Tampa Bay Lightning have won seven straight; was that enough to crack the top five? Who is chasing the Capitals? Will the Rangers' push stall despite Staal? And can anyone get lower than the Leafs? Every other week, Yahoo Sports will be bringing you NHL Power Rankings as voted on by the Y! Sports staff and Puck Daddy … [Read more...]
Hockey East picks – Mar. 4-6 – USCHO (blog)
Hockey East picks – Mar. 4-6 - USCHO (blog) I’m not going to prematurely celebrate as things can still change on a dime, particularly if Dave decides to leave his brain behind and pick differently than I do in most games this weekend in a singular attempt to catch up. But I picked up two more games on Dave last weekend and hold a six game lead with just three weeks remaining.That’s all I’ll say … [Read more...]