2016 NFL Week #3 Odds and Free Pick: Winston outplays Goff - WagerTalk Sports News (press release) (blog) The early futures and odds for the 2016-17 National Football League season present an opportunity for dialogue and from-the-hip predictions, even before next week’s 2016 NFL draft. As difficult as it is to correctly select against the spread winners five days before NFL Sunday events, … [Read more...]
2016 NFL Rookie Predictions: Corey Coleman
2016 NFL Rookie Predictions: Corey Coleman Bench presses counted. Cone drills clocked. And tape reviewed. While NFL scouts have been scribbling in their notebooks for months, fantasy owners are just now examining this year’s incoming class. In order to keep fans of the virtual game fully informed and a step ahead of the competition, the Roto Arcade crew is here to provide you with the … [Read more...]
Mitch Trubisky named North Carolina’s starting QB
Mitch Trubisky named North Carolina's starting QB North Carolina is going with Mitch Trubisky at quarterback. Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora announced Friday morning that Trubisky, a junior, will start under center when UNC opens its season against Georgia on Sept. 3. "I thought Mitch did a good job this spring and didn't just assume he was going to be the starter. He worked extremely … [Read more...]
Golovkin and Gonzalez excite even when they’re expected to win (Yahoo Sports)
Golovkin and Gonzalez excite even when they're expected to win (Yahoo Sports) Gennady Golovkin and Roman Gonzalez are arguably the two best fighters in the world, and Saturday they appear on the same card. … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods isn’t back yet, but he’s getting very close
Tiger Woods isn't back yet, but he's getting very close Your browser does not support iframes. The news on Tiger Woods is no news, but you get the feeling something's about to happen, don't you? Woods hasn't played competitive golf since August 2015, and since then he's undergone two surgeries. He ended months of (mostly idle) speculation the Friday before the Masters by declining to play in … [Read more...]
Why Joe Thornton is running wild on LA Kings (Trending Topics)
Why Joe Thornton is running wild on LA Kings (Trending Topics) At some point you have to accept that even at his age, Joe Thornton is going to be able to push most teams around. When he's paired with Joe Pavelski, one of the quietly dominant goalscorers in the league (thanks in no small part to his long partnership with Thornton) and Tomas Hertl, an emerging power forward with high-level … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell’s Draft Preview: Carson Wentz fitz Rams best (Podcast)
Greg Cosell's Draft Preview: Carson Wentz fitz Rams best (Podcast) … [Read more...]
C.J. McCollum won Most Improved Player by taking pride in struggle
C.J. McCollum won Most Improved Player by taking pride in struggle Way back in the long, long ago of September, we did a little Three-Man Weave predictin' on the 2015-16 Most Improved Player Award. Here's what I wrote: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Ever since the NBA started handing out the Most Improved Player Award 30 years ago, there's been a … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Pod for Apr. 22
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Pod for Apr. 22 Friday, April 22, 2016 You have got to love Playoff Jeff Teague. He had some ups and downs during the season, but he's locked and loaded now. With Dennis Schroder (ankle) up in the air, Teague looks like a very strong play. The loss of Schroder would also mean more shots for other players, so the Hawks are a good team to stack. Meanwhile, the Cavs … [Read more...]
If more blue-chip QBs like Jared Goff choose spread offenses, the NFL will have to adapt – SB Nation
If more blue-chip QBs like Jared Goff choose spread offenses, the NFL will have to adapt - SB Nation Welcome to The Crootletter (sign up to get this in your inbox every morning!). I'm Bud Elliott, SB Nation's National Recruiting Analyst, and in this space I'll be sharing news, rumors and musings on the world of college football recruiting. A lot of things matter to recruits when picking a school: … [Read more...]