Players in AFL struggling to adjust to 'pace of game' procedures Your browser does not support iframes. Lost in the background of MLB's so far fascinating postseason is the experimentation going on down in the Arizona Fall League involving the league's proposed "pace of play" measures. In select games, we've even seen the first usage of a 20-second pitch clock, which is obviously designed to … [Read more...]
Williams beats Bouchard 6-1, 6-1 at WTA Finals (Yahoo Sports)
Williams beats Bouchard 6-1, 6-1 at WTA Finals (Yahoo Sports) Serena Williams rebounded from the worst beating of her professional career to rout Eugenie Bouchard 6-1, 6-1 at the WTA Finals on Thursday. Williams was humbled by Simona Halep the previous day, when the 18-time Grand Slam champion won only two games. She turned around and eliminated Bouchard from semifinals contention with a … [Read more...]
Oklahoma State files trademark infringement lawsuit against New Mexico State
Oklahoma State files trademark infringement lawsuit against New Mexico State In a recent lawsuit filed by Oklahoma State University against New Mexico State University, OSU claims the “Pistol Pete” mascot that NMSU is using is infringing upon OSU’s registered trademark and service mark. In the Complaint filed in the Western District of Oklahoma, OSU claims to have common law and international … [Read more...]
One-Week Fantasy: FanDuel Bargain Bin Week 8
One-Week Fantasy: FanDuel Bargain Bin Week 8 Watching the World Series and making NFL lineups has to be one of the best ways to spend an evening. I love MLB DFS but it's also kind of nice to just relax and enjoy the game of baseball too. We have all kinds of NFL DFS games to focus on winning in Week 8, including a $2.5M Sunday Million that now has a $500,000 first prize yet still allows 19% of the … [Read more...]
Strike Zone: Projections Review Finale
Strike Zone: Projections Review Finale Part two of the hitting projections review looks at the shortstops and outfielders. I have the top 10 shortstops and top 30 outfielders below, with some others of varying degrees of interest. Barring something unexpected, this will be the last Strike Zone until late January. 500 or so pitcher writeups, followed by another complete set of projections, should … [Read more...]
Royals back in business after business-as-usual Game 2 victory
Royals back in business after business-as-usual Game 2 victory KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The sixth inning of Game 2 of the World Series had a pretty familiar feel for the Royals and their fans at Kauffman Stadium. As they have done with great regularity this month, the Royals cobbled together a game-changing string of hits and runs to pull ahead in a very important contest. This particular grouping of … [Read more...]
Kvitova beats Sharapova 6-3, 6-2 at WTA Finals (Yahoo Sports)
Kvitova beats Sharapova 6-3, 6-2 at WTA Finals (Yahoo Sports) Petra Kvitova beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-2 at the WTA Finals on Thursday, further eroding the Russian player's hopes of claiming the year-end No. 1 ranking. Sharapova, who needs to win the title to have a chance of overtaking Serena Williams for top spot, fell to a 0-2 record while Kvitova is 1-1 in the White Group round-robin … [Read more...]
Ned Yost’s tactics work out and Bruce Bochy’s don’t in Game 2
Ned Yost's tactics work out and Bruce Bochy's don't in Game 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many pundits figured Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost would find himself at a tactical disadvantage throughout the Major League Baseball playoffs. And yet, when pitted against the likes of Bob Melvin, Mike Scioscia, Buck Showalter and now Bruce Bochy in the World Series, the Royals have seemed to manage just … [Read more...]
Peavy walks into trouble by issuing free pass to Hosmer
Peavy walks into trouble by issuing free pass to Hosmer KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jake Peavy was finally ready to conquer some of the strangest of playoff demons. In seven career postseason starts, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner had never gotten through six innings. Not with the Padres in 2005 or 2006, not with the Red Sox in 2013, and not with the Giants in either of his starts this year. This time … [Read more...]
Weekly Surprises: Week 8 Sleepers
Weekly Surprises: Week 8 Sleepers Thursday, October 23, 2014 At the start of the week, Vegas had projected a whopping four Week 8 games (SD at DEN, CHI at NE, GB at NO, and WSH at DAL) with an over-under of 50 points or greater. We're lucky to get two such games a week. And the Eagles at Cardinals game also could turn into a shootout. There are plenty of points to be scored, and only the Giants … [Read more...]