Are the Giants a dynasty after winning third World Series in five seasons? KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As it relates to sport, a dynasty is supposed to be a sequence of champions. A sequence is supposed to be a continuously connected series of occurrences. The championships must connect, and not merely in a figurative sense. And yet, it's tempting to bend the definition of dynasty so that it might … [Read more...]
76ers at Bucks – 10/31/14 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction – Sports Chat Place
76ers at Bucks - 10/31/14 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction - Sports Chat Place Philadelphia 76ers (0-1) at Milwaukee Bucks (0-1) NBA Basketball: Friday, October 31, 2014 at 8:30 pm (Bradley Center) The Line: Milwaukee Bucks -8 -- Over/Under: 200 See the Latest Odds TV: CSN-PHI, FSN-WI The Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks play Friday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Philadelphia 76ers … [Read more...]
A new look at TCU, but the same Gary Patterson in charge
A new look at TCU, but the same Gary Patterson in charge They just scored 82 points — eighty-flippin-two! — despite one lousy effort. That was Gary Patterson last week, the coach who is never happy, never satisfied, never ever done, reminding his TCU team that this thing, this carnival ride no one expected and can’t turn away from, could derail at any minute. MORE: Week 10 picks | Bowl projections … [Read more...]
Emmert will testify in wrongful death lawsuit
Emmert will testify in wrongful death lawsuit NCAA president Mark Emmert will be deposed Nov. 12 in Indianapolis in a lawsuit stemming from the death of a college football player. Despite the objections of the NCAA, Emmert is a witness in the civil suit involving Derek Sheely, a Division III football player at Frostburg State who collapsed during an August 2011 practice and later died from a head … [Read more...]
Rajon Rondo took the train to the Celtics’ home opener, and then destroyed the Nets (Photo)
Rajon Rondo took the train to the Celtics' home opener, and then destroyed the Nets (Photo) I lived in Boston for just under five years. While I miss a great many things about it — the friends I made and left behind there, the heartwarming squalor of the Allston neighborhood where we lived, a stroll through the Common on a sunny spring day, the unexpected pleasure cruise that is riding the … [Read more...]
Muguruza beats Pennetta at Tournament of Champions (Yahoo Sports)
Muguruza beats Pennetta at Tournament of Champions (Yahoo Sports) Garbine Muguruza moved a step closer to the semifinals by beating favorite Flavia Pennetta of Italy 0-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the group stage at the season-ending WTA Tournament of Champions on Thursday. ''I went to the court really nervous,'' Muguruza said adding that she had picked ''the wrong strategy'' against Pennetta. ''I had … [Read more...]
Austrian Braendle sets new hour record (Reuters)
Austrian Braendle sets new hour record (Reuters) BERNE (Reuters) - Austria's Matthias Braendle set a new one hour record of 51.85 kilometres on Thursday, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Twitter. The 24-year-old, riding at the World Cycling Centre in the Swiss town of Aigle, beat Jens Voigt's mark of 51.11 km which was set on Sept. 18 in nearby Grenchen. Braendle was ahead of … [Read more...]
Robert Griffin III on track to start this week, Jay Gruden says
Robert Griffin III on track to start this week, Jay Gruden says Robert Griffin III will be the Washington Redskins' starting quarterback this week if nothing goes wrong before Sunday's game, coach Jay Gruden said. It'll probably take until Griffin's first incompletion for someone to mention that Colt McCoy led the team to two wins in a row, including a victory on Monday night at Dallas, but … [Read more...]
Koji Uehara, Red Sox agree to new two-year contract worth $18 million
Koji Uehara, Red Sox agree to new two-year contract worth $18 million The luster wore off Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara a bit in 2014, but the team still likes Uehara enough to extend him for two more seasons. The team announced Thursday a new two-year contract for Uehara, who will bypass free agency and make $18M over the next two seasons. Uehara was lights-out in 2013, saving 21 games … [Read more...]
Knicks point guard Jose Calderon out vs. Cavaliers, expected to miss 2 to 3 weeks with calf strain
Knicks point guard Jose Calderon out vs. Cavaliers, expected to miss 2 to 3 weeks with calf strain "About an hour and a half before the opening tip Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden," wrote Scott Cacciola of the New York Times, New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher proclaimed point guard Jose Calderon "'good to go' after missing the team’s final two preseason games with a strained … [Read more...]