Breeders' Cup and NBC announce 10-year extension (Reuters) (Reuters) - The Breeders’ Cup and the NBC Sports Group announced on Thursday a 10-year extension that will keep the two-day thoroughbred racing extravaganza on NBC and its cable channel NBCSN through 2025. As part of the deal, NBC and NBC Sports Network will combine to present at least eight hours of live coverage of the 13-race, … [Read more...]
Anderson upsets Wawrinka at Paris Masters (Yahoo Sports)
Anderson upsets Wawrinka at Paris Masters (Yahoo Sports) Third-seeded Stan Wawrinka failed to serve out the match before losing to Kevin Anderson in a match lasting nearly three hours as the hard-hitting South-African rallied to advance to the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters for the first time. Anderson completed a 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory after hitting 18 aces and breaking the … [Read more...]
IndyCar to run 17 races over 5 months next season (The Associated Press)
IndyCar to run 17 races over 5 months next season (The Associated Press) IndyCar will have 17 races next season and two new venues as part of a 2015 schedule that begins on a street course in Brazil in March and wraps up at the end of August on the road course at Sonoma. The schedule features six ovals, six road courses and four temporary street circuits. IndyCar will open in Brasilia on … [Read more...]
Gary Player: Tiger could have won 24 majors without a swing change
Gary Player: Tiger could have won 24 majors without a swing change As Gary Player sees it, Tiger Woods could have obliterated Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major championships -- had Tiger done one big thing differently. In an interview on "In Depth with Graham Bensinger," the golf legend says Woods never should have deviated from the swing that won him the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf … [Read more...]
Murray clinches ATP finals berth in Paris (Yahoo Sports)
Murray clinches ATP finals berth in Paris (Yahoo Sports) Andy Murray extended his impressive run of form to reach the quarterfinals at the Paris Masters and book his place in the ATP Finals on Thursday. His clinical 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 9 seed Grigor Dimitrov at the Palais Omnisports guaranteed him a berth at the O2 Arena from Nov. 9-16. Murray was in control throughout, losing only two … [Read more...]
McDowell two shots back in Shanghai
McDowell two shots back in Shanghai Graeme McDowell hit a first-round 67 © Getty Images Graeme McDowell is two shots off the lead after hitting a first-round 67 at the BMW Masters in Shanghai on Thursday. McDowell topped the six European Ryder Cup players in the field with a bogey-free round on Lake Malaren's Masters Course that left him fifth and contained three straight birdies from the … [Read more...]
Mack Brown on returning to coaching: ‘If somebody calls, I’ll talk to them’
Mack Brown on returning to coaching: 'If somebody calls, I'll talk to them' Mack Brown isn’t sure if he will return to coaching. The former Texas head coach has been linked to the opening at SMU, but on Wednesday Brown maintained that he is quite content with his current profession – working as an analyst with ESPN and ABC. “I’ve made it very clear that I’m happy with ESPN/ABC, and I’m … [Read more...]
Phil Jackson concludes that his New York Knicks are ‘not ready for showtime’
Phil Jackson concludes that his New York Knicks are 'not ready for showtime' For a little while, things seemed so perfect. Madison Square Garden was celebrity-rich in the front and loud as hell in the back. Woody Allen’s newfound ingratiation with the team’s ownership allowed for an even better seat for the famed director of ‘Whatever Works.’ New York Knicks big man Amar’e Stoudemire got the … [Read more...]
College Football Picks: Week 10 Predictions for Every Game – Bleacher Report
College Football Picks: Week 10 Predictions for Every Game - Bleacher Report USA TODAY SportsOle Miss nearly won at Auburn last year. Who will win this season's Top 10 showdown in Oxford? As the calendar shifts to November, the 2014 college football season is starting to hit the stretch run. The first College Football Playoff rankings are out, serving as a motivator for the top schools to use … [Read more...]
Berdych reaches quarterfinals at Paris Masters (Yahoo Sports)
Berdych reaches quarterfinals at Paris Masters (Yahoo Sports) PARIS (AP) -- Tomas Berdych stayed on course for qualifying for the ATP finals for the fifth straight year by beating Feliciano Lopez 7-5, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters on Thursday. … [Read more...]