Horse racing-Breeders' Cup facts and figures (Reuters) Oct 28 (Reuters) - Factbox on the Breeders' Cup meeting, to be run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Friday and Saturday. * Billed as the world championships of thoroughbred racing, the annual Breeders' Cup meeting began in 1984 as a seven-race, one-day event with total prize money of $10 million. * In 2007, the meeting was … [Read more...]
Boxing-South African female boxer dies after two weeks in coma (Reuters)
Boxing-South African female boxer dies after two weeks in coma (Reuters) (Adds reaction) JOHANNESBURG, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A South African female professional boxer has died following a knockout punch two weeks ago that put her in a coma, the sports and recreation department said on Tuesday. Light middleweight Phindile Mwelase, 31, fell into a coma on October 10 after a fight against Liz … [Read more...]
Horse racing-Prime spot for Shared Belief in Classic (Reuters)
Horse racing-Prime spot for Shared Belief in Classic (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Shared Belief is ideally placed to land Horse of the Year honours after being installed as favourite to win Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic, the showpiece in the two-day racing carnival at Santa Anita Park. The much vaunted 3-year-old has a perfect career record of seven … [Read more...]
Pete Carroll shoots down reports of discord in Seahawks’ locker room
Pete Carroll shoots down reports of discord in Seahawks' locker room These are not the finest of days for the Seattle Seahawks. The team is 4-3, which compared to last year's dominating run is downright pathetic. The locker room may be a roiling mass of racial dissension, the quarterback may be a teacher's pet, the running back may be pouting, the problematic receiver definitely is gone. At … [Read more...]
The NBA’s offseason is needlessly bleeding over into the regular season
The NBA's offseason is needlessly bleeding over into the regular season Not sure if you’ve heard, but with three days left to go before the two sides can agree on a contract extension, the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard aren’t seeing eye to eye on terms (no pun intended) of the potential deal! The same disconnect, weirdly, is also in place in Cleveland, where the Cavs and Tristan … [Read more...]
Cubs’ Renteria keeps focus amid speculation
Cubs' Renteria keeps focus amid speculation Rick Renteria issued a statement about his job status on Monday. (USATSI) Long-time manager Joe Maddon opted out of his contract with the Rays last week, sparking a flurry of rumors and speculation about his future home. Along with the Dodgers, the Cubs have been a popular talking point because they're an up-and-coming team like the Rays clubs Maddon … [Read more...]
Explaining The College Football Playoff – ESPN
Explaining The College Football Playoff - ESPN Originally Published: October 28, 2014 By Alok Pattani and Hallie Grossman | ESPN The Magazine This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's Nov. 11 College Basketball Preview Issue. Subscribe today! FLORIDA STATE'S 7-0 start put the Noles in prime position for one of four spots in the College Football Playoff. Then again, the Football Power … [Read more...]
Gambling! NBA Season Win Total Best Bets – Houston Press (blog)
Gambling! NBA Season Win Total Best Bets - Houston Press (blog) The 2013-2014 wagering year was a strange one for me, personally. By the way, for your information, the "wagering year" is defined as the last week of August (early season college football bets, season win total and futures bets in college and NFL) through late June (NBA Finals, the occasional Tiger Woods wager back in the day). … [Read more...]
Lampard set to miss Manchester derby
Lampard set to miss Manchester derby Cole: Manchester derby games are special Frank Lampard is likely to miss the Manchester derby but team-mate Samir Nasri is fit again for Sunday's clash at the Etihad Stadium. Nasri, who has missed Manchester City's last seven games after undergoing groin surgery in September, is set to make his comeback against Newcastle in Wednesday's League Cup tie. … [Read more...]
FSU RB Karlos Williams reportedly declined to speak with investigators about robbery case
FSU RB Karlos Williams reportedly declined to speak with investigators about robbery case After it was revealed by Tallahassee police that Florida State RB Karlos Williams was the subject of a domestic battery investigation, Williams' name has also surfaced as part of another incident in Tallahassee. Florida state attorney Willie Meggs wanted to talk to Williams about a robbery that happened … [Read more...]