NBA playoff predictions Clippers-Spurs too good for first round - FOXSports.com The 2015 NBA postseason gets started this weekend with all eight series playing Game 1s Saturday and Sunday. In order, of first Game 1 to last, a preview and prediction for each series: No. 4 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 5 Washington Wizards (Game 1 – 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday) Nobody expected the Raptors to make the playoffs … [Read more...]
NBA playoff predictions: Clippers-Spurs too good for first round – FOXSports.com
NBA playoff predictions: Clippers-Spurs too good for first round - FOXSports.com The 2015 NBA postseason gets started this weekend with all eight series playing Game 1s Saturday and Sunday. In order, of first Game 1 to last, a preview and prediction for each series: No. 4 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 5 Washington Wizards (Game 1 – 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday) Nobody expected the Raptors to make the playoffs … [Read more...]
NBA Playoff Preview and Predictions: New Contenders Emerge – New York Times
NBA Playoff Preview and Predictions: New Contenders Emerge - New York Times By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN April 17, 2015 When the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had made a trade for the All-Star forward Kevin Love, pairing him with the returning LeBron James, one of the worst teams in basketball became a championship contender. Amid the “Coming Home” hoopla, someone forgot to tell the … [Read more...]
2015 NHL playoffs crystal ball: Cup picks, predictions and more – SI.com
2015 NHL playoffs crystal ball: Cup picks, predictions and more - SI.com As per our annual custom, SI.com’s parcel of puckheads pull out the crystal ball and attempt to forecast all four rounds of the playoffs. We also give you their picks for dark horse team to watch, heavyweight that is most vulnerable to an upset, the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy, and a prognostication that is sure to raise … [Read more...]
Central's Milano picks Salve Regina – Eagle-Tribune
Central's Milano picks Salve Regina - Eagle-Tribune Milano to Salve Central Catholic Super Bowl-winning quarterback Mike Milano will be playing his college football for Salve Regina, he announced Friday afternoon. A two-time Eagle-Tribune All-Star, Milano finished his career at Central Catholic with a stunning 29-5 record, 4,588 yards and 42 touchdowns passing and 1,926 yards and 30 TDs … [Read more...]
Top hoops recruit Caleb Swanigan picks Michigan State – Detroit Free Press
Top hoops recruit Caleb Swanigan picks Michigan State - Detroit Free Press McDonald’s All-American and Indiana Mr. Basketball Caleb Swanigan has chosen to play for Michigan State.(Photo: AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, David Dixon) Less than a week after coaching in the Final Four for the first time in five years, Tom Izzo managed something he hasn't done in 12 — landing two McDonald's … [Read more...]
Poll: Does Duke's Coach K get the big calls when his team needs them? – SILive.com
Poll: Does Duke's Coach K get the big calls when his team needs them? - SILive.com The howling began early. Just as soon as Wisconsin started stringing together all those fouls early in the second half in Monday's NCAA Tournament championship game. A lopsided number, that rose to nine for the Badgers vs. three for the Duke Blue Devils by the eight-minute mark of the half. By the time the … [Read more...]
Wisconsin stuns Kentucky – The Tennessean
Wisconsin stuns Kentucky - The Tennessean [unable to retrieve full-text content]The TennesseanWisconsin stuns KentuckyThe TennesseanAll easy pickins for the many detractors of John Calipari's group of "One and Done" players, All-Americans and other future first-round and lottery picks. There are other programs ... He made only one free throw, and from there, Wisconsin iced it from … [Read more...]
Sports Illustrated puts Indians on the cover, picks them to win World Series – Let's Go Tribe
Sports Illustrated puts Indians on the cover, picks them to win World Series - Let's Go Tribe Just when it seems like we've finally recovered from this (and, to a lesser extent, this), Sports Illustrated is at it again with their scheme to derail the Indians' World Series hopes by putting them on the cover of the MLB preview issue. "Wait 'Till This Year," the title playfully jests, depicting … [Read more...]
NFL gives 32 compensatory picks to 14 teams – FOXSports.com
NFL gives 32 compensatory picks to 14 teams - FOXSports.com Updated MAR 23, 2015 10:00p ET PHOENIX (AP) NFC champion Seattle, Denver and Kansas City each were awarded four compensatory picks in this year's draft. The NFL handed out 32 such picks to 14 teams on Monday. They begin at the conclusion of the third round when Super Bowl winner New England gets the 97th overall choice. New England … [Read more...]