WWE Money in the Bank 2016 card and predictions - FOXSports.com Televisions will be busy on Sunday because between Father's Day, the final round of the U.S. Open, the seventh game of the NBA Finals and the WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view, it's going to be a great excuse to lounge around with your remote control.  The card that the WWE has planned for MITB is a good one - it may be the best … [Read more...]

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson predictions - FOXSports.com The UFC lands in Ottawa on Saturday night for a stacked card that will be capped off by a battle between the top two welterweight contenders in the division as Rory MacDonald takes on Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson in a five-round main event. MacDonald returns from nearly a year off after a grueling battle with welterweight champion … [Read more...]

High school sports predictions for August and beyond - Lexington Herald Leader The final pitch of the Rawlings/KHSAA State Baseball Tournament on Saturday will signal the end of the 2015-16 high school sports season (just try to ignore the fact that many schools across the state closed their doors about a month ago). Before we know it, the first touchdown of 2016-17 will be thrown. Here are a few … [Read more...]

Heisman Trophy Odds, Favorites: Watson, Fournette, McCaffrey Lead Contenders - SportsBlog.com (blog) Offshore and Las Vegas sportsbooks have posted odds to win the 2016 Heisman Trophy. Sports betting and handicapping force OffshoreInsiders.com has compiled the consensus favorites and longshots. Clemson QB Deshaun Watson, LSU RB Leonard Fournette, and Stanford RB and return specialist Christian … [Read more...]

Bulpett: With assets aplenty, Ainge faces numbers crunch entering NBA draft - Boston Herald Given the present situation, the Celtics have a problem with the upcoming draft. And it really has nothing to do with basketball. With eight picks at their disposal, math is the Celts’ most obvious enemy when it comes to June 23. The numbers simply don’t add up, which is why the first four words of this … [Read more...]

Top pick Perez gets good reviews, closes in on deal with Cards - STLtoday.com Houston Astros wunderkind Carlos Correa went to a ballgame in Puerto Rico not too long ago to see his younger brother play and left having gotten an eyeful of another teen he said is the next top talent coming from the island. Correa watched as Cardinals first-round pick Delvin Perez dazzled in the field and doubled … [Read more...]

A really big hit in Japan: Suzuki picks off Rose's total - The Daily Progress TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki's latest milestone has been a really big hit in Japan. Newspapers published special editions for the morning rush hour, the national broadcaster led with the news, and fans and dignitaries paid tribute Thursday after Suzuki raised his career hits total in the Japanese and North American … [Read more...]

Blackhawks trade Teuvo Teravainen, Bryan Bickell to Hurricanes - Chicago Tribune For more than a year, the Blackhawks have attempted to trade winger Bryan Bickell, the one-time playoff hero who spent most of last season trying to rejuvenate his game in Rockford. And for more than a year, the hockey world wondered just what it would cost the Hawks to move Bickell and get his $4 million annual … [Read more...]

Blackhawks continue to pay steep price for recent Stanley Cup success - CBSSports.com Exactly one year to the day after they celebrated their third Stanley Cup win in six years, the Chicago Blackhawks had to say goodbye to yet another key player from that team when they traded Teuvo Teravainen to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday morning. The move was part of the trade to help jettison Bryan … [Read more...]

Expert picks: 2016 US Open - Yahoo Sports (blog) The U.S. Open is almost here, and the field is making their final preparations at Oakmont Country Club on Wednesday for the most trying test in golf. There are a lot of names on the tips of tongues of folks on the grounds here, including the defending champion Jordan Spieth, world No. 1 Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, the snakebitten Phil … [Read more...]