77 teams reach six wins, 3 5-win teams to play in bowls Three teams with losing records will play in a bowl game. Coming into Saturday’s slate of games, there were 75 bowl-eligible teams to fill 80 slots. That number was bumped up to 77 with wins from Kansas State and Georgia State, leaving the final three spots to be filled by Nebraska, Minnesota and San Jose State – the three five-win … [Read more...]

Ryan Ellis squirts water bottle toward referee after Darren Helm hit (Video) Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis let emotions get the best of him in Saturday’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings. In the second period Ellis took a high hit from Red Wings forward Darren Helm and was not pleased with the play. Later on the bench, he squirted his water bottle at referee Dan … [Read more...]

Christian McCaffrey breaks Barry Sanders' all-purpose yardage record Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey is the all-time leader in single-season all-purpose yards. McCaffrey tied Barry Sanders’ 27-year-old record of 3,250 yards on a punt return and then broke it on a short run toward the goal line during Saturday’s Pac-12 title game against USC. McCaffrey came into the game with 3,035 … [Read more...]

Two observations after Arizona rallies to defeat Gonzaga Arizona silenced a roaring road crowd, overcame a 10-point halftime deficit and handed Gonzaga a rare home loss. The Wildcats defeated the Zags 68-63 on Saturday afternoon behind the scoring of Gabe York and Ryan Anderson, a dominant performance on the offensive glass and a strong second-half defensive effort. Arizona will leave … [Read more...]

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Reports: North Texas to hire North Carolina OC Seth Littrell Another FBS coaching vacancy has reportedly been filled. According to ESPN and the Denton Record-Chronicle, North Texas has hired North Carolina offensive coordinator Seth Littrell to be its next head coach. The Record-Chronicle reported Friday that the school’s board of regents will hold a conference call Saturday to approve … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Hoffman and Karlsson outpace streaking Kane No. 1 Star: Mike Hoffman, Ottawa Senators The young forward showed off his scoring touch in a 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Hoffman netted his 12th and 13th scores of the season, and also added an assist. He fired the game winner to help Ottawa break a two-game losing skid.  No. 2 Star: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa … [Read more...]

Week 13 Fantasy Football Power Rankings: Brady will find way minus top targets Let’s put a fantasy spin on the this week’s action by ranking the games in expected order of point-producing relevance using the over/under totals from Las Vegas, specifically as listed at VegasInsider.com. Note: Dollar values in parentheses denote a player's current week price in the Yahoo Daily Fantasy game. It … [Read more...]

Missouri hires DC Barry Odom to replace Gary Pinkel Missouri and defensive coordinator Barry Odom have agreed to a five-year deal to make him the Tigers’ next football coach. Missouri will formally announce Odom in a press conference on Friday. Odom, 39, has been with the Missouri football program in some capacity for 14 seasons. He played for the Tigers from 1996-1999, was the director of … [Read more...]

Brandt Snedeker opens Aussie PGA with stunning 84 Brandt Snedeker did not get off to a good start on Thursday in the Australian PGA Championship. Snedeker, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 38 in the latest Official World Golf Ranking, opened with a 12-over 84 at Royal Links that has him 17 shots behind the lead.  The Tennessean got off to an awful start, playing the first five … [Read more...]