The New York Rangers, who trailed the Boston Bruins 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, appeared to have thrown in the towel in this do-or-die Game 4. Their superstar forward Brad Richards was a healthy scratch and two key defenseman (Marc Staal and Anton Stralman) were out with injuries. As a result, they started out sluggish. For about the first half of the [...]
The Minnesota Twins will be getting a promising starter back Friday in Samuel Deduno. Deduno made 15 starts last season for the Twins in his first year as a starter. The 29-year-old right-hander was steady last year for the Twins, logging 57 strikeouts in 79 innings. Deduno has a wide variety of pitches, which is [...]
Name: Gregory Echenique Age: 22 Height: 6-foot-9 Position: Center School/Country: Creighton Latest Stats: 9.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.7 bpg Within the Creighton Bluejays‘ front court, 6-foot-9 big man Gregory Echenique earned himself a valuable reputation. He was the anchor inside for a Bluejays squad that has been amongst the top non-power six programs in the country over the [...]
Heading into his eighth year as the leader of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Head Coach Rick Stockstill has to be proud of what he has built in Murfreesboro. After all, Stockstill’s team did make Rant Sports Top 100 College Football Teams in 100 days for 2013 at No. 99. What else could be better, right? [...]
I, along with many other basketball fans across the country I’m sure, was more than ecstatic to hear the announcement yesterday that Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski would be returning to lead the 2016 version of the United States Olympic men’s basketball team. With whispers that he may not be returning, it was [...]
Aside from his recent contract demands, Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers is one of the classiest professional athletes of our generation. The man sat through a humiliating first round of the 2005 NFL Draft with the poise of a 10-year veteran and received what then-NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue called a “good thing” — an [...]
One of the biggest surprises this fantasy baseball season has been San Diego Padres SP Jason Marquis. The 34-year-old has been all over the place, as he has played for eight different teams in his 14 MLB seasons, but this has finally been his breakout season. He went practically undrafted in nearly every format outside [...]
Way back in 2003 when Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich purchased Chelsea from Ken Bates for £140 million, there was an outcry from supporters groups and MP’s who felt that Abramovich wasn’t a fit and proper person, and that his background was a little shady to say the very least. Fast forward 10 years, and Abramovich [...]
After a number of successful NASCAR Nationwide Series races, Puerto Rican driver Victor Gonzalez Jr. will be making his Sprint Cup Series debut in the No. 36 car for Tommy Baldwin Racing during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Gonzalez will also run the Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen later in the [...]
Over the years the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has made its way to several different tracks over the country. The NASCAR Sprint Cup season consists of 36 races plus the Daytona Shootout, the Duels, and the All Star race, each bringing their own unique style of racing and excitement. Several of these tracks consist of [...]
The chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is fast approaching but the race for the wild card spot is very tight. After Sunday’s cup race at Watkins Glen, six drivers are in contention for the final two spots in the 2012 chase. With four races to go until chase time, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Marcos [...]
Carl Edwards went to victory lane for the first time in 2012 Saturday at Watkins Glen. Edwards went back to victory lane in his first race back in the Nationwide Series. He took the lead from Brad Keselowski in lap 73. Edwards win in the Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen is also his first [...]
Juan Pablo Montoya will get another opportunity to bring the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series field to the green flag for a second week in a row. Montoya finished on top of the field during the Cup Series qualifying session at Watkins Glen International. With a spped of 127.020mph, Montoya knocked Kyle Busch off of the [...]
Sam Hornish Jr. will the lead the pack down to the green flag at the Glen. Hornish won the pole after qualifying as the fastest in the Nationwide field on Saturday at Watkins Glen International. Hornish won the pole after posting a speed of 122.454 mph. Joining Hornish on the front row is Carl Edwards, [...]
The last two NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway were at tracks where pit strategy is called by the crews, similar to the strategy at a road course race. This week’s race is no different, except the race is actually a road course race. This week NASCAR is at Watkins Glen International [...]
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 8, 2012) – – Two companies will be prominently displayed on Bobby Labonte’s No. 47 Toyota Camry fielded by JTG Daugherty Racing this weekend at Watkins Glen International. Both Freightliner and Miller are positioned on the hood and other sections of Labonte’s ride for the Finger Lakes 335 at The Glen [...]
