Let's take a look at the few 2015 major conference realignments and projections UAB drops out of Conference USA and football altogether. On November 30, 2014, a day after the Blazers had become bowl eligible for only the second time in program history, Sports Illustrated reported that UAB was planning to fire athletic director Brian Mackin and end the football program. With an all-time record of 118–153–2 (.436), 1 losing bowl appearance and … [Read more...]
5 Fantasy Forget-Me-Nots
WR -- Jeremy Maclin Maclin has started 73 of 75 games in his career, only missing 2 starts in his first season. He's coming off of a career year in Philly and is not projected to have those kind of numbers for a KC offense that can't seem to find the end zone at the wide out position...but wait just one minute! Did everyone seem to forget that when Andy Reid took over at KC, one of the first calls he made was to Chris Ault? Yep...that Chris Ault … [Read more...]
American Pharoah’s Worth $50 Million
It was a show-stopping race for American Pharoah. He looked as is he was floating and his bloodlines tell the story. His father, Pioneer of the Nile, was 2nd in the 2009 Kentucky Derby and his granddaddy, Empire Maker (who we had in that race!), won the 2003 Belmont Stakes. “The sire line is very stamina oriented, but the female line of descent — the dam, the second dam, the third dam — they’ve all been very speed oriented horses,” says Sid Fernando, … [Read more...]
LeBron’s in Beast Mode
Lebron led the way once again for the Cavs and has his teammates playing at higher levels. The 40 points he scored in Tuesday's 96-91 victory brought his three-game total to 123 points. That's the highest figure ever through three games in the Finals; he moved past Rick Barry (122), Jerry West (118), Michael Jordan (117) and Shaquille O'Neal (116). LeBron once again worked his way toward a standout box score line. He sat just two minutes in the win, … [Read more...]
St. Louis Cardinals @ Baltimore Orioles
Time: 7:05 PM ET, MASN Line: Baltimore -134 Interleague play illuminates the weekend, as two contenders meet in Baltimore, with the Orioles hosting the reigning National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals. It’s been a dogfight in the NL Central for the Cardinals (61-52), who have done everything possible to keep pace with the Milwaukee Brewers despite a slew of injuries to their pitching staff. Staving off the Pirates and Reds has been no small … [Read more...]