Cleveland and Texas both went to the wire before surviving 6-5 decisions on Thursday night, keeping the Indians a game up on the Rangers for the final wild-card berth. And Tampa Bay finished off a sweep of the Bronx to keep their own lead over Texas at two games as we head into the final weekend. Here’s how last night broke down…
TheSportsNotebook’s NFL analysis has already previewed the four national games of Week 4, starting Thursday night, running through the money game of late Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia-Denver, and then the prime-time games of New England-Atlanta and Miami-New Orleans. Here’s a look at the rest of the games, including picks based on the Las Vegas moneyline.
The drama in the MLB playoff race is winding itself down. Detroit became the fifth team to clinch a division title, locking up the AL Central. The wild-card race in the AL has been cut from six teams to three teams in the span of two days.
The cloud is lifting on Penn State football, as the NCAA has announced plans to give the program back the scholarships that were taken away in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The possibility of lifting a four-year bowl ban that began last season is also on the table. Both are moves that should be applauded, but they raise troublesome questions about not just the NCAA, but the media.
Alabama and Ohio State play key divisional games on Saturday night, and the BCS picture promises to get further sorted out with the big games involving LSU, Georgia, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. From Tuscaloosa to Columbus to Athens to South Bend, Week 5 offers a good package of games and TheSportsNotebook’s college football coverage hones in on the four biggest…
Week 4 of the NFL season kicks it off on Thursday night in St. Louis and concludes on Monday night in New Orleans. TheSportsNotebook’s weekly preview of the games begins with a focus on the four major national TV games that almost everyone will see—the prime-time games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday, along with late Sunday afternoon’s doubleheader game on Fox.
TheSportsNotebook’s college football coverage will be back later this week with a look at the four marquee games. For now, let’s whet our appetites with a look at the most notable games on the undercard, going conference-by-conference. Here we check in on what’s a quiet week in the Big 12 beyond the Sooners’ visit to South Bend, but has three cases where the conference can quietly build a resume
TheSportsNotebook’s college football coverage will be back later this week with a look at the four marquee games. For now, let’s whet our appetites with a look at the most notable games on the undercard, going conference-by-conference. There’s more going on in the Big Ten then Badgers-Buckeyes and it starts with a rivalry battle that could have postseason stakes at the prize.
TheSportsNotebook’s college football coverage will be back later this week with a look at the four marquee games. For now, let’s whet our appetites with a look at the most notable games on the undercard, going conference-by-conference. Here are focus will start with the ACC’s key Coastal Division game on Thursday, along with several matchups likely to be important as teams scramble for bowl eligibility.
TheSportsNotebook’s college football coverage will be back later this week with a look at the four marquee games. For now, let’s whet our appetites with a look at the most notable games on the undercard, going conference-by-conference, focusing here on an interesting Saturday night agenda in the Pac-12…
There’s an East-West combo on the ESPN family of networks at 7 PM ET.
TheSportsNotebook’s college football coverage will be back later this week with a look at the four marquee games. For now, let’s whet our appetites with a look at the most notable games on the undercard. Here we’ll step out beyond the power conferences and check out what’s going down at the midmajor level…
