(#1) How two men brought hope back to the Chicago Cubs [FOXSports.com]
In those days, like the stadium they played in, the Chicago Cubs were run down. They had a limited major-league roster, a second-rate farm system, and no plan for the future. Wrigley Field's facilities were small, dark and old. The ceilings were so low ...
(#2) Penn State is good at football again [SB Nation]
This is James Franklin's third year at Penn State. He's had to deal with scholarship reductions that have made 2016 his first year with a full roster and with rivals who have used someone else's scandal as a way to recruit against him. And until ...
(#3) Texas A&M vs. Alabama: RECAP, score and stats (10/22/16); College football Week 8 [NJ.com]
The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide faces the No. 6-ranked Texas A&M Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. Check the scoreboard above for the final score and click on the stats link for game stats.
(#4) Tom Hanks on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See [RollingStone.com]
There were great jokes along the way (especially the visual of Hillary Clinton's Trump Bingo Card), but there was a noticeable difference in the tenor of this week's debate sketch. That doesn't mean the election is over, nor that there aren't important ...
(#5) Theo Epstein's Shrewd Moves Fortify Cubs With Impact Players [New York Times]
Theo Epstein, the architect of the Chicago Cubs, has come to the end of his fifth season here with baseball alive in the crisp autumn air. “Walking the dog, walking around town — people are very into it, as they should be,” Epstein said during batting ...
(#6) Colorado Buffaloes grind out victory over Stanford to become bowl eligible [The Denver Post]
Colorado Buffaloes grind out victory over Stanford to become bowl eligible ... Colorado's Shay Fields celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Stanford during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Stanford, Calif.
(#7) World's Biggest Cubs Fan Bill Murray Crashed a White House Press Confe [Vanity Fair]
Bill Murray, who has gone viral for his party crashing stunts in the past, from engagement photos to an NYC Kickball game to an actual bachelor party, has finally outdone himself. While attending the White House for a not-so-secret meeting with the ...
(#8) Anthony Rizzo says he'll sleep with baseball [USA TODAY]
The Chicago Cubs are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1945 where they'll face the Cleveland Indians. The Cubs beat out the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the NLCS on Saturday night, and Anthony Rizzo was the one who was left holding the ...
(#9) In double overtime, Cal hands Oregon Ducks 5th consecutive loss on final stop [OregonLive.com]
BERKELEY, Calif. — Trailing Cal by 21 points early in the second quarter and 31-14 at the half, the Oregon Ducks stormed back to take the lead or tie twice during a resurgent second half amid a hail of penalty flags and touchdown passes in a game that ...
(#10) Steve Dillon: Judge Dredd, Preacher and Punisher comic artist dies [BBC News]
Steve Dillon, the legendary British comic book artist, known for his work on Preacher, Punisher, and 2000AD's Judge Dredd has died aged 54. His brother Glyn confirmed the death on Twitter, saying his "big brother and hero" had died in New York City.
(#11) Scouting Kyle Schwarber: Can he help the Cubs? [ESPN]
Outfielder Kyle Schwarber has been out since April 7 after tearing his ACL, and he was presumed to be lost for the remainder of the 2016 season. That could all be changing, however, as Schwarber has been added to the Mesa Solar Sox roster in the ...
(#12) Lamar Jackson strikes Heisman pose in Louisville's blowout win [ESPN (blog)]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- There will be six more college football Saturdays until the Heisman Trophy balloting is completed. But right now, there is zero drama in the Heisman Trophy race. That's because there's Lamar Jackson, and then there's everybody else.
(#13) Dr Dre Wife & Son: How Did 20-Year-Old Andre Young Jr. Die? [Morning Ledger]
Dr. Dre has been in the news recently thanks to Surviving Compton. Although he has been in the spotlight for several decades, many were shocked at his depiction in the movie. Dre was portrayed as someone who abused women. Fans realized that there is ...
(#14) Salma Hayek says Donald Trump harassed her, planted tabloid gossip when she ... [The Sydney Morning Herald]
Salma Hayek has joined the chorus of women speaking out about being harassed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Speaking on a Spanish-language radio program in the US, the Mexican-American actress revealed that she refused to go ...
There's 0 comments Post a Comment