The professional ranks take a break from the regular season to begin the week, but a select few stars will put their skills on display in Monday’s Home Run Derby. Both the American League and National League will be putting some dynamic power hitters on display.
The MLB baseball handicapping season is set to take a break as the All-Star break provides all 30 teams with a four-day break, but there is no break for the alert bettor.
Iowa went 11-2 in 2009, but they haven’t won more than eight games since that season. The Hawkeyes had a quality 8-5 season last year. Their first three losses came against teams that lost a combined one game in the regular season (Northern Illinois, Ohio State, and Michigan State).
It would be tough to find a coach who has gotten more out of less than Jerry Kill. Well Bill Snyder would fit the bill, but outside of Snyder I can’t think of anyone who fits any more than Jerry Kill.
Bill O’Brien did a tremendous job holding together the Penn State football program through an extremely difficult period. There were many who thought it was the impossible job, but O’Brien did a great job getting his players to believe. O’Brien has moved on to be a head coach in the NFL.
Northwestern was unbeaten and ranked 16th in the nation heading into their home contest against Ohio State last year. They ended up losing in heartbreaking fashion despite playing very well, and after that loss Northwestern’s season would never be the same.
Ignoring the location it is impossible to have conceived that Germany would blitz Brazil 7-1 at a World Cup.
It was a season of change in Philadelphia last year with a new head coach at the helm for the first time since 1999. Chip Kelly moved to ranks of the NFL after a very successful stint at the University of Oregon and quickly put his unique stamp on this team.
The Dallas Cowboys have been stuck in neutral for the past three seasons with a record of 24-24 and it has been five years since they last made an appearance in the postseason.
Best Player vs. Best Team – Argentina and Germany for World Cup 2014
Rio de Janeiro will play host to the culmination one of the most riveting World Cup tournaments in history Sunday when Argentina who methodically earned their way to the Final takes on Germany who used flash and some eye-popping results to get to the deciding game.
Pride on the Line as Brazil Meets Netherlands for Third Place
Although this is the weekend game that no team wants to be in, the third place match of World Cup 2014 is set with the host Brazilians looking to dim the memory of the worst international thrashing of their long history and the Netherlands trying to regain a little form that saw them storm out of the gate as fast as any team in the tournament.
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series will be in Loudon, NH. this week for the running of this year’s Camping World RV Sales 301. The green flag for Sunday’s race is set to wave at 1 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on TNT.
The Milwaukee Brewers have hit a low and will look to break out of their worst slump of the season when they open a three-game series versus Cardinals at home on Friday.
There is no doubt about it, the Jays are reeling. They have coughed up their lead in the AL East and injuries are mounting, most recently to Adam Lind, whose misdiagnosis of a foot injury has caused some awkward organizational concerns.
People keep calling this league the former Big East but in reality it is more like the former Conference USA with another group of teams joining from that conference this season. Last year UCF upset Louisville’s bid to earn the inaugural league title on their way out and they represented well in dumping Baylor in a BCS bowl.
The New York Mets host the Atlanta Braves on Thursday evening in the fourth game of a four-game set at Citi Field.
