The Alabama Crimson Tide are ready to take on the Mercer Bears this weekend following a tough road victory over Mississippi State. Alabama is back in a familiar position, ranked No. 1 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings. Mercer is an FCS program and has a lackluster 5-5 …
Read More »College Football Preview: Arkansas Hosts Coastal Carolina
The Arkansas Razorbacks are back at home following an impressive 38-37 comeback win over the Ole Miss Rebels. Arkansas is now 3-5 overall and 1-4 in SEC play. This week, Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema says the team will look to build on its momentum as it takes on the Coastal …
Read More »Tampa Bay Falls to Buffalo for Third Straight Loss
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are now 2-4 following a 30-27 loss to the Buffalo Bills Sunday. The Bills capitalized on a late fumble, hitting a game-winning field goal with 14 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston came to play, throwing for 384 yards and three touchdowns. …
Read More »MLB Playoffs: Cubs Stay Alive, Yankees Take Control
Two championship series were featured Wednesday night. In the American League, the New York Yankees utilized the momentum they’ve built at home to blank the Houston Astros by a score of 5-0. In the National League, the Chicago Cubs staved off elimination via a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles …
Read More »Yankees Advance to ALCS
Following a 9-8 Game 2 loss in Cleveland, the chances of capturing championship number 28 looked bleak for the New York Yankees. Statistically speaking, getting to a Game 5 after being down 0-2 in a divisional series is a great accomplishment. Just 16 of the 78 teams to be down …
Read More »MLB Playoffs: Diamondbacks Hold Off Rockies
The Arizona Diamondbacks managed to hold off a pesky Colorado Rockies bunch in a back and forth battle Wednesday night to win the National League Wildcard Game. The starting pitching matchup was expected to be a great one, but offense ruled the night. Arizona Strikes Early Towards the end of the …
Read More »NFL Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
This Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) will hit the road for the first time in 2017 to take on the Minnesota Vikings (1-1). The Vikings could again potentially be without the services of starting quarterback Sam Bradford. Despite the uncertainty at quarterback, Tampa Bay head coach Dirk Koetter says the …
Read More »Hurricane Irma Disrupts Local High School Football Schedule
Hurricane Irma has wreaked havoc on sporting schedules across the state of Florida. Not only have collegiate and professional slates been affected, but the majority of high school games have been postponed or canceled, as well. Both games scheduled to take place at Citizens Field this week have been canceled …
Read More »NFL Preview: Patriots Begin Title Defense Against Chiefs
The New England Patriots will begin tonight’s festivities by unveiling their fifth championship banner in the last 15 years. However, the team knows it can not dwell on the memories of past achievements for long. It may seem like ages ago, but the Patriots remember the last time they faced …
Read More »Ranked Teams Set to Open College Football Weekend
The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 10 Oklahoma State Cowboys are ready to open a college football weekend full of high-profile matchups on Thursday night. Oklahoma State will host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and Ohio State will hit the road to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington. Ohio State …
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