I knew something was missing all these years. I never had a fall guy. Think of all the rowdy shenanigans I could have created at those sports writer parties while debating fantasy drafts.
Football
All football handicapping contests in Las Vegas are not created equally, which is a good thing. There are options for freerollers and high rollers, and for the so-called sharps and squares.
Boise State and San Diego State were the clear choices by the Mountain West media to win their respective divisions.
Chip Kelly has won 10 games in each of his two seasons as coach.
Tom Brady threw only nine interceptions in 582 attempts last season, when he ranked 10th in the NFL in passing yards.
Michael Vick worked out for the Steelers on Tuesday night following practice, then signed a one-year contract to be Ben Roethlisberger’s backup. A team source said Vick, 35, would earn “around $1 million” if he makes the team.
Southern Cal head coach Steve Sarkisian has entered a treatment program because he was mixing medication with alcohol.
A star running back for Florida State University’s football squad may return to the field on Tuesday, one day after he was acquitted of a misdemeanor battery charge that he punched a young woman in the mouth outside a bar.
Peyton Manning revealed the lingering effects of the four neck procedures that caused him to miss the 2011 season in Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback column on SI.com.
Baylor blames Boise State and former Broncos coach Chris Petersen for not providing enough information. Boise State and Petersen insist otherwise.
The hits just keep on coming for the NFL, which only recently took down a 2014 video from its website titled “Rookies learn life lessons from Sapp and Carter” in which Cris Carter, the ESPN analyst and ex-NFL star, stressed the importance of having “a fall guy in the crew.”
The Green Bay Packers confirmed Monday that No. 1 wide receiver Jordy Nelson will miss the season with an injured right knee.
USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian issued an apology on Sunday for his behavior at Saturday night’s Salute to Troy event.
When Xzaviar Campbell saw his fellow UNLV freshman running back and Houstonian Lexington Thomas pull off an amazing run Friday morning at Rebel Park, he knew he had to respond with one of his own.
Kent Baer would be smart to remind those UNLV football players he now coaches that you can’t begin the next chapter of your life by continuing to read the last one. One can only take so many horror stories.