No. 13 Nebraska Tops No. 9 Spartans 24–3
LINCOLN, Neb. — Rex Burkhead scored three touchdowns and ran for 130 yards on 35 carries, and No. 13 Nebraska defeated ninth-ranked Michigan State 24–3 Saturday to take control of the Big Ten Legends Division. Burkhead, who went over 100 yards for the fifth time in six games, scored at the end of 80– and 89-yard drives in the third quarter to put Nebraska up 24–3. Taylor Martinez completed 6 of 7 passes for 80 yards in the third quarter after going 1 for 6 in the first half. Michigan State (6–2, 3–1), coming off the incredible finish to its...
Game 7 of World Series Was Most Watched Baseball Game Since 2004
Jon Weisman of Variety and the excellent Dodger Thoughts brings word that Game 7 of the World Series between the Rangers and Cardinals drew 23.2 million viewers last night according to preliminary Nielsen estimates, making it the most watched baseball game in seven years. Weisman notes that the audience could go up by more than a million when a more precise reading is released later this afternoon, but it will almost certainly fall short of Game 4 of the 2004 World Series, which drew 28.8 million viewers when the Red Sox swept the Cardinals to...
Robert Hight Leads Top Fuel Field
LAS VEGAS - Robert Hight raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on Friday in the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Brandon Bernstein, Jason Line and Hector Arana also topped their categories in the second-to-last event of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season. FORT WORTH, TX — RIL 07: NH… - Apr 7, 10:47 pm EDT Hight, who entered the event fifth in the season standings, took the provisional top spot on the first pass of the second session of qualifying, powering...
FIA Friday Press Conference — India
Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA Team representatives — Jean Francois Caubet (Renault F1 Sport), Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber), Vijay Mallya (Force India), Adam Parr (Williams), Franz Tost (Toro Rosso) Q: A question to you all about your initial thoughts about India and the circuit. Franz, first of all?Franz Tost: India, so far, I don’t know very well, as I just arrived yesterday and my first impression is quite positive regarding here, the race track. I must say that the team around Sameer Gaur has done a fantastic job as the track itself is...
Rapid Redux Ties Record With 19th Straight Win
LAUREL, Md. — Rapid Redux has tied a North American thoroughbred record with his 19th consecutive victory. Rapid Redux beat four horses on a muddy track at Laurel Park on Thursday to tie the mark held by reigning Horse of the Year Zenyatta and Peppers Pride in 2008. By winning the $ 7,500 starter allowance race under jockey J.D. Acosta, 5-year-old Rapid Redux improved to 17 for 17 in 2011. Rapid Redux led from start to finish and won by 2 3–4 lengths over second-place finisher Rich Hero. Owner Robert L. Cole Jr. says, “I was worried. It wasn’t a desperate...
Cowher Only Willing to Talk With Teams That Have Vacancies
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has been in contact with Bill Cowher’s agent about making the former Pittsburgh Steelers coach the next head coach in Miami, according to a league source. Cowher, however, told his agent and others concerned that he absolutely will not speak with any team that does not have a head coaching vacancy. One thing that could alter this scenario is if Ross fires Dolphins coach Tony Sparano in-season, which could well open the door for preliminary talks. Cowher doesn’t plan to take any job until after the season’s over. Sparano has been...
No. 9 Spartans Visit No. 13 Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. — Three down, one to go. Ninth-ranked Michigan State has made it through a brutal October schedule unscathed so far, and a win over No. 13 Nebraska on Saturday would remove another major obstacle on its path to the first Big Ten championship game. The Spartans (6–1, 3–0) have defeated Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin this month. If they knock off the Cornhuskers (6–1, 2–1), it would mark the first time Michigan State has taken down a ranked opponent in three straight games. The question is how the Spartans will play after last week’s...
Oilers Snap Caps’ Streak
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers did what seven other teams before them couldn’t, beat the Washington Capitals. Thursday’s 2–1 victory ended the Caps streak while extending Edmonton’s to three wins in a row heading into Friday nights game in Colorado. It came with an assist, though. On a night when the Edmonton Oilers wanted to earn their stripes against the best in the NHL, they got a major help from the zebras. The power plays were 8–1 Edmonton after 40 minutes as Dan O’Halloran and Stephane Auger gave Washington five straight in the second period. Nevertheless,...
Ryan Franklin Is Getting a World Series Ring
The Cardinals used 46 players on their way to a World Series victory, and given recent precedent, every single one of them will be getting some bling. Of course, some will deserve it more than others. Here’s a glimpse at a few of the lesser lights on the 2011 Cardinals… Ryan Franklin: An effective, if underpowered, closer the previous couple of years, Franklin was the main culprit in an astoundingly awful bullpen early on, racking up an 8.46 ERA in 21 appearances. He was eventually released having converted just one of his five save chances. Corey...
Beanie Wells Will Be a Game-Time Decision
The good news for the Cardinals is that running back Beanie Wells was able to do more work in practice on Friday. The bad news is that he wasn’t able to do enough to guarantee him a spot int he lineup for Sunday’s game against the Ravens. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said that Wells will be a game-time decision because of the knee injury that forced him out of last week’s loss to the Steelers. Wells is officially listed as questionable on the injury reports after limited participation in practice all week. Alfonso Smith and LaRod Stephens-Howling each scored...
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