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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves wrap-up their four-game series at Turner Field this Thursday night in what has been an exciting, but controversial showdown so far. Game time is set for 7:10 p.m. and it will be available of MLB TV.
The NCAA 2011 College Football GAMBLING season kicks-off the first weekend in September and in anticipation of how some of the more prominent programs in the country will do this season; the Las Vegas Hilton has released its win total projections for the year.
The San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies square-off this Wednesday night in Game 2 of a three-game showdown between the two best teams in the National League.
The NFL is open for business after the league owners and the Players Association finally came to terms on a new CBA (collective bargaining agreement). With the labor mess behind us, it is time to turn our attention to the 2011 season starting with Week 1 of the regular season.
The Houston Texans slipped to third in the AFC South last season with a record of 6-10, which has to be considered a major disappointment after ending up with the first winning season in franchise history in 2009 with a record of 9-7.
The Indianapolis Colts won their second straight AFC South title in 2010, their seventh in the last eight seasons, but were hardly the dominant team of the past with a 10-6 record overall.
The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will go at it one more time on Thursday night in the finale of this four-game AL East showdown at Tropicana Field. Game time is set for 7:10 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on the MLB Network.
The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets continue this week’s series on Wednesday night with Game 2 of a three-game set at Citi Field. The first pitch for this contest is set for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
The Oakland Raiders made it all the way to the Super Bowl after the 2002 season and had not been heard from since with seven straight losing season, until last year’s 8-8 record returned some hope to the ‘Sliver and Black’s’ faithful legion of fans.
Legendary Bronco quarterback John Elway is back in the picture with Denver as a member of the front office, but unless he can get in good enough shape to reclaim his place behind center, 2011 is shaping up as another long season for this team.
When Todd Haley took over the head coaching duties in Kansas City in 2009, he inherited a team that won six games in the previous two seasons combined.
San Diego is coming off a 9-7 record in 2010 but had what has to be considered a down year after failing to win the AFC West and missing the playoffs for the time since ending up in the exact same predicament in 2005.
The Philadelphia Phillies are back in action this Friday night after this week’s All-Star break in the first of a three-game weekend series with the New York Mets at Citi Field. Game time is set for 7:10 p.m. and it will be available on MLB TV.
The New York Yankees begin their push towards the postseason this Thursday night in the first of a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays as the second half of the MLB regular season gets underway after this week’s All-Star break.
The All-Star break this week signals the start of the stretch run of the MLB regular season and the 2011 edition features some of the tightest division races in years.
All signs are starting to point to resolution on a new CBA (collective bargaining agreement) between the NFL owners and its players over the next week or so in order to avoid any disruption to the start of the 2011 season.
