All things sporty (3)

[Charlemagne]

This is Mariner 10. It was the first probe to explore the planet Mercury - which it did WAY back in 1974.

Now you may ask, "Now Charlemagne, what in God's name does THIS have to do with sports?" The answer? Not a Goddamn thing. It's just that this little tidbit of information is still infinitely more useful and worth sharing than whatever the fuck Blackfoot tries doing in this forum.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Cassius Winston headlines AP preseason All-America team
Cassius Winston is the only consensus selection on The Associated Press preseason All-America team announced Tuesday, a day after Michigan State was ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll. He is joined by high-scoring Marquette senior guard Markus Howard, Louisville junior forward Jordan Nwora, Seton Hall senior guard Myles Powell and Memphis freshman James Wiseman on the five-player team.

 

[steve samurai jack]

Men's College Basketball Rankings - Preseason

1	MSUMichigan State(60)	0-0	1619	-
2	UKKentucky(2)	0-0	1497	-
3	KUKansas(3)	0-0	1457	-
4	DUKEDuke	0-0	1399	-
5	LOULouisville	0-0	1386	-
6	FLAFlorida	0-0	1313	-
7	MDMaryland	0-0	1134	-
8	GONZGonzaga	0-0	1096	-
9	UNCNorth Carolina	0-0	1060	-
10	VILLVillanova	0-0	1048	-
11	UVAVirginia	0-0	1007	-
12	HALLSeton Hall	0-0	863	-
13	TTUTexas Tech	0-0	837	-
14	MEMMemphis	0-0	773	-
15	OREOregon	0-0	742	-
16	BAYBaylor	0-0	523	-
17	USUUtah State	0-0	491	-
18	OSUOhio State	0-0	407	-
19	XAVXavier	0-0	356	-
20	SMCSaint Mary's	0-0	330	-
21	ARIZArizona	0-0	265	-
22	LSULSU	0-0	234	-
23	PURPurdue	0-0	230	-
24	AUBAuburn	0-0	210	-
25	VCUVCU

 

[blackfoot NAP]

College Football Standings - 2019
American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Conference USA, FBS Independents, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pac-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, Sun Belt Conference,



2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Division Leaders:
Atlantic: No.4 Clemson (5-0 Conference, 7-0 Overall)
Coastal: Virginia (3-1 Conference, 5-2 Overall)


South Eastern Conference Football Standings
Division Leaders:
East: No.7 Florida (4-1 Conference, 7-1 Overall)
West: No.1 Alabama (4-0 Conference, 5-0 Overall)


Big Ten Football Standings
Division Leaders
East: No.3 Ohio State (4-0 Conference, (7-0 Overall)
West: No.17 Minnesota (4-0 Conference, 7-0 Overall)


Big 12 Conference Standings
No.14 Baylor {4-0 Conference, 7-0 Overall)
No.5 Oklahoma (4-0 Conference, 7-0 Overall)

 

[blackfoot NAP]

WBC gives plans for titlists, names Vasiliy Lomachenko 'franchise champ'
The biggest news came in the lightweight division, in which unified world champion -- and pound-for-pound king -- Vasiliy Lomachenko was relieved of his WBC title and given the honorary title of "franchise champion," and interim titlist Devin Haney was elevated to the WBC's world titleholder.

 

[C-40]

Dallas Cowboys Schedule
Regular Season


Week-1:
Prescott lightens Elliott load as Cowboys top Giants 35-17
Dak Prescott still doesn't want to talk about contract. He was 25-32 for 405 yards and 4 touchdowns. Zeke had 13 carries for 53 yards and a touchdown.

Week-2:
Prescott beats Redskins 31-21 with legs and arms
Prescott passed for 269 yards, three touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards.

Week-3:
Dak Prescott, Cowboys get out of funn, ease past Dolphins 31-6
Prescott threw two touchdowns to Cooper before running for another score. Miami outgained Dallas in the first half (216-204).

Week-4:
Saints top Cowboys 12-10 in defensive struggle
S Vonn Bell's force fumble and two recoveries help New Orleans stifle Dallas offense that had rolled through its first three games.

Week-5:
Aaron Rodgers, Packers at home of Cowboys again in 34-24 win
Rodgers looked quite comfortable at the home of Dallas. RB Aaron Jones had 4 TD's

Week-6:
Sam Dornold throws 2 TD's in return, Jets edge Cowboys 24-22
Darnold gave the struggling Jets offense a huge boost in his return from mononucleosis for their first win.

Week-7:
Cowboys run over Eagles, take 1st in NFC East with 37-10 win
Americas team (4-3) are back in control after ending a three-game losing streak.

Week-8:
BYE WEEK

Dallas

 

[C-40]

NFL Standings - 2019

NFC East Standings - Week-7
Dallas: ( 4-3 Overall, 3-0 Division)
Philadelphia (3-4, 1-1)
New York (2-5, 1-1)
Washington (1-6, 0-3)

Cowboys

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Preseason mid-major Top 10: South Dakota and Rice lead the way

 

[blackfoot NAP]

How Tiger turned a mess into a masterpiece
After a first-round 64 at the Zozo Championship, it is clear there is a physical difference from just a few months ago.

Tiger to Koepka: No hurry on Prez Cup decision
Koepka had a stem-cell procedure for a partially torn patellar tendon on Aug.26.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

NCAAF Top-25 Scoreboard

NCAAF Standings - 2019

NCAAF Stats

 

[blackfoot NAP]

TENNIS
Men's Grand Slam Title Winners
Women's Grand Slam Title Winners

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Rugby

Wales fullback Liam Williams ruled out of World Cup semi
Williams, who has won 62 caps and started all of Wales' World Cup games except one, is not expected to recover in time for the final or third-place playoff.

Cheslin Kolbe ruled out of Springboks' RWC semifinal against Wales
Kolbe aggravated the injury, which he picked up against Italy, in the quarterfinal win against hosts Japan, and coach Rassie Erasmus opted for caution ahead of a potential final against New Zealand or England.

 

[jack]

I call bullshit on this spam thread.

You're welcome!

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Gonzaga win total for regular season opens at NCAA-high 27.5
The Gonzaga Bulldogs' win total for the regular season opened at 27.5. Memphis is next at 26.5, followed by Duke and Michigan State, each at 25.5. Kentucky, North Carolina and Villanova opened at 24.5, followed by Kansas at 24. Defending national champion Virginia opened at 23.5, with Louisville, Ohio State and Texas Tech at 22.5.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Robby Anderson trade rumor: Jets reportedly looking to deal Sam Darnold's top receiver
With less than a week until the 2019 NFL trade deadline, the New York Jets have informed teams around the league they are looking for 2020 draft picks and would be willing to part with wide receiver Robby Anderson in order to get some.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

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Formula One Standings 2019
2019 Formula 1 Season Drivers
All Formula 1 Teams
2019 Formula 1 Season Races

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Zozo Championship to finish Monday due to rain
Rain that washed out play Friday and postponed the second round to Saturday caused officials to push back tee times three hours. They are now scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. local time (8:30 p.m. ET Friday) through 11:30 a.m.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Mikaela Shiffrin voted skier of the year for 2019
Shiffrin, who also won the award in 2017, set an all-time best mark by winning 17 World Cup races. The American added gold medals in slalom and super-G, and bronze in GS at the world championships in Sweden in February.

Mark Cavendish joins Bahrain Merida for 2020
The "Manx Missile", who has won 30 stages on the Tour de France, completes a rider roster that includes Spaniard Mikel Landa, Dutchman Wout Poels, and 2019 Tour stage winner Dylan Teuns of Belgium.

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Tiger Woods takes 2-shot lead after two rounds at Zozo Championship
A victory at the first PGA Tour event played in Japan would be the 82nd of Woods' career and tie him for the all-time lead with Sam Snead. The third round is scheduled to begin at 6:30 a.m. local time Sunday (5:30 p.m. ET Saturday)

 

[blackfoot NAP]

Leicester beat Southampton 9-0 in record English top-flight away win
Leicester City recorded the biggest ever English top-flight away win by beating 10-man Southampton 9-0 at a rain-sodden St Mary's to move up to second place in the Premier League. The nine goals puts Brendan Rodgers' side up to 25 for the season, good for second in Europe's top-five leagues behind the 29 that Man City have scored.