The Giants have reeled off three consecutive wins, laying waste to Houston, Washington and Atlanta in impressive fashion. Suddenly, Coughlin has a surging team that is considered a strong contender in the wide-open NFC East.
Betting
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Each Friday throughout the football season, two handicappers go head to head in a bracket contest with a $50,000 prize pool.
Slowly but surely, some of the mystique surrounding Oregon disappears. It’s no knock on quarterback Marcus Mariota, who might be the best player at his position in college football.
The Stanley Cup will stay in Southern California for the second straight season and third time in four years. But the Los Angeles Kings won’t be crowned champions again at the end of the 2014-15 NHL season; that distinction will belong to the Anaheim Ducks.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the college football and NFL weekend by offering 12 plays.
Wise Dan is the top contender for a third straight Horse of the Year title. But Shared Belief and California Chrome could challenge if either wins the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
All but left for dead one week into the season, the Dallas Cowboys are suddenly surging by riding running back DeMarco Murray and following a bulldozing offensive line.
Bookmakers’ eyes were smiling after the Fighting Irish rallied late for a 17-14 comeback win over Stanford on college football’s Separation Saturday.
On his weekly radio show in Boston, Tom Brady’s spirits were low. The bearded quarterback, 37 and aging fast, tried to explain the New England Patriots’ problems. There is a lot of explaining to do.
