Nick Stiles lauded the performances of some but was filthy with how his team blew the start and subsequently fell to the Blues late in Apia. The 34-29 loss told the story of Queensland’s season. There were patches which showed how good this team can be but the first 10 minutes were equivalent to a horse missing the start by six lengths. Hendrik Tui had the ball stripped from the very first ruck and Rene Ranger scored three minutes later. Click Here: kenzo online españa The Blues were in again with seven minutes on the clock, a try filled with lazy Queensland defensive work. Stiles isn’t one to endorse close…

The NRC could become pivotal for WA rugby, after news the Force would be cut from Super Rugby in 2018. From next year, that means the Perth Spirit might be the highest level rugby team in the state, and thus a key plank in the talent pathway. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said on Sunday he was confident WA talent would still find its way to the Wallabies. Though the structure going forward is unclear, Cheika said NRC would be critical if it remains on a long-term basis. “If that’s what will be there, then that’s going to be something that we focus on around pushing that talent into there and…

No. 5 Ohio State travels to Nebraska on Saturday in the next Big Ten matchup that will shape the conference race. The Buckeyes (4-0) have once again emerged as the dominant team in the conference under first-year coach Ryan Day. Ohio State ranks third in the FBS in both scoring offense (53.5 points per game) and scoring defense (9.0 ppg). But — and with all due respect to Indiana — this is Ohio State’s first true road test. Nebraska (3-1), meanwhile, gets the “College GameDay” spotlight, and a chance for a signature victory under second-year coach Scott Frost. The Cornhuskers average 38.0 points per game, but the defense allows 25.3…

This seems to sum up the difficulty of weekly NFL picks and predictions: Two winless teams opened as favorites in Week 4, according to consensus betting lines at Sportsbook Review. Apparently the throw-out-the-record-book cliche applies to almost every pro football game, not just rivalries. The 2019 NFL season thus far has presented its share of surprises, including the rebounds of a handful of teams that failed to make the playoffs last year. MORE: Get the latest NFL odds at Sportsbook Review Four teams that missed the postseason in 2018 — the Bills (3-0), Lions (2-0-1), Packers (3-0) and 49ers (3-0) — are undefeated through the first three weeks of the 2019 season. This year marks the fourth time…

The experts from TeamRankings are back and highlighting five games that should be on your radar as you finalizing your Week 4 NFL picks for confidence and pick ’em pools. Whether it’s an undervalued favorite like the Bears or a value underdog like the Redskins, the number-crunchers from TeamRankings can help you figure oute when fading the public is the right move in your football pool. In order to get the biggest edge in your pick ’em pool, you need to know not only every team’s win odds (i.e. the risk involved in making that pick), but also how popular a pick is. When you pick less popular teams and they…

Pete Carroll’s face got in the path of a football before the Seahawks’ game against the Saints on Sunday. The result of the pregame hit left a cut on the coach’s nose, which was visible as he stood on the sideline. Here’s the video of the hit: MORE: NFL agrees with Tom Brady: Penalties in 2019 are out of hand The nose injury had people talking on social media — and everybody was making the same exact joke: The jokes reference an iconic scene from “The Brady Bunch,” where Peter Brady accidentally hits Marcia Brady in the face with a football, causing her nose to swell. Marcia’s injury eventually causes her to lose a…

Melvin Gordon will report to the Chargers on Thursday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. That ends a contract holdout that began in the summer and has continued through the early part of the season. Gordon would’ve been a top-10 player in fantasy football drafts if not for the holdout concerns, which knocked him further and further down the rankings and opened the door for handcuff Austin Ekeler to become a top fantasy RB.  Gordon’s return puts a huge question mark next to the fantasy value of Ekeler (as well as Gordon himself). Justin Jackson now becomes the Chargers’ third-stringer and will have no fantasy utility once Gordon is activated.…

The reaction to Jim Harbaugh after Michigan’s 35-14 loss to Wisconsin on Sept. 21 is almost as predictable as the loss itself. The Wolverines plummeted nine spots in the AP Top 25, to No. 20. Harbaugh was put on hot-seat notice, and there’s even a list of potential coaching candidates to replace him you can bet on now. MORE: Ugly reality bites Michigan, Harbaugh in blowout loss to Wisconsin Save your money. The problem with Michigan isn’t Harbaugh; his big-game losses are symptomatic of a program failure that has stretched through four different coaches since 2000. Lloyd Carr, Rich Rodriguez and Brady Hoke faced this problem, too, and they started…

It’s another tough week for fantasy football owners, as the start ’em, sit ’em decisions just don’t get any easier. Will Baker Mayfield continue to struggle? Can Daniel Jones keep it going? Should Saquon Barkley injury-replacement Wayne Gallman be started? Sporting News NFL writer Vinnie Iyer is here to help with Week 4 lineup advice and NFL DFS picks. Always always, injuries will have a big say in the final value of some of the players listed below, so make sure to keep an eye on updates for LeSean McCoy, T.Y. Hilton, Damien Williams, and Devin Singletary, among others. For more start-or-sit advice and all the latest fantasy football news and updates,…

Tobin Heath grabbed a scrappy equalizer to ensure the Americans at least took a share of the spoils against the Lionesses The U.S. women’s national team drew England 2-2 in the SheBelieves Cup on Saturday, the team’s second straight draw to begin the tournament.  After tying Japan 2-2 in Chester Pa. on Wednesday, Jill Ellis’ side picked up the same result against the Lionesses in Nashville three days later. The result left England and Japan level on points in the round-robin tournament with four apiece, with the USWNT in third with two points and Brazil in fourth with zero.  Megan Rapinoe opened the scoring for the U.S. when she picked up an England…