Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
Going Ballistic was purchased at auction in January 2005 by contractor Mike Kindred and his wife, Mary. Despite a sprinter's pedigree, the colt showed almost immediately that he needed more distance, and although he has raced periodically on turf, Von Hemel believes the best situation is 1 1/8 miles on the dirt - the same conditions as the Super Derby, Oklahoma Derby, and Clark.
"That's one of the main reasons we're in the Clark," he said.
Going Ballistic arrived here last Friday night, and his trainer will travel to Louisville the night before the race. Meanwhile, Don Von Hemel, who raised his two sons and an older daughter, Pam, in southwest Kansas and currently has his stable at Hawthorne in Chicago, will spend Thanksgiving at what has become the family homestead in Hot Springs. And then he will make sure he is in front of a television the next afternoon when the Clark is run.
"I'd rather see these kids win one as win one myself," said Don Von Hemel, a trainer for more than 50 years. "Every time they run a horse, I watch. If they ask for any advice, I give it. If not, I keep my mouth shut."
Kelly Von Hemel put the family in the racing spotlight for much of this year with the standout sprinter Miss Macy Sue, while also registering his 1,000th career win. Donnie Von Hemel, who won the 1992 Clark with Zeeruler, said he and his father and brother are thankful for all their success in a sport that is inextricably entwined with their lives.
"We've all been very fortunate," he said. "We like to keep it moving along. Hopefully we can get it done in the Clark."
The first of three pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager begins its three-day run on Friday and the bet's opening scenario is very similar to each of its opening pools since the wager was created in 1999.
It's first time that Classic will be broadcast in primetime on Nov. 3.
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Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
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