Baseball Blog Adds Trvia Feature
In addition to presenting the AL and NL Players of the Day, Baseball on Deck has added a new feature to test your baseball smarts. Beginning today, the popular blog will present a daily trivia question with the answer the following day. Baseball on Deck, 5/10/2013
Gold and Silver Mania Building
As central banks globally debase currencies in a race to the bottom, citizens are awakening to the realities of precious metals in huge numbers. The rise of premiums in the face of impending shortages of physical metal has not slowed the insatiable buying spree. Money Daily, 4/30/2013
LOUISVILLE TAKES TITLE
Louisville captured the NCAA national championship in men's basketball with an 82-76 victory over the Michigan Wolverines. Peyton Sive, Luke Hancock and Chane Behanan led the Cardinals. College Basketball Daily, 4/8/2013
FINAL FOUR FEVER
The annual rites of Spring for college basketball have come down to four for the national championship. Late Saturday afternoon, Louisville meets the Shockers from Wichita State. Afterwards, Syracuse and Michigan clash in the other national semifinal, the winners advancing to Monday night's title game. College Basketball Daily, 4/4/2013
Let's Get Swinging!
Major League Baseball officially opened the 2013 regular season with a slate of 12 games on Monday with four more AL teams ready to go on Tuesday. Get highlights and see the Players of the Day for both leagues every day, at Baseball on Deck, 4/2/2013
It's March! Get Your Hoops Up!
Conference tournaments are underway with just a week until Selection Sunday. Follow all the NCAA basketball tournament action at College Basketball Daily. College Basketball Daily, 3/10/2013
St. Valentine's Day Mascara
Recession deepens in Europe; George Soros makes $1 billion in under four months and Fearless Rick thinks the market algos have it all wrong... plus, a guest appearance by Rick Santelli. Money Daily, 2/14/2013
It's being hailed at the Har-Bowl, as bothers Jim and John Harbaugh match wits and on-field muscle in the ultimate football game. Kickoff is 6:30 pm ET on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Superdome in New Orleans. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 1/27/2013
Fearless Rick's NFL Picks: Conference Championships
For the right to go to the Super Bowl, San Francisco heads to Atlanta in the NFC title game, after which, New England hosts Baltimore for the AFC Championship. Both games commence Sunday afternoon, the winners to meet in Super Bowl XLVII, on February 3rd in New Orleans. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 1/16/2013
Fearless Rick's NFL Picks: Divisional Round
Four great games covering the NFL playoff weekend starts with Baltimore at Denver, followed by Green Bay at San Francisco on Sautrday. Sunday's festivities include the early game, Seattle at Atlanta, with the wrap-up at New England, where the Patriots host the Texans. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 1/10/2013
The Unvarnished Truth (or at least the patina)
As previously promised and still undelivered: the Who's Who's list of the demise of the print edition of Downtown Magazine, lo, those many years ago. From the Publisher's Desk, 1/10/2013
Crimson Tide Rolls Over Notre Dame, 42-14, Wins national Championship
Capturing their third national championship in four years and second in a row, the Alabama Crimson Tide are national champions of college football after disgracing the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The Irish failed to live up to the hype of their undefeated record and the game was over early. Downtown Magazine's College Football Top 25, 1/8/2013
BCS National Championship Picks
It's the Crimson Tide and the Fighting Irish for all the marbles in Monday night's BCS National Championship game. 12-1 Alabama will try to defend its 2011-12 national title against 12-0 Notre Dame, playing for the national championship for the first time in 20 years. Ought to be one heck of a defensive struggle as the teams are not only 1-2 in the BCS rankings, but are also ranked 1-2 on defense. Fearless Rick's College Bowl Picks, 1/4/2013
Fearless Rick's NFL WILD CARD Picks
It's wild card weekend in the NFL, with the Texans hosting the Bengals and the Vikings traveling to play the Packers in Green Bay on Saturday. Sunday has the Ravens hosting the Colts, followed by the battle of rookie QBs, as Washington hosts Seattle. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 1/3/2013
NCAA College Football BCS Bowl Picks
Analysis and picks for the Rose (Wisconsin vs. Stanford), Orange (Northern Illinois vs. Florida State), Sugar (Louisville vs. Florida) and Fiesta (Kansas State vs. Oregon) bowls. Fearless Rick's College Bowl Picks, 12/30/2012
NCAA College Football Week 4 Bowl Picks
All the non-BCS New Year's Eve and New Year's Day Bowl games covered as the college season wends ultimotely toward the national championship. Big games in this bunch include Clemson vs. LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, Nebraska taking on Georgia in the Capital One Bowl and South Carolina vs. Michigan in the Outback Bowl. Fearless Rick's College Bowl Picks, 12/29/2012
Week 17 NFL Pro Football Picks
Playoff spots in the AFC have already been determined, except for the #2 seed and a bye next week, though that will fall to the Broncos if they defeat the 2-14 Chiefs. The situation in the NFC is a bit murkier, with the key games being Green Bay at Minnesota, Chicago at Detroit, Philadelphia at the Giants, St. ouis at Seattle and the night game, Dallas at Washington, which should determine the NFC East champion. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 12/26/2012
NCAA College Football Week 3 Bowl Picks
As we go deep into the college bowl schedule, we find three games Friday and five on Saturday, highlighted by the match-ups of Oregon State and Texas in the Alamo Bowl and TCU vs. Michigan State in the Valley of the Sun Bowl. Fearless Rick's College Bowl Picks, 12/25/2012
Week 16 NFL Pro Football Picks
The penultimate week of the NFL regular season featuers three huge games with playoff implications galore. The Steelers host Cincinnati in a must win for both teams; the NY Giants play at Baltimore and Sunday ends with the night game, San Francisco at Seattle. Happy Holidays! Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 12/20/2012
NCAA College Football Week 2 Bowl Picks
Highlighting the holiday football fest ar Washington vs. Boise State in Las Vegas, Cincinnati vs. Duke in the Military Bowl and what could be the highest-scoring game of bowl season, Baylor vs. UCLA in the Holiday Bowl. Fearless Rick's College Bowl Picks, 12/19/2012 Click here for December 20 and 21 bowl games.
Week 15 NFL Pro Football Picks
Crunch time for teams seeking wild card playoff spots, such as Cinncinnati, which leads off the Week 15 slate with a visit to Philadelphia on Thursday night. Sunday key games include Green Bay at Chicago, the Giants at Atlanta, Denver at Baltimore, Pittsburgh at Dallas and a sensational match-up on Sunday night with the 49ers at New England. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 12/12/2012
Let's Go Bowl-ing! NCAA College Football Week 1 Bowl Picks
The annual marathon of 35 bowl games begins Saturday with Nevada meeting Arizona in the New Mexico Bowl, a Southwest special. Week 1 continues through to next Friday (December 21) when Ball State faces Central Florida in the shabbily-named Beef O'Brady's Bowl in St. Petersburg. Fearless Rick's College Bowl Picks, 12/11/2012
Week 15 College Football Rankings
Navy's win over Army improved the Middies to 8-4 on the season, but it wasn't enough to crack the Top 25 rankings, which remain unchanged. Depending on bowl outcomes, Navy could still squeak into the low end in the final rankings , following the national championship. Downtown Magazine's College Football Top 25, 12/10/2012
Week 14 NFL Pro Football Picks
Coming off back-to-back 10-5-1 weeks picking the pros, Fearless Rick is on a roll and offers selections on all 16 games this weekend. Key match-ups include Baltimore at Washington, Dallas at Cincinnati, Detroit at Green Bay and Monday night's Houston at New England battle. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 12/5/2012
NCAA College Football Week 15 Pick: Army vs. Navy
With the regular season and conference championships complete and bowl selections made, the annual Army-Navy game is the only contest on the slate this week as college football takes a break prior to its 35-bowl game extravaganza. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 12/4/2012
Alabama Wins SEC, will Meet Notre Dame for National Championship: Week 14 College Football Rankings
The Crimson Tide of Alabama barely lapped over the Georgia Bulldogs in a 32-28 SEC Championship game victory, enough to annoit Alabama with the right to meet the undefeated Fighting Irish of Notre Dame on January 7 for the National Championship. The other BCS Bowl pairings - in the Orange, Fiesta, Sugar and Rose - have also been set. Downtown Magazine's College Football Top 25, 12/3/2012
Toast of the Town: Cold, hard edition
Nothing like unblemished truth to bring out the worst in people. Of course, our latest litany of quotations were not intentionally horrible, they just came out that way. Toast of the Town, 12/1/2012
Fearless Rick's NFL Pro Football Picks for Week 13
No more bye weeks, no more excuses. It's week 13 and time to man up as the Saints face a must-win proposition in Atlanta Thursday night, then, on Sunday, key match-ups include Seattle at Chicago, Indy at Detroit, Tampa Bay at Denver and Pittsburgh at Baltimore. All this gets capped off by the Giants traveling to Washington on Monday night. No crying, either. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 11/28/2012
Championship Week: College Football Week 14 Picks
Title are up for grabs in multiple conferences. On Thursday night, Louisville invades Rutgers for the Big East crown, on Friday the MAC and PAC-12 are settled as Northern Illinois meets Kent State and UCLA travels to Stanford. Saturday features the SEC, where Alabama tangles with Georgia, the winner ostensibly to meet Notre Dame for the national championship, and the Big Ten, with Nebraska in a return engagement at Wisconsin. Kansas State can wrap up the Big 12 with a victory over Texas and Florida State meets Georgia Tech to decide the ACC. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 11/27/2012
Notre Dame Remains Undefeated, to Play SEC Champ for National Title: Week 13 College Football Rankings
Notre Dame's return to prominence was completed with a 22-13 win over USC, as the Fighting Irish ended their regular season at 12-0, setting up a national championship game between the Irish and the winner of the upcoming SEC championship between Alabama and Georgia. Downtown Magazine's College Football Top 25, 11/26/2012
Week 12 NFL Pro Football Picks
A holiday cornucopia of NFL action includes a trio of Thanksgiving Day games, with the Texans visiting the Lions early, Washington at Dallas just in time to interrupt dinner and New england at the Jets capping off festivities. The best of Sunday's action includes the Falcons at the Bucs, San Francisco at New Orleans and Green Bay at the Giants. Should prove enjoyable. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 11/21/2012
Rivalry Week: NCAA College Football Week 13 Picks
A feast of college football this holdiay weekend, beginning with TCU at Texas on Thanksgiving, a huge slate of games on Friday and some top rivalries Saturday including Michigan at Ohio State, Oregon at Oregon State, Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, Stanford at UCLA and the two biggest games of the weekend, Florida at Florida State and #1 Notre Dame at USC. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 11/20/2012
Oregon, K-State Lose, Notre Dame is #1: Week 12 College Football Rankings
The frenzy of college football got even more intense in week 12, as two of the three top-ranked teams, Kansas State and Oregon, saw their hopes of a ntional title go down in flames, while Notre Dame continued perfect with a 38-0 win over Wake Forest. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 11/19/2012
NFL Pro Football Picks for Week 11
Plenty on the line for a handful of teams in key games this weekend, including the Packers visiting Detroit, Arizona at Atlanta, Indianapolis at New England, San Diego at Denver, Baltimore at Pittsburgh and Monday night's Bears at 49ers clash. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 11/14/2012
NCAA College Football Week 12 Picks
Highlights for Week 12 include a Wednesday night MAC tilt with Toledo at Northern Illinois, the annual Southern Cal ritual of USC vs. UCLA, Rutgers at Cincinnati, and the three remaining unbeaten teams with a shot at a national championship - Notre Dame, Kansas State and Oregon - all in action on Saturday. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 11/13/2012
Tide Rolls Out, Ducks Fly In: Oregon is Number One - Week 11 Top 25 College Rankings
#1 Alabama was taken down at home by Texas A&M, and the beneficiary was all of college football, but especially Oregon, which took over the top position, Notre Dame and Kansas State, all of which remain unbeaten, throwing the BCS into a tantrum. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 11/12/2012
COLLEGE HOOPS TIP OFF
Indiana tops the preseason rankings and the Hoosiers proved their mettle with a 97-54 win, but unheralded Dee Davis of Xavier grabbed the season's first Player of the Day honor with a notable performance. Follow the entire college hoops season and check out the Player of the Day, every day on College Basketball Daily, 10/30/2012
Week 10 NFL Pro Football Picks
Some entertaining games in store for NFL fans this weekend, like the Chargers at Tampa Bay, Atlanta at New Orleans, Detroit at Minnesota, Dallas at Philadelphia and Sunday night's Houston at Chicago tilt, as teams begin to line up or fall out of contention for playoff spots. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 11/7/2012
Week 11 Picks for NCAA College Football
It's getting late, with some teams - like Georgia - closing out their conference schedules. The Bulldogs play at Auburn, while Alabama returns home to host a solid Texas A&M team. Elsewhere, Florida State travels to Virginia Tech on Thursday night, and on Saturday, Louisville plays at Syracuse, Stanford hosts Oregon State, Penn State plays at Nebraska and Kansas State travels to TCU. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 11/6/2012
Week 10 Top 25 College Rankings
All six undefeated teams won in Week 10. Alabama and Notre Dame survived close calls, while Louisville, Kansas State and Oregon had easier times. Ohio State, which at 10-0 cannot play in thepost-season due to sanctions was the easiest winner of all. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 11/5/2012
Toast of the Town: Election Edition
Most of our unattributed quotes from the past fortnight have little or nothing to do with politics or the election, but we thought it would make for a catchy title. Toast of the Town, 11/5/2012
Why Obama Should Win Easily (and why he may not)
Thankfully, the silly season of presidential politics will come to a conclusion on Tuesday... we hope, and the clear winner will be President Obama. From the Publisher's Desk, 11/3/2012
NFL Pro Football Picks for Week 9
As all teams will have played either eight or nine games by the end of this weekend, the midpoint of the season has just one unbeaten team, the Falcons, who host the Cowboys in the Sunday night game. Monday has the Eagles at the Saints, both teams desperate for wins, while Sunday's lineup includes quality match-ups, Pittsburgh at the Giants, Minnesota at Seattle and Denver at Cincinnati. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/31/2012
NCAA College Football Week 10 Picks
Top-ranked Alabama faces another test when the Crimson Tide heads to LSU; Oregon visits PAC-12 rival USC; Kansas State hosts Oklahoma Sate and Pitt visits Notre Dame as six teams remain undefeated, Ohio State and Louisville among them. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/30/2012
Week 9 Top 25 College Rankings: And Then There Were Six
Five college football teams tasted defeat for the first time and 10 of the Top 25 overall took losses, as ranked teams generally took a beating. The number of unbeaten teams is down to just six, led by Alabama, Oregon, Notre Dame and Kansas State. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 10/29/2012
NFL Pro Football Picks for Week 8
Mid-season in the NFL means it's time to separate the contenders from the pretenders, which means the important games will be New England at St. Louis, Atlanta at Philadelphia, Seattle at Detroit, the Giants at Dallas, New Orleans at Denver and San Francisco at Arizona. Those should be enough, but we've picked them all. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/24/2012
NCAA College Football Week 9 Picks
A slew of teams putting unbeaten records on the line this week, including Louisville, Florida, Kansas State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Alabama, Oregon State and Mississippi State. With the final weekend of October, it's put up or shut up time in the NCAA. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/23/2012
Week 8 Top 25 College Rankings: No Change in Top 10
The first ten teams in Downtown Magazine's Top 25 rankings were all winners in Week 8, producing no change at the top, but many teams were falling out from the lower rungs. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 10/22/2012
Saturdays Can Be Dangerous Places
With excess surrounding him while thowing all care to the proverbial wind, Fearless Rick embarks on setting a new, painfully awkward path for online journalism, re-creating some of the more popular features from the aged (1980s) print edition of the original Unbound Magazine. From the Publisher's Desk, 10/20/2012 (yeah, it's a 7)
Week 7 NFL Pro Football Picks
Cruising toward the halfway point of the regular season, a number of divisional games highlight week seven in the NFL, including Thursday's Seattle at San Francisco contest, Sunday's Washington at NY Giants, Jets at New England, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Monday night's Detroit at Chicago games. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/17/2012
Fearless Rick's Week 8 College Football Picks
Passing the halfway point of the college football season, the big names have some big games, such as Oregon at Arizona State (Thursday), South Carolina at Florida, LSU at Texas A&M, Rutgers at Temple and #1 Alabama at Tennessee. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/16/2012
Week 7 Top 25 Rankings: South Carolina, West Virginia Go Down
Wiht #3 South Carolina and #4 West Virginia bounced by LSU and Texas Tech, respectively, there was a bit of a shakeup in the Top 25 Rankings after Week 7 results. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 10/15/2012
Week 6 NFL Pro Football Picks
There's plenty of shuffling going on in the NFL, and with 14 games on the slate this week, the big games look to be the Giants at San Francisco, Dallas at Baltimore, Green Bay at Houston and Monday night's Denver at San Diego contest. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/10/2012
NCAA College Football Picks for Week 7
After a rash of upsets in the Top 25 in Week 6, top-ranked Alabama gets back to action against SEC newcomer Missouri, Stanford visits Notre Dame, Iowa State hosts unbeaten Kansas State and South Carolina travels to the Bayou to play LSU. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/9/2012
NFL Pro Football Picks: Week 5
Key match-ups for Week 5 include a divisional clashes, Arizona at St. Louis, on Thursday, and conference games of importance, Atlanta at Washington, Denver at New england, Houston at the Jets and cross-conference games, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and San Diego at winless New Orleans. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/3/2012
Week 6 NCAA College Football Picks
USC tackles Utah Thursday night to kick off Week 6, followed by solid conference games, like Arizona at Stanford, Oklahoma at Texas Tech, LSU at Florida, west Virginia at Texas and the big one in the SEC, Georgia at South Carolina. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 10/3/2012
Week 5 Top 25 Rankings: Top 10 Remains Intact, Stanford, Michigan State, Baylor Dumped
All Top 10 teams emerged from Week 5 unscathed, with victories in tow, except for Notre Dame, which was idle. Stanford was stunned by Washington, while Michigan State and Baylor exit the rankings after narrow losses. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 10/3/2012
NFL Pro Football Picks for Week 4
As we reach the end of the NFL's first quarter, replacement refs have become a thorny issue not soon to be resolved, but the games must go on. The key match-ups this week include New England at Buffalo, San Francisco at the Jets, Carolina at Atlanta, New Orleans at Green Bay and the Giants visiting the Eagles. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 9/26/2012
NCAA College Football Picks Week 5
With conference play heating up, there are a good number of interesting clashes this weekend , starting with Thursday night's Stanford at Washington game, then proceeding to Saturday when Baylor visits West Virginia in a battle of unbeatens, Michigan State hosts Ohio State, Texas plays at Oklahoma State and Nebraska hosts Wisconsin. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 9/25/2012
Top 10 Shakeup as Oklahoma, Clemson Fall
NCAA College Football Week 4 Rankings: It wasn't another #1 team getting taken down, but close enough, ads Kansas State traveled to Oklahoma and shook up the Sooners, 24-19. #8 Clemson also lost, beaten by Florida State, 49-37, in a wild one. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 9/24/2012
NFL Week 3 Pro Football Picks
A number of key games involving unbeatens take place in week three, including the Eagles at Arizona and the Falcons traveling to San Diego. Other important contests pit the Giants vs. the Panthers in Carolina, Thursday night, along with Cincinnati at Washington and Houston at Denver, on Sunday. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 9/19/2012
NCAA Week 4 College Football Picks
Get ready for some high-profile games this weekend such as Thursday night's Boise State-BYU clash, then on Saturday enjoy Missouri at South Carolina, Oregon St. at UCLA, Michigan at Notre Dame, Clemson at Florida State or Arizona at Oregon, to name just a few. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 9/18/2012
USC Stunned by Stanford; Crimson Tide Rises to #1
NCAA College Football Week 2 Rankings: It didn't take long for college football to get really interesting as the USC Trojans, positioned at #1 in Downtown Magazine's Top 25 rankings, were whipped by their upstate rival, Stanford, 21-14, Saturday night.Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 9/17/2012
NFL Week 2 Pro Football Picks
Week One was fun, with a number of classy returns to action and a number of surprises, and week two should provide plenty of entertainment as the Packers try to rebound from an opening weekend defeat by hosting the Bears on Thursday night, followed on Sunday by some intriguing match-ups like Baltimore at Philadelphia, the Jets at Pittsburgh, Detroit at San Francisco and Monday night's Denver at Atlanta hook-up. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 9/12/2012
Week 3 NCAA College Football Picks
Plenty of epic clashes this weekend in college football, beginning with a Big East showdown between Rutgers and South Florida on Thursday night, while Saturday features Florida at Tennessee, Notre Dame at Michigan State, USC at Stanford and surprising Arizona State traveling into SEC territory to take on Missouri. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 9/11/2012
NCAA College Football Week 2 Rankings
There was carnage in the Midwest and SEC as Wisconsin, Arkansas, Oklahoma State and Nebraska suffered early-season demise while the top eight remained unscathed and the PAC-12 outshined all other conferences. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 9/10/2012
Week 2 College Football Picks
College football's second week of action includes some key match-ups, beginning with Thursday night's Big East cash between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. On Saturday, some of the heavyweights are involved, as Washington travles to LSU, Syracuse meets USC, Notre Dame hosts Purdue and Georgia visits Missouri. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 9/6/2012
NFL Season Opens! Week 1 Football Picks
At long last - and a day early - the NFL regular season begins with a NFC East tilt placing the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands on Wednesday night. Sunday's high-value games include Indianapolis at Chicago, San Francisco at Green Bay, Pittsburgh at Denver. Monday night offers a double-header of Cincinnati at Baltimore and San Diego at Oakland. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 9/5/2012
College Football Week 1 Rankings
USC lived up to its preseason billing as the top college team in the nation, beating Hawaii handily, while Oklahoma State, ranked #16, threw up the biggest score of the opening weekend with an 84-0 whitewash of tiny Savannah. Complete rankings though Monday's Virginia Tech win with notes on top prformances. Fearless Rick's College Football Top 25, 9/4/2012
College Football Week 1 2012 Picks
It must be time to get the kids back to school, because college football is kicking off another season of thrills. Week 1 featured games include South Carolina at Vanderbilt, Washington State at Boise State, Michigan vs. Alabama and Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 8/29/2012
NFL Week 4 Preseason Picks
The final prep for the regular season begins and ends early for the pros and fans alike, providing time to get rested over the Labor Day weekend before the real action begins in earnest. With most starters sitting this one out, the focus is on the winless Jets landing in Philadelphia, Seattle looking to win four straight while hosting Kansas City and a Super Bowl rematch between the Giants and the Patriots. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 8/29/2012
Week 3 NFL Preseason Picks
After a so-so 7-10 start to the first week including the Hall of fame game, Fearless Rick got the engines going with a stellar 11-5 record ATS in Week 2 of NFL Preseason. Looking to stay in positive figures in Week 3, there are some tasty games on tap, like the Packers at Bengals, the Bears at Giants, Indianapolis at Washington, featuring the top two draft picks, Andrew Luck and RG3, San Francisco at Denver, and, Sunday night's Panthers-Jets clash. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 8/22/2012
USC Heads College Football Preseason Top 25
Senior Matt Barkley returns at quarterback for the Trojans as the #1 team in Downtown Magazine's preseason Top 25 rankings. After spending the last two years on probation, the Trojans are poised to have a breakout year, with one of the best offenses in the country and a defense that should improve as the season progresses. Fearless Rick's College & NFL Picks, 8/19/2012
King Felix Finds Perfection
Following Philip Humber of the White Sox and the Giants' Matt Cain, Seattle's Felix Hernandez threw the third perfect game and sixth no hitter of the season, as the Mariners blanked the Rays, 1-0. The perfect performance was the first for a Mariners' hurler in the franchise's 34-year history and the 23rd perfect game in major league history. Baseball on Deck, 8/15/2012
NFL Preseason Week 2 Fearless Picks
With the second game of preseason comes more time on the field for starters, so this week the practice games are going to feel much more like the real thing than many of last week's foible-filled fiascos did. Strong games can be expected between the likes of Indy and Pittsburgh, New england and Philadelphia, San Francisco and Houston, and, of course, the annual Jets-Giants clash in New Jersey. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 8/15/2012
College Football Preseason Top 25 Countdown
With the regular season less than three weeks away, it's time to take a look at the preseason favorites to challenge for the top spots in the NCAA. With a look at teams ranked 11-25, the countdown begins for the reveal of the Top Ten, which will be presented on Friday, August 19. Fearless Rick's College & NFL Picks, 8/15/2012
First Full Week of Preseason Games
All 32 NFL teams will take to the fields across the country for the opening week of the NFL preseason schedule and Downtown magazine has all the picks for all the games. Some intriguing match-ups for the opening weekend include the Jets at Cincinnati, Denver at Chicago, where Peyton manning will be in action for the Broncos, and Pittburgh at Philadelphia. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 8/8/2012
Fearless Rick Picks the Hall of Fame Game
Sunday marks the official opening of preseason in the NFL, with the Arizona Cardinals meeting the New Orleans Saints in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Fearless Rick is back with his usual uncanny insight of the first of many more NFL picks to come as the season gets underway. Fearless Rick's NFL Picks, 8/2/2012
Why Nothing Matters Any More
The week ends with a two-day hot-air rally fueled by promises from European leaders as the US economy grew at the paltry rate of 1.5% in the second quarter. With that number prompting speculation for another round of QE from the Fed, stock jockeys were laying down on the buy side of stocks, ignoring the longer term reality in hopes of booking quick profits. Money Daily, 7/27/2012
Football Fever is Just a Few Weeks Away
The pros are heading to training camps across the country, and the Hall of Fame game is less than two weeks away, so Downtown Magazine is pleased to kick off the 2012 season with our Pro Football divisional previews, beginning with the NFC North, home to the World Champion NY Giants. The rest of the divisional outlooks will be rolled out every few days over the next two weeks. Check back here - when the division goes blue (live link) it's been posted. NFC East | NFC North | NFC South | NFC West AFC East | AFC North | AFC South | AFC West Fearless Rick's Pro and College Football Picks, 7/2012
Matt Cain Throws Perfect Game for Giants
San Francisco's Matt Cain joined the elite company of 21 other major league hurlers with a perfect game in a 10-0 Giant win over Houston Wednesday night. His performance was the second perfecto in the majors the season and fourth no-hitter. Cain fanned a career high 14 batters, improving his record to 8-2.Baseball on Deck, 6/14/2012
Johan Santana Tosses First Mets' No-Hitter
In the 51st season of their existence, a Mets' pitcher, Johan Santana, finally threw a no hitter, as the Mets pounded the Cardinals 8-0. Santana, returning from a year off due to injury, threw 137 pitches in the historic feat. Baseball on Deck, 6/2/2012
Dow Erases All 2012 Gains; Global Depression Dead Ahead
May's Non-Farm Payroll Employment Report set off a vicious cliff-dive on the major indices, while Europe continues to slide deeper into recession. After one of the worst equity performances for the month of May in history, June starts out with a chilling reminder that the global financial problems are still nowhere near being solved. Money Daily, 6/1/2012
Storm of Events Leading Markets and Economies Down Financial Abyss
From industrial output in China to the resignation of the Dutch parliament to Wal-Mart bribes to Social Secirity running out of money, all the news and events of Monday were enough to send global markets screaming for mercy. Money Daily, 4/21/2012
Philip Humber Hurls 21st MLB Perfect Game
29-year-old Chicago White Sox starter, Philip Humber, set down 27 Seattle Mariners in order on Saturday to become the latest to achieve baseball's most elite record. Baseball on Deck, 4/21/2012
Hot Hitters and Power Pitchers
The National League regular season opens tonight with the Wolrd Champion St. Louis Cardinals playing at the revitalized Miami Marlins. the game will be broadcast live on ESPN, with both leagues getting their seasons going through the weekend. Fans and fantasy players can stay up-to-date with Downtown Magazine's players of the day at Baseball on Deck, 4/4/2012
Kentucky Wildcats Capture 8th National Championship
With a 67-59 victory in the NCAA Tournament Final, Kentucky downed Kansas to complete a sensational 38-2 season and take the men's basketball national championship, the 8th for the Wildcats and a deserving first for coach John Calipari, the third-year head coach of Kentucky. Doron Lamb was the game's high scorer, with 22 points as the SEC finished well above the rest in the Conference Tournament Scoreboard. College Basketball Daily, 4/3/2012
NCAA FINAL FOUR
The final weekend of the college hoops season is upon us, as Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio State and Kansas proceed to the Final Four in New Orleans. A pair of semi-final games on Satruday - Kentucky vs. Louisville; Ohio State vs. Kansas - will deterime the ultimate national championship in the final on Monday night. Check out Thursday's Kentucky-Louisville preview and Friday's Ohio State-Kansas analysis at College Basketball Daily, 3/29/2012
More Madness: Sweet Sixteen
All of the #1 seeds are still alive, but Duke and Missouri, a pair of #2s, were knocked off over the weekend, busting up even the best of brackets. March Madness gets a little wilder in the round of 16. Keep up with the latest previews, scores and recaps at College Basketball Daily, 3/22/2012
Better Know Your Brackets: Stats, Info and Free Contest Links
Little work will get done in America over the next few days as College Hoops fans break down the brackets in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament which begin on Tuesday with a pair of play-in games. Stats and information to help you fill out your brakcets is at College Basketball Daily, 3/12/2012
The March to Madness Continues
VCU, St. Mary's Loyola-Maryland and Davidson each received automatic NCAA bids on Monday by winning their conference tournaments. Stay abreast of the hottest games, biggest college stars and blazing buzzer beaters all through March at College Basketball Daily, 3/6/2012
The Boys of Summer Are Back!
Even though it's been a mild one, a sure sign that Winter is coming to a quick end is the opening of the exhibition season for Major League Baseball. The Cactus League gets things started at 3:05 ET (1:05 MT) when the Mariners visit the A's in Phoenix. Florida's Grapefruit League opens Saturday. Keep up on Players of the Day, every day at Baseball on Deck, 3/2/2012
Numbers Racket: Greece, Euro, Apple, Transports and 100 Dow Points
Stocks have been floating on a cheap high since October; today's events and the corresponding moves in US stock markets suggests that a nasty correction could be just around the corner. Money Daily, 2/15/2012
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championship. Late Saturday afternoon, Louisville meets the Shockers from Wichita State. Afterwards, Syracuse and Michigan clash in the other national semifinal, the winners advancing to Monday night's title game. College Basketball Daily, 4/4/2013
COLLEGE HOOPS TIP OFF
A pair of semi-final games on Satruday - Kentucky vs. Louisville;
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