Photo Credit: oregonlive.com Oregon freshman guard Tyler Dorsey has decided to enter this year’s NBA Draft after one season with the Ducks. The 6’4” 180-pound Dorsey expects to be draft after posting an average of 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game in his lone season at Oregon. His season highs were 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. -Asher Fair Continue reading Dorsey to Enter Draft
Photo Credits: sfgate.com With the Warriors 104-78 victory over the Rockets in game 1, the rest of the series seemed like an ease or until Warriors guard Stephen Curry was injured. Early in the game, Curry was roughed up by Patrick Beverly when there was a scuffle that was quickly broken up. Later in the game, Curry fell on his ankle awkwardly and sat out the rest of … Continue reading Rockets Rough Up Warriors in Loss
Photo Credit: indycar.com Helio Castroneves takes the pole position for Sunday’s Long Beach Grand Prix. It is his 2nd straight pole in the series, and 47th of his career. He laid down a lap time of 1 minute, 7.1246 seconds in the Firestone Fast Six just before teammate Will Power spun and brought out a red flag. This forced Power to be penalized and start … Continue reading Castroneves Takes Long Beach Pole
Photo Credit: torontosun.com The Indiana Pacers played the Toronto Raptors in Toronto in the first game of the series. The Raptors are a 2 seed and the Pacers are a 7 seed. The Raptors loss today’s game by a score of 100-90. Paul George was the Pacers leading scorer with 33 points and was also the leader in assists with 6 of them. For Toronto, Cory … Continue reading Pacers-Raptors Recap
Photo Credit: imgarcade.com The Big 10 conference is like the Big 12 conference. There are very good teams, then there are some underdog teams. Here are my predictions on the records of all Big 10 teams in the 2016 season. Bowl games prediction is not included. Illinois: 2015 record: 5-7 2016 prediction: 4-8 Indiana: 2015 record: 6-7 2016 prediction: 4-8 Iowa: 2015 record: 12-2 2016 prediction: 9-3 … Continue reading Big 10 Conference Predictions
Photo Credit: Alan Schaefer Going into the 2015-2016 NCAA basketball season, everyone had a clear-cut image of who the number one pick would be: Ben Simmons. As time went by, LSU basketball started to fall in the rankings and eventually didn’t even make the tournament. Another great player named Brandon Ingram led Duke to the tournament, and past the first two rounds. All of this … Continue reading NBA Number 1 Pick: ?
Photo Credit : nedraft.com The Cleveland Browns have had problems at the QB position for years. This year they’re taking a shot on former Redskins QB, RG3. Griffin has shown that he can produce as a starter but has also shown he can’t stay healthy. So should the Browns rely on RG3 or should they draft a QB in the first round to contest for … Continue reading Should Browns Draft a QB in the First Round?
Photo Credit: sportslogos.net The Big 12 is a conference that hosts some of the best teams in college football. Here is what I think each Big 12 team’s record will be in the 2016 season. Bowl games for the 2016 prediction are not included, that’s why there might be an uneven amount of games for the 2 years. Baylor: 2015 record: 10-3 2016 prediction: 10-2 … Continue reading Big 12 Conference Predictions
Photo Credit: usatoday30.usatoday.com WARNING: This article goes all over the place with little to no transitions. Is the Andretti Curse Breakable? Andretti is a name known and respected throughout the entire motorsports world, not just in Indycar racing.The legendary Mario Andretti won 52 Indycar races, which is currently 2nd all-time, and his son Michael won 42 Indycar races, which is currently 3rd all-time. Mario Andretti won … Continue reading Is the Andretti Curse Breakable?
Photo Credit: youtube.com Golden State Warriors San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors Cleveland Cavaliers Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Clippers Boston Celtics Atlanta Hawks Miami Heat Charlotte Hornets Portland Trailblazers Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Memphis Grizzlies -Asher Fair Continue reading NBA Power Rankings (4/15/16)
Photo Credit: rantsports.com The Pittsburgh Steelers have released cornerback Cortez Allen after 5 seasons with the team. The 27-year-old is coming off of a season in which he did not play much due to injury, and only totaled 6 tackles. Allen has totaled 166 tackles, 6 interceptions and 1 touchdown over his 5-year career in the NFL, all with the Steelers. His career highs are … Continue reading Cortez Allen Released
Photo Credit: indycar.com 10. 2014 Iowa Corn Indy 300, Iowa Speedway- Winner: Ryan Hunter-Reay. After struggling the whole race, Hunter-Reay took a late gamble to get new tires put on his car in the closing laps, and then surged through the field on the final restart, and took the lead with 2 laps to go. He never looked back and delivered Andretti Autosport’s 5th consecutive win … Continue reading Races 10 to 1
Photo Credit: foxsports.com 20. 2013 Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sonoma Raceway- Winner: Will Power. Will Power drove like his dominant self at Sonoma after a year in which he had no wins up to that point. He ended up winning 2 of the next 4 races in the series, and took that momentum into the 2014 season and won the 2014 championship. However, controversy arose in this race after a … Continue reading Races 20 to 11
Photo Credit: iol.co.za 30. 2014 MAVTV 500, Autoclub Speedway- Winner: Tony Kanaan. Kanaan got his 1st win since the 2013 Indy 500, and Will Power took his first championship after getting rid of all of his demons from the 2010, 2011, and 2012 championship races when he wrecked to lose the championship lead in each of those. He started in 21st, while championship runner-up Helio Castroneves started … Continue reading Races 30 to 21
Photo Credit: sports.usatoday.com 40. 2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Motor Speedway- Winner: Simon Pagenaud. No one was really sure what to make of this weekend after the Indycars returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Polesitter Sebastian Saavedra stalled on the pole and got absolutely smashed from behind, ending his day before it began. The mayor of Indianapolis was standing inside the pit wall … Continue reading Races 40 to 31
Photo Credit: usatoday.com 50. 2013 Honda Indy 200, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course- Winner: Charlie Kimball. Scott Dixon tried to win his 5th race and 3rd in a row at Mid-Ohio by going on a 2-stop strategy. With no cautions, the race was a 3-stop race, which benefited race winner Charlie Kimball who had planned on 3 stops, thus went all out on speed during the entire race without … Continue reading Races 50 to 41
Photo Credit: f1fanatic.co.uk 60. 2011 Baltimore Grand Prix, Streets of Baltimore- Winner: Will Power. Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves had to start from the back of the field after being involved in a huge wreck in morning warm up. The race ended up being relatively clean aside for a spin in turn 3, a really, really tight turn, that ended up stopping 12 cars on the track. … Continue reading Races 60 to 51
Photo Credit: racintoday.com 70. 2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Streets of St. Petersburg- Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya. Juan Pablo Montoya made a statement win, proving that he could still win anywhere. He battled late with teammate Will Power, but held him off even after the two had a minor collision, for a convincing win. 69. 2012 Belle Isle Grand Prix, Streets of Belle Isle- Winner: Scott … Continue reading Races 70 to 61
Photo Credit: usatoday.com 80. 2012 Honda Indy 200, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course- Winner: Scott Dixon. The race was between Power and Dixon, and without a caution, Dixon was able to win it in the end due to having better pit stops. 79. 2012 Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sonoma Raceway- Winner: Ryan Briscoe. Due to pitting before Will Power right as a caution came out, Briscoe cycled to the … Continue reading Races 80 to 71
Photo Credit: racing.ap.org 90. 2014 Wisconsin 250, Milwaukee Mile- Winner: Will Power. Will Power proved that 2014 was meant to be his championship year by not only winning just his 3rd race on an oval ever, but dominating it. He was only challenged for the lead (aside of while he was in the pits) 2 or 3 times, and he ended up leading all but 21 … Continue reading Races 90 to 81
Photo Credit: cbsnews.com 94. 2011 Indycar Championship, Las Vegas Motor Speedway- Winner: N/A. The quality of racing was good, as the cars were running side-by-side in packs for all of the 11 laps that were run. But unfortunately, that type of racing is dangerous, and one mistake caused a 15-car pileup that took the life of 2-time Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon. The race was voted … Continue reading Races 94 to 91
Photo Credit: theblaze.com Here at Sports Pressbox, we tend to write a lot of opinion articles. Rankings, projections, interpretations etc. Don’t get me wrong, we do a lot of news too as you know, but much of our posts are opinionated. This list is more than that. This is not only my opinion, but it will only cover the Indycar Races that I have watched … Continue reading Ranking the Indycar Races (Since August 2010)
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