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NFL Thursday Night Matchup Dolphins @ Ravens: Thursday 10/26 8:25pm EST Dolphins: The Miami Dolphins are going into Baltimore tonight at 4-2 on the season. They got their bye week in the first week of the season because of Hurricane Irma; when they were suppose to face the Bucs. The Dolphins are rolling into this game; coming off a huge comeback win against the defending NFC Champs, Atlanta Falcons. They are not playing with their starting QB this week however. Jay Cutler took big shots last week, and is out this one with a rib injury. He is expected however to return next week; for the Dolphins game against the Raiders. The Dolphins are starting backup QB Matt Moore, and expect a W in Baltimore. The Dolphins lack offense this year in a big way. After a huge rushing season from “A-Train” Jay Ajayi last season. This year he only can only rush for 425 yards in 125 carries; 3.5 yards per carry. They can barely run the ball effectively this season. All the stress has been on th...

World Series Preview Well we have finally made it baseball fans. The day we have all been waiting for; we have gone through regular and postseason. 14 teams have been eliminated from both the AL, and 14 from the NL. That leaves us with just 2 teams left in the fall classic. The Astros and Dodgers will go at it in Game 1 of the World Series tonight in Los Angeles at 8:09 EST. This 7 game series is high anticipated as both teams had different paths to the promise land. The NL representatives Los Angeles Dodgers have been nothing but dominate this postseason; only losing 1 game this postseason. Also a dominant regular season posting a 104-58 record, best in the MLB. After constant speculation over the past few years on how the Dodgers couldn’t get it done; with such great teams. However the bats and pitching have come alive this postseason for manager Dave Roberts Dodgers. Yes we finally get to see Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers play in the World Series. First ti...

Game 7 Recap and What’s Next for The Yankees? Pre-Game The Astros and the Yankees squared off on Saturday night; in a very highly anticipated Game 7 ALCS matchup. The Yankees sent C.C. Sabathia to the mound; to guide the Yankees to the newsstand to spread the news. C.C Sabathia was pitching a very well Postseason for the Yankees. Most of the time only able to go 5; being the 2nd starter. Would usually be a very big  problem. Not with this Yankees bullpen, going into the game with a 1.94 ERA in the postseason; 2nd among active teams. Sabitha knew he only had to 5; and with his young bats this, put the Yankees as the my pre-game favorite. The Astros on the other hand; were going into Game 7 with a big 7-1 win the night before. Behind our Athlete of the Week; and Astros ace this Postseason, Justin Verlander. The Astros bats caught some fire; after not being able to score for 16 innings in Yankees stadium. In the 5th the Astros scored 3. Then scored 4 in the 8th to catch some ...

Goat Talk College Football Matchups 12pm 10 Oklahoma State @ Texas Tale of the Tape: Texas: The University of Texas is 3-3 this season, and 2-1 Conference play. Sam Ellighner Freshman QB, has 3 Picks 6 TD’s in 156 attempts with a 54% completion rate this season. The coaching staff at Texas is not hiding that the ship may has sailed on former true Freshman QB Shane Buechele. To close losses however in Oklahoma and USC. USC  in double OT; where Texas was one big moment away in each game to create the upset; and a totally different season. Also QB Sam Elighner leads the team in rushing with  68 attempts 275 yards and 1 TD. That’s how dynamic  their offense is this season. Their defense it a little better than Oklahoma's States; only allowing 387 totals yards  372.5. They stop the running game down better than OSU. If Texas offense can keep at pace with OKC they need to get the defense off the field to win. Time of possession is big for...

Goat Talk Athlete of the Week: Justin Verlander Get to Know Verlander: Currently Justin Verlander is a starting pitcher for the Houston Astros. The Astros are currently tied up 3 games a piece against the New York Yankees in the ALCS. He is Goat’s Talk’s Athlete of the week. He is from Goochland Virginia; he was born on February 20 1983; he is 34 years of age. He pitched at his local high school; in Goochland, Virginia. He left Goochland High School throwing 87 mph on his fastball. Verlander who was  6′ 5", 200 pounds; who was a right-handed pitcher with velocity and movement on his pitches ; he got some D1 looks. He went to Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia; D1 baseball program. He went to ODU for 3 years. Where he had the most strikeouts in school history with 427; also in a game against James Madison University; he had the most strikeouts in a game with 17. Verlander was drafted 2nd by the Detroit Tigers in the 2004 MLB D...