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Week 1 NFL Picks
Are you ready for some football? Of course you are! It’s been a long time coming, but the wait was certainly worth it. The terrible tease of the preseason is behind us. The real games are finally here. So let’s get to some Week 1 NFL picks. Last season, I was 140-120-12 ATS on weekly picks. I whiffed on the Super Bowl, but hey, we all get blinded by Brady sometimes. Week 1 is always a goofy week to call. Biases from last season haven’t worn off. Big stories from this season haven’t fully developed. It’s all hype and hope Week 1. Anything could happen. Here’s how I think things will shake out (barring some terrible replacement ref calls which are sure to litter the fields this weekend).
At NY Giants -3.5 Dallas
I’m going with the champs here. The Cowboys have been yapping a ton lately. They’re tired of New York’s winning ways. Great way to psych your team up, guys. Sure the Giants don’t always cover at home, but what does Tony Romo have to work with? A semi-gimpy Miles Austin, a spleen-less Jason Whitten and a knucklehead who’s so unpredictable, he needs constant supervision. Demarco Murray may come out with brute force, and yea, Romo will find a way to move the ball through the air, but I don’t think the Cowboys are going to cease their chance at a statement-win to kick off the season.
Pick: Giants -3.5
At Chicago -9.5 Indianapolis
Cutler finally has a real receiver. Luck is as good as advertised, but the Bears pick up where they left off after their season got derailed by lousy backup QBs. The Colts aren’t going to stink it up like last year, but they’re not going to upset the Bears in Chicago this week.
Pick: Bears -9.5
Philadelphia -8.5 At Cleveland
Vick’s protecting his ribs with a special vest. Let’s see if he can stay healthy for one whole game. Trent Richardson is Cleveland’s entire offense. I’m curious to see what sort of impact Josh Gordon makes right away, but the Browns had trouble scoring in the preseason. They’re also without a key contributor on defense, with Joe Haden serving a suspension for Adderall. Philly has too many weapons and the youth movement in Cleveland might not be ready for prime time.
Pick: Eagles -8.5
At NY Jets -3 Buffalo
I like the Bills this year. Fitzpatrick likes to go off early in the season. Fred Jackson is a beast whose monster season was cut short last year before it could fully materialize. The Bills D looks more legit than it has in years. Meanwhile the Jets continue to show signs of dysfunction. Maybe they’ll pull it all together and surprise people. Not this week I think.
Pick: Bills +3
At New Orleans -7 Washington
Oh no, Drew Brees doesn’t have a coach! How’s he going to find a way to move the ball against the Skins? Don’t overthink this. The Redskins have hope for the first time in years. RG3 looks like a legit stud who can pass when he wants to or blow past you if he must. The rookie QB and his new buddy Pierre Garcon should be able to light it up all season, especially in this first game against the Saints secondary. But the Saints don’t lose at home. They dominate. They outscore the shit out of their opponents. Brees will continue to complete passes to any and every one out there. This game could be a huge score fest, but the Saints will end up on top.
Pick: Saints -7
New England -5.5 At Tennessee
The Britt-less Titans will open the season at home with a new QB under center and a rejuvenated Johnson in the backfield. The Titans won’t be schlubs this season, but even with a better QB, a big game from Nate Washington and a vintage effort from CJ2K, they can’t hang with the Pats.
Pick: Pats -5.5
At Minnesota -3.5 Jacksonville
This one is tough. Two of last season’s terrible teams mix it up with questionable running back situations. Is AP 100 percent back or will we see large doses of Tobyball? Just how many touches will MJD get? Difficult questions to answer. Ponder and Gabbert should be better than they were a year ago, but that’s not saying much. With a few personnel exceptions, both teams aren’t that fantastic on the defensive side of the ball. Will Blackmon break out or will his recently injured hamstring hold him back? Does Percy lead the way for the Vikes? I’m tempted to say yes. With too many question marks, I’ll take the home team.
Pick: Vikings -3.5
At Houston -12.5 Miami
I hope Reggie Bush can will this team to a couple wins this year. Philbin looks like a lifelong coordinator who has no business being a head coach. His team looked lousy on HBO and with each skill player they dump, it’s clear that they’re in full-on rebuilding mode. Houston’s got the best running back in football and a QB who feels better than he has in a long time. Take the Texans in your survivor pool. This one’s gonna get ugly.
Pick: Texans -12.5
At Detroit -7.5 St. Louis
It’s the battle of the baby-faced quarterbacks. I’ll take the guy throwing to Calvin Johnson and I’ll make sure to insert Kevin Smith in my fantasy lineup so he can go off against a porous Rams D before he goes down with another inevitable injury.
Pick: Lions -7.5
Atlanta -3 At Kansas City
I’m not sure what to make of the Chiefs. They have two bruisers in the backfield with Charles and Hillis. They have a QB that no one is really sold on. Their top wideout ended his holdout, but jumps between greatness and inconsistent all too often. The Chiefs are built to control the line of scrimmage, and that’s all well and good, but I think Matt Ryan to Julio, special Arrowhead Stadium guest start Tony G, Rowdy Roddy White and some combination of Turner-Rodgers Overdrive will prove to be too much for the hometown smashmouth team.
Pick: Falcons -3
At Green Bay -5 San Francisco
This should be a fun matchup. Aaron Rodgers and that sick offense take on the punishing Niners D. Cedric Benson will have a hard time moving the ball on the ground. I’m really curious to see what Randy Moss is going to do. He has the potential to be so sick, but can Alex Smith deliver the goods if the Randy of old shows up? And has Green Bay’s defense improved enough to stop these guys? Confidence isn’t super high with this one, but I have to go Packers at home.
Pick: Packers -5
Carolina -2.5 At Tampa Bay
Cam Newton connects with Greg Olsen all day long. The Bucs stay in it but trail off at the end.
Pick: Panthers -2.5
Seattle -2.5 At Arizona
Sparkplug Russell Wilson combined with that defense can make up for a lack of Marshawn, should back spasms keep the Skittles monster from starting. It’s nice that the Cardinals went with Skelton. Here’s hoping their o-line can keep him from getting killed the first game. Kolb knows he’ll get another shot to screw the pooch again soon.
Pick: Seahawks -2.5
At Denver -1.5 Pittsburgh
The Steelers are extra bitter about how things ended last season. Peyton’s back and he immediately makes Denver a favorite to win their division. Who’s going to run the ball for Pittsburgh? I was on all in on Jonathan Dwyer as late as yesterday, but with Redman bouncing back from injury and the threat of a miraculously-healed Mendenhall being in the mix, I’m just not sure anymore. What I am sure about is that the Steelers have the best one-two punch combo of receivers in the league. Big Ben gets it done and the Steelers enjoy some sweet revenge, even with a makeshift o-line, injuries on defense and the absence of Ryan Clark.
Pick: Steelers +1.5
At Baltimore -6 Cincinnati
The Ravens absolutely demolished the Steelers during their home opener in Week 1 last season. The Bengals aren’t going to be the chumps in the division anymore. They’ll stay competitive, but the Ravens will pull away with a clear victory.
Pick: Ravens -6
San Diego -1 At Oakland
I hated myself for drafting Ryan Mathews. Sure he’s a beast when he’s available, but he just seems to end up on the sidelines all the friggin’ time. Not sure what to make of Philip Rivers and his shit year last year. Maybe he’ll get this interception thing sorted out, but I don’t think Palmer will. That guy’s guaranteed to throw at least two picks in this game. That’s the line I’m setting. Make sure your gloves are on tight, Eric Weddle. DMC is healthy once again, but with too many wideouts out of the mix for the Raiders and with Oakland’s run D all kinds of suspect, I think the Chargers pull this one out, even if Mathews sits.
Pick: Chargers -1
Last season: 140-120-12
Sep 5th
Doug Flutie and John Elway Show They Still Got It in Dove Men+Care Promo
rusbank.net/offers/microloans/zaymyi_kruglosutochno_bez_otkaza/ Doug Flutie and John Elway have a series of videos up on YouTube as part of the Dove Men+Care “Journey to Comfort” campaign. The two football greats share stories from their college playing days, and as this video shows, the two QBs and still fling it:
Sep 4th
Capture the Crown – Curtiss Shaver Brickyard 400
Crown Royal hooked it up big time this past weekend. The makers of everyone’s favorite purple-pouched whisky flew me out to Indianapolis to participate in an elaborate scavenger hunt and attend an epically named NASCAR race: Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com.
Why so many names? Let me break it down. The race was part of the Your Hero’s Name Here campaign, an initiative started by Crown Royal that awards NASCAR race naming rights to a local hero who exemplifies service. This year’s winner was Curtiss Shaver, an all-around amazing dude from Troy, Alabama who lost his leg in an accident, was rescued by fire fighters and then became a firefighter himself. More on Curtiss in a bit.
The Brickyard portion describes the track itself – the storied Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Home to the world’s most famous race, the Indy 500, IMS has been around since 1909, when over three million bricks were used to create the track’s first oval. This rich 100-plus-year history lives on with the “kissing of the bricks” ritual that pays proper homage to this storied spot. The place can fit over 250,000 fans, and it’s the largest stadium of its kind in the world. It’s also the very first place to ever be named “speedway.” The Brickyard 400 has been an annual NASCAR tradition at IMS since 1994.
The race was powered by Big Machine Records. The label put on a few concerts over the weekend, with The Band Perry, The Mavericks and Justin Moore all performing for race fans. The whole race was sponsored by Crown Royal, which I was sipping consistently/responsibly throughout the weekend.
A Very Humble Hero
Anyway, back to Curtiss Shaver. This guy was legit. He really was. He was humbled and honored by all the adulation, but he also embraced it. He knows that he’s a source of inspiration and admiration, but he’s still a genuinely approachable, happy-to-see-you-again kinda guy. I chatted with him a couple times, and each time we talked, I left feeling that the world needs more human beings like this Curtiss Shaver.
During one bus ride back from the race track to the hotel, Curtiss rode with the bloggers who attended the event and fielded some questions. He talked about the accident that took his leg, the emotions he went through and how he made peace with God and was ready to check out. He spoke of the firefighters who found him and saved his life and how they inspired him to follow the same path.
When asked if he feels like he’s a hero, Curtiss had a great response:
“I feel like a represent firemen, firefighters and paramedics for what they do. And I represent all of those heroes. I really don’t think I’m a hero. I don’t. I just do my job and I try to do a good job. I do believe my accident gives me a lot of insight on that person needing rescue. So I do believe it helps me be a little bit more dedicated, a little bit more dot the I’s and cross the T’s type of guy… A hero? I don’t feel like a hero by no means.”
The guy talked about marrying his high school sweetheart and playing high school football. When asked if he was any good, the humble hero with his name plastered all over Indy said he wasn’t all that great, but he tried real hard. Classic Curtiss.
I asked him how many new friends he’s made in Troy, Alabama during the last couple weeks. Curtiss said that his number Facebook friends, which used to be about 300 or 400, jumped into the thousands.
“Troy is a tight town,” Curtiss said. “We only got like 20,000 people. Everybody knows everybody and if you don’t know somebody, you know somebody else who does kinda thing. I think it’s crazier though than a big city. Because everybody talks to me about it, cause everybody knows everybody. Where in a big city, you probably just have your little core people that you know, and it doesn’t get out that much. Anyway, it’s cool. I had a lot of friends before, though. I really did.”
It’s easy to see why a guy like Curtiss has so many friends. It was a pleasure chatting with him and seeing him enjoy himself around the track. You could tell he was really enjoying the moment and the honor was much deserved.
Capture the Crown
In addition to attending the race and interviewing the hero who lent his name to the event, I also got to participate in a competition with other teams of bloggers. It was an intense scavenger hunt called Capture the Crown, and it took place over a period of two days. I was teamed up with David Dennis from TheSmokingSection.com and Nick Evans from StraightPinkie.com. Our team lead was Brittany Edwards, and she gave us a huge advantage.
As we went around the speedway trying to complete tasks like getting an autograph from a crew chief and a photo with Miss Sprint Cup, Brittany knew quite a few people. She got us into the drivers meeting and navigated us through the different areas of the track with a big smile. With her guidance and our team’s strategy, we completed more of the scavenger hunt tasks than any of the other squads, and ended up winning the competition. Team Win indeed. The prize was a new iPad and a future Crown Royal sponsored trip at a location that’s still to be determined. Not a bad way to end the weekend.
The Race
The first NASCAR race I attended was in Charlotte. I pretty much figured that all speedways followed a similar layout, but Indy was way different. In Charlotte, you can see the full track and follow the action at every turn. In Indy, you really get more limited view of the track. The only action you see is what’s right in front of you. Watching the race from the Pagoda was pretty sweet. If you’re only going to get one view of the track, an elevated view of the finish line is the way to go. Walking around the track before the race started, taking a lap in a pace car and seeing a pit crew in action just a few feet in front of me during the race was awesome.
Jimmie Johnson won the Brickyard 400 in pretty convincing fashion. He led 99 of 160 laps. Johnson became the second driver after Jeff Gordon to win the Brickyard four times. Johnson started in sixth place and finished the race five seconds ahead of runner-up Kyle Busch. It was the largest margin of victory in Brickyard history. Fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished in fourth place and jumped to the top spot in the Sprint Cup season standings.
I had a blast hanging out with all the bloggers. Thanks again to the folks at Taylor and Crown Royal for sending me out. Good times all around!
Aug 2nd
Summer Sanders Interview
Oh man, back in the day, I had the biggest crush on Summer Sanders. She’s a four-time Olympic medalist in swimming, but I knew her as the sexy-fit host of Sandblast, an MTV show from the mid-90s that featured two teams battling it out in fun events at the beach.
After racking up two golds, a silver and a bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Summer flourished as a sports host/journo on shows like NBA Inside Stuff, US Olympic Gold, The Sports List and Skating with Celebrities. You’ve seen her in Jerry Maguire, Celebrity Apprentice, Good Morning America, the Winter Olympics, Rachel Ray and Inside Out with Summer Sanders. After hanging it up in ’92, she’s had a good run with this second career thing.
Summer’s in London covering the Olympics, and I had the chance to chat with her last Thursday, just before the opening ceremony. Summer’s working with Duracell to launch Virtual Stadium, a new interactive initiative that encourages friends, family members and fans to send message of support to Olympic athletes via Facebook and YouTube. Your photo, text or video message can fire up an Olympic hopeful, and you can also win prizes like a $500 Visa Gift Card or a trip to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
Check out the interview below. We had some audio issues during the interview, so my questions are appear transcribed:
If you find yourself totally wrapped up in the Summer Olympics, visit the Virtual Stadium. Send a shout-out to an athlete that could use your support. All this social media stuff wasn’t around back when, but with the right tools at your finger tips, your quick message of encouragement could go a long way.
Jul 31st
Michelle Jenneke
Get ready for the Olympics, people. And get ready for more Michelle Jennke.
Jul 26th
2012 ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic
Last week I got to play in the 2012 ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic at Pacific Palms in Industry Hills. I’ve been an avid golfer for about a month now, and I was super stoked about playing a legit course like this. The fact that I’d be surrounded by athletes and celebs didn’t hurt either. It was definitely a step up from my local 9-hole options.
The day started out like any other, with me getting to the posh course early for a quick breakfast surrounded by guys like Mike Piazza, Joe Theissman, Matthew Stafford, Joe Mantenga and Mr. Belding. It was a beautiful day when we played and the course was absolutely gorgeous. It was a great way to spend a Tuesday.
My group was paired up with Sal Mesekela, the host of the X-Games and an all around fun guy to hang out with. I was also teamed up with Adam Fonseca from SB Nation, Nash Herrington from Crave Online and Mark Rasmussen from Weber Shandwick. We had a solid group of guys.
As far as golf skills we’re concerned, I was definitely the weakest link, but the other guys were encouraging and more than made up for my lack of skill. We played a scramble and went with the best ball. I was happy that I we used my tee shots. Sure, it was obligatory to use one tee shot from each player, but the one that counted for me wasn’t so bad for the crew. We finished the round at -2 and tied for 19th.
Behind us was former 49er Dwight Clark, and his team was crushing it. We could hear celebratory birdie shots all day. The guys grouped up with the man who made “The Catch” finished pretty strong. Tony Dovolani from Dancing With the Stars and his team won the whole thing at 8-under.
After we finished playing, we got to see Mike & Mike pass out some awards, and the presentation of ESPN’s $1 million check to Nick Valvano, the brother of Jimmy Valvano and chairman of the V Foundation. Nick gave a great acceptance speech that left even the most badass jocks in the room a little choked up.
Thanks to the folks from Clear Men’s Scalp Therapy for inviting me out to such a great event. I got to learn a little bit about the V Foundation and dandruff while rubbing elbows with some cool celebs. I also achieved my goal of not injuring anyone with my golf game, so good times!
Photo via ESPN Media Zone
Jul 19th
Father’s Day Gift Alert – MOTOACTV Golf Edition Review
Do you love your dad? Of course you do. Have you been a cheapskate when comes to showing your Pops how much you care about him? You probably have, you thrifty spender, you. Do you have a game plan for a Father’s Day gift this year? Dude, it’s coming up quick. And seeing how you haven’t really done anything super nice for your dad in awhile, why not splurge on a sick Father’s Day gift this year? They guy’s earned it.
Well if your dad is like most dads, he probably likes golf. There’s just something about getting older that makes you appreciate man vs. well-kept nature situations, hanging out with other fellas in goofy looking clothes and so forth. If you want to support your father’s golf addiction, do it in style this year. Get him the MOTOACTV Golf Edition.
This device is kinda complicated, so your dad will love it. The MOTOACTV Golf Edition combines tons of interesting fitness functions with a sweet set of techy, golf-related insights. This thing wasn’t designed for the dad who enjoys the occasional round of putt-putt. This is a serious piece of technology with a bit of a learning curve that’s designed for true die-hard fitness and golf-types. Motorola even teamed up with Masters champ and all around good-guy PGA star Bubba Watson when they developed this thing. Here’s a video of Bubba breaking down the device:
The MOTOACTV wasn’t always designed with golfers in mind. The original MOTOACTV was a small, clip-on device that provided tons of data on your regular exercise routines. The fitness functions are still a core part of what the unit does. This mini Android device can help you track the number of steps you’ve taken, the distance you’ve traveled, the amount of calories you’ve burned and the type of music you like to listen to when you’re hitting your fitness stride (yea, built-in MP3 player). Users can also connect to MOTOACTV.com to upload stats and keep track of fitness progress.
Now in addition to all of these fitness features, the MOTOACTV Golf Edition adds in stuff like a GPS golf tracker, virtual caddy and an online clubhouse. You can visit 20,000 courses worldwide and this thing will pull up info on every single hole – distance to the front, center and back of the green, info about hazards, scorecards, club recommendations and a bunch of other stats. You can also sync up to the MOTACTV.com site and get visual representations of the rounds you’ve played.
I tried this thing out a couple times at a small par-3 course in West LA. Without connecting to the web, the GPS-function identified the course I was at and brought up info on each hole. If it can pull up a small par-3 course instantly, it’ll be easy to find the regular courses you frequent.
Like I said earlier, the device does come with a bit of a learning curve. This isn’t something that you whip out on the course without reading the manual first. It’s not that it’s counter-intuitive or anything. Navigating the buttons and screens is actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it. But to understand and appreciate all of the device’s functions, you should certainly educate yourself on it before you put it to use.
Being a super novice on the golf course, I did find the thing useful. Knowing the distance to the tee before every shot will definitely help improve your game. The virtual scorecard is pretty cool too, but you may find the old fashioned pencil and paper routine to be an easier scoring option. Still, it’s nice having a digital reference for multiple golf rounds, so that you can track your progression over time and identify holes that give you trouble.
The clip-on device can be combined with a wristband accessory for convenient, sporty use on the links. It charges via USB and can be synced up to your Android smartphone or desktop. The MOTOACTV Golf Edition isn’t cheap – the MSRP for the device is $299.99 – but again, when was the last time you really splurged on your dad? If he enjoys working out and he loves to golf, you can’t do much better than this.
So show your dad some love this Father’s Day and get him a compacy, powerful piece of technology that’ll improve his golf game and motivate him to get exercise a bit more. He’ll certainly appreciate it.
Jun 12th
Interview with Dominque Dawes and Megan Rapinoe
We’re a few weeks away from the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The open ceremony is scheduled for Friday, July 27, and in the weeks ahead there will be plenty of patriotic sentiment building up and a flurry of human interest stories to consume.
With the proliferation of social media worldwide, this year’s Olympic games promises to be new experience. Fans can follow the action on a minute-by-minute basis and there are new ways available to connect with the athletes that will be competing.
To further this effort, Samsung and the U.S. Olympic Committee are teaming up to launch the U.S. Olympic Genome Project. This online community will give fans a chance to connect with Team USA Olympians, Paralympians and Olympic hopefuls in new and unique ways.
A few weeks back, I had a chat with four-time Olympic medalist Dominque Dawes and U.S. women’s soccer team member and Olympic hopeful Megan Rapinoe. We discussed the U.S. Olympic Genome Project, the problem of obesity in America, the Magnificent Seven and the hopes and chances of the women’s U.S. gymnastics and U.S. soccer teams. Here’s the interview:
You can learn more about the U.S. Olympic Genome Project by visiting the Samsung Genome Project Facebook Page.
May 16th
Interview with Daytona 500 Winner Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth won a wild Daytona 500 a few weeks back. Due to the rain delay and the extra-late conclusion of the race, Kenseth wasn’t able to attend his Champion’s Breakfast until this week. We talked to Kenseth on Wednesday about his Daytona experience, social media, the new tandem racing rule changes and the upcoming race in Texas this weekend on FOX.
CS: So how does it feel to finally get Daytona 500 Champion’s Breakfast out of the way?
MK: Well there’s there problem, I showed up and there’s no food.
CS: Oh what? (Laughs).
MK: I guess it’s not breakfast. That was the bad part. We got jipped out of the food (laughs). But it’s cool to come out here and see the car sitting there in the Daytona 500 Experience with all the confetti on it just like it was sitting in Victory Lane. It was really neat. I mean it’s different coming now a couple months later and celebrating it, but it’s always neat to come back and see the car, see the fans, and kind of relive the experience of the Daytona 500.
CS: That was such a wild race, man. I was following along on TV along with a bunch of other people. How did you stay in the right mindset with that extra long delay?
MK: Yeah it was different. Waiting till Monday night was one thing, but that delay in the middle of the race was really … it was really kind of a tough one. So it was after our last pit stop and I was worried about the track not getting fixed. And, you know, if we went back to green we were going to be the leader, the first off pit row, and the guys in front of us were going to have to pit. So it was just a lot of anxiety and you know, anticipating getting the race started and wondering what’s going to happen.
CS: And what did you think about Brad Keselowski’s Twitter antics during the red flag?
MK: Well he just seemed to be popular with the fans and the media and the TV and all that. It was very popular with the fans and the broadcasters and the TV and doing all that stuff. For me, it didn’t really matter to me. I was more thinking about the race than I was about Tweeting.
CS: Do you use social media at all to connect with fans? I mean, when you’re not racing?
MK: I do. I got on Twitter last August or something like that, so I was one of the later ones. But I do get on there at least a couple times a week, usually. You know, send some notes or pictures about what I’m doing or whatever and try to get on there and communicate with the fans on Fridays or Saturdays when I get a little down time at the track. I’m not on there every day and checking it every day, several times a day – I think like a lot of people do. I enjoy finding another way to connect with the fans.
CS: Gotcha. And what do you think about the new tandem racing rule changes?
MK: Oh I like the new rules that broke up the pack a little bit. You get back to kind of pack racing and kind of racing, you know, one against 42 and trying to make moves and not so much worrying about another car.
CS: You think most drivers have adjusted to the rule changes already?
MK: Yeah. Yeah I do. I think that’s kind of the way it was forever and I think everybody’s adjusting pretty well. That’s a little different. You can still try to get locked up for a couple laps, but it certainly has changed the race ethic for the better.
CS: Now I’m sure you get asked this all the time but what was your initial reaction a few years back to the Matt Kenseth rule – the whole point change that was made after your first championship?
MK: Oh, I think the change to the Chase was great. I think, if you look at last year for instance, I don’t think the battle or race could have been any more exciting. I mean at the ended up being the same amount of points and it went to the guy with the most wins, which I think is what they want. You had some people qualify for the chase, you know, with wins during the season but couldn’t make the top ten for whatever reasons – they had a bad start, but won some races made the Chase and were contenders down the stretch. I think it’s really added a new exciting element to the sport. Did they have Yoga Mudras . All passengers aboard the Orient Express have a secret to hide, and one among them is a ruthless murderer. As the luxury train speeds through Europe, the man known only as Poirot must match wits against a murderer who could be anyone, even a fellow passenger. The stakes are high
CS: Excellent. So last question, what’s the race you’re most looking forward to the rest of the way?
MK: Well, there’s a lot of races left, but right now I’m really looking forward to going to Texas. That’s always been one of my favorite tracks and we’ve had some pretty good success there in the past so I’m looking forward to getting out there and getting on the track tomorrow.
Matt is currently in fourth place in the Sprint Cup Series. Tune in to FOX this Saturday at 7pm EST to see Matt try for his third victory at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Apr 13th
