Stellar Wind blows to win in Santa Ysabel at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Stellar Wind won the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes for 3-year-old fillies by 2 3/4 lengths Saturday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky wins Mexico Open (Yahoo Sports)
Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky wins Mexico Open (Yahoo Sports) ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Fifth-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland won the Mexico Open on Saturday night for her second WTA Tour title, beating third-seeded Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-0. … [Read more...]
Nadal to play Monaco in final of Argentina Open (Yahoo Sports)
Nadal to play Monaco in final of Argentina Open (Yahoo Sports) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Rafael Nadal beat Carlos Berlocq 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Saturday, setting up a final against Juan Monaco at the Argentina Open. … [Read more...]
Atlanta qualifying marred by 13 cars failing to go through inspection
Atlanta qualifying marred by 13 cars failing to go through inspection Friday's qualifying session at Atlanta was blighted by inspection issues that apparently plagued 13 teams More than a quarter of the 47 cars attempting the race didn't get to make a qualifying attempt because they didn't get through inspection on time. According to Fox Sports 1, NASCAR said all 13 cars were at least on … [Read more...]
Dustin Penner’s rape jokes don’t go over very well on Twitter
Dustin Penner’s rape jokes don’t go over very well on Twitter Dustin Penner runs a pretty funny Twitter feed. He has an acerbic wit, and cracks jokes at the expense of ex-teammates and trolls. He also asked President Obama is he had a place he could crash for a while when Penner was traded to the Washington Capitals. Alas, every comedian has their blind spot, and apparently Penner’s is … [Read more...]
Blue Jays add Dayan Viciedo to replenish outfield depth
Blue Jays add Dayan Viciedo to replenish outfield depth Following a freak injury to outfielder Michael Saunders that will keep him sidelined around 5-6 weeks, the Toronto Blue Jays added some depth on Saturday by agreeing to a minor-league contract with veteran Dayan Viciedo. Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal was the first to report the deal. Rosenthal previously reported that both the Blue Jays and … [Read more...]
Controversial non-call helps Kansas hold off Texas in key Big 12 game
Controversial non-call helps Kansas hold off Texas in key Big 12 game If Texas doesn’t make the NCAA tournament, it will have plenty of moments to regret from the past month during a late-season slide. If Kansas wins its 11th consecutive Big 12 Conference regular season title, it certainly will have earned it. But it also will be because a few things went its way at key times and others … [Read more...]
Frampton stops Avalos to keep IBF super bantam title (The Associated Press)
Frampton stops Avalos to keep IBF super bantam title (The Associated Press) BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Carl Frampton stopped American challenger Chris Avalos in the fifth round to win his first defense of the IBF super bantamweight belt on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Roberson Accidentally Collides With Westbrook
Roberson Accidentally Collides With Westbrook Roberson Accidentally Collides With Westbrook ');ad_counter++}; Publish Date: Today, 06:23 PM ETDuration: 00:12This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. … [Read more...]
Westbrook has facial surgery, will sit Sunday
Westbrook has facial surgery, will sit Sunday Updated: February 28, 2015, 7:49 PM ET By Royce Young | ESPN.com Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook underwent a successful procedure to address a fracture in the zygomatic arch bone of his right cheek Saturday, the team announced. He has been ruled out for Sunday's game at the Los Angeles Lakers and will be re-evaluated next … [Read more...]