Horse racing-Jockey McCoy to retire at end of season (Reuters) (Corrects typo in second bullet point) * McCoy to bring curtain down on illustrious riding career * Northern Irishman has broken record after record By Justin Palmer LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Tony McCoy, the most successful jumps jockey of all time and champion on 19 occasions, will end his remarkable riding career when he … [Read more...]
Midnight Hawk wins feature at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Midnight Hawk wins feature at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Midnight Hawk seized command turning for home and rolled to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $60,000 feature Friday at Santa Anita, a major drop in class for the 4-year-old colt trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and co-owned by Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville. … [Read more...]
Premier League Saturday, Gameweek 24: TV times and open thread
Premier League Saturday, Gameweek 24: TV times and open thread Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Tottenham vs Arsenal, 7:45am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Steve Bower & Owen HargreavesAston Villa vs Chelsea, 10am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Gary Weaver & Trevor FrancisLeicester … Continue reading → Here’s today’s TV schedule for … [Read more...]
Daily Picks: Kings at Lightning with reign at risk
Daily Picks: Kings at Lightning with reign at risk The Los Angeles Kings need to start winning games. (USATSI) Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their picks for select games every day. With Pekka Rinne back in the Nashville lineup, this appeared to be a matchup of two of the best goalies in the world as recently as a couple of days ago. But … [Read more...]
Report: Reggie Bush implicated for spiking drinks by Darren Sharper codefendent
Report: Reggie Bush implicated for spiking drinks by Darren Sharper codefendent The rape trial of former New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper has taken a strange turn. A former sheriff's deputy in Louisiana, who has been charged (along with Sharper) with helping to drug women in order to rape them, told investigators he witnessed former Saints and current Detroit Lions running back … [Read more...]
CP3 fined $25K for criticizing female referee
CP3 fined $25K for criticizing female referee Updated: February 7, 2015, 11:31 AM ET ESPN.com news services Chris Paul has been fined $25,000 for his public criticism of Lauren Holtkamp, the first-year referee who called a technical foul against the Los Angeles Clippers star point guard earlier this week. The NBA announced the fine Saturday, two days after Paul sounded off on Holtkamp … [Read more...]
Saturday Dose: Dose: Brow in the Clutch
Saturday Dose: Dose: Brow in the Clutch Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook owned Friday night. However, there were also some standout performances from Marcus Morris, Greg Monroe and Tobias Harris. Let’s get right to the action. Davis sinks Thunder Anthony Davis hit a game-winning buzzer-beating three-pointer on Friday to bury Oklahoma City on Friday night. Davis’ heroic efforts capped a … [Read more...]
Hawks best Warriors in clash of top teams
Hawks best Warriors in clash of top teams ');ad_counter++}; Hawks, led by Jeff Teague, take showdown with WarriorsAssociated PressHawks Win Showdown With WarriorsVIDEO PLAYLIST ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks climbed back to the top of the NBA standings by leaning on their depth. More from ESPN.comThe Hawks' showdown win over the Warriors kept the team riding one improbable and happy train in the … [Read more...]
Anthony Davis buries the Thunder with a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer (Video)
Anthony Davis buries the Thunder with a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer (Video) If Atlanta’s win over Golden State has us all already looking forward to what could be a brilliant and unexpected 2015 NBA Finals, the home-and-home two-game series the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder gave us this week should have us petitioning the NBA to force these two teams to play a … [Read more...]
Wallace: Hawks stay on winning track against Warriors
Wallace: Hawks stay on winning track against Warriors ATLANTA -- The No. 657 northbound car on the MARTA train left the downtown Five Points station just after 11 p.m. without a seat available and jammed with people standing shoulder to shoulder. If anyone was tired, it hardly showed. If anyone was uncomfortable, you'd never know. About 60 percent of the passengers on this Gold Line train … [Read more...]