NBA playoffs previews and predictions - Boston Globe (subscription) Comments Print Preview capsules and predictions for the first-round series in the NBA playoffs. EASTERN CONFERENCE Hawks vs. Nets Hawks won season series 4-0. The Nets barely snuck into the playoffs by virtue of Indiana losing at Memphis and they should be ushered right back out quickly. . . . Atlanta beat Brooklyn twice … [Read more...]
Djokovic downs Nadal to reach Monte Carlo Masters final (Yahoo Sports)
Djokovic downs Nadal to reach Monte Carlo Masters final (Yahoo Sports) Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a strong challenge from Rafael Nadal to reach the Monte Carlo Masters final with a 6-3, 6-3 win Saturday. Djokovic, who extended his current winning streak to 16 matches, will face sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych as he bids for a second title at the clay-court Masters. With Prince Albert of … [Read more...]
Team News: Team News – Week 33
Team News: Team News - Week 33 Saturday, April 18, 2015 Saturday Midday Kickoffs Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion Crystal Palace XI: Speroni; Ward, Delaney, Dann, Ledley; Bolasie, Jedinak, McArthur, Zaha; Puncheon; Murray Substitutes: Hennessey, Hangeland, Kelly, Souare, Ameobi, Gayle, Sanogo Changes: Ledley in for Souare West Brom XI: Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Lescott, Brunt, … [Read more...]
Swear by 'it': Raptors GM curses before Game 1
Swear by 'it': Raptors GM curses before Game 1 Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares Print TORONTO -- Masai Ujiri did it again. Last year the Toronto Raptors general manager stepped in front of several thousand fans outside Air Canada Centre before the first game of the playoffs … [Read more...]
Serena Williams gets a rare test from Giorgi but holds on (Yahoo Sports)
Serena Williams gets a rare test from Giorgi but holds on (Yahoo Sports) Serena Williams' vast experience proved the difference during an extremely tight first set against Italy's Camila Giorgi in a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win for the United States in a Fed Cup playoff. Wearing red, white and blue, the top-ranked Williams was put to the test as she kicked off her clay season in front of a hostile … [Read more...]
Fed Cup: Netherlands and Australia 1-1 (Yahoo Sports)
Fed Cup: Netherlands and Australia 1-1 (Yahoo Sports) 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands (AP) -- Casey Dellacqua, a late replacement for the injured Samantha Stosur, beat Arantxa Rus in straight sets to draw Australia level with the Netherlands after the first day Saturday of their Fed Cup World Group playoff. … [Read more...]
Losing return for Hingis in Fed Cup playoffs (Yahoo Sports)
Losing return for Hingis in Fed Cup playoffs (Yahoo Sports) ZIELONA GORA, Poland (AP) -- Five-time Grand Slam champion Martina Hingis played and lost her first competitive singles match since 2007 as Switzerland and Poland tied 1-1 on the first day of the Fed Cup World Group playoff on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Bulls' Hinrich (knee) out Game 1 against Bucks
Bulls' Hinrich (knee) out Game 1 against Bucks Nick Friedell, Chicago Bulls beat reporter Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. 0 Shares Print CHICAGO -- Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich will not … [Read more...]
Ubaldo Jimenez was ejected from no-hit bid after plunking Pablo Sandoval
Ubaldo Jimenez was ejected from no-hit bid after plunking Pablo Sandoval Your browser does not support iframes. We had to check the calendar a few times on Friday, because it sure seemed closer to the stretch run in September and or mid-October than mid-April. A good example of the intensity and craziness played out in Boston, where an unusual set of circumstances led to an untimely ejection … [Read more...]
Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Pick and Betting Odds
Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Pick and Betting Odds. The 5-5 Orioles take on the 7-3 Red Sox on the grass of Fenway Park today, April 18, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:05PM EST. Wagering Odds Moneyline: Baltimore +124/Boston -134 O/U Total: 8.5 Pitching Match-up CHRIS TILLMAN (R) ERA: 3.85 W/L: 1-1 CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R) ERA: 7.84 W/L: 1-1 The 5-5 Baltimore Orioles play … [Read more...]