Garrett Richards turns in iffy start after returning from knee surgery Los Angeles Angels pitcher Garrett Richards made his long-awaited season debut Sunday against the Houston Astros. While it was great to see Richards back on the mound after undergoing August knee surgery, the start probably didn't go as well as he had hoped. Richards allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits over five … [Read more...]
Jim Furyk ends almost five-year winless drought at RBC Heritage
Jim Furyk ends almost five-year winless drought at RBC Heritage It was a long time in coming, but with a 12-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at the RBC Heritage, Jim Furyk is once again a winner on the PGA Tour. Furyk beat Kevin Kisner with his 11th birdie in 20 holes played on Sunday at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C. In regulation, Furyk … [Read more...]
Scott Dixon wins Grand Prix of Long Beach (The Associated Press)
Scott Dixon wins Grand Prix of Long Beach (The Associated Press) Dixon passed Helio Castroneves during a mid-race pit stop and stayed out front over the final 47 laps to win the Grand Prix of Long Beach for the first time. Dixon qualified third for this year's race, his best starting position at Long Beach. Once the race started, he quickly passed series leader Juan Pablo Montoya for … [Read more...]
Scott Darling ‘rock solid’ in first playoff win, Blackhawks take series lead 2-1
Scott Darling 'rock solid' in first playoff win, Blackhawks take series lead 2-1 After two less than stellar starts by Corey Crawford, the Chicago Blackhawks gave Scott Darling the chance at his first playoff start in the NHL. He made the most of the opportunity. It took 35 saves, but the 33-year-old rookie (in every sense, except the NHL's) earned his first victory as a starter, 4-2. More … [Read more...]
Not again: Benches clear after Kelvin Herrera throws at Brett Lawrie
Not again: Benches clear after Kelvin Herrera throws at Brett Lawrie It's been quite a hostile weekend for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics. Tempers flared Friday, when Brett Lawrie's hard slide injured Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today!] The Royals responded Saturday by plunking Lawrie in the elbow. Pitcher Yordano … [Read more...]
Telesco preps for third Chargers draft – U-T San Diego
Telesco preps for third Chargers draft - U-T San Diego If the Chargers are ever to win a Super Bowl – and really, isn’t that the point? – they almost certainly will draw on touchdowns and tackles from players they took in an NFL draft.The lifeblood of the organization. That’s what Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco calls the draft.The annual three-day, seven-round event begins April 30 in … [Read more...]
Penske cars crash in the early laps at Bristol
Penske cars crash in the early laps at Bristol After rain soaked Bristol Motor Speedway for most of Sunday morning, NASCAR took advantage of a brief respite from the wet conditions to start the Food City 500 as soon as it could. And the hustle to start the race did not work out well for the two Team Penske cars of Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. Keselowski was running third and attempting … [Read more...]
Costly curse: Ujiri fined $35,000 for expletive
Costly curse: Ujiri fined $35,000 for expletive ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print NEW YORK -- Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri was fined $35,000 and the team docked $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for his expletive Saturday talking about Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce when addressing fans before the teams' playoff opener. Masai Ujiri's loose tongue led to a total … [Read more...]
Cycling-Kwiatkowski upsets favourites to win Amstel Gold Race (Reuters)
Cycling-Kwiatkowski upsets favourites to win Amstel Gold Race (Reuters) (Adds quotes) VALKENBURG, Netherlands, April 19 (Reuters) - World champion Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland outgunned the favourites to win the Amstel Gold Race, a 258km hilly one-day classic race, on Sunday. He beat Spain's Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), one of the specialists of the Ardennes classics, which continue on … [Read more...]
World champion Michal Kwiatkowski wins Amstel Gold Race (The Associated Press)
World champion Michal Kwiatkowski wins Amstel Gold Race (The Associated Press) VALKENBURG, Netherlands (AP) -- World champion Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland won a sprint to the line Sunday to take the 50th edition of the Amstel Gold Race. … [Read more...]