Sidney Crosby scores twice in Game 2, answers ‘what happened to Sidney Crosby?’ Before the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Game 2 against the New York Rangers, Sportsnet had the latest in a series of “what’s wrong with Sidney Crosby?” segments, as the captain had one goal in his last 19 postseason games. (He had nine assists in that span, but c’mon, that doesn’t fit the narrative.) After the Penguins’ … [Read more...]
Josh Donaldson’s walk-off home run caps Blue Jays comeback victory
Josh Donaldson's walk-off home run caps Blue Jays comeback victory Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. Lost in the drama in Boston and Kansas City this weekend has been the excellent series that's playing out in Toronto. On … [Read more...]
Rose stars in playoff return: 'Felt good, normal'
Rose stars in playoff return: 'Felt good, normal' 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 -- In his first postseason … [Read more...]
Lightning strikes Mrazek to even series against Red Wings
Lightning strikes Mrazek to even series against Red Wings Maybe Detroit coach Mike Babcock doesn’t have the magic touch after all. After tagging Petr Mrazek as the team’s starter for Game 1 against Tampa, and Mrazek coming up with a sterling performance, Mrazek turned into a pumpkin in Game 2. Or something like that. Tampa won 5-1 to even the series at 1-1 and Mrazek was yanked after … [Read more...]
Castroneves captures IndyCar Long Beach pole (AFP)
Castroneves captures IndyCar Long Beach pole (AFP) Brazilian Helio Castroneves will start from pole in Sunday's IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach after a record-setting lap in final qualifying. The Team Penske driver became the second pilot Saturday to lower the track record with his run of 1min 6.6294sec in the Fast Six final phase of qualifying in the California sun. The record for the … [Read more...]
Crawford wins WBO junior welterweight title over Dulorme (The Associated Press)
Crawford wins WBO junior welterweight title over Dulorme (The Associated Press) Terence Crawford won the vacant WBO junior welterweight title with a sixth-round technical knockout of Thomas Dulorme on Saturday night. The fight was stopped after Crawford knocked down Dulorme three times in the sixth round. Crawford remained undefeated, winning as a heavy favorite in his first fight moving … [Read more...]
Connor McDavid offers Oilers management another chance at redemption
Connor McDavid offers Oilers management another chance at redemption Edmonton general manager Craig MacTavish was predictably pumped after his team won the NHL draft lottery and the chance to pick Connor McDavid at the 2015 selection process. “Any team would have been over the moon about winning the lottery. We’re the same. It’s a game-changer,” he said. Yes … it is perhaps. If there’s one … [Read more...]