Matt Kenseth survives Bristol marathon to break winless streak Your browser does not support iframes. Matt Kenseth is back. In victory lane, that is. Kenseth won Sunday's Food City 500, a race delayed multiple times by rain and plagued with accidents that took out some of the race's top contenders. The win was Kenseth's first since he won at New Hampshire in September 2013, a span of 51 … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Overtime heroics by Tavares and Weise
NHL Three Stars: Overtime heroics by Tavares and Weise No. 1 Star: Dale Weise, Montreal Canadiens In Game 3, Weise played the role of evil stepmother in the Cinderella-esque run of the Senators. With 5:47 remaining in the game, the Habs forward scored the game tying goal. He followed it up with a controversial game winning OT goal at 11:13. With the win, the Canadiens take a 3-0 stranglehold … [Read more...]
Spurs' Parker OK for Game 2 despite ankle, thigh
Spurs' Parker OK for Game 2 despite ankle, thigh Michael C. Wright, ESPN Chicago Bears reporter Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Jaguars and Redskins Played college football at West Texas A&M 0 Shares Print LOS ANGELES -- San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker tweaked his left ankle in the first quarter of Sunday's 107-92 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers and … [Read more...]
Truculence reigns supreme in Calgary’s 4-2 win over Vancouver
Truculence reigns supreme in Calgary's 4-2 win over Vancouver It's pretty clear now that there is no love lost between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks. In Games 2 and 3, the teams have combined for 213 penalty minutes in the THIRD PERIOD alone. Although Game 2 was much more of a melee, the teams mellowed out a bit for Game 3. A bit. Calgary entered the third period on Sunday with a … [Read more...]
Dale Weise scores controversial OT winner, Montreal up 3-0 on Ottawa
Dale Weise scores controversial OT winner, Montreal up 3-0 on Ottawa The Ottawa Senators stood at their bench as the Montreal Canadiens celebrated down the ice. The on-ice officials clustered around the penalty boxes, in a conference. Perhaps, for a moment, there was hope for another miracle. Something that would take Dale Weise’s overtime winner in Game 3 off the board. Something that … [Read more...]
Paul and Griffin help Clippers pull away from Spurs for big Game 1 win
Paul and Griffin help Clippers pull away from Spurs for big Game 1 win The 2015 playoff series between the West's No. 3 Los Angeles Clippers and No. 6 San Antonio Spurs has been tabbed by nearly all observers as the most competitive of the first round, with one of two contenders going home after just a few weeks. That expectation played out over the first half and much of the third quarter … [Read more...]
Mailbag: NFL better figure out how to use college spread QBs – ESPN
Mailbag: NFL better figure out how to use college spread QBs - ESPN John Clayton, NFL senior writer Close Senior NFL writer and commentator Joined ESPN in 1995 Member of the writers' wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio 0 Shares Print The increasing number of spread quarterbacks coming into the NFL has coaches and general managers up in arms. Basically, many teams … [Read more...]
Flames pull away from Canucks, lead series 2-1
Flames pull away from Canucks, lead series 2-1 The Calgary Flames take a 2-1 series lead. (USATSI) Every night during the Stanley Cup playoffs, Eye On Hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters will bring you up to speed everything you need to know about all of the action around the NHL. Here is what you need to know about Canucks vs. Flames Game 3 Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames, Game 2 … [Read more...]
Danica Patrick now has the most top-10 finishes by a woman in the Cup Series
Danica Patrick now has the most top-10 finishes by a woman in the Cup Series Danica Patrick set a record with her ninth-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday night. The race marked Patrick's sixth top-10 finish of her career in the Sprint Cup Series, breaking a tie she had with Janet Guthrie for the most top-10 finishes by a woman in NASCAR's top level. Guthrie, who made her debut … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Mets Catcher Woes
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Mets Catcher Woes Monday, April 20, 2015 No team has been hotter recently than the Mets, going on eight straight wins. Unfortunately, they had one of their first tough breaks of the season, literally, on Sunday afternoon. In addition to lefty reliever Jerry Blevins fracturing his forearm, starting catcher Travis d’Arnaud took a pitch to the right hand, … [Read more...]