Canadiens end Senators' fairy-tale season, advance to Round 2 Only one team during the 2014-15 NHL regular season and playoffs had avoided being shutout before Sunday. The Montreal Canadiens made sure to finally add the Ottawa Senators to that list. The Canadiens advanced to the second round after a 2-0 win in Game 6 against the Senators Sunday night. Montreal now waits to play the winner … [Read more...]
Canadiens advance; Price shuts out Senators
Canadiens advance; Price shuts out Senators Carey Price was the difference as the Canadiens dispatched the Senators in Game 6. (Getty Images) Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators, Game 6 Canadiens 2, Senators 0 | Canadiens win series 4-2 Game 6 in a nutshell: In a game that followed a similar script as many, many Habs games this season, Montreal was content to let Ottawa direct a whole bunch of … [Read more...]
Blingismything wins $100,000 Wilshire Stakes by a nose (The Associated Press)
Blingismything wins $100,000 Wilshire Stakes by a nose (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Blingismything won the $100,000 Wilshire Stakes for fillies and mares by a nose in a four-horse photo finish Sunday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Lydia Ko defends Swinging Skirts LPGA in playoff over Pressel
Lydia Ko defends Swinging Skirts LPGA in playoff over Pressel Lydia Ko gave herself a great birthday present: a successful title defense. Ko won the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic for the second consecutive year on Sunday, making a birdie on the second playoff hole to defeat a game Morgan Pressel and win her seventh LPGA Tour title. Both players finished regulation at 8-under 280, with Ko … [Read more...]
The Toronto Raptors? Gone till November.
The Toronto Raptors? Gone till November. Since the NBA’s All-Star break, the Toronto Raptors blew out the returning Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta following an extended holiday that saw four Hawks contribute in the league’s midseason classic. Also, two weeks before the 2014-15 regular season ended, the Raps did well to down the Dwight Howard-less Houston Rockets in Toronto by three points. It was … [Read more...]
Alex Gordon sacrifices his body to make an amazing catch in the stands
Alex Gordon sacrifices his body to make an amazing catch in the stands Being an outfielder on the road can be dangerous. When you're in the field, you're close to opposing fans, and they can often be unforgiving. [There's still time to sign up for Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball!] Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has certainly heard his fair share of jeers from opposing fans, but … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Price, Parise help respective clubs advance to Round 2
NHL Three Stars: Price, Parise help respective clubs advance to Round 2 No. 1 Star: Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens Montreal eliminated the Ottawa Senators in Game 6 thanks to a 2-0 win Sunday night. Price made 43 stops, including 9 in the final 3:14, for his first shutout of the playoffs. He’s currently second among goaltenders with a .957 even-strength save-percentage through the first … [Read more...]
Fan takes out ad asking for A-Rod’s 660th home run to have an asterisk
Fan takes out ad asking for A-Rod's 660th home run to have an asterisk Fans love to hate New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez. The 39-year-old has gotten off to a strong start this season, and that has only added fuel to the fire. [There's still time to sign up for Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball!] With Rodriguez just one home run away from tying Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time … [Read more...]
2015 NFL Draft: Is Oregon's Marcus Mariota worth a major investment by the … – Akron Beacon Journal
2015 NFL Draft: Is Oregon's Marcus Mariota worth a major investment by the ... - Akron Beacon Journal Javascript must be enabled to view the Burlington Hawkeye online content. Please enable your javascript and click the link below to return. If you are unsure how to enable JavaScript in your web browser, please view these instructions. … [Read more...]
Justin Rose inspired by Steph Curry to Zurich Classic win
Justin Rose inspired by Steph Curry to Zurich Classic win At one point on Sunday in the resumption of the third round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Justin Rose had made six consecutive pars -- no good on a soft and vulnerable TPC Louisiana. Frustrated, Rose turned to his caddie Mark Fulcher for some counsel. "I started off hot, had gone cold and [Fulcher] said, 'Come on, just … [Read more...]