Sports briefs: Mercer men's lacrosse picks up No. 2 seed - Macon Telegraph (blog) [unable to retrieve full-text content]Sports briefs: Mercer men's lacrosse picks up No. 2 seedMacon Telegraph (blog)The Mercer men's lacrosse team will be the No. 2 seed for this weekend's Southern Conference tournament at Richmond. Mercer will take on third-seeded High Point at 7:30 p.m. on … [Read more...]
Jon Jones wanted for questioning by Albuquerque police after accident
Jon Jones wanted for questioning by Albuquerque police after accident Albuquerque police are seeking to speak with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in relation to a traffic accident in which a woman was transported to a local hospital with injuries. Details are scarce, but reporter David Kano spoke to Albuquerque Police spokesman Simon Drobik. Drobik told Kano that rumors that drugs … [Read more...]
Oscar’s concussion highlights Premier League’s incompetence at dealing with head injuries
Oscar’s concussion highlights Premier League’s incompetence at dealing with head injuries Concussions are a major problem across all sports, not just American football. If it wasn’t a hot button topic of discussion before today’s Arsenal and Chelsea 0-0 draw, it needs to be now. What happened (or what didn’t happen to … Continue reading → Concussions are a major problem across all sports, … [Read more...]
Canadiens end Senators’ fairy-tale season, advance to Round 2
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...]