Harper HR binge continues with walk-off Bryce Haper did it again Saturday. His sixth homer in three days was a walk-off. (USATSI) Saturday had the potential to be very bad for the Nationals. They jumped out to a big 6-1 lead over the Braves, but a bullpen meltdown sent the two teams to the bottom of the ninth tied 6-6. Blowing a lead that big never feels good. The bullpen meltdown would not be … [Read more...]
Chudinov defeats Sturm by split decision for WBA belt (The Associated Press)
Chudinov defeats Sturm by split decision for WBA belt (The Associated Press) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Fedor Chudinov of Russia defeated former middleweight champion Felix Sturm of Germany by split decision for the vacant WBA super middleweight title on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Power-packed race gives Penske 1st Grand Prix win at Indy (The Associated Press)
Power-packed race gives Penske 1st Grand Prix win at Indy (The Associated Press) Will Power won the Grand Prix of Indianapolis on Saturday for his first IndyCar victory of the season, leading 65 of 82 laps on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Colombia's Juan Pablo Montoya, Power's teammate, was third. Power's first career win at Indy also gave team owner Roger Penske his 16th … [Read more...]
Week That Was: Week That Was: Joc Jams
Week That Was: Week That Was: Joc Jams Saturday, May 09, 2015 How about that Joc Pederson? The rookie enjoyed an excellent month of April and is now off to an explosive start in May, with five home runs and nine RBI in eight games. The outfielder entered this season ranked as the eighth best prospect in the game by Baseball America, coming off a Triple-A campaign where he blasted 33 homers with … [Read more...]
LeBron 'will not show any weakness' to team
LeBron 'will not show any weakness' to team Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares Print CHICAGO -- In the wake of a devastating loss at the buzzer to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, LeBron James said he's determined not to show weakness around his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates. … [Read more...]
Cavaliers at Bulls – 5/10/15 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction – Sports Chat Place
Cavaliers at Bulls - 5/10/15 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction - Sports Chat Place [embedded content] Cleveland Cavaliers (58-31) at Chicago Bulls (56-35) NBA Basketball: Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 3:30 pm (United Center) The Line: Chicago Bulls -1 -- Over/Under: 194.5 See the Latest Odds TV: ABC The Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls meet Sunday afternoon in game four of their playoff series. … [Read more...]
Orica wins team time trial on opening day of Giro d’Italia (The Associated Press)
Orica wins team time trial on opening day of Giro d'Italia (The Associated Press) Orica Green-Edge won the Giro d'Italia's opening team time trial on Saturday for the second year in a row, with Simon Gerrans taking the overall leader's pink jersey to complete an astonishing turnaround of fortunes. Orica justified its tag as the overwhelming stage favorite on the 17 1/2-kilometer (11-mile) … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia team classification after stage 1 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia team classification after stage 1 (Reuters) May 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Team Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 1 on Saturday 1. Orica(Australia) 19:26" 2. Tinkoff - Saxo(Russia) +7" 3. Astana(Kazakhstan) +13" 4. Etixx - Quick-Step(Belgium) +19" 5. Movistar(Spain) +21" 6. IAM Cycling(Switzerland) +25" 7. BMC Racing(United States) 8. FDJ(France) +26" 9. Team … [Read more...]
Cuban rider Mejias holds off American rider Rivera for gold (The Associated Press)
Cuban rider Mejias holds off American rider Rivera for gold (The Associated Press) LEON, Mexico (AP) -- Malies Mejias of Cuba edged up-and-coming American rider Coryn Rivera in a bunch sprint to win the Pan Am Continental road race championship on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Royals rebound, beat Tigers 6-2 behind Escobar, Guthrie
Royals rebound, beat Tigers 6-2 behind Escobar, Guthrie [unable to retrieve full-text content]DETROIT (AP) Alcides Escobar homered on the first pitch of the game and made a sparkling catch of Miguel Cabrera's line drive two innings later, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. … [Read more...]