Lightning close out Canadiens in Game 6, advance to Eastern Conference Final It took a couple of games more than they wanted, but the Tampa Bay Lightning finally eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 to move on to the Eastern Conference Final. A pair of goals from Nikita Kucherov and 18 saves from Ben Bishop helped guide them to a 4-1 victory. Kucherov didn’t have a goal coming into … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Soriano to the Rescue?
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Soriano to the Rescue? Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Steve Cishek has been removed of his ninth-inning duties for the Marlins after blowing four saves in his first seven chances while posting an atrocious 10.32 ERA and 2.03 WHIP over 11 1/3 innings of work. According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, the Marlins are "very much engaged" in discussions with super agent Scott Boras … [Read more...]
Injured Pacquiao returns to Philippines (The Associated Press)
Injured Pacquiao returns to Philippines (The Associated Press) Manny Pacquiao returned home to the Philippines on Wednesday nursing his right shoulder after surgery and weighing up whether to retire or push for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao, wearing a black shoulder brace and arm sling, said his immediate priorities were recuperating from surgery and his duties as congressman … [Read more...]
Giancarlo Stanton hits a ball out of Dodger Stadium
Giancarlo Stanton hits a ball out of Dodger Stadium Announcers tend to revert to hyperbole any time a home run is hit. Players routinely "hit a ball a mile," or "hit it out of the park." For Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton, sometimes the hyperbole is real. He proved as much Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the top of the first inning, Stanton clobbered an 85 mph cutter … [Read more...]
Lightning defeat Habs, move on to East finals
Lightning defeat Habs, move on to East finals The Tampa Bay Lightning are moving on thanks to a big win in Game 6. (USATSI) Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 6 Lightning 4, Canadiens 1 | Lightning win series 4-2 Game 6 in a nutshell: With the pressure mounting, the Tampa Bay Lightning came out firing on the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6. After Nikita Kucherov opened the scoring with … [Read more...]
LeBron dominates, Bulls rally falls short as Cavs win Game 5, take 3-2 lead
LeBron dominates, Bulls rally falls short as Cavs win Game 5, take 3-2 lead After hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win Game 4 on the road, I wondered what LeBron James might have in store for an encore in Game 5. The answer, as it turned out: an awful lot. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Despite spending two days undergoing treatment for a … [Read more...]