Arsenal vs. Aston Villa; predicted lineups and team news Arsenal aim to become the first side to retain the FA Cup title since Chelsea five years ago when they face Aston Villa at Wembley on Saturday. A victory for the Gunners will make them the most successful club in … Continue reading → Arsenal aim to become the first side to retain the FA Cup title since Chelsea five years ago when they … [Read more...]
Napoli vs. Lazio; predicted lineups and team news
Napoli vs. Lazio; predicted lineups and team news Napoli host Lazio at the Stadio San Paolo knowing that only a victory will do for them if they are to qualify for the Champions League next season. Rafa Benitez’s side have had a most inconsistent campaign in which they … Continue reading → Napoli host Lazio at the Stadio San Paolo knowing that only a victory will do for them if they are to … [Read more...]
Season Reviews: Chelsea Season Review
Season Reviews: Chelsea Season Review Saturday, May 30, 2015 Final Table Position: 1st Points: 87 2014-2015 Summary Chelsea completely dominated the Premier League this season, finishing eight points ahead of second place Manchester City. It could have been an even bigger gap if the Blues weren’t complacent throughout the whole season and especially at the end when they had the league clinched … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Strasburg Stymied
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Strasburg Stymied Saturday, May 30, 2015 A bad season turned worse for Stephen Strasburg on Friday. Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Nate_Grimm on Twitter. Strasburg, who had struggled to a 6.50 ERA through nine starts heading into Friday's game, exited after 16 pitches due to neck muscle tightness. The right-hander faced just five hitters in the outing, leaving … [Read more...]
Ben Bishop over King in Game 7, as Lightning feed off goalie’s effort
Ben Bishop over King in Game 7, as Lightning feed off goalie’s effort NEW YORK – Going by the numbers, sticking to the trends and acknowledging the history, Ben Bishop was not expected to be the goaltender raising his arms in the air in victory at the end of Game 7, having pitched a shutout and propelled his team to the Stanley Cup Final. Not the guy who gave up five goals on three … [Read more...]
Rangers fan gives amazing Game 7 interview, bought $4.5K tickets ‘in hundreds only’ (Video)
Rangers fan gives amazing Game 7 interview, bought $4.5K tickets 'in hundreds only' (Video) Tickets for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final were the highest selling of the playoffs on the secondary market. So Scott Oake of CBC decided to ask a fan at Friday night’s Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers final what his seats cost, considering he was against the glass in prime real … [Read more...]
Norris' grand slam lifts Padres to 6-2 win vs Pirates
Norris' grand slam lifts Padres to 6-2 win vs Pirates [unable to retrieve full-text content]SAN DIEGO (AP) Derek Norris hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to lift the San Diego Padres to a 6-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday night, snapping the Pirates' season-high seven-game winning streak. … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: Mad Game Like Skiles
The Daily Dose: Dose: Mad Game Like Skiles For the second day in a row, we had some head coaching news in the NBA. The Orlando Magic hired Scott Skiles and held a press conference in Orlando on Friday evening. The Magic have fallen in love with adding up-and-comer types and Skiles becomes their most experienced coach since Chuck Daly. Unlike my Thibs column from yesterday (check that out here), … [Read more...]
Surging Giants take over first place in NL West
Surging Giants take over first place in NL West Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. Let's be honest, it wasn't exactly fun or interesting picking the San Francisco Giants to make the postseason again this season. After … [Read more...]
Lightning blank Rangers; move on to Cup final
Lightning blank Rangers; move on to Cup final The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the Stanley Cup Final. (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's what you need to know about Rangers vs. Lightning Game 7. New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay … [Read more...]