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...]
Derek Norris hits walkoff grand slam after striking out four times
Derek Norris hits walkoff grand slam after striking out four times San Diego Padres catcher Derek Norris was having a miserable night on Friday night, having struck out in each of his first four plate appearances. How bad was it? Norris was the only player in the league to achieve the undesired "golden sombrero" among the 15 MLB games played on Friday night. Needless to say, that would be … [Read more...]
Ben Bishop sends Tampa to Stanley Cup Final with Game 7 shutout
Ben Bishop sends Tampa to Stanley Cup Final with Game 7 shutout It’s time to bring back that “Stanley Needs a Tan” slogan from Tampa’s 2004 Cup run. The Lightning is headed back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since it won it all that season. Friday night the Lightning sent New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist to his first Game 7 loss at home in his career in a 2-0 victory at … [Read more...]
Stephen Strasburg leaves another start early as concerns grow
Stephen Strasburg leaves another start early as concerns grow It's no secret that Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has not looked comfortable over the last month. With each abbreviated outing that goes by, the concern surrounding his health and perhaps even his focus have continued to grow and have left many wondering what it might take to get him on track. On Friday night … [Read more...]
Conor McGregor’s showmanship, trash-talking raise The Rock’s eyebrow
Conor McGregor's showmanship, trash-talking raise The Rock's eyebrow Dwayne Johnson knows a thing or two about what it takes to generate interest on a microphone. It's one of the reasons he is captivated by UFC featherweight title contender Conor McGregor. McGregor, one of the UFC’s hottest prospects, takes on divisional king Jose Aldo at UFC 189 in Las Vegas in July. McGregor has built his … [Read more...]
Bolo wins feature on turf at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Bolo wins feature on turf at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Bolo won the $65,000 feature by 2 3/4 lengths Friday at Santa Anita in his first race since finishing 12th in the Kentucky Derby on May 2. … [Read more...]
Sources: Bulls confident Hoiberg is next coach
Sources: Bulls confident Hoiberg is next coach Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. 0 Shares Print CHICAGO -- The Bulls are quietly confident that Iowa State … [Read more...]