Flu bug no match for 'Beard' in rout of Clippers Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. 0 Shares Print HOUSTON -- Maybe it was the socks. Houston Rockets guard James … [Read more...]
Rockets wake up, clobber Clippers in Game 5 to stave off elimination
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Real Madrid vs. Juventus; predicted lineups and team news
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Lightning close out Canadiens in Game 6, advance to Eastern Conference Final
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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)
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Giancarlo Stanton hits a ball out of Dodger Stadium
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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...]
Barbaro’s owners back at Preakness with Divining Rod (The Associated Press)
Barbaro's owners back at Preakness with Divining Rod (The Associated Press) Roy and Gretchen Jackson are heading back to the Preakness as owners for the first time since Barbaro's fateful trip to Pimlico nine years ago. Barbaro captured a nation's attention after winning the Kentucky Derby when he tragically broke down at the start of the second Triple Crown race and bravely fought to … [Read more...]