Optimistic Hawk Bazemore to start for Korver Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR 0 Shares Print CLEVELAND -- Hawks guard Kent Bazemore will start in place of the injured Kyle Korver in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He also stood by his comments that … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia stage 15 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia stage 15 results (Reuters) May 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Giro d'Italia (Marostica - Madonna di Campiglio, 165 km) on Sunday 1. Mikel Landa (Spain / Astana) 4:22:35" 2. Yury Trofimov (Russia / Katusha) +2" 3. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff - Saxo) +5" 4. Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) +6" 5. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL) +38" 6. Andrey Amador … [Read more...]
Watch Didier Drogba carried off by teammates in Chelsea farewell [VIDEO]
Watch Didier Drogba carried off by teammates in Chelsea farewell [VIDEO] In a pre-planned move, Jose Mourinho substituted Didier Drogba in his final game for Chelsea. Not only did the Chelsea legend receive huge applause from the crowd at Stamford Bridge, but the Chelsea footballers carried him off the field in … Continue reading → In a pre-planned move, Jose Mourinho substituted Didier … [Read more...]
Prado homers and resurgent Marlins beat Orioles 5-2
Prado homers and resurgent Marlins beat Orioles 5-2 [unable to retrieve full-text content]MIAMI (AP) Martin Prado homered to cap a 12-pitch at-bat and drove in two runs, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Sunday to win a series for the first time since May 3. … [Read more...]
Fan unknowingly catches foul ball in jacket pouch
Fan unknowingly catches foul ball in jacket pouch The San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies had a long day at the ballpark on Saturday. The division rivals met up for a day/night doubleheader that was scheduled to begin at 2:10 and 7:10 pm respectively in Denver, but ended up way behind schedule thanks to extensive weather delays before both games. It was a taxing day for the players, … [Read more...]
Crew members for No. 18 car hit on pit road at Indy
Crew members for No. 18 car hit on pit road at Indy Two crew members were hit by a car on pit road during Sunday's Indianapolis 500. As James Davison was exiting his pit stall after the halfway point of the race, his teammate, Pippa Mann, was in the left lane on pit road. There was no room for Davison and after the two cars collided, he hit the crew members from Tristan Vautier's team. All … [Read more...]
MLB Network looks at the remarkable story of Navy graduate Mitch Harris
MLB Network looks at the remarkable story of Navy graduate Mitch Harris Your browser does not support iframes. When Memorial Day arrives on Monday, it will take on an extra-special meaning for St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Mitch Harris. When the Cardinals line up to face the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Harris will proudly wear the uniform of the first and only … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia mountain classification after stage 15 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia mountain classification after stage 15 (Reuters) May 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 15 on Sunday 1. Benat Intxausti (Spain / Movistar) 85 2. Mikel Landa (Spain / Astana) 54 3. Simon Geschke (Germany / Giant) 53 4. Steven Kruijswijk (Netherlands / LottoNL) 53 5. Carlos Betancur (Colombia / AG2R) 52 6. Giovanni Visconti … [Read more...]
Cycling-Contador retains pink jersey after controlling Aru (Reuters)
Cycling-Contador retains pink jersey after controlling Aru (Reuters) Spain's Alberto Contador retained the Giro d'Italia overall lead when he finished third in the 15th stage, a 165-kilometre mountain trek up to Madonna Di Campiglio won by Spain's Mikel Landa on Sunday. The Tinkoff-Saxo rider, who snatched a six-second time bonus at an intermediate sprint, now leads second-placed Fabio Aru … [Read more...]
Astros turn 5-4-3 triple play in win against Tigers
Astros turn 5-4-3 triple play in win against Tigers The Houston Astros entered play on Saturday with the third highest winning percentage in MLB. Third! Needless to say, they've been the biggest and/or most pleasant surprise in the entire league, and they've done it by doing everything well. That includes hitting a league-leading 62 home runs, a pitching staff that ranks top 10 in ERA … [Read more...]