Daily Picks: Another road Game 7 winner? Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily Picks, where CBS hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz get you ready for every game every day of the postseason and share their predictions for each. Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, 8 p.m. ET, NBC, Game 7 Series tied 3-3 For a series that has been remarkably close through six games, it's hardly a surprise … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia team classification after stage 20 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia team classification after stage 20 (Reuters) May 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Team Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 20 on Saturday 1. Astana(Kazakhstan) 251:46:13" 2. BMC Racing(United States) +43:16" 3. Team Sky(Britain) +1:11:59" 4. Movistar(Spain) +1:18:32" 5. Cannondale(United States) +2:26:39" 6. Lotto(Belgium) +3:02:15" 7. Tinkoff - Saxo(Russia) +3:14:09" … [Read more...]
Munoz wins rain-shortened IndyCar race in Detroit (The Associated Press)
Munoz wins rain-shortened IndyCar race in Detroit (The Associated Press) Carlos Munoz has his first career IndyCar victory, winning Saturday at Belle Isle when the race was called because of rain after 47 laps. The 23-year-old Colombian driver had a substantial lead when a caution flag came out with just over 30 minutes remaining in what was supposed to be a 2-hour race. Marco Andretti was … [Read more...]
Live updates: Best of Saturday's MLB action
Live updates: Best of Saturday's MLB action Thanks to their fifth straight win Friday night (SF 4, ATL 2), the Giants come into Saturday sitting in first place in the NL West. They've won 13 of their last 15 games overall and are a half-game up on the Dodgers. San Francisco was 5.5 games back at the start of this 13-2 stretch. The recent hot streak coincides almost perfectly with the return … [Read more...]
NCAA chairman: Turn page on O'Bannon case
NCAA chairman: Turn page on O'Bannon case Harris Pastides wants the NCAA's O'Bannon appeal to stop short of the Supreme Court. (Getty Images) DESTIN, Fla. -- NCAA Division I board of directors chairman Harris Pastides said he is not inclined to have the NCAA try to get the US Supreme Court to hear the Ed O'Bannon case if the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rules unfavorably against the … [Read more...]
Kerr expects Thompson will play in Game 1
Kerr expects Thompson will play in Game 1 Ethan Sherwood Strauss, ESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live 0 Shares Print OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is expected to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, according to coach Steve Kerr. "He's doing well," Kerr said … [Read more...]
Indiana records strike’em out, throw’em out, throw’em out again triple play
Indiana records strike'em out, throw'em out, throw'em out again triple play They say the double play is a pitcher's best friend, and the strike'em out, throw'em out double play in particular is a result that tends to send a jolt of energy through the defense while taking the wind out of the offensive team. During Friday's NCAA tournament regional game against Radford, the Indiana University … [Read more...]
Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily Picks: Ducks, Blackhawks ready for Game 7 – CBSSports.com
Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily Picks: Ducks, Blackhawks ready for Game 7 - CBSSports.com Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily Picks, where CBS hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz get you ready for every game every day of the postseason and share their predictions for each. Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, 8 p.m. ET, NBC, Game 7 Series tied 3-3 For a series that has been remarkably … [Read more...]
A.J. Ellis takes exception to umpire Mike Winters critiquing his pitch framing
A.J. Ellis takes exception to umpire Mike Winters critiquing his pitch framing The Los Angeles Dodgers road struggles continued on Friday as they were shut out for the fourth consecutive game away from Dodger Stadium, losing 3-0 to the St. Louis Cardinals. With that in mind, it would be only natural to expect some frustration and anger, and the Dodgers target turned out to be home plate … [Read more...]
Tampa Bay celebrates as many Lightning-turned-Rangers look on
Tampa Bay celebrates as many Lightning-turned-Rangers look on Food for thought: If the actual Prince of Wales came out and presented the Prince of Wales trophy to the Eastern Conference champion, would the captain of the team feel more obligated to lay a hand on it? It’s definitely something the NHL should consider as Steven Stamkos followed superstition and did not touch the trophy. Even … [Read more...]