Blackhawks' 'bad habit' of blowing leads quickly costs them Game 3 CHICAGO – The rough estimate is that it’s occurred around 10 times this season: The Chicago Blackhawks score a goal, celebrate wildly and feel pretty good about life; then, under two minutes later, the opposing team scores to suck that momentum out of them like a parched vampire, consuming it for themselves. It happened … [Read more...]
World Soccer Talk Radio (6.8.15) Kartik Krishnaiyer interview
World Soccer Talk Radio (6.8.15) Kartik Krishnaiyer interview Listen to the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio featuring an interview with Kartik Krishnaiyer. During the interview, host Nate Abaurrea discusses several topics with Kartik including the fallout at Fort Lauderdale Strikers, NASL’s continued silence regarding its ties … Continue reading → Listen to the latest episode of … [Read more...]
Ben Bishop battles to win Game 3, keeps injury a mystery
Ben Bishop battles to win Game 3, keeps injury a mystery CHICAGO — Jon Cooper said he saw it in Ben Bishop’s eyes. “It” being the Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender telling his head coach “give me the net.” Cooper did, and he was rewarded with a victory to take a 2-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final. “It's going to take a lot not to play in a Stanley Cup Final game, personally,” said Bishop … [Read more...]
Carlos Correa gets first MLB hit, impresses with his glove in Astros debut
Carlos Correa gets first MLB hit, impresses with his glove in Astros debut Carlos Correa's MLB debut could have been better — his Houston Astros ran into a dominant Chris Sale, who struck out 14 hitters and only give up five hits and one run, as the Chicago White Sox won 3-1. But that RBI and one of those hits belonged to Correa, the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft, who roared through the … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Holliday Hurt
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Holliday Hurt Follow @RyanPBoyer and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. The Cardinals already lost one middle-of-the-order bat in Matt Adams due to a serious right quad injury. Will they now be without another big bat for a while due to the same ailment? Matt Holliday injured his quad during Monday’s loss to the Rockies while chasing a pop-up in left field. The veteran … [Read more...]
Daily Fantasy Sports Notes, Warriors-Cavs Game 3 Preview, Odds, Picks – SportsBlog.com (blog)
Daily Fantasy Sports Notes, Warriors-Cavs Game 3 Preview, Odds, Picks - SportsBlog.com (blog) Game 3 of the NBA finals Golden State and Cleveland goes Tuesday night. Golden State is now a one-point favorite after opening up as a pick. The total is 194, down a half point from the opener at the sportsbook. Golden State is favored by 71 percent of gamblers with 54 percent betting on the over. … [Read more...]
Woods makes self-aware joke about plenty of Memorial ‘reps’
Woods makes self-aware joke about plenty of Memorial 'reps' Every now and then, Tiger Woods makes a funny in public. Sometimes, it's at his own expense, like on Monday at Quicken Loans National media day. Woods, who appeared via satellite for the event staged at 2015 host Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in northern Virginia, made a self-aware crack about his incessant discussion of needing … [Read more...]
Jack Nicklaus is a big Mark Wahlberg fan, so he’ll see ‘Entourage’
Jack Nicklaus is a big Mark Wahlberg fan, so he'll see 'Entourage' No offense to Jack Nicklaus, but he's not the kind of guy that comes to mind when I think of people who would buy a ticket to go see "Entourage." He's not bro enough, bro. However, the Golden Bear fully intends on seeing the big-screen adaptation of the cult HBO series. Why? Nicklaus and "Entourage" executive producer and … [Read more...]
Japan vs Switzerland and USA vs Australia: TV times and open thread
Japan vs Switzerland and USA vs Australia: TV times and open thread The US Women’s National Team has been waiting four years to get to play in another Women’s World Cup match to try to avenge its loss from the 2011 Women’s World Cup final when the team was defeated by Japan … Continue reading → The US Women’s National Team has been waiting four years to get to play in another Women’s World … [Read more...]
D-Backs take SS Swanson No. 1
D-Backs take SS Swanson No. 1 With the top overall pick of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, the Arizona Diamondbacks selected Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson. Swanson is coming off a junior campaign in which he batted .348/.441/.648 with 14 home runs in 253 at-bats. This season, Swanson transitioned from second base to shortstop well enough to increase his already-high draft stock. As a … [Read more...]