Cleveland holds off Warriors, follows LeBron James to a 2-1 NBA Finals lead The easy script for these suddenly plucky Cleveland Cavaliers continues to roll on. Initially pitched as a star-heavy team full of well-heeled All-Stars, the Cavs are playing their best defense of the season, and they’ve taken a 2-1 advantage in the 2015 NBA Finals. The Cavs downed Golden State 96-91 in Game 3 … [Read more...]
Triple Crown trainer Bob Baffert tosses 1st pitch at Dodgers (The Associated Press)
Triple Crown trainer Bob Baffert tosses 1st pitch at Dodgers (The Associated Press) Bob Baffert took a victory lap at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, tossing out the ceremonial first pitch in celebration of American Pharoah's Triple Crown victory. Baffert's throw to the plate was high and away, but catcher A.J. Ellis snagged it. American Pharoah became the 12th horse to win the Triple … [Read more...]
First World Cup win inspires little confidence in USWNT coach Jill Ellis
First World Cup win inspires little confidence in USWNT coach Jill Ellis The best quality of the U.S. women’s national team is that when they play as poorly as they did Monday night, they are able to win and win with style. While Australia may ultimately prove to be a legitimately world … Continue reading → The best quality of the U.S. women’s national team is that when they play as poorly … [Read more...]
Overturned out-of-bounds call proves big in Cavs’ Game 3 win
Overturned out-of-bounds call proves big in Cavs' Game 3 win Against the odds, the Golden State Warriors nearly pulled off a second-straight fourth quarter comeback against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. Down 20 with under three minutes remaining in the third quarter, Golden State battled back and trailed just 94-91 after a Stephen Curry three-pointer … [Read more...]
Cleveland holds serve at home, follows LeBron James to a 2-1 NBA Finals lead
Cleveland holds serve at home, follows LeBron James to a 2-1 NBA Finals lead The easy script for these suddenly-plucky Cleveland Cavaliers continues to roll on. Initially pitched as a star-heavy team full of well-heeled All-Stars, the Cavs are playing their best defense of the season, and they’ve taken a 2-1 advantage in the 2015 NBA Finals. The Cavs downed Golden State by a 96-91 score in … [Read more...]
Bruce Boudreau appears safe as Ducks cut assistant loose
Bruce Boudreau appears safe as Ducks cut assistant loose Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau is safe … for now. According to the Orange County Register and LA Times, the Ducks let go of assistant coach Brad Lauer. The rest of the staff … is OK, and that includes Boudreau. As Eric Stephens of the OCR notes on Lauer. Lauer came in with Bruce Boudreau in 2011. Hold on job likely became tenuous … [Read more...]
Chris Heston tosses Giants’ fourth no-hitter in the past four seasons
Chris Heston tosses Giants' fourth no-hitter in the past four seasons Your browser does not support iframes. The San Francisco Giants must have some incriminating photos of the baseball gods. No team has been more fortunate over the past few years than San Francisco. [Check out Big League Stew on Tumblr for even more baseball awesomeness.] It's not just the three World Series titles in the … [Read more...]