Will Power captures pole position in Toronto (The Associated Press) TORONTO (AP) -- Will Power recorded the fastest lap time late in the qualifying session at Honda Indy Toronto on Saturday. … [Read more...]
MLB updates: Blue Jays win 10th in a row
MLB updates: Blue Jays win 10th in a row As is customary on Saturday, we have a full slate of action, including several day games. The top story is easily the Toronto Blue Jays winning their 10th straight game. They won nine in a row last season as part of a stretch that saw them win 15 of 17, but they never got to 10. They did win 11 in a row in 2013, so this group isn't a stranger to extended … [Read more...]
Liverpool reject Manchester City’s £25 million offer for Raheem Sterling
Liverpool reject Manchester City’s £25 million offer for Raheem Sterling Liverpool look set for another summer of transfer upheaval after rejecting a £25million offer from Manchester City for forward Raheem Sterling. Press Association Sport understands the bid, which could rise to £30million with add-ons, was not even seriously considered by … Continue reading → Liverpool look set for … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Kings reign likely to return next season
Los Angeles Kings reign likely to return next season The Los Angeles Kings are the strangest non-playoff team in the NHL. They were good this past season. Really good from a puck possession standpoint. They were the team that nobody wanted to face in the playoffs. If the Kings got into the postseason would you have picked them to win the Stanley Cup? I know I would have at very least placed … [Read more...]
King Kreesa wins Belmont’s Poker Stakes (The Associated Press)
King Kreesa wins Belmont's Poker Stakes (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- King Kreesa led all the way to pull a 17-1 upset Saturday in the $300,000 Poker Stakes on the turf at Belmont Park. … [Read more...]
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere vows not to curb his feisty playing style
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere vows not to curb his feisty playing style Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere is undeniably talented and is widely seen as one of the England national team’s top performers over the last year or so. The midfielder has be awarded as the Man of the Match in … Continue reading → Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere is undeniably talented and … [Read more...]
Blackhawks penalty kill stifling Lightning power play
Blackhawks penalty kill stifling Lightning power play TAMPA — For the first time since 1968 and third time in NHL history, all four games of the Stanley Cup Final have been decided by a single goal. When you’re in a series as tight as the one the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning are battling in, your special teams success/failure can be a gamechanger. As the Finals shifts back to … [Read more...]
Week That Was: Week That Was: Astros Rising
Week That Was: Week That Was: Astros Rising The first-place Astros are all-in, and they called up two of the top prospects from their stacked system this week to supplement a roster that has already proven very capable. Carlos Correa, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, was promoted from Triple-A and made his major-league debut on Monday. In four games this week, he has gone 5-for-16 with … [Read more...]
Daily Dime: Starting Chris Archer and searching for hitting bargains
Daily Dime: Starting Chris Archer and searching for hitting bargains Here are 10 DFS recommendations for Saturday but be sure to double-check the weather and lineups before first pitch approaches. Chris Archer, SP, vs. CHW (Samardzija), $10500 at FanDuel: He has a 38:0 K:BB ratio over his last three starts, when he’s allowed just 14 hits over 23.0 innings. Archer’s 27.2 K-BB% leads all … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Criterium du Dauphine stage 7 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Criterium du Dauphine stage 7 results (Reuters) June 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Criterium du Dauphine (Montmelian - Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, 155 km) on Saturday 1. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 4:24:17" 2. Tejay van Garderen (U.S. / BMC Racing) +17" 3. Louis Meintjes (South Africa / Team MTN) +41" 4. Benat Intxausti (Spain / Movistar) 5. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / … [Read more...]