Thurman stops Collazo in 8th round (The Associated Press) Keith Thurman defeated Luis Collazo by technical knockout in the eighth round of their welterweight fight on Saturday night. With a loud hometown crowd behind him, Thurman aggressively stalked Collazo during the first four rounds and landed a wide assortment of power punches to the head and body. Collazo was cut on the corner of his … [Read more...]
Fantastic Style wins Great Lady M. Stakes for Bob Baffert (The Associated Press)
Fantastic Style wins Great Lady M. Stakes for Bob Baffert (The Associated Press) LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) -- Fantastic Style won the $200,750 Great Lady M. Stakes by 3 1/2 lengths Saturday at Los Alamitos, giving Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert a sweep of the Grade 2 stakes at the track's brief summer meet. … [Read more...]
Woods: McIlroy consulted me on ankle injury, playing in the Open
Woods: McIlroy consulted me on ankle injury, playing in the Open Tiger Woods knows a thing or two about playing -- and winning -- injured. That's probably why world No. 1 Rory McIlroy consulted the 14-time major champion after severely hurting his ankle after a July 4 soccer game with friends. “[Rory] sent me a photo the day he did it,” Woods said to ESPN and USA Today after a short … [Read more...]
Cutch is clutch! Andrew McCutchen delivers walk-off homer against Cards
Cutch is clutch! Andrew McCutchen delivers walk-off homer against Cards Your browser does not support iframes. Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. The race is officially on in the National League Central. In one of the … [Read more...]
Matt Brown recovers from early scare to defeat Tim Means, snap losing streak
Matt Brown recovers from early scare to defeat Tim Means, snap losing streak LAS VEGAS — When welterweights Matt Brown and Tim Means were booked to headline the preliminary portion of UFC 189, more than a few fans had it marked down as an early candidate for Fight of the Night. We aren’t exactly sure if fighters can earn that honor in just one round but if anyone deserves it after such a … [Read more...]
King Kressa wins Belmont’s Forbidden Apple Stakes (The Associated Press)
King Kressa wins Belmont's Forbidden Apple Stakes (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- King Kressa beat Wicked Strong by 2 1/4 lengths Saturday in the $150,000 Forbidden Apple Stakes on the turf at Belmont Park. … [Read more...]
Back to an oval, IndyCar returns to Milwaukee (The Associated Press)
Back to an oval, IndyCar returns to Milwaukee (The Associated Press) Will Power should like the next oval on the IndyCar schedule. The series returns Sunday to Milwaukee, a mile-long oval that shouldn't recreate the kind of wheel-gripping racing that drivers endured at Fontana two weeks ago. There is a different rules package in place at the shorter, flat Milwaukee Mile. … [Read more...]
Nets GM: 'It was just time' for D-Will to depart
Nets GM: 'It was just time' for D-Will to depart Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR 0 Shares Print LAS VEGAS -- Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King on Saturday said "it was just time" for point guard Deron Williams to depart after more than four seasons with the team. "I think we both made … [Read more...]