Mets rookie Michael Conforto homers twice in Game 4, joins elite company Your browser does not support iframes. NEW YORK —Michael Conforto's first World Series took a thrilling turn in Game 4. The rookie New York Mets outfielder, who had two hits so far the entire postseason, doubled that number and made sure he won't go down as a disappointment. Conforto, 22, homered twice Saturday night — … [Read more...]
Oklahoma State beats Texas Tech to remain undefeated
Oklahoma State beats Texas Tech to remain undefeated It was evident early on in Saturday’s Oklahoma State-Texas Tech game that it would be a shootout. Oklahoma State was perfectly fine with that. After the Red Raiders jumped out to a 17-0 lead, the 12th-ranked Cowboys stormed back to knock off the Red Raiders 70-53 in Lubbock and remain undefeated on the season. The Cowboys put up a whopping … [Read more...]
The Latest: Ryan Moore wins Bill Shoemaker Award (The Associated Press)
The Latest: Ryan Moore wins Bill Shoemaker Award (The Associated Press) Ryan Moore has won the Bill Shoemaker Award, given to the most outstanding jockey of the Breeders' Cup. The Englishman won the Turf with Found and the Juvenile Turf with Hit It a Bomb and finished second in two other races during the two-day world championships at Keeneland. Moore totaled 30 points, edging Javier … [Read more...]
Man City 2-1 Norwich: Player ratings, match report and highlights [VIDEO]
Man City 2-1 Norwich: Player ratings, match report and highlights [VIDEO] Yaya Toure struck a late penalty winner as Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over 10-man Norwich. A Joe Hart error had gifted Norwich's Cameron Jerome an unlikely equalizer seven minutes from time at the Etihad Stadium. Before that City had looked in control after […] … [Read more...]
Scott Wedgewood’s new Devils mask features ‘Seinfeld’s’ David Puddy (Photo)
Scott Wedgewood's new Devils mask features 'Seinfeld's' David Puddy (Photo) The two biggest New Jersey Devils fans I know are Greg Wyshynski and Seinfeld's David Puddy. Unfortunately for the boss of this here hockey blog, he isn’t featured on a goalie mask. [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a 100% deposit bonus with your first deposit] Devils AHL netminder Scott Wedgewood has a new mask … [Read more...]
Mets, Royals tensions remain high, but Game 4 starts without any issues
Mets, Royals tensions remain high, but Game 4 starts without any issues Noah Syndergaard's first pitch in Game 3 remained a major storyline among the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals prior to Game 4, but it appears cooler heads may have prevailed. [Related: World Series Game 4: Five things you need to know before first pitch] Syndergaard's "high and tight" purpose pitch against … [Read more...]
World Series Journal: Riding the 7 Line with excited Mets fans
World Series Journal: Riding the 7 Line with excited Mets fans NEW YORK — Ding. That subway bell usually isn't a good thing. It often means that there's a delay or a problem. Ding. The driver opens up the microphone as the car slows into the station. The 7 Line train quiets. "Attention, ladies and gentlemen," he says, the silence lingering for a moment. "Lets. Go. Mets." The riders on the … [Read more...]
Josh Lambo, from promising soccer star to promising Chargers kicker
Josh Lambo, from promising soccer star to promising Chargers kicker Josh Lambo was always a football player, even if the San Diego Chargers kicker never put on pads and a helmet before he was in college. The one-time professional goalkeeper was once in MLS until his soccer career took a sudden and unexpected turn. A turn that led him to major college football and eventually, the NFL. Once a … [Read more...]
Joakim Noah denies coming up with the idea to act as a backup center
Joakim Noah denies coming up with the idea to act as a backup center On Wednesday, Grantland’s Zach Lowe published a short interview with Chicago Bulls rookie head coach Fred Hoiberg, who offered this nugget about the decision to play center Joakim Noah off of the team’s bench, to work alongside Taj Gibson, as Pau Gasol and Nikola Mirotic took to the starting lineup: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie … [Read more...]
An aching LeBron James says he wants to play all 82 games this season
An aching LeBron James says he wants to play all 82 games this season We’ve discussed LeBron James’ minutes problems and fatigue issues quite considerably here at BDL, so it was a bit of a surprise to hear what his game total goals were for 2015-16 on Friday. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] From Tom Withers at the Associated Press: As the NBA keeps … [Read more...]