Newcastle’s Fabricio Coloccini has weekend red card overturned Newcastle have successfully appealed Fabricio Coloccini’s red card in the Tyne-Wear derby, although the Football Association has charged the club with failing to control their players in the aftermath of that decision in the defeat to Sunderland. Tempers frayed at the Stadium of Light after the Magpies captain was given […] … [Read more...]
Ducks blow 3-0 lead, lose to Stars, Boudreau hot seat goes nuclear
Ducks blow 3-0 lead, lose to Stars, Boudreau hot seat goes nuclear The end of the Anaheim Ducks’ first period against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night might have been the first time coach Bruce Boudreau could go into the locker room this season without reaching for the aspirin and the Rolaids. Their offense, the worst in the NHL, produced three goals in a 4-minute and 26-second span. … [Read more...]
Chris Young, Royals’ Game 4 starter, picks up Game 1 win out of bullpen
Chris Young, Royals' Game 4 starter, picks up Game 1 win out of bullpen KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chris Young was told before the start of World Series Game 1 that he could be pitching Tuesday evening. But it would have been as a starter and not a reliever. Young, the Royals' Game 4 starter, said Royals manager Ned Yost told him to be on standby for Edinson Volquez, whose father died earlier in the … [Read more...]
Stoke City 1-1 (5-4) Chelsea: Blues dealt another blow with Capital One Cup exit [VIDEO]
Stoke City 1-1 (5-4) Chelsea: Blues dealt another blow with Capital One Cup exit [VIDEO] The pressure on Jose Mourinho cranked up another notch as holders Chelsea crashed out of the Capital One Cup with a 5-4 loss on penalties at 10-man Stoke following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes. Eden Hazard was the only man in the shootout who failed to convert his spot-kick, […] The pressure on Jose … [Read more...]
Daniel Volquez, father of Game 1 starter Edinson Volquez, dies at 63
Daniel Volquez, father of Game 1 starter Edinson Volquez, dies at 63 Daniel Volquez, father of Kansas City Royals World Series Game 1 starter Edinson Volquez, died Tuesday at age 63 after battling heart disease. The heartbreaking news broke about 20 minutes before Volquez was to take the hill in the most important start of his professional baseball career at Kauffman Stadium. Hector Gomez of … [Read more...]
Royals outlast Mets in 14 innings in WS opener
Royals outlast Mets in 14 innings in WS opener Tuesday night in Kansas City, Mo., the Royals beat the Mets in 14 innings in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series (KC 5, NYM 4). The Royals now lead the best-of-seven series 1-0. Game 2 is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET Wednesday. In terms of innings played, Tuesday's game was tied for the longest in World Series history. Here are 13 other things to know about … [Read more...]
Curry’s 40 lead Warriors to comfortable win over Pelicans in season opener
Curry's 40 lead Warriors to comfortable win over Pelicans in season opener So much for a championship hangover. Fresh off a 67-win season and the franchise's first title in 40 years, the Golden State Warriors followed their pregame ring and banner-raising ceremony by handling the shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 Tuesday night at Oracle Arena. It will be a challenge to repeat as … [Read more...]
Five key moments from the Royals’ 5-4 win in World Series Game 1
Five key moments from the Royals' 5-4 win in World Series Game 1 The Kansas City Royals are relentless. Throughout the team's postseason run, the Royals have constantly managed comeback victories. They did it again Tuesday during the club's 5-4 win over the New York Mets in Game 1 of the World Series. [Related: World Series preview: Can the Mets put a stop to the Royals' redemption?] Things … [Read more...]
Rose says vision in win blurry: 'I see two of you'
Rose says vision in win blurry: 'I see two of you' Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. 0 Shares print CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose said he is still … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Royal Beginning
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Royal Beginning Alex Gordon fell 90 feet short in his bid to tie a World Series game last October. Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Nate_Grimm on Twitter. On Tuesday, he took matters into his own hands. Gordon hit a dramatic solo home run with one out in the ninth inning, and the Royals came back to edge the Mets 5-4 in 14 innings to take Game 1 of the World Series. … [Read more...]