Horse racing-Jockey hopes Cup win can ease Admire Rakti pain (Reuters) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Riding last year's favourite in the Melbourne Cup, Australia's oldest and most prestigious thoroughbred race, should have been a thrill for local jockey Zac Purton but ended up a nightmare when Admire Rakti died minutes after the finish. The Japanese-trained horse was the clear … [Read more...]
Mark Stone to have disciplinary hearing on Monday for hit on Landon Ferraro
Mark Stone to have disciplinary hearing on Monday for hit on Landon Ferraro In the Ottawa Senators 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, Sens forward Mark Stone delivered a hit on Landon Ferraro with 8:52 to go in the second period. Stone received an illegal check to the head penalty and sat for two minutes. Ferraro did lay on the ice for a little bit before skating off on his own … [Read more...]
Sources: Hornets, Lamb close to 3-year, $21M deal
Sources: Hornets, Lamb close to 3-year, $21M deal Marc Stein, ESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics 0 Shares print The Charlotte Hornets are on course to sign swingman Jeremy Lamb to a contract extension for three years and $21 million before Monday's midnight deadline for such … [Read more...]
Mets' Cespedes fouls pitch off knee, finishes AB
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NFL Winners and Losers: Is Todd Gurley already the NFL’s best running back?
NFL Winners and Losers: Is Todd Gurley already the NFL's best running back? Tell the St. Louis Rams you shouldn’t draft a running back in the top 10 anymore. The secret seems to be this: just make sure that back is really special. The Rams bucked the trend, drafted a running back (who was injured, on top of it all) and there aren't any regrets. Todd Gurley has transformed the Rams. Gurley … [Read more...]
Curtis Granderson ties Mets World Series mark
Curtis Granderson ties Mets World Series mark Curtis Granderson clubs a leadoff homer for his team. (USATSI) NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson has etched his name into the Mets' record book. Leading off his team's half of the first inning, Granderson sent an Edinson Volquez pitch over the center-field wall, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead over the Royals (KC leads the series 3-1). Here it is: It was … [Read more...]
World Series Journal: With Mets on brink of elimination, fans keep the faith
World Series Journal: With Mets on brink of elimination, fans keep the faith NEW YORK — No matter what happens in Game 5 of the World Series between the Mets and Royals, it'll be the last baseball game played at Citi Field this season. Either the Mets lose and they're done or they win and the series swings back to Kansas City. So the Mets fans entering the stadium Sunday kept all their … [Read more...]
Jockey hopes Cup win can ease Admire Rakti pain (Reuters)
Jockey hopes Cup win can ease Admire Rakti pain (Reuters) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Riding last year's favorite in the Melbourne Cup, Australia's oldest and most prestigious thoroughbred race, should have been a thrill for local jockey Zac Purton but ended up a nightmare when Admire Rakti died minutes after the finish. The Japanese-trained horse was the clear favorite at 5/1 for … [Read more...]
Source: Parsons back 6 months after surgery
Source: Parsons back 6 months after surgery 0 Shares print LOS ANGELES -- Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons will make his season debut Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers exactly six months after undergoing hybrid microfracture surgery on his right knee, a league source told ESPN.com. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said before the game that if Parsons played at all, it would … [Read more...]
NCAA Football Rankings 2015: Week 10 Predictions Based on Latest Results – Bleacher Report
NCAA Football Rankings 2015: Week 10 Predictions Based on Latest Results - Bleacher Report Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Week 9 provided plenty of drama in college football, but ultimately we were left without any significant shake-up in the rankings. A number of teams suffered Halloween scares—most notably Stanford and Notre Dame—but everyone in the Top 20 of the AP poll eventually pulled … [Read more...]