NHL Three Stars: Caps mount another comeback; Toews nets OT winner No. 1 Star: Justin Williams, Washington Capitals “Mr. Game 7” scored twice and assisted on another as the Capitals downed the New York Rangers 7-3. For the second straight game, Washington overcame a two-plus goal deficit. This time, the Capitals fell behind 3-1 in the first period before scoring six unanswered goals. Nicklas … [Read more...]
Maryland brings in Walt Bell as offensive coordinator
Maryland brings in Walt Bell as offensive coordinator New Maryland head coach D.J. Durkin is bringing in a young, up-and-coming coach to run his offense. The Terps announced Sunday that Walt Bell has been named the team’s offensive coordinator. Bell, 31, spent the past two seasons overseeing Arkansas State’s high-powered unit while also serving as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach. … [Read more...]
Cyrus Alexander wins feature on closing day at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press)
Cyrus Alexander wins feature on closing day at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press) LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) -- Cyrus Alexander rallied late to win the $50,750 feature by three-quarters of a length Sunday on closing day of the winter meet at Los Alamitos. … [Read more...]
Bucks' Kidd to have hip surgery, out indefinitely
Bucks' Kidd to have hip surgery, out indefinitely 9:51 PM ET Marc SteinESPN 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 Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd will be out indefinitely because of a deteriorating hip condition that requires surgery. Sources told ESPN.com that it has … [Read more...]
NFL picks against the spread: 5 best bets for Week 15 – SB Nation
NFL picks against the spread: 5 best bets for Week 15 - SB Nation The NFL season is winding down, but there's still plenty of betting to do. Here are five games as picked by a regular Joe intent on not outsmarting himself. We've only got three weeks left in the regular season and my strategy of picking against my gut instinct for Team OddsShark in the Supercontest has me at just under 54 percent … [Read more...]
San Diego fans applaud Chargers, possibly for final time
San Diego fans applaud Chargers, possibly for final time Sunday may well mark the last time the San Diego Chargers play before their home fans. If the team does indeed move to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, the Chargers fans sent them off with love and applause. Philip Rivers, Antonio Gates and Malcom Floyd received standing ovations as they left the field in the waning monents of the … [Read more...]
Premier League review show GW17; World Soccer Talk Podcast
Premier League review show GW17; World Soccer Talk Podcast Listen to the World Soccer Talk Podcast featuring Richard Farley, Nipun Chopra and Laurence McKenna as they dissect all of the new story lines from the nine games during Premier League gameweek 17. During the show, the trio discuss what’s been going wrong at Liverpool and Manchester United, whether Louis […] Listen to the World … [Read more...]
Aleksander Barkov’s nifty move gives Panthers shootout win (Video)
Aleksander Barkov's nifty move gives Panthers shootout win (Video) The Florida Panthers beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 after a shootout Sunday afternoon. The Cats earned the extra point thanks to Aleksander Barkov’s nifty little move to beat Jacob Markstrom. (Markstrom relieved Ryan Miller after Miller injured himself following Florida’s first shootout attempt.) Barkov’s move will bring … [Read more...]
AJ McCarron is the first Alabama QB to win in NFL since 1987
AJ McCarron is the first Alabama QB to win in NFL since 1987 With a 24-14 victory over San Francisco, Cincinnati Bengals QB AJ McCarron didn't just solidify the Bengals' playoff positioning; he ended a strange, ugly streak of Alabama quarterback failure in the NFL. From one perspective, the list of quarterbacks from the University of Alabama who have succeeded in the NFL is an impressive … [Read more...]
Longtime rival's 'test' sparks Irving in return
Longtime rival's 'test' sparks Irving in return 8:46 PM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books 0 Shares print CLEVELAND -- Playing for the first time in 200 days, Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving was feeling nervous and rusty Sunday until an old rival fired him up. … [Read more...]