Blizzard postpones Washington Capitals’ game vs. Penguins on Sunday There will be no sequel to “Snovechkin” this weekend. The NHL announced the game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals at Verizon Center scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 24, has been postponed due to the severe snowstorm impacting the Washington, D.C., area. Previously, the Capitals’ game against the Anaheim … [Read more...]
Alpine skiing-Fill wins in Kitzbuhel, favorite Svindal crashes out (Reuters)
Alpine skiing-Fill wins in Kitzbuhel, favorite Svindal crashes out (Reuters) Italian Peter Fill won the downhill competition in Kitzbuhel on Saturday after World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal crashed out before skiing was stopped for safety reasons. Swiss Beat Feuz was second, 0.37 seconds behind the Italian with fellow Swiss Carlo Janka in third place. … [Read more...]
Alpine skiing-Vonn wins in Cortina to break downhill record (Reuters)
Alpine skiing-Vonn wins in Cortina to break downhill record (Reuters) American Lindsey Vonn won the women's World Cup downhill in Cortina, Italy on Saturday to set a record of 37 victories in the speed discipline. The 31-year-old former Olympic champion clocked a time of one minute 37.1 seconds to win by 0.28 seconds from Canada's Larisa Yurkiw with Swiss Lara Gut in third. The victory … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Kitzbuehel men’s downhill results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Kitzbuehel men's downhill results (Reuters) Jan 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Kitzbuehel Men's Downhill on Saturday 1. Peter Fill (Italy) 1:52.37 2. Beat Feuz (Switzerland) 1:52.74 3. Carlo Janka (Switzerland) 1:53.02 4. Johan Clarey (France) 1:53.17 5. Marc Gisin (Switzerland) 1:53.43 6. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (Norway) 1:53.59 7. Vincent … [Read more...]
Linus Omark lights stick on fire, wins KHL All-Star shootout (Video)
Linus Omark lights stick on fire, wins KHL All-Star shootout (Video) During last year’s NHL Skills Competition in Columbus, Johnny Gaudreau of the Calgary Flames wanted to light his stick fire during one of the events. Sadly, the idea was nixed. On Saturday, the KHL held their All-Star Skills Competition and shootout specialist extraordinaire Linus Omark managed to actually make Gaudreau’s … [Read more...]
Broncos’ Derek Wolfe on Patriots: ‘I hate everything about them’
Broncos' Derek Wolfe on Patriots: 'I hate everything about them' There's a new chapter in the Denver Broncos' dislike for the New England Patriots in advance of the AFC championship game. Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe is the latest to chime in on the Patriots, after what Bill Belichick called a lot of "hot air" emanating out of Denver this week. Wolfe took a shot at the Patriots — … [Read more...]
Alpine skiing-Favourite Svindal crashes out of Kitzbuhel (Reuters)
Alpine skiing-Favourite Svindal crashes out of Kitzbuhel (Reuters) World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal crashed out of the downhill competition in Kitzbuhel on Saturday, leaving the daunting Streif course with a bloody nose. The Norwegian pre-race favourite, who had won the men's super G on Friday, was on track to take over the lead from Italian Peter Fill when he landed badly from a jump … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Cortina d’Ampezzo women’s downhill results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo women's downhill results (Reuters) Jan 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo Women's Downhill on Saturday 1. Lindsey Vonn (U.S.) 1:37.01 2. Larisa Yurkiw (Canada) 1:37.29 3. Lara Gut (Switzerland) 1:37.68 4. Tina Weirather (Liechtenstein) 1:38.02 5. Johanna Schnarf (Italy) 1:38.07 6. Edit Miklos (Hungary) 1:38.09 7. … [Read more...]
Vonn breaks record for most World Cup downhill wins with 37 (The Associated Press)
Vonn breaks record for most World Cup downhill wins with 37 (The Associated Press) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn broke Annemarie Moser-Proell's record for most World Cup downhill victories with her 37th in skiing's marquee event on Saturday. Vonn beat Larisa Yurkiw of Canada by 0.28 seconds on the Olympia delle Tofane course - the same site where she eclipsed Moser-Proell's … [Read more...]
LIVE: Utd made Neymar bid, want Sanches
LIVE: Utd made Neymar bid, want Sanches 1:45 PM GMT The winter window opened Jan. 2. As always, Transfer Talk has its finger on the pulse when it comes to all the latest rumours and gossip. See the latest deals here. TOP STORY: Man United hold £60m Renato Sanches talks and make Neymar offer One downside for Manchester United in their mammoth summer deal for Anthony Martial is that selling clubs … [Read more...]