Pinturault beats Hirscher for 3rd straight World Cup GS win (The Associated Press) HINTERSTODER, Austria (AP) -- Alexis Pinturault of France won a men's World Cup giant slalom by a huge margin on Sunday for his third straight victory in the discipline. … [Read more...]
Dale Tallon on Panthers at the deadline: ‘Who says we’re done?’
Dale Tallon on Panthers at the deadline: 'Who says we're done?' Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon laughed at a question about the one hour where he changed the makeup of his team with three trades. What appeared like a frantic 60 minutes where Tallon acquired Jiri Hudler from the Calgary Flames, Jakub Kindl from the Detroit Red Wings and Teddy Purcell from the Edmonton Oilers … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 19
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 19 Before we get started, I'd be amiss not to mention a word or two about Stephen Curry. WOW! That's all I've got. One word. Games Played Week 19 4 Games: BOS, BRK, DEN, HOU, IND, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, OKC, PHI, PHX, POR, SAC, TOR, UTA 3 Games: ATL, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DET, GSW, LAC, MIN, NOP, NYK, ORL, SAS, WAS Guys like Evan Fournier, Luol Deng, Eric … [Read more...]
Chasing 3rd straight win, Pinturault leads GS after 1st run (The Associated Press)
Chasing 3rd straight win, Pinturault leads GS after 1st run (The Associated Press) HINTERSTODER, Austria (AP) -- Alexis Pinturault of France built a big lead in the opening run of a men's World Cup giant slalom on Sunday, positioning himself for a third straight win in the discipline. … [Read more...]
Barcelona to bring Bellerin home?
Barcelona to bring Bellerin home? 2:46 AM GMT Philip Costa The winter window might have shut, but the rumour mill rolls on. As always, Transfer Talk has its finger on the pulse when it comes to the latest rumours and gossip. See the latest deals here. TOP STORY: Barcelona battle to bring back Bellerin With Hector Bellerin impressing at Arsenal, Barcelona are desperate to bring one of their La … [Read more...]
Snowfall causes delay of women’s combined event in Andorra (The Associated Press)
Snowfall causes delay of women's combined event in Andorra (The Associated Press) SOLDEU-AL TARTER, Andorra (AP) -- Organizers have pushed back the start of a women's World Cup Alpine combined event by an hour to allow fresh snow to be moved off the course. … [Read more...]
Rooney to miss England friendlies
Rooney to miss England friendlies 9:43 AM GMT Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed captain Wayne Rooney will miss out on next month's England friendly double-header as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. Rooney, 30, was first expected to be ruled out until April after playing in the 2-1 defeat to Sunderland earlier this month when it was revealed he had damaged knee … [Read more...]
High winds cause fake snow ‘blizzard’ at NHL Stadium Series (Video)
High winds cause fake snow ‘blizzard’ at NHL Stadium Series (Video) DENVER – There wasn’t any snow in the forecast for Denver as the NHL held its Stadium Series game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche. In fact, it was a balmy 65 degrees at faceoff. In order to create the winter wonderland that we’ve come to expect from outdoor games, the NHL laid down its traditional … [Read more...]
NHL says Ilya Kovalchuk return ‘complicated’ but Devils hold rights
NHL says Ilya Kovalchuk return ‘complicated’ but Devils hold rights DENVER – Ilya Kovalchuk missed his third straight playoff game on Saturday after SKA coach Sergei Zubov basically booted him from the team earlier in their Gagarin Cup series. SKA has won all three games he’s missed. Speculation has raged that this battle between the Russian star and his KHL team will ultimately result in … [Read more...]
Young Avalanche fan to Jeremy Roenick: ‘Hit the gym’ (Video)
Young Avalanche fan to Jeremy Roenick: 'Hit the gym' (Video) Your browser does not support iframes. At the NHL’s Stadium Series game in Denver between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche, NHL on NBC analyst Jeremy Roenick went into a cage to where those in attendance could see how hard they could shoot a ball into a net. There Roenick filmed a bit with a young Avs fan named Joey, … [Read more...]