Frampton, Quigg meet amid British boxing boom (The Associated Press) Scott Quigg and Carl Frampton, unbeaten boxers holding the WBA and IBF belts, respectively, fight in Manchester to unify the super-bantamweight titles. Quigg left school at the age of 14 and lives at home with his parents. Quigg, though, isn't to be underestimated in the ring, especially since his second-round win against … [Read more...]
Andrew Ladd traded to Blackhawks, as Chicago makes bold move
Andrew Ladd traded to Blackhawks, as Chicago makes bold move Whenever a player on the trade block is a surprise healthy scratch, as Andrew Ladd was for the Winnipeg Jets before their game with the Dallas Stars on Thursday night, all signs point to a pending deal. About 20 minutes after that scratch was announced, the deal was announced: Ladd was acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks, his … [Read more...]
Weekly Picks: PL Predictions GW 27
Weekly Picks: PL Predictions GW 27 Manchester kids have been making headlines all week. City started with six teenagers v Chelsea, choosing to sacrifice the FA Cup at the altar of the Champions League. But bringing an excellent 3-1 lead back from Kiev with a fully rested senior squad has given Pellegrini one foot in the quarter finals. If he can bow out at City by taking them deeper still he will … [Read more...]
Zulu looks to Fountain of Youth to earn Derby points (The Associated Press)
Zulu looks to Fountain of Youth to earn Derby points (The Associated Press) Surely, Todd Pletcher will saddle a horse in the Kentucky Derby in a few months. Entering Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, Pletcher has just one 3-year-old among the top 50 in the Derby qualifying points standings - Destin with 1 point. Pletcher has run at least one 3-year-old in the … [Read more...]
Eyeing 2nd straight win, Pinturault leads GS after 1st run (The Associated Press)
Eyeing 2nd straight win, Pinturault leads GS after 1st run (The Associated Press) HINTERSTODER, Austria (AP) -- Alexis Pinturault of France led a men's World Cup giant slalom by more than a half-second after the opening run on Friday. … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Hinterstoder men’s giant slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Hinterstoder men's giant slalom results (Reuters) Feb 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Hinterstoder Men's Giant Slalom on Friday Run 1 Overall 1. Alexis Pinturault (France) 1:16.03 1:16.03 2. Stefan Luitz (Germany) 1:16.54 1:16.54 3. Thomas Fanara (France) 1:16.84 1:16.84 4. Marcel Hirscher (Austria) 1:16.90 1:16.90 5. Henrik Kristoffersen (Norway) … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars; Foligno finally breaks out; Scheifele steps up
NHL Three Stars; Foligno finally breaks out; Scheifele steps up No. 1 Star: Nick Foligno, Columbus Blue Jackets Scored a hat trick and added an assist in a 6-1 drubbing over the New Jersey Devils. It was the second hat trick of Foligno’s career. His first one came April 4, 2015 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. With the hat trick, Foligno has nine goals on the year in 53 games played. Last … [Read more...]
Duke’s Grayson Allen can’t seem to stop tripping opposing players
Duke's Grayson Allen can't seem to stop tripping opposing players The latest Duke player opposing fans love to hate provided some more fodder for ACC student sections on Thursday night. Grayson Allen lifted his left leg and tripped Florida State's Xavier Rathan-Mayes with 3.4 seconds left in the Blue Devils' 80-65 victory on Thursday night, sending the Seminoles guard sprawling. Giving … [Read more...]
Pep wants to hijack Chelsea's Bazoer deal
Pep wants to hijack Chelsea's Bazoer deal 3:01 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: Guardiola wants Man City to hijack Chelsea Bazoer bid The Mirror reported that Pep Guardiola wants Manchester City to … [Read more...]
Happy Hour Mailbag: Close finishes, winnings, blocking and more
Happy Hour Mailbag: Close finishes, winnings, blocking and more Welcome to the first 2016 edition of Happy Hour Mailbag. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. Let's start with this. Sunday's race was not an A+ race. It was a race that was average, at best, for the first 199 laps. Before Denny Hamlin's pass for the … [Read more...]