Cycling-Road-WorldTour Ranking standings (Reuters) March 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the WorldTour Ranking 1. Richie Porte (Australia / BMC Racing) 159 2. Sergio Henao (Colombia / Team Sky) 115 3. Simon Gerrans (Australia / Orica) 112 4. Geraint Thomas (Britain / Team Sky) 104 5. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff) 86 6. Jay McCarthy (Australia / Tinkoff) 68 7. Ilnur Zakarin … [Read more...]
Cycling-Thomas wins Paris-Nice after holding off Contador (Reuters)
Cycling-Thomas wins Paris-Nice after holding off Contador (Reuters) By Julien Pretot NICE, France, March 13 (Reuters) - Briton Geraint Thomas cracked in the final ascent of Paris-Nice but pulled himself together in the descent to hold off Alberto Contador by four seconds and claim his biggest road racing victory on Sunday. The Team Sky rider, who was dropped in the ascent to the Col d'Eze, … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: Smith’s great return; Helm the hero
NHL Three Stars: Smith's great return; Helm the hero No. 1 Star: Mike Smith, Arizona Coyotes Making his first start after a 40-game absence due to injury, Smith recorded his 29th career shutout with a 44-save night as the Coyotes beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-0. Antoine Vermette scored a pair of goals and Alex Tanguay recorded his sixth point in five games since being acquired from Colorado. … [Read more...]
Charles Barkley picks two March Madness favorites as Final Four … – Sporting News
Charles Barkley picks two March Madness favorites as Final Four ... - Sporting News NEW YORK — Charles Barkley expects the most competitive NCAA Tournament in years. That won't keep him from a prediction, of course. Barkley's two favorites to cut down the nets in Houston are North Carolina and Kansas. "This is the most wide-open the tournament ever been," Barkley told Sporting News during a … [Read more...]
DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy hockey lineup March 13th – FanSided
DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy hockey lineup March 13th - FanSided Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports With six teams in action on Sunday March 13th, FanSided gives you the top fantasy hockey players to target for today’s NHL DraftKings daily picks. Sunday March 13th will feature three NHL games on the schedule. That means that six teams are in action, giving you … [Read more...]
Hampton and the coach who called Jesus back in NCAA tournament
Hampton and the coach who called Jesus back in NCAA tournament One of our favorite results from a lengthy list of conference championship games across the nation Saturday came in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference where Hampton beat South Carolina State 81-69 to advance to the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. Nothing against South Carolina State. It had a good season and was … [Read more...]
UNC adapts to Virginia, winning ACC title with defense
UNC adapts to Virginia, winning ACC title with defense The Final Four is less than a month away and on the eve of Selection Sunday the nation was treated to what a national semifinal might look like this season. Seventh-ranked and top-seeded North Carolina battled fourth-ranked and No. 2 seed Virginia in the ACC championship game with each eyeing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Tar … [Read more...]
Team Penske brings in Oriol Servia as standby for Will Power (The Associated Press)
Team Penske brings in Oriol Servia as standby for Will Power (The Associated Press) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Team Penske has brought in Oriol Servia as a possible replacement for Will Power in Sunday's season-opening IndyCar Series race. … [Read more...]
Ginebra picks up slack late, downs Blackwater | Inquirer Sports – Inquirer.net
Ginebra picks up slack late, downs Blackwater | Inquirer Sports - Inquirer.net PBA IMAGES Ginebra used a late spurt to grind out an 89-79 victory over Blackwater Sunday in the 2016 Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Philsports Arena. Othyus Jeffers led the cavalry with 23 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists, while LA Tenorio provided the stability for coach Tim Cone with 20 markers, eight assists, … [Read more...]
Why you’re going to be rooting for Buffalo in the NCAA tournament
Why you're going to be rooting for Buffalo in the NCAA tournament It has been a tough year for the Buffalo basketball team and first-year coach Nate Oats, but the Bulls fought through it all and put together a feel-good story by making the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Blake Hamilton knocked down a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the Mid-American Conference title game breaking a tie with … [Read more...]