Lara Gut closes on overall title, 9th after combined slalom (The Associated Press) Lara Gut moved closer to the overall World Cup title Sunday, skiing safely to ninth place in the slalom run of a combined event. Gut was 1.46 seconds behind her Switzerland teammate Wendy Holdener, the first-run leader, with her favored super-G discipline to follow. Gut seems certain to win her first overall … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Lenzerheide women’s super combined results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Lenzerheide women's super combined results (Reuters) March 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Lenzerheide Women's Super Combined after run 1 on Sunday Slalom Overall 1. Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) 40.43 40.43 2. Michaela Kirchgasser (Austria) 40.92 40.92 3. Marie-Michele Gagnon (Canada) 41.10 41.10 4. Anne-Sophie Barthet (France) 41.17 41.17 5. … [Read more...]
Boston Pride sweep inaugural Isobel Cup Final, Decker named MVP
Boston Pride sweep inaugural Isobel Cup Final, Decker named MVP SHOTS 1 2 3 TOTAL 1 2 3 TOTAL Boston Pride 1 0 2 3 Boston Pride 12 9 12 33 Buffalo Beauts 0 0 1 1 Buffalo Beauts 2 9 19 30 NEWARK, N.J. – Hilary Knight called her shot before the NWHL even dropped the puck. She guaranteed a Boston Pride win at the end of the season. Like all heroines in a good … [Read more...]
Burnley move closer to Premier League return
Burnley move closer to Premier League return Burnley moved a step closer to returning to the Premier League as the Championship leaders swept to a 3-1 win at Huddersfield on Saturday. Sean Dyche’s team are nine points clear of the play-off places after goals from Stephen Ward, Sam Vokes and Ben Mee scored in the first half. […] Burnley moved a step closer to returning to the Premier League … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 21
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 21 Games Played Week 21 5 Games: TOR 4 Games: BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, LAC, MEM, NOP, OKC, ORL, PHI, POR, SAC, UTA, WAS 3 Games: ATL, BRK, IND, MIA, MIL, MIN, NYK, PHX, SAS 2 Games: LAL As you can see, it’s a good week to own Raptors and a bad week to run the young Lakers out there. Follow me on Twitter by clicking here. Guards … [Read more...]
NWHL teases expansion to Toronto, Montreal next season
NWHL teases expansion to Toronto, Montreal next season NEWARK, N.J. -- Right as the press was being allowed on the ice at the Isobel Cup Final to interview the players, the NWHL game broadcast unleashed a bombshell that lit the women's hockey universe on fire. !!!HUGE NEWS teased on the @NWHL broadcast: Looks like the league has plans for expansion. 2 Canadian teams. #NWHL … [Read more...]
Sunday Daily Dose: Dose: Hornets Hive Comes Alive
Sunday Daily Dose: Dose: Hornets Hive Comes Alive It took a 16-point fourth quarter comeback, but Golden State moved to 59-6 with just 17 games left on the schedule. The pressure to go for the glory of the best regular season record ever is officially on. The Grizzlies were dealt another blow with the announcement that Mike Conley (Achilles) will miss at least another three-to-four weeks, meaning … [Read more...]
Celtic back on track after nervy win at Firhill
Celtic back on track after nervy win at Firhill Celtic survived a nervy finish as they ended a two-game winless run in the Scottish Premiership with a narrow 2-1 win over Partick Thistle at Firhill on Saturday. The home side were without a victory against Celtic since 1995 but they held out until the 45th minute when Leigh Griffiths […] Celtic survived a nervy finish as they ended a … [Read more...]
Haas surges to Valspar lead, seeks 7th PGA Tour win
Haas surges to Valspar lead, seeks 7th PGA Tour win Bill Haas has the 54-hole lead at the Valspar Championship, but the six-time PGA Tour winner said he hasn't yet played his best golf. "The game has been a hair off and even so far this week I feel like I've gotten a lot out of my game to be near the lead and so with that said, I got to be focused tomorrow and I've got to be able to accept a … [Read more...]
Manchester City title hopes hit by Norwich stalemate [VIDEO]
Manchester City title hopes hit by Norwich stalemate [VIDEO] Manchester City suffered a significant dent to their Premier League title aspirations as Norwich City battled to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Carrow Road on Saturday. Manchester City enjoyed plenty of possession, but aside from a Sergio Aguero effort that was superbly saved by John Ruddy in the first half, […] Photo credit: AFP … [Read more...]