Capitals' Weber boards Rust in rout; suspension coming? (Video) The game was already way out of hand when Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Weber laid the hit above on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust. Weber was quickly tossed from the game with a 10 minute misconduct and a five minute major penalty for boarding. Pittsburgh's Tom Kuhnhackl was also sent packing with a two-minute … [Read more...]
Randall Cunningham’s daughter wins accolades, eyes Rio
Randall Cunningham's daughter wins accolades, eyes Rio It's tough being the child of an athletic legend; their feats are always looming over you. But it helps if you can vault right over those feats with some record-breaking achievements of your own. Vashti Cunningham is the daughter of former NFL MVP Randall Cunningham, and she's well on the way to carving out her own legend. Vashti … [Read more...]
Brem clinches giant slalom title on last day of WCup finals (The Associated Press)
Brem clinches giant slalom title on last day of WCup finals (The Associated Press) Eva-Maria Brem clinched the women's giant slalom title by the slenderest of margins on the last day of the World Cup finals for her first-ever crystal globe. Brem needed to finish no lower than fourth to claim the title and she did just that, edging Marie-Michele Gagnon into fifth by 0.04 seconds to secure … [Read more...]
Bees take over flagstand in Xfinity Series practice (Video)
Bees take over flagstand in Xfinity Series practice (Video) The flagstand can be a dangerous place. It's why the the person in charge of displaying the flags at NASCAR races wears a helmet. A helmet wouldn't have done much to combat the bees the flagstand at Auto Club Speedway got swarmed with on Friday. Xfinity Series officials were forced to abandon the flagstand during practice because of … [Read more...]
Jets' gaffe leads to easy OT winner for Ducks
Jets' gaffe leads to easy OT winner for Ducks The Winnipeg Jets are currently in last place in the Western Conference. Sunday afternoon against the Anaheim Ducks, we got a good reminder as to why they're there. After playing a really strong game against Anaheim through 60 minutes of regulation, they almost made it out of overtime with a chance to go to the shootout. It didn't work out that … [Read more...]
This is 40: Dirk Nowitzki outscores his age by 3 points (Video)
This is 40: Dirk Nowitzki outscores his age by 3 points (Video) OK, so Dirk Nowitzki isn’t exactly 40. He’s 37, but after entering the NBA at age 19, numerable trips deep into the playoffs, and with his dedication to summertime international play he’s got a lot of tread on those tires. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] That hasn’t stopped him from … [Read more...]
Brewers prospect hospitalized after being hit in the face by pitch
Brewers prospect hospitalized after being hit in the face by pitch Milwaukee Brewers outfield prospect Rymer Liriano left Sunday's game on a stretcher, headed for a Arizona hospital after getting hit in the face by a pitch. In a sight that's no less gruesome each time we see it, Liriano was struck under the eye by a pitch from Matt West of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Liriano fell to the ground … [Read more...]
Buddy Hield finds his Sweet 16 stroke, carries Oklahoma over VCU
Buddy Hield finds his Sweet 16 stroke, carries Oklahoma over VCU Oklahoma senior Buddy Hield had the opportunity Sunday to steal votes away from his competition for national player of the year awards and send his team to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season in the process. He made the most of it. Hield started slowly in a 85-81 victory over VCU in the second round of the NCAA … [Read more...]
Delaney: Man United on rise, City in decline
Delaney: Man United on rise, City in decline 11:02 PM GMT Miguel Delaney MANCHESTER, England -- It was a glimpse into so much wrong at Manchester City, and into Manuel Pellegrini's mind-set now, as Manchester United again gave one of those infrequent shows of what might have been this season. Sunday's 1-0 win at the Etihad at least restores life to their campaign but City just look like they're … [Read more...]
Melo out vs. Kings due to lingering migraine
Melo out vs. Kings due to lingering migraine 7:42 PM ET print NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony will sit out of Sunday's Knicks-Kings game due to lingering effects from migraine headaches that first surfaced on Saturday night, the team said. Anthony began feeling headaches in the first quarter of Saturday's loss to the Washington Wizards. Knicks interim coach Kurt Rambis said Anthony … [Read more...]