Kyle Busch leads JGR 1-2-3 in Phoenix qualifying The biggest drama during Friday's qualifying session at Phoenix wasn't the race for the pole. It was the mechanical gremlins that struck two Hendrick Motorsports cars. Jimmie Johnson crashed out in the third round of qualifying and Kasey Kahne's car started randomly smoking in the middle of the first round. Meanwhile, the Joe Gibbs Racing cars … [Read more...]
Steve Stricker shares Valspar Champ. lead, seeking 1st win since ’12
Steve Stricker shares Valspar Champ. lead, seeking 1st win since '12 Semi-retirement totally didn't work for Steve Stricker. A season ago, Stricker teed it up nine times, hoping to play well enough in limited action to stay in the world top 50 and play a schedule of leisure that included the majors, the World Golf Championships and The Players. The plan didn't work, and an offseason back … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Lenzerheide women’s super g results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Lenzerheide women's super g results (Reuters) March 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Lenzerheide Women's Super G on Saturday 1. Cornelia Huetter (Austria) 1:14.52 2. Fabienne Suter (Switzerland) 1:14.62 3. Tamara Tippler (Austria) 1:14.87 4. Tina Weirather (Liechtenstein) 1:14.94 5. Lara Gut (Switzerland) 1:15.10 6. Johanna Schnarf (Italy) 1:15.19 … [Read more...]
Gut closes on overall title, 5th in super-G won by Huetter (The Associated Press)
Gut closes on overall title, 5th in super-G won by Huetter (The Associated Press) Lara Gut of Switzerland edged close to the overall Alpine World Cup title on Saturday by placing fifth in a super-G won by Austria's Cornelia Huetter. Gut built a 295-point lead in the standings over Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany, who was 18th and all but conceded the season-long title. ''In the overall, it … [Read more...]
Jahlil Okafor’s knee surgery ends a mixed bag of a rookie season
Jahlil Okafor's knee surgery ends a mixed bag of a rookie season The NBA-worst Philadelphia 76ers lost their leading scorer and rebounder to injury Friday when it was announced that rookie center Jahlil Okafor will miss the remainder of the season to undergo surgery to repair a small meniscus tear in his right knee. The news does not greatly affect an organization that would love to finish … [Read more...]
Fans tell Tulane’s Ed Conroy he’s being fired during upset win
Fans tell Tulane's Ed Conroy he's being fired during upset win During his team’s quarterfinal game in the American Conference tournament Friday, Tulane coach Ed Conroy learned from three fans behind his bench that he was reportedly being fired. It was an interesting time for news of that decision to come to Conroy’s attention considering Tulane went on to beat Houston 72-69 to advance to the … [Read more...]
Chris Boucher grateful his inbound pass blunder didn’t cost Oregon
Chris Boucher grateful his inbound pass blunder didn't cost Oregon LAS VEGAS — As the rest of the Oregon bench pumped their fists and roared after every overtime basket, forward Chris Boucher was a picture of anxiety and despair. The 6-foot-11 junior college transfer remained planted in his seat between two assistant coaches, his hands clasped together and the stress unmistakable on his … [Read more...]
Manchester United may be Ibra's next stop
Manchester United may be Ibra's next stop 2:01 AM GMT Chris Borg 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: Manchester United 'have eyes on Zlatan' The possibility of a whole new dimension of entertainment lies before us with the … [Read more...]
Dennis Wideman returns to game action; wishes appeal went quicker
Dennis Wideman returns to game action; wishes appeal went quicker On Friday, Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman played his first game since a Jan. 27 incident when he hit linesman Don Henderson in the back of the head. Wideman was suspended 20 games by the NHL in early February. A lengthy appeal process knocked the suspension down to 10 games but Wideman still sat a total of 19 games. … [Read more...]
Curry, Thompson shoot Warriors to historic showing vs. Blazers
Curry, Thompson shoot Warriors to historic showing vs. Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers made big news after the All-Star break with a 137-105 beatdown of the Golden State Warriors at Moda Center. It remains easily the most impressive of the six wins against the Warriors this season, a dominant showing against the best team in the league with a career-best 51 points for Damian Lillard. It … [Read more...]