Opening loss was kiss of death for most at WGC-Dell Match Play There were 32 matches to kick off the WGC-Dell Match Play on Wednesday. Six matches were halved, meaning there were 26 winners, 26 losers and 12 players who moved to Day 2 with a half-point in round-robin pool play. Of the 26 players to lose their Day 1 match, only one survived group play to reach Saturday's start of the knockout … [Read more...]
Cimolai wins Tour of Catalonia 6 stage, Quintana keeps lead (The Associated Press)
Cimolai wins Tour of Catalonia 6 stage, Quintana keeps lead (The Associated Press) VILANOVA I LA GERTU, Spain (AP) -- Nairo Quintana protected his lead of the Tour of Catalonia through the sixth stage won by Italian rider Davide Cimolai on Saturday. … [Read more...]
NHL Playoff Death Watch: Saturday is going to be bonkers
NHL Playoff Death Watch: Saturday is going to be bonkers Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. We’re going to find out a lot about the NHL postseason after Saturday night. The New York Islanders’ loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning puts them at the same nine games remaining as the … [Read more...]
Cuba could welcome back MLB defectors to play on national team
Cuba could welcome back MLB defectors to play on national team With relations between the Cuban and United States governments gradually improving, so to are the possibilities of the Cuban baseball federation welcoming back MLB defectors to play for the national team. According to FOX Sports' JP Morosi, Cuban baseball commissioner Heriberto Suárez says "everything is on the table" in regards … [Read more...]
Chalk reigned in pool play at the WGC-Dell Match Play
Chalk reigned in pool play at the WGC-Dell Match Play Picking chalk at the WGC-Dell Match Play has historically been a road to ruin. However, in this year's first run at Austin Country Club, the top seeds reigned. In the second year of the round-robin pool play format, eight of the top-seeded, group-anchoring players moved on to the Saturday Round of 16. Four players randomly drawn into each … [Read more...]
France defeat Dutch on night of Cruyff emotion
France defeat Dutch on night of Cruyff emotion France claimed an exciting 3-2 friendly win over the Netherlands on a night of emotion in Amsterdam on Friday, the day after Dutch legend Johan Cruyff died at the age of 68. The match at the Amsterdam ArenA was preceded by a minute’s silence in memory of the 31 people […] Photo credit: AFP France claimed an exciting 3-2 friendly win over the … [Read more...]
Demetrius Jackson fulfills team’s ‘destiny,’ sending Notre Dame to Elite Eight
Demetrius Jackson fulfills team's 'destiny,' sending Notre Dame to Elite Eight PHILADELPHIA – Mike Brey says there may have been a bit of “destiny” behind this Notre Dame team’s NCAA tournament run – and you can count Demetrius Jackson among the believers in that stance. "We have a great belief," Brey said. "We have a heck of a group. And maybe there's some destiny involved in this thing." … [Read more...]
Guatemala shock USA 2-0 in World Cup qualifier
Guatemala shock USA 2-0 in World Cup qualifier Guatemala dealt a lackluster United States a devastating 2-0 defeat in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Guatemala City. With goals in the first 15 minutes from Rafael Morales and Carlos Ruiz and an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Paulo Motta, Guatemala earned their first ever World Cup qualifying victory over […] Photo credit: AFP Guatemala … [Read more...]
Syracuse freshman swats away Gonzaga’s Final Four hopes
Syracuse freshman swats away Gonzaga's Final Four hopes Two weeks before the NCAA tournament began, Gonzaga and Syracuse didn’t know if they would have a spot in the field. They met Friday night in Chicago in the Sweet 16 and now Syracuse is one of only eight teams remaining with a shot at the national title. Freshman Tyler Lydon stepped up in the lane and blocked a shot from Gonzaga guard … [Read more...]
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey will be on injury report for Elite Eight
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey will be on injury report for Elite Eight Notre Dame coach Mike Brey stood on the sidelines in a suit, sans tie, Friday night during his team's victory over Wisconsin in the Sweet 16, but he looked afterward like he spent at least a few minutes in the game. Brey was limping and required a bag of ice on his right calf after straining it in a fit of excitement in the … [Read more...]