Blackhawks force Game 7, as Blues see series slipping away The champs are off the mat. The contenders, having assumed an emphatic and cathartic knockout, have hopelessly backpedalled into a Game 7. The Chicago Blackhawks rallied to defeat the St. Louis Blues, 6-3, on Saturday night, sending their divisional semifinal into a final game back in St. Louis on Monday. The Blues’ 3-1 series lead … [Read more...]
Dame and CJ play like stars again, Blazers win Game 3 vs. Clippers
Dame and CJ play like stars again, Blazers win Game 3 vs. Clippers It's fair to see that Portland Trail Blazers star guards Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum did not play to their full capabilities in the first two games of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. The high-scoring duo both made no more than one-third of their field goal attempts in the two losses at Staples … [Read more...]
Durant: Flagrant 2 right call, wasn't trying to hurt
Durant: Flagrant 2 right call, wasn't trying to hurt 1:56 AM ET print DALLAS -- Kevin Durant was called for a flagrant foul 2 and was ejected in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 119-108 Game 4 win over the Dallas Mavericks, his first career postseason ejection and second career ejection. With 50.6 seconds left, Durant bit on a pump fake by rookie Justin Anderson and swiped at the ball … [Read more...]
Felix Hernandez is the new strikeout King in Seattle
Felix Hernandez is the new strikeout King in Seattle The King added another milestone to his already impressive résumé on Saturday. In start No. 338 for the Seattle Mariners, Felix Hernandez recorded strikeout No. 2,163, which moved him past Randy Johnson for the most strikeouts in franchise history. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Hernandez, who was scratched from his … [Read more...]
Playing ‘Ducks hockey’ means doing things the hard way all season
Playing 'Ducks hockey' means doing things the hard way all season ANAHEIM -- "It's Ducks' hockey," said Ryan Kesler with a grin after the Game 5 win. "We don't do things the easy way around here. We do things the hard way." He's only partially kidding. "We started off in a hole. We dug ourselves to even," said Bruce Boudreau before Game 5. "Now we’ve got to dig ourselves even more out. We … [Read more...]
Carlisle: Williams (abdominal) likely done for year
Carlisle: Williams (abdominal) likely done for year 12:36 AM ET Tim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM print DALLAS -- Mavericks point guard Deron Williams will probably not play again this season after lasting less than 90 seconds in Saturday's Game 4. … [Read more...]
Durant: Wasn't trying to hurt with flagrant foul
Durant: Wasn't trying to hurt with flagrant foul 12:42 AM ET print DALLAS -- Kevin Durant was ejected with a flagrant penalty two foul in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 119-108 Game 4 win over the Dallas Mavericks, his first career postseason ejection and second career ejection. With 50.6 seconds left, Durant bit on a pump fake by rookie Justin Anderson and swiped at the ball as … [Read more...]
OKC nabs 3-1 lead over Dallas despite Durant’s struggles, ejection
OKC nabs 3-1 lead over Dallas despite Durant's struggles, ejection The first three games of the first-round series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks made a few things very clear — that the Thunder have an overwhelming advantage that the Mavericks are only likely to overcome under rare circumstances that involve Kevin Durant missing 26 shots and game-winning tip-ins … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Kenta Maeda continues historic start to MLB career
The Walk Off: Kenta Maeda continues historic start to MLB career Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. It's been 35 years since Fernandomania took over Los Angeles. Now it's Kentamania, or perhaps you … [Read more...]