Hawks let Game 4 and series control slip away 12:09 AM ET Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Follow him on Twitter … [Read more...]
Capitals close out Flyers in 6; Penguins await
Capitals close out Flyers in 6; Penguins await The Washington Capitals are breathing a sigh of relief as they prevented a Game 7 and wrapped up their series with a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 Sunday. It wasn't an easy series to close out, but now the Presidents' Trophy winners have set a date with Pennsylvania's other hockey team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. A few hours after the … [Read more...]
Mostly MLB Notes: Smyly, Maeda and a look around the league
Mostly MLB Notes: Smyly, Maeda and a look around the league Drew Smyly has a history of shoulder problems, but it’s clear he’s one of the best pitchers in baseball. He currently sports a 2.51 ERA and a microscopic 0.73 WHIP with a 33:5 K:BB ratio over 28.2 innings. He’s done this while pitching against tough competition and never throwing more than 105 pitches while going deep into games. … [Read more...]
Uptown Twirl wins Surfside Stakes at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press)
Uptown Twirl wins Surfside Stakes at Los Alamitos (The Associated Press) LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) -- Uptown Twirl won the $75,000 Surfside Stakes by 1¼ lengths Sunday at Los Alamitos in her first start in 10 weeks. … [Read more...]
Grand jury reportedly indicts Johnny Manziel on assault charge
Grand jury reportedly indicts Johnny Manziel on assault charge A grand jury has reportedly decided to indict Johnny Manziel on a misdemeanor assault charge stemming back to an incident between the former Cleveland Browns quarterback and his ex-girlfriend. KRLD-AM, a CBS radio affiliate in Dallas, reported the news, citing sources in the Dallas County District Attorney's office. The grand … [Read more...]
Celtics overcome 16-point deficit to beat Hawks, tie series at 2-2
Celtics overcome 16-point deficit to beat Hawks, tie series at 2-2 The Boston Celtics are supposedly star-less and, until Friday evening, were win-less in the postseason. Staring down a 16-point deficit at home against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, however, the mitigation hardly mattered. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The C’s rode the hot hand of … [Read more...]
Vote: Right for Steph to play in Game 4?
Vote: Right for Steph to play in Game 4? 9:46 PM ET print The Golden State Warriors routed the Houston Rockets on Sunday to take a 3-1 series lead, but the story of the day was Stephen Curry. After sitting out the previous two games with a sprained right ankle, the MVP played in Game 4. But he seemingly slipped on a wet spot at the end of the first half, spraining his right knee when … [Read more...]
Crazy D-backs game features Shelby Miller as emergency outfielder
Crazy D-backs game features Shelby Miller as emergency outfielder Your browser does not support iframes. Crazy things can happen on a baseball field any given day. A game might feature a no-hitter, a triple play or a position player on the mound. In fact, that last event has its own Twitter account. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] What happened in the Arizona Diamondbacks … [Read more...]
Green slams reporter for Houston floods question
Green slams reporter for Houston floods question 9:49 PM ET Associated Press print HOUSTON -- Draymond Green rebuked a reporter who tried to make a correlation between Golden State's playoff wins in Houston and recent flooding in the area after the Warriors' Game 4 victory on Sunday. The reporter stumbled over the question that began with: "So Draymond, here's an interesting … [Read more...]
Minnesota rally falls short by millimeters; eliminated by Dallas
Minnesota rally falls short by millimeters; eliminated by Dallas To pay tribute to native son Prince, the Minnesota Wild changed their goal song for Game 6 to "Let's go crazy." Goals by John Klingberg, Jason Spezza, Patrick Sharp, and Jamie Benn in the first and second periods put the Dallas Stars ahead 4-0 going into the final frame. With the Wild sending a total of 13 shots on goal and … [Read more...]