Jason Day holds four-shot lead after difficult third round at The Players Jason Day has the same lead after three rounds of The Players as he did after two. And that's where the similarities end between the second and third rounds at TPC Sawgrass. Day had a four-shot lead after wrapping the second round on Saturday morning, setting a new 36-hole championship scoring record at 15-under 129. … [Read more...]
I Will Score wins Lazaro Barrera by a neck at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
I Will Score wins Lazaro Barrera by a neck at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- I Will Score won the $100,000 Lazaro Barrera Stakes for 2-year-olds by a neck Saturday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Source: Pacers closing on McMillan as head coach
Source: Pacers closing on McMillan as head coach 11:00 PM ET ESPN.com news services print The Indiana Pacers are working to complete a deal to make assistant coach Nate McMillan the team's new head coach, a source told The Undefeated's Marc Spears. Nate McMillan has been an assistant coach with the Pacers since 2013 and has two previous head-coaching stints in the NBA. John … [Read more...]
Army softball player scores the most determined run of the season
Army softball player scores the most determined run of the season The MLB season isn't even a quarter over yet, but it's getting to be crunch time in the NCAA. In fact, conference tournaments are already in full swing, which means the intensity level has been turned up to the nth degree. Don't believe us? Just check out this determined play by Army's Kasey McCravey in Saturday's Patriot … [Read more...]
What Manchester United’s starting 11 should look like for the 2016/17 season
What Manchester United’s starting 11 should look like for the 2016/17 season The talk of the town these days in Manchester, at least in one half of the city, is about the next manager at Old Trafford. Will Van Gaal remain in the hot seat, or have Manchester United already agreed a deal with José Mourinho? Or, perhaps less likely, will they move for a third name — a Giggs, Pochettino, or Simeone? … [Read more...]
UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic analysis
UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic analysis … [Read more...]
Rawnaq wins Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase (The Associated Press)
Rawnaq wins Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase (The Associated Press) Rawnaq regained the lead in stretch and held on to win the $200,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase on Saturday at Percy Warner Park. The 9-year-old gelding became eligible for a $500,000 bonus offered by Baltimore's Brown Advisory Group to the Iroquois winner for a victory in England in March in the Ryanair … [Read more...]
David Ortiz caps huge game with milestone walk-off double
David Ortiz caps huge game with milestone walk-off double Saturday belonged to David Ortiz. The ageless Boston Red Sox star finished his team's 6-5, 11-inning victory against the Houston Astros just a single shy of the cycle, but he made each of his other three hits count in a significant way. [Elsewhere: Max Scherzer finds perfect place to celebrate a 20-strikeout game] The biggest one … [Read more...]
Spieth says he’s being too hard on himself as he misses Players cut
Spieth says he's being too hard on himself as he misses Players cut Jordan Spieth didn't make the cut at The Players on Saturday, but he walked away with a closing birdie and a revelation. Spieth made a 15-foot birdie on the final hole, wrapping up his second round after Friday play was called due to darkness. He finished at 1-under 143, one shot off making the weekend, which he'll have off … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Giro d’Italia team classification after stage 8 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia team classification after stage 8 (Reuters) May 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Team Classification Giro d'Italia after Stage 8 on Saturday 1. Etixx - Quick-Step (Belgium) 101:01:10" 2. Astana (Kazakhstan) +13" 3. Cannondale (United States) +44" 4. Movistar (Spain) +1:47" 5. Katusha (Russia) +2:49" 6. Team Sky (Britain) +4:06" 7. AG2R (France) +4:45" 8. Dimension Data … [Read more...]