Steven Adams gets revenge by absolutely posterizing Draymond Green Draymond Green became Public Enemy No. 1 in Oklahoma after delivering a swift kick to the nether-regions of Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams during Game 3 of the 2016 Western Conference finals, an act that many felt merited a suspension for the Golden State Warriors forward, but one that the NBA declined to punish by … [Read more...]
Noah Syndergaard ejected after throwing pitch behind Chase Utley
Noah Syndergaard ejected after throwing pitch behind Chase Utley New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard was ejected in the third inning of Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers for throwing a pitch that sailed behind Chase Utley. The pitch was assumed to be retaliation for Utley's take-out slide on Ruben Tejada during last season's NLDS, the result of which broke … [Read more...]
Miracle in Kansas City
Miracle in Kansas City Billy Eibner played the hero for the Royals on Saturday. Getty Images With some games, the final score tells but a sliver of that story, and that was indeed the case with Saturday's White Sox-Royals match. The Royals prevailed 8-7 (box score), which sounds compelling enough, but take a look at where things stood heading into the the ninth ... As you have already figured out … [Read more...]
Free agency beckoning, DeRozan sounds happy with Raptors – Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
Free agency beckoning, DeRozan sounds happy with Raptors - Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog) TORONTO (AP) — For a guy about to hit free agency for the first time, DeMar DeRozan doesn't sound as if he's looking for a change of scenery. A day after the deepest playoff run in Toronto Raptors history ended in a Game 6 loss that sent LeBron James and Cleveland to the NBA Finals, DeRozan … [Read more...]
Milan readies for glitzy, all-Spanish Champions League final
Milan readies for glitzy, all-Spanish Champions League final Milan (AFP) – Milan’s San Siro stadium is preparing for a glitzy all-Spanish final of the Champions League on Saturday as fans of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid packed the city in glorious summer sunshine. Record ten-time champions Real, who won the inaugural trophy in 1956, are gunning for their 11th title from European football’s … [Read more...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. supporting half-brother in name dispute
Dale Earnhardt Jr. supporting half-brother in name dispute Dale Earnhardt Jr. is standing by his half-brother Kerry Earnhardt regarding their stepmother's appeal of Kerry's usage of the Earnhardt name. Teresa Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt's widow, has filed to prevent Kerry from using "Earnhardt" in his "Earnhardt Collection" of homes. Teresa originally filed a motion in a U.S. patent court. … [Read more...]
Tigers wander into the strangest double play of the season
Tigers wander into the strangest double play of the season A typical baseball season produces thousands upon thousands of double plays. Still, we doubt we'll see another double play quite as strange as the one turned by the Oakland A's on Friday night. Or perhaps we should say, we doubt we'll see another double play this season quite as strange as the one the Detroit Tigers served up to … [Read more...]
Cycling-Belgian rider Broeckx in a coma after crash involving motorbikes (Reuters)
Cycling-Belgian rider Broeckx in a coma after crash involving motorbikes (Reuters) (Updates with riders' condition) BRUSSELS/PARIS, May 28 (Reuters) - Belgian rider Stig Broeckx is in a coma after the 26-year-old was involved in a crash involving motorbikes on the third stage of the Tour of Belgium on Saturday, a race official told Reuters. "Broeckx is in a coma", race spokesman Chris … [Read more...]
Canadians Warner, Theisen-Eaton lead Hypo Meeting on 1st day (Yahoo Sports)
Canadians Warner, Theisen-Eaton lead Hypo Meeting on 1st day (Yahoo Sports) Canadian decathlete Damian Warner built a slim 7-point lead over Germany's Kai Kazmirek on the opening day of the Hypo Meeting, while Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Canada led the women's heptathlon after four events. Warner gathered 4,424 points after winning the opening 100 meters in 10.15 seconds, the fastest time in … [Read more...]
Pelicans' Dejean-Jones dies after gunshot wound
Pelicans' Dejean-Jones dies after gunshot wound 4:58 PM ET Justin VerrierESPN Staff Writer Close Justin Verrier is an NBA writer and editor at ESPN.com. print New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen early Saturday in Dallas. "It is with deep sadness that the Pelicans organization acknowledges the sudden passing of Bryce … [Read more...]