Stanley Cup Final Game 1: Puck Daddy's Postgame Awards (Ed. Note: We're changing things up for the Stanley Cup Finals. Instead of writing Three Stars as we normally do on game night, we'll be handing out some post-game awards.) First Star: Nick Bonino, Pittsburgh Penguins With 2:33 to go in the third period and the game tied, Bonino netted the game winning goal. To top it off, he gave the … [Read more...]
Warriors overcome butterflies, sting like bees in West finals victory
Warriors overcome butterflies, sting like bees in West finals victory 12:48 AM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print OAKLAND, Calif. -- It was nervy before it was brilliant, before the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry poured 36 points into the 96-88 … [Read more...]
Carrick has signed new Utd deal – Crerand
Carrick has signed new Utd deal - Crerand 7:14 AM GMT Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has signed a new contract, former United midfielder Paddy Crerand said on the club's official television channel. Carrick has spent 10 seasons at Old Trafford and the contract extension he signed last in March last year is due to expire next month. However, sources told ESPN FC last week that the … [Read more...]
The Warriors took over Game 7 with a third-quarter 3-point barrage
The Warriors took over Game 7 with a third-quarter 3-point barrage The seeds of the Golden State Warriors' win in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals — a come-from-behind victory on the heels of a more stunning come-from-behind victory that produced a 4-3 triumph in a Western Conference finals in which the Warriors trailed 3-1 one week ago — were sown midway through the second quarter. … [Read more...]
USA TODAY ranks Lions' Darius Slay ranked as NFL's 10th-best corner – Detroit Free Press
USA TODAY ranks Lions' Darius Slay ranked as NFL's 10th-best corner - Detroit Free Press Darius Slay #23 of the Detroit Lions tries to pump the crowd up during the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Ford Field on November 26, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)(Photo: Gregory Shamus, Getty Images) In three seasons, Detroit Lions cornerback Darius … [Read more...]
Too much Stephen Curry, too many threes bury Thunder in Game 7, Warriors win 96-88, advance to Finals – ProBasketballTalk (blog)
Too much Stephen Curry, too many threes bury Thunder in Game 7, Warriors win 96-88, advance to Finals - ProBasketballTalk (blog) For seven games the athleticism and improved defense of the Oklahoma City Thunder smothered nearly everything Golden State tried to do inside the arc. The Thunder length and aggressiveness had them owning the paint and dominating the glass much of the series. Oklahoma … [Read more...]
Guam football coach White joins rush to China
Guam football coach White joins rush to China Shanghai (AFP) – Former Guam coach Gary White has joined the rush to Chinese football after signing on with second-tier Shanghai Shenxin. White steered tiny Guam to the final round of Asian Cup qualifiers, recording victories against Turkmenistan and India, a country of 1.2 billion, along the way. “The timing to go to China I think is perfect,” he … [Read more...]
Childress, Hendrick, Martin, Parks and Parsons make NASCAR HOF
Childress, Hendrick, Martin, Parks and Parsons make NASCAR HOF Rick Hendrick and Richard Childress are members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The two team owners joined Mark Martin, Raymond Parks and Benny Parsons as the five members who make up the 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame class. Former Martinsville Speedway president H. Clay Earles was given the Landmark Award. Parsons was the leading … [Read more...]
Sharks baffled by slow start in Game 1 loss to Penguins
Sharks baffled by slow start in Game 1 loss to Penguins PITTSBURGH – The San Jose Sharks had 2,102 regular-season and playoff games to prepare for their first Stanley Cup Final appearance. And they weren’t ready. Defenseman Brent Burns called it the Sharks’ “holy [crap] we’re here’ moment. A first period absolutely dominated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. A … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Steph-tacular once again
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Steph-tacular once again Game 7 lived up to the hype as the Warriors held on to win three straight games and become just the 10th team to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a postseason series. The Thunder were in this one until the end, but the Warriors pulled away late for the 96-88 win. The Warriors will now face LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the Finals, starting … [Read more...]