Jim Craig's 'Miracle' mask auctioned for $137K; Olympic gold fails to sell The Olympic gold medal belonging to Jim Craig, goaltender for the 1980 U.S. “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, did not sell following a month-long auction through Long Island-based auction house Lelands. His iconic goalie mask, however, did sell for a realized price of $137,849.16. The gold medal failed to met the reserve … [Read more...]
Twins sign Draft picks Miranda, Benninghoff | MLB.com – MLB.com
Twins sign Draft picks Miranda, Benninghoff | MLB.com - MLB.com MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins on Friday signed a pair of players taken in the 2016 MLB Draft, agreeing to terms with supplemental second-round pick Jose Miranda and 11th-rounder Tyler Benninghoff. Miranda, a shortstop from Puerto Rico who is expected to move to third base, signed for $775,000, while Benninghoff, a Missouri high school … [Read more...]
Colombia advance to Copa America semis as Peru pay penalty
Colombia advance to Copa America semis as Peru pay penalty East Rutherford (United States) (AFP) – Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina was the hero as Colombia slayed their penalty shoot-out jinx to defeat Peru and advance to the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario. Ospina on Friday pulled off a superb save deep into injury time to deny Peru a goal before saving a spot-kick from Peru defender … [Read more...]
Ronaldo’s Portugal, Belgium looking for spark
Ronaldo’s Portugal, Belgium looking for spark Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will attempt to reignite their flagging Euro 2016 campaign against Austria on Saturday, while Belgium hope to breathe life into their title bid after a terrible start. Ronaldo was frustrated in his quest to become the first player to score in four European Championships as Portugal stuttered to a 1-1 draw … [Read more...]
Is Jeff Gordon a candidate to co-host talk show with Kelly Ripa?
Is Jeff Gordon a candidate to co-host talk show with Kelly Ripa? Could Jeff Gordon become a talk show host in addition to his duties with NASCAR on Fox? According to a report from TV Line, the four-time Sprint Cup champion has "zoomed to the top of ABC’s short list" to replace Michael Strahan as Kelly Ripa's co-host on the Live! talk show (we're thinking zoom is being used as a racing pun … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: J.D. Hits The Wall
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: J.D. Hits The Wall J.D. Martinez was just getting hot. Then he hit a wall. Martinez ran into the right field wall during Thursday night's game against the Royals, suffering a non-displaced fracture of the radial neck at the right elbow. The right fielder will miss four-to-six weeks as he waits for the elbow to heal. “Depressing,” Martinez said Friday of his … [Read more...]
Morata double boosts Spain hopes of Euro treble
Morata double boosts Spain hopes of Euro treble Paris (AFP) – Alvaro Morata scored twice for defending champions Spain and Eder was Italy’s winner as the two booked places in the last 16 of Euro 2016 on another day marred by fan violence. A 2-2 draw between Croatia and the Czech Republic was briefly halted after Croatians threw flares on the pitch, prompting coach Ante Cacic to call them “sports … [Read more...]
Panenka prank keeps keepers busy 40 years on
Panenka prank keeps keepers busy 40 years on Prague (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andrea Pirlo have all done it: instead of blasting a penalty kick into the net, they fool the diving keeper by chipping the ball into the middle of the net. Forty years have passed since Czechoslovakia’s playmaker Antonin Panenka first displayed the trick at the 1976 European Championship final … [Read more...]
The Walk Off: Michael Saunders powers Jays with historic game
The Walk Off: Michael Saunders powers Jays with historic game Hours after the Toronto Blue Jays placed slugger Jose Bautista on the disabled list with a toe injury, another slugger picked up the slack in historic fashion. Michael Saunders, who was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, became the first Canadien-born player to hit three home runs in a single game for … [Read more...]
David Ortiz ties another Red Sox legend with career homer No. 521
David Ortiz ties another Red Sox legend with career homer No. 521 From this point on, every home run David Ortiz hits in his final MLB season will be significant for one reason or another. That was especially true though on Friday. With one big swing, Ortiz tied three Hall of Famers for 19th place on the all-time home run list by hitting No. 521 for his career. Those Hall of Famers include … [Read more...]