NLCS Game 3: Giants win after Cardinals literally throw away game in 10th The San Francisco Giants keep finding unusual ways to win this postseason. This time? E-1. The Giants pulled out a 5-4 victory Tuesday in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series after St. Louis Cardinals reliever Randy Choate fielded a 10th-inning sac bunt by Gregor Blanco and threw it away. Brandon … [Read more...]
McIlroy off the pace as Kaymer leads PGA Grand Slam
McIlroy off the pace as Kaymer leads PGA Grand Slam Martin Kaymer leads the PGA Grand Slam of Golf ahead of the final round © Getty Images US Open champion Martin Kaymer made an eagle and drove the 10th green to set up a two-putt birdie for a 6-under 65 and a two-shot lead over Masters champion Bubba Watson in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Open and US PGA champion Rory McIlroy wasted a fast … [Read more...]
Cal S Griffin Piatt out for the year with knee injury
Cal S Griffin Piatt out for the year with knee injury Cal S Griffin Piatt is out for the season with a knee injury. Piatt, the team's leading tackler, suffered the injury in the Bears' loss to Washington on Saturday and Monday the school said he was out for the season. Cal safety Griffin Piatt, the team's leading tackler, is out for the season with a knee injury, a Cal spokesman has … [Read more...]
Haase defeats 8th-seeded Thiem in 3 sets in Vienna (Yahoo Sports)
Haase defeats 8th-seeded Thiem in 3 sets in Vienna (Yahoo Sports) VIENNA (AP) -- Last year's runner-up Robin Haase of the Netherlands defeated Dominic Thiem 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in front of the Austrian's home crowd at the Erste Bank Open on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Column: Spinks fighting a different battle (The Associated Press)
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Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter mock Ryder Cup task force on Twitter
Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter mock Ryder Cup task force on Twitter The idea of forming a committee to try to figure out how to win a biennial exhibition match seems kind of silly, so maybe that's why European Ryder Cup stalwarts had no problem mocking PGA of America's announcement of its Ryder Cup task force. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler are among the 11-man … [Read more...]
Greg Cosell’s Week 6 analysis: How the Cowboys beat the Seahawks
Greg Cosell's Week 6 analysis: How the Cowboys beat the Seahawks The foundation of the Dallas Cowboys this season is their running game, with a fantastic offensive line and running back DeMarco Murray. That was the key to the Cowboys' 30-23 upset win at the Seattle Seahawks, but it wasn't the only reason. The Cowboys had a great plan and executed it very well. The Seahawks tried a lot of … [Read more...]
Report: NBA included jersey advertising in new TV deal negotiations, but ads not yet imminent
Report: NBA included jersey advertising in new TV deal negotiations, but ads not yet imminent NBA Commissioner Adam Silver this spring called the sale of advertising space on NBA jerseys "an idea whose time has come," and said that the introduction of ads on uniforms within the next five years is "inevitable," given widespread interest among the league's corporate sponsors. There's no … [Read more...]
Cards error in 10th helps Giants to Game 3 win
Cards error in 10th helps Giants to Game 3 win The Giants now lead the NLCS two games to one. (USATSI) SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants have a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NLCS over the Cardinals, after a dramatic 10th-inning victory. On the final play, Gregor Blanco laid down a perfect bunt to move runners to second and third with one out -- but instead, Randy Choate threw the ball into … [Read more...]
College football week 8 spread picks with superb tacos – SB Nation
College football week 8 spread picks with superb tacos - SB Nation Forgot password? We'll email you a reset link. If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead. Join SBNation.com You must be a member of SBNation.com to participate. We have our own Community Guidelines at SBNation.com. You should read them. Join SBNation.com You must be a … [Read more...]