It started with a crazy idea by NASCAR to revamp the Chase, one that generated significant excitement and drama in the final 10 weeks. It wasn’t enough, though, to keep the sport’s biggest sponsor from deciding it would soon leave the sport. Kevin Ward Jr. tragedy It was supposed to be just another night where Tony Stewart got some of his grass-roots racing juices flowing and put a smile on his face....
That said, here’s an analysis of the two games from the second round on Tuesday night: (1) San Antonio Spurs vs (5) Portland Trailblazers (San Antonio won 116-92, leads series 1-0) Tony Parker made a statement in Game 1 of this new series by picking up from where he left in Game 7 of the first round against the Dallas Mavericks. Parker scored 33 points and dished out 9 assists in 36 minutes of floor time, notching up back-to-back 30 point playoff games for the second time after having previously done so in 2008....
MORE: QB results | WR results | OL results | TE results 40-Yard Dash results (Best result in bold) Dri Archer, Kent State: 4.29 (1st attempt), 4.28 (2nd attempt), 4.26 (Official attempt) De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon: 4.34, 4.40, 4.50 Jerick Mckinnon, Georgia Southern: 4.38, 4.35, 4.41 George Atkinson, Notre Dame: 4.41, 4.39, 4.48 Henry Josey, Missouri: 4.40, 4.40, 4.43 LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State: 4.40, N/A, 4.46 Damien Williams, Oklahoma: 4.40, 4....
Johnny Manziel likely will be a first-round pick on May 8. Murray is in the middle-tier mix with Alabama's AJ McCarron and LSU's Zach Mettenberger. His size (6-0, 207 pounds at the Combine) and recovery from a torn ACL are challenges, but Murray also is experienced in a pro-style offense. If Murray can provide a strong pro day on April 16, his stock will grow as an intriguing Day 2 option....
FINAL: CANADA 3, SWEDEN 0 In any case, it's Sweden and Canada playing in the gold medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics (NBC, stream at NBCOlympics.com). The big news of the morning: Swedish center Nicklas Backstrom. a star for the Washington Capitals, isn't playing because of migraines. That leaves Sweden without one of its top forwards — but they're used to that. Injuries seemed like they could derail the Swedes....
There's a rumble being heard over this one, first brought to attention by a BBC correspondent. Check out his tweet: While comments flew about seeing double in the loo, others noted the Sochi Games' $50 billion price tag apparently didn't allow for a privacy partition in the potties. Thus, each stall will see double duty. Communal cans are common in Russia (a vestige of the all-sharing Communist era, perhaps), so maybe this is just a case of local customs....
Spread across both the North and South Islands in New Zealand – Auckland, Hamilton, Napier and Wellington in the North Island and Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin in the South Island, will join seven Australian cities to jointly co-host the cricket tournament in the summer of 2015. All eyes will be on the chosen cities from Feb 14, 2015 to March 29, 2015 as they not only host thousands of players, officials and fans, but are also profiled globally to an expected television audience of more than a billion people, according to Tourism New Zealand....
PHOTOS: Which All-Star jersey is the best ever? They’re as simple as they’ve been in quite some time. Given how they’ve looked when they’ve tried to go a little wild with design, that’s probably a good thing. There are no sleeves. Rejoice! The jerseys pay homage to the All-Star Game’s home in New York with five stars for the five boroughs. MORE: adidas announces “Bad Dreams” shoe collection | Best NBA shoes...
We’’re not talking about whether or not your significant other says “yes.” We’re talking about the next step. Pick the right weekend in the fall. Otherwise, your friends will be subject to the nine words every college football fan fears the most. “We have to go to a wedding that weekend.” We’re here to help. If you’re planning a wedding in Big Ten country this fall, then here are the best (and worst) weekends for your big event....
The World No.2 began the match well, taking 4 out of the first 5 point to go 4-1 up and then strengthened her lead further to go 11-6 up at the interval mark. After the break, Cheung won 3 points straight before Saina came back to win 4 points cosecutivley to go 15-9 up. She continued to pile on the pressure on her opponent and won 6 out of the next 10 points to eventually win the opening game 21-13....
Let’s take a sneak peek at the top five fantasy catchers for 2016, starting with Posey. You can see the full fantasy catcher rankings here. 2016 FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS:Catcher | First | Second | Short | Third | Outfield | Starters | Relievers | Prospects 2016 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 5 catchers Buster Posey, Giants. No surprise here. Posey’s steady, elite production at the catcher position is a rarity worth paying for....
Both those records remained intact as Cleveland shut down Detroit in the last five minutes of the game and executed on almost every possession when it was their turn on offense. The Cavaliers’ Big 3 came up huge for them with James recording 22 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Kevin Love putting up 28 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, and Kyrie Irving scoring 31 points to go along with his 6 assists and 5 rebounds....
They did exactly that Thursday night by taking North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz. NFL Draft: Follow the picks. Get the analysis. The decision to trade up wasn’t well-received by incumbent starter Sam Bradford, who has already asked to be traded. The Eagles have not obliged that request and, instead, appear intent on having Bradford start the season with Wentz eventually taking over the job. The Eagles gave Bradford a two-year, $35 million contract last month following a career season in which he threw for 3,725 yards with 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 14 starts....
Here’s how all the action unfolded: 1.Women’s Singles: Supanida Kathetong(HH) vs Suo Di(BTG) It was Suo Di, who gained the early upper hand in the contest, racing away to a 4-0 lead befree taking an incredible 8-2 lead at the interval mark in the opening game. The other side of the break saw Kathetong claw her way back into the match, winning 4 out of the next 6 points to ake it 6-10....
Here’s how all the action unfolded: 1.Mixed Doubles: Vladimir Ivanov/ Kamilla Juhl(MR) vs Chris Adcock/ Pia Zebadiah(CS) It was the Chennai duo who started the match on a positive note taking a 4-3 lead and then stretched the advantage to 8-6 at the mid-game interval. They continued to extra significant pressure on the Mumbai duo and eventually clinched the tie 15-10. The second game saw the Rockets take an early 2-1 lead and the stretched it to 4-3 before leading 8-4 at the break....
The alleged incident took place on Sunday, after Lochte — along with teammates James Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger — attended a party at the invitation of Brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereira. MORE: Did Lochte lie? | Rowdy Rio fans boo lustily However, there is increasing skepticism about the athletes’ version of events, with reports Thursday suggesting Lochte became involved in a physical confrontation with a gas station security guard on the night in question....
With 306 total goals between the 32 teams, never before have so many goals been tallied in a Champions League group stage. Led by Paris Saint-Germain, who scored 25 times in six games and Liverpool, who netted 23 times, the goals flew in consistently across the 96 total matches in the group phase. PSG set the record for the most goals ever in the Champions League group stage, while the Reds come in second on that list after their 7-0 demolition of Spartak Moscow on the final day of group play....
Maharashtra eventually, could only muster up another 259 runs, falling short of Delhi’s first innings total by 61 runs. Ishant Sharma bagged a total of five wickets in the two innings while Navdeep Saini and Vikas Mishra picked six and five wickets respectively. Rahul Tripathi top-scored for Maharashtra in the second innings with a 78-ball-106. Continuing from their overnight score of 309/3, Bengal added another 70 runs before declaring their innings, taking a 232-runs lead....
India registered an emphatic win over England in the first and second ODI and will hope to continue its dominance. Pakistan will wrap up their tour of Australia who will then renew the Trans-Tasman rivalry when they play the New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee trophy. India will become the last test playing nation to host Bangladesh when the one-off historic test match will be played in February. After finishing the ongoing limited-overs series against Sri Lanka at home, South Africa will embark on a full tour of New Zealand....
With this win, Tamil Nadu became the first team win the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Irani Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. Chasing 304 to win, India B were off to a great start, thanks to their openers Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan. Parthiv was caught by Ganga Sridhar Raju, who ran back from the square-leg position to complete the catch, for 15. Dhawan and Manish Pandey punished the Tamil Nadu bowlers by dispatching them all over the ground....
