Cricket-England right with second test gameplan
By Justin Palmer
LEEDS, England |
Tue May 28, 2013 12:31am IST
LEEDS, England May 27 (Reuters) – England were correct in batting on until after lunch before declaring and setting New Zealand an improbable 468 [...]
PBT: Paul George takes star turn in Game 1
America, meet Paul George.
He’s the Pacer that hit the insane, dramatic three pointer that sent Game 1 against the Heat into overtime. He’s the guy that drew the superstar call on Dwyane Wade, then with ice water in his veins hit three free [...]
PBT: Grizzlies’ Conley on verge of stardom
Where is the line between the NBA’s stars and the league’s merely good players?
Star is such a loaded term – full of reputation and production and marketing and talent and style – that, occasionally, it can be useful to sort through [...]
PBT: Parker a puzzle Grizzlies can’t solve
Mike Conley tried. Tony Allen had some success, particularly late in the game, but even he was not consistent. Jerryd Bayless and everyone else that tried pretty much got torched.
For the third game in a row, Tony Parker’s quickness off the [...]
PBT: Spurs top Grizzlies in OT, take 3-0 lead
The Grizzlies had been here before.
After falling behind two games to none in the first round of the playoffs against the Clippers, first by losing big in Game 1 and then by losing at the buzzer in Game 2, Memphis learned what it would take [...]
PBT: Popovich pulls all the right strings in Game 3
The Spurs ended up with a compelling overtime victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, but it certainly didn’t start out as a game that would end in San Antonio’s favor.
Whether due to the extended layoff between games or because [...]
PBT: Bucks narrow coaching search to three finalists
Th Milwaukee Bucks are in the final stages of choosing their new head coach, and three candidates are expected to be brought in for second interviews next week, according to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Hawks head coach [...]
PBT: Clippers reportedly target big-name coach
There’s a good reason that the Clippers coaching search is delivering an almost daily stream of updates. If Chris Paul re-signs in free agency as expected, it’s by far the team closest to championship contention of any that are currently [...]
Heat’s blowout won’t define series, but may win it
Even for the Miami Heat, this game was an outlier.
They scored 70 points on 63 percent shooting with one turnover in the first half. Udonis Haslem hit 8-of-9 to lead Heat players outside the “big three” shooting 55 percent. Haslem’s shooting [...]
Heat take back home court
The Heat didn’t only reclaim home court advantage in the Eastern Conference Finals with a lopsided 114-96 victory in Indiana on Sunday — they sent a message. Miami rolled from the very start, and in doing so reminded us of just how dominant [...]
PHT: Blackhawks beat Red Wings, avoid elimination
After hitting their biggest wall of 2013 at an inopportune time, the Chicago Blackhawks sure looked like the NHL’s top team in Game 5 on Saturday, as they overwhelmed the Detroit Red Wings 4-1.
Let’s chat about the contest.
The 45-25 shot [...]
PHT: Halifax beats Portland to win Memorial Cup
If you put a lot of stock in the 2013 Memorial Cup, then the upcoming draft’s top forwards made a strong argument for the Colorado Avalanche’s No. 1 pick.
Central Scouting’s second-highest (Nathan MacKinnon) and third-highest (Jonathan [...]
PHT: Stars reportedly meet with Ruff, contact Vigneault
The Dallas Stars will look different in 2013-14, whether their new logo was really leaked or not.
They’ll need a new head coach after recently hired GM Jim Nill let Glen Gulutzan go. While Nill noted that he would run a thorough search, it [...]
Hollywood ending in store
The San Jose Sharks rode some strong play from Antti Niemi, hard work overall and a few bounces to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday, pushing this battle of California to the limit.
Let’s discuss the events.
The Kings and [...]
Beckham watches from bench as career ends
LORIENT, France (AP) – For David Beckham, this really was the very end of his soccer career.
Now begins the rest of his already very famous life.
At a small, homely stadium on the Brittany coast of western France, with seagulls flying [...]
Lewandowski could be biggest Dortmund loss
For a German club that’s become the Bundesliga counterweight to Bayern autonomy, losing Mario Götze carries a particular sting for Borussia Dortmund. Only 20 years old, the attacking midfielder’s promise and present cast him as the brightest [...]
Nibali wins snowy stage, nearly wraps up Giro
TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO, Italy (AP) – Vincenzo Nibali nearly wrapped up the Giro d’Italia title with a dominating solo performance to win the penultimate stage Saturday, leaving behind his rivals under a blizzard of snow on the final [...]
Di Luca positive for EPO
ROME (AP) – Cycling’s first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday.
Former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise [...]
Nibali takes Giro title
BRESCIA, Italy – Vincenzo Nibali coasted to the Giro d’Italia title in the final stage of the three-week classic Sunday, while Mark Cavendish won the 21st leg in a sprint finish for his fifth victory in this year’s race.
For [...]
PST: Lazio take Coppa Italia over bitter rival Roma
A 71st minute strike by Senad Lulic was all Lazio needed to secure a 1-0 over AS Roma in the Coppa Italia version of the Derby della Capitale.
It was a brutal, hard-fought match full of biting tackles, plenty of chances on goal and 8 yellow [...]
Keane hat trick boosts Galaxy in Rogers’ debut
CARSON, Calif. (AP) – Robbie Rogers just wants to go back to being a pro soccer player. First, though, he had history to make.
Rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to play in a U.S. professional league on Sunday night, making [...]
Rogers makes history in LA
Normally one team scoring four times before halftime kills a game’s drama. On Sunday, it didn’t matter.
It’s not that we didn’t care about the result. We did, a little. But when the LA Galaxy went into half time up 4-0, Seattle’s disastrous [...]
Olave’s late strike gives NY point vs. Crew
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – New York Red Bulls coach Mike Petke was so miffed after a 2-2 tie with the Columbus Crew that he invited Major League Soccer to fine him as much it wants.
While ripping his team for a poor performance despite getting [...]
PST: MLS ref correctly overturns PK | Watch
Wouldn’t it be great if more MLS officials did this?
Scratch that … more officials around the world, not just in Major League Soccer – where we regularly batter the poor officials – need to take a second, have a word with their assistants, [...]
Kamara scores equalizer in KC return | Highlights
Suggestions that Kei Kamara wasn’t fit enough to start for Sporting Kansas City never really passed the smell test, did they?
After all, how could a man trying to make his way in the venerable English Premiership, especially a man on loan [...]
After UCL win, is Heynckes after Real Madrid job?
Jupp Heynckes may not be done, something his agent’s making sure we know.
One day after winning his second UEFA Champions League title, the soon-to-be former Bayern Munich coach was having his hat thrown back into the ring. Speaking on Spanish [...]
Rogers makes debut for LA Galaxy
CARSON, Calif. (AP) – Robbie Rogers has become the first openly gay male athlete to play in a U.S. professional league.
Rogers made his Los Angeles debut Sunday night, entering as a substitute in the 77th minute with the Galaxy leading [...]
U.S. market now being taken seriously
(CNN) — It’s no secret among European football fans that for many years the U.S.’s attempts to embrace football — or soccer as they like to call it — were treated with derision.
Their players weren’t as [...]
Monaco splash out $90 million
(CNN) — AS Monaco signaled their intention to use their financial muscle in the summer transfer window with an audacious double swoop Friday for Porto pair Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez,
Monaco, backed by Russian billionaire owner [...]
Monaco splash out $90 million
(CNN) — AS Monaco signaled their intention to use their financial muscle in the summer transfer window with an audacious double swoop Friday for Porto pair Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez,
Monaco, backed by Russian billionaire owner [...]
