by Zack Cox on Tue, May 10, 2016 at 2:04AM 5,401 Welcome back, Stephen Curry. After sitting out four games with a knee injury, Curry came back with a vengeance Monday night in Game 4 of the Golden State Warriors’ second-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers. The NBA’s Most Valuable Player began the game on the bench but finished with 40 points — including an NBA-record 17 in overtime — as the Warriors won 132-125 to push the Blazers to the brink of elimination.
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Raiders Scouts Called Rob Gronkowski ‘Best All-Around Athlete’ In 2010 Draft
Breaking news: Rob Gronkowski is really good at football, and people were well aware of that before he was drafted in 2010. The New England Patriots drafted the star tight end in the second round with the 42nd overall pick after Gronkowski fell due to some major injury concerns. And even though a back injury that kept Gronkowski out for his entire 2008 season at Arizona scared plenty of teams, that doesn’t mean Gronk wasn’t on the rest of the NFL teams’ radars. Take it from this alleged Oakland Raiders scouting report, which Deadspin found on Imgur.
Boston College Retires Pete Frates’ Number At ALS Awareness Game
Pete Frates’ No. 3 officially was retired by the Boston College baseball program at Pellagrini Diamond at Shea Field on Saturday. Frates, who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2012, was there as the Eagles honored their former captain and current director of baseball operations. “This is such a huge thing for our family,” Frates’ wife, Julie Frates, told NESN’s Sarah Davis on Saturday. “This is a legacy for Pete and our family. So we couldn’t be more happy and thrilled for him. And at least he’s here to witness it all.” BC came back to win the game against Wake Forest 9-8, and they swept the doubleheader lat...
Brad Marchand Nets Shorthanded Goal For Canada Vs. U.S. In World Championships
by Zack Cox on Fri, May 6, 2016 at 11:44AM 2,766 Brad Marchand finished tied for third in the NHL with four shorthanded goals this season, and the Boston Bruins winger added another Friday in Canada’s IIHF World Championship opener against the United States. Marchand turned in the best performance of his career this season, finishing first on the Bruins and sixth in the NHL with a career-high 37 goals. He was the first Boston player to surpass the 35-goal plateau since Phil Kessel in 2008-09...
Liverpool Clinches Europa League Final Spot With Victory Vs. Villarreal
Liverpool will play in the 2015-16 Europa League final after another famous European night at Anfield saw them defeat Villarreal 3-0 (3-1 on aggregate) to book a trip to Basel, Switzerland later this month. Backed by a typically vociferous home crowd, the Reds overturned the 1-0 deficit the Yellow Submarine carved out in Spain to secure a place in the 12th European final in the club’s history. The pressure told in the early moments, as Daniel Sturridge forced Bruno Soriano to turn into his own net at the Kop end, to bring the tie level on aggregate. Liverpool continued its relentless approach in the second period, and sealed progression from ...
Red Sox Wrap: Clay Buchholz Recovers To Shut Down White Sox In 5-2 Win
If Wednesday night is any indication, Clay Buchholz is ready to turn the page. After a brutal month of April that saw the Boston Red Sox lose all five games he started, Buchholz rebounded in a big way at U.S. Cellular Field, stifling the American League-leading Chicago White Sox to lead his club to a 5-2 win. Designated hitter David Ortiz helped Buchholz earn his first victory of 2016 by launching a go-ahead, two-run home run in the fifth inning. Ortiz drove in three of Boston’s five runs. Here’s how it all went down: GAME IN A WORDComeback. Things didn’t look too good for Buchholz and the Red Sox out of...
Red Sox Notes: Carson Smith Excites In Debut; Tim Lincecum Catches Boston’s Eye
The Boston Red Sox had a rare off night at the plate Tuesday, and it cost them in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. That’s the bad news. The good news is that Boston should be more concerned about its pitching than its hitting this season, and the Red Sox just welcomed a potential difference-maker into the fold. Relief pitcher Carson Smith, called up by the team Tuesday after beginning the season on the disabled list, made his Red Sox debut when he took the mound in the seventh inning. Smith didn’t disappoint, needing just nine pitches to retire the side in order. His unorthodox delivery induced ground outs from Jerry Sands and Dioner ...