The 17th goal Jamie Vardy scored in the 2015-16 Premier League season will probably stand as the best of his bunch. Vardy scored a rocket of a goal Tuesday in Leicester City’s Premier League game against Liverpool. Vardy, the league’s top scorer at the moment, ran onto a long pass from Riyad Mahrez and ripped his shot past goalkeeper Simon Mignolet from 25 yards out. Movement and close-range finishing are responsible for most of Vardy’s goals this season, but he demonstrated his ability to hit the target from distance at the Reds’ expense. Vardy’s goal gave Leicester City the lead in the 60th minute. He added another in the
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NHL Power Rankings 2015-16: Stanley Cup Finalists Blackhawks, Lightning Surging
Don’t look now, but the defending Eastern Conference champions are heating up. The Tampa Bay Lightning have won three straight games and six of their last 10 to leapfrog the Boston Bruins and take the first wild card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Second-line center Tyler Johnson has battled injuries this season, but he’s back in the lineup and scored his first goal since Nov. 25 during Tuesday night’s win over the Colorado Avalanche. Steven Stamkos scored twice and Ondrej Palat scored another, while No. 1 goalie Ben Bishop made 21 saves for a 4-0 shutout. Bishop has carried Tampa Bay for most of the campaign, but the team’s rece...