Jon Lester: Emphasis on quick begin has Cubs ‘urgent’

ATLANTA — We know, we all know: It’s a small pattern dimension. The Cubs have performed solely 5 video games. “I don’t think anyone’s panicking,” Cubs reliever Steve Cishek stated. That’s in all probability a superb factor for the staff.Steve Cishek after strolling the primary three batters of the eighth and leaving the sport. But it doesn’t change the outstanding incontrovertible fact that it took solely these 5 video games for the Cubs to fall 4 video games again in a division that acquired so much higher since final yr. Or that Wednesday night time’s 6-Four loss to the Braves was the results of one other bullpen meltdown fed by one other bunch of walks — two

Lorenzo engaged pit limiter at begin of Argentina race

After qualifying in 12th for his second race as a Honda rider, Lorenzo plummeted to 21st on the opening lap at Termas de Rio Hondo. He finally fought again to complete in 12th place, albeit gaining two locations on the final lap when Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli got here to blows and crashed out. As properly as revealing the trigger for his sluggish getaway, Lorenzo stated he was additional hampered by a disintegrating rubber grip on his left handlebar throughout what he described as a "nightmare" race. "Here with the pit limiter, that looks like I pressed it unconsciously because I remember just pressing the start procedure button," Lorenzo recalled. "Suddenly the bike, the rpm goes down

#UWCL quarter-finals begin

#UWCL quarter-finals begin

The UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final first legs are on Wednesday and Thursday as the road to Budaprest resumes.Quarter-final first legsWednesdaySlavia Praha v Bayern MünchenBarcelona v LSK KvinnerLyon v WolfsburgThursdayChelsea v Paris Saint-GermainAll second legs on 27 March

UEFA Europa League final ticket sales begin on 7 March

UEFA Europa League final ticket sales begin on 7 March

Ticket sales for the 2019 UEFA Europa League final in Baku, Azerbaijan, will start on 7 March at 14:00CET, exclusively via UEFA.com, and will run until 14:00CET on 21 March.EUROPA LEAGUE TICKET PORTAL The vast majority of the tickets for the final, which will be played at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday 29 May, have been set aside for the general public and fans of the two finalist clubs. Approximately 37,500 tickets are being made available to fans worldwide via UEFA.com, with the number of tickets reserved for fans of the two finalists to be confirmed in due course.For the sales

Important Questions Remain For Bruins With New Season About To Begin

Important Questions Remain For Bruins With New Season About To Begin

In less than a week, the puck will drop on the Boston Bruins’ 2018-19 campaign. And like the other 30 teams in the NHL, plenty of questions remain for the B’s heading into the regular season. On top of the Bruins having some compelling roster battles ongoing in their forward group, there’s also some intrigue surrounding the readiness of defensemen Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo, both of whom had last season cut short due to injuries. After the B’s 3-2 overtime loss in their preseason contest against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, NESN’s Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley tried tackling some of the questions surrounding the Black an... NESN.com

Chelsea, Lyon, Wolfsburg and Barcelona on top

Chelsea, Lyon, Wolfsburg and Barcelona on top

Wolfsburg, Barcelona and holders Lyon secured comfortable away wins while Chelsea defeated Rosengård and Montpellier produced a fine comeback at Brescia in Wednesday's round of 16 first legs. UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 first legs. The two remaining ties begin on Thursday, with the returns next week.Wednesday's first legs Chelsea 3-0 RosengårdChelsea dominated the first half but it took until the 33rd minute for them to find a way past visiting goalkeeper Zecira Musovic with a neat Fran Kirby shot. The Swedish runners-up rallied in the second half but on 66 minutes Ramo... UEFA.com - News