Share this: The Boston Red Sox are playing some of their best baseball of the year, and it has resulted in their longest winning streak of the season. The Sox have won five consecutive games thanks to a 3-0 win Friday night over the Seattle Mariners. Boston had lost three in a row to the Athletics before the recent successful stretch, but it left Oakland with a win in the series finale and has won four straight at Fenway Park. And the Sox haven’t been relying on just one aspect of their game to win, which manager John Farrell is pleased about. “There’s been different ways we’ve done it,” Farrell said, as seen on NESN’s Red Sox postgame coverage. “It hasn’t been just outscoring by
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Twitter Reacts To Celtics’ Lottery Luck, Joel Embiid’s Hilarious Reactions
Share this: WALTHAM, Mass. — The Boston Celtics have had quite the week. And Twitter noticed. One day after the C’s clinched a berth in the Eastern Conference finals with a thrilling win over the Washington Wizards, the ping-pong balls bounced their way at the lottery, earning them the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. It was a wild night at the NBA Draft Lottery, and you can relive some of it below with some of the best tweets from Tuesday night. And the winner is…………. La La Land! — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 17, 2017 But Celtics great Paul Pierce wins the night for best tweet. And look what I leave behind for the Celts on my way out #1 pick😂👌🏾🙏🔥 — Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34)
UFC 211 Weigh-In Results: Stipe Miocic, Junior Dos Santos Set For Main Event
Share this: UFC 211, which is headlined by the five-round heavyweight title bout between Stipe Miocic and Junior dos Santos, and the strawweight title bout between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade, airs live on pay-per-view from American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Four prelim bouts will air live on FX starting at 8 p.m. Three fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 6:30 p.m. Main EventStipe Miocic (246) vs. Junior dos Santos (245) Pay-Per-View Main CardJoanna Jedrzejczyk (115) vs. Jessica Andrade (114.5)Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (171)Frankie Edgar (145.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (146)Krzysztof Jotko (185) vs. David Branch (185) FS1 PrelimsEddie Alvarez (156) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)Chas Skelly (146) vs. Jason Knight (146)Chase
Reuben Foster Hung Up On Saints When 49ers Picked Him In NFL Draft
Share this: Reuben Foster had to sweat it out on the first night of the NFL Draft on Thursday. The Alabama linebacker eventually was scooped up by the San Francisco 49ers with the No. 31 overall pick, but the Niners weren’t the only team interested in Foster’s services. Just moments before San Francisco made its selection, Foster received a call from the New Orleans Saints, who expressed interest in selecting him at No. 32. Unfortunately for the Saints, John Lynch and the 49ers swooped in and grabbed Foster before they had the chance. And in an effort to avoid an awkward conversation, Foster simply hung up on New Orleans as he learned of his new NFL home. Foster explained the hilarious sequence Friday, which you
NFL Draft Prospect Gareon Conley Denies ‘Completely False’ Rape Allegation
Share this: Former Ohio State cornerback Gareon Conley has broken his silence about the rape allegation against him. Conley released a statement Wednesday regarding the claims in a police report that were filed in Cleveland. A woman is accusing Conley of raping her in a Cleveland hotel on April 9. “The allegations against me concerning the night of April 8/9 that have recently been reported in multiple media outlets are completely false,” Conley said, as transcribed by TMZ. “I did not commit a crime and have not been charged with a crime.” ESPN reported the 23-year-old woman claims she met Conley in an elevator. And after she declined Conley’s invitation for group sex, he had sex with her and kicked her out of the hotel room. “I
Madrid back on track as Monaco bow out
Atlético Madrid 0-1 Villarreal (Soriano 82)Atlético's 12-game unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end on Tuesday evening. Diego Simeone's side began the night looking to close the gap on Liga pacesetters Barcelona and Real Madrid, but ended it looking over their shoulders at fourth-placed Sevilla, who remain three points adrift but now have a game in hand.
Thursday round-up: how the last four qualified
Three of the four UEFA Europa League quarter-finals went to extra time – and one all the way to penalties – on a dramatic night of action on Thursday. Ajax, Celta, Lyon and Manchester United made it through to the semi-final draw, which will be streamed live on UEFA.com from 13:00CET on Friday.Thursday night's results (more details below; click for highlights)Beşiktaş 2-1 Lyon (agg: 3-3, Lyon win 7-6 on penalties)Genk 1-1 Celta (agg: 3-4)Manchester United 2-1 Anderlecht (aet, agg: 3-2)Schalke 3-2 Ajax (aet, agg: 3-4) Be... UEFA.com - News