After the natural beauty and perfect curves of the Autodromo del Mugello, the MotoGP™ World Championship now heads for another breathtaking part of Europe – the Mediterranean city of Barcelona, on the Catalonian coast. Art, history, culture, sun – and passion for speed. With so many on the grid hailing from the region and nation, it’s another jewel of the calendar – with the stakes high, and the balance of power tipped firmly in favour of a home hero as the paddock arrives. Source link
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Watch Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Grab Rebound From His Back In Game 7 Vs. Wizards
Share this: Things are getting tight at TD Garden. The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards are dueling in a winner-take-all Game 7 of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals series, and Celtics rookie Jaylen Brown is all over the court for Boston. Midway through the third quarter, Wizards center Marcin Gortat tossed Brown on his back, but despite not getting the foul call, the C’s rookie still was able to pull down the rebound from the floor. Brown also scored on a ridiculous alley-oop from Marcus Smart. The rookie picked the perfect time to have a big game. Thumbnail photo via Tom Szczerbowski/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Relive Bobby Orr’s Iconic, Stanley Cup-Winning Goal, 47 Years Ago Today
Share this: On May 10, 1970, Bobby Orr leaped into the air and landed in Boston Bruins immortality. The Bruins defenseman is widely regarded as one of the best NHL players of all time, but his most recognizable achievement came exactly 47 years ago Wednesday. During overtime in Game 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues, Orr took a perfect feed from teammate Derek Sanderson in front of the net and beat Blues goaltender Glenn Hall for a game-winning goal that gave Boston its first Stanley Cup championship since 1941. Immediately after the heroic score, Orr took flight, creating one of the most iconic images in hockey history. Celebrate the 47th anniversary of Orr’s incredible goal by watching rare restored
Germany win, Defoe and Lewandowski pounce
Germany stay perfect in Group C, while Northern Ireland and Czech Republic winJermain Defoe returns with a goal as England increase Group F cushionRobert Lewandowski scores in tenth straight qualifier as Poland open big Group E leadNext fixtures in these groups: Friday 10 JunePreviously this weekend: Saturday; FridayGroup CAzerbaijan 1-4 Germany (Nazarov 31; Schürrle 19 81, Müller 36, Gomez 45)Germany maintained one of only two perfect record in qualifying, along with Switzerland, as And... UEFA.com - News
Switzerland maintain perfect record, Greece hold Belgium
Group ABulgaria 2-0 Netherlands (Delev 5 20)Spas Delev's first international goals inspired Bulgaria to a win that lifts them above the Oranje to third. The Pogoń Szczecin striker capitalised on an error from 17-year-old debutant Matthijs de Ligt for an early opener before a fine second. The Dutch dominated from there on but could not find a way back.
If You’re Not Watching World Baseball Classic, What Are You Waiting For?
The World Baseball Classic isn’t perfect — far from it, actually. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth watching. The WBC has its issues. The timing of the tournament itself isn’t ideal. It’s hard to expect the highest quality of baseball when a good chunk of the world’s best baseball players are focused on preparing for the Major League Baseball season. That’s their prerogative, especially when you’re trying to have a “meaningful” tournament smack dab in the middle of spring training. You’re never going to be able to convince the game’s biggest stars to participate in a preseason tournament. There’s risk of injury, especially so ... NESN.com
Champions League podcast: Perfect Paris
Hear from the likes of Viktor Lindelöf, André Schürrle and Michel Salgado as host Rob Daly is joined by UEFA.com's European football expert Andy Brassell and match commentators Richard Kaufman and Mike Sewell to review Tuesday night's extraordinary action and look ahead to Wednesday in the official UEFA Champions League podcast.Download the podcast from iTunes or audioBoom, or listen in the official competition app. Our radio show matchday Live returns with commentary and updates on Wednesday from 19:30CET on UEFA.com and in the app. ... UEFA.com - News