Ex-Red Sox John Valentin, His Mom Are Injured In Car Crash With Building

Share this: Boston Red Sox fans can breathe a sigh of relief for John Valentin. The former Red Sox infielder and his mother were injured Thursday when the car he was driving crashed into a vacant building in Red Bank, N.J., according to The Associated Press. Red Bank Police Chief Darren McConnell said their injuries aren’t life threatening and the ex-Major League Baseball player might have suffered a medical problem prior to the crash. Valentin, 50, played for the Red Sox from 1992 to 2001. He joined the New York Mets in 2002 and retired after the season. Thumbnail photo via Rick Scuteri/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link

WU19 EURO elite round updates

WU19 EURO elite round updates

The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship consists of three distinct stages: two qualifying rounds and the finals.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in September, is made up of 11 groups of four teams playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The group winners plus the ten runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section advancing to the elite round alongside three nations given byes, seeds France, England and Germany.Elite roundIn the elite round, played in April, those 24 teams go into six mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners and the runners-up with the best record again... UEFA.com - News

Summer football: June, July and August highlights

Summer football: June, July and August highlights

The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals are behind us, but the summer is not a time to relax, with the UEFA Women's EURO and the UEFA European Under-21 Championship only two of the five international competitions being played over the next few months.The UEFA Super Cup and the qualifying phases of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League are also taking place, and we have the UEFA Super Cup game on 8 August. By our calculations, that means just 22 days, up until 31 August, when there will not be a draw, a EURO qualifier or a final tournament match*.June

‘Spectacular’ Madrid have Zidane dancing

‘Spectacular’ Madrid have Zidane dancing

Zinédine Zidane, Real Madrid coachI feel extremely happy. It's been a spectacular year. You couldn't dream of anything better. We won the league on the very last day, and it's very difficult to reach the Champions League final two years running – we've done it. We played a great team; the first half was difficult but in the second half we were clearly superior. We pressed a lot more and physically we won the game there too. So I'm very happy.The first half was more even; Juventus came out very strongly and had lots of the ball. In the second half, we were superior. At half-time

LeBron James, Cavs’ Big Three Dash Any Chance Celtics Had To Come Back

LeBron James, Cavs’ Big Three Dash Any Chance Celtics Had To Come Back

The Boston Celtics had to be feeling good at halftime Tuesday night. They had just played a great first half in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and LeBron James already was in foul trouble with the C’s leading by 10 at the break. “I thought we played as well as maybe we have the entire playoffs during the first half,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens told reporters afterward. But that good feeling was a fleeting one. The Cavs erased what once was a 16-point deficit and charged to a 112-99 win at Quicken Loans Arena. And with the win, they took a 3-1 series lead and moved one victory away from reaching

Women’s U17 EURO: Group B preview

Women’s U17 EURO: Group B preview

EnglandBest performance: semi-finals 2007/08, 2013/14, 2015/16Qualifying round: Lithuania 14-0, Slovenia 0-1, Russia 1-0 (Group 8 winners)Elite round: Poland 2-0, Germany 2-1, Italy 0-0 (Group 3 winners)Top scorer: Lauren Hemp 5John Griffiths, coach: "What is important is that there are really good teams here. We played Germany in the elite round, it was tough. Ireland, Norway, Germany, Spain – we have played a lot of these teams recently. And when we play teams like Scotland, Wales or in this case Ireland, it is always... UEFA.com - News

Bruins Injuries: Patrice Bergeron Played Season With Sports Hernia

Share this: BOSTON — Tuesday was the Bruins’ break-up day, also known as the day we learn of the gnarly injuries they played through over the course of the season. There were no revelations to the extent of San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton’s knee injury, but a handful of Bruins certainly played hurt at times during the season. In fact, the injury bug bit the Bruins at the worst time, as Boston entered the playoffs shorthanded, ultimately bowing out in the first round in six games to the Ottawa Senators. Here’s an update on some of the banged-up B’s. Patrice BergeronBergeron revealed Tuesday he played most of the season with a sports hernia, which certainly would explain a relatively slow start for the