Javy Baez places on one other present with key homer, tag in Cubs’

Javy Baez made the outstanding look routine. Again. This time, Baez utilized a behind-the-back, no-look tag within the ninth inning to assist protect the Cubs’ 6-5 win over the Padres. The play had a sellout crowd buzzing and the Padres asking for a video overview as a result of – come on – no one makes that play. Well, nearly no one. “It’s Javy we’re talking about, so yeah,” Albert Almora Jr. mentioned. “Every chance he gets, I think he’s able to make an out.” Baez additionally offered the heroics on the plate with a three-run homer within the fourth that gave the Cubs the lead for good. He bailed out a slew of sloppy performs

Season sweep by last-place Kings places Blackhawks 1 sport away

LOS ANGELES — Another letdown towards the last-place Kings left the Blackhawks one sport away from elimination within the wild-card race. The Hawks blew a one-goal lead with 4 minutes left in regulation and misplaced 3-2 in additional time to complete the season sequence winless towards the Kings, who're by far the worst group within the Western Conference. “We had our stretches where we were really good, [but] you never know when the game’s on the line,” coach Jeremy Colliton stated. “The sport’s at all times on the road. “If you let down for 5, 10 seconds … you get punished. That’s form of what occurred. Even although we did quite a lot of good issues, don’t matter

Quartararo places Qatar begin error all the way down to “stress”

Quartararo was one of many stars of pre-season testing on the Losail circuit, ending up second quickest behind Maverick Vinales, and backed that efficiency up by qualifying fifth for his first race with the all-new Petronas SRT Yamaha outfit.  However, the 19-year-old threw away any likelihood of a equally sturdy race outcome by stalling his bike on the grid, forcing him to start out from the pits. After setting the quickest lap of the race, Quartararo may solely handle a 16th-place end, dropping out on the ultimate level to fellow countryman Johann Zarco. Reflecting on his Qatar expertise in a press convention in Paris, Quartararo admitted that shortly earlier than the race he "began to get harassed". Speaking

Ronaldo brilliance puts Madrid in charge against Juventus

Ronaldo brilliance puts Madrid in charge against Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-0 in Turin to close in on a UEFA Champions League semi-final place. Ronaldo broke the deadlock when he met Isco's cross after just three minutes, but it was his second – a sensational overhead kick just after the hour – that prompted even the home fans to applaud. Ronaldo scores his sensational second

Chris Sale’s 300th Strikeout Puts Him In Special Place In Red Sox History

Chris Sale’s 300th Strikeout Puts Him In Special Place In Red Sox History

Chris Sale notched his 300th strikeout of the season during the Boston Red Sox’s 9-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. The left-handed ace became just the second Red Sox player ever to accomplish the feat, joining Pedro Martinez, who did it twice (1997 in Montreal, 1999 in Boston) in his career. Check out Sale’s reaction in the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com

Lorenzo: “The fairing was better”

Jorge Lorenzo, P15: “It was a really positive day. In the morning we were really fast in the wet and it was the best feeling I’ve had in the wet with the Ducati. In the afternoon, it was an important session: we tried the new fairing that puts more weight on the front tyre, one of the two problems I’ve had until now. In general it was better: evidently there are negatives, we lose on the straight. It was a great test, we have to try different settings to see if we can make a big step forward.” Source link

Can Öncu puts in Malaysian masterclass

Hiroshi Aoyama, Asia Talent Scout: “I think we had a beautiful and clean Race 1 at Sepang, so congratulations to Can Öncü. He was fast from qualifying and we expected he might be able to go away – he made a good start and kept his rhythm. The other guys tried to follow him but Yamanaka, Anuar, Deniz and Salim were struggling to follow and started to fight – so they lost a few tenths per lap. But it was a really nice race from Can Öncü, and Anuar fought a lot to get away from the group. Salim almost crashed but then at the last corner passed them. Those riders did a great race and we’ll see how they