Share this: Boston Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez wasn’t brilliant against the Minnesota Twins, but the left-hander put his team in a good position to pick up the win. The left-hander hurled six innings Friday night at Target Field, giving up only three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts. Unfortunately for Rodriguez, the Red Sox only mustered up one run off Twins starter Phil Hughes, who entered Friday’s contest with a 5.06 ERA. Boston would mount a comeback to tie the ballgame in the ninth inning, but Joe Mauer’s walk-off blast lifted Minnesota to a 4-3 win. Squandering strong outings from starting pitchers has become a trend for the Sox through the first month-plus of the 2017 campaign. In fact, Boston only has
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Oilers Vs. Ducks Live Stream: Watch NHL Playoffs Game 5 Online
Share this: The Anaheim Ducks will look to take a 3-2 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers in their Western Conference semifinals matchup Friday night. While the Ducks will have the luxury of hosting Game 5, home-ice advantage hasn’t amounted to much in this series as the road team has won each contest. Connor McDavid and the Oilers stole the first two games of the series at Honda Center and will try to notch their third straight win in Anaheim on Friday night. Here’s how you can watch Ducks vs. Oilers online. When: Friday, May 5 at 10:30 p.m. ETLive Stream: NBC Sports Live Extra Thumbnail photo via Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Magic Johnson Told Luke Walton Lakers Will ‘Get Top-Three Pick’ In NBA Draft
Share this: The Los Angeles Lakers only have a 46.9 percent chance of keeping their first-round pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, but head coach Luke Walton isn’t too concerned about that. If the Lakers pick falls outside of the top three then it becomes the property of the Philadelphia 76ers, which could be detrimental to the team’s attempted rebuild. Walton revealed on the CBS Sports program “We Need To Talk,” that he had a conversation with team president of basketball operations Magic Johnson in which he received some news about the Lakers’ potential pick. “Magic’s already assured me that we’re going to get our top-three pick this year, so I’m excited about that,” Walton said, as transcribed by Bleacher Report’s Zac Wassink. Walton was able
Markieff Morris Rips Wizards’ Effort After Game 2 Loss To Celtics
Share this: The Washington Wizards squandered a golden opportunity to even their second-round NBA playoff series against the Boston Celtics. The Wizards held a lead as large as 14 points in Game 2 at TD Garden on Tuesday night, and even went up six with three minutes remaining in regulation. But, the Celtics would come roaring back and picked up the 129-119 victory in overtime. Wizards forward Markieff Morris believes his team was doomed by lack of toughness as opposed to poor execution. “We’re not playing tough enough,” Morris told reporters, as transcribed by USA Today. “We had the advantage late in the game and all we had to do was just play tough. We didn’t have to make shots. We didn’t have to
Jim Harbaugh Got Scolded By Italian Mall Cop For Playing Football Inside
Share this: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines currently are spending some time in Italy. The outspoken head coach has put his own unique spin on spring practices since he took over prior to the 2015 season, And this spring is no different, as the Wolverines are taking a week-long trip to Rome as part of their spring practice window. The team arrived in Rome on Sunday, and while the team has spent time meeting with a group of refugees and seeing the typical sights, there was a classic Harbaugh moment Monday. Harbaugh and the Wolverines were inside a shopping mall and were, or course, throwing around a football. But an Italian security officer didn’t like that and gave Harbaugh a verbal reprimand for
Latvia bring Starkovs back for third term
Aleksandrs Starkovs has returned to take charge of Latvia for a third time, replacing his former national team forward Marians Pahars.The 61-year-old Starkovs steered Latvia to the finals of UEFA EURO 2004 – the Baltic side's greatest achievement – and he enjoyed a second spell in the post from 2007 to 2013 following a stint with Spartak Moskva. His third coming begins with Latvia fifth in Group B of the European Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, two points ahead of Andorra, with European champions Portugal their next opponents on 9 June. "It's a major honour to take charge of the
Mookie Betts Lauds Red Sox’s Depth As Flu, Injuries Impact Team Early On
Share this: The Boston Red Sox have been hit hard by injuries and a flu bug early in the 2017 MLB season, but the team has battled through it and owns a 3-2 record through five games. Outfielder Mookie Betts made his return to the lineup in Sunday’s 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. He missed the three previous games with the flu. Find out what he had to say about the team’s impressive depth in the “Red Sox Final” video above. Thumbnail photo via Rick Osentoski/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link