Maverick Viñales, P2: “When I saw the time I thought I was on pole because it was an incredible time compared to what we did in FP3 and FP4, but Marc did a really good lap and congratulations because it was an incredible lap. But I’m happy! Tomorrow we have to improve some things but I think we are quite ready. I hope I can battle and I can stay there at the end - we’ve been working really hard through the weekend on the last laps of the race. Today I got 100% from the Yamaha so we’ll take the positive points, and tomorrow we’ll try and work on the negative ones.” Source link
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MB: “That’s a tough one because there’s probably three outstanding candidates. The most obvious is Maverick Viñales, because he won the race, but that wasn’t a shock. The two things he could have caved into were overconfidence and pressure, but he’s a very level headed guy, cool and calm. And he dealt with the pressure impeccably. It shows how mentally clinical he can be. Johann Zarco as well was phenomenal, to lead on his MotoGP debut. Very rarely do we see rookies ride away from the best in the world! But I think for me, the man of the night was Aleix Espargaro. Most would agree the Aprilia isn’t on the level of the Honda, Ducati, Yamaha and Suzuki -
Kony Ealy Should Fit In With Patriots, Because He’s All About Doing His Job
Share this: Kony Ealy has been with the New England Patriots for less than a week, but he seems to be picking up the team’s cliche terminology quickly. Ealy used some form of the phrase “doing my job” five times during his introductory conference call with the New England media. Here are some sample quotes from Ealy, who was acquired for a swap of day two picks from the Carolina Panthers. “I just look forward to just coming in, working hard, just doing my job and trying to help contribute. That’s all.” “Really, I just want to concentrate on doing my job and making the most of it.” “Everything else will take care of itself if I go out there and do what I’m supposed to
Adam Jones, Eric Hosmer Lead Team USA To Thrilling Win Vs. Venezuela
Share this: Team USA is off to quite the start in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. After trailing for almost all of Wednesday’s second-round game against Venezuela, the Americans came through with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to earn a thrilling 4-2 comeback win. Center fielder Adam Jones got things started when he tied things with a solo home run to lead off the inning. And first baseman Eric Hosmer followed a few batters later with a two-run shot, which gave Team USA its first lead of the night. With the win, Team USA moved into a first-place tie with Puerto Rico at 1-0 in Pool F, while Venezuela joined the Dominican Republic at 0-1. Venezuela will be back in action
Airbus Concept Vehicle Can Drive On Land, Be Picked Up By Huge Drone
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Pedro Martinez ‘Looking Forward’ To Watching Red Sox Rotation Perform
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Bruins Couldn’t Come All The Way Back In Wild Loss Vs. Rival Maple Leafs
Share this: With the way things looked early in the second period Saturday night, it appeared as though the Toronto Maple Leafs would run away with a win at TD Garden over the Boston Bruins. But the B’s overcame three- and one-goal deficits to make things interesting before ultimately falling 6-5 in a wild game. Hear what B’s coach Claude Julien believed was the difference in the game in the video from “Bruins Overtime Live” above. Thumbnail photo via Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link