This week was the beginning of the Liga MX semi final matches. The final four teams that had advanced from the quarter finals were America, Monterrey, Leon, and Pachuca. The semi final fixtures will be America vs Monterrey and Leon vs Pachuca. America played their first game this Wednesday against […]
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Real Madrid Look Predictable Heading into UCL Final, but that’s a Good Thing
Original Story | ESPN FC May 19, 2016 By | EDUARDO ALVAREZ Zinedine Zidane has used a steady core of players since taking over. But that predictability should help. This morning I tried to guess Real Madrid’s starting XI for the Champions League final on May 28, but everyone inside and […]
It’s time to fix baseball’s pace-of-game problem
Orignial Story | ESPN May 18, 2016 Jayson Stark Maybe it’s inevitable. Maybe it’s unavoidable. Maybe it’s simply built into the fabric of the sport. Maybe baseball games are just destined to take three hours to play. No matter what clocks are ticking. No matter what rules are changed. No […]
MLB Players Police Unwritten Rules for Acceptable Conduct
Original Story | ABC NEWS May 16, 2016 By Ronald Blum Hall of Famer Joe Morgan knows that for more than a century, baseball players have policed themselves. Like it or not. Seven months after Jose Bautista’s famous bat flip against Texas in the AL playoffs, he got hit by the […]
OZARKS TEENAGE GIRL SETTING WORLD POWERLIFTING RECORDS
Original Story | OzarkSportsZone May 17, 2016 By Mike Scott REEDS SPRING, Mo. — Caitlin Harrier was born six weeks premature in her native Orlando, Fla. She spent her first 12 days in intensive care. Back then she could fit in the palm of her father Tom’s hand. Flash forward to […]
At Home, the Warriors Are Just Part of the Show
Original Story | www.nytimes.com May 18, 2016 By John Branch OAKLAND, Calif. — The third quarter ended, and the Warriors and the Thunder huddled to plot strategy for the fourth. Between them, seated at midcourt behind the scorer’s table, a man named Brett Yamaguchi had a game plan of […]
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How Warriors can pass the test from the resurgent Thunder.
Original Story | ESPN May 16, 2016 By Sharon Katz and Ben Alamar After setting the NBA record for regular-season wins, it’s no surprise that the Golden State Warriors have cruised through the playoffs (even without MVP Stephen Curry) and are back in the Western Conference finals. But how much do we really know […]
Jose Bautista Gets Decked, Internet Explodes
Original Story | www.rollingstone.com May 16, 2016 By Scott Rafferty Forget about Bobby Thomson: Rougned Odor just landed the Shot Heard ‘Round the World. Just ask Jose Bautista. In the eighth inning of Sunday’s game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, Joey Bats slid hard into […]
Ronaldo Wins Goal Battle vs. Messi but Loses Pichichi to Suarez
Original Story| ESPN FC May 15, 2016 By | ESPN STAFF ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Alexis Nunes break down Barcelona’s latest triumph in La Liga. The Spanish league season came to an end on Saturday, as did the 2015-16 scoring battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Final goals […]