Instant analysis: Sharks at Predators, Game 3
NASHVILLE -- The Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.The Predators erased a lead for the first time in this series with goals from James Neal, Shea Weber, Colin Wilson and Filip Forsberg.San Jose leads the best-of-7 series 2-1. What we learned: Home ice is huge. The Predators looked like a different team in Game 3. They used the ability to dictate the line matchups on the ice and the momentum provid..>> view originalDrouin shows Lightning 'he's a warrior'
NEW YORK -- Less than one months ago, Jonathan Drouin didn't know if he would ever play for the Tampa Bay Lightning again. But you can bet they're happy to have him now.Drouin set up Nikita Kucherov's game-tying goal with 38.4 seconds left in the third period before Brian Boyle scored 2:48 into overtime for a 5-4 win against the New York Islanders in Game 3 at Barclays Center on Tuesday. Tampa Bay has a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Second Round best-of-7 series with Game 4 here Friday (7 p..>> view originalStewart Cink takes leave from PGA Tour after wife's cancer diagnosis
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Veteran PGA Tour player and 2009 Open Champion Stewart Cink is taking an indefinite leave of absence after his wife Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer. Cink, a six-time PGA Tour winner, was in the field for this week's Wells Fargo Championship and next week's Players Championship. He had competed in The Players for the last 18 years in a row. He and his wife have two children. "Last week my wife, Lisa, and I received some unfortunate news ... ..>> view originalTrayce Thompson hits a mammoth home run and Dodgers break out in 10-5 win over Rays
Trayce Thompson checked his text messages after the game. Until then, he had not known that the home run he hit here Tuesday never did come down.It landed on Catwalk C, about 100 feet above the playing field in the domed stadium. Enrique Hernandez and Justin Turner joked about scampering onto the catwalk and trying to retrieve the ball, and Thompson said he just might come out early Wednesday. "Maybe I'll go see if it's up there," he said.Yasiel Puig, who obliterated a pitch for a home run and ..>> view originalThe 2016 Yankees, where 'Groundhog Day' becomes reality
They say our love won’t pay the rent Before it’s earned, our money’s all been spent … BALTIMORE — Yep. It’s Groundhog Day. “We have to turn it around,” Joe Girardi said Tuesday/Sunday/Friday/last Wednesday. “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. We can’t worry about where we are in the division. We just have to play better.” “We have an opportunity to come out every day and right the ship,” Brett Gardner said Tuesday/Saturday/Thursday/last month. “I’m confident it’s going to happen.” Of course th..>> view originalDid the Irish MMA bubble burst? Neil Seery on McGregor, roster cuts and a jarring death
For the lucky souls who packed out The O2 in Dublin for UFC Fight Night 46 in July 2014, the expectation that more such heady nights were on the horizon for Irish MMA was likely unavoidable. And, as it happens, further immortal moments followed when, less than a year and a half later, Conor McGregor took just 13 seconds to usurp Jose Aldo as the UFC featherweight champion against the backdrop of an uncannily familiar patriotic fervor at UFC 194 in Las Vegas. However, a credible argument could b..>> view originalSilverman: No one will be missing Pablo Sandoval for now
CHICAGO — Everyone loves pandas.Cute and adorable with those black tear-drop eyes and round white heads too big for their roly-poly bodies, munching on bamboo sticks, sliding down a slide at the zoo. Can’t get enough of them.Except for one.The saddest and loneliest panda of them all, Pablo “Panda” Sandoval, underwent season-ending shoulder surgery yesterday in Florida.Here in the Windy City and back in New England, the news could be summed up with one massive shrug of the shoulders.As in, who ca..>> view originalGuardiola Taught a Lesson as Bayern Munich Exit Champions League with Heads High
Matthias Schrader/Associated Press Bayern Munich won the battle but lost the war on Tuesday as they earned a 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semifinal, a victory that was not enough to overturn their 1-0 defeat in Spain a week prior. Watching the second leg alone, the result looked to be a cruel one for the German giants, who were dominant for almost the entire match but saw the visitors slip through thanks to a crucial away goal scored by Antoine Griezman..>> view originalGolden State Warriors battle back, stake 2-0 lead over Trail Blazers
Klay Thompson finished with 27 points.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports)OAKLAND – When a history-making team like these Golden State Warriors has earned the distinction of being one of the best of all time, there’s an unspoken reality about the postseason marathon that is worth, well, speaking on.Energy conservation is key in the early rounds, when opponents like their Western Conference Semifinals foe, the Portland Trailblazers, are inferior and the odds of achieving the greater goal (in this case a tit..>> view original
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