Jason Day aiming to close out wire-to-wire win at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Earlier this week, before Jason Day raced out to an impressive Players Championship lead on an increasingly severe TPC Sawgrass course, he recalled his first serious opportunity to claim a professional title in the United States.It was April Fools' Day in 2007 and he was competing in the final pairing at a tournament called the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at Wente Vineyards on the Nationwide Tour. All of 19 years old and filled with raw talent and palpab..>> view originalOrtiz beats manager AJ Hinch's choice, Astros fall in 11th
AP 8:47 p.m. EDT May 14, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)BOSTON (AP) รข€” Houston manager A.J. Hinch went against his own plan from a day earlier and it cost him.David Ortiz hit a winning double with two outs in the 11th inning after lining a tying triple in the ninth and earlier moving into 20th place on the career home run list, sending the Boston Red Sox past the Astros 6-5 on Saturday.Following a 7-6 comeback win over the Red Sox on Friday, Hinch said he'd walk Ortiz with the ga..>> view originalGame 7 to finally decide Raptors-Heat winner, Cavs' opponent
AP 4:46 p.m. EDT May 14, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)MIAMI (AP) — History is going to happen.Either Toronto or Miami will become the 15th NBA team to win two Game 7s in the same postseason. The Raptors could go to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time. The Heat have a shot at being the first team ever to erase 3-2 deficits in consecutive playoff series.And if that wasn't enough, LeBron James awaits the winner in the East finals.The stage is set, the stakes are super-..>> view originalNot all postgame celebrations go as smoothly as Big Papi's
The Boston Red Sox surround David Ortiz at second base after Ortiz’s game-winning double in the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Boston, Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Red Sox won 6-5. (Michael Dwyer/Associated Press) By John Kekis | AP May 14 at 9:32 PM David Ortiz got off easy. After lining a winning double with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday, Ortiz was blasted with a white powd..>> view originalSource: Pacers finalizing deal to make Nate McMillan head coach
The Indiana Pacers are working to complete a deal to make assistant Nate McMillan the team's new head coach, a source told The Undefeated's Marc Spears.Nate McMillan has been an assistant coach with the Pacers since 2013 and has two previous head-coaching stints in the NBA. John Bazemore/AP PhotoThe Vertical first reported Saturday that the two sides were finalizing a deal.The Pacers chose not to renew Frank Vogel's contract last week after the team's Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the fi..>> view originalAn all-American final in Rome: Serena Williams vs. Keys
ROME (AP) It's going to be a rare all-American affair in the Italian Open final.Top-ranked Serena Williams will meet 21-year-old Madison Keys on Sunday to mark the first time two American women have met in a final on clay since Serena beat older sister Venus in the 2002 French Open.Serena beat 35th-ranked Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4, 6-1 and the 24th-ranked Keys defeated Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza 7-6 (5), 6-4 Saturday after several rain delays.The last all-American women's final in Rome wa..>> view originalJimmie Johnson looks to extend track dominance at Dover
AP 3:26 p.m. EDT May 14, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson fell in love with Dover the first time he turned a lap at the track in the late 1990s.He can't quit it, even when it left him with a broken car part.Johnson's 2015 championship hopes were over at Dover not because of a wreck, a blown engine or a mistake on pit road.It was a busted right rear axle seal that sent the No. 48 into the garage and knocked him out of title contention. Johnson's bid ..>> view originalUnified takes Peter Pan, but questionable for Belmont Stakes
EmailBarbara D. LivingstonUnified, ridden by Jose Ortiz, remains undefeated in three starts and proves he can handle 1 1/8 miles by winning the Peter Pan.ELMONT, N.Y. - Unified did what he was expected to do Saturday - win the Grade 2, $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park. The question now is did he do enough to convince his connections to take a swing in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes in four weeks? Showing the ability to sit off horses, Unified took a narrow advantage three furlongs fro..>> view originalPlayers 2016: Jason Day Has a Chance to Do Tiger-Like Things
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—Jordan Spieth missed the cut at the Players by one stroke. Big news, but missed cuts happen to every player. That's golf. Spieth is not haunted by his Masters disaster. At least he says he isn't. He likely is haunted by a full month off before arriving here. Exhibit A: Spieth ranked 122nd of 144 players in strokes gained putting. A year ago he wasn't just the Tour's best putter, he enjoyed one of the best putting years ever. This week, he was -2.52 strokes gained putti..>> view original
Saturday, May 14, 2016
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