Thursday, May 26, 2016

Dodgers beat Reds 3-1 behind Kazmir to complete 3-game sweep and other top stories.

  • Dodgers beat Reds 3-1 behind Kazmir to complete 3-game sweep

    Dodgers beat Reds 3-1 behind Kazmir to complete 3-game sweep
    SEATTLE -- Adam Lind felt he was building toward something after a sluggish start to his first season in Seattle.Even he didn't expect two home runs, four hits and six RBI."There has been incremental improvements throughout probably the last two or three weeks," Lind said. "Tonight it all worked out."Lind hit home runs in his first two at-bats and had a season-best six RBI while the Mariners scored a season-high in runs in a 13-3 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.The AL West-lead..
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  • WBC grants Deontay Wilder optional title defense

    WBC grants Deontay Wilder optional title defense
    Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports The WBC ruled today that Deontay Wilder can make an optional title defense while they continue investigating Alexander Povetkin's failed drug test. WBC heavyweight champion Deontay WIlder has been given the opportunity to make an optional title defense as the sanctioning body continues to look into the circumstances surrounding Alexander Povetkin's failed drug test. Wilder was scheduled to face Povetkin, his mandatory challenger, this past Saturday in Mosc..
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  • Parsons, Martin, Hendrick selected to Hall of Fame

    Parsons, Martin, Hendrick selected to Hall of Fame
    AP 9:06 p.m. EDT May 25, 2016 USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Gluck previews the story lines for NASCAR's upcoming Coca-Cola 600. Benny Parsons was among five inductees announced Wednesday to NASCAR's Hall of Fame. Parsons won the 1973 crown. He died in 2007.(Photo: John Amis, AP)CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —  To Benny Parsons, auto racing was everything.From driving to announcing, he was an icon in the sport and became one of the most beloved figures in the NASCAR community.Parsons, who di..
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  • Morrison has 3 RBIs in Rays' 4-3 loss to Marlins

    Morrison has 3 RBIs in Rays' 4-3 loss to Marlins
    AP 11:59 p.m. EDT May 25, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Logan Morrison is being more selective at the plate and it's paying off.Morrison had three hits, including a homer, and three RBIs in the Tampa Bay Rays' 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.Morrison is 6 for 7 with a walk over the last two games."I'm swinging at good pitches and not missing them," Morrison said.Morrison has increased his batting average from .100 to .225 by getting ..
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  • Thunder can shock the world and close out Warriors in Game 5

    Thunder can shock the world and close out Warriors in Game 5
    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Steve Kerr gave his Golden State players a much-needed mental day off with time to rest their weary bodies, and he got back to work trying to figure out how to save the season against a powerful Thunder team that shows no signs of slowing down. Back to the basics, back to doing the little things that got the Warriors this far. After a record 73 wins in the regular season, the Warriors are on the brink as they go into Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Thursday ni..
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  • Grizzlies, Heat assistant David Fizdale working on contract

    Grizzlies, Heat assistant David Fizdale working on contract
    Miami Heat assistant coach David Fizdale has been offered the head-coaching job with the Memphis Grizzlies, and the sides are working on a contract, league sources told ESPN's Chris Broussard, confirming a report from The Vertical.Editor's PicksSources had told ESPN on Tuesday that Fizdale's candidacy ‎for the position was gaining steam after a strong first interview with Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace. That led to an additional interview with Grizzlies owner Robert Pera.Memphis has b..
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  • After years of heartbreak, San Jose Sharks finally get long-awaited trip to Stanley Cup finals

    After years of heartbreak, San Jose Sharks finally get long-awaited trip to Stanley Cup finals
    SAN JOSE, Calif. -- They sat side by side by side at the news conference podium, the last three captains of the San Jose Sharks, the guys who have tried so many times to get to this very point with this very team.Some 19 years in the making for Patrick Marleau since the Sharks drafted him. More than a decade for Joe Thornton since the blockbuster trade brought him here. And 10 years for Joe Pavelski since he played his first game for this franchise.Finally -- a trip to the Stanley Cup finals."We..
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  • Are there more children in Romos' future? Something you may not know about Cowboys QB

    Are there more children in Romos' future? Something you may not know about Cowboys QB
    This story is about Cowboys Published 11h Are there more children in Romos' future? Something you may not know about Cowboys QB Share This Story On... Vernon Bryant - Staff Photographer Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) plays with his son Hawkins Romo, 1, as his wife Candice Romo holds Hawkins after the afternoon practice at Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California on July 30, 2013. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) ..
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  • It may be time to consider that Tiger Woods might never return to golf

    It may be time to consider that Tiger Woods might never return to golf
    Cases and arguments are built of facts. Here are eight about Tiger Woods. "I am not sure that Tiger will come back because it is a nerve in his back," Feherty told Irish Golf Desk. "It's not muscular or skeletal. It's not something you can deal with in a physical way. I think he has a feeling that if he doesn't make it back this time, he might be done from a physical standpoint. There must be something about the game that has a hook because he could buy one of the Bahamas and declare himse..
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