Saturday, May 18, 2013
Pittsburgh — Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 last night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brenden Morrow added his first playoff …
Friday, May 17, 2013
St. Petersburg, Fla. — Will Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Boston Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 last night. Middlebrooks lined a …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Rome — Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 yesterday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals. Nadal’s performance, and sometimes sluggish movement on the court, raised questions about whether he will be …
Friday, May 17, 2013
London — David Beckham, whose curling free kicks, rugged good looks and celebrity marriage made him one of the most famous athletes in the world, is retiring from soccer. Whether striding on the grass, the red carpet or …
Friday, May 17, 2013
New York — San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of the Western Conference semifinal series against Los Angeles yesterday for a hit to Kings forward Jarret Stoll’s head. The NHL announced the suspension a few hours before the Kings hosted the Sharks in …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Irving, Texas — Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship. Until his 136-yard wedge shot …
Friday, May 17, 2013
New York — Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points to help the New York Knicks stay alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 last night. Reserves J.R. Smith and Chris Copeland each had 13 points for the Knicks, who …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Boston — Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams last night. Marchand, …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Dallas — NBA owners voted yesterday to reject the Sacramento Kings’ proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise. The vote followed a recommendation made last month by the NBA’s relocation committee and may have finally brought …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Portland, Ore. — A final video of Richard Swanson shows him smiling and happy to be at the ocean as he prepared to dribble a soccer ball along Oregon’s coastal road on a planned 10,000-mile walk to Brazil. It was the same coastal road where he was fatally …