St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright throws from the bullpen mound during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright throws from the bullpen mound during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.
Day: February 19, 2017
91 Days of Stamkos: Day 49, Video Game Cover Boy
… United States. Most importantly, his face graced the cover of a video game. At the 2011 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, EA Sports announced that Stamkos was going to be the cover boy of their upcoming hockey game, NHL 12. The young Lightning center posed …
Benoit Cheyrou’s skills easy to spot on and off the field for Toronto FC
Think of a European player at Toronto FC. Now think of swerving free kicks, long-range rockets and deft touches that leave defenders gasping for air before the goalkeeper picks the ball out of the net.
ARCA: Austin Theriault wins at Daytona
Multi-car wrecks, red flags and six cautions could not keep ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards championship contender Austin Theriault from finding his way to victory lane at Daytona Int’l Speedway. Theriault, in Ken Schrader’s No.
Former Royal Kendrys Morales is ready for new role with Blue Jays
Kendrys Morales won’t be showing off his World Series ring around the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse – not yet, anyway. Morales, who signed with the Blue Jays as a free agent this off-season, was part of the Kansas City Royals’ 2015 championship team that beat Toronto in the ALCS before downing the Mets in the World Series.
IndyCAR: KV Racing closes, sells equipment
KV Racing Technology co-owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser have confirmed the closure of their racing team after 14 years, with some – but not all – of its major assets reportedly acquired by Juncos Racing. Kalkhoven and Vasser pair sent out a press release, thanking fans and drivers for their support and success.
F1: James Allison joins Mercedes
Allison is one of the most highly-rated technical figures in Formula 1, following successful spells at both Renault and Ferrari. During his time with both outfits, Allison won multiple world championships, including as part of the team with which Michael Schumacher won five consecutive drivers’ titles.
Watch: Birmingham City manager Gianfranco Zola reacts to the QPR thrashing
Birmingham City boss Gianfranco Zola was left frustrated once again as he witnessed a Queens Park Rangers side run riot at St Andrew’s. Missing a handful of players, Zola decided to make a number of changes to the side who were beaten at Preston midweek, but there was no positive effect.
Whether it’s football or basketball, Army-Navy is always intense
The Navy Midshipme n men’s basketball team rolls out to a 7-0 lead over the Army Black Knights. Sitting in her usual courtside seat, Annapolis resident Katie Ratigan, otherwise known as “U.S. Navy’s Italian Godmother from New Jersey,” cheers on one of her favorite sports teams among a sold-out crowd in Alumni Hall.
Arsene Wenger saw his Arsenal side lose 5-1 at Bayern Munich last week
Arsene Wenger has called for his Arsenal players to show they can deal with their recent thrashing at Bayern Munich by seeing off non-league Sutton in the FA Cup. The Frenchman’s long reign has come under intense scrutiny following a 5-1 Champions League reverse in Germany, while two defeats in three Premier League games have all-but ended hopes of a domestic title.
Bologna 0-1 Inter Milan Gabriel Barbosa first Serie A goal
Kane puts Spurs on cruise control: Striker’s deadly hat-trick secures simple win at Fulham and edges Pochettino closer to Wembley Wenger fights back: I’ll go on for FOUR more years, says boss… but PSG is still an option as Arsenal take look at big guns Benitez, Allegri and Tuchel Tottenham’s trophy drought is now longer than Arsenal’s infamous run… so Pochettino must make most of FA Cup Q&A: What is going wrong for Zola at Birmingham? After Chelsea legend’s reign hits new low, the mess explained How did Lincoln boss Cowley celebrate FA Cup glory? By getting up early to scout next opposition at 5.30am! Sanchez is back… and he’s actually smiling ! Star looks happy again after break as Arsenal prepare for Sutton ‘Ozil is Arsenal in a nutshell… he’s a worldie against Palace but a world away against the big boys,’ blasts Souness Sutton United v Arsenal : How the teams match up ahead … (more)
Spurs’ trophy drought is longer than Arsenal’s run
Kane puts Spurs on cruise control: Striker’s deadly hat-trick secures simple win at Fulham and edges Pochettino closer to Wembley Wenger fights back: I’ll go on for FOUR more years, says boss… but PSG is still an option as Arsenal take look at big guns Benitez, Allegri and Tuchel Tottenham’s trophy drought is now longer than Arsenal’s infamous run… so Pochettino must make most of FA Cup Q&A: What is going wrong for Zola at Birmingham? After Chelsea legend’s reign hits new low, the mess explained How did Lincoln boss Cowley celebrate FA Cup glory? By getting up early to scout next opposition at 5.30am! Sanchez is back… and he’s actually smiling ! Star looks happy again after break as Arsenal prepare for Sutton ‘Ozil is Arsenal in a nutshell… he’s a worldie against Palace but a world away against the big boys,’ blasts Souness Sutton United v Arsenal : How the teams match up ahead … (more)
Kane hat trick sends Tottenham into FA Cup quarterfinals
Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane celebrates after scoring during the English FA Cup soccer match between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage stadium in London, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. LONDON – Harry Kane scored a hat trick as Tottenham swept aside second-tier Fulham 3-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Sunday, avoiding the difficulties endured by other Premier League teams against lower-league opposition this weekend.
Bielsa returning to French league to take charge of Lille
In this May 10, 2015 file photo, Marseille’s coach Marcelo Bielsa, of Argentina, shouts instructions during a League One soccer match between Marseille and Monaco in Marseille, France. Controversial coach Marcelo Bielsa is returning to French football to take charge of Lille in the summer of 2017 Controversial coach Marcelo Bielsa will take charge of ambitious Lille for next season, signaling his return to French football after a chaotic end to his spell with Marseille.
Yankees prospect gets lucky break after Tyler Austin’s injury
The Yankees called outfield prospect Billy McKinney up to major league camp Sunday, two days after Tyler Austin learned he’d miss the next six weeks with a broken foot. Rebuilding value: The 24th overall pick in 2013 by the A’s, McKinney’s star has dimmed.
Bayern coach in spotlight for gesture to Hertha fans
Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti could face a heavy fine for making an obscene gesture to Hertha Berlin fans after Saturday’s dramatic 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga. Ancelotti says he raised his middle finger after being spat at by opposition supporters following Robert Lewandowski’s 96th-minute equalizer for Bayern.
Yankees’ Brett Gardner addresses trade rumors, future with club
Gold Glove left fielder Brett Gardner wasn’t oblivious. He’s making a lot of money, the Yankees dumped veteran stars last summer and they’re going young in a lot of areas.
What to expect at IPL auction
IMAGE: Preity Zinta of Kings XI Punjab, centre, Juhi Chawala of Kokata Knight Riders, right, and Nita Ambani of Mumbai Indians during the IPL 7 Player auction. Photograph: BCCI here will be a strong focus on buying uncapped Indian players with eight franchises gearing up to pick a maximum of 76 out of the 350 plus, who will go under the hammer at the auction for the 10th Indian Premier League, in Bengaluru, on Monday.
Calm De Villiers leads South Africa to win over NZ
IMAGE: AB de Villiers of South Africa celebrates with teammates for the wicket of Mitchell Santner of New Zealand. Photograph: Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images outh Africa captain AB de Villiers calmly guided his side to a tense four-wicket victory over New Zealand with one ball to spare in a rain-affected first one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday.
Tushar, Jayed shine on Day One
Pace bowler Abu Jayed took four wickets for Islami Bank East Zone against Walton Central Zone on the opening day of their four-day Bangladesh Cricket League match at Fatullah today. Photo: Star National openers Soumya Sarkar and Imrul Kayes failed to make an impact in the Bangladesh Cricket League, the country’s premier four-day cricket competition, upon their return from India as the duo were dismissed for 26 and 31 respectively.
From The Branches: Well that Maple Leafs game sucked
By…. Katya. Three of PPP’s articles yesterday were from Katya? Whatever we’re paying her we need to double it.
Ahead of IPL season 10, MS Dhoni steps down as Rising Supergiants skipper
Mumbai, Feb 19 : Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday stepped down as captain of Indian Premier League team Rising Pune Supergiants, media reports said. According to reports, Australian captain Steve Smith will be replacing Dhoni in the team.
Daniel Dubois Inspired By Mike Tyson, Aims To Be British Version
Dubois, 19, will make his professional debut on April 8 after being snapped up by promoter Frank Warren, despite being GB Boxing’s big hope for Tokyo 2020. He is not going to beat Tyson’s record as the youngest heavyweight world champion, which stands at 20 years and four months, but he could beat Herbie Hide’s record as the youngest Brit.
Chelmsford’s Hohenstein is D1 hurdles champion
Chelmsford High’s Kristen Hohenstein and Acton-Boxboro’s Samantha Friborg were crowned state champions at Saturday’s MIAA Division 1 track-and-field meet held at the Reggie Lewis Center. Hohenstein captured the 55-meter hurdles in 8.6 seconds and Friborg won the 600 meters in 1:33.69, which broke a meet record previously set in 2013.
Betts best: Red Sox count on Mookie
If you mention NBA star Stephen Curry, his eyes light up and he’ll chat about how much he loves Curry’s game and watching his Golden State Warriors. Last year, the 24-year-old became a major league star in his second full season, batting .318 with 31 homers and 113 RBIs to finish second behind Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels in the AL’s MVP balloting.
Dahlmeier edges Dunklee to win record 5th biathlon gold
Laura Dahlmeier won the world title in the women’s 12.5-kilometer mass start on Sunday, becoming the first biathlete to win five gold medals at a single world championship. The overall World Cup leader from Germany overtook Susan Dunklee, who led most of the race, on the final kilometer and finished in 33 minutes, 13.8 seconds to beat the American by 4.6 seconds.
Syracuse basketball vs. Georgia Tech: 10 things to watch for
Syracuse travels to Atlanta on Sunday to take on Georgia Tech at the McCamish Pavilion. Syracuse is coming off an overtime loss to Louisville.
Arsenal fans bemused as Welbeck features for Under-23 side
Supporters reacted angrily to the news that instead of playing against Sutton, the ex-Manchester United man will feature in the junior Gunners side While the Arsenal squad look to avoid another FA Cup giant-killing on Monday, Danny Welbeck is far from first-team action as he features for the Under-23 side. The former Manchester United striker missed almost nine months of action with a serious knee injury, but first signs were encouraging as he made a successful return.
Trevor Morgan – ‘Just because we are East Bengal, it doesn’t give us the right to win the game’
The East Bengal gaffer made it clear that this would be a different side from the one that drew against Aizawl in Kolkata… East Bengal are all set to take on Aizawl in a return leg fixture of the I-League on Monday. The two sides had kicked off the season with an entertaining 1-1 draw in Kolkata where Aizawl led for the majority of the time, only to see Ivan Bukenya’s late goal cancel it out.
From Ligue 1 to superstardom: Carlos Bianchi
The Argentinian hit 179 goals in 220 matches over a playing career all too often reduced to a footnote, due largely to a incredible coaching career Two young children strutted the turf at Parc des Princes in a manner befitting their father. Draped in Paris Saint-Germain shirts, on their backs one wore “King” and the other “Legend”.
South Africa wins 1st ODI in final-over thriller vs NZ
AB de Villiers and Andile Phehlukwayo kept calm amid a middle-order collapse to steer South Africa to a four-wicket win over New Zealand on the penultimate ball of Sunday’s first one-day international and a record-equaling 12th straight ODI win. De Villiers was at the crease when South Africa lost three wickets for one run in the space of six balls to see a comfortable cruise to victory transformed into a desperate struggle which ended when de Villiers hit a boundary for victory.
New hearts pumping for first patients of revived transplant program
Zach Engelken, the fourth person to receive a heart through the new transplant program at the University of Kansas Hospital, talks with Andrew Sauer, medical director for heart transplant and advanced heart failure for the KU Health System. Kyle Warren and his wife, Jill, talk about his recovery after receiving a new heart at the University of Kansas Hospital.
From Orlando to Sanibel Island, finding magic in the Florida kingdom
Cinderella’s Castle glows during the finale of the nightly light show in the Magic Kingdom. Autumn Shwintek and Brayden and Justin Buchta toss a ball along the shores of Sanibel Island.
Michigan State can’t compete with the elite when it’s giving the ball away
After committing 58 turnovers over their last three games, the Spartans committed nine first-half turnovers in what would end up as an 80-63 loss to No. 16 Purdue.
Canada’s Kripps, Lumsden slide to silver at bobsleigh worlds
Justin Kripps and Jesse Lumsden of Canada took home two-man bobsleigh silver at the world championships on Sunday in Konigssee, Germany. Canada’s Justin Kripps and Jesse Lumsden captured silver in the two-man bobsleigh event on Sunday at the world bobsleigh championships in Konigssee, Germany.
Who could succeed Wenger?
The Sunday Supplement panel debated who could succeed Arsene Wenger as Arsenal manager, with Carlo Ancelotti and Marco Silva among the names mentioned. Wenger is out of contract in the summer and said on Friday that he would make a decision on his future in either March or April.
Manchester City target Lionel Messi in A 100m deal as…
The English Premier League side believe the Argentinian superstar is ready to quit the La Liga giants and Etihad chiefs are confident they can seal a world-record 100million deal for the five-time world player of the year. Messis’ future at the Camp Nou has become more and more uncertain this season and his father, Jorge, who acts as his son’s adviser, is in Barcelona to look after business – but has no plans to talk to the club about extending a contract that now has less than 16 months to run.
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba will be viewed as a bargain, according to Jose Mourinho
Paul Pogba’s world-record transfer fee will one day look a bargain, according to Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. And Mourinho reckons that as other clubs begin to start spending such amounts on players he views as inferior, the Pogba deal will represent good value.
Takes a village: ‘Greek Freak’ got many assists growing up
In this Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, photo, graffiti by artist Same84 depicting Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetonkoumpo covers the basketball field in Athens, Greece, of Tritonas, the first team of Giannis Antetokounmpo. From a scrawny, literally hungry kid kicking a ball around in an open field in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia to a starter in the NBA All-Star Game, Antetonkoumpo has come a very long way.
Louisville and Kentucky are in the top 10 in Rick Bozich’s AP college basketball ballot.
This doesn’t appear to be one of those Kansas teams that will lose to Stanford or Northern Iowa, but you never know. 2. North Carolina – The Tar Heels can put a bow on the ACC regular-season title Monday night at Virginia.