Archive for year 2017
Astros Aim For 70th Win Of The Season Against Rays
0LHP Dallas Keuchel will start against the Tampa Bay Rays (55-53) tonight as the Houston Astros (69-37), the American League winningest team, will try to earn their 70th victory in Major League baseball this season.
Keuchel (9-0), will try to dominate the Rays bats, which in yesterday’s game More >
Nadal and Federer Will Dominate Race For Year-End #1 Spot
0On January 1 of this year, Andy Murray led the ATP rankings with 9,110 points ahead of Rafael Nadal and 10,280 over Roger Federer. The bad results of the British player, coupled with the resurgence of the Swiss and the Spaniard, has meant that the distance has not only been reduced, but has almost More >
Dodgers Aim For 10th Win In A Row As They Face White Sox
0The Los Angeles Dodgers (64-29) face the Chicago White Sox today aiming to win their tenth straight ballgame and cement themselves as the winningest baseball team in Major League Baseball.
The Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 last Sunday for their ninth consecutive win and 64th win of the season. More >
Wimbledon: Nadal Loses Epic Match As Murray And Federer Advance
0Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, second in the ATP ranking, and German Angelique Kerber, number 1 in the WTA ranking, were both eliminated on Monday from Wimbledon, in a day that saw Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Garbiñe Muguruza punch their ticket to the quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic’s match More >
UFC 213: Nunes Looks to KO Schevchenko In Their Second Fight
0Kyrgyzstan’s Valentina Shevchenko (14-2) will fight against Brazil’s Amanda Nunes (14-4) on Saturday for the Women’s bantamweight title at UFC 213 in Paradise, Nevada.
If the first fight was exciting and very close, this main event bout promises to be better as Nunes’ bantamweight belt will be at More >
Feliciano Lopez Wins In London His First Trophy Of 2017
0Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, ranked 32nd in the world, saved a match point and held on to defeat Croatian Marin Cilic, in the final of the Queen’s Club Championships 4-6, 7-6 and 7-6 to win his sixth ATP tournament.
The 35-year-old Lopez, who in 2014 lost the final of this tournament against Bulgarian More >
Jose Altuve Owns the Majors’ Best Batting Average Since 2014
0Consistency is the key to being a good batter and second baseman Jose Altuve is the best example of that. Since the 2014 season, the Houston Astros’ infielder has arguably become the best all-around batter in the majors, as he leads both leagues in several offensive categories.
The Venezuelan is More >
Nadal Extends His French Monarchy with Win Over Wawrinka
0Spaniard Rafael Nadal knocked out Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 and 6-1 in the French Open to conquer his tenth Roland Garros and his 15th Grand Slam.
Playing some spectacular tennis, reminiscent of his best years, Nadal crushed Wawrinka in two hours and five minutes on the Philippe Chatrier court, More >
LeBron James Welcomes Underdog Status Against Warriors
0No team in NBA history – not Michael Jordan’s Bulls, Bill Russell’s Celtics, or Jerry West’s Lakers – has won more regular-season games in the last three years than the Golden State Warriors.
The Warriors have a star-studded roster led by two former league MVPs in Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant More >
Roland Garros Begins Sunday Longing For A New Star To Emerge
0The ATP’s world tennis elite has never been so old.
For the first time in the history of the ATP’s computer rankings dating back to the early 1970s, tennis players ranked first to fifth are 30 years of age or older. The unprecedented phenomenon is a testimony to the enviable durability shown by the More >