The Carolina Hurricanes got a hat trick from Nikolaj Ehlers and defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 6-4 on Wednesday night at Rogers Arena. It was a tight game at the end as Ehlers netted his last goal into an empty net with just 14 seconds left. It was his second hat trick of the season and […]
BOSTON — For the first time in two years, when Xavier Tillman took the TD Garden parquet for his pregame shooting, he wasn’t donning Celtics green. Instead, the 26-year-old forward wore Hornets blue, making his return to Boston for the first time since he was unexpectedly traded to the Charlotte Hornets last month. And, from […]
Want to have your say on all things Sunderland? Drop us a line and we’ll publish your views! [email protected] Dear Roker Report, I can’t believe the pathetic, over-the-top reactions coming from Leeds because we did a number on them. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever heard such nonsense and amount of excuses in the entire […]
It’s perhaps an obvious baseball truism but when you pitch well and hit home runs, you’re going to win a lot of baseball games. Team Australia did precisely that Wednesday night at the World Baseball Classic, tossing a shutout and hitting a couple of huge round-trippers en route to a tournament-opening win over Chinese Taipei […]
Who knew such creativity could be found so close to home? It’s now getting to the point in the season where a lot of managers have given up on their FPL. To be honest, we can’t really blame them. From that random Calvert-Lewin 7-9-6-9-13-8 point run to Bruno Fernandes’ untimely injury in December, it’s proven […]
Katie Kitching captaining New Zealand in the final two matches of their Oceania World Cup qualifiers felt like one of those moments in football that arrives quietly but leaves a lasting impression. It didn’t demand your attention and nor was it a dramatic twist or a shock announcement. Instead, it was softer; something that made […]
After away defeats to Bristol Rovers and Aldershot had knocked Sunderland off the top of the Division Three table, and had left the lads with just one win in six games, Denis Smith’s team looked forward to two home fixtures to get truly back on track in their quest for the Division Three title. A […]
If I had my way, every goal Sunderland score would be like Jack Clarke’s team goal against Reading under Tony Mowbray a few years ago. Every tackle would be like Trai Hume’s on Ben Brereton Diaz at Wembley, and every save would be like Craig Gordon’s against Bolton in 2010. Every performance would be as convincing and […]
The Utah Jazz fell short against the Sixers, 106-102. For the most part, it was a duel between Keyonte George and Tyrese Maxey. George scored 30 points on 10/24 shooting from the field (41.7%) and 5/11 (45.5%) from three. It was very clear that Keyonte George was the equal of Tyrese Maxey, if not better. […]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played their final home game of the season tonight with the Stanford Cardinal in town. These two teams already met earlier this year, and the less said about that, the better. There was pretty much no way we’d see Stanford go 4-for-30 from the three point line this time, so […]
For the second time this week, the Milwaukee Bucks blew a 16-point first-half lead and ended up getting blown out, this time to the Atlanta Hawks at Fiserv Forum, dealing a serious blow to their play-in hopes. Their losing streak is now at four games, and their average margin of defeat has been 24.2. Giannis […]
It never feels good to have someone tell you that “almost isn’t good enough,” or that “close doesn’t cut it.” Growing up in the south, the phrase I always heard was “close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” People use these sayings whenever some who failed to reach a goal says that it’s okay […]
The Atlanta Hawks were in Milwaukee on Wednesday night to face the Bucks. The Hawks, winners of four straight coming into this game, were looking to continue that streak against a Bucks team that has not played well this season. This was also a big game as far as standings and lottery odds implications. The […]
Well in the aftermath of Jurickson Profar’s suspension, the Braves are down a (presumably) productive bat, but up $18 million dollars when you include luxury tax savings. That Mike Yastrzemski signing looks even more important now and Eli White is really not a bad platoon partner for him. That said, for a team that wanted […]
Much like Monday night’s game, tonight will be another test for the Houston Rockets as they take on a Golden State Warriors team that is decimated by injuries. Houston might have some injuries of their own, too. The Warriors have, of course, had Houston’s number in recent years and have even beaten the Rockets when […]
MLB.com | Ian Browne: George Lombard Jr.’s strong spring continued Wednesday as he took Red Sox ace Garret Crochet deep to lead off a Grapefruit League game. The Yankees’ top prospect pulled the ball 392 feet and it exited his bat at 104.2 mph. Crochet was “just trying to push it up in the zone […]
If you were to ask any Virginia Tech fan on Sept. 14 what they thought about the future of Hokie football, you probably wouldn’t have heard anything positive. On that night, the Hokies were embarrassed by Old Dominion, 45-26, in Blacksburg. At one point, Virginia Tech was down 31-0. The next day, Virginia Tech fired […]
It wasn’t smooth all the way, but the Illini got the job done on Wednesday night against Wisconsin. The 82-70 win over the Badgers sets up an electric rematch with Michigan State on Thursday. The Spartans bested the Illini back in January, despite a late Illinois comeback; the Spartans went on to win 81-75. What […]
Indianapolis IND. — Despite a surge in the third quarter, the Illini held off the Badgers to move on to the next round of the Big Ten Tournament. This was an all-around win for Illinois, with four players in double figures and two players who scored 20. Illinois has now beaten Wisconsin for a second […]
Who are these guys and what did they do with the New Jersey Devils? Right? Where was this effort during the Devils’ 97-day pratfall from atop the Eastern Conference standings on Nov. 29, to 14th in the conference today? Was one of the worst collapses in franchise history really just a function of a freak […]
The Portland Trail Blazers got back on track in NBA action tonight, grounding the Memphis Grizzlies 122-114. Jrue Holiday led the way with 35 points, followed by Jerami Grant with 30. Tops for the Grizzlies was Jaylen Wells with 24. Following are a few observations: Chalk One Up for the Old Guys According to an […]
It’s the end of another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you decided to stop in tonight. We’re waiving the cover charge for this evening. The show will start shortly. We’ve still got a few tables available. The […]
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-3 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 27-24-11. On the team’s performance: I thought the first period was fine — a pretty even period. The second period was all penalties. They had the better third period than us. Our […]
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It was the worst of halves. It was the best of halves. Folks, I can’t figure this out. For most of the first half Purdue was terrible. It looked like the 15th best team in the Missouri Valley instead of hte 15th best in the country. We’ve seen bad Purdue this eyar. We saw it […]
After outscoring Alabama 17-10 in the third quarter, Mizzou women’s basketball was in striking distance of victory, trailing by only four points. But the Tide shut down the Tiger offense in the final frame, winning the quarter 24-11 and the game 65-48. This marked Mizzou’s lowest point total all season, shooting a mere 29.4% from […]