Nadal beats Ferrer to win Barcelona Open (AP) Rafael Nadal beat David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4 in their second all-Spanish final in two weeks to claim his sixth Barcelona Open title Sunday. The top-ranked Spaniard won his 29th straight match at the clay court event when the fourth-seeded Ferrer hit his backhand wide. “It is a [...]
Gruden reflects on the 2011 quarterback class His critical eye may frighten some of the quarterbacks of the 2011 draft class, but former NFL coach and current ESPN broadcaster Jon Gruden has as much intel on “these guys” (to use his vernacular) as anyone analyzing them pre-draft. In preparation for his QB Camp shows with Auburn’s [...]
Selig: No change to Bonds’ HR records (AP) Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will not consider changing Barry Bonds’ records following the slugger’s conviction on obstruction of justice last week. Bonds holds the career (762) and season (73) home run records, breaking marks set by Hank Aaron (755) and Mark McGwire (70). During a meeting Thursday [...]
Who will the Packers host in the NFL’s Thursday night opener? The NFL schedule will be released sometime in the next few days labor agreement or not. One of the biggest questions ahead of the release is who the Green Bay Packers will face in the traditional league’s Thursday night season opener. Shutdown Corner looks [...]
Kesler scores 3 as Canucks beat Wild 5-0 (AP) Ryan Kesler used playoff preparation and a pointed line of questioning as motivation to snap a goal funk. Asked after the morning skate about only scoring once in nine games — and that was on a 5-on-3 power play — Kesler responded with three goals to [...]
Sparks sign Aussie O’Hea to deal (PA SportsTicker) The Los Angeles Sparks have signed guard Jenna O’Hea to a free agent contract. No tags for this post. Related posts No related posts.
Celtics beat Pistons but lose Shaq again (AP) The Boston Celtics got a rare, brief and encouraging glimpse of Shaquille O’Neal before he limped off to the locker room Sunday night. They can only hope it wasn’t their last. The 39-year-old former NBA MVP returned Sunday night after missing more than two months and scored [...]
