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Knicks don’t mind working on Christmas, getting win vs. Bulls
Mike D’Antoni and Danilo Gallinari knew it couldn’t and wouldn’t be this way back in Italy. On Christmas Day in Rome or Milan, the work world comes to a halt and the arenas lay empty. “It’s vacation,” Gallinari said, and D’Antoni figured he would be sitting down for a big dinner, maybe with some spaghetti. [...]
Rangers up the ante for Cliff Lee
The Texas Rangers stepped up their efforts for Cliff Lee, presenting a variety of increased offers to the free-agent pitcher in a face-to-face meeting in Little Rock, Ark., on Thursday. “We reaffirmed our commitment to fielding a championship-caliber team and conveyed a menu of multiple offers which represented a substantial additional commitment for both years [...]
Sabathia Wins 20th, and Yankee Fans Get to Enjoy It
BALTIMORE — No one has been better the past year at pitching at home than C. C. Sabathia. And he might as well have been pitching at Yankee Stadium on Saturday considering how many Yankees fans packed into Camden Yards. The thousands of Yankees loyalists gave the Baltimore Orioles their first sellout since Opening Day, [...]
Nadal completes career Slam
The list was long. Everyone, even Rafael Nadal himself, tried to explain why he kept leaving the U.S. Open without a trophy, why it was the only Grand Slam tournament he hadn’t conquered. His grinding style exhausts him. The wind plays havoc with his spin-lathered strokes. The courts are too hard and too fast. The [...]
Evans, Bisping, Nogueira win at decision-filled UFC 114
It was a decision-filled night for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday. Six of seven bouts shown live on TV from UFC 114 went to the judges’ scorecards, including the main event that saw Rashad Evans take a unanimous decision over Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Evans used his wrestling to take down Jackson and control him [...]
Live at the Masters, Woods’s First Shot, but Not the Second
The Augusta National Golf Club, which has the fewest broadcast hours and the highest television ratings of any major golf tournament, has not given ESPN a free hand to show all of Tiger Woods’s shots live in his postscandal return at the Masters. No one would expect the conservative club to accommodate the enhanced interest [...]
NCAA tournament:Perfectly flawed MSU finds its way back
ST. LOUIS — In a tournament of sweaty palms and scary moments for Michigan State fans, it was fitting that a trip to the Final Four would come down to one last dramatic dash downcourt. Here came the Spartans, score tied, time dwindling, everyone in the Edward Jones Dome on their feet. In other words, [...]
Fitch grinds out win over replacement Saunders
NEWARK, N.J. — UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch (25-3) didn’t win over many fans but easily defeated last-minute replacement Ben Saunders (8-2-2) with a dominant display of wrestling. Fitch took down Saunders early in the first and second rounds and spent most of each round landing short punches and elbows from the top position. He [...]
Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Update
Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Update The Sweet 16 NCAA tournament update has provided similar action as what we saw during the first two rounds. Kentucky was able to easily beat Cornell to move on to the Elite Eight. While West Virginia did have it struggles against Washington, they were able to pull it together when [...]
In NCAA Sweet 16, West Virginia beats Washington to advance
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — West Virginia’s Kevin Jones and Da’Sean Butler hugged each other at midcourt even thought 83 seconds remained in the second-seeded Mountaineers’ 69-56 win over 11th-seeded Washington in the East Region semifinals. The Mountaineers held a commanding lead, had orchestrated a dominant second half and soon would advance to the region final in [...]
