May 19, 2013

NHL Roundup: Canucks clinch Northwest Division title with win over Blackhawks

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — VANCOUVER – Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist to help the Vancouver Canucks lock up their fifth straight Northwest Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. Jannik Hansen and Zack Kassian also scored for the Canucks, who won their eighth in a row [...]

College Basketball: Women’s Bracket – Baylor, Notre Dame, UConn and Stanford awarded No. 1 seeds

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(A bit of déjà vu highlights the 2013 DI Women’s Basketball Championship field as Baylor, Notre Dame, Stanford and UConn each take No. 1 seeds again. Action gets under way Saturday.) Women’s Printable Brackets: Baylor, Notre Dame, UConn and Stanford awarded No. 1

College Basketball: Top 25 Thursday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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(In a game that featured 14 lead changes and four ties, No. 13 Ohio State outdueled Big Ten rival Northwestern 69-59. The Buckeyes were paced by Deshaun Thomas’ game-high 22 points.) MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Gary Bell Jr. scored 20 points and helped fuel a fast start to the second half that helped Gonzaga take [...]

NFL: N.E. Patriots – Rob Gronkowski suffers broken forearm, out 4 to 6 weeks

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Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots celebrates his touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts into the end zone for a touchdown in the first half at Gillette Stadium on November 18, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (November 17, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — FOXBORO, Mass. – New [...]

Tennis Recap: Djokovic to finish year as world number one

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning the second set against Andy Murray of Great Britain during the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center on October 14, 2012 in Shanghai, China. (October 13, 2012 – Source: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images AsiaPac) (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic will move above Roger Federer to [...]

NASCAR: Kurt Busch will drive for different team in 2013

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Kurt Busch, driver of the #51 Phoenix Construction Chevrolet, looks on from the grid durinig the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 16, 2012 in Joliet, Illinois. (September 15, 2012 – Source: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Kurt Busch will move to Furniture Row Racing [...]

NASCAR: Carl Edwards makes crew chief change / Penske stands behind suspended driver Allmendinger

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Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Fastenal / LENOX Ford, sits in his car in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 14, 2012 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (July 13, 2012 – Source: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / [...]

NASCAR: Johnson helps owner Hendrick dust off those 200-win hats

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Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/OH/ES Ford, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, lead the field on pace laps prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on May 12, 2012 in Darlington, South Carolina. (May 11, 2012 – Source: John Harrelson/Getty [...]

Soccer Recap: Ronaldo nets hat-trick in Real Madrid win / La Liga and Serie A

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores a goal against Atletico de Madrid during their match on Wednesday. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Cristiano Ronaldo matched his own Spanish league record of 40 goals in a season by netting a hat trick that included two spectacular long-range strikes as Real Madrid beat [...]

Barber, Bledsoe among first-time eligibles for Hall of Fame

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CANTON, Ohio (AP) – Retired coaches Bill Cowher, Bill Parcells and Marty Schottenheimer are among the modern-era candidates for the 2012 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Cowher is eligible for the first time, as are players Keyshawn Johnson, Tiki Barber, Drew Bledsoe, Stephen Davis, Rod Smith, Will Shields, Troy Vincent and Mike [...]