It’s never too early in the Major League Baseball season for a road victory within the division to be meaningful, as the Rays found out on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. After the Rays dropped the first two games of their weekend series against the Yankees, Sunday’s 8-1 rout of …
Read More »Carl Edwards Cruises to Victory at Food City 500
After starting at the pole position, Carl Edwards led 276 of 500 laps at the Bristol Motor Speedway Sunday on his way to victory lane. Edwards beat runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the finish line by .766 seconds, and cruised to victory with the fastest car so far in the …
Read More »Spieth Stumbles, Danny Willett Rises to Ocassion at 2016 Masters
Jordan Spieth was aiming for a second consecutive wire-to-wire win at the Masters on Sunday, but after a disastrous par-three 12th at Augusta for Spieth, it was Englishman Danny Willett who was able to don the prestigious green jacket. For the 28-year-old Willett, it was his first major title in only …
Read More »Magic Hand Grizzlies Sixth Straight Loss
The Orlando Magic (33-44) defended their home court on Sunday night by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 119-107 at the Amway Center. While the Magic are no longer in playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, they are able to play the role of spoilers in this last part of the season, …
Read More »Villanova Final Four-bound After Cutting Down South Region Nets
No 2-seeded Villanova came into the Elite Eight match-up against top seeded Kansas as the underdog, but that mattered little as the Wildcats were the ones cutting down the nets once the final whistle had been blown. Kris Jenkins, Josh Hart, and Ryan Arcidiacono all scored 13 points in a well-balanced …
Read More »Jason Day Victorious at Bay Hill
The 2016 edition of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill concluded play on Sunday with Jason Day emerging as the winner by one stroke. It was the eighth PGA Tour title and the first Arnold Palmer Invitational win for the 28-year old Australian, who was one shot back with two …
Read More »March Madness: Field of 68 set to Compete for College Basketball’s Biggest Prize
In a tournament notorious for upsets and cinderella stories, this year’s NCAA tournament promises to be one of the most unpredictable yet. The four number one seeds in the tournament this year have a combined 23 losses, the most ever by the number one seeds in the NCAA tournament. Kansas …
Read More »Peyton Manning Announces Retirement After 18 Seasons
Two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Peyton Manning held a press conference today at 1 p.m., where he announced his retirement. Manning was the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft for the Indianapolis Colts where he played 14 years of his NFL careers. He was later signed by the Denver …
Read More »Hamlin Edges Out Truex Jr. in Daytona 500 Photo Finish
The 58th edition of the Daytona 500 saw one of the most thrilling finishes in the illustrious history of the race. Denny Hamlin came out victorious over Martin Truex Jr. by the smallest of margins, 0.010 seconds to be exact. The “photo finish” indeed marks the closest Daytona 500 finish …
Read More »Von Miller-led Defense Wreaks Havoc as Manning and Broncos Win Super Bowl 50
In a match-up that pitted the all-time leader in passing yards in NFL history against the current MVP, it was a player on the defensive side of the ball that stole the spotlight (on the field, at least). Denver linebacker Von Miller led the way for the vaunted Bronco defense …
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