BOSTON The Bruins are starting to take on the role of a playoff team you simply don t want to see in overtime. The B s improved to 3 0 in playoff games that go to overtime after taking down the New York Rangers in Game 1 on Thursday night and dominated the extra...
Read more →With the news Friday that former major champion and longtime broadcaster Ken Venturi died at age 82 two of the game’s greats as well as several organizations tied to both Venturi and the game released statements regarding the Hall of Famer’s passing I was very sorry to hear of Ken’s passing. He was a...
Read more →Even if you aren’t lucky enough to win the top prize Saturday you could get another chance soon Large jackpots are increasingly common. A customer holds $140 worth of Powerball tickets that he just purchased on May 17 2013 in San Francisco California.(Photo Justin Sullivan Getty Images) Two winning jackpot tickets were sold in...
Read more →IRVING When Byron Nelson died in 2006 one of the most emotional tributes came from Ken Venturi one of Lord Byron s prot g s. He taught me one thing above all as the years went by Venturi said by telephone that day. I sum it up as ‘Be good to the game and...
Read more →Tweet The horse with the oddest name in racing history will approach the gates on May 18 with a chance to inch closer to becoming a legendary thoroughbred along with the likes of Seabiscuit and Secretariat. Does Orb have what it takes The Preakness Stakes the second leg in horse racing s Triple Crown...
Read more →Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest has won this year’s Eurovision song contest with her ethno inspired flute and drum tune ‘Only Teardrops’. Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot de Forest for the catchy love song that is driven by her deep vocals. Farid Mammadov of Azerbaijan finished second with the song ‘Hold...
Read more →It is the show where nations set aside their differences and pretend to care about what passes for pop in Belarus glory in the shared values of simple chord sequences and singalong melodies and thrill to the realisation that blow dried windswept hair looks exactly the same from the valleys of Wales to the...
Read more →Oxbow and Gary Stevens ensured the Triple Crown drought will continue at least one more year. Oxbow won the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes under overcast skies at Pimlico Race Course. Topping a field of nine 3 year old horses Oxbow won the 1 3/16 mile race in dominating fashion. After a thrilling...
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