Archive for May, 2006
A starless Belmont Stakes field?
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
From the moment Barbaro crossed the wire ahead of 19 rivals in the Kentucky Derby to the moment he took his last unencumbered step in the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes promised to be a stellar race that would attract 120,000 or more fans and, perhaps, feature racing’s first Triple Crown winner […]
NBA Draft Lottery: Raptors gain top pick; Knicks are biggest losers
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
For the third consecutive year, the team with the worst record in basketball did not win the NBA Draft Lottery. Despite a record of 21-61, the Portland Trail Blazers slipped to the fourth selection for the 2006 draft. This was not a huge surprise, given Portland only had a 25% chance of winning the top […]
World Lightweight Championship: Corrales vs Castillo
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
Saturday is the final clash between Diego “Chico” Corrales (40-3, 33 KOs) and Jose Luis Castillo (54-7-1, 47 KOs) for the lightweight championship of the world. Though 70 pounds south, they’re true heavyweights. Online Sportsbook odds are Castillo -220, Corrales +180 - based on what?
Tale of the tape: Corrales, 28, is a lightweight freak, 5-11 […]
Sluggish Pistons on the brink of elimination
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
Detroit Pistons coach Flip Saunders calls the Heat’s Dwyane Wade ”the most dynamic player in the league right now.” He ought to know. Certify it as an eyewitness account. And count it as a surprise that Saunders has dared look at Wade at all rather than cover his eyes in abject […]
England still clueless on Rooney’s World Cup chances
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
The next scan on England striker Wayne Rooney’s injured foot has been brought forward by a week to 7 June.
The change, which was announced on Manchester United’s official website, is designed to afford England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson the flexibility to replace the 20-year-old in his 23-man squad should it be shown that his broken […]
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