Patrice Bergeron and Chuck Kobasew scored 38 seconds apart in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on to beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-1 on Saturday night. Marco Sturm added a power-play goal and Tim Thomas made 36 saves for the Bruins, who snapped a seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Watch as Kevin Garnett pulls down a rebound and drops Kendrick Perkins a no-look pass for the dunk.
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The drunken driver who caused a crash that severed the arm of a groom for Lava Man, the richest claiming horse in thoroughbred racing history, was sentenced Thursday to five years in state prison. Heriberto Castillo pleaded guilty in September to driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and causing great bodily injury to 39-year-old groom Noe Garcia.
So who’s the favorite for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in four weeks? Preakness winner Curlin stated his case Sunday, beating Lawyer Ron by a neck after a riveting stretch duel in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. The victory came a day after Kentucky Derby and Travers winner Street Sense was beaten by Hard Spun in the Kentucky Cup Classic at Turfway Park.
ELMONT, New York (Ticker) – Curlin proved he could beat someone older.
Todd Bodine barely held off Rick Crawford and Johnny Benson in a three-wide finish Saturday in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Dale Jarrett will apparently scale back his schedule next season, saying Saturday he plans to do “some racing” in 2008.
Philadelphia’s first trip to the playoffs in 14 years ended in a power outage. The NL’s highest-scoring team in the regular season sputtered once the playoffs started, leading to a quick and dismal sweep at the hands of the Colorado Rockies in the NL division series. Handcuffed by Colorado’s young but effective pitching staff and maybe feeling a little squeeze from the spotlight of postseason…
Short on stars but brimming with young talent, the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled off a sweet playoff sweep and celebrated like October regulars. For the anguished Chicago Cubs, it’s another cry of `Wait Til Next Year.’ Chris Young homered on the game’s first pitch, Livan Hernandez wriggled out of several serious jams and Arizona beat the Cubs 5-1 Saturday night to complete a three-game sweep of…
