A coroner has ruled that English Derby-winning jockey Walter Swinburn died as a result of an accident after falling about 12 feet from his bathroom window into a courtyard at his home in central London. The 55-year-old Swinburn died in December after suffering a head injury.
Spieth rails against autograph-seeking ‘scums’
(Officialsportsbetting.com) – With golf long regarded as a stern measure of character and a natural setting for deal-making, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s weekend outing in Florida could be viewed as more than a leisurely bonding exercise between two world leaders. U.S. President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Abe will form a twosome for their round of golf on Saturday, presumably at the Trump International Golf Club near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. Trump told a local sports radio station last weekend golf was a better way to get to know someone than lunch and saw his match-up with Abe as a “fun” meeting between partners rather than adversaries.
Marc Warren overcame a missed cut last week to shoot a 9-under 63 and take a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Maybank Championship on Thursday. The Scotsman, a three-time winner on the European Tour, nearly lost his playing card last year but a fifth-place finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship set up a strong finish to 2016. Thai teenager Phachara Khongwatmai was in second place after a 65, one stroke ahead of a group of six which included Masters champion Danny Willett, Peter Uihlein and local favorite Arie Irawan.
Jonathan Toews scored a power-play goal 3:09 into overtime to lift the Blackhawks over the Western Conference-leading Wild 4-3 on Wednesday night. The Blackhawks closed within five points of Minnesota for the conference lead. The Wild also have two games in hand, and the Blackhawks admitted feeling a sense of urgency heading into the game.
The Miami Heat keep winning despite having to weather an injury to another key player. The Milwaukee Bucks just can’t keep their young core together on the floor at the same time. Miami extended its winning streak to 12 games with a 106-88 win on Wednesday night over the hard-luck Milwaukee Bucks, who lost young forward Jabari Parker in the third quarter to a sprained left knee.
Dwyane Wade sat out the Chicago Bulls’ game at Golden State on Wednesday night with an upper respiratory illness, then the Bulls became even more short-handed when starting forward Paul Zipser injured his left ankle in the first quarter. The team said Zipser would not return. Wade also missed the morning shootaround ahead of the game against the Warriors, a team against which he averages 27.3 points for his career – his highest scoring against any opponent.
That Andrew Wiggins came through with a huge night against his hometown team didn’t come as a surprise. Wiggins scored 31 points, Tyus Jones hit a 3-pointer with 19.5 seconds left and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Toronto Raptors 112-109 on Wednesday night. Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and 14 rebounds and Wiggins hit 11 of 19 shots to help the Timberwolves snap a four-game losing streak.
LeBron James wanted Kyle Korver on his team for one reason. Korver scored a season-high 29 points and James gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a second-half energy boost to help the defending champs erase a 15-point deficit and blow out the Indiana Pacers 132-117 on Wednesday night. ”I’ve been waiting for a game like this, where you get hot and you get some good corner looks,” Korver said.
Jonathan Toews scored a power-play goal 3:09 into overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Wednesday night. Ryan Suter was called for holding midway through the overtime, and with the man advantage, Toews slipped a rebound between the skates of goalie Darcy Kuemper. Chicago closed within five points of the Wild for the conference lead.
