Winnipeg has Portage and Main and black flies, Las Vegas has the Strip and Black Jack but both cities have hockey teams that have defied the odds and will face off in a best-of-seven series that will see one advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. It is ‘The Peg’ taking on Sin City in a fascinating
Manny Machado is showing no signs of slowing down. Machado, who entered Friday with an impressive .350 batting average, hit his team-leading 11th homer in the first inning against Rays righty James Faria to give Baltimore an early 2-0 lead.
Ben Roethlisberger made some harsh comments about Mason Rudolph’s selection in the 2018 draft, but the rookie is taking the high road.
Thursday night and Friday morning brought nothing out of the ordinary for Andrew McCutchen. He ate at The Oven Pizza Co. in Wexford. He slept at home, in Pittsburgh’s northern suburbs, with his wife, Maria, and his son, Steel. He took Steel to a doctor’s appointment for shots. “He was a big guy,” McCutchen said. “He didn’t cry.”
Webb Simpson was on the verge of shattering the course record at The Players Championship on Friday until he hit into the water on the par-3 17th. He settled for a record-tying 9-under 63 and will take a five-shot lead into the weekend.
