The Cubs got to christen their new party room Monday night. Addison Russell smacked a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Reds in the home opener in front of 40,882 at Wrigley Field. “Once I hit the ball, I kind of knew it was gone,” […]
Cavaliers beat Hawks 109-94, clinch Eastern Conference title
April 12, 2016 by
Late last spring, the Cavaliers swept the 60-win Hawks out of the postseason to claim the Conference crown. On Monday night – with their third straight regular season win and seventh straight against Atlanta – they locked up the top spot in the east, overcoming a sluggish start and coasting to the 109-94 win. No […]
Blue Jackets complete big comeback, beat Blackhawks 5-4 in OT
April 11, 2016 by
Nine seconds in, 1-0 Chicago. Fourteen minutes in, 3-0 Chicago. Sixty-two minutes and 28 seconds in, 5-4 Blue Jackets. There was plenty of fight in the home team tonight, even after a tough start and a deficit that felt like it would only continue to grow. It may have been Game 82 and the final […]
U.S. Women down Columbia, again, 3-0
April 11, 2016 by
Julie Johnston scored her first career brace to lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 3-0 victory against Colombia in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,275 on a chilly afternoon at Talen Energy Stadium. Christen Press began the scoring after she lifted a bouncing ball over Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez in the 26th […]
Clippers split delayed opening day double header with Indians
April 11, 2016 by
The cold weather remained in central Ohio, but baseball was finally played at Huntington Park after three consecutive days of postponements as Columbus and Indianapolis met for the first time since their Governors’ Cup Final meeting last September in doubleheader fashion. After the championship ring ceremony held before the first pitch, the Clippers and Indians […]
Bruce’s triple sends Reds past Pirates 2-1
April 11, 2016 by
Jay Bruce’s RBI triple in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Reds a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Pirates on Sunday and two of three games in the series. It is Cincinnati’s first 5-1 start to a season since 2011. Brandon Phillips led off the inning with a lined single to center field […]
U.S. Woman crush Columbia 7-0
April 7, 2016 by
The U.S. Women’s National Team scored four first-half goals and three in the second, each flurry in a span of 12 minutes, to defeat Colombia 7-0 in front of a record crowd of 21,792 on a cold night at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. Wednesday night’s crowd set a new record for an all-women’s soccer event […]
Indians top Red Sox 7-6
April 7, 2016 by
If the Indians reach the postseason, their path will likely need to be paved by strong pitching and stellar defense. And they certainly won’t mind if the offense also pulls its weight, as was the case in Wednesday’s 7-6 victory over the Red Sox at Progressive Field. Carlos Santana and Mike Napoli delivered towering home […]
Reds beat Phillies 3-2
April 7, 2016 by
That’s two late-inning comeback wins for the Reds in two games of 2016. Scott Schebler delivered a walk-off double with the bases loaded to give the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Phillies and the first two games of the season-opening series. Once again, the Phillies bullpen did not get the job done. As Cincinnati […]
Pacers down Cavaliers 123-109
April 7, 2016 by
One of the toughest places in the East for the Wine and Gold to get a win has been Indianapolis. That trend continued on Wednesday night. Taking the floor without the Conference’s reigning Player of the Month – LeBron James, who was given the night off with the Playoffs rapidly approaching – the Cavaliers were […]
