Bill Simmons is leaving ESPN

Bill Simmons is leaving ESPN

McIlroy shows boring way never hurts at TPC Sawgrass (Yahoo Sports)

Rory McIlroy finally figured out that playing conservatively would be the best way to attack the TPC Sawgrass. McIlroy pieced together a 3-under 69 Thursday that left him two shots behind a four-way tie for the lead. Tiger Woods hit a tee shot into water he didn’t know existed. Jordan Spieth was 40 yards from the green and hit a wedge three straight times before getting there.

Blackhawks finish sweep to reach conference finals – again (Yahoo Sports)

For the fifth time in the last seven seasons, the Chicago Blackhawks have reached the Western Conference finals. Stellar saves by Corey Crawford, another timely goal by Patrick Kane and a composed finish despite a frenzied attempt by Minnesota to send Game 4 into overtime all helped the Blackhawks complete a sweep of the Wild in their second-round playoff series with a 4-3 victory on Thursday night. Jason Pominville and

Brady needs more time to digest deflated footballs report (Yahoo Sports)

Tom Brady knows how to buy time when he’s under pressure – on and off the field. One day after a report from an NFL-hired investigator concluded Brady probably knew that New England Patriots employees had a role in deflating footballs, he said Thursday night he needs more time to process the 243-page report. He wasn’t shy about saying that the scandal hasn’t detracted from the 28-24 Super Bowl win

Price, Canadiens beat Lightning, avoid elimination (Yahoo Sports)

Carey Price and company are headed back to Montreal. The Tampa Bay Lightning are coming with them. Price stopped 22 shots, Max Pacioretty had a short-handed goal and two assists, and the Canadiens beat the Lighting 6-2 on Thursday night to stay alive in their second-round playoff series. Throughout this series I think we’ve deserved better than we’ve received, but that’s out of our control.” Pacioretty and Andrei Markov scored

A-Rod hits HR No. 661 to pass Mays for 4th, Yankees top O's (Yahoo Sports)

Tainted or not, Alex Rodriguez had plenty of reasons to celebrate homer No. 661. A-Rod passed Willie Mays for fourth on the career home run list Thursday night, helping the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3. ”All of this is pretty crazy,” Rodriguez said. ”A year ago today I never thought I would ever get a curtain call or be hitting in the middle of the lineup for

Chinese firm to build golf resort in Cuba as U.S. tourism interest grows

By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – A Chinese company and the Cuban government have signed a letter of intent to build a golf course and resort, official media said on Friday, with an apparent eye to the eventual lifting of U.S. travel restrictions. Cuba currently has one 18-hole-golf course, and its Communist government says it wants to eventually have at least 12 golf resorts on the Caribbean island. “The president

Golf-European Tour Mauritius Open scores

May 8 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the European Tour Mauritius Open at the par-71 course on Friday in Bel Ombre. The cut was set at 143. …