Milan Lucic thought the Los Angeles Kings were going to draft him in 2006. A year later, he scored his first NHL goal at Staples Center for the Boston Bruins. When Lucic joined the Kings in a trade Friday, he thought back to all of his prior connections with Southern California – and the fact that he had just been at Disneyland with his daughter earlier in the week before
Max Scherzer has been so dominant that teammates are surprised when he actually gives up a hit. Scherzer took a perfect game into the sixth inning in his bid to become the second pitcher in major league history to throw two consecutive no-hitters and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night. On a day Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg resigned, Scherzer stole the show.
From renaming an ice cream flavor to flying the gay movement’s rainbow flag, many American corporations celebrated Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage and said it made good sense for their businesses. The broad support for the ruling from corporate leaders could complicate efforts by some state lawmakers and officials who are expected to try and limit gay marriage, despite the high court’s decision. “We applaud today’s
(Reuters) – South Korean Hur Mi-jung sat at the top of the leaderboard on eight-under par after 14 holes of the LPGA’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship before the rain-hit first round was suspended due to darkness on Friday. Hur, who was on a run of five consecutive birdies when play was suspended, is two shots ahead of Spaniard Azahara Munoz, Swede Anna Nordqvist and American Brittany Lincicome, all of whom
Rogers (United States) (AFP) – South Korea’s Hur Mi-Jung held a two-shot lead at eight-under through 14 holes when opening-round play at the LPGA Tour’s stormy NW Arkansas Championship was suspended because of darkness.
(Reuters) – Tom Watson retained his place atop the U.S. Senior Open leaderboard on Friday after shooting a one-under 69 in the second round, but was joined at the top by American Jeff Maggert and Australian Peter Fowler at Del Paso Country Club in California. Playing in the stifling Sacramento heat, the 65-year-old drained four birdies but also had three bogies to drop into a share of the lead with
Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson fired a three-under 67 to maintain a two-shot lead after the second round of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship. Watson, a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour, finished 36 holes at 11-under-par 129. “I stayed patient and just kept playing steady.” Watson said.
