May 22 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Colonial Invitational at the par-70 course on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas -6 Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 64 Kevin Na (U.S.) 64 Boo Weekley (U.S.) 64 Ryo Ishikawa (Japan) 64 -5 Ian Poulter (Britain) 65 George McNeill (U.S.) 65 -4 Zachary Blair (U.S.) 66 Ben Crane (U.S.) 66 Luke Guthrie (U.S.) 66 Marc Leishman (Australia) 66 Ben Martin (U.S.) 66
(Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors survived a stirring James Harden-inspired fightback to take command of the Western Conference Final with a 99-98 Game Two victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday. This season’s MVP runner-up scored 10 of his team’s final 12 points and added 10 rebounds and nine assists but again had to accept second billing to Golden State’s Stephen Curry. Curry finished with 33 points and teamed
NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors edged the Houston Rockets 99-98 to double their lead in the Western Conference finals. Curry again came out on top in a duel with James Harden, stifling the Rockets star in the moments before the final buzzer to preserve the win. Golden State had to battle to the bitter end.
Masters champion Jordan Spieth drained a 19-foot birdie at the final hole to join a four-way tie for the lead at the $6.5 million Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Playing in front of delighted fans near his hometown of Dallas, Spieth was unfazed by the three-hour delay that pushed back the start of play, recording six birdies without a bogey to tie Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa and fellow Americans Kevin Na
Mike Babcock has been introduced as the Toronto Maple Leafs’ new coach and says restoring the team will be a ”massive, massive challenge.” The former Detroit Red Wings coach takes over a team that finished 27th in the league this season. Babcock arrives with great expectations and a reported $50 million, eight-year contract that makes him the NHL’s highest-paid coach.
DeMarre Carroll’s agent says an MRI on Carroll’s left knee showed no structural damage, and Carroll is hoping to play for the Hawks by Friday night’s Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Mark Bartelstein told The Associated Press on Thursday that Carroll has only a knee sprain and ”maybe a little” bone bruise. Carroll celebrated the news on his Twitter feed.
A domestic violence charge against Ray Rice, the former NFL star who knocked his girlfriend unconscious in a casino elevator, was dismissed Thursday and dropped from his record. Judge Michael Donio signed off on the move after the former Baltimore Ravens running back completed a pre-trial intervention program, which required a minimum one year of attendance. Rice was charged with aggravated assault in February of last year for knocking out
