Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly adds $8 million to Nepal quake relief
Winners & Losers: Jimmie Johnson proves he's good at 1.5-mile tracks, too
Athletics' Jarrod Parker facing surgery to repair arm broken in rehab start
ACL injury won't greatly affect Dante Fowler's rookie contract
Johnson stays on track during late caution, wins at Kansas (Yahoo Sports)
Jimmie Johnson pulled into victory lane after his late-race gamble paid off to win the rain-delayed Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway, then pulled out his cellphone and tried to dial his wife in the first few minutes of Mother’s Day. Johnson, so dominant on mile-and-a-half tracks, held off Kevin Harvick as the clock struck midnight heading into Sunday. They were chased across the line by Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammates
Injuries keep piling up, adding to playoff drama (Yahoo Sports)
Kyrie Irving is limping. Chris Paul is limited. Health will surely factor into the Game 4s today’s schedule, when Cleveland visits Chicago and Houston visits the Los Angeles Clippers – with the Cavaliers and Rockets trying to avoid 3-1 deficits. The Cavs revealed after Chicago’s win Game 3 that Irving has been playing through a sore foot since the first-round series against Boston.
Grizzlies take 2-1 series lead over Warriors with 99-89 win (Yahoo Sports)
Steve Kerr says his Golden State Warriors are going through a learning process as a very young team. The Memphis Grizzlies are using their hefty postseason experience to make the lesson as painful as possible. Zach Randolph scored 22 points and Marc Gasol added 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Grizzlies beat the Warriors 99-89 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal. ”This
Broncos rookie suffers major knee injury at practice (Yahoo Sports)
Another prized pick from last weekend’s NFL draft is expected to miss the season after suffering a major knee injury at a rookie minicamp. The tight end from Ohio State tore his left anterior cruciate ligament at a special teams practice Saturday afternoon and had to be carted off the field. Heuerman’s injury came 24 hours after Jaguars first-rounder Dante Fowler Jr., was lost for the season with a torn
Canadiens beat Lightning 2-1 to force Game 6 (Yahoo Sports)
Devante Smith-Pelly and Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau found the openings they needed to help keep the Montreal Canadiens’ playoff hopes alive. Smith-Pelly got Montreal started and Parenteau scored the winner with 4:07 left in a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. ”I hope they showed the replay of the bench, the boys were so fired up,” forward Max Pacioretty
