SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Tim Lincecum tossed aside his recent struggles and pitched his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 win over last-place San Diego on Saturday night.
Lincecum has won two Cy Young Awards and two World Series rings. Now he has something really remarkable - a no-hitter in which he threw a whopping career-high 148 pitches.
NEW YORK (AP) - Pittsburgh pitcher Mark Melancon has been picked as a replacement for the NL All-Star team, giving the Pirates five players in the game for the first time since 1972.
NL manager Bruce Bochy also selected Sergio Romo, his San Francisco Giants closer, as a replacement pick Sunday. Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke and Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan ZImmermann, both on the original NL All-Star roster, are hurt and will miss Tuesday's game at Citi Field.
Baltimore pitcher Chris Tillman was picked by AL manager Jim Leyland of Detroit to replace Tigers ace Justin Verlander, who started Sunday. Under baseball's labor contract, pitchers who start on the Sunday before the All-Star game may opt not to participate. Verlander was the AL starter and loser of last year's All-Star game at Kansas City.
Yasiel Puig, the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie sensation, was left out again after the substitutes were added to the National League roster Sunday. But this time, fans were not responsible. Instead, it sounds as though Puig's ailing hip settled the issue.
NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Davidson of the Arizona Diamondbacks hit a two-run homer and the United States beat the World Team 4-2 on Sunday in the All-Star Futures Game, baseball's annual showcase for top minor league prospects.
The opening event for three days of All-Star festivities at Citi Field, the Futures Game certainly had a New York Mets flavor to it in the team's home ballpark. Two of the club's touted pitching prospects, Rafael Montero and Noah Syndergaard, started on the mound and each worked a scoreless inning.
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Indians said Greg Van Niel, a season-ticket holder, hauled in four souvenir balls during the Indians' 6-4 win over the Kansas City Royals.
Van Niel said he wasn't sitting in his usual seats, but was able to catch three balls and that one was a ''pick-up'' he tossed to another fan. Van Niel said he planned to give the three other balls to kids that were part of his group.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Bojan Bogdanovic and Shaun Livingston will play for the Brooklyn Nets
Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski reported that 2011 second-round draft pick Bojan Bogdanovic has agreed with the Brooklyn Nets for a three-year deal while veteran point guard Shaun Livingston agreed for a one-year contract.
Bogdanovic, 24, will receive about $2.5 million of the Nets' taxpayer midlevel exception, which starts at just under $3.2 million this season. Livingston's deal is for the veteran's minimum of just under $1.3 million.
UFC 162 Silva vs. Weidman Medical Suspensions: Anderson Silva is included
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman medical suspensions to MMAWeekly.com on Monday.
Most of the suspended fighters that includes UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva have short-term suspensions. However, Kazuki Tokudome could be out until Jan. 3, 2014 because of an orbital blowout fracture to his right eye.
UFC 162 took place last Saturday, July 6, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Chris Weidman knocked Anderson Silva out in the night’s main event, to capture the UFC middleweight championship.
UFC 162 Medical Suspensions:
Anderson Silva: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact prior to Aug. 6.
Charles Oliveira: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact prior to July 28.
Tim Boetsch: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact prior to July 28.
Dennis Siver: Suspended until Oct. 5 with no contact prior to Sept. 5.
Kazuki Tokudome: Must have right orbital blowout fracture cleared by an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor or ophthalmologist or he is suspended until Jan. 3, 2014. He faces a minimum suspension until Aug. 21 with no contact prior to Aug. 6.
Dave Herman: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact prior to Aug. 6.
Rafaello Oliveira: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact prior to Aug. 6 due to left knee pain.
Seth Baczynski: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact prior to July 28 due to right eyebrow and nose lacerations.
David Mitchell: Must have post-concussion clearance from a sports medicine doctor and faces a minimum suspension until Oct. 5 with no contact prior to Sept. 5.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Aaron Hernandez jerseys still selling hot on eBay
Because of his recent troubles the NFL has stopped selling Aaron Hernandez jerseys, and the Patriots offers a replacement jersey for those who want to exchange it.
However, on eBay fans who listed Hernandez jerseys since he was charged with first-degree murder have been able to profit from it.
John Lamothe, a Patriots fan told he Boston Globe he was shocked to get $289 for a Hernandez jersey he put on eBay last week.
“I thought about giving it to Goodwill, but I didn’t think anybody would want it,” Lamothe said. “I thought I might get $15 for it.”
Lynn L’Heureux, who paid $100 for a Hernandez jersey, has seen the bidding reach $127 so far.
“I can’t think of any reason why people would want it,” L’Heureux said. “They might think it will go up in value later on, and maybe it will, but I’m not interested. I just don’t want it in my possession. I want to use the money to buy a jersey that reflects my pride in the Patriots.”
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce traded to Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics have agreed in principle to trade future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce after Garnett agreed to waive his no-trade clause.
Garnett waived his no-trade clause after the Nets agreed to fully guarantee the $12 million owed him for the 2014-15 season, the third year of his contract. Prior to the agreement, the Nets could have bought out Garnett for $6 million.
Garnett approve the deal so he can join his close friend, Pierce, in Brooklyn where they could play for longtime rival Jason Kidd.
The trade can't be made official by the NBA until July 10.
The trade comes with a heavy cost for the Nets: They face a luxury-tax bill of nearly $80 million. Their payroll will be close to $100 million.
Nets will send Gerald Wallace, Kris Joseph, the expiring deal of Kris Humphries and three future first-round picks (2014, '16 and '18) to the Celtics.
Celtics guard Jason Terry joins Garnett and Pierce in the package going to the Nets, sources said. The Nets also will send back Reggie Evans and do a sign-and-trade involving Keith Bogans, a source said.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Chicago Blackhawks wins Stanley Cup title
BOSTON — The Chicago Blackhawks are the NHL champions, their players never quit and they always believe that they will win.
When the Blackhawks needed a goal to get them started in Game 6, their leader Toews scored it. When they needed a late goal to keep their hopes alive, he set it up with a perfect centering feed to Bryan Bickell, starting a stretch of two Chicago goals in 17 seconds.
Toews did it all 48 hours after he was injured enough that team officials wouldn't let him play in the third period, even though Toews insisted he could. Quenneville said Toews had his "bell rung" in Game 5, which is hockey speak for suffering concussion-like symptoms.
Toews scored at 4:24 of the second period to tie the score after Chris Kelly had given Boston a 1-0 lead in the first period.
Late in the third period, the Bruins claimed a 2-1 lead on Milan Lucic's goal. Again it was Toews coming to the rescue, setting up Bickell with a perfect feed across the goalmouth. It was Toews' fifth point in the last three games since he was reunited with his favorite linemate Patrick Kane. Toews was plus 5 in those games.
It was as if the Blackhawks ran the table in this abbreviated 48-game season. They launched the regular season with a league-record 24 consecutive games of not losing in regulation. They finished by winning the President's Trophy as the league's No. 1 team.
Full Story here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2013/06/24/chicago-blackhawks-stanley-cup-champions-defeat-boston-bruins/2454481/
Monday, June 24, 2013
LA Clippers and Boston Celtics finally agreed on Doc Rivers trade
For weeks the circus of the on and off then on again LA Clippers and Boston Celtics trade rumors about Doc Rivers have been dominating sport news, now they have finally agreed in principle on a deal that will send Coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles Clippers, according to NBA executives who were not authorized to speak publicly on the situation.
In return,the Clippers will send the Celtics a first-round pick in 2015. The sticking point had been that the Clippers wanted the draft pick to be lottery protected, but the Celtics ended up getting their wish as the pick will be unprotected.
The Clippers will continue the contract of Doc Rivers with Boston, which has three years and $21 million left on it.
The earlier proposed deal that would send Doc Rivers and forward Kevin Garnett to the Clippers in exchange for center DeAndre Jordan and two first-round picks would have violated the collective-bargaining agreement, which doesn't allow a team to trade players in a deal "involving coaches' contracts."
Other candidates are Byron Scott and Brian Shaw, they both had conversations with the Clippers regarding the parameters of a contract following meetings with Donald Sterling last week. Clippers was pushing for Scott by talking to his representative but, I guess CP3 really like Doc Rivers to be his coach.
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