Sharks strike late to open series with win over Predators
SAN JOSE (The Sports Xchange) – Joel Ward’s tiebreaking goal at 11:49 of the third enabled the San Jose Sharks to rally for a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.
Brilliant Wade lifts Heat to win over Hornets in Game Six
(The Sports Xchange) – When the Miami Heat needed someone to step up at crunch time Friday, Dwyane Wade delivered.
Lakers put faith in Walton to lead return to glory
(Reuters) – Luke Walton, the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, will leave the league’s hottest team to take charge of an acclaimed NBA franchise that has fallen on hard times and currently occupies the other end of the spectrum.
Olympic champion James runs fastest 400m time of 2016
(Reuters) – Olympic champion Kirani James produced a hot performance in cold weather on Friday when he clocked the fastest time of the year to win the 400 meters at the Drake Relays in Iowa.
Pacers beat Raptors 101-83 to force Game Seven
(The Sports Xchange) – When the Indiana Pacers are more than All-Star forward Paul George’s prolific scoring, they usually are difficult to beat.
Faksa scores winner as Stars beat Blues in series opener
DALLAS (The Sports Xchange) – Radek Faksa had a goal and an assist and Kari Lehtonen stopped 31 shots for the Dallas Stars in a 2-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their second-round series on Friday at American Airlines Center.
Perfect Piller piles on birdies for second-round Texas lead
(Reuters) – American Gerina Piller continued her sizzling recent form with a ball-striking clinic, hitting every green in regulation on her way to the second-round clubhouse lead at the Texas Shootout in Irving on Friday.
Ding equals century record for semi-final lead at worlds
(Reuters) – China’s Ding Junhui racked up a record equaling number of centuries by a single player in a world championship match on Friday with his sixth helping him to a 14-10 lead over Alan McManus in the semi-finals.
Lovemark and Vegas set early pace in New Orleans
(Reuters) – American Jamie Lovemark produced sizzling form on the greens as he charged into a tie for the lead midway through the second round of the weather-disrupted Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Friday.
No Quail Hollow for Woods, who is ‘sick’ of being sidelined
(Reuters) – Media speculation that Tiger Woods would make his PGA Tour return at next week’s Wells Fargo Championship proved false when his name was not included in the official field for the event after Friday’s deadline.
