In a most sticky situation, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina couldn’t find a ball that clung to his chest protector and the Chicago Cubs turned the bizarre play into a late rally, beating St. Louis 6-4 Thursday. The Cardinals led 4-2 in the seventh inning when things became kooky at Busch Stadium. Pinch hitter Matt Szczur led off by striking out on a pitch from Brett Cecil that skipped in the dirt.
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Stuck out! Ball clings to Molina, Cubs rally past Cardinals (Sports Betting News)
In a most sticky situation, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina couldn’t find a ball that clung to his chest protector and the Chicago Cubs turned the bizarre play into a late rally, beating St. Louis 6-4 Thursday. The Cardinals led 4-2 in the seventh inning when things became kooky at Busch Stadium. Pinch hitter Matt Szczur…
After Yadi’s oddity, Schwarber delivers with HR
Kyle Schwarber picked the perfect time for his first home run of the season, as he crushed a three-run shot to give the Cubs the lead in the seventh inning of a 6-4 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Thursday afternoon. Click here to read the full article…
Golf-Spieth’s revenge tour of Augusta spoiled by quadruple-bogey (Sports Betting News)
Jordan Spieth was cruising along on his revenge tour of Augusta National when a late quadruple-bogey undid what had otherwise been a steady start to the U.S. Masters on Thursday for the former champion. Shortly after safely navigating the par-three 12th — site of the infamous collapse that cost Spieth the tournament last year —…
Augusta stunner: DJ withdraws from Masters with back injury (Sports Betting News)
Dustin Johnson arrived at Augusta National on quite a roll, having won his last three tournaments. The world’s No. 1-ranked player was forced to withdraw from the Masters on Thursday because of a lower back injury suffered less than 24 hours earlier in a freak fall at the home he was renting for the week.…
Malkin keen to go to Olympics, hopes Pittsburgh will let him (Sports Betting News)
Evgeni Malkin wants to go to the Olympics next February and he hopes the Pittsburgh Penguins will allow him to do it. Malkin told Russian sports daily Sovetsky Sport he was surprised by the NHL’s announcement Monday that it wouldn’t halt its season for players to go to South Korea. ”However many interviews I read…
Prosecutor to Hernandez jury: ‘You know who the killer is’ (Sports Betting News)
Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez ”took pleasure” in gunning down two men in 2012 because he felt disrespected after one of them accidentally spilled his drink at a nightclub, a prosecutor said Thursday during closing arguments at Hernandez’s double-murder trial. Baez called Bradley a ”liar, ”perjurer” and ”parasite” who got the ”deal of a lifetime”…
Puig crushes two home runs vs. Padres
Maybe Yasiel Puig likes the back of the lineup. One day after hitting his first home run of the season, the Dodgers’ mercurial outfielder has come back Thursday to hit a a pair of two-run homers off Padres starter Jared Weaver. Click here to read the full article…
Slugger Ryan Howard gets minor league deal with Braves (Sports Betting News)
NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent slugger Ryan Howard has reached a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves, hoping for another chance to play in the majors. Click here to read the full article…
Bruins’ Brad Marchand suspended 2 games for spearing (Sports Betting News)
NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Bruins scoring leader Brad Marchand has been suspended for two games for spearing Tampa Bay defenseman Jake Dotchin. He will lose nearly $110,000 in salary. Click here to read the full article…
Off since February, McCraken returns as Blue Grass favorite (Sports Betting News)
Ian Wilkes grinned as McCraken bristled during a recent post-workout bath, chalking it up to the colt’s feisty side. The trainer’s grin widened into a smile when the subject turned to the unbeaten horse’s workouts at Keeneland that have shown the upside to his restlessness. The minor left front ankle injury that kept him out…
Off since February, McCraken returns as Blue Grass favorite (Sports Betting News)
Ian Wilkes grinned as McCraken bristled during a recent post-workout bath, chalking it up to the colt’s feisty side. The trainer’s grin widened into a smile when the subject turned to the unbeaten horse’s workouts at Keeneland that have shown the upside to his restlessness. The minor left front ankle injury that kept him out…
Masters Round 4 grades — Garcia’s A+ final round
Masters Round 4 grades — Garcia’s A+ final round Click here to read the full article…