Photo: Brad Repplinger The Grand Rapids Griffins secured their spot in the Central Division Finals on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over the Rockford IceHogs. The Griffins defeated the IceHogs in three out of four games and now await the outcome of the Milwaukee-Texas series. In Game 4, Grand Rapids saw a goal and an…
Julian Alvarez came off the bench to put the cherry on the top on Manchester City’s five star performance against Wolves. Rodri collects possession in the midfield and puts through a pass on the left side, finding the young Argentine attacker, who directs his shot across the goal into the bottom right corner. Watch the…
Offensive production drives success in the NFL Offensive production drives success in the NFL, where 12 of the top 14 most efficient offenses made the playoffs last season. Putting points on the board wins games. But who has the league’s best offense? How heavily should we weigh quarterback performance, given that it’s the most critical…
The Texas Stars spotted Milwaukee a 2-0 lead before scoring six of the game’s final seven goals and taking a 6-3 decision in Game 1 of the teams’ Central Division semifinal series on Thursday night. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday in Cedar Park. Emilio Pettersen scored twice for the Stars and Matej Blümel broke…
(Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) Power rankings, in MLB, allow us to evaluate talent and recent performance. Those who are at the top have been, historically, great performers; but are also doing it right now, as we speak. When it comes to MLB’s Hitter Power Rankings, two members of the Los Angeles Dodgers are on…
Photo: Nicolas Carrillo Mike Hardman recorded two goals and an assist to lead Rockford to a 5-1 win over Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena on Wednesday night. The IceHogs evened the teams’ best-of-five Central Division semifinal at one game apiece. The Griffins host Game 3 on Friday. Rockford spotted their hosts a 1-0 lead…
Rafael Nadal was tested in his third-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday afternoon, but he battled past Pedro Cachin 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-4. The 37-year-old Spaniard needed three hours and four minutes to advance. Nadal was broken four times, but he made up for it by generating 18 break chances against Cachin’s serve–nine…
Photo: Mark Nessia Tyler Madden scored with 3:06 left in regulation, breaking a 1-1 tie and propelling the Ontario Reign to a series-clinching 3-1 victory over the host Bakersfield Condors on Saturday night. The Reign will face the winner of Sunday’s Colorado-Abbotsford decisive Game 3 in the Pacific Division semifinals. Madden, who scored twice in…
Day 2 of the NFL Draft is in the books Every team in the league made at least one pick on Friday evening, hoping to find starters in Rounds 2 and 3. Let’s run through Day 2 and identify the winners and losers, beginning with a team that made five selections tonight. Round 2 Winners…
Tyler Madden scored twice, Erik Portillo made 30 saves and the Ontario Reign took a decisive 5-1 victory over the Bakersfield Condors in Game 1 of their best-of-three series at Toyota Arena on Wednesday evening. The Condors host Game 2 on Saturday looking to keep their season alive. The Reign scored four times in the…
