Giants 3, Cubs 0, six innings
Times wires Saturday, May 14, 2011 Giants 3, Cubs 0six INNINGSCHICAGO — Ryan Vogelsong pitched six innings in a rain-shortened game for his first career shutout and Buster Posey hit an RBI single to...
View ArticleThunder's Durant seeks redemption
Times wires Saturday, May 14, 2011 OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant had trouble sleeping, trying to shake off the worst playoff performance in his young NBA career.After the league's scoring champion...
View ArticleBoston Bruins must replace standout center Patrice Bergeron
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Saturday, May 14, 2011 BOSTON — Bruins center Patrice Bergeron took another step in his recovery from a mild concussion Saturday, skating on his own before the team's...
View ArticleBoston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has bad game against Tampa Bay Lightning
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Saturday, May 14, 2011 BOSTON — Lightning coach Guy Boucher talked a lot about how Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was an "enigma," a battler tough to crack because he...
View ArticleRed Sox 6, Yankees 0
Times wires Saturday, May 14, 2011 NEW YORK — Adrian Gonzalez homered for the fourth consecutive game and Josh Beckett shut down the skidding Yankees for the second time this season, sending the Red...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning-Boston Bruins East final news and notes
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, May 14, 2011 Three starsBRETT CLARK: The Lightning defenseman's first-period goal, on a backhand after an end-to-end rush, was the second of two...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning beats Boston Bruins 5-2 in Game 1 of East final
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Saturday, May 14, 2011 BOSTON — A game between nontraditional rivals after both teams had extended time off.The way Bruins coach Claude Julien saw it, those...
View ArticleGary Shelton: It's getting easier to see this Tampa Bay Lightning team going...
By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Saturday, May 14, 2011 BOSTONIt is too soon for the question, of course. The series has just begun. The players have barely begun to open wounds on each other....
View ArticleGary Shelton: It's getting easier to see the Tampa Bay Lightning going far
By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Saturday, May 14, 2011 BOSTONIt is too soon for the question, of course. The series has just begun. The players have barely begun to open wounds on each other....
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning-Boston Bruins Game 1: What they're saying
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 Dennis Seidenberg, Bruins defenseman, on Sean Bergenheim's goal, which put the Lightning ahead 1-0:"It was just a big battle in front of the net. I lost my stick, and...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning takes advantage of Patrice Bergeron's absence in faceoff...
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 BOSTON — Lightning LW Simon Gagne said with the Bruins missing C Patrice Bergeron (mild concussion), one big difference could be in the faceoff...
View ArticleIn twilight of career, New York Yankees' Derek Jeter has to rank high among...
By John Romano, Times Sports Columnist Sunday, May 15, 2011 ST. PETERSBURGYou have had the opportunity, essentially, to see him play as much as any fan outside of New York.He has stepped to the plate...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning's Marty St. Louis knows he must live in the present
By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Sunday, May 15, 2011 BOSTONIt is a good time to be Marty St. Louis.He has pushed through the darkness, and he has made it to the other side. He continues to be...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning's Marty St. Louis knows he must live in present
By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Sunday, May 15, 2011 BOSTONIt is a good time to be Marty St. Louis.He has pushed through the darkness, and he has made it to the other side. He continues to be...
View ArticleSports items of the day
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 Streak of the dayIt was 70 years ago Sunday — May 15, 1941 — that Yankees great Joe DiMaggio began his 56-game hitting streak by going 1-for-4...
View ArticleDr. Remote: What to watch, May 15, 2011
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 15, 2011 Baseball classic: 5 p.m. on ESPN Classic. A replay of Indians pitcher Len Barker throwing a perfect game on May 15, 1981, against the Blue Jays at...
View ArticleCaptains Corner: Amberjack may fill void for king mackerel anglers
By Larry Blue, Times Correspondent Sunday, May 15, 2011 What's hot: King mackerel fishing has been off, but amberjack have not only been found on the usual wrecks but on the reefs and big ledges. On...
View ArticleBlue Jays 11, Twins 3
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 MINNEAPOLIS — Even by Jose Bautista's recent standards, this is a remarkable stretch of hitting.Since the beginning of the 2010 season, the Blue Jays outfielder has...
View ArticleReds 9, Cardinals 7
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 Reds 9, Cardinals 7CINCINNATI — Brandon Phillips hit a bases-loaded double in the seventh that ended Chris Carpenter's outing and his 10-start winning streak against...
View ArticleNationals 8, Marlins 4
Times wires Sunday, May 15, 2011 Nationals 8, Marlins 4WASHINGTON — Jason Marquis pitched into the seventh and drove in two runs for the Nationals. Ivan Rodriguez had three RBIs for Washington, which...
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