Halifax Mooseheads clinch berth in Memorial Cup final

May 23rd, 2013

The Halifax Mooseheads have clinched a berth directly into Sundays final at the Memorial Cup tournament, courtesy of the Portland Winterhawks win over the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday night.



Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2013/05/23/ns-mooseheads-final-berth.html?cmp=rss

Eugenie Bouchard advances to Strasbourg International semifinals

May 23rd, 2013

Quebec teenager Eugenie Bouchard continued her impressive week in Strasbourg, France with a straight sets quarter-final win Thursday against her Georgian opponent.



Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/story/2013/05/23/sp-tennis-wta-eugenie-bouchard-quebec-semifinals-strasbourg.html?cmp=rss

New York Giants’ Tom Coughlin is the Big Apple’s Best Coach (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

May 23rd, 2013
COMMENTARY | There may not be a more difficult job in all of sports than coaching or managing a professional team in New York City. The pressure of winning and the hot glare of the media spotlight are constant, and fans are never satisfied.

Giants FB Henry Hynoski needs knee surgery (The Associated Press)

May 23rd, 2013
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Giants may have to start looking for a fullback.

Orioles pitcher with best stuff to face Blue Jays

May 23rd, 2013

Kevin Gausman, who never has pitched above the double-A level, will make his major league debut Thursday night against the Blue Jays in Toronto.



Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/story/2013/05/23/sp-mlb-kevin-gausman-baltimore-orioles.html?cmp=rss

Cleveland Browns: Brandon Weeden is Team’s Best Option at Quarterback (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

May 23rd, 2013
COMMENTARY | The NFL draft came and went and the Cleveland Browns refrained from drafting yet another quarterback to lead their franchise.

PFT Live Jets talk with Manish Mehta, 49ers talk with Matt Maiocco (NBC Sports)

May 23rd, 2013
There was news made at OTAs on both coasts this week and we’ll be talking about it during Thursday’s edition of PFT Live. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News will join Mike Florio to talk about a Jets practice on Wednesday that left coach Rex Ryan vexed by Mark Sanchez’s interceptions. We’ll find…

Ravens Defense Starting New Chapter (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

May 23rd, 2013
Baltimore's defense will be rebuilding - and then some.

Michael Crabtree uses Terminator picture to promise, ‘I’ll be back’ (Shutdown Corner)

May 23rd, 2013
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree had surgery on Wednesday to fix the Achilles tendon he tore during one of the team's OTAs. But while 49ers fans may be depressed over the news, Crabtree sent out the above message using his Instagram account to put them in a more optimistic mood . Like the Terminator, Crabtree says he will be back.

Jim Harbaugh will drive the pace car at the Indy 500 (Shutdown Corner)

May 23rd, 2013
If you're watching the Indy 500 this Sunday, and you're a hardcore pro football fan, your worlds will intersect in ways you did not expect. San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will be driving the pace car -- a 2014 Corvette Stingray -- this year at the legendary race. "I'm awaiting my coaching and instructions, and then ready for practice,'' Harbaugh said at the team's OTAs on Wednesday. Harbaugh has a lot of history with the area, and with racing in general. The 14-year NFL quarterback played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1994 through 1997 (when he was replaced by that Peyton Manning guy), and his name is in the team's Ring of Honor. He's also a part owner of Indy-based Panther Racing, which has two drivers in this year's race -- JR Hildebrand, who starts 10th, and Townsend Bell, who starts 22nd. Last September, Harbaugh had an Indy race car parked near the practice fields at the team's headquarters in Santa Clara. Harbaugh is also well aware of the history behind Indy 500 pace car drivers, and he's eager to live up to the legends. "As the No. 1 fan of the Rockford Files, to follow in the footsteps of James Garner, who did it three times, and also Morgan Freeman, and Colin Powell, and Chuck Yeager and so many others, it's just a real honor and a privilege,'' he said. "I'm going to do my best to do a great job at it.'' The coach is still concerned with football, especially the fact that he l ost receiver Michael Crabtree to an Achilles' tendon injury for an unknown stretch of time, but that doesn't mean that he isn't jazzed about his new role.