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As far as Josh Donaldson is concerned, the Toronto Blue Jays should never get shut out, let alone go without a hit. Donaldson, Yangervis Solarte and Justin Smoak had three consecutive doubles in a four-run eighth inning as the Blue Jays finished with 12 hits in a 5-2 win over Seattle, a day after Mariners pitcher James Paxton threw a no-hitter at Rogers Centre. "We expect to have success at the plate, we feel like we have quality hitters that are capable of doing that," said Donaldson. "I think it's more so on the other lines when we're not getting hits and putting runs up on the board is when we're surprised." Teoscar Hernandez hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and was a triple short of hitting the cycle before Toronto (20-17) had a six-hit, four-run rally that broke the game open in the eighth. The Blue Jays scored 4 runs in the 8th inning to top the Seattle Mariners 5-2. 1:56 Jaime Garcia (2-2) struck out three and gave up two runs — one earned —

Lehigh Valley Phantoms goalie Alex Lyon finished with 94 saves on 95 shots as the team beat the Charlotte Checkers 2-1 in five overtimes, making it the longest game in the 82-year history of the AHL. Alex Krushelnyski scored 6:48 into the fifth overtime period, giving the Phantoms the Game 4 win of the Calder Cup playoff series between the AHL affiliates of the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes . Krushelnyski's score came at 1:09 a.m. local time, more than after six hours after the game started. The longest game in AHL history is over! Alex Krushelnyski is the hero and the @LVPhantoms get the win! #LVvsCHA pic.twitter.com/enyOOkj9n7 — AHL (@TheAHL) May 10, 2018 Lyon's save tally is the second-highest total in league history. The 25-year-old Lyon, who started seven games for the Flyers this season, stopped the last 79 shots he faced while shutting out the Checkers over the final 119:56 of the game. Charlotte's Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 51 of 53 shots in the los

Jayson Tatum caught a pass underneath the basket, shook off a hit and went up for the go-ahead layup with 23 seconds left and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-112 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Tatum scored 25 points, Jaylen Brown had 24 and Terry Rozier 17, sinking a pair of free throws after forcing Joel Embiid's turnover in the final seconds.  Al Horford added 15 points and eight rebounds for Boston, which will play Cleveland for the second straight year for a spot in the NBA finals. Al Horford (right) of the Boston Celtics celebrates their progress to the Eastern NBA finals Jayson Tatum scored 25 points - including the match-clincher - as they defeated the 76ers Jaylen Brown (left), Marcus Smart (middle) and Terry Rozier of the Celtics celebrate the win Tatum celebrates the Celtics' passage to another finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers Game One is Sunday in Boston. Embiid had 27 points an

With 2.4 seconds left and the Boston Celtics leading by two, Marcus Smart had a chance to clinch Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals and eliminate Philadelphia by making a pair of free throws. He missed the first. He could have made things more difficult for the 76ers by missing the second one on purpose, and forcing them to go the length of the court with the clock running. He chucked it against the rim; it went in. Boston defeats Philadelphia 114-112, will face Cavaliers in Eastern Conference finals. 0:26 That gave the 76ers a chance to win with a desperation 3-pointer. The full-court inbounds pass went into the left corner, and who was there to intercept it, heaving it back into the air to run out the clock? To the surprise of no one in a Celtics uniform, it was Smart. "That's a Marcus Smart sequence. That just describes him so well," guard Jaylen Brown said after Boston beat Philadelphia 114-112 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals fo

BOSTON -- The Philadelphia 76ers welcomed an unorthodox guest at their team dinner on Tuesday night: a mentalist. Players said the mentalist executed some card tricks and mind-reading exercises after the team ate together on the eve of Game 5 of its Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics . "He does some pretty incredible stuff," guard T.J. McConnell said. In addition to performing card tricks, the mentalist also correctly guessed the identity of some players' ex-girlfriends. "He was smooth," veteran forward Amir Johnson said. The Sixers, of course, are trying to pull off a magic trick of their own this week. No NBA team has ever rebounded from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series. If the Sixers can beat Boston in Game 5 of their second-round series on Wednesday night, they'd inch one step closer to their goal. "We have a game plan that we're confident in, we have a rotation that we believe in and they have a spirit stil

After years of living with fear, the speed skater discovered that the support of her friends and family meant more than race results. Source link

Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price has a mild case of carpal tunnel syndrome, but manager Alex Cora said he doesn't think video games brought on the issue. Cora said Price, who was sent back to Boston for testing, will throw a bullpen session Thursday and then the team will decide what to do next. Price was scratched from Wednesday's start against the New York Yankees . "For me this is quote-unquote good news compared to anything else," Cora said. Price was removed for precautionary reasons after one inning of work against the Yankees on April 11 because of numbness in his throwing hand, including the loss of feeling in his fingertips. Cora said the problem resurfaced during a bullpen session Sunday. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an uncommon injury for baseball players. It's caused by repeated motions, such as typing, and is more common among esports athletes. Price is a longtime video game enthusiast, and this season, Price and teammates have been logging long

Young Rascal becomes as short as 10-1 for the Investec Derby after winning the MBNA Chester Vase Young Rascal overcame inexperience to run out a half-length winner at Chester On only his third career start, the James Doyle-ridden 10-3 winner won tidily William Haggas-trained Young Rascal is now as short as 10-1 for Derby in June  By Marcus Townend for MailOnline Published: 18:19, 9 May 2018 | Updated: 19:26, 9 May 2018 Young Rascal did enough to suggest next month's Investec Derby will not just be an Aidan O'Brien private party when overcoming inexperience to run out a half-length winner of the MBNA Chester Vase. O'Brien has the first three in the Derby betting, headed by hot favourite and 2,000 Guineas winner Saxon Warrior. But William Haggas-trained Young Rascal, a son of Intello, is now as short as 10-1 for the premier British Classic at Epsom on June 2. Young Rascal wins The Centennial Celebration-MBNA Chester Vase Stakes on Wednesday Young Rascal already ha

A month before last Christmas, James Paxton's mom walked into The Sport Gallery on Granville Island in Vancouver looking to buy a picture of her son's favourite pitcher, Andy Pettitte. How many mothers of Canadian youngsters will enter stores this shopping season seeking pictures of Paxton? The native of Ladner, B.C., nicknamed The Big Maple, became the first Canadian to pitch a no-hitter on Canadian soil, blanking the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on 99 pitches at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday night. Toronto's Dick Fowler is the only other Canadian to throw a no-no. Pitching for the Philadelphia A's on Sept. 9, 1945, Fowler held the St. Louis Browns hitless for nine innings. Yet, he wasn't a winner until Hal Peck tripled and Irv Hall singled for the 1-0, walk-off win. (CBC News) Here's a look at Paxton and his no-hitter from the point of view of different people in his orbit: The parents Paxton's parents, Barbara and Ted, invited the latter's brother, Lindsay,

GRAPEVINE, Texas - Owner and general manager Jerry Jones believes the Dallas Cowboys will see a different Ezekiel Elliott in 2018. From almost the start of training camp to the halfway point of the regular season in 2017, Elliott had to deal with the legal battles waged prior to the implementation of the six-game suspension, and then the effects of not being around the team and its strength and conditioning and athletic training staffs. "I think that not having to address that mentally and physically, not having to think about not only the interruption of the potential suspension and the suspension but just the physical interruption, the physical aspect of that," Jones said from the team's sponsorship golf tournament at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas. "But from the standpoint of mentally, there is no question -- I'm 100 percent sure -- to not have that on your mind, to not have the ambiguity of not knowing timelines, those kinds of things, there's no

AP Published 12:13 p.m. ET May 9, 2018 | Updated 12:41 p.m. ET May 9, 2018 SANTA NINFA, Sicily (AP) — Enrico Battaglin surged ahead at the perfect moment to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday as Chris Froome and most of the other favorites finished in the main pack. Rohan Dennis held onto the overall leader's pink jersey with a 1-second lead over defending champion Tom Dumoulin, with four-time Tour de France winner Froome 55 seconds back in 19th place. Giovanni Visconti, a Sicilian looking to impress before his home fans, led coming around the final turn with 200 meters (yards) to go before Battaglin accelerated to take his third career Giro victory. Battaglin, who rides for Team LottoNL-Jumbo, finished third in a slightly tougher stage on Tuesday. "The finish was a bit different to yesterday. Yesterday was really a powerful sprint on a really steep climb," said Battaglin, who also won Giro stages in 2013 and 2014. "Today was a steep climb but

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Figure skating coach Tammy Gambill, who works with Olympians Karen Chen and Vincent Zhou, will move her training base to the World Arena Ice Hall in Colorado Springs. Gambill has coached multiple international medalists in her career, working out of IceTown in Riverside, California since 1997. She will relocate this summer. ”I want to be in an environment that includes all of the resources that the Olympic Training Center has to offer,” Gambill said Wednesday. Article continues below ... ”I really enjoyed working with Christy (Krall) and Tom (Zakrajsek) this past season. I am excited about the energy at the World Arena Ice Hall and being around all of its coaches. After the Olympics, I was really motivated to take on this new challenge.” Chen won the 2017 national title and was 11th at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Zhou was third at nationals this year and placed sixth in South Korea. Source link

PREMIER LEAGUE - LIVE: Chelsea vs Huddersfield and Tottenham vs Newcastle in battle for top four – plus Leicester v Arsenal and Manchester City v Brighton It is a big night of Premier League football with a total of four matches  Chelsea could move up to fourth place if they beat Huddersfield at home  Swansea will be relegated should Huddersfield draw away at Stamford Bridge  Follow all the action as it happens in the Premier League with Sportsmail   By Tom Farmery For Mailonline Published: 17:45, 9 May 2018 | Updated: 17:52, 9 May 2018 It's a big night in the Premier League with a total of four matches being played. Chelsea could move up to fourth place should they beat Huddersfield and Newcastle win away at Tottenham . Swansea will be relegated should Huddersfield avoid defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Elsewhere, Leicester host Arsenal and Manchester City play Brighton. Follow all the build-up and live action with Sportsmail's TOM FARMERY. For those viewin

In his previous start, Seattle Mariners lefty James Paxton had a chance at history. He struck out 16 batters through seven innings, giving him a chance to tie or even break the single-game record of 20. Instead, with his pitch count at 105, he was finished for the night and then watched his bullpen blow a 2-0 lead. On Tuesday in Toronto, he made history, with a little help from his friends behind him, especially third baseman Kyle Seager . Paxton tossed the sixth no-hitter in Mariners franchise history, blanking the Blue Jays on 99 pitches and striking out seven in a 5-0 victory. The final batter of the game was Josh Donaldson . Paxton threw a 98 mph fastball up and away that Donaldson swung at and missed. The next pitch was 100 mph on the inside corner -- the fastest pitch Paxton has thrown all season -- for a called strike two. After shaking off catcher Mike Zunino , Paxton delivered his final pitch at 99 mph -- the second-fastest pitch he has thrown all season -- and Donaldson hi

Sir Alex Ferguson’s first words after coming round from brain haemorrhage surgery were: 'How did Doncaster get on?' The Scotsman collapsed in his Cheshire home on Saturday and was rushed to hospital hours before son Darren’s Doncaster Rovers lost 1-0 to Wigan in the final match of the season.  Fergie, 76, lifted spirits and stunned his family minutes after recovering from his emergency surgery by joking about flying to Kiev in two weeks time for the Champions League final. The footballing legend is sitting up talking and quizzing doctors about his test results just two days after suffering a brain hemorrhage, according to friends The Manchester United legend admitted his recovery will stop him attending his former club's FA Cup Wembley clash with Chelsea next week. According to the Sun , he told family at his hospital bedside: 'Aye, the Cup Final is out — but what about Kiev?'   The positive news came after the player who shared in more of Sir Alex’s successes