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SummerSlam by the numbers: A match-by-match preview
The 29th annual WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view takes place on Sunday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Since the inaugural SummerSlam in 1988, the event has been held in 13 different states, as well as one event each in England (1992) and Canada (2004). This is the second straight year that SummerSlam has taken place in Brooklyn (with at least one more year in Brooklyn guaranteed); the Staples Center in Los Angeles hosted the event from 2009 through 2014.
Breaking down how the Cubs and White Sox have gotten to 20 wins
The Chicago White Sox became the second team in baseball to reach the 20-win plateau on Friday, behind only their cross-town counterparts, where the Chicago Cubs secured their 22nd win earlier in the day.According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the third time ever that each Chicago team was the first in their respective leagues to reach 20 wins. The only other times that happened were in 1915 and 1917.
College football preseason FPI 3.0: Florida State takes over as No. 1
Part of the process of generating a power ranking is keeping the input as fresh as possible.
Looking back on Willie Mays' career on his 85th birthday
Hall of Famer Willie Mays turns 85 today. Let’s remember just how awesome the Say Hey Kid really was at baseball.Mays made his Major League debut for the New York Giants nearly 65 years ago (May 25, 1951) with an 0-for-5 performance against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Clay Buchholz off to a rough start in 2016
The Boston Red Sox are 0-5 in games started by Clay Buchholz this season and 15-6 in games started by any other pitcher.Buchholz, who is scheduled to start Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox (8 p.m. ET on ESPN) has been among the game’s worst starters this season.
The numbers behind Leicester City Premier League title
Tottenham's 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday night clinched a remarkable Premier League title for Leicester City. Here's the lowdown on their incredible feat. 1. With Monday's 2-2 draw between Tottenham and Chelsea, Leicester City clinched the Premier League title, becoming one of the most improbable champions in sports history. Last season, the Foxes narrowly avoided relegation by winning seven of their last nine matches after spending most of the season in last place.
Bayern vs Atletico Real Madrid vs Man City A statistical look at UCL semifinals
The Champions League semifinals continue on Tuesday. Here is a statistical look at both matches this week, complete with Soccer Power Index (SPI) projections: With a 1-0 win at home in the first leg, Atletico Madrid is now favored to advance to the final according to SPI, moving on 54 percent of the time. Though Bayern is favored by SPI to win at home, they would need to win by two goals to advance or by a 1-0 score to send it to extra-time, making Atletico the favorite to advance.
Thunder vs. Spurs - Box Score - April 30, 2016 - ESPN
Michael C. Wright ESPN Staff Writer Spurs coach Gregg Popovich just said there won't be "any magic tricks" in this series considering all the familiarity between San Antonio and Oklahoma City. Pop said neither team "is trying to re-invent the wheel" and that this game will come down to all the basketball things that secure wins: execution, not turning over the ball, etc.
Roger Clemens: 30th anniversary of 20-strikeout game
Friday is the 30th anniversary of Roger Clemens’ becoming the first major league pitcher to strike out 20 in a nine-inning game.
Mike Trout, Bryce Harper: Linked by April 28, 2012
On April 28, 2012, two players who have turned out to be among the best in baseball reached the major leagues for good.Bryce Harper made his major league debut April 28, 2012. He went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.Mike Trout played in 40 games in 2011 but began 2012 with Triple-A Salt Lake. After hitting .403 in 20 games there to start the season, Trout received his second call-up to the big leagues -- and this one stuck.
The numbers behind Leicester City's Premier League rise
Leicester City seeks to crown an incredible season by visiting Old Trafford on Sunday. Exactly one year ago, the Foxes were one point above the relegation zone in the midst of a 10-game run in which they won eight of those last matches to finish 14th and secure a spot in the Premier League this current season. Back then, no one imagined how crucial those games really were in determining the fight for the title the following year.
Penguins and Crosby face off against the Capitals and Ovechkin
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals have met eight times in the Stanley Cup playoffs (including five times in six seasons in the 1990s), and despite trailing in seven of those series, the Penguins have won all but one (the 1994 Eastern Conference quarterfinals).So when the Penguins drafted Sidney Crosby with the No. 1 pick in 2005, a year after the Capitals used the No. 1 pick on Alex Ovechkin, the Penguins and Capitals were set to reignite a rivalry that had been dormant since...
Manchester City's Manuel Pellegrini holds no grudge against Real Madrid
As he prepares to face his old club Real Madrid in Tuesday's Champions League semifinal first leg, Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini says he holds no grudges against anyone at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Pellegrini was appointed as first team coach when Florentino Perez returned as Madrid president in 2009, with €200 million being spent on new signings including Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso.
Zack Greinke vs. Madison Bumgarner: Game preview
Last week, Madison Bumgarner faced Clayton Kershaw for the ninth time overall and the seventh time since 2013. This week, in his very next start, Bumgarner faces another Cy Young winner: former Dodger and current Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke.
Ian Kennedy and Jordan Zimmermann meet on Wednesday Night Baseball
Detroit Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann will start opposite Kansas City Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy on Wednesday Night Baseball (7 ET, ESPN).The two signed lucrative five-year deals with their respective American League Central teams in the offseason - Zimmermann for $110 million and Kennedy for $70 million.With big money come big expectations, and Kennedy and Zimmermann are off to good starts with their new teams.Ian KennedyEntering the 2015 All-Star break, Kennedy ranked 95th in ERA (4.91)...
Paxton Lynch, Dak Prescott: Comparing quarterbacks in the NFL draft
Paxton Lynch and Dak Prescott are among the most athletic quarterbacks in this year’s NFL draft class. Lynch is widely considered the third-best quarterback in this class and could be a first-round pick. Prescott is expected to be picked on the third day of the draft. Both are part of Saturday’s Gruden’s QB Camp. What are the strengths and concerns of these two quarterbacks?• Gruden's QB Camp, 5 p.m. ET, Saturday on ESPN2Paxton LynchLynch was 22-16 as a three-year starter at Memphis.
Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw meet for the ninth time
Two of baseball’s premier left-handed starters will meet Friday night for the second time in less than a week.Three-time World Series champion Madison Bumgarner will face three-time Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw in what has been the most common starting pitching matchup since the start of last season (six games), according to Elias Sports Bureau research.Elias also notes that the ninth overall meeting between Bumgarner and Kershaw will make this the most common starting-pitcher...
Infographic: Kobe Bryant caps off illustrious 20-season career
Kobe Bryant played his final game on Wednesday night, retiring from the NBA as one of the most decorated players the game has seen.He went out with a 60-point outing against the Jazz, marking the sixth 60-point game of his career.
Infographic: Inside the Golden State Warriors' 73-win season
The Golden State Warriors picked up their 73rd win of the season on Wednesday night with a 125-104 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, capping off a historic run and surpassing the 1995-96 Bulls for the most wins in NBA history.Golden State won with its 3-point shooting and was carried by its superstar, Stephen Curry.
Man City vs Real Bayern vs Atletico A statistical look at UCL semifinals
The Champions League semifinals kick off on Tuesday. Here is a statistical look at both matches this week, complete with Soccer Power Index (SPI) projections: Manchester City are the lowest rated of the four remaining teams according to SPI, giving Real Madrid their best possible draw for the semifinals. City were hoping to avoid either Real or Bayern, but Madrid were a slightly worse draw in a two-legged semifinal.
Yankeemetrics: The Epic Edition
Elsa/Getty ImagesRaul Ibanez, Nick Swisher and Curtis Granderson celebrate after the Yankees rallied from a nine-run deficit to beat the Red Sox 15-9 last Saturday.Our weekly look at the good, the bad, and the ugly in Yankeeland. Many thanks to the wonderful Play Index at Baseball-Reference.com for several of these notes.GREATEST COMEBACK EVERSo maybe cats are not the only things that have nine lives.
Washington Capitals Stanley Cup Playoff stumbling blocks
The Washington Capitals are one of only four active 40-year-old franchises to never win a Stanley Cup title. Although they have one Finals appearance in 1998 and were in conference finals in 1990 and 1998, the Cup has never been raised in D.C.Since 2007-08, which was the first season the Capitals first made the playoffs with Alex Ovechkin (2007-08), they have been the beacon of success in the regular season, holding the third-best point percentage in the NHL in that span.
New York Mets starting rotation brimming with potential
Noah Syndergaard of the New York Mets faces fellow young pitching star Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night in Flushing.Mets starters had a 3.44 ERA last season, the team’s best since a 3.43 mark in 1989. And if you believe the hype, that’s only the beginning.The Mets' rotation this season will at some point feature five young pitchers brimming with expectations: Matt Harvey, Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler.
A statistical look at Champions League quarterfinals
With the Champions League quarterfinals continuing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jacob Nitzberg of ESPN Stats & Information takes a statistical look at the four matches this week, complete with Soccer Power Index (SPI) projections: With a 2-0 home win in the first leg, Wolfsburg are now favouites, according to SPI, advancing to the semifinals 59 percent of the time. SPI gives Real Madrid a 72 percent chance of scoring two or more goals, and a 47 percent chance of scoring three or more.
Manchester City on brink of history
Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City stand on the cusp of making a serious dent in the club's history on Tuesday night at the Etihad. In reaching the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since continental competition was inaugurated in 1955, the Chilean is close to nailing quite a highlight to his grey and somewhat underwhelming final season in charge.
Wolfsburg can cause UCL sensation at Real Madrid
Wolfsburg defender Naldo has said his side will not go to Real Madrid in the Champions League looking only to protect their 2-0 lead from the first leg. Goals by Ricardo Rodriguez and Maximilian Arnold gave the Bundesliga club a great chance of progressing against 10-time winners Madrid and left Cristiano Ronaldo to reflect that his team would need "a perfect night" to turn the tie around. Naldo, 33, was a key players for Wolfsburg as they kept Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema quiet.
Jamie Vardy's goals delight Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri hailed match-winner Jamie Vardy after his brace qualified Leicester City for the Champions League and within touching distance of the Premier League title. Sunday's 2-0 victory at Sunderland, coupled with Tottenham Hotspur's 3-0 win over Manchester United, means the Foxes are guaranteed a top-four finish and at worst, a qualifier to join European football's elite next season.
Premier League Forecaster - ESPN FC
With five full weeks remaining in the Premier League season, the major races have all nearly been reduced to two-team duels that can swing wildly with a single outcome. The schedule is more important than ever, and one unexpected result can shift probability drastically, either positively or negatively. Which teams have the edge in the final month of the season? And how will this weekend's matches affect key races?
Jared Goff, Carson Wentz: Comparing quarterbacks in 2016 NFL draft
Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are the consensus top two draft-eligible quarterbacks, but the debate over which player should be selected first is ongoing. What are the strengths and concerns of these two quarterbacks?• "Gruden's QB Camp" 4 p.m. ET Saturday on ABCJared GoffGoff finished his career at Cal with the school records for passing yards, touchdown passes and completions.
Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds: Game preview
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, two of the youngest teams in Major League Baseball, face off at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday in Cincinnati (ESPN2/ESPN app).Youngest rostersYoungest average age of National League rostersDiamondbacks27.1Phillies27.8Reds27.9Brewers27.9The Phillies have the second-youngest roster in the National League, with an average age of 27.8. The Reds are right behind them, tied for third at 27.9 years old.Youth will be the theme on the mound for both teams,...
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says Saturday's 2-1 Clasico defeat to Real Madrid is "already in the past," with his side now looking ahead to Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal first leg with Atletico Madrid. Barca's 39-game unbeaten streak came to an end at the weekend as Madrid secured a much-needed victory to close the gap on the Primera Division leaders to seven points.
Antonio Conte 7 things to know about Chelsea's new manager
Antonio Conte has been appointed to take over as Chelsea manager in the summer of 2016. Here are seven things to know about the Italian (via Opta). - Conte will be Chelsea's fifth Italian manager after Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Di Matteo. No other team in the Premier League has had more than one. - He is also Roman Abramovich's 10th different manager at Chelsea (Mourinho & Hiddink have both had two stints).
Champions League quarterfinals How do the teams match up
The Champions League quarterfinals begin on Tuesday. Here is a statistical look at the four matches this round, complete with Soccer Power Index (SPI) projections: Atletico received its worst possible draw in Barcelona according to SPI, with the current La Liga leaders favored to advance to the semifinals 82 percent of the time. Atletico would have been a favorite against three of its seven possible opponents.
Defensive player of the month: Rudy Gobert
Last season, when the Utah Jazz traded Enes Kanter at the trade deadline and elevated Rudy Gobert to a starting role, Gobert helped transform a Utah defense that ranked 27th in efficiency at the All-Star break to the league's best defense after the break.Gobert's interior defense has had a similar impact on the Jazz this month, leading him to our defensive player of the month honors for March.The Jazz posted the NBA's third-best defensive efficiency during March, trailing only the Atlanta...
Ronaldo comes through for Real
In an eventful match at the Camp Nou, Real Madrid earned a much-needed 2-1 win to strengthen the team's confidence in the final third of the season. Coming back from 1-0 down and overcoming Sergio Ramos' sending off, Zinedine Zidane's team showed impressive resilience that allows them to reduce Barcelona's advantage in La Liga to seven points.
Real Madrid win Clasico and end Barcelona unbeaten run
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 for their first league win at Camp Nou since April 2012. Here are some notes on El Clasico: -- Real Madrid handed Barcelona their first loss since Oct. 3, 2015 vs Sevilla. The loss snaps Barcelona's 39-game unbeaten streak and their 34-game undefeated run at home, which dated back to February 2015 and a loss to Malaga. -- Cristiano Ronaldo was the hero, scoring the game-winning goal in the 85th minute.
Sergio Ramos jokes about his red card after Real Madrid win
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos hailed match-winner Cristiano Ronaldo while joking about his own sending off after Saturday's comeback 2-1 Clasico win at Barcelona's Camp Nou. Ramos was booked for dissent in the 10th minute and then walked a tightrope for much of the game as he got away with an controversial tackle on Lionel Messi, a challenge from behind on Luis Suarez and a clash with Dani Alves while awaiting a corner.
Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson is shooting star of the month
Stephen Curry was named the Shooting Star of the Month in February. For March, his Golden State Warriors "Splash Brother," Klay Thompson, receives that honor.Most 3-pt FG by MonthThis SeasonOct.Stephen Curry17Nov.Stephen Curry77Dec.Klay Thompson51Jan.Stephen Curry81Feb.Stephen Curry67MarchKlay Thompson79Thompson led all players with 79 3-pointers, the second-most 3s in a calendar month in NBA history behind the aforementioned Curry, who had 81 in January.
Infographic: Top stats to know heading into the 2016 Final Four
Saturday's Final Four matchups, Oklahoma versus Villanova and North Carolina versus Syracuse, seemingly have it all. On one side, standout scorer Buddy Hield will take on Villanova's balanced offense. On the other, the nation's preseason No. 1 team faces off against a rare double-digit seed in the Final Four.We take a look at the numbers behind the matchups:ESPN Stats and InformationThis is the third time that both semifinal matchups are rematches of games played earlier in the season.
Barcelona and Golden State Warriors similar
Barcelona enters Saturday's El Clasico with Real Madrid on a historic run and as SPI favorites to win the La Liga. The Golden State Warriors, NBA title favorites according to ESPN's Basketball Power Index, play the Boston Celtics on ESPN Friday night as they march toward a potentially historic NBA record. Even though Barcelona and the Warriors play different sports on different continents, there are striking similarities between these teams.
Jaromir Jagr and Florida Panthers nearing NHL playoff berth
The NHL’s elder statesman, Jaromir Jagr, and the Florida Panthers are on the verge of clinching a playoff spot.When Jagr made his NHL debut as an 18-year-old in 1990, Joe Montana's San Francisco 49ers were in pursuit of a Super Bowl three-peat, Michael Jordan had not yet won an NBA championship and Jagr's homeland was still known as Czechoslovakia.Now, at age 44, Jagr is about to embark on his 19th trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs -- his first with the Panthers, who lead the Atlantic Division.
Final Four: BPI breaks down each team's title chances
After 64 games, the 68-team NCAA tournament field has been narrowed to North Carolina, Villanova, Oklahoma and surprise-contender Syracuse.These teams entered the tournament with various chances of winning, but all have excelled in at least one area to avoid the fate of the others in the field.BPI Chance to WinNat'lSemisTitleNorth Carolina79%39%Villanova51%29%Oklahoma49%28%Syracuse21%4%Who will win it all and what should we expect in the Final Four?
No Canada teams in Stanley Cup Playoffs
With the Ottawa Senators being eliminated Wednesday, no Canadian franchises will appear in the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. The 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs are the only other NHL postseason to not have a Canadian team, and in 1970, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens were the only Canadian franchises.Five Canadian teams made the playoffs last season: the Canadiens, Senators, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets.
25th anniversary of Duke Blue Devils' 1991 national championship team
Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of Duke’s win in the national semifinals over UNLV. The Blue Devils would go on to defeat Kansas in the 1991 championship game.
An infographic look into UConn Women's record-breaking run
The Connecticut women have won each of the last three Division I championships, but that isn’t stopping them from making even more history.
Is Syracuse the worst Final Four team ever?
Syracuse isn’t a Cinderella in a typical sense, but there’s no denying that the Orange are one of the most unlikely Final Four participants in recent memory.Considered a bubble team by most, the 13-loss Orange entered the NCAA tournament with a mere 0.85 percent chance to make the Final Four by ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, which is about the same chance they were given by the public filling out their brackets on ESPN’s Tournament Challenge.At first glance, those percentages might have even...
Russell Westbrook is making some noise in Oklahoma City
Stephen Curry isn’t the only player in the NBA having a season for the ages. While Curry is likely to win a second consecutive MVP, Russell Westbrook has been putting on a show in Oklahoma City.While Curry is leading the league in scoring, it’s actually Westbrook that’s been responsible for more points per game when taking into account points scored and assisted on.
Chris Paul makes Clippers' offense go without Blake Griffin
Blake Griffin has not played since Christmas. In the 39 games the Los Angeles Clippers have played since then, Chris Paul’s on-court presence is the difference between the Clippers having the best offense in the NBA and the worst offense in the NBA.Literally.With Paul on the floor since Dec. 26, the Clippers are averaging 113.0 points per 100 possessions, which would tie for first with the Golden State Warriors over that span.
Anthony Davis of New Orleans Pelicans done for rest of the season
Anthony Davis’ season is over, the New Orleans Pelicans announced Sunday. That doesn’t he mean he won’t care what happens around the NBA the rest of the season.During the offseason, the Pelicans agreed to a five-year contract extension with Davis. It kicks in next season for the greatest amount they can pay him.This was assumed to be for roughly $145 million, depending on where the salary cap ends up.
50th anniversary of Texas Western's 1966 national title
March 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1966 men's basketball national championship game, in which Texas Western defeated Kentucky. Led by future Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins, that team was the first in NCAA history to start five black players in the title game.
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