• Scherzer improves to 10-0 as Tigers maul Orioles

    Scherzer improves to 10-0 as Tigers maul Orioles

    Reuters - 29 minutes ago
    Scherzer improves to 10-0 as Tigers maul Orioles

    (Reuters) - Max Scherzer maintained his perfect start to the season by securing a 10th straight victory in pitching the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 triumph against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Scherzer blew through the Orioles line-up with 10 strikeouts, allowing one run in six innings, as he drew level with St Louis pitcher Adam Wainright (10-3) on 10 wins for the campaign. He is, however, the first starter to open a season 10-0 since Roger Clemens completed the feat for the Toronto Blue Jays …

  • Stellar Rask shuts out Chicago, Bruins lead 2-1

    Stellar Rask shuts out Chicago, Bruins lead 2-1

    Reuters - 1 hour 17 minutes ago
    Stellar Rask shuts out Chicago, Bruins lead 2-1

    By Steve Keating BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston netminder Tuukka Rask collected the shutout but had to share the spotlight with team mate Dan Paille as the Bruins blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday to take control of the Stanley Cup Final. Rask has been center stage throughout the Final while Paille has gone from role player to leading man after scoring the overtime winner in Game Two and finding the Chicago net again on Monday as Boston grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. …

  • Tens of thousands protest Confed Cup costs in Brazil

    Tens of thousands protest Confed Cup costs in Brazil

    AFP News - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
    Tens of thousands protest Confed Cup costs in Brazil

    Youths clashed with police in central Rio as more than 200,000 people rallied in major Brazilian cities to protest the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup and higher public transport costs. …

  • Blackhawks bemused as unflappable Rask basks in glory

    Blackhawks bemused as unflappable Rask basks in glory

    Reuters - 1 hour 36 minutes ago
    Blackhawks bemused as unflappable Rask basks in glory

    By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks are finding out what the Pittsburgh Penguins already knew - that Boston Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask is pretty good. The ice-cool Finn was unbeatable again on Monday, stopping all 28 shots he faced to backstop the Bruins to a 2-0 win over Chicago and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals. It was Rask's third shutout in his last seven games, putting him at the top of the list of Conn Smythe Trophy candidates for the Stanley Cup …

  • Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, edge ahead in series

    Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, edge ahead in series

    AFP News - 1 hour 43 minutes ago
    Bruins beat Blackhawks 2-0, edge ahead in series

    Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks and into the lead in the NHL Stanley Cup finals. …