Bruins winning streak hits seven games
The Boston Bruins’ season-high winning streak came dangerously close to ending against the team with the worst record in the NHL.
The Bruins needed a stellar game from goalie Tuukka Rask to hold off the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2-1 shootout victory on Thursday night that extended Boston’s winning streak to seven.
Rask made 30 saves, including four in overtime, and then came through in the shootout when he stoned Antoine Vermette on Columbus’ final attempt.
The Bruins won despite getting outshot 31-27 by the Blue Jackets (3-13-2) and scoring just one goal — Adam McQuaid’s wrist shot through traffic to tie it in the second period.
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Twinsburg star basketball player headed to Maryland
Malina Howard made it official. She will play basketball for the University of Maryland.
The 6-foot-5 senior this week inked her letter of intent to play for the Terrapins in College Park, Md.
Howard is a 5-star recruit and is ranked No.7 in the nation by ESPN.
Verlander named Player of Year by peers
NEW YORK – Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was honored as Player of the Year in voting among his major league peers.
Verlander, also named the American League’s Most Outstanding Pitcher, had a career year as the ace of a formidable Tigers staff. He finished with a record of 24-5, 250 strikeouts and a career-low earned run average of 2.40.
He led the Tigers to a 95-win season and their first division title since they won the AL East in 1987.
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw took home Most Outstanding Pitcher honors for the National League.
Kershaw, in his fourth season with the Dodgers, posted career-bests in wins (21), ERA (2.28) and strikeouts (248) to beat out Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay and Arizona’s Ian Kennedy.
Table Tennis World Cup: Feng Tianwei in quarter-final; mixed fortunes for Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu
Toa Payoh Sports Hall, Friday, October 29, 2011 –- World number four Feng Tianwei qualified for the quarter-final of the 2011 Women’s Table Tennis World Cup after she won her opening two matches in Group 3.
Her compatriots, Wang Yuegu and Li Jia Wei, still have to fight for qualificaiton. Having each won one and lost one match in Group 2, they will have to secure victory in their final group match to have any hope of making it to the next round.
Singapore’s top paddler, Feng, was blessed with an easier group, but she made life difficult for herself in the opening match, losing the first set 10-12 before eventually beating Hong Kong’s Jiang Huajun 4-1 (10-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6, 11-3).
It did not get any better in her next match when she had to fend off eighth seed Sayaka Hirano’s challenge to eventually win 4-2 (9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5).
In the last match of the day, the Singaporean struggled to find her groove in the opening set and was constantly pegged back by her Japanese opponent. It was on
Wheldon remembered as loving and loyal
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Dan Wheldon is being remembered not only as a champion driver but as a devoted husband, caring father, loyal friend, beloved son – and a neat freak. Family members, friends, fellow drivers and hundreds of supporters said goodbye to Wheldon during a memorial service Saturday that included heart-wrenching letters by his wife and little sister, a story-filled eulogy by the best man at his wedding and two gripping songs by Wynonna Judd. There were several references to Wheldon’s love of keeping everything tidy. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner was one of the sport’s most popular drivers. He died last Sunday in IndyCar’s season finale at Las Vegas.