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2015 NLCS Recap: Mets Finish Sweep of Cubs, 8-3, Advance to World Series
Lucas Duda had five RBIs and series MVP Daniel Murphy homered in a record sixth straight postseason game, as the New York Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Cubs, 8-3, in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Wednesday night.
NFL Week 5 Recap — The Giants Lead the NFC East & Other Things We Learned
A handful of overtime games and several close finishes highlighted the action in Week 5 of the 2015 NFL season. Here’s what we learned this week.
Kam Chancellor’s Forced Fumble Helps Seahawks Beat Lions, 13-10
Kam Chancellor forced a Calvin Johnson fumble at the 1-yard line with 1:45 to play and the Seahawks held on to beat the Lions, 13-10, in Seattle on Monday night.
Kyle Busch Wins NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series Race at Kentucky
Kyle Busch sped past Joey Logano late and won NASCAR’s Quaker State 400 Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins NASCAR’s Delayed Coke Zero 400 Late Night at Daytona
Dale Earnhardt Jr. withstood rain delays and avoided crashes to win NASCAR’s Coke Zero 400 in an exciting green-white-checkered finish at Daytona International Speedway in Florida on Sunday night / early Monday.
Blackhawks Beat Lightning to Win 3rd Stanley Cup in 6 Seasons
Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane scored goals and goalie Corey Crawford was flawless in net, as the Blackhawks shut out the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0, in Game 6 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals in Chicago on Monday night. With the win, Chicago captured their third NHL championship in six seasons.
U.S. Battles Sweden To Scoreless Draw in Women’s World Cup
Meghan Klingenberg headed a Sofia Jakobsson kick into the crossbar to prevent a goal, and the United States and Sweden battled to a 0-0 draw in their Group D match at the Women's World Cup in Winnipeg on Friday.
Martin Truex Jr. Wins NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Pocono
Martin Truex Jr. dominated the field and won the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. on Sunday afternoon.
Denny Hamlin Wins NASCAR All-Star Race in Charlotte
Denny Hamlin outran Kevin Harvick to win the NASCAR All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. on Saturday night.
Jimmie Johnson Wins Rain-Delayed Sprint Cup Race In Kansas
Jimmie Johnson held off Kevin Harvick and won the weather-delayed SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins Sprint Cup Race at Talladega
Dale Earnhardt Jr. held off Jimmie Johnson to win the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Sunday afternoon.
10 Historic Boxing Matches That Rocked the World
Only pre-fight hype remains before the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather–Manny Pacquiao match in Las Vegas on May 2 (9 p.m. ET; PPV). After tickets for this most recent "Fight of the Century" sold out in an hour on Thursday afternoon, we thought it would be a good time to look back at other bouts that have captivated the interest of the sports world.