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No. 6 Air Academy shocks No. 3 Conifer to reach 4A boys' lax semifinals

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 14 May 2016
Highlights from Friday's high school sports scene around the Pikes Peak region. BOYS' LACROSSE. Air Academy 9, Conifer 5 ... Jake Thornally scored three goals and dished two assists, Austin Konnath had two goals and the Kadets dominated possession to keep the ball away from No ... "We came in with the understanding that Conifer was good at controlling the ball, so wanted to beat them at their own game," assistant coach Austin Rodemaker said ... ....

Eurovision 2016: Russia's Sergey Lazarev favourite to win

Edit BBC News 14 May 2016
Russia is the favourite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place later in Stockholm ... The running order for the contest was unveiled on Friday, with the UK's Joe and Jake performing second last ... Joe and Jake qualified for the final automatically as the UK is one of the biggest financial contributors to Eurovision, so the pair did not have to perform at the semi-final ... Michael Ball. 'My advice for Joe and Jake' ... ....

Odorizzi roughed up early, Rays fall to A's 6-3

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 14 May 2016
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi threw 42 pitches in a rocky first inning and never really recovered. Two of those pitches went for home runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Rays 6-3 on Friday night in Tampa Bay's fourth straight loss ... Then he just fisted that ball to left field ... "I'm not going to say it wore Jake down, but I can't imagine how it doesn't frustrate Jake because it restarted us in the dugout." ... "It was nice ... ... ....

One mislocated pitch sends Miller to defeat

Edit The Examiner 14 May 2016
It was about this time in a game where Diamondbacks’ right-hander Shelby Miller hits the wall ... "At 3-0 ... “It was fast ball but down the middle ... “I thought (Miller) threw the ball well,” was manager Chip Hale’s assessment ... After he walked Brandon Belt with two outs in the sixth, Hale made a change and went with Jake Barrett ... On Saturday at 5.10 p.m., lefty Patrick Corbin (1-3, 4.12 ERA) takes on Giants’ righty Jake Peavy (1-4, 8.47) ... ....

Giants’ Santiago Casilla ‘apologized for my outburst’

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 14 May 2016
Giants’ Santiago Casilla ‘apologized for my outburst’ PHOENIX - Giants closer Santiago Casilla walked into manager Bruce Bochy’s office Friday ... Casilla agreed that summoning Javier Lopez to face lefty swinging Jake Lamb for the final out was the right move ... A lot of people in here know Casilla really well. [...] my goodness, he wants the ball in his hand ... > ....

'Scandal' season 5 finale: Is Olivia really becoming her father's daughter?

Edit The Examiner 14 May 2016
Warning – major spoiler alert! In a season that quickly shaped up to mirror the current presidential election with Mellie Grant (Bellamy Young) running to become the first female POTUS, we are left in utter shock as Olivia (Kerry Washington) poaches her father’s evil campaign plans by presumably “saving” Jake (Scott Foley) from Rowan’s prison only to impose one upon him of her own....

Homers bite Odorizzi for first time in 2016

Edit MLB 14 May 2016
ST. PETERSBURG -- Jake Odorizzi looked toward home plate and brushed his mouth with his right hand. He waited for Marcus Semien to round the bases after a solo home run to left-center field in the fourth inning extended the starter's rough Friday night ... The long ball proved costly for Odorizzi ... "But they also had a really good approach on him, staying on the ball, not trying to do too much and getting guys on base." ... ....

Casilla apologizes to Bochy for outburst

Edit MLB 14 May 2016
Casilla animatedly danced around the mound as Bochy asked for the ball and when he reluctantly trudged away, the manager called him back. Lopez then came on to face the lefty-swinging Jake Lamb, who cracked his bat as he grounded out to second, giving Lopez only his 14th save of his career and first since 2013. "I just apologized for my outburst from yesterday," Casilla said through an interpreter. "It's something that happened ... Barry M....

Giants ride Shark, Panik to victory over D-backs

Edit MLB 14 May 2016
"It's important to keep the ball down here," said Samardzija, who had the benefit of two of the seven double plays in the game made behind him. "You've got to be down in the zone. You've got to mix speeds ...   ... Panik stricken ... Miller collected his first career triple in the fifth when he hit a ball off the base of the center-field wall ... "He was throwing the ball well ... Jake Peavy is going to try to shake his 1-4 start with an 8.47 ERA ... ....

Miller strong through 5, but falters in Arizona's 3-1 loss

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 14 May 2016
PHOENIX (AP) — Shelby Miller hit his first career triple and scored a run Friday night. He held the Giants scoreless through five innings ... "I thought he threw the ball well," Arizona manager Chip Hale said ... Other than that, he threw the ball well." ... " ... Giants ... RH Jake Peavy (1-4, 8.47 ERA) takes the mound in the third game of the series Saturday night after losing his last three starts, most recently a 3-1 defeat against Toronto on Monday....

Castro returns, but backup catching job in flux

Edit MLB 14 May 2016
He could be in the catching mix in Houston as early as next week ... Hinch said ... "Things are progressing," Hinch said ... He's done everything we've asked him to do when it comes to blocking balls and receiving ... That's going to be key for Gattis, to be able to eventually come back up here and be a factor behind the plate to where I do things like I did [Friday] and play Jake Marisnick in center and put Carlos Gomez at designated hitter ... ....

Buyers flock to 'Gods Not Dead 2'

Edit Screen Daily 14 May 2016
Do You Believe? has gone to Apex for South Korea, Sinema TV for Turkey, and Crossroads for Australia in a package that included Turn Around Jake ... Faith Of Our Fathers, Black Rider, Dancer And Dame, Turn Around Jake, and Ambushed. CMD has taken Dancer And The Dame, Faith Of Our Fathers, Hope Bridge, Old Fashioned, Turn Around Jake for South ......

LEADING OFF: Arrieta chases Hubbell, Strasburg up for Nats

Edit Springfield News-Sun 14 May 2016
Cubs RHP Jake Arrieta (6-0, 1.13 ERA) faces Pittsburgh and tries to win his 18th straight decision, moving closer to Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell's major league record of 24 straight victories ... The 27-year-old heads into his start against the Yankees with a 1.38 ERA, second in the majors behind Jake Arrieta....
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