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Rugby: How Hansen changed a nation's mind

Edit Otago Daily Times 06 Jun 2016
The coaches had collectively failed to see the game had headed into a dark phase of kick and chase and injuries had bitten hard ... After a third-straight defeat to the Springboks - another game in which the All Blacks lineout had badly malfunctioned - multiple prominent voices claimed it was time for the axe to fall on Hansen. His reaction was to revert to a quote he attributed to legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi....

The Latest: Kerr expects Curry, Thompson to shoot better

Edit Austin American Statesman 06 Jun 2016
The Latest on Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers (all times local). ... Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr expects Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to get back to their sharpshooting forms in Game 2 ... "They will probably shoot a lot better than Game 1, but you never know." ... Also, Golden State could become the third team to win 50 home games....

Three solo shots can't save Twins in finale (Minnesota Twins)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Jun 2016
It also marked the fourth straight game with a homer for Longoria, who hit a game-tying solo homer in the sixth before connecting on a go-ahead homer in the eighth. He became the first player in Rays history to homer in every game of a four-game series, while also setting the franchise mark for homers in a series with five ... Tampa Bay homered 11 times in the four-game series to set a team record....

LoMo, Longo outslug Twins in finale (Tampa Bay Rays)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Jun 2016
It also marked the fourth straight game with a homer for Longoria, who hit a game-tying solo homer in the sixth before connecting on a go-ahead homer in the eighth. He became the first player in Rays history to homer in every game of a four-game series, while also setting the franchise mark for homers in a series with five ... Tampa Bay homered 11 times in the four-game series to set a team record....

Longoria's HR streak reaches 4 games to power Rays

Edit The Associated Press 06 Jun 2016
Longoria homered for the fourth consecutive game, connecting twice, and the Rays earned a 7-5 win against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Logan Morrison also homered twice and Longoria added an RBI single in the ninth for Tampa Bay, which entered with the third-most homers in the major leagues and hit a total of 11 in the four games in Minnesota ... The two have paced the power display for the Rays, who have hit 83 homers in 55 games....

The Latest: Warriors could match 2 more NBA records

Edit The Oklahoman 06 Jun 2016
(AP) — The Latest on Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers (all times local). ... Also, Golden State could become the third team to win 50 home games....

Gray's return bright spot for A's in 5-2 loss to Astros

Edit Austin American Statesman 06 Jun 2016
The Oakland Athletics certainly weren't happy leaving Houston after a three-game sweep by the Astros ... "Really the only bad pitch me made was the breaking ball to Gomez."Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sonny Gray delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, June 5, 2016, in Houston ... Correa, who drove in the game-winning run in the 12th Saturday, grounded a double to left with two outs....

Royals kept quiet in series finale vs. Indians

Edit MLB 06 Jun 2016
Cleveland did more than that, using a 7-0 win on Sunday at Progressive Field to complete a sweep of the four-game set to move 1 1/2 games ahead of Kansas City in the division ... After Kluber set down the Royals in the top of the sixth, the game moved into a rain delay that lasted three hours and 10 minutes ... He left the game having allowed five earned runs for just the third time since June 21, 2015 ... ET in the opener of a four-game set....

Power wins Race 2 in Detroit, first since 2015

Edit GP Update 06 Jun 2016
Will Power's decisive pass came with fewer than 20 laps to go, but it wasn't actually for the lead. He and many of the leaders ... ....

Aich is no more

Edit The Telegraph India 06 Jun 2016
Former Mr Universe Manohar Aich passed away on Sunday, following old age-related health complications.  ... ....

Nkawkaw accident, death toll now 11

Edit Topix 06 Jun 2016
Eleven persons have been killed and several others injured in a horrible accident in the early hours of Saturday June 4, 2016, at Abepotia, near Nkawkaw, on the Accra-Kumasi highway. Three persons died on the spot while eight others passed away in hospital ... ....

Luxembourg takes 1st steps to an 'asteroid mining' edic

Edit Topix 06 Jun 2016
One of Europe's smallest states, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, cast its eyes to the cosmos on Friday, announcing it would draw up a law to facilitate mining on asteroids. Extracting precious metals, rare minerals and other valuable commodities on passing asteroids is a staple of science fiction, but Luxembourg says incentives are urgently needed to turn this dream into fact ... ....

Andrus, Profar spark Rangers' sweep of Mariners in 3-2 win

Edit The Oklahoman 06 Jun 2016
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A daring dash from Elvis Andrus put Jurickson Profar in position to come through in his second game as the replacement for benched Texas slugger Prince Fielder ... The three-run burst in the fifth inning sent Texas to its 12th win in 15 games ... Odor's return prompted Profar's move to DH to replace Fielder, who is hitting .187 with one homer in his past 39 games....
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