Former Flyer Rick MacLeish Dies At 66
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Flyers are mourning the death of Rick MacLeish, a member of the Stanley Cup championship teams in both 1974 and 1975. The Flyers say he passed away Tuesday at the age of 66. “With the passing of Rick MacLeish, the Flyers have lost one of their legends,” said Flyers President Paul Holmgren. “A good father, grandfather, teammate and friend, Rick will be missed by all who were fortunate to come and know him over the years. His happy and friendly demeanor was front and center everywhere Rick went. Today, our thoughts and prayers are with Rick’s wife, Charlene, his…
Lundquist To Step Down From SEC ON CBS
(CBS Sports) Verne Lundquist, the voice of the SEC ON CBS since 2000, has decided to step down from his lead college football role at CBS Sports following the 2016 season. Lundquist, who is celebrating his 53rd year in television, will continue calling regular-season college basketball, the NCAA Tournament and golf, including the Masters® and the PGA Championship for the Network. Brad Nessler will succeed Lundquist as the lead play-by-play announcer for the SEC ON CBS, joining lead analyst Gary Danielson and reporter Allie LaForce beginning with the 2017 season. Additionally, Nessler will begin calling select SEC games this season…
Warriors Return To NBA Finals
By Matt Moore (CBS Sports) The Golden State Warriors advanced to their second straight NBA Finals Monday night with a 96-88 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder led the entire first half and dominated in most areas of the game, but in the end, all that really mattered was Stephen Curry. Curry was back to his usual phenomenal self, hitting ridiculous contested 3-pointers. He kept hitting, and eventually the Thunder’s composure broke under the strain. Curry finished with 36 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the 3-point arc, matching…
Pittsburgh Wins Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
(Will Graves-AP/PITTSBURGH) Nick Bonino’s main job for the Pittsburgh Penguins is to get to the front of the net and create chaos. The well-bearded forward executed perfectly in his debut in the Stanley Cup Final. Bonino took a pretty feed from the corner by Kris Letang and beat Martin Jones from in close with 2:33 remaining to lift the Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 on Monday night. Rookies Bryan Rust and Conor Sheary staked Pittsburgh to an early two-goal lead before the Sharks tied it in the second period on goals by Tomas…
Central PA Native To Compete in Rio Olympics
HILLSGROVE, PA (Jennifer Wakeman/Newsradio 1070 WKOK) – A Sullivan County native will be competing in the 2016 Olympics. Sergeant First Class Josh Richmond qualified for the team after winning the double trap shotgun finals in Arkansas earlier this month. Richmond says he learned to shoot as a child in Hillsgrove, Pennsylvania, “It’s very, very rural and a lot of our family activities involved shooting. What started out as a hobby, turned into my profession, ultimately. When I was about 16-years-old I started shooting with the U.S.A Shooting Team and I realized that shooting was in the Olympics. I decided that…
Rookie Rossi Wins 100th Indy 500
Brandon Wise (CBS Sports) Rookie racer Alexander Rossi wins the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after gambling on fuel in the final few laps. With the other leaders hitting pit road with four or five laps to go, Rossi stayed on the track, listening to his spotter, who told him to punch it and coast down the back stretch. It was Rossi’s first career win in five races. After crossing the finish line, Rossi ran out of fuel and had to be towed to victory lane. Rossi held off Carlos Munoz and Tony Kanaan late to get the win. Rossi said…
Kenny Albert To Appear On Steve Jones Show
Following game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh between the Penguins and San Jose Sharks, NHL On NBC play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert joins Steve to recap the matchup plus preview game 2. Kenny joins Steve on Tuesday May 31st at 4:35pm edt, live on Newsradio 1070 WKOK (1070AM). After the live broadcast, it will be available here on our website on the podcast page.
Pittsburgh advances to Stanley Cup Final
(Mike Halford/NBC Sports) For one night, anyway, the Steel City loved it some Rust. In a thrilling and drama-filled affair, the unlikeliest of heroes — Pens rookie Bryan Rust — stole the show, scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. Rust’s heroics sent Pittsburgh to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2009. Seven years ago against the Red Wings, it was depth forward Max Talbot that etched himself into Penguins lore, scoring both goals in the decisive Game 7. Rust pretty much did the…
