SAN DIEGO — Tim Lincecum pitched his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the San Francisco Giants’ 9-0 win over the last-place San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
All eyes were on Greg Merson as he made a graceful exit Saturday afternoon from the World Series of Poker. But not that long ago, no one was watching him.
When he was a small fry growing up in the Los Angeles suburbs, Greg Hill remembers balancing atop his first racing bike, a candy-apple red Schwinn Apple Krate — the one with shock absorbers and a gear shift — and a mailbox. And then wobbling along, in the lowest of gears, until the next mailbox.
At Cashman Field, Alvarado allowed just one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings as the 51s (49-46) earned a split of the four-game series against the Southern Division-leading Padres (53-45).
Badou Jack didn’t start his professional boxing career until 2009, but the 29-year-old super middleweight from Sweden quickly is making up for lost time.
LOUDON, N.H. — Kurt Busch has lost rides with top teams. He’s paid the price for losing his cool more times than anyone in NASCAR can count.
Today’s best bet: St. Louis Cardinals (-140) over CHICAGO CUBS
