Monday Sports Report (May 13)
Click to view the GIF animation of Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs taking Golden State's Harrison Barnes with a nifty behind-the-back crossover move. Shame Ginobili's shot missed and the Warriors eventually prevailed in overtime 97-87 and evened up the series at two games apiece.
Over the weekend, Tiger Woods trended on Twitter on Sunday night after winning the Tournament Players Championship, his 78th career victory. Take a look at our Monday Social TV sports report with results, highlighted tweets and more from the weekend. Check out our report with PGA, NASCAR, NBA, NHL news.
In Major League baseball, the Yankees travel to Cleveland for an afternoon doubleheader on Monday afternoon, carrying the aftermath of a lockerroom tiff with to visit the Tribe, which has is enjoying a great start of the season, but having trouble filling seats. So, they turn to Twitter to boost attendance.
Thou shall not disrespect the righteous Mariano.#joba
— MLB Jesus (@MLBJesus) May 12, 2013
Yankees Journeyman pitcher Joba Chamberlain snapped http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/new-york-yankees-mariano-rivera-disses-teammate-joba-chamberlain-051213 at Yankee teammate and Hall of Fame-bound reliever Mo Rivera this weekend, and the New York press turned it into drama, and the Yanks tweeted to ease tensions.
Brothers don’t shake hands, brothers gotta hug twitter.com/YankeesPR/stat…
— Yankees PR Dept. (@YankeesPR) May 12, 2013
All of that before Monday afternoon’s doubleheader at Cleveland, which has an attendance problem, despite a great record.
Tribe fans: Grab your tickets, give this note to your boss and we’ll see you at Progressive Field tomorrow at Noon! twitter.com/Indians/status…
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) May 12, 2013
PGA
Sergio Garcia said Tiger isn’t the nicest guy.This from the guy who once spit in the cup after missing a putt.#PGA #players
— robert smith (@ESPNRobertSmith) May 13, 2013
Tiger Woods trends Sunday after Winning Players Championship
A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of the TPC Sawgrass.
Tied for the lead with two holes to play, Woods kept his shots on land and made two pars. Garcia hit three balls into the water for a quadruple bogey-double bogey finish.
- Read the article, via PGA
NHL
Congratulations, Ray Shero! Just named one of the finalists for the #NHL General Manager of the Year Award: pens.pe/16unNND #ALLin
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 13, 2013
NHL Wrap: Red Wings upset Ducks in seven games The Detroit Red Wings finished off the Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory in Game 7 on Sunday night. Henrik Lundqvist earned a goalie shutout and kept the Rangers alive and set up a Game 7 in the nation’s capital.
- Read the article, via CNSPhilly
NASCAR
Wow, what a week! #Team20
— Matt Kenseth (@mattkenseth) May 12, 2013
Matt Kenseth Tames Darlington for Third Win of Year
Matt Kensenth won NASCAR’s race at Darlington Saturday night with interim crew chief Wally Brown, who stepped in when Jason Ratcliff served a one-race suspension stemming from the No. 20 Toyota’s engine failing postrace inspection after winning last month at Kansas Speedway.
- Read the article, via USA Today
NBA
Heat, Grizzlies aim for 3-1 Series Leads
The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls kick off the night at 7 p.m. ET on TNT at Chicago. Over in the Western Conference, the host Memphis Grizzlies will be looking for their third straight win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at 9:30 p.m. on TNT.
- Read the article, via SBNation
Phil Jackson’s in-Game Twitter Posts Prove He Still Has Zest for NBA Job
He is on Twitter as @PhilJackson11, a clever play on his career-record 11 NBA titles
- Read the article, via Bleacher Report
