Kevin McKernan's pass slides through the Cincinnati defense to teammate Gabriel Desjardins at the side of the Cyclones goal. (By Blake Sebring of News-Sentinel.com)Gabriel Desjardins gets the pass at the side of a wide-open net. (By Blake Sebring of News-Sentinel.com)Gabriel Desjardins fires on the Cincinnati net but Cyclones goaltender Jonas Johansson stretches his pad out to make the save. (By Blake Sebring of News-Sentinel.com)The rebound from Gabriel Desjardins' shot goes through his lefts directly to the stick of teammate Jamie Schaafsma. (By Blake Sebring of News-Sentinel.com)Jamie Schaafsma lines up his shot in double overtime Saturday night against Cincinnati. (By Blake Sebring of News-Sentinel.com)Komets captain Jamie Schaafsma fires the game-winning goal in double overtime Saturday night to give Fort Wayne a 4-3 win over Cincinnati. (By Blake Sebring of News-Sentinel.com)Komets captain Jamie Schaafsma starts to celebrate his game-winning goal in double-overtime Saturday … [Read more...] about BLAKE SEBRING: The amazing play that won the Komets Game 1COMMENTSTop SportsIndiana basketball postseason coach-up: Juwan MorganKomets vs. Cyclones: Five things to watchKomets help Shawn Szydlowski celebrate ECHL Most Valuable Player honorKomets’ Shawn Szydlowski named ECHL’s Most Valuable PlayerIndiana Wesleyan University football coach Jordan Langs ready for program liftoffVIDEO: Ex-Tin Cap catcher Austin Hedges makes highlight reel double play for San Diego PadresLatest NewsNewsletter
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BLAKE SEBRING: Komets facing roster questions heading into playoffsCOMMENTSTop SportsNS Series: Family finds limitless possibilities at TurnstoneKomets, Cyclones in fighting form for playoffsKomets give apathetic defensive effort in loss to WheelingPHOTO GALLERY: Fort Wayne TinCaps open season at Parkview FieldNotre Dame defensive depth improving and pushing veterans, sometimes out of the pictureFort Wayne-Cincinnati playoff scheduleLatest NewsNewsletter
The Fort Wayne Komets have survived their 72-game ECHL regular-season schedule — and that’s exactly the right word to use. Oh, sure, there were some interesting times along the way, like December and February. For a three-month period, the Komets were in the discussion as being the league’s best team. They were high-scoring, entertaining and consistent, going 32-8-1 from Nov. 19 to Feb. 27. Then they had to play a string of eight out of 10 games on the road over a 19-day period that just about wore them out. Any team would have fallen apart facing that kind of a schedule, it’s just that the timing was horrific and there was too little time to recover. That’s when they faced their most injuries of the season, the call-ups really hurt and at that point everything was out of their control. They finished 5-5-3, though objectively, the final 13 games meant nothing to the Komets’ playoff positioning. That all meant the Komets played three games this … [Read more...] about BLAKE SEBRING: Komets facing roster questions heading into playoffsCOMMENTSTop SportsNS Series: Family finds limitless possibilities at TurnstoneKomets, Cyclones in fighting form for playoffsKomets give apathetic defensive effort in loss to WheelingPHOTO GALLERY: Fort Wayne TinCaps open season at Parkview FieldNotre Dame defensive depth improving and pushing veterans, sometimes out of the pictureFort Wayne-Cincinnati playoff scheduleLatest NewsNewsletter
Pipo Derani drives Nissan to victory in 12 Hours of Sebring
Sports Pipo Derani drives Nissan to victory in 12 Hours of Sebring The Associated Press LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest Reddit Print Order Reprint of this Story March 18, 2018 12:21 AM SEBRING, Fla. Pipo Derani, Johannes van Overbeek and Nicolas Lapierre teamed to give Nissan a victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race Saturday. Derani took the checkered flag in the No. 29 entry, crossing the finish line 12.5 seconds ahead of Renger Van Der Zande in the No. 10 Cadillac. Felipe Nasr was third in another Cadillac. Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi, who teamed up to win the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, finished 20 laps behind in 16th. The two Acura entries for Team Penske, with stars Juan Pablo Montoya, Ricky Taylor, Graham Rahal and Helio Castroneves behind the wheel, finished 40th and 41st. Nick Tandy, Frederic Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet put Porsche atop the podium in the GT Le Mans class. Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow … [Read more...] about Pipo Derani drives Nissan to victory in 12 Hours of Sebring
Vautier, Spirit of Daytona land pole for 12 Hours of Sebring
Updated 3:16 pm, Friday, March 16, 2018 SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — Tristan Vautier will lead the field to the green flag to start the 12 Hours of Sebring. Vautier put the Spirit of Daytona Racing entry on the pole Friday in the Prototype class, turning the fast lap in 1 minute, 47.432 seconds (125.326 mph). Vautier, Matthew McMurry and Edward Cheever will share seat time in the No. 90 Cadillac when the 12-hour endurance race begins Saturday. Olivier Pla qualified second in the No. 2 Tequila Patron Nissan, followed by Ricky Taylor in the No. 7 Team Penske Acura and defending race winner Pipo Derani in the No. 22 Tequila Patron Nissan. It's the second straight year Vautier landed a pole at Sebring. Last year, he topped qualifying in the GT Daytona class driving a Mercedes-AMG. "I just really like this track," Vautier said. "It has a bit of everything you need as a driver. There are a lot of high-commitment corners like Turn 1 and Turn 2 and Turn 17. But the other parts of the … [Read more...] about Vautier, Spirit of Daytona land pole for 12 Hours of Sebring
Sebastien Bourdais looks for another trophy in Sebring
Sebastien Bourdais 18) celebrates after winning the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sunday, March 11, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Sebastien Bourdais 18) celebrates after winning the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sunday, March 11, 2018, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Sports Sebastien Bourdais looks for another trophy in Sebring By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest Reddit Print Order Reprint of this Story March 15, 2018 03:20 PM Sebastien Bourdais and his family returned to the United States six years ago with nothing but the clothes they could pack in their suitcases. Left behind in France were all the physical mementos — his trophies — from the dominant early days of his racing career. "We didn't bring anything," Bourdais said. "We just came with all the luggage, I went to Ikea, and that was that. There was nothing in the house." Slowly but surely, Bourdais is building quite a … [Read more...] about Sebastien Bourdais looks for another trophy in Sebring