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Fleury among Penguins unprotected on expansion list
- June 28, 2017
Several general managers, including Arizona's John Chayka on Saturday, noted how the Golden Knights can corner the goalie market and use those assets as trade bait. There is plenty of room for negotiation, so Doug Armstrong will have to be on his game in these dealings to put the Blues in the best spot for success in the upcoming season. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Several general managers, including Arizona's John Chayka on Saturday, noted how the Golden Knights can corner the goalie market and use those assets as trade bait. There is plenty of room for negotiation, so Doug Armstrong will have to be on his game in these dealings to put the Blues in the best spot for success in the upcoming season. (more...)
Trailblazing Australian jockey Payne fails dope test
- June 28, 2017
Payne had tested positive to Phentermine , a banned appetite suppressant, after submitting a urine sample at a regional meeting in Swan Hill in Australia's southern state of Victoria on June 11. The substance is banned under Australian Rule of Racing 81B. If found guilty, the standard ban for testing positive to a suppressant like this is believed to be about one or two months. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Payne had tested positive to Phentermine , a banned appetite suppressant, after submitting a urine sample at a regional meeting in Swan Hill in Australia's southern state of Victoria on June 11. The substance is banned under Australian Rule of Racing 81B. If found guilty, the standard ban for testing positive to a suppressant like this is believed to be about one or two months. (more...)
Taylor Swift takes credit for Russell Westbrook's MVP Award
- June 28, 2017
Westbrook averaged a mind-boggling 31.6 points, 10.4 assists and 10.7 rebounds over 81 games, making him the first player to average double-digits in three major categories since Oscar Robertson first did it in 1961-62. Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo won the Most Improved Player award. He is valuable to the Thunder, that is not even a question, but I do not believe that Westbrook is by definition the MVP . (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Westbrook averaged a mind-boggling 31.6 points, 10.4 assists and 10.7 rebounds over 81 games, making him the first player to average double-digits in three major categories since Oscar Robertson first did it in 1961-62. Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo won the Most Improved Player award. He is valuable to the Thunder, that is not even a question, but I do not believe that Westbrook is by definition the MVP . (more...)
Revised Senate health-care bill penalizes consumers who have gaps in coverage
- June 28, 2017
The BCRA would reduce the current path of Medicaid funding by billions of dollars over the next 10 years, though Trump surrogates argued over the weekend that the decrease in funding growth are not cuts . The Senate's TrumpCare bill would add 22 million to the ranks of the uninsured, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday. After the CBO report's release, Sen. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
The BCRA would reduce the current path of Medicaid funding by billions of dollars over the next 10 years, though Trump surrogates argued over the weekend that the decrease in funding growth are not cuts . The Senate's TrumpCare bill would add 22 million to the ranks of the uninsured, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday. After the CBO report's release, Sen. (more...)
Germany dump Cameroon out of Confederation Cup
- June 28, 2017
Can started in central midfield for the second consecutive game in the tournament and put in another commanding performance to follow up his solid display in Germany's 1-1 draw against Chile , in which he played a key role in his team's equaliser. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Can started in central midfield for the second consecutive game in the tournament and put in another commanding performance to follow up his solid display in Germany's 1-1 draw against Chile , in which he played a key role in his team's equaliser. (more...)
Farrell suspended one game for last week's run-in with umpire
- June 28, 2017
Farrell was suspended for poking umpire Bill Miller in the chest during an animated argument over the weekend. Miller made the balk call from third base. Kimbrel threw a 1-2-3 ninth to get his first career save against the Twins , the only team he hadn't earned one against. He has lost five straight decisions, and has given up 10 home runs in his last six appearances, posting a 9.93 ERA in that stretch. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Farrell was suspended for poking umpire Bill Miller in the chest during an animated argument over the weekend. Miller made the balk call from third base. Kimbrel threw a 1-2-3 ninth to get his first career save against the Twins , the only team he hadn't earned one against. He has lost five straight decisions, and has given up 10 home runs in his last six appearances, posting a 9.93 ERA in that stretch. (more...)
Fans linked to LSU team aid stricken man during CWS game
- June 28, 2017
The Gators scored four runs in the eighth inning to pull away and now, for the first time in the program's 103-year history, the championship trophy will be with the team when it travels back to Gainesville. So did Nick Bush , but after LSU closed the game to 3-2, Florida did what good teams do nearly all the time when they are in a winning mode - they answered right back with what would be the winning run. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
The Gators scored four runs in the eighth inning to pull away and now, for the first time in the program's 103-year history, the championship trophy will be with the team when it travels back to Gainesville. So did Nick Bush , but after LSU closed the game to 3-2, Florida did what good teams do nearly all the time when they are in a winning mode - they answered right back with what would be the winning run. (more...)
Srikanth in semis; Saina, Sindhu bow out of Australia Open
- June 28, 2017
Srikanth brushed aside Olympic champion Chen Long 22-20, 21-16 to clinch the Australian Open in Sydney . Srikanth is the first Indian man to win the Australian Open Super Series. "My attack worked really well", Srikanth said. Srikanth was in complete control of the second game, taking a 19-13 lead at one point. "At 20-20, I told myself to hang in there and not give easy points", he said. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Srikanth brushed aside Olympic champion Chen Long 22-20, 21-16 to clinch the Australian Open in Sydney . Srikanth is the first Indian man to win the Australian Open Super Series. "My attack worked really well", Srikanth said. Srikanth was in complete control of the second game, taking a 19-13 lead at one point. "At 20-20, I told myself to hang in there and not give easy points", he said. (more...)
Is Mahela Jayawardene In The Race To Become The Indian Coach?
- June 28, 2017
I am completely focused on current commitments with MI and Khulna. Sehwag, Moody along with former India manager Lalchand Rajput had submitted applications for the post of head coach after the BCCI invited applications. Even in terms of coaches, the Island nation has seen nine interim and permanent coaches since 2011. He said the Mumbai Indians' coach and former Sri Lankan captain has also some of his playing day contemporaries in the current national side. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
I am completely focused on current commitments with MI and Khulna. Sehwag, Moody along with former India manager Lalchand Rajput had submitted applications for the post of head coach after the BCCI invited applications. Even in terms of coaches, the Island nation has seen nine interim and permanent coaches since 2011. He said the Mumbai Indians' coach and former Sri Lankan captain has also some of his playing day contemporaries in the current national side. (more...)
Kidambi Srikanth beats Chen Long to win Australia Open Super Series
- June 28, 2017
A look at his profile is enough to realise that there is virtually nothing that this 28-year old Chinese super star has missed in his illustrious sports career thus far. Srikanth has been slated to face Sai Praneeth in the quarters next. However, Indian badminton has seen a bit of a renaissance in recent years, thanks largely to Pullela Gopichand's badminton academy. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
A look at his profile is enough to realise that there is virtually nothing that this 28-year old Chinese super star has missed in his illustrious sports career thus far. Srikanth has been slated to face Sai Praneeth in the quarters next. However, Indian badminton has seen a bit of a renaissance in recent years, thanks largely to Pullela Gopichand's badminton academy. (more...)
Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury Returns to the Yankees
- June 28, 2017
It's a two-week period. "He just felt, and we felt, he was ready to go so we brought him up". We had a pretty tough two weeks. Hicks is hitting.290 with a.398 on-base percentage. "We said, let's get [the shot] because you'll get more than 24 hours [rest] in a sense, going from a day game to a night game", Girardi said. From all indications, it looks as if Ellsbury is going to be back starting in centerfield for the Yankees. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
It's a two-week period. "He just felt, and we felt, he was ready to go so we brought him up". We had a pretty tough two weeks. Hicks is hitting.290 with a.398 on-base percentage. "We said, let's get [the shot] because you'll get more than 24 hours [rest] in a sense, going from a day game to a night game", Girardi said. From all indications, it looks as if Ellsbury is going to be back starting in centerfield for the Yankees. (more...)
Lasith Malinga gets one-year ban, fined for media remarks
- June 28, 2017
According to the agreement of Sri Lankan cricket board, players are barred from making such statements to the media without the prior consent of the board s Chief Executive Officer. The committee will forward the outcomes from the hearing to the executive committee for disciplinary action against the bowler. The Sri Lankan cricket board said Malinga contravened twice from the terms as he made derogatory comments against Sri Lanka s sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekara. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
According to the agreement of Sri Lankan cricket board, players are barred from making such statements to the media without the prior consent of the board s Chief Executive Officer. The committee will forward the outcomes from the hearing to the executive committee for disciplinary action against the bowler. The Sri Lankan cricket board said Malinga contravened twice from the terms as he made derogatory comments against Sri Lanka s sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekara. (more...)
Pregnant Serena Williams poses almost nude on Vanity Fair cover
- June 28, 2017
McEnroe , a seven-time Grand Slam singles victor, called Williams "best female player ever - no question", in comments to National Public Radio aired Sunday. The seven-time Wimbledon champion revealed her shock at the discovery on the eve of the tournament in an interview with Vanity Fair . "No. I didn't know it would create controversy". (more...)
- June 28, 2017
McEnroe , a seven-time Grand Slam singles victor, called Williams "best female player ever - no question", in comments to National Public Radio aired Sunday. The seven-time Wimbledon champion revealed her shock at the discovery on the eve of the tournament in an interview with Vanity Fair . "No. I didn't know it would create controversy". (more...)
Germany, Chile advance to Confederations Cup semifinals
- June 28, 2017
Germany took the lead in the 48th minute through Kerem Demirbay. "The referee did not give any explanation". It then took furious protests from the Cameroon players, including Siani sarcastically applauding Roldan, for the Colombian to check the monitor again and discover he had sent off the wrong player. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Germany took the lead in the 48th minute through Kerem Demirbay. "The referee did not give any explanation". It then took furious protests from the Cameroon players, including Siani sarcastically applauding Roldan, for the Colombian to check the monitor again and discover he had sent off the wrong player. (more...)
Schwarber's single leads Iowa to 7-6 win over New Orleans
- June 28, 2017
Schwarber went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in his first game with Iowa, a 1-0 loss to the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Monday. Kyle Schwarber takes batting practice at Principal Field with the Iowa Cubs on June 26th. He has the lowest batting average in the league among qualified batters, and has yet to look anything like the hero Chicago saw in the World Series. He puts a lot of pressure on himself because he's such a good teammate, and he's such a victor. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Schwarber went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in his first game with Iowa, a 1-0 loss to the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Monday. Kyle Schwarber takes batting practice at Principal Field with the Iowa Cubs on June 26th. He has the lowest batting average in the league among qualified batters, and has yet to look anything like the hero Chicago saw in the World Series. He puts a lot of pressure on himself because he's such a good teammate, and he's such a victor. (more...)
NBA MVP: Watch Russell Westbrook's Best Plays From 2016-17 Season
- June 28, 2017
I was the one who taught you to dribble, to shoot hoops. You're so fantastic. I couldn't be able to do none of this without you guys. Taylor created the video to congratulate NBA MVP Russell Westbrook after he accepted the the MVP award during an NBA award show on June 26. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
I was the one who taught you to dribble, to shoot hoops. You're so fantastic. I couldn't be able to do none of this without you guys. Taylor created the video to congratulate NBA MVP Russell Westbrook after he accepted the the MVP award during an NBA award show on June 26. (more...)
Novak Djokovic confirms Andre Agassi will accompany him at Wimbledon
- June 28, 2017
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) - The Eastbourne International lost Petra Kvitova to injury and Dominika Cibulkova to a surprise defeat as the build-up to Wimbledon gathered pace on Monday. Djokovic has grown accustomed to not playing any tournaments between the French Open and Wimbledon in recent years, but said he had sought a wild card this week because he was in need of matches. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) - The Eastbourne International lost Petra Kvitova to injury and Dominika Cibulkova to a surprise defeat as the build-up to Wimbledon gathered pace on Monday. Djokovic has grown accustomed to not playing any tournaments between the French Open and Wimbledon in recent years, but said he had sought a wild card this week because he was in need of matches. (more...)
Serena Williams poses nude
- June 28, 2017
Pregnant tennis ace Serena Williams has smashed John McEnroe for suggesting she'd rank 700th in the world if the sport's male and female athletes were mixed. Everyone is talking about it because she more than bared her baby bump on the cover, she bared all of her body too. Co-host Norah O'Donnell asked McEnroe if he'd like to say he's sorry for ranking Williams so low. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Pregnant tennis ace Serena Williams has smashed John McEnroe for suggesting she'd rank 700th in the world if the sport's male and female athletes were mixed. Everyone is talking about it because she more than bared her baby bump on the cover, she bared all of her body too. Co-host Norah O'Donnell asked McEnroe if he'd like to say he's sorry for ranking Williams so low. (more...)
NYCFC's David Villa is (still) living up to the hype
- June 28, 2017
New York City F.C. made New York blue Saturday with a dominant 2-0 win over the Red Bulls what's known as the " Hudson River Derby ". "Finally, the three points is so good for us", said captain David Villa as third-place City (9-5-3, 30 points) moved seven points clear of the fifth-place Red Bulls (7-8-2, 23) in the Eastern Conference. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
New York City F.C. made New York blue Saturday with a dominant 2-0 win over the Red Bulls what's known as the " Hudson River Derby ". "Finally, the three points is so good for us", said captain David Villa as third-place City (9-5-3, 30 points) moved seven points clear of the fifth-place Red Bulls (7-8-2, 23) in the Eastern Conference. (more...)
Boston Celtics owner Danny Ainge throws shade at Sacramento after cancelled workout
- June 28, 2017
Tatum, a Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks, while shooting 45.2 percent from the field for the Blue Devils. Instead, Ainge was believed to be assembling a package of players and some of his lesser first-round picks over the next two years to bring in George, likely as a one-year rental. (more...)
- June 28, 2017
Tatum, a Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks, while shooting 45.2 percent from the field for the Blue Devils. Instead, Ainge was believed to be assembling a package of players and some of his lesser first-round picks over the next two years to bring in George, likely as a one-year rental. (more...)
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