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Broncos cut QB Mark Sanchez, add Austin Davis
- September 06, 2016

These ailments have led to rookie quarterback Dak Prescott taking the starter's snaps, making him the defacto first-stringer for the 2016 season. He was spotty while playing the entire preseason finale against Houston, hurting his chances of getting claimed by another team. (more...)

Patriots WR Julian Edelman misses his good buddy Tom Brady
- September 06, 2016

All "DecalGate" and wardrobe malfunction jokes aside, it's a bit surprising Brady would commit an act so petty. Saturday's home opener against St. Augustine's will be streamed on ncataggies.com, as will the October 29 game against Florida A&M and the November 5 contest vs. (more...)

Adam Lallana's joy but despair for Martin Skrtel as England beat Slovakia
- September 06, 2016

Allardyce revealed afterwards he will now keep the coin, so here Press Association Sport takes a look at five other sporting lucky charms and superstitions. Manager Sam Allardyce was questioned about this after the game, but the former Sunderland manager said he was in no position to question a player of Rooney's caliber and experience. (more...)

WWE RAW Sept. 5, 2016
- September 06, 2016

If Reigns wins the match, he gets put into the WWE Universal Title match at the September 25th Clash of Champions pay-per-view with Seth Rollins , making it a Triple Threat. If Bayley's opportunity is booked for Clash of Champions , what will WWE Women's Champion Charlotte have to say about it? Will the the two former Shield brethren join forces and try to go after the championship or will it be every man for himself? As Cesaro returns from his kayfabe injury, it would be surprising ... (more...)

Nadal misses out on quarters after 4th-round loss
- September 06, 2016

I had the right attitude. "But I need something else ". In terms of tennis I needed more. American doubles player Nick Monroe returned to the court after a scary fall into the stands in his U.S. For the 30-year-old Nadal, this victory will come as a shock as he had had a brilliant first week in NY. "You can not go insane thinking about these kinds of things, no?" But the Spaniard's error from the baseline gave Pouille another chance and he seized it with a forehand victor. (more...)

Sam Allardyce takes ridiculous stance on Wayne Rooney and England role
- September 06, 2016

The victory will be a huge tonic for Allardyce , and buys him a little extra time in his honeymoon period, but he will have seen plenty of familiar shortcomings. "Adam scored the goal to get us off to an excellent start (in the campaign)". He's won everything at Manchester United, more or less, at Champions League and domestic level. (more...)

Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates retain veto in key vote
- September 06, 2016

Another new face is that of outspoken social activist Eddie Chu Hoi-dick , who won an unexpected 84,000 votes (more than anyone else) in a landslide victory to take a LegCo seat, despite the fact that he had no party backing him up. Challenges in executive-legislature relations will grow given the fragmentation of positions and adept filibustering by opposition legislators. This LegCo election was considered to be the most important one in Hong Kong's history since the city was handed back ... (more...)

Dixon Soundly Thrashes IndyCar Field At The Glen
- September 06, 2016

Helio Castroneves was third with Conor Daly and Sebastien Bourdais rounding out the top-five. With two races remaining on the IndyCar schedule , including the season-ending GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma Sept. The two Penske drivers are the only ones who can win the title at the finale, September 18 in Sonoma, Calif., with double points available. "Just the rapport that I have with him is great he's always a very personable driver, very fun driver, amusing and a great driver", Kohne said. (more...)

Colin Kaepernick Pledges $1 Million To Underserved Communities
- September 06, 2016

His refusal to stand for the anthem first came to public notice last week when he remained seated on the 49ers' bench before a preseason game against Green Bay. When asked if there was any greater intent to his decision, Lane said it was more a matter of supporting Kaepernick than anything else. In a letter obtained by KNTV , the Santa Clara police union told the 49ers organization that officers wouldn't work at the stadium if it doesn't "take action" against Kaepernick over his protest. (more...)

Rays outslug Jays in Cobb's return
- September 06, 2016

Martin said he was just looking for a pitch over the plate and luckily for him it was in his "happy zone". Hale said he gave Martin the green light to swing in a 3-0 count because Martin has been hitting well of late. In the seventh inning, with one out, Troy Tulowitzki singled to right-centre and that ended Archer's day. The Blue Jays had the call reviewed because they thought it could have been a home run, but the ruling stood and Donaldson remained on second base. (more...)

Wayne Rooney defends England role after win over Slovakia
- September 06, 2016

England manager Sam Allardyce watches the action from the touchline during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying match at the City Arena, Trnava. Granted, England do not have an N'Golo Kanté to effect major positive change in midfield, but they do have promising youngster Adam Lallana and above-reproach Wayne Rooney and out-tactic-ing master Sam Allardyce, so what could possibly go wrong? With an emphatic win in Norway, the Germans got July's European Championship semifinal loss to ... (more...)

Radwanska falls to teenager Konjuh at US Open
- September 06, 2016

Yes, she acknowledged later, she was scared for a moment by the odd sound. "But, well, she was really solid". "I'm real excited about my performance tonight". "But, you know, here I am in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam, so I can not complain". Although she went on to lose 9-7 in the third set that day, Konjuh earned herself a chance at redemption by using her monster serve and thunderous groundstrokes to tame the wily Pole cracking 38 winners, including six aces, to claim the biggest ... (more...)

Rafael Nadal predicting upset win over Novak Djokovic in US Open semifinals?
- September 06, 2016

Djokovic won his second match via walkover and got lucky again against Mikhail Youzhny , who retired in the first set. The 18-year-old Osaka was wiping away tears on court after she lost her fourth straight game to allow Keys to even the third set at 5-5. (more...)

Spurs signing Moussa Sissoko: I was never joining Everton
- September 06, 2016

Sissoko had been preparing for France's friendly in Italy on Thursday. Farhad Moshiri, the co-owner of Everton , has claimed that the club decided against signing Moussa Sissoko because they did not want to jeopardise the future of James McCarthy . (more...)

Johanna Konta beaten in straight sets by Anastasija Sevastova at US Open
- September 06, 2016

However, it would not amount to much, with a forehand victor down the line by the Latvian setting up a point to take the set, which was duly handed her to by Konta's 18th error of the set. Sevastova set up her third match point with a splendid forehand cross-court pass victor and converted it when Konta shanked a forehand. "But I'm doing everything that I can to recover well and try to get myself into a state to be ready to compete again". (more...)

Rory McIlroy rallies to capture Deutsche Bank title
- September 06, 2016

One week after working with a new putting coach and changing putters, results came quickly for McIlroy. What was your favorite moment from Rory McIlroy's Deutsche Bank win? McIlroy, who had not tasted victory on the PGA Tour since the Wells Fargo Championship in May past year, pinpointed his remarkable recovery after a frightful start to Friday's opening round as key to his success at the TPC Boston. (more...)

Mark Sanchez signs with Cowboys after being cut by Broncos
- September 06, 2016

Siemian was tabbed the starter for the third preseason game, and coach Gary Kubiak named Siemian the Week 1 starter after that. A deal with the Minnesota Vikings seemed most likely but they instead made a deal with the Eagles to sign Sam Bradford instead. (more...)

Former CFL pioneer Norman Kwong dies at 86
- September 06, 2016

CFL pioneer, early Calgary Flames owner and Alberta's 16th lieutenant-governor Norman Kwong, who died Saturday, will receive a public state memorial following a private funeral service September 13, the province announced Monday. He returned to the Stampeders in 1988 to serve as president and general manager. Many credited him with turning around the fortunes of the near-bankrupt franchise at the gate and on the field. (more...)

Serbia 2 - 2 Rep of Ireland
- September 06, 2016

With Ireland needing an equaliser in Serbia, Martin O'Neill sent on a 33-year-old striker who scored his first global goal. Still, there was an element of good fortune about this draw. Darren Randolph was the Irish man of the match and at times they lived dangerously. The Czechs never managed to put the defensive visitors under real pressure during the first 45 minutes. (more...)