Joe Smith Jr. stopped Bernard Hopkins 53 seconds into the eighth round of their WBC international light heavyweight title fight Saturday night. Smith used a six-punch combination to send Hopkins through the ropes and on to the floor, effectively ending the 51-year-old’s 28-year boxing career.
Month: December 2016
Rockets rally for 10th straight win, stun Wolves in OT
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns puts up a shot over Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Minneapolis. Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns puts up a shot over Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Minneapolis.
Jets’ Petty leaves with chest injury, having CT scan
New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. Miami recovered the ball on the play. New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty walks off the field after an injury during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets quarterback was knocked out of New York’s 34-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night on the first play of the fourth quarter when he got sandwiched by Cameron Wake and Ndamukong Suh as he completed a 28-yard pass down the right sideline to Robby Anderson.
Lunch report Day3: KL Rahul, Parthiv Patel spoil England’s party at Chennai
With a chance to exploit cloudy conditions in Chennai, England skipper Alastair Cook opened the bowling on Day Three with spinner Liam Dawson and Stuart Broad. Indian openers, who got off to a steady start late on Day Two, batted with much control and built a near-perfect launch pad for the middle order to lambast their opponents, adding 152 for the first wicket.
No. 24 USC rallies to beat Troy to improve to 10-0
Troy forward Juan Davis, Jr., right, pushes Southern California guard Elijah Stewart, bottom, down while battling for the rebound with forward Nick Rakocevic during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. less Troy forward Juan Davis, Jr., right, pushes Southern California guard Elijah Stewart, bottom, down while battling for the rebound with forward Nick Rakocevic during the first half of an NCAA college basketball … more Troy guard Wesley Person, right, drives the ball past Southern California guard De’Anthony Melton during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016.
Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd Test: Shaun Marsh doubtful for Boxing Day Test
Australian top-order batsman Shaun Marsh is unlikely to fit for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan , thus paving way for another opportunity for Nic Maddinson . Marsh, who broke his finger during Australia’s loss to South Africa in the first Test of the three-match series at the WACA last month, has not played since then and Cricket Australia’s team performance chief, Pat Howard, said it was “highly unlikely” Marsh would be passed fit for the second game against Pakistan.
Mistakes, bad decisions doom Jets in loss to Dolphins
New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. Miami recovered the ball on the play. less New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East … more New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles, right, greets Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase at mid field after an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Dolphins won 34-13.
St. Louis Blues Morning Links: Blues Blackened By Hawks
Good morning Blues fans. A rare thing happened, coincidentally with something not so rare.
Undefeated Vijender Singh eyes new title next year
New Delhi: The WBO Asia-Pacific title won and defended successfully, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will now be on the prowl for a new belt and could be challenging for the Commonwealth or the Oriental crown in the next couple of months. Up against Tanzania’s former world champion Francis Cheka in his Super Middleweight title defence clash last night, Vijender took less than 10 minutes to score a knockout win and remain undefeated in his professional career, which is eight fights old now.
New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss pulls away late to secure a 28-21 win over Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Anthony Jennings dives across the goal line to score a touchdown against Southern Mississippi during the New Orleans Bowl NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Southern Mississippi utilized a record-breaking day by wide receiver Allenzae Staggers and a couple long drives in the second half to pull off a 28-21 victory over Louisiana-lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
EPL: Diego Costa scores again in Chelsea’s record win against Crystal Palace
London: Chelsea equalled a club-record run of 11 consecutive league victories with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace that strengthened their lead in the Premier League table. Exactly a year on from sacking Jose Mourinho for overseeing such a poor defence of their title, the Blues went nine points clear of closest challengers Liverpool and Arsenal with a goal from the rejuvenated Diego Costa.
Carlos Moya joins Rafael Nadal’s coaching team
Madrid: Carlos Moya, retired former world number one, joined the coaching team of tennis player Rafael Nadal to guide the Spaniard along with Toni Nadal and Francis Roig. Rafael said in a statement on Saturday that he feels great joy to announce that his compatriot Carlos has joined his coaching team, Efe news reported.
Wald has career night, but Beavers fall 86-63
Sean Arbaut/Minot State athletics Minot State’s Diondra Denton takes a 3-point shot during a women’s college basketball game on Saturday at the MSU Dome. A career-high 23 points from sophomore guard Madison Wald wasn’t enough to lead the Minot State women’s basketball team to a victory Saturday.
Purdue women win sixth straight, top Eastern Michigan 77-50
The Purdue women’s basketball team rolled to its sixth straight win Saturday, posting a 77-50 victory over visiting Eastern Michigan at Mackey Arena. The Boilermaker seniors had a big day as Bridget Perry led the team with 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while Ashley Morrissette joined the 1,000-career point club at Purdue, becoming the 30th player in program history to hit the mark.
No. 18 Butler holds off late comeback to beat No. 9 Indiana
Butler coach Chris Holtmann spent most of the last two weeks trying to get his team to play its old style. Senior forward Andrew Chrabascz recommended using an inbound play with 15.6 seconds left and Tyler Lewis found Tyler Wideman for a dunk to help No.
Bombs away
Sean Arbaut/Minot State athletics Minot State’s Russ Davis drives to the lane during a men’s college basketball game on Saturday. Like every other Minot State men’s basketball game this season, junior guard Russ Davis took the court Saturday feeling confident he could be a scoring threat from long range.
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Mountain View wrestler Malachi Contreras making a name for himself at NoCo Christmas Invite
Mountain View’s Malachi Contreras tries to take down Lewis Palmer’s Tanner Hunt at the Old Chicago Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament on Saturday in Loveland.
Foman, Lang lead No. 16 Texas women over UTSA 76-43
Tasia Foman scored 14 points, Kelsey Lang had a double-double and No. 16 Texas defeated Texas-San Antonio 76-43 on Saturday for its third straight victory.
Pumphrey breaks NCAA record, SDSU wins Las Vegas Bowl
Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA career rushing record Saturday in his college finale, running for 115 yards and a touchdown in San Diego State’s 34-10 victory over Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl. Pumphrey passed former Wisconsin star Ron Dayne’s mark of 6,397 yards on a 15-yard run early in the fourth quarter, with teammates swarming him on the sideline, and wrapping up his sensational career in his Nevada hometown with 6,405 yards.
News Monk scores 47, hits key 3 as Kentucky tops North Carolina
… new T-Mobile Arena just off the Las Vegas Strip made it feel like an Elite Eight game. The quality of play in the CBS Sports Classic matchup gave it more of a Final Four feel. With two of the highest-scoring and fastest teams squaring off, Kentucky …
Westbrook claims 50th career triple-double; Thunder top Suns
Russell Westbrook had a career-high 22 assists in his 50th triple-double, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 114-101 on Saturday. Westbrook also had 26 points and 11 rebounds for his 13th triple-double of the season.
NW Missouri wins snowy DII title game, topping North Alabama
Northwest Missouri State tight end Clayton Wilson slips past North Alabama linebacker Eddrick Harris during the first half of the NCAA Division II championship college football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan. Northwest Missouri State wide receiver Korey Jackson is unable to catch a pass as North Alabama cornerback Maurice Carnell defends during the first half of the NCAA Division II championship college football game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan.
Baylor cruises past Jackson St 82-57 in return to Fort Hood
Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. left, scores over Jackson State forward Maurice Rivers, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas. Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. left, scores over Jackson State forward Maurice Rivers, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas.
Saint Rose men, women pick up wins
The College of Saint Rose men’s basketball team jumped back into the win column on Saturday with a 90-72 victory over Philadelphia in the first round of the East Coast Challenge tournament at Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium in Albany. Saint Rose snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory after opening the season with a nine-game winning streak.
We were supposed to be contending this year
Lots of people were saying said, In the off-season, last years team was on pace to win 54 games with Aminu starting and the way we played to end the season. Competing hard in the second round and the strides we made to end the season made a lot of people believe we could be real contenders THIS YEAR.
Penguins’ Marc-Andre Fleury briefly leaves game after taking skate to chin
Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was forced to briefly leave the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Penguins in the opening minutes after taking a skate blade under the chin on Saturday night. Tangling with Steve Oleksy in front, James van Riemsdyk’s left skate veered up and caught Fleury under the mask.
Rebecca Johnston leads Canada past United States 5-3 in women’s hockey
Rebecca Johnston had a hat trick as Canada’s national women’s hockey team rallied past the United States 5-3 on Saturday in an exhibition game. Jillian Saulnier and Natalie Spooner also scored for Canada in the first of two exhibitions between the powerhouses, designed to help them tune up ahead of the world championships in Plymouth, Mich., from March 31 to April 7. Shannon Szabados stopped 32-of-35 shots in 51 minutes of work in net for the Canadians.
Sunderland 1 Watford 0: Black Cats pick up vital win at the St…
And van Aanholt doesn’t need sat nav to find his way to goal his 49th-minute finish was his third of the season. It was enough to lift Sunderland off the foot of the table and up to 18th to bring boss David Moyes some much-needed festive cheer as his side made it four wins from their last seven games.
Pak vs Aus Live Streaming: Watch Pak vs Aus 1st day-night Test, Day 3, live telecast online
… of the match will be available online on Hotstar, while the live telecast of the match will be available on Star Sports 2 and Star Sports HD2. In Australia, the live coverage of the game will be available on BT Sport Europe. Pakistan had put up 97 …
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… left put the Bruins up 81-71 and stopped Ohio State (8-3) from mounting a late comeback in the first game of the CBS Sports Classic. Marc Loving scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half for the Buckeyes, who lost for the third time in five …
Follow the game as the Miami Dolphins visit the New York Jets
The Miami Dolphins will try to keep their playoff hopes alive in a nationally-televised AFC East battle with the New York Jets.
Phillipsburg’s Day back to attacking at Beast wrestling
The memory of the 2016 District 1 tournament where the Stateliner junior saw his sophomore season come to a screeching halt due to some sad seeding has been with him a long time. “I was really angry,” said Day, who applied some of that anger to his opening matches of his junior season Saturday at the 24 Day topped Dan Martini of St. Augustine Prep 5-0 and John Laird of Eastern View 5-2 to advance to Sunday’s quarterfinals .
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An inch of snow, which would be charitably called a “dusting” in other parts of the country, brought Portland to its knees Wednesday. Commutes that normally take minutes stretched to hours.
Hood hits pull-up 3 to give Jazz 103-100 win over Mavericks
Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, above dunks the ball on Dallas Mavericks’ Wesley Matthews , Dwight Powell, center, and Deron Williams argue with a referee in the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Salt Lake City. less Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, above dunks the ball on Dallas Mavericks’ Wesley Matthews , Dwight Powell, center, and Deron Williams argue with a referee in the first half during an NBA basketball … more Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood, left, shoots as Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry defends in the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Salt Lake City.
Westbrooks’ Huge Triple-Double Paces Thunder In Blowout Win Over Suns
Following two double-digit losses to the Blazers and Jazz, the Thunder got back on track Saturday evening with a 114-101 win over the Suns inside of Chesapeake Energy Arena. Russell Westbrook tallied his 13th triple-double of the season with 26 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists as the Thunder improve to 16-11 on the season.
Price pulled after letting in four, Canadiens lose to Sharks
The San Jose Sharks got goals from four different players as they beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to four games. David Schlemko, Patrick Marleau, Timo Meier and Melker Karlsson scored for the visiting Sharks .
Twins receive Competitive Balance pick in 2017 Draft
At the end of the 2016 regular season, the preliminary order for the 2017 Draft order took shape, via the reverse order of the standings. By virtue of having the worst record in the Major Leagues last season, the Twins were awarded the No.
Twins receive Competitive Balance pick in 2017 Draft
At the end of the 2016 regular season, the preliminary order for the 2017 Draft order took shape, via the reverse order of the standings. By virtue of having the worst record in the Major Leagues last season, the Twins were awarded the No.
Keaton Jennings will lead England Lions in tour of Sri LankaKeaton…
The Durham opener scored a century on his Test debut against India in Mumbai last week and will get another chance to impress the national selectors when the Lions face Sri Lanka A in a four-day and 50-over series in February and March. Fellow batsmen Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett, who also made their Test debuts this winter, are included in the travelling party who will play two four-day games and five 50-over contests.