Day: January 17, 2017

Edgara s Hall of Fame chances are improving. How much? He finds out Wednesday

What comes Wednesday figures to be an indication rather than a coronation for Mariners icon Edgar Martinez when the National Baseball Hall of Fame announces its voting results. Martinez, at 54, currently serves as the Mariners’ hitting coach, but the attention Wednesday will focus on his anticipated climb in the Hall balloting conducted among qualified members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Parker Jackson-Cartwright closer to full strength as Arizona Wildcats head to LA

Arizona guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright gets to the ball just ahead of Colorado guard Derrick White as he squirms into the lane in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale Center, Saturday, January 7, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star Arizona guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright swoops into the lane against Arizona State big men in the first half of their Pac-12 game at McKale center, Thursday, January 12, 2017, Tucson, Ariz.

ESPN moving Super Bowl set downtown

Brittney Lee, of Tomball jumps in the air as she poses for a photo next to the Super Bowl LI countdown clock outside NRG Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Houston. Super Bowl LI will be played on Feb. 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium.

How Is 3-Point Shooting Relating to Winning and Losing?

I was trying to obtain a grip on the gross effect of shooting threes on winning and losing this season with its increased emphasis and threes. I analyzed all 2016-17 games played through January 16 considering only 3-point percentage and found the tipping point between losing and winning was 36% on the average.

Sean Lee Makes It To The Pro Bowl

Every year there are some perceived snubs when the roster for the Pro Bowl comes out, and this time around one of the most obvious ones was the omission of Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee , who was later rightfully selected as an All Pro. That error has been corrected.

The Future Belongs To The Cowboys, Now They Must Seize It

An unheralded rookie quarterback, drafted much later than the vast majority of franchise signal-callers, who was never expected to start early in his career, suddenly takes over as the starter after an impressive preseason. He goes on to have one of the best rookie seasons ever with a QB rating in the triple digits, a sparkling yards per attempt near 8.0, over 3,000 yards passing and 30 total touchdowns despite playing in a ball-control offense, all while limiting turnovers.

Australia Day fun cricket

The Owen Alan Trophy will be up for grabs when Eden cricketers host the annual Australia Day Challenge next Thursday. Cricket in the sun: Mark Spink winds up a bowl during a previous Australia Day Challenge with good numbers expected next Thursday.

Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017

He may be a superstar, but Lionel Messi doesn’t take his foot off the pedal in practice, as this short montage of his training-field strikes demonstrates. Read the whole story EPL last-place team Swansea City signed 28-year-old left back Martin Olsson, who has played who has played 40 times for Sweden, from second-tier Norwich City.

Can Jordan Hicks become a top-ten linebacker in year three?

The Eagles defense will, again, be a huge unknown going into the 2017 season, but whatever happens, they’ll need even more out of their quarterback on defense. One of the biggest concerns for the Philadelphia Eagles heading into 2016 was whether or not they’d be able to rely on Jordan Hicks to be on the field for all 16 games.

The Warriors’ ground-breaking, Joe Lacob and Peter…

Rick Welts, far left, Warriors president and COO, Edwin Lee, mayor of San Francisco, Joe Lacob, Warriors owner and CEO, Peter Guber, Warriors co-owner, Thasundra Duckett, Chase consumer banking CEO, Steve Kerr,Warriors head coach and Kevin Durant, far right, take part in the ceremonial groundbreaking event for the Golden State Warriors’ new home, Chase Center, in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. The new venue is scheduled to open for the 2019-20 NBA season.

Steven Adams will miss clash with Golden State Warriors

ESPN reporter Royce Young tweeted that Adams would sit out the game against the western conference leaders on Wednesday after he was concussed in Oklahoma City’s win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday. Steven Adams has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Warriors as he remains in the league’s concussion protocol.

LA2024 committee proposes venues for 3 more Olympic sports

The committee seeking to land the 2024 Summer Olympics for Los Angeles would stage archery at a new football stadium, mountain biking in a regional park and modern pentathlon at a stadium, with all three locations away from the downtown core. LA2024 announced on Tuesday its proposed locations for the three sports in completing a list of existing, planned or temporary venues for the Games.

A century of Cronig’s on Martha’s Vineyard

Officially, the two Island supermarkets celebrate their centennial on March 10. Both stores are on State Road, one in Vineyard Haven, known as “Down-Island Cronig’s,” and the other, “Up-Island Cronig’s,” is in West Tisbury. There will not be a lot of fanfare on March 10. Cronig’s will celebrate its 100th with a month-long 30 percent Island Card discount to shoppers.

Packers-Falcons NFC matchup expected to produce big offence

The high-scoring offences of the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers appear poised to provide a memorable send-off for the Georgia Dome. Factor in the teams’ leaky defences, and Sunday’s NFC championship game could surge past the unusually high over/under of 60 1/2 points set by the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook.

Embleton keen for Town youngsters to learn from Rovers loss

Rhys Sharpe gets his head to the ball for a Swindon Town development team in their clash against Bristol Rovers SWINDON Town first-team coach Ross Embleton says there are lessons to learn for his development side following their last-minute 2-1 defeat to their Bristol Rovers counterparts this afternoon. The scores were level going into added time after Rhys Sharpe, who is currently out of contract, cancelled out Jamie Lucas’ opener, but James Spruce snatched a late winner for the visitors.

Sixers Would Be Wise to Experiment More with TLC

For most of the Sixers’ season thus far, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot has been mostly irrelevant member of the 2016 draft class; that is, until recently. The 24th overall pick kicked off the season receiving minimal time with minimal expectations before being shuffled in and out of the rotation, ultimately spending time in the D-League.

Cowboys delay talk of Romo’s future, likely knowing answer

In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo smiles on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Those closest to Romo on the Cowboys aren’t ready to discuss the future of the Dallas quarterback, probably because they know the likely final answer.

In Dallas testimony, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg offers…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made his first trip to Texas this week — and became one of the most famous people to take the stand in Dallas’ federal courthouse. In his testimony, the 32-year-old co-founder of the giant social media company offered a glimpse into the fast-paced, ambitious culture of Silicon Valley and the promise he sees in virtual reality, an immersive computer-generated experience that uses audio and video to simulate real-life scenes.