Junior Ventura, the brother of Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, receives condolences during his brother’s wake in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Yordano Ventura and former major leaguer Andy Marte died in separate traffic accidents early Sunday in their native Dominican Republic.
Day: January 23, 2017
Conor Sheary named NHL’s first star of the week
If anybody is absolutely feeling it lately, it’s Conor Sheary. Following a three-point game against the Boston Bruins, he’s now on a four-game point streak; in those four games, he has six goals.
Police: 6 Arrested In Maplewood Mail Thefts
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Arizona Coyotes host Florida Panthers with All-Star break approaching
… Sarah McLellan looks at the plus and minus in the 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. (Sarah McLellan/azcentral sports) Arizona Coyotes’ Dave Tippett, Mike Smith, Radim Vrbata, Alexander Burmistrov comment on the team’s 3-1 loss against the …
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Peruvian international striker Yordy Reyna
“Reyna is an exciting, hard-working, young talent, and we are thrilled to add him,” Vancouver head coach Carl Robinson said in a press release. “He’s very direct with the ball, he can make the final pass, and he can score goals.
Redblacks veteran quarterback Burris to announce retirement, source says
Ottawa Redblacks Henry Burris holds up the Grey Cup celebrating his team’s win over the Calgary Stampeders in Toronto on Sunday, November 27, 2016. Veteran CFL quarterback Burris is retiring.
Understanding Tony Romo’s Contract Is The First Step In Determining His Future
As many articles have discussed, both before and after the Cowboys’ season ended, Dallas is going to have to decide what to do with Tony Romo. Keep him? Cut him? Trade him? Let him retire? This article is not intended to rehash those issues, but rather to make it clear how those choices will impact the Dallas Cowboys.
Galchenyuk reinjures knee, wona t play Tuesday night against Calgary Flames.
Centre Alex Galchenyuk has reinjured his knee and will miss the Montreal Canadiens’ game Tuesday night against the Calgary Flames. Galchenyuk, who centres Montreal’s first line, was in his fifth game back after missing 18 games with a knee injury.
5 Super Bowl Commercial First-Timers Betting Big on the Big Game
Not every company can afford a Super Bowl commercial, but those who jump in for the first time often do so with much of their annual ad budget. The $5 million cost of 30 seconds of Super Bowl ad time is especially steep if you’ve never aired an ad during the big game before.
One Area Where Alibaba Could See Explosive Growth
Alibaba is expected to report its earnings for the third fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31 on Jan. 24 before markets open, and its nascent cloud business could be a standout. The Chinese e-commerce giant, which is made up of four divisions including its core e-commerce sites Taobao and Tmall, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, and other equity investments, is expected to post better-than-estimated results.
2 baseball players die in separate traffic accidents
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Lady Antebellum to perform pre-race concert at Daytona 500
The trio of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood will take the stage at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 26, entertaining thousands on hand for “The Great American Race.” Lady Antebellum has played Daytona before, first prior to the Coke Zero 400 in 2008 and most recently at last year’s inaugural Country 500 music festival.
UCLA drops to No. 8 in AP mena s basketball poll
The 96-86 defeat Saturday at Pauley Pavilion, UCLA’s second loss of the season, vaulted Arizona from 14th to seventh. Villanova remained No.
See what’s happening in Flint area sports for Jan. 23-28
… keep going,” he said. “Still gotta play.” The Utes will host No. 10 Oregon on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 10:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1 then Oregon State on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. on Pac-12 Network. Kuzma is averaging 15.3 points and 10 rebounds per …
Office Of Anti-Abortion Group In St. Paul Vandalized
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White Sox: Jose Quintana Worthy of High Trade Asking Price
White Sox All-Star pitcher Jose Quintana worthy of high asking price in a trade. Team friendly contract puts pitcher in elite class.
Wisconsin Governor Proposes New Welfare Work Requirements
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Final Defendant Sentenced To 32 Years In Iron Range Fatal Stabbing
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Hull midfielder Mason able to talk after skull fracture
Hull midfielder Ryan Mason has been able to talk about the clash of heads that left him with a fractured skull during a Premier League match at Chelsea.
Soulja Boy hit with felony gun charges
His ballyhooed boxing match with Chris Brown is now a sideshow to his very real fight to stay out of jail. Soulja Boy, 26, was slapped with felony gun charges in Los Angeles Monday after cops found an assault rifle and stolen handgun inside his Studio City house during a probation raid, prosecutors said.
Talks continuing in efforts to keep Manor Formula 1 team competing
The Manor Formula 1 team is facing a race against the clock to secure its survival as the cash available to pay its 200 staff is set to run out within days. The Manor Formula 1 team is facing a race against the clock to secure its survival as the cash available to pay its 200 staff is set to run out within days.
RSL’s Royal Roundup 1-23-17
Each Monday we’ll give you links to RSL, MLS and other Soccer news from the past week that you may have missed.
Luxury landscape gardening trends for 2017
From outdoor pizza ovens to natural pools that change with the seasons, here are this year’s top design ideas Last year was the hottest since records began, but this year looks set to be even hotter, which means many of us will be keen to spend every spare moment in the garden. In the ever-changing world of landscape gardening, here are some of the latest ideas on how to enjoy your time outside: As a symbol of British stoicism in the face of erratic weather, nothing says UK summer like a BBQ.
With favourites out, Raonic has opening for slam breakthrough
Milos Raonic, though, has taken a slightly different path in life. He grew up playing tennis in snowy Canada, not sunny Florida.
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Blowing 5-0 start to Super Bowl a year later? Vikings can follow Atlanta’s lead
As you probably already know and are also probably sick of hearing over and over and over again, the Vikings in 2016 became the sixth team since 1990 to miss the playoffs after starting a season with five straight wins. The Falcons started 5-0 last season before losing eight of their final 11 games, including one to the Vikings, to finish at .500.
Barbara Robertson and Alex Weisman Lead an All-Star Cast Tonight
When we know tomorrow will just bring more tragedy, why do we get out of bed? Emerging playwright K.M.C. explores that question with humor, a fistful of feathers, and a plethora of plums in Jocasta, or The Three Plums by exploring Jocasta’s last day behind the scenes of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. While Oedipus and the men of the court argue about guilt, destiny, and hubris, in the queen’s private bedchamber, Jocasta and her maid, who has since been forgotten by history, try to find meaning in the final moments of their shattered lives.
Pirelli fear processional racing in 2017
How are Pirelli’s amazing powers of prediction? Judging by last year’s predictions during the season of how the tires would be used and the fastest strategy around each track, I would say they are there or thereabouts if I’m honest. They do a really good job of predicting how their tires will perform and what teams will do with that performance.
Is 2017 Australian Open the Most Unpredictable Grand Slam Ever?
… becoming a reality will surprise after this shocking opening week. That is exciting – nothing is more fun in sports than not knowing what will happen. Four out of the last six Australian Opens ended in a Djokovic-Murray final. The Scot had …
Predicting the Expansion Draft: Dallas and Edmonton
Today, we bring the Dallas Stars and the Edmonton Oilers to the forefront for Expansion Draft examination. Both teams will face some interesting situations, for varying reasons, and we’ll jump right into those after our usual intro primer.
How Patriots, Falcons Super Bowl Could Salvage NFL Season
… papers with Oakland. Two of them fled for the sunny hills of Hollywood, a place that hasn’t actually cared about sports since Moneyball was nominated for six Oscars, and the other to Las Vegas, which surely has no bearing on the league’s dependency …
Cleveland Cavaliers: 2017 Has Been a Year to Forget So Far
The Cleveland Cavaliers are ten games into the 2017 calendar year, and it has already been almost a month that they would be fine leaving in the past. Since then, the Cavaliers finished the last three games in 2016 winning two and losing one.
Maryland Standardbred organizations attend Maryland Horse World Expo
Many of the visitors to the expo shared their stories of attending harness races in the past or showed great interest in attending Rosecroft to watch harness racing for the first time. We also heard from owners of off the track Standardbreds and how great they were at a variety of different disciplines.
The Latest: Monfils struggles with return of serve vs Nadal
Rafael Nadal had issues with his inability to convert break points – just six of 17. Gael Monfils had bigger problems. The Frenchman said his inability to return Nadal’s serve was the biggest reason for his 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 loss to Nadal in a fourth-round match.
Hull midfielder Mason able to talk after skull fracture
Hull midfielder Ryan Mason has been able to talk about the clash of heads that left him with a fractured skull during a Premier League match at Chelsea. The 25-year-old Englishman underwent surgery after the incident, but Hull said Monday that Mason was in stable condition.
Can Arsenal catch Chelsea? Thierry Henry dithered on his old team’s title chances
… dithered over his answer, trying to buy himself time by repeating the question. ‘Can they?’ he mulled on Sky Sports . He then gave an answer that didn’t rule it out, but was about as unemphatic about the chances of Arsene Wenger’s side winning the …
Antoine Griezmann’s brother drops Manchester United hint
The Atletico Madrid star’s youngster sibling has shown his support for Jose Mourinho’s side in the past, most recently in a series of now-deleted tweets while watching United beat Feyenoord in the Europa League in November. Antoine has been long been linked with a move to Old Trafford, even revealing recently that he would like to play with France team-mate Paul Pogba on a more regular basis, with speculation mounting over a possible summer switch from Spain .
Rafael Nadal battles past Gael Monfils to reach Australian Open last eight
Ninth seed Rafael Nadal overcame a spirited resistance from number six seed Gael Monfils to make the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Nadal, a winner in Melbourne in 2009, now faces third seed Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals after a 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 win over Monfils.
Dallas Mavericks: J.J. Barea Out “Weeks, Not Days”
Just when almost everyone was healthy, the Dallas Mavericks watched J.J. Barea go down with another calf injury on Friday night. After appearing in just 17 games this season due to a previous calf injury, Barea found himself suiting up for his eighth straight game on Friday night against Utah.
The 100 Greatest Colorado Rockies: 86. Cory Sullivan
… to think with an analytic mind. Almost a business approach to baseball. “Sully’s” former teammate and cohost on Root Sports commented on his friend’s baseball IQ. “He would tell you the truth about how you’re playing, and as a teammate that’s all …