Cleveland Indians’ Mike Napoli breaks his bat as he flies out during the first inning of Game 7 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 in Cleveland. The Tampa Bay Rays traded Logan Forsythe to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Jose De Leon earlier this week.
Day: January 26, 2017
Speedweeks Arrives! Cadillacs fast right out of the box
… Challenge, featuring the “minor league” cars of sanctioning body IMSA - the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The Rolex 24 cars are part of IMSA’s big-league WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. • The 2017 Rolex …
Daytona Rising fuels boost in revenues for Intl. Speedway Corp.
DAYTONA BEACH - International Speedway Corp. on Thursday reported increases in revenues and net profits for both the fourth quarter and full year for fiscal 2016, which ended Nov. 30. Helping to fuel that increase was its completion in January of last year of the $400 million Daytona Rising makeover of Daytona International Speedway. ISC had expected the completed project would provide an “immediate incremental lift” in revenues in the first year of $20 million.
Disasters Keep American Red Cross Busy Around the Globe
When Superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. Eastern seaboard in October, 2012, the American Red Cross was on the scene. Red Cross dove into action with 17,000 trained workers to assist residents in every aspect of their lives.
Ilkay Gundogan spotted in Manchester on crutches
He’s sorely missed by Manchester City at present and it appears Ilkay Gundogan’s return from injury is coming along slowly as they battle for a place in the top four. The Germany midfielder was spotted out in Manchester on Thursday afternoon on crutches as he battles back from a knee injury.
Toronto Raptors’ defence has slipped, shooting shaky in subpar January
Unless the Raptors fix the poor defence and shaky shooting soon, January is going to end up being a strange month for a club that has grown accustomed to piling up victories. Toronto is 6-8 in January after losing to Memphis on Wednesday.
Former Virginia basketball player had his eye pop out in horrific…
Akil Mitchell, who was a key member of the 2013-14 Virginia men’s basketball team that was a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, suffered a horrific eye injury during a game in New Zealand on Thursday.
Dortmund defender Neven Subotic joins Cologne on loan
Dortmund says the 28-year-old Subotic, who has yet to play a Bundesliga game this season because of numerous injuries, still holds a contract through 2018 with the club. Subotic, who joined Dortmund from Mainz in 2008, says “I have a smile on my face today and am really looking forward to a new challenge at a new club.
Cleveland Indians will host 2019 All-Star Game
Cleveland will host the All-Star Game in 2019, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Thursday. The team will hold a news conference on Friday at Progressive Field to formally announce the event, last held in Cleveland in 1997.
Sevilla & Denmark midfielder Krohn-Dehli has 2nd knee op
Sevilla midfielder Michael Krohn-Dehli will be sidelined for several months after a second knee surgery in nine months on Thursday. Krohn-Dehli wasn’t comfortable in training this week, and an exam showed he’d torn cartilage in his right knee.
Gus Malzahn doesna t anticipate additional Auburn players transferring
Nine players transferred from the final snap of the 2015 Birmingham Bowl to the season-opener against Clemson in the fall. The long list included running back Roc Thomas , offensive lineman Jordan Diamond , defensive lineman Gimel President , defensive lineman Raashed Kennion and defensive back Tim Irvin .
Mickey Arthur: Pakistan are still a fledgling ODI side
“We’re ranked eighth at the moment and I think you could see the gap between eight and one. So we’ve got a lot of work to do in that regard,” said Mickey Arthur A Getty Images Following an embarrassing 4-1 loss in the just concluded One-Day International series, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur stated that following the loss, the scenario is clear as why hosts Australia are the No.
Virat Kohli’s losing streak on captaincy debut and other statistical…
The first T20I of the three-match series between India and England at Green Park, Kanpur was totally dominated by the Eoin Morgan ‘s men against Virat Kohli and his co. After restricting India to 147 for 7, English batsman got off a good start before openers Jason Roy and Sam Billings both were dismissed in the fourth over by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Captain Morgan then took charge along with Joe Root, and anchored the innings with their 83-run partnership.
News 30 mins ago 11:25 a.m.Lakeland man arrested for impersonating a military officer
A Lakeland man who was previously sentenced twice for the federal crime of impersonating a military officer is back in jail after he allegedly solicited money from a Polk County woman to compete in a charity video game tournament and buy a new game controller. Kyle Christopher Barwan, 27, of Plant City, was featured on a “stolen valor” blog for his two previous arrests in Kentucky and Illinois.
How a CAA Agent Is Leading the Charge in Hollywood’s Art Boom
Joel Lubin was photographed Jan. 11 in his office at CAA with a Michael Williams painting. “This is one of the only pieces [my wife] Marija and I have acquired without seeing the work in person,” says Lubin.
View from the Student Section: Creighton Upset
… can get students to show up. Take advantage of how politically active the student body is! Anyway, sticking to sports… let’s talk about marriage. One guy decided to take up Georgetown’s offer and propose at the game. She said yes and …
Game Day Preview: Canucks @ Arizona- Jan 26/17
It started out looking like the Canucks were going to stomp a mudhole in the Colorado Avalanche, firing 20 shots on Calvin Pickard in the first 20 minutes. After that, it was pretty much an even contest, the Canucks blew a 2-0 lead and needed a PP goal on the road to secure the win , and vault the Calgary Flames into the 2nd Wild Card spot .
Sindhu, Srikanth, Ashwini-Sikki advance; Prannoy, Manu-Sumeeth exit Syed Modi meet
Lucknow, Jan 26 – P.V. Sindhu, Kidambri Srikanth, B. Sai Praneeth entered the quarter-finals, while H.S. Prannoy and the men’s doubles pair of Mannu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy suffered upsets in the pre-quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships here on Thursday. Also advancing were women’s doubles pairs of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy and Aparna Balan and Prajakta Sawant, as Indian 15th seed Harsheel Dani starred with his shocking 21-18 21-18 win over Pronnoy in 35 minutes .
Two children killed as lighting strikes parts of Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jan 26 – Two children were killed and at least 20 others injured as lightning struck parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, police said. Lightning struck Mohanpura and Chainpura villages near Jaipur, killing two children in Chainpura.
Colorado Rapids 2017 Desert Diamond Cup Preview
Can you believe we are less than a month away from the 2017 MLS Preseason and the Desert Diamond Cup? It’s always an exciting time for the fans because it gives us a chance to see which players to keep an eye on before the real deal begins. This years is the 6th anniversary of the Desert Diamond Cup tournament, founded in 2011.
Williams sisters and Federer advance to Australian Open finals
The 35-year-old Williams arrived in Australia bidding for a 23rd Grand Slam title, aiming to break the Open-era record she shares with Steffi Graf. By winning, she’d also regain the No.
Belarus weightlifter banned for urine swap ahead of Olympics
Belarusian weightlifter Stanislav Chadovich has been banned for four years for trying use substitute urine in a pre-Olympic doping test.
Leyton Orient loanees frustrated by cold weather as non-league clubs hit hard by postponements
Most of Leyton Orient’s former and current academy players on loan to non-league clubs haven’t kicked a ball in anger this week due to the poor weather. Michael Clark and East Thurrock saw their National League South game at home to Margate called off on Saturday at 1.30pm.
2017 NFL Draft: Potential Panther? Obi Melifonwu, Safety, Connecticut
… feel he’s not always willing to stick his pads into the pile.” That helps explain Pauline’s 5/6th round grade. CBS Sports ranked him only slightly better, giving him only a 4th/5th round grade . Then, Melifonwu was one of the “winners” at the Senior …
Cost Per Pointcast Ep. 12: Analytical Analysis w/ Micah Blake McCurdy
For the 12th episode, I was able to get an awesome guest he loves to talk, and that’s Micah Blake McCurdy. I’m sure we all know who he is by now, as he’s become quite well known on Twitter (@IneffectiveMath) by fans around the league.
Walker predicting an exciting time for U’s
Sam Walker is confident that Colchester United still have an exciting end to the season ahead of them – despite surrendering their proud nine-game unbeaten record. The U’s 3-0 reverse at fellow promotion-hopefuls Exeter City last weekend was their first defeat in ten matches, in League Two.
Thursday Bird Droppings: The Orioles Opening Day roster is probably set
There are now 67 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. This number was worn most recently by Trey Mancini in the 2016 season, though one hopes that he might allowed to have a real number if he breaks camp with the team in April.
7 things to know now: Trump on immigration; Mary Tyler Moore; Bolt loses medal; Doomsday Clock
Also on Wednesday, Trump ordered cuts in federal grants to so-called “sanctuary cities,” and provided for additional border patrol agents and immigration officers. 2. Bolt to forfeit medal : Sprinter Usain Bolt will have to forfeit an Olympic gold medal after a teammate in the 4×100 relay race was caught doping.
Australian Open Final: Williams vs. Williams
Ten days of tennis and 126 competitors later, it’s the Williams Sisters who will verse each other in the final of the Australian Open where age is continually triumphant over youth. Older sister Venus defeated young American Coco Vandeweghe in two hours 26 minutes to reach her first grand slam final since Wimbledon in 2009, changing tactics in the second set after dropping her first set of the tournament against an opponent “who is just on fire.”
Zidane puts breave face on Cup exit
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was keeping a brave face despite seeing his side’s hopes of a domestic and European treble evaporate with a 4-3 aggregate defeat to Celta Vigo in the King’s Cup. A thrilling return leg in Vigo ended 2-2 on the night, but although Madrid were in with a chance of qualifying until the final whistle, Celta’s 2-1 win in Madrid a week ago and the tactical chaos of Zidane’s side were the factors which saw the side from the north-west of Spain go through to the semi-finals and Madrid fall by the wayside.
10 Things to Know for Today
U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill, starting with existing money in the Department of Homeland Security account, followed by congressional cuts for other domestic programs to come up with possibly billions of dollars more. Trump’s executive actions tightening border security- and possibly restricting refugee flows – mean comprehensive immigration legislation is as elusive as ever.
Boston deflated about facing Atlanta in Super Bowl LI
Falcons fever is taking over Atlanta as the team seeks their first ever Super Bowl title one week from Sunday, but in Boston the home newspaper of the New England Patriots expressed disappointment in facing the Falcons calling Atlanta a city with “zero enthusiasm” for pro sports. The Boston Globe headline: “It’s hard to get pumped up about a Super Bowl against Atlanta.”
Minnesota Vikings draft notes: 2017 Senior Bowl practice, day two
The Senior Bowl festivities continued Wednesday as day two kicked off. Many players looked to build off their strong starts, while others looked to catch the eyes of scouts.
Chicago Blackhawks Morning Links- Big Break Coming
Good morning Chicago Blackhawks fans! The Chicago Blackhawks are one game away from the All-Star Game break which if you watched the third period of the Tampa Bay Lightning game! The Chicago Blackhawks didn’t have the best third period the other night, and tonight they face a team that they have totally struggled against this season in the Winnipeg Jets. The Blackhawks now trail the Minnesota Wild by 2 points in the standings and 3 games in hand which always seems to be the case this time of year.
Federer fights off Wawrinka to reach Australian Open final
Roger Federer held firm against a furious fightback from fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka, edging his former apprentice 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3 in a Melbourne Park classic to reach the final of the Australian Open on Thursday. On the same day the Williams sisters booked their place in the women’s final, 35-year-old Federer continued the march of the veterans, becoming the oldest man to reach a grand slam final in nearly 40 years.
Carden calls on Yellows players to make winning ‘a habit’
PAUL Carden wants his Warrington Town players to make winning “a habit” as they look to stretch their recent run by beating Buxton on Saturday, kick off 3pm. After seeing off Skelmersdale United in the Evo-Stik Premier Division on Saturday, Yellows secured a 2-0 victory over a youthful Tranmere Rovers side at Cantilever Park on Tuesday night to reach the quarter-finals of the Cheshire Senior Cup.
Where will the 49ers’ next defensive coordinator come from?
Following the HC & GM search from afar, I can’t help but wonder just how much the wait for Kyle Shanahan is putting us in the back seat with regards to assembling a coaching staff, especially when it comes to the DC position. Obviously, there’s the cautionary tale of the Jets who didn’t want to wait for Dan Quinn and Shanahan and instead grabbed Todd Bowles two years ago.
Federer edges Wawrinka thriller to reach final
Roger Federer edged a five-set thriller against his fellow Swiss and close friend Stan Wawrinka at the Australian Open on Thursday to become the oldest Grand Slam finalist in 43 years. The 17-time Grand Slam champion saw off the world number four 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 in three hours and five minutes and will face either Rafael Nadal or Grigor Dimitrov in Sunday’s final.
Another big game from Thomas lifts C’s to victory
Isaiah Thomas had 38 points and nine assists, Jae Crowder scored 23 and the Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 120-109 on Wednesday night. It was Thomas’ 15th game this season with at least 30 points and his 29th consecutive outing with 20 or more.
Super Bowl game crew announced
The other members of the officiating crew for the game are Dan Ferrell , Kent Payne , Jeff Seeman , Doug Rosenbaum , Dyrol Prioleau , and Todd Prukop . Cheffers, in his 17th season as an NFL game official, entered the league in 2000 as a side judge and was promoted to referee in 2008.