Mason making ‘excellent’ progress in skull fracture recovery Hull says midfielder Ryan Mason is making “excellent progress” in his recovery from a skull fracture Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2knbhgD In this Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 photo, Hull City’s Ryan Mason is treated by medics after a header with Chelsea’s Gary Cahill during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge stadium in London. Hull midfielder Mason underwent surgery after fracturing his skull during a clash of heads during a Premier League match at Chelsea on Sunday.
Month: January 2017
Bettis Didn’t Believe Results Of Cancer Test At First
New Research Aims To Extend Lifespan Of Dogs, Are Humans Next? A Labrador retriever living in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood may soon be on the cutting edge of aging research. ‘I’ve Shed More Tears Over Those Cubs’: Man Sentenced For Shooting Bears A Jefferson County judge has sentenced an Evergreen man to two years of probation for shooting two bears outside his home in September 2015.
Oscars Go Gaga For ‘La La Land’ With Record-Tying 14 Nods
New Research Aims To Extend Lifespan Of Dogs, Are Humans Next? A Labrador retriever living in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood may soon be on the cutting edge of aging research. ‘I’ve Shed More Tears Over Those Cubs’: Man Sentenced For Shooting Bears A Jefferson County judge has sentenced an Evergreen man to two years of probation for shooting two bears outside his home in September 2015.
2020 Olympic golf course open to reviewing membership policy
The club that will host the 2020 Olympic golf tournament would be open to changing its policy to include women as full members, if asked. The Kasumigaseki Country Club came under scrutiny recently when the International Olympic Committee inquired about the club’s membership practice.
Mayor confirms outbreak of Falcons Fever and it’s serious
… Super Bowl, probably a billion people will hear the city of Atlanta and Atlanta multiple times,” said Mayor Reed. “Sports has a unifying effect on cities in a way few things do. We’re special in Atlanta though. The city of Atlanta is a football …
Medford tops Lakeland gymnasts
KaitlinHayes flips during her vault in a Great NorthernConference gymnastics meet against Medford at Lakeland Union High School on Thursday, Jan. 19. Vault: 1, KaitlinHayes, 8.5, T3, Morgan Kurth, 7.95, 6, Katie Mueth, 7.55, 9, Lexie Tiffany, 7.325, 10, Elodie Martin, 7.2 Uneven Bars: 1, MaKayla Babl, 7.175, 2, Lexie Tiffany, 6.925, 7, Elodie Martin, 4.875, 8, Kaitlin Hayes, 6.75, 9, Kaitlyn Richardson, 4.725 Floor: 3, Kaitlin Hayes, 7.15, 4, MaKayla Babl, 7.05, 6, Lexie Tiffany, 6.65, 8, KaitlynRichardson, 6.5, 9, Morgan Kurth, 6.1 Beam:2, Kaitlin Hayes, 7.225, 4, Kaitlyn Richardson, 6.575, 5, LexieTiffany, 6.45, 9, MaKayla Babl, 5.8, 10, MorganKurth, 5.075 In only its third meet of the year, the Lakeland gymnastics team was unable to get its first win of the season, falling in a tight contest at home where they hosted the Medford Raiders, dropping the meet 111.275-108.45.
Wrestling dominates Mosinee 48-30
JasonHilgart gets on top of Mosinee’s Jacob Searing during a 145-pound match in a Great Northern Conference wrestling match at Lakeland UnionHigh School on Thursday, Jan 19. 132: Tate Olson, Lak, over Kiana Pugh, Mos, Dec 6-4 138: Jack Scandin,Lak, over Traner Weiler,Mos, MD 12-2 145: JasonHilgart, Lak, over JacobSearing, Mos, Fall 3:51 152: Robert Burgess,Lak, over Jaydon Cherek, Mos, Fall 1:01 160: Jake McClintock,Lak, over AndyEllis, Mos, Fall 0:37 170: Andre Starynski,Lak, over Thomas Obremski,Mos, Fall 0:14 182: MasonHolmquist, Lak, over Mos, For. 195: IeonDiver, Lak, over Mos, For.
T-Bird swimmers top Hodags 106-59
Tyler Teichmiller swims the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard medley relay during a Great NorthernConference swim meet against Rhinelander on Thursday, Jan 19 in Rhinelander. 200-yard MedleyRelay: A; Jack Garcia, Tyler Teichmiller, JacobHamerla, Grant Gibson, 1:49:90 B; NeilBorden, NathanSennett, Stanlee Kmiecik, ReedSmolinski, 2:21.50 200-yard Freestyle Relay: A;GrantGibson, BrandonBoh, Scott Bresnahan, JacobHamerla, 1:43.06 B; Shane Kidd, KristianKigen, BradyLarson, Jack Metzger, 2:07.96 400-yard FreestyleRelay: A; BrandonBoh, Tyler Teichmiller, AlexTucker, JackGarcia, 3:44.51 B; Shane Kidd, NathanSennett, Jack Metzger, BradyLarson, 4:57.78 C; NeilBorden, Scott Bresnahan, Reed Smolinski, Stanlee Kmiecik, DQ.
Cavs losing, LeBron pouting
Yes, the Miami Heat did a Buster Douglas on Golden State on Monday, flooring the Warriors in a 105-102 shocker. But the Warriors had won seven straight before that and own the NBA’s best record.
Illinois Basketball: Three Focuses for the Illini Against Iowa
This game is essentially a win or go home type of contest. The Illini need to come out with a victory or they move to 12-9 on the season and 2-6 in the Big Ten.
Dak Prescott has some Senior Bowl advice
As potential NFL employees continue a three-month job interview process that includes plenty of free labor that allows NFL Network to generate cheap content during the slow months, a guy who lasted until the fourth round a year ago has some free advice. “Senior Bowl is this week,” Prescott said Monday on Twitter.
Concern in Pittsburgh that Antonio Brown cares too much about stats
The Steelers are also concerned that Brown is focused too much on his own personal statistics even at the Steelers’ expense, according to Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network. According to the report, after DeAngelo Williams scored the Steelers’ first touchdown in the AFC Championship Game, Brown was pouting while the rest of his teammates were celebrating because Brown wanted the ball to go to him, not Williams, on the play.
Young Steelers defenders caught ‘off guard’ by Patriots’ offense
The Pittsburgh Steelers ‘ young defenders led to the surge down the stretch of the season. Those same youngsters got torched by Tom Brady Sunday in Foxborough.
Falcons taking all their employees to Houston with them
It’s not just the players and coaching staff going to Houston next week, it’s the entire Falcons organization. Via Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Falcons owner Arthur Blank is sending all of the team’s employees to Houston next week for Super Bowl LI.
NY: L Train Shutdown Public Workshops Planned by MTA, Department of Transportation
Jan. 22–Commuters dreading the L train shutdown, the most impactful capital project in MTA history, will get their say in how to plan around the closure. The MTA and the city’s Department of Transportation have planned four public workshops to get community feedback before work on the Canarsie Tunnel begins in 2019.
John Sheridan paid for his foul-mouthed rant at Notts County and is now managing Oldham
New Notts County owner Alan Hardy has revealed that manager John Sheridan was sacked for gross misconduct following his expletive-laden rant at match officials. Last week, a Football Association document was made public for the first time detailing the foul and abusive comments made by Sheridan towards referee Eddie Ilderton and fourth official Matthew Donohue during a 2-0 defeat to Wycombe on December 10. The report revealed details of Sheridan saying to Donohue ”You’re a f****** c***.
Kevin Pietersen’s Big Bash League series ends with send-off from Darren Lehmann
Kevin Pietersen’s Big Bash League campaign has ended with semi-final defeat, a hamstring injury – and a send-off from Darren Lehmann. Australia coach Lehmann wasted no time with a withering assessment of Pietersen’s performance over the past month, advising Melbourne Stars to ‘move him on’ after they lost to Perth Scorchers by seven wickets at the WACA.
Andy Murray not named in initial Great Britain Davis Cup team for Canada tie
Great Britain are set to be without Andy Murray for their Davis Cup clash with Canada next weekend after he was not named in the initial four-man team. Captain Leon Smith has not ruled out adding the world number one should he change his mind about playing in the World Group first-round tie in Ottawa, starting on February 3. “We will continue to speak with Andy in the coming days regarding his potential involvement and if he decides he would like to be part of the team then we can of course change the nominations as necessary,” said Smith.
Nick Kyrgios in but Bernard Tomic makes himself unavailable for Davis Cup
Bernard Tomic has made himself unavailable for Australia’s opening Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic in Melbourne next month.Australia’s No.2 player was a notable omission from the Australian team named on Thursday, unable to commit to the tie given his schedule and tournament commitments. Monfils incredible shot, that almost went in It may not have gone in, but French tennis star Gael Monfils surprised everyone with his shot against Rafael Nadal.
Davis Cup captain Leon Smith (right) will include Andy Murray in his squad.
Murray flew home from Melbourne on Monday night following his shock Australian Open defeat to Mischa Zverev and must now decide whether to make the trip to Ottawa. Murray had originally planned not to play but the Scot’s early exit from the first grand slam of the year could yet change his thinking.
Brocklebank: Antepost
Matt Brocklebank adds to his Cheltenham Festival portfolio with bets in the Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle and RSA Chase. There isn’t much between Bellshill and CONEY ISLAND on the form book and, in light of their respective prices for the RSA Chase at Cheltenham, Eddie Harty’s charge rates a fantastic bet at 12/1 for the staying novice chase crown.
Championship news: are Aston Villa set to sign Barnsley duo? Chelsea defender loaned to Brighton
Aston Villa could be close to completing a double signing from Championship rivals Barnsley, with Conor Hourihane and James Bree both being heavily linked with moves to Villa Park. According to the Sun, Steve Bruce’s side have already won the race to sign Tykes right-back Bree, with the clubs apparently agreeing terms over a A 3m transfer.
Shohei Otani among 27 players named to Japan’s WBC squad
” All-Star pitcher Shohei Otani will headline Japan’s bid for a third title at the World Baseball Classic. The 22-year-old Otani was among 27 players named to Japan’s squad on Tuesday by Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo.
Abhishek Bachchan promises to do a biopic on Satnam Singh for free – but on one condition
… he said Abhishek Bachchan would be best suited for it not only because of his height also since he’s interested in sports. “To see a biopic being made on my life and my journey from India to America will definitely be the best experience for me. …
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LeBron James stroked his beard as he sat in his locker and tried to make sense of Cleveland’s recent slide. Losses to powerhouses like Golden State and San Antonio were a little easier to shake off.
Roddick came up short at majors, but proud of longevity
Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open, reached the final of Wimbledon three times and was a fixture in the top 10 for much of his career. Still, he didn’t think his induction in the International Tennis Hall of Fame was a sure thing.
One-handed marksman doesn’t let disability prevent him from reaching his target
Competitive shooter Graeme Foote, who was born without a right hand, lines up a shot through a scope on his Remington 790 precision rifle, at a range in Abbotsford, B.C., on Sunday January 15, 2017. Graeme Foote, who was born without most of his right hand, is a rising talent in precision-rifle shooting.
Cameron Wake And Sean Lee Selected To NFL Pro Bowl
Cameron Wake and Sean Lee – were selected to play with the NFL’s best at the 2017 NFL Pro Bowl this weekend in Orlando, Florida. Miami Dolphins’ defensive end Cameron Wake will make his fifth Pro Bowl appearance in eight seasons.
Jose Bautista Press Conferenc Funny Skit
Now that the Jose Bautista ‘negotiations’ are over, we can reflect on the controversial egotistic approach Bautista took with a very funny portrayal of his relationship with the media. Check it out and share! Editor’s Note: This is a FanPost written by a reader and member of Bluebird Banter.
Padres make an offer to Weaver
Our beloved pitcher, Jered Weaver, now has an offer on the table from the Padres. The amount of love that Angels fans have for Weaver is massive, and we all want what is best for the Weave.
OKWU next up after big weekend win for Lady Braves
Ottawa University’s Jessica King, junior forward, goes up for a shot during Saturday’s home game against Kansas Wesleyan.
Cameron Dick calls on PM to increase medical training places for Sunshine Coast
Queensland’s Health Minister Cameron Dick is the second high-profile Queenslander to call on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to find an extra 15 medical training places to let the new $1.9 billion Sunshine Coast University Hospital open with a medical school in April. A national review of medical training places around Australia – including the Sunshine Coast – will be finished by April 2017, Rural Health Minister Dr David Gillespie said.
Vital Preview – League 1, 24th January 2017
The 2016-17 season continues with the latest games – albeit only a couple – this midweek. This will see us among those involved with three points of course the aim.
Stam On Derby Defeat & Fulham Next
Reading slipped to successive defeats when beaten at Derby on Saturday with the Royals keen to avoid a third straight loss in the rearranged meeting with Fulham tonight. Saturday’s 3-2 loss at Derby had started with John Swift putting Reading ahead but goals from Darren Bent, Tom Ince and Will Hughes left the Rams in control.
Spurr Delight At Villa Involvement And Point
Tommy Spurr hasn’t had much involvement for Preston since his summer signing from Blackburn but he was involved in the draw at Aston Villa on Saturday. He told the Official Website .
Fonte To West Ham – New Captain’s Confirmed
With Southampton confirming ahead of the weekend’s victory over Leicester City that club captain Jose Fonte had moved on to West Ham United, manager Claude Puel has named his new club skippers. Beginning with Fonte firstly, he headed out of St Mary’s Stadium on Friday with the 33 year old bringing down the curtain on a seven year long spell with us that us took us from League One into the Europa League and his departure was on the cards with the various contradictions aired over contracts and his ultimate transfer request.
Wenger Reflects On Burnley
Having covered his tunnel escapes previously on the site and the subsequent confirmation of his FA charge, manager Arsene Wenger gives his thoughts on the match itself. Meeting the media for his post game press conference after the two one victory at the Emirates Stadium, Wenger told the Official Site that whilst Burnley didn’t make it easy for us, he certainly never saw a match like that with so many talking points coming.
Cubs invite Henderson, Kawasaki to big league camp
Relief pitcher Jim Henderson and infielder Munenori Kawasaki are among the 24 non-roster players invited to the Chicago Cubs’ big league camp for spring training. Henderson went 2-2 with a 4.11 ERA in 44 appearances with the New York Mets last year. Kawasaki hit .333 in 14 games with the Cubs.
Milanovich resigns as Argonauts head coach to join Jaguars
Scott Milanovich stepped down as head coach of the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts on Friday to become the Jacksonville Jaguars’ quarterbacks coach. Barker hired Milanovich in December 2011, giving him his first CFL head coaching job.
SoCal punctuates its hockey renaissance with All-Star Game
Anaheim Ducks’ Logan Shaw celebrates after scoring against the Winnipeg Jets during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. LOS ANGELES — Jari Kurri arrived in Los Angeles 26 years ago, just in time to join Wayne Gretzky and Luc Robitaille in propelling hockey to a new level of prominence in Southern California.