Month: January 2017

CRICKET: Milestone capped Craig’s season

PURTON bowler Craig Miles says he is content with how his 2016 panned out at Gloucestershire as he marked a significant landmark before capping the year with a new deal. The 22-year-old surpassed 50 Championship wickets with the County Championship Division Two side as he took his overall wicket count to 229 in all formats.

Yoakum becomes leader for boys

Will Yoakum of Delaware Hayes goes up for a shot in front of Watkins Memorial’s Bryce Small during their game Dec. 30. Yoakum was averaging a team-high 21 points through 11 games for the Pacers, who were 8-3 overall before playing Hilliard Bradley on Jan. 6. Below are the coming schedules for the Delaware Hayes boys basketball, girls basketball, bowling, gymnastics, swimming & diving and wrestling teams: The senior on the Delaware Hayes High School boys basketball team is the latest in the program to become a strong leader who will play at the next level.

Nishikori Beats Wawrinka, Reaches First Brisbane Final

Kei Nishikori corrected his bad record in Brisbane International semifinals by beating U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka 7-6 , 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final for the first time at the season-opening tournament. Wawrinka, who won the Chennai tournament in India in the first week of the season for the three previous years, had treatment on his lower left leg at the end of the first set tiebreaker and twice again in the second set.

MacKinnon’s OT goal lifts Avs over Islanders 2-1

Nathan MacKinnon scored 4:43 into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 2-1 for their first win at home in more than seven weeks MacKinnon’s OT goal lifts Avs over Islanders 2-1 Nathan MacKinnon scored 4:43 into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 2-1 for their first win at home in more than seven weeks Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2i2MtrX Colorado Avalanche defenseman Eric Gelinas, front, clears the puck from behind the net as New York Islanders left wing Nikolay Kulemin, of Russia, defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Denver.

Singapore: F1 fans want race to continue amid city’s plan to ditch sport, survey says

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel takes his victory lap and waves to his fans at the Singapore F1 Night Race on Sept 25, 2011 in Singapore, Southeast Asia. Image via Meister Photos / Shutterstock are keen for the race to remain there, despite negotiations between organisers and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone seemingly stalled, according to a survey conducted by British research firm YouGov. race expires this year and Ecclestone and organisers are still in negotiations about extending beyond 2017, though he suggested in an interview with a German autosport magazine last November that talks were not progressing well.

Cougars Sweep Upper Iowa

Led by another stalwart defense effort and four players in double digits, the University of Sioux Falls Men’s Basketball Team picked up a third consecutive win by stopping Upper Iowa, 71-55, at the Stewart Center on Friday night. With the victory, not only did the Cougars move past .500 on the season at 9-8, they pushed their NSIC mark to 5-4 with the double digit decision against the Peacocks, which came in as one of the leaders in the NSIC South.

Time for Steelers to live up to talent level

The Steelers are a 10-point favorite against Miami as they get set to host the Dolphins in the AFC Wild Card on Sunday . A team that boasts a top three quarterback, running back and wide receiver, as well as one of the top offensive line’s in the NFL should be a big favorite in its home building against a warm weather team playing in 19-degree weather with a backup quarterback.

At Least 2 Shot At Northridge Bus Stop

CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA […] Placement Of Carrie’s Fisher’s Ashes Raises Awareness And A Few Chuckles Even in death, her family is making sure her legacy and humor live on.

Sound Tigers coach Thompson proud as son Tage becomes – part of

United States’ Tage Thompson hoists the trophy after winning the gold medal over Canada after the final of the world junior hockey championship in Montreal on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. less United States’ Tage Thompson hoists the trophy after winning the gold medal over Canada after the final of the world junior hockey championship in Montreal on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.

Radamel Falcao scores as Monaco beat Ajaccio 2-1 in the French Cup

Manchester City hammer West Ham as Toure, Silva, Aguero and Stones all score to help Guardiola earn rampant win in FA Cup Chinese offer A 800k a week to four young England stars as Alli, Kane, Barkley, Sturridge are all targeted by Far East Sunderland boss Moyes takes a dig at West Ham over Defoe bid and insists red-hot striker is not for sale Toure’s stunning penalty record, West Ham’s regret over appealing Feghouli’s ban, Corden analysing Nordtveit – Seven things you may have missed from West Ham thrashing by Manchester City Reading want to become the Ajax of England and play Total Football… meet the Dutch director of football behind the Championship club Bilic’s FA Cup clowns help Guardiola find his smile again… West Ham striker Carroll wasn’t able to test defence ‘He’s very clever, fast and agile.

Placing in the top 20

Daily News Baylie Brunsma leads Middlesboro in 3-point field goals shooting at 35 percent. The Lady Jackets rank fifth in the state in 3-point field-goal percentage.

No. 6 Kentucky encouraged by defensive results

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Texas A&M’s JC Hampton looks for an opening as Kentucky’s Dominique Hawkins defends during the first half of Tuesday’s game in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won 100-58.

Ciara decides to drop $15 million defamation lawsuit against ex Future

On Friday, Ciara’s legal team filed documents in the Superior Court in Fulton County, Georgia to end the $15 million defamation suit against her 33-year-old rapper baby daddy, according to TMZ . The 31-year-old Body Party singer had originally filed the suit back in February in response to several comments Future made publicly about her parenting abilities.

Children helped into sport with new NHS prosthetic limbs

Double leg amputee Richard Whitehead said he was delighted to see the next generation take their first steps in experiencing the freedom of running Children who are missing an arm or leg are being helped to run, swim and play sport after getting new sports limbs on the NHS. The roll-out of the sports prostheses on the NHS for the first time is part of a A 1.5 million Government fund to help child amputees and others across England get active and might help create Britain’s next batch of Paralympic athletes.

Wenger: Xhaka not a dirty player

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists Granit Xhaka is not a dirty player despite the midfielder’s indifferent start to life in England. The 24-year-old arrived at Arsenal from Borussia Monchengladbach in the off-season with a reputation as a rough player.

Saturday’s a ‘big day’ for Oregon’s Willie…

One month into his job as Oregon Ducks coach, Willie Taggart has yet to find a permanent place to live in Eugene. Predictably, his go-go schedule since his Dec. 7 hiring as Mark Helfrich’s successor caused his real estate search to take a backseat, and it’s only going to get more complicated next week as he travels across the country recruiting up until national signing day on Feb. 1. Most of his time so far has been spent at UO’s football headquarters, the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex.

Mourinho confirms January deal for Lindelof is off

The Man Utd manager will stick with his existing options despite Eric Bailly’s absence at the Africa Cup of Nations, but Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay will not be selected The Red Devils have been heavily linked with a move for Benfica centre-back Victor Lindelof but the form of Mourinho’s current group of defenders has persuaded him to wait. United will be without Eric Bailly for the duration of the Ivory Coast’s participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, but Mourinho plans to rotate between Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo.

Arsenal will extend Cazorla and Mertesacker deals, Wenger confirms

The players’ contracts are nearing expiration but the Frenchman insists their time at the club is not coming to an end any time soon Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the club are likely to use their option to extend Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesacker’s expiring contracts. Cazorla, 32, has been heavily linked with a return to La Liga, with Atletico Madrid reportedly keen to sign him, while Mertesacker has caught the attention of former clubs Werder Bremen and Hannover.

Ibrahimovic: ‘I see myself as an animal’

The Swedish striker believes that he is incredible shape, and credits Jose Mourinho with helping him stay fit this season Manchester United frontman Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims that he sees himself ‘as an animal’ that does not need rest like normal footballers. The 35-year-old is the second highest scorer in the Premier League this season, with 13 goals in 19 appearances for the Red Devils.

Guardiola: Manchester City must believe they can beat any team

The manager was delighted with his side’s thrashing of West Ham in the FA Cup on Friday and hopes his side take confidence from the display Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s players and fans must believe they can beat any team after they thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Friday. City have struggled for consistency since the arrival of Guardiola, but they were in fine form at London Stadium as they booked their ticket for the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Florida Cup: River Plate’s road to Orlando

A part of River’s preseason will take place in the U.S. The team will play in the friendly event starting in the knockout phase. River started its preseason Wednesday in Ezeiza, with all eyes set on the club’s first commitment: the Florida Cup, from January 15-21.

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Friends and family of Josh McCall, the cerebral palsy patient who fulfilled a dream of attending a Packers-Seahawks game at Lambeau Field last fall, say he has died. Facebook page says the 30-year-old from Port Orchard died Thursday.