Month: February 2017

Rumour Mill: Premier League play for $160m Messi

MANCHESTER City eye a move for Lionel Messi, Victor Lindelof is set to join Manchester United, and Arsene Wenger admits he wants to stay at Arsenal. Manchester City have made Lionel Messi their number one target as they believe the A 100 million-rated Argentinian superstar is ready to leave Barcelona, according to The Mirror.

McIntosh scores 18 to lead Northwestern over Rutgers 69-65

Northwestern guard Scottie Lindsey reacts after hitting a three-point shot against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Evanston, Ill. Northwestern forward Vic Law dunks against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Evanston, Ill.

Iowa State holds off TCU 84-71

Naz Mitrou-Long had 15 of his 25 points in the first half and Iowa State beat TCU 84-71 Saturday to move into a three-way tie for second in the Big 12. Monte Morris added 18 with 11 assists for the Cyclones , who joined Baylor and West Virginia in second – three games behind Kansas. Iowa State has done so in part by winning its last two at home by 28 combined points after letting its Big 12 opponents hang around even in wins in Ames.

No. 4 Baylor women tie for Big 12 lead, 89-67 over Okla St

Nina Davis had a season-high 23 points along with 10 rebounds and fourth-ranked Baylor beat Oklahoma State 89-67 to move back into a share of first place in the Big 12 Conference. The Lady Bears never trailed in their first home game since a loss Feb. 6 to eighth-ranked Texas, which suffered its first conference loss earlier Saturday to set up a showdown for first place.

Easton not yet closing in on new football coach

The search for Easton Area High School ‘s next football coach is well underway, but Steve Shiffert’s successor will not be put up for approval at Tuesday’s school board meeting, athletic director Jim Pokrivsak said Saturday. While two rounds of interviews have been done so far, and some anticipated the process might be wrapped up by Tuesday, the search committee has not made any decisions just yet.

Dustin Johnson remains in control at Riviera Country Club

Rain desolated play Friday, and the players worked hard to catch up Saturday, but most will have to play 36 holes Sunday to get the tournament in on time. Johnson, who has finished in the top 10 in six of his nine starts at Riviera, but has yet to win, sits in front of Pat Perez and Cameron Tringale by one shot at 10 under.

U.S. Under-20s fall flat in World Cup qualifying loss to Panama

Tab Ramos side had a man advantage for 72 minutes, but couldn’t make it count, playing poorly in a loss that could prove very costly. As Tyler Adams screamed out in pain after a vicious tackle just 18 minutes into the U.S. Under-20 national team’s World Cup qualifier against Panama on Saturday, the inevitable red card that followed gave the Americans an advantage that should have paved the way for a victory.

Balotelli sees red as Nice beat Lorient to go second

Mario Balotelli was sent off as Nice moved up to second in Ligue 1 after Wylan Cyprien’s first-half goal earned them a 1-0 win at bottom side Lorient on Saturday. Italian striker Balotelli picked up a straight red card when he argued with referee Tony Chapron in the 68th minute but Nice held firm to secure victory thanks to Cyprien’s 15th-minute effort.

Penn State Thon 2017: Explorers program gives football players a chance to give back to some of their biggest fans

Penn State football’s Lasch Building was turned into a game-playing, fun-loving paradise for about 20 Thon families on Saturday afternoon. About 40 of head coach James Franklin’s players took part in the annual Explorers program, which brings families in for a roughly two hour tour of the football building with stops in the team meeting room, coaches areas, and the weight room.

Utility Jedd: A big bat searching for the glove that fits

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Jedd Gyorko flips the ball to Paul DeJong covering second base in a drill during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com St. Louis Cardinals’ Jedd Gyorko hits a two-run home run in the fourth inning during the first game of a doubleheader between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

NY Jets: Splendid Isolation

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Chris Martin’s charity gig

The Coldplay frontman rushed to the Women’s Cancer Research Fund/Breast Cancer Research Foundation event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel when he found out a mystery artist had pulled out. And the 39-year-old singer and songwriter – who headed straight over to the event after receiving a text from Jamie Tisch performed a number of hits from David Bowie, Prince, Wham! and Leonard Cohen.

Non-league Lincoln into last 8, Leicester out of FA Cup

On a dramatic day of late goals and upsets in the FA Cup, Lincoln became the first non-league team to reach the quarterfinals in more than a century and beleaguered English champion Leicester was eliminated by third-tier opposition on Saturday. Lincoln, which plays in the fifth tier of English soccer, beat Premier League team Burnley 1-0 away thanks to an 89th-minute goal from Sean Raggett.

Former boxer Michael Watson hospitalised after ‘attempted car theft’

Former boxer Michael Watson, centre, was the victim of a suspected car-jacking which saw him needing hospital treatment for his injuries Police are investigating an attack on former boxer Michael Watson and his carer which saw the one-time world title contender dragged from a car and left needing hospital treatment. Watson saw his boxing career ended in 1991 after he lost a WBO super-middleweight title contest to Chris Eubank during which he suffered a serious brain injury and afterwards spent 40 days in a coma.

Draft Trade

We need as much talent as possible. This is a very deep draft in multiple positions so here is my take: Trade down with the Giants for the 23 overall pick for our 1st round pick.

Jennifer Turner (left) and Peyton Bell

Freshman Peyton Bell placed fourth and senior Jennifer Turner finished eighth in singles while Bell and Nathan Parrott were ninth and Turner and Savannah Shirley were 10th in doubles for the Cumberland bowling teams Friday at the Mid-South Conference Championships. The bowling squads take part in the team portion of the conference tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Southern Lanes in Bowling Green.

Mitch Marner will not play for Maple Leafs this weekend

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without star rookie Mitch Marner for both of their games this weekend, coach Mike Babcock announced on Saturday. Marner was listed as ” day-to-day ” with an apparent shoulder injury on Friday after he had to exit Wednesday’s game against Columbus after crashing into the boards.

Daleman takes silver at Four Continents; Canada wins silver, bronze in pairs

Gold medallists Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China, center, and silver medalists Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada and bronze medalists Liubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch, right, of Canada during the medal award ceremony for the Pairs in the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – Canadian Gabrielle Daleman won silver at the Four Continents figure skating event Saturday with a career-best international result while two Canadian duos reached the podium in the pairs competition.

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Wendy Holdener of Switzerland reacts during the first run of the women’s slalom at the 2017 Alpine Skiing World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Mikaela Shiffrin, of the U.S.A., arrives in the finish area, after the second run of the women’s slalom at the 2017 Alpine Skiing World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.