The Atlanta Falcons have continued the dramatic remaking of their coaching staff following their Super Bowl loss by promoting Marquand Manuel to defensive co-ordinator. The Falcons also hired Bryant Young as defensive line coach on Friday and two assistants received new titles.
Month: February 2017
Stamford hires new transportation chief
A Stamford High School student looks to see if traffic will yield while crossing the street outside of her school in Stamford, Conn. on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016.
‘He told me his time is coming to an end’ – Wright certain Wenger will leave Arsenal this summer
The former Gunners striker expects his old boss to leave the club in June after describing how weary the 66-year-old looked in a recent meeting The Frenchman has yet to renew his expiring contract as rumours that he is set to leave the club he joined 20 years ago intensify. Wenger has presided over yet another campaign in which the Gunners have flattered to deceive in their chase for silverware.
Former players slam PCB after suspension of two players8 min ago
Karachi, Feb 10 Former cricketers today slammed Pakistan Cricket Board after Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were provisionally suspended on charges of corruption, saying that the latest development arose due to the wrong example set by the PCB by way of recalling tainted pacer Muhammad Aamir to the national team. Both Sharjeel and Khalid, who were representing Islamabad United in Pakistan Super League second edition in Dubai, were being sent back home by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Russian’s ban may make Caster Semenya a double Olympic champion
Russia’s Mariya Savinova-Farnosova has been stripped of her London 2012 Olympic gold medal and banned for four years after “clear evidence” was found that the 800-meter champion used performance-enhancing drugs. The 31-year-old’s results from July 2010 and August 2013 have been annulled, meaning she also loses her 2011 world title, 2013 world silver medal and 2010 European gold.
Madison Square Garden Security Chief Fired After Charles Oakley Clash
Frank Benedetto, the senior vice president for security at the Madison Square Garden Company, was fired Friday morning, a source said. The move comes two days after Oakley became embroiled in a pushing and shoving match with security personnel just a few rows behind Dolan’s courtside seats and was hauled off and arrested by the NYPD in front of TV cameras.
Arizona basketball: Lauri Markkanen named Naismith Trophy finalist
This also comes on the heels of Vegas giving Markkanen 20/1 odds to be named the National Player of the Year. Through 25 games, Markkanen is Arizona’s leading scorer and rebounder .
Baltimore Ravens: Who To Cut, Who To Keep
Aug 22, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews catches the ball in front of the defense of Baltimore Ravens defensive back Kyle Arrington at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Baltimore Ravens rank in the bottom of the league in salary cap space.
Gymnasts to compete for BSC title
The Jackson County Central gymnastics team will compete for the Big South Conference championship Saturday in Welcome. The top two teams from each division will compete in the meet.
Indians, Lady Indians in doubleheader with Russell Co. HS
The community is encouraged to come out tonight, Friday, February 10, 2017, John Burr Memorial Gymnasium, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY, for a girl/boy basketball doubleheader against rival Russell County. The girls’ team, sitting at 7-18 on the year, is looking to end a four-game skid against the Lady Lakers in a game that tips at 6pmCT.
Philadelphia prosecutor won’t seek re-election amid probe
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams pauses as he speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Williams has announced he won’t run for a third term amid an FBI probe into gifts he initially failed to report.
St. Louis men’s basketball uses Find My iPhone to locate allegedly drunk bus driver
St. Louis men’s basketball uses Find My iPhone to locate allegedly drunk bus driver After a loss, the Billikens were unable to locate the bus to take the team to the airport. Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: http://usat.ly/2kX8ElD The Saint Louis University men’s basketball team was left behind by its bus after it lost a game Wednesday night.
NL West teams at the start of spring training
In this Oct. 18, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Corey Seager hits an RBI single during the third inning of Game 3 of the National League baseball championship series against the Chicago Cubs, in Los Angeles. After coming within two games of reaching the World Series, the Dodgers had a simple plan going into the offseason: keep their roster intact and make a couple of additions.
UCLA Bruins forward TJ Leaf (22) dunks the ball against
USA TODAY Sports bracketology: No. 3 seeds Duke, UCLA are title contenders It was a grand night for two of college basketball’s blue bloods on Thursday night.
Another off-season overhaul as Mariners head to Arizona
In this Sept. 17, 2016, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks’ Jean Segura watches the flight of his home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in Phoenix.
Smeekens, Kodaira win 500-metre speedskating titles; Canada fourth in pursuit
Nao Kodaira of Japan waves after winning the women’s 500-meter race of the ISU world single distances speed skating championships at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ahn Young-joon PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – The Canadian men’s pursuit team just missed the podium at the world single distance speedskating championships on Friday, finishing less than one-10th of a second behind third-place Norway.
NL East teams at the start of spring training
A team-by-team look at the National League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: Going campin’: After winning the NL East for the third time in five years, and once again losing their opening playoff series, the Nationals made just a couple of significant off-season additions. Instead, GM Mike Rizzo brings his team to its new spring training facility counting on the returning core to be productive, including RHPs Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg , RF Bryce Harper , and INFs Daniel Murphy and Anthony Rendon.
School board OKs terms on $5M gift for stadium renovation
The Grand Island school board has approved terms for a proposed $5 million donation earmarked for renovation of the district’s Memorial Stadium.
Kodiaks basketball to clash with the Rattlers
Lethbridge Herald The battle for first place in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference South Division in men’s basketball will kick into overdrive this weekend. Riding a four-game winning streak, the Kodiaks men’s team will host their fellow 12-3 Medicine Hat Rattlers tonight at 8 p.m. at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium.
Elizabeth Seton guard Adrianne Hagood is using basketball as an outlet during a breakout season
… , and follow @allmetsports on Twitter to see a steady stream of updates throughout the day. Jacob Bogage writes about sports for The Washington Post, where he’s worked since 2015. He’s previously covered the automotive and manufacturing industries …
How a Guy Who Looked like Lord Voldemort Truly Broke My Heart….Twice In One Night
Many people here on Camden Chat know me as the youngest regular here on the site. They’ve heard me reference many times how I was a one year old when the O’s went wire-to-wire in 1997 and how a I was a few months old when the Jeffery Maier incident took place then the awful run from 1998-2011 was the only time period in my life I had seen the Orioles.
Youth, the Orioles, and heartbreak
My first Orioles heartbreak came early in my life. It was 1982, and I just started getting interested in baseball as a 6 year old.
NL Central teams at the start of spring training
In this July 7, 2016, file photo, Chicago Cubs’ Kris Bryant scores on a single hit by Ben Zobrist during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, in Chicago.
2017 NFL Draft quarterback rankings and their NFL player comparison
The NFL Draft process is long, it is arbitrary and people change their minds after months and months of information in a second and you wonder… what happened? Well, one of the things we pride ourselves on is waiting to release our rankings until we have all the information we can possibly have, including the athletic testing information. That information saved Seth last year from his Paul Dawson love, when he came in undersized, slow and unathletic, it meant that his work to be good was going to be much harder.
Russian Olympic Champion Savinova Stripped of Gold, Banned
Russian runner Maria Savinova was stripped of her 2012 Olympic gold medal for doping on Friday, putting Caster Semenya in line to become a two-time champion. Savinova, who won the 800-meter title at the London Games ahead of Semenya, was also banned for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Andrew Strauss speaks to England trio about Test captaincy
England director of cricket Andrew Strauss has spoken to Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad about becoming the new Test captain, Press Association Sport understands. Root remains the clear favourite to replace Alastair Cook, who announced his resignation on Monday after four-and-a-half years in charge.
Researchers: Warm Pacific water led to vast seabird die-off
A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore… . FILE – In this Jan. 7, 2016, photo, dead common murres lie on a rocky beach in Whittier, Alaska.
Colorado Rockies: 3 Things You Should Know on February 10
… off right. Along with looking at the other teams in the National League West, the Associated Press wrote (and Fox Sports published) this look at the Rockies heading into the season. Spoiler alert: There are a lot of good things said about the team …
Arkansas legislators weighing reduced access to police info
In this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo, Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, asks a question during a meeting of the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. Stubblefield fears society has “disintegrated” and that police need protections that weren’t necessary three or four decades ago.
Syracuse Lacrosse: Orange ready to host the Siena Saints
In the 2016 matchup between these two teams, the Syracuse Orange came out firing with 25 shots in the first half. SU finished out the first half with a 10-1 lead and never looked back as the Orange won 18-5.
Frank Lampard weighs up coaching career with Chelsea or England
… academy at Cobham” to complete “some of the practical elements of his coaching course”. Last year, Lampard told Sky Sports that while he would like to try his hand at management, the only job he wanted was as Chelsea boss. With Antonio Conte on the …
Girls basketball: Cassie Tavormina lighting it up for Doane Academy
Finding consistency on offense is a tough task. For Cassie Tavormina, it’s almost looked easy.
Video: Reds’ horror own goal caps off pummelling
PERTH Glory maestro Diego Castro orchestrated a 5-0 belting of a demoralised Adelaide United in Friday night’s A-League match. Castro scored two goals, set up another for Andy Keogh and featured in the lead- up to Adam Taggart’s score as Perth climbed to fourth spot.
Grading the Last 10 Spanish Signings at Real Madrid
In the summer preceding the 2009/10 campaign, Real Madrid boosted their squad with two big-name signings: Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, with both deals dominating headlines and expectations for the season ahead. But they also signed four Spanish players: Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa from Liverpool , Raul Albiol from Valencia and Esteban Granero from Getafe.
Updated: 6 hours agoComments (0)The Dylan Johnston rink steps ona
The Dylan Johnston rink steps onto the ice with Brad Jacobs’ foursome this afternoon in what will be a showdown of the two undefeated rinks at the Travelers Northern Ontario men’s curling championships. Johnston’s Fort William crew of Mike Badiuk, Cody Johnston and Travis Showalter matched the reigning Northern Ontario champions from Sault Ste.
Boston Celtics Thomas has 34 and Celtics beat Blazers 120-111
Thomas wound up with 34 points after a slow start, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics rebounded from a loss the previous night to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-111 on Thursday. “I was missing a lot of easy shots all night long.
Bournemouth v Manchester City: Team news, odds and stats
From Chelsea’s reserve on A 220,000 a week to the stars on A 35,000, the highest paid player at every Premier League club ‘A tough, hard, old school defender’: Everton’s legendary hardman Ferguson picks Adams among the three toughest opponents he faced in Premier League EDDIE HEARN: Brook isn’t scared of Spence … and Bellew is too busy to be sunbathing Day of inspiration for the relegation fight? From lunch for one at Nando’s to a book launch with an eclectic mix of stars, Palace boss Allardyce gets ready for dogfight Klopp’s biggest game: Liverpool’s clash with Tottenham is the most important game of his Anfield tenure so far Everton’s Catch 22: Lukaku is central to aim of gatecrashing the top six but his red-hot form will alert big rivals Real Madrid are on course for a first title since Mourinho was in charge… but Zidane can’t afford any slips EXCLUSIVE: Rosberg on why he had to … (more)
Costa attributes goal-scoring spree to Drogba
Costa smashed 20 goals two seasons ago to shoot the Blues to title success following his A 32million move from Atletico Madrid. Drogba, voted Chelsea’s greatest player by supporters five years ago, was at the club during Costa’s first season.
Rutgers and Adidas: you get what you pay for
This is the first in an ocasional series that On the Banks will be presenting on Rutgers Athletics’ financial situation. Today: apparel and what it’s worth So, the story is out there that we’re going to have Adidas uniforms soon .
San Francisco 49ers: Top 5 Head Coaches in Franchise History
Nov 27, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Nov 27, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh reacts against the Seattle Seahawks in the Thanksgiving game at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The San Francisco 49ers are fortunate enough to have employed some amazing head coaches since being formed in 1946.