Month: February 2017

Track team’s medal pride

Legana’s Ryan Lawson capped a successful national junior track cycling championships for Tasmania by claiming a bronze medal in the under-17 sprint Law man: Tasmanian cyclist Ryan Lawson achieved several top 10 finishes and a bronze medal at the national track cycling champs. Picture: Scott Gelston Legana’s Ryan Lawson capped a successful national junior track cycling championships for Tasmania by claiming a bronze medal in the under-17 sprint.

Cavs recall Kay Felder from Canton Charge

Kay Felder will be back with the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight when the Cavs take on the Chicago Bulls , according to press release from the team. Felder spent last night with the Charge on assignment and started for Canton in its 117-110 loss to the Delaware 87ers.

Bayern routs Hamburg 8-0 with Lewandowski hat trick

Bayern Munich gave Hamburger SV another thrashing at home in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat trick in an 8-0 rout before coach Carlo Ancelotti took pity on the visitors. After several lackluster performances in the league, Bayern stepped up a level against Hamburg, playing at pace with determination and commitment, dominating possession and forcing the game.

Tsonga beats Kyrgios to reach Open 13 final in Marseille

Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated defending champion Nick Kyrgios 7-6 , 2-6, 6-4 Saturday at the Open 13, guaranteeing an all-French final at the indoor tournament. The first ever matchup between the pair was a hard-fought contest as Tsonga weathered 16 aces from the third-seeded Australian and broke early in the decider to prevail.

Sub Continent Rounders

India has constructed its first baseball field, six acres of green that will host five international trainers to improve the Indians baseball skills. The Co-founder of Grand Slam Baseball Raunag Sahni helped support the development of the field along with major league baseball and Play Global.

Sevilla rises to top of La Liga with comeback at Betis

His team trailing against its fiercest rival, coach Jorge Sampaoli orchestrated a 2-1 comeback at Real Betis that lifted Sevilla to the top of the Spanish league on Saturday. Substitute Vicente Iborra got the winning goal in the 75th minute to silence the Benito Villamarin Stadium following Gabriel Mercado’s equalizer.

“Fur” the Love of Trapping

In the early 1970s, in response to the need for an organization representing trappers here in Kansas, the Kansas Fur Harvesters organization was born, and for 20 years now has sponsored annual fur auctions to help Kansas trappers market their wild caught fur.

ESPN Predicts Melvin Ingram’s Contract Terms

ESPN insider’s John Clayton this week released his projected contract terms for the top 25 NFL free agents. His 10th ranked free agent was Los Angeles Chargers edge defender Melvin Ingram , and Clayton’s prediction should make any fan hoping that the Chargers retain their #2 pass rusher happy.

Perez: Democrats are in ‘crisis of confidence’

Democrats on Saturday neared the end of a long, competitive battle to choose a new national party chairman who will attempt to turn widespread opposition to President Donald Trump into more election victories. One of the leading candidates, former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, told Democratic National Committee members the party is facing a “crisis of confidence” and a “crisis of relevance” after losing about 1,000 elected posts from Capitol Hill to state legislatures during the last decade, in addition to Hillary Clinton’s presidential election loss.

Perez, Ellison at finish line of Dem chair race

The race for a new Democratic chairman narrowed to two candidates, a former Cabinet member and a liberal Minnesota congressman, both of them promising to rebuild a reeling party and fight Republican President Donald Trump. Tom Perez, labour secretary under former President Barack Obama, told Democratic National Committee members the party is facing a “crisis of confidence” and a “crisis of relevance” after losing about 1,000 elected posts from Capitol Hill to state legislatures during the last decade, in addition to Hillary Clinton’s presidential election loss in November.

Chevrolet reveals ‘ most track-capable Camaro ever’

Chevrolet reveals ‘ most track-capable Camaro ever’ Because the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 just wasn’t fast enough, GM made changes Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lH5qSN DETROIT — Because the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 just wasn’t quite fast enough, General Motors decided to make it even more aerodynamic, lighter and faster. The Camaro ZL1 1LE was revealed Friday at Daytona International Speedway, just before this weekend’s running of the Daytona 500.

West Brom sends Bournemouth sliding toward relegation zone

West Bromwich Albion is exceeding expectations and remains a surprise contender for European qualification after sending Bournemouth sliding toward the Premier League relegation zone with a 2-1 victory over the south-coast team on Saturday. Bournemouth took an early lead through Josh King’s penalty but goals from defenders Craig Dawson and Gareth McAuley turned the game at the Hawthorns on its head before halftime as West Brom won at home for the seventh time in the last eight outings.

The Red Wings Can’t Shut Down Every Injured Veteran

The Detroit Red Wings have faced a lot of unfamiliar questions this season regarding what to do with injured personnel when staring in the face of a losing season. It naturally causes a lot of looking toward the future; to trading away anyone who may not fit in the long-term picture of the organization, to accruing assets such as draft picks or cap room or prospects, to developing the young players already on the team so they are ready in a few years to make the big push for a cup.

Transgender boy moves within 1 win of girls Texas title

Mack Beggs, left, a transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity High School, stands with his coach Travis Clark during a quarterfinal match against Mya Engert, of Amarillo Tascosa, during the State Wrestling Tournament, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Cypress, Texas. Beggs was born a girl and is transitioning to male but wrestles in the girls division.

4-on-4: Detroit Pistons’ post trade deadline questions

Feb 12, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy watches the warm up before the start of a game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre.The Detroit Pistons won 102-101. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Pistons weren’t players at the trade deadline.

The Read & React: Celtics crumble (again) vs. Raptors

Celtics paid the price for doing nothing : When I learned that Indiana wanted the whole boat for Paul George and the Bulls weren’t interested in moving Butler all that much, I excused Danny Ainge for not unboxing the fireworks now. My fury didn’t falter for the C’s not making some move to improve.

Why the Texans have to trade for Jimmy Garoppolo

As the offseason continues to roll along, I’ve become more and more convinced that the Texans need to trade for New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. First of all, I’m having a hard time with the fact that the Texans are willing to draft a quarterback-possibly in the first round-instead of trading for Garoppolo.

Daily Bread Mailbag: Pacquiao-Khan, Broner, Ward, Spence-Brook

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards discusses Adrien Broner, Manny Pacquiao vs. Amir Khan, Lamont Peterson, Tony Harrison vs. Hurd, the subject of chins, Errol Spence vs. Kell Brook, and more. What do you think of the fights this weekend? Do you think Broner will ever reach his potential? Can Peterson be a player at 147 and what do you think of Marcus Browne’s chances vs Adonis Stevenson? Bread’s Response: First off I want to say I feel really bad for Adrian Granados.

Real Madrid crazy pay same Dele Alli they did Gareth Bale

Real Madrid would be ‘crazy’ to pay same money for Dele Alli as they did for Gareth Bale, insists Michel Salgado Former Real Madrid defender Michel Salgado believes that the Spanish giants would be ‘crazy’ to spend the same amount of money on Dele Alli as they did on winger Gareth Bale. Alli has been in great form for Tottenham since making his debut against Manchester United in August 2015 and he has attracted plenty of interest from some of Europe’s top clubs, including the La Liga leaders.

Real Madrid train ahead of Villarreal tie as Bale returns

Goodbye, Claudio: Ranieri arrives at Leicester training ground to say his farewells to players and staff… as his biographer claims tension with assistant Shakespeare was at heart of problems JAMIE CARRAGHER: Leicester should build a statue of Ranieri… I’m furious with the decision and hope the players are ashamed Mata and Mourinho have buried the hatchet and stats show he is now pivotal to United’s chances of success Ranieri was fired at the airport hotel… Leicester owners let him take charge in Seville but his fate had been sealed Ibrahimovic is our star man ahead of EFL Cup final… but how do teams measure up in our player ratings? Sanchez should quit Arsenal for Inter, claims Chile team-mate Medel as former Cardiff man agitates for pal to move Think Alli’s tackle was bad? Well this might be the worst ever! Irish League shocked by disgraceful attack by Shamrock’s Burke ‘I’ve … (more)

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AS Roma have struck a deal with city officials over building a new stadium in the Italian capital, opening the way for a project meant to boost the Serie A soccer club’s revenue. The 52,500-seat Stadio Della Roma, to be built in the city’s south-west, was originally set to open in the current season but has faced years of delays as the club waited for approval.

Arsenal’s latest financial results sees healthy cash reserves for…

Arsenal’s latest financial results sees healthy cash reserves for new summer signings, profits up, TV revenues up – but player wages rise and commercial income flatlines as club also explores renewable power supplies at Emirates Arsenal’s latest financial results published this week show a record high of 110.5m spent on players – with a 20 per cent rise in turnover to 191.1m from 158.1m for the six months to the end of November 2016. Layth Yousif MBA studies the results so you don’t have to… Broadcasting revenues amounted for A 25m of total turnover with the primary driver being the increase value of the new Premier League television contract.

Two international rugby players held in Paris over cocaine purchase

Former All Blacks rugby player Alexander “Ali” Williams and former Australian international James O’Connor were arrested on Friday night in Paris on suspicion of attempting to buy cocaine, police and judicial sources said. The two were apprehended by police officers of the French Anti-Crime Brigade at 0300 am in the Paris 16th district and placed in police custody, a police source said.

NAU Roundup: Golf ends day one at Rio Verde in fourth place

The Northern Arizona University golf team wrapped up action from day one of the Rio Verde Invitational on Friday, turning in a team score of 18-over-par 306 to head into round two today in fourth place and six strokes off second-place Northern Illinois and Eastern Michigan. “We have a chance to do really good things here,” said Lumberjacks head coach Brad Bedortha.

Impact on Raptors of trade-deadline deals

… defeating the Dallas Mavericks in overtime at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports There have been plenty of hosannas already offered to Raptors GM Masai Ujiri for pulling off this deal. I’m offering one more. …