Category: Sports

Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Projected Lineups, How to Watch

There is no rest for the weary as the Red Wings are right back it again tonight as they make the very short trip from Anaheim to Los Angeles for stage two of the annual Tour De California to take on the Kings. The Kings are having a bit of an up and down season, sitting currently fourth in the Pacific division, and are battling slow starts by key players as well as losing Jonathan Quick for a large chunk of the season to injury.

Liverpool agree defender deal: Medical has been booked in – re…

The Liverpool Echo claim the Reds have granted the 23-year-old permission to discuss personal terms with the Championship club. Antonio Rudiger – The Germany international defender is one of Roma’s best and would be an upgrade on the Reds’ current centre-backs Liverpool signed Ilori from Sporting Lisbon in the summer of 2013 but he has failed to make an impact with the Reds.

Minnesota Basketball: Previewing Northwestern

After a narrow loss at home against Michigan State, a missed opportunity, the Gophers showed guts and backbone on the road against a good Purdue team to steal a road win and do more than enough to get back on track early in the conference season. Overall, it’s was a net gain for a Minnesota team desperate to establish themselves as a team to take seriously in the Big Ten.

The Real Draw of Crazy, Crazy China.

Are you a talented footballer? Does the allure of the big European Leagues and the Champions League bore you? Are you tired of being challenged and having to earn your spot? Well, come to China where you can avoid all those things and be richer than you could ever dream This week, Axel Witsel became the latest in a long line of talented footballers to make the switch east, rejecting a chance to move to Italian giants Juventus, instead opting for the emerging footballing superpower that is China He will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Carlos Tevez, Oscar, Hulk, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Jackson Martinez and Alex Teixeira in moving to Asia after being offered titanic amounts of money.

Blazers adjust roster, schedule

Goaltender Taran Kozun, a 16-year-old from Nipawin, Sask., chose to leave the team after playing in Wednesday night’s Blue-White intrasquad game. Kozun played the second half, stopping 14 of 16 shots, and was the winning goaltender as Team Blue erased a 7-5 third-period deficit and won, 10-8.

Gameday: Jazz @ Raptors, Jan. 5

The Toronto Raptors are finally back at home. They say the first home game after a long road trip feels like a road game still, given the unfamiliarity and short lead time to settle in, but the Raptors will surely be thankful to be in Toronto nonetheless.

‘Moving away from the fear factor:’ Bringing insects into mainstream diets

Imagine grabbing a mealworm powder smoothie for breakfast, snacking on chocolate chip and cricket cookies at work and coming home to a big bowl of pasta drenched in a cricket bolognese sauce. A number of entrepreneurs are banking on this environmentally friendly, nutritionally dense protein hopping into the average Joe’s diet and are cooking up products to help make these critters a pantry staple.

Yankees Brian Cashman Says It Again: We’re Staying Pat

Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, in a far-ranging interview with Brian Hoch of MLB.com , indicated that the team will stay “engaged” with other teams, but that the Yankees are not necessarily looking to make any major changes in the structure of the 2017 team at this time. Yankees GM Brian Cashman did not say anything new in this most recent interview, but that is significant in and of itself because it demonstrates that the Yankees feel like they have the makings of a team that not only be competitive but also has a good chance to qualify for a position in the 2017 playoffs.

Sachin, others pay tribute to Dhoni’s captaincy

New Delhi, Jan 5 : Former Indian cricketers appreciated MS Dhoni’s tenure as the captain of the Indian cricket side after he decided to announce his resignation from the position on Wednesday. [NK Cricket] Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar tweeted: @msdhoni #captain.

MS Dhoni resigns as ODI, T20 skipper

Mumbai, Jan 4 : A glorious chapter in Indian cricket’s history came to an end when Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as the skipper of the ODI and T20 side on Wednesday. [NK Cricket] The BCCI confirmed his decision.

It’s a day to celebrate MSD’s successful captaincy, respect his decision: Tendulkar

Mumbai , Jan. 5 : Calling all to respect M.S. Dhoni’s decision to step down as the captain of the Indian cricket team, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the former skipper on a glorious career that lead the team to win both T20 and ODI world cups. [NK Cricket] “Congratulations to MSD on a wonderful career as a captain leading India to success in both T20 and ODI World Cups.

Jimmy Adams set to take over as West Indies cricket director

Barbados [West Indies], Jan. 5 : Former West Indian skipper Jimmy Adams is in line to become the director of the West Indies Cricket Board as he has been offered the role by the cricket body. [NK Cricket] The 48-year-old is believed to have originally applied for the position of head coach but was invited to consider role of director of the WICB.

Callum Scotson looking forward to a season on the road after busy 2016 track season

Cameron Meyer and Callum Scotson of Australia, Kenny de Ketele and Moreno de Pauw of Belgium and Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish of Great Britain celebrate on the Podium after the final of the Six Day With a successful 2016 track season now behind Callum Scotson that saw the 20-year-old win a rainbow jersey in the team pursuit and an Olympic Games silver medal in the same event, his focus in 2017 is on racing and winning in Europe. Scotson successfully defended his U23 Australian national time trial to start his BMC Development career in the best manner possible kick off his biggest road season to date.

Katrin Garfoot expresses Olympic year funding frustrations

Newly crowned two-time time trial champion Katrin Garfoot admitted that she’s struggled with motivation since October where she secured the bronze medal in the time trial at the 2016 Road World Championships. Speaking to reporters, including Cyclingnews, following her successful time trial title defence in Buninyong on Thursday, Garfoot described a number of factors that have impacted her enthusiasm.

Defending champion Raonic into Brisbane International QFs

” Defending champion Milos Raonic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International with 6-3, 6-2 win over Diego Schwartzman on Thursday. The top-seeded Raonic, who had a first-round bye, fired 12 aces in the 70-minute, second-round match and had four service breaks, including three in the second set.

Wozniacki beaten in ASB Classic quarterfinals

” The ASB Tennis Classic was shorn of the last of its big-name contenders on Thursday when former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki wasted a match-winning position and lost 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals to Germany’s Julia Goerges. The tournament had boasted the strongest field in its history when four former No.

M.S. Dhoni has taken ‘brave’ decision : Madan Lal

New Delhi , Jan. 4: Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal, on Thursday, calling the decision taken by Mahendra Singh Dhoni to step down as captain from limited overs format as brave, saying that it has been taken keeping the 2019 ODI World Cup in mind. [NK Cricket] “I appreciate the decision.

Darryl Eales sets Oxford United target for second half of the season

Thousands of Oxford United fans swarm on to the pitch to celebrate promotion following their victory over Wycombe Wanderers last season Picture: Naomi Herring WHEN it comes to looking ahead to 2017 on the field, the biggest challenge facing Oxford United is how on earth you can follow-up 2016. As far as problems go, it is not a bad one for Darryl Eales to ponder after a 12 months where potential turned into success.

Memorable people, moments from 2016

… in the Rio Olympics heptathlon and received the Harry Glickman Female Pro Athlete of the Year Award at the Oregon Sports Awards in June) Galen Rupp – 10,000, marathon (he won Olympic bronze in Rio as a marathon rookie, and he was fifth in the …

CONNAUGHTON

The Los Angeles native and former Oregon Ducks dual threat is in his third season in the NFL and with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Trail Blazers’ 6-5 backup guard, also a pro baseball player, was born in Arlington, Mass., and played college hoops at Notre Dame.

Rumour Mill: Rangers eye Crawford | Lansbury to Celtic | Warburton searching for new striker

Rangers have approached Hamilton Accies over a possible move for Ali Crawford, Celtic are keen on signing Nottingham Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury and Mark Warburton is in the hunt for a new striker. The 25-year-old is Hamilton’s top goalscorer this season and, although his contract does not expire until 2018, his manager Martin Canning has admitted they will likely lose the player to a bigger club at some point.

Australia v Pakistan: Younus Khan scores century but hosts remain on top

Pakistan’s Younus Khan hit an unbeaten century but Australia continued to dominate the third Test on a rain-affected day three in Sydney. Starting the day on 126-2, Pakistan reached 152 before Azhar Ali was run-out by Mitchell Starc for 71. Nathan Lyon then took three wickets while 39-year-old Younus scored his 34th Test hundred to take his side to 271-8 at the close.

FAMU holds off Howard 78-66 behind Barham’s 21 points

Marcus Barham scored 21 points with five 3-pointers, Derrick Dandridge added 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Florida A held off Howard 78-66 on Wednesday night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener. Plagued by injuries, Howard saw the return of preseason Player of the Year James Daniel and team-leading scorer James Miller.