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British Olympian Germaine Mason dies in motorcycle crash
British Olympic high jump silver medallist Germaine Mason has died at the age of 34 after a motorcycle crash, police in Jamaica have said . Mason enjoyed success with Jamaica before choosing to compete for Britain, winning bronze at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and setting a national record that still stands. [Full Article...]
Sabres fire Murray and Bylsma
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When Tim Murray was brought in, the plan for a rebuild, and even a tanking season looked like the positive route for the Sabres. They went 33-37-1, finished last in the Atlantic Division standings and will now turn to searching for their fifth coach since Lindy Ruff was sacked in February 2013. [Full Article...]
Jose Mourinho fears worst over Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo injuries
Man Utd advanced to the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday night, but their win over Anderlecht was soured by Zlatan Ibrahimovic's injury. "I can't do that because I am a manager not a doctor", he told BT Sport . Asked if Rooney is ready to play after so long out, Mourinho said: 'He has a good mentality, he is a fighter. [Full Article...]
Hernandez lawyer wants murder conviction erased
Family members of Aaron Hernandez are asking a judge to order MA prison officials to preserve evidence so they can investigate the circumstances of his death. That information comes from a joint statement from Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr., Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Col. [Full Article...]
Fired Bill O'Reilly's golden parachute reportedly worth $25 million
In a statement released Wednesday, O'Reilly said: "It is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims". Women rights activists declared his dismissal a victory and said they hoped it would encourage victims of sexual harassment to speak out. [Full Article...]
Thornton returns to lineup for Sharks in Game 3 vs. Oilers
In Edmonton, Alberta, Connor McDavid and Zack Kassian scored short-handed goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks, leveling their first-round series at one game apiece. After being throttled by the younger and faster Oilers in the past two games, the Sharks went back to the same successful formula that carried them to last year's Stanley Cup final. [Full Article...]
Is Isaiah Thomas playing in Game 2?
Boston's Isaiah Thomas , playing a day after his 22-year-old sister, Chyna Thomas , was killed in a vehicle accident in their home state of Washington, scored 33 points. LeBron James and Isaiah Thomas during a December 2016 game. In fact, according to Avery Bradley , he could hear Rondo saying the Celtics gave up. [Full Article...]
Wizards' Ian Mahinmi to miss at least Games 3, 4 at Hawks
After losses, you don't expect a ton out of guys from their media scrum, especially those that had bad games, but you do hope for a little bit more than three "I don't know" answers, a "no", and an "it's basketball". "He's going to be - we did re-evalutate him - he's definitely improved, feeling better each day, but he definitely won't play the next few games", Brooks said. [Full Article...]
Manchester United leave it late to book Europa League semi-final place
Pogba and his Man United team-mates were back in training on Tuesday following their impressive 2-0 victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday. Manchester United now turn their attentions back to Premier League affairs and their trip to Burnley on Sunday as they look to keep their bid to finish in the top four on track. [Full Article...]
Mercedes ready to rethink team orders approach
We made the call. Bottas got away cleanly but crucially Hamilton was beaten for pace by Vettel, while Max Verstappen went from sixth to fourth after passing Raikkonen and Ricciardo. Bottas came in first, which pushed back Hamilton's stop. "I tried my hardest to catch up". A lap later, Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz crashed into Williams' Lance Stroll shortly after leaving the pits. [Full Article...]
NBA Playoff Odds: Are The Cavs Still The Favorites In The East?
After an 82-game regular season, let the playoffs begin. So it is not like the Cavaliers have blown the Pacers out of the water this season. The Indiana Pacers are headed to the postseason. As Lebron can carry his team through a series single handedly if he needs to. Past year was a coaching change at midseason when Tyronne Lue replaced David Blatt, along with an upheaval of the roster. [Full Article...]
Clippers loving Luc Mbah a Moute's defense on Jazz star Gordon Hayward
The Jazz held a seven point lead with four minutes to go, but the Clippers fought back and with 13 seconds left LA's All-Star point guard Chris Paul banked a floating jump shot to tie the game 95-95. Griffin entered the halftime intermission with 13 points, while Jordan had already claimed a double-double by the break with 14 points and 10 rebounds. [Full Article...]
Mourinho expects the worst with Ibrahimovic, Rojo injuries
In this moment, Eric Bailly played six matches in a row, and we lost Marcos Rojo, we don't have (Phil) Jones or (Chris) Smalling". Mourinho, who seemed to criticise Smalling's pain threshold earlier in the season, said: 'We have Daley Blind, who has experience in the position, and I think it is time for Jones and Smalling to be courageous - to risk. [Full Article...]
Lebron James thinks Cavaliers are finally hitting their stride
Jeff Teague (23 points, four assists); Thaddeus Young (16 points) and Lance Stephenson (13 points, four assists) also gave valiant efforts for the Pacers. It just got a lot harder. The Cavaliers opened the second half on a 10-3 run en route to a 119-114 win. He hasn't been sidestepping anything. "That's what I take from it". [Full Article...]
Mexico USA in Joint Bid
At the press conference today, the president of U.S. Soccer felt compelled to say in his opening remarks what Trump thought of the bid. "This is a milestone day for US Soccer and for Concacaf", Gulati said in a statement issued shortly after Monday's announcement . [Full Article...]
LeBron's Cavaliers Are Not Ready, Despite Meaningless Win Over Celtics
The regular season ends and the playoffs start next week. Sunday brought a rematch with the aforementioned Cavaliers. "You ask me about today's game, I don't get too excited". It was 65-46 at halftime and 93-67 after three quarters. Against the Celtics , the Cavs looked unbeatable. The Celtics need to regain their focus and take care of their own business over these last three games, beca... [Full Article...]
Anthony Johnson to pursue legal action over Daniel Cormier's UFC 210 weigh
Anthony Johnson is 12-1 over his last 13 professional fights, including a 6-1 record in the UFC, with the only blemish over that span coming against Cormier. UFC President Dana White was as surprised as anyone by Johnson's announcement but said he supported his decision. They then questioned a silent Johnson in the break as to why he refused to keep distance from Cormier. [Full Article...]
Juventus hold firm to knock out Barcelona
Real Madrid are defending champions and Monaco the most "feisty" but Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon says that Atletico Madrid are the "trickiest". We can expect the same scenario today, but Juventus are little hard to defeat as they7 are much stronger than PSG. Their mood almost worsened just after the interval but Cuadrado, in acres of space on the right, dragged his strike across goal ... [Full Article...]
Novak Djokovic stunned by David Goffin at Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
In his previous 4 comings to Monte Carlo , David had only 3 wins, but he will now compete in his 3rd Masters 1000 semi-final and the first one on clay. 2 for the first time. Jamie Murray followed his younger brother out of the Monte Carlo event when he was knocked out of the men's doubles quarter-finals on Friday. [Full Article...]
Senators "pretty calm" after Game 2 win
The Senators had rallied from a 3-1 deficit with a two-goal third period to force overtime. "Even if we won the last game it's back at zero again", coach Guy Boucher said before the game. The Senators may have a bit of a letdown after the emotional roller coaster that was Monday night. The New York Yankees outfielder lived up to his "Godzilla" nickname by terrorizing Red Sox pitching to the tune... [Full Article...]