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British Olympian Germaine Mason dies in motorcycle crash

Sabres fire Murray and Bylsma
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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
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?

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

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

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

Novak Djokovic stunned by David Goffin at Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

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...]