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Froome retains Vuelta red jersey
The BORA-hansgrohe rider finished the 175-kilometer (108.7-mile) stage from Ecija to Sierra de La Pandera in 4 hours, 42 minutes, 10 seconds. Polish rider Rafal Majka took the stage by an impressive margin of 27 seconds, picking up his first win at La Vuelta to go with three stage victories at the Tour de France, where he was King of the Mountains in 2014 and past year. [Full Article...]
Browns acquire WR Sammie Coates in trade with Steelers
Cleveland's front office sent a 2018 sixth-round draft selection to Pittsburgh to land Coates and the Steelers 2019 seventh-round pick. Coates was led to believe upon his departure from Pittsburgh that the Steelers are rolling with veterans Justin Hunter and Darrius Heyward-Bey for their final two receiver spots, according to a source. [Full Article...]
Stroll becomes F1's youngest front-row starter with star Monza display
Under penalties imposed on the Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo , the Quebec Lance Stroll will start alongside Hamilton on the first line. A message from race control said, "Start delayed indefinitely due to weather conditions". "We will just play it by ear and enjoy the experience at the front row of the grid". [Full Article...]
LSU defense smothers BYU in 27-0 win
In 2015, the Cougars went to the Big House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and got demolished by the Michigan defense, which held the BYU offense to a measly 105 yards of total offense in the 31-0 shutout defeat. " Really disappointed in the stuff we did as a team". Guice gained 50 of those yards. With the game in-hand, the Tigers took advantage of a failed fake punt to score the game's final touchdown... [Full Article...]
Jacoby Brissett Reportedly Traded to Colts from Patriots for Phillip Dorsett
Dorsett, a first-round pick in 2015, has not fared well in Indianapolis . Scott Tolzien and Stephen Morrishad been competing for the backup spot, though the trade for Brissett suggests the Colts fancy him as a potential backup for Luck. Dorsett, 5-10, 185 pounds, played in 26 games (seven starts) for the Colts and compiled 51 receptions for 753 yards and three touchdowns. All along, Brissett ... [Full Article...]
Saturday's best moments were led by USC's Jake Olson, blind long snapper
The stadium roars and his teammates crowd him. Sophomore long snapper Jake Olson, who lost his left eye when he was 10 months old because of eye cancer and has been blind since he was 12, entered the game for his first official action with the Trojans. [Full Article...]
Match between Georgia and Ireland ends in a draw
However, not only did they not build upon it, but turned in so abject a first-half display that Valeri Kazaishvili's 34th-minute equaliser was the least the Georgians deserved on a night when they played by far the better technical football. [Full Article...]
Serena Williams Goes Into Labor
The parents became engaged in December 2016, one month before they found out they were expecting. "Words can't describe", she told ESPN as she walking onto the court. The two had been dating since the fall of 2015, though they had kept their relationship mostly out of the spotlight. Pop diva Beyonce took to Instagram to send her message, posting a portrait of a pregnant Williams in a flo... [Full Article...]
Washington QB Jake Browning gets leveled by Rutgers defender
The Scarlet Knights take on the University of Washington in their season opener on Friday night, September 1st at High Point Solutions Stadium. They gave Browning a beating, pinning him against the turf and only allowing him to connect on one long pass in the first half. [Full Article...]
Diafra Sakho returns to West Ham training ground
After seeming as though he was on his way out of the club earlier on deadline day, West Ham United's Diafra Sakho is set to remain at the London Stadium for the foreseeable future. "But when I eventually did speak to him I said I thought he would have known I wasn't a left-midfielder and that he must have watched me after signing me for that type of money". [Full Article...]
Hezbollah leader meets Assad in Syria over IS evacuation
Last week forces loyal to Assad , including fighters from the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah, drove Islamic State group jihadists out of western Qalamoun. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave prayers on Friday for Islam's Eid al-Adha festival in the town of Qara, near the enclave surrendered on Monday by the Islamic State fighters. [Full Article...]
Transfer Deadline Day: All Of The Latest Deals
Earlier in the summer, Arsenal had made three bids for Lemar - the biggest being worth €50mn. The captain has signed a new four-year contract, which keeps him at the club until at least 2021. Riyad Mahrez , a key figure in Leicester's surprise title triumph, has been allowed to leave the Algeria squad and return to Europe to "formalise his transfer to his new club", the Algerian Football Feder... [Full Article...]
Northern California wildfires force evacuations
And one of them was on the western flank of the Railroad Fire in Fish Camp, as the quad-engine tanker made drops almost double the size of the largest air attack planes previously available across the nation. Wednesday. It has also damaged power lines and closed roads north of Sacramento. Also, smoke from Northern California and OR fires is coming down the coast and entering the area through the... [Full Article...]
Maria Sharapova rolls into last 16 at US Open
The American, an up and coming player that stated her admiration for the Russian before the match, gave an incredible performance but she wasn't able to outlast Sharapova who booked her spot in the fourth round of the US Open with a 7-5, 6-2 victory. [Full Article...]
Roger Federer survives yet another US Open scare
The five-time champion was two sets to one down but eventually came through 6-1 6-7 (3-7) 4-6 6-4 6-2 in NY. He was not quite himself for much of Thursday's match, committing 68 unforced errors and appearing slowed by a bad back that he tweaked earlier in August, but victory over Youzhny, whom he first played 17 years ago, helped him set up a third-round showdown against Feliciano Lopez of Sp... [Full Article...]
Crowd disturbances mar India's series-clinching win
Captain Virat Kohli (3) was caught in the deep by Dushmantha Chameera off left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando with the total on 19. While Dhoni's previous knock of 45 not out in the second game involved only one four, he belted a six and four fours in his unbeaten 68 off 86 deliveries in his 299th match. [Full Article...]
Wayne Rooney Caught Driving whilst drunk, charged to court
A spokesman for Rooney declined to comment on the drink-driving charge, while Everton did not respond to requests for comment. The former Manchester United star had spent Thursday night in a bar with professional cricket player Jack McIver, with whom he posed for a picture, local media reported. [Full Article...]
Nate Diaz camp name price for Conor McGregor fight
During an interview months ago about his relationship with Dee Devlin, Conor McGregor said that his girlfriend had worked very hard for years and stuck by him when he had "absolutely nothing", aside from a dream of becoming a top fighter. [Full Article...]
Underwater Houston neighborhood shows reality of Harvey destruction
Prosecutors issued a statement promising that looters would face tougher penalties under Texas law for committing burglaries during a crisis. With Harvey , Houstonians stayed put, and thousands have had to save themselves and ended up in crowded shelters. [Full Article...]
India beat Sri Lanka in fourth ODI
They bowled out for 207 in 42.4 overs. He became Malinga's 300th ODI wicket when he was caught on the cover point boundary after chasing a ball that was full and wide. Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya took two wickets each for India. The latter has grown exponentially as a bowler since Kohli took over as captain, and deserves the recognition he has been receiving. [Full Article...]