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SUPER BOWL PREVIEW | Patriots, Eagles Set for Rematch of 2005 Super Bowl
Moments after former Kilgore College standout Lane Johnson qualified for upcoming Super Bowl LII with the Philadelphia Eagles , he gave the New England Patriots a somewhat amusing bit of bulletin-board material. More likely they are being presented with a chance to be a head coach in the NFL . Earlier, he said, "We have two terrific teams that are playing". [Full Article...]
Nadal out of Australian Open
Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semifinals at Melbourne Park with a 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-2 win over Carla Suarez Navarro in an early Wednesday morning finish at Rod Laver Arena. Edmund , 23, had been trying to become just the fourth British man to reach a Grand Slam final since tennis turned professional in 1968. That's if defending champion Federer can get past Hyeon Chung on Friday. [Full Article...]
Mom Of Gymnast Abused By Nassar Applauds His 175-Year Sentence
Nassar will spend the rest of his life in prison, but we owe his victims more than that. In thanking the media for "their efforts to shine a light on the biggest case of sexual abuse in sports history", she says that this is "bigger than Larry Nassar , or Steve Penny, or any of the [USA Gymnastics] board members who resigned this week". [Full Article...]
Playing in hometown, it's all business for Smith in Senior Bowl
He had flown home to Austin, Texas to be with his mother, who he said is "not doing too great". Here are the winners and losers from Day 1 of the South squad's practice. Although his arm talent and athleticism are considered tremendous, Allen's production - namely a thorny 56.1 career completion percentage for the Cowboys - hasn't always matched up. [Full Article...]
What Klopp and Guardiola think about Alexis going to Man United….
The ability of Alexis Sanchez means Manchester United had to be in the market for him, says Denis Irwin, with a deal for the Chilean nearly done. "The Enviable Gold of Alexis " headlined La Tercera, trumpeting that the 29-year-old "has become the best paid Chilean player in history, with the highest salary in the Premier League and the fourth highest in the world". [Full Article...]
Martin O'Neill dismisses idea his standing with Ireland players is diminished
Martin O'Neill and Tony O'Donoghue have history. "I would say this about players; every single day they walk into their clubs they might expect a different manager". If an employee wants to leave an employer, you can't stop them. I think John mentioned this about my record at clubs. "Listen, obviously, there are lots of things that could happen", he said. [Full Article...]
National Basketball Association outlines gambling plan, hopes to get some of the proceeds
ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported Wednesday that Dan Spillane testified on behalf of the National Basketball Association in front of a New York State Senate committee and said the league would be willing to build an official relationship with the betting industry. [Full Article...]
Halep, Kerber handle big hitters in Aussie quarters
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev was another high-profile casualty on day six, beaten in five sets by South Korea's Chung Hyeon to continue his miserable Grand Slam form. "I'm just happy to get through and to be again in the semis here". After the embarrassment of being ousted in the first round at Melbourne a year ago, Kerber is happy to be playing well with a path to the title. [Full Article...]
CPI(M) plans impeachment motion against CJI
Asked about their plans, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury said: "Secular Opposition parties have expressed deep concern that it is almost two weeks since four judges raised serious issues". Lokur and Justice Chelameswar - held an unprecedented press conference against the Chief Justice and the functioning of the apex court alleging irregularities in allocation of the cases. [Full Article...]
Roger Federer Reaches 14th Australian Open Semifinal
As in his fourth round elimination of six-time champion Novak Djokovic , Chung had all the answers against World No. 97 Sandgren, returning virtually everything the battling American could throw at him. "Chung reminds me of Novak, sliding across the back of the court and getting balls back", said Federer. He put the foot down and careered to five set points before taking the tiebreaker with an ... [Full Article...]
This is the woman who introduced Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
At the time, the 33-year-old said they wouldn't share their cupid's identity in order to "protect her privacy". It wasn't a coincidence that Meghan wore Nonoo's "Husband" shirt during the Invictus Games last September, right? According to E! News , those speculations were wrong! Violet - whose father is a baron and tight with Prince Charles - is a childhood friend of Harry's and maint... [Full Article...]
Marcus Smart Ruled Out vs. Clippers with Hand Injury Suffered in Hotel
Next up, they take on the surging Clippers. Blake Griffin put in one of his best all-round performance against the Timberwolves, notching up his second triple-double of the season. Los Angeles was able to tie the game up early on and keep it close . Los Angeles' previous season low for the quarter was 16 in a 107-96 loss at Boston on November 8. [Full Article...]
Eugenie Bouchard is going to the Super Bowl with her Twitter date
Last year, a Twitter user and Patriots fan, John Goehrke , shot the ultimate shot when he asked tennis player Genie Bouchard out on a date if the Patriots came back from a 28-3 deficit to the Atlanta Falcons and won the Super Bowl. And in a flawless bit of symmetry, now they are going to this year's Super Bowl, which again includes the Patriots. While Bouchard said she'd be up to seeing G... [Full Article...]
Mohamed Salah linked to Real Madrid, Leon Bailey latest
Hany Abo Rida, the Egptian FA's president, has now suggested that Madrid are ready to bid for Salah and that such a move would be "great" for the country's game. Leverkusen's squad manager Jonas Boldt has insisted that the Bundesliga club is the best place for Bailey to develop as a player. United have always been linked with a big-money move for the Wales global and are understood to still be i... [Full Article...]
Gary Neville encourages Jose Mourinho to sign Manchester City target Aymeric Laporte
It can now be revealed that Laporte has agreed a deal in principle to join City and has informed Athletic of his decision to leave before the end of the winter transfer window. They go to Wembley for the EFL Cup final on Sunday 25 February, then play Arsenal at the Emirates on Thursday 1 March before hosting Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. [Full Article...]
England to discover opponents in Nations League on Wednesday
League C contains the next tier of European football nations, while group D contains the minnows. The summer showpiece will the see a victor crowned the Nations League champion. The first fixtures will take place in September 2018. When does the Uefa Nations League begin? Teams will be split into five groups of five teams and five groups of six teams. [Full Article...]
Vikings fan looks to show Philly some 'Minnesota Nice'
The problem: Minnesota fans had been driving the market ever since the Vikings won their divisional game on January 14. We all know how the game itself turned out. "The Super Bowl typically is a public game". "It's a special feeling to not be done and to still have our goal of winning a Super Bowl right there in front of us", he said. [Full Article...]
Super Bowl Odds 2018: Bold Predictions for Eagles vs. Patriots
The NBC Championship Game posted a 21.7 rating and 35 share, according to updated ratings from Nielsen Media Research. After the Vikings beat the Saints in the NFC Divisional Playoffs, fans donated more than $100,000 to the charity for Saints punter Thomas Morstead, who played through much of the game with broken ribs. [Full Article...]
Barcelona confirm Philippe Coutinho will wear No.14 shirt
The 33-year-old joined Barca from Liverpool in 2010 for £17m after spells at West Ham, Corinthians and River Plate, and will leave on 26 January. Mascherano spent seven-and-a-half seasons at the Nou Camp following his £17m move from Liverpool . [Full Article...]
FSU QB Deondre Francois No Longer Under Investigation After Domestic Dispute
The officer, Tri Dinh, wrote that there was not probable cause for an arrest due to the "conflicting statements and lack of independent witnesses". In the report , the woman told police that she was 9 weeks pregnant with Francois' child, but said she didn't want to pursue charges because she didn't want to get Francois in "trouble trouble". [Full Article...]