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Mountain lion spotted roaming Azusa neighborhood
The full-grown cougar was spotted in at least two backyards in the area of the 600 block of West Virginia Ann Drive around 9 a.m., Sky5 aerial video showed. "However, the mountain lion kept staying in the back yard". The lion was then loaded into the back of a truck and taken to be released into the wild , preferably further away from people. [Full Article...]
Thomas, Watson, Noren and Kisner make Match Play semi-finals
But Thomas, who had won all of his previous five matches, ended up losing to Bubba Watson 3&2 to miss out on reaching the summit. "I played well today but didn't get off to the same start I had been getting", Thomas said. Poulter was told after he beat Louis Oosthuizen in the morning that reaching the quarterfinals was enough for him to be in the top 50 at the end of the week, which would get ... [Full Article...]
Raheem Sterling feared end of Manchester City career after Pep Guardiola rollicking
Sterling added: "When I feel under threat or under pressure, that brings the best out of me". "He brings you back to what you used to do with the under-eights - open your body up and get the rhythm going again". Then it's down to the players as well to take that on board. "With the biggest teams [Guardiola] has managed to play in a different way and give the players that belief and detail in ho... [Full Article...]
LiAngelo Ball To Enter The 2018 NBA Draft
LiAngelo and his younger brother, LaMelo Ball both joined Vytautas in January on one-year deals after father LaVar Ball insisted in finding an alternate way to get them to the National Basketball Association, after they were both pulled from school. [Full Article...]
Future Duke forward Zion Williamson wins McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest
She received 10s across the judges table for a score of 100. He went up and caught the ball before putting it between his legs in midair and throwing it through tenet with his left hand. Way before he committed to attend that school at Durham in college, Zion Williamson was already a celebrity of his own. "When I was out there dunking, everybody wanted to stand up for some reason". [Full Article...]
New York Jets rescind contract offer to Ndamukong Suh
Suh spent the last three seasons with Miami , starting 48 games and registering 181 tackles and 15.5 sacks. Suh has been named first-team All-Pro three times since being drafted second overall by the Detroit Lions eight years ago. Among the teams, the Jets reportedly made the biggest offer to Suh. Los Angeles has revamped its defense with proven talent in an effort to raise its performance t... [Full Article...]
YouTube TV to 'present' 2018 NBA Finals following successful World Series sponsorship
Now, the streaming service is at it again, having reached a deal to become the first ever presenting sponsor of the NBA Finals . YouTube TV will also serve as a presenting partner for the WNBA and G League Finals. "YouTube TV was built for fans, and we are excited to bring to life our cable-free live TV service during one of the most watched sports events of the year". [Full Article...]
Champions League rule changes: UEFA reveal dynamic new steps
UEFA said the new ruling brought it into line with domestic leagues which "do not impose restrictions on the eligibility for competitions of players registered for a new club during the winter transfer window". The UEFA Super Cup will kick-off at 21:00 CET. Champions League changes: Luka Modric of Real Madrid lifts The Champions League trophy after the UEFA Champions League Final between J... [Full Article...]
Man overboard in round the world race
Organisers described it as the "defining" leg of the race, through "some of the coldest, roughest ocean in the world". The rest of Scallywag's crew was unharmed and were helping coordinating a rescue effort with Chilean search and rescue authorities. [Full Article...]
Matthew Renshaw to Join Australian Test Squad in Johannesburg
Renhaw, who is now playing the Sheffield Shield final in Brisbane, is set to fly out to Johannesburg on Tuesday (March 27) night to join the squad ahead of the Test that starts on Friday. Smith, meanwhile, was docked 100 percent of his match fee. Warner and Bancroft are yet to receive any sanctions from Cricket Australia, but Renshaw's addition to the squad suggests he could feature at the top... [Full Article...]
High-ranking Michigan State official arrested amid Nassar probe, sheriff says
Strampel, 70, is listed on an Ingham County website as being in the Ingham County Jail. State Police, and investigators with the attorney generals office were outside his DeWitt home Monday. During a 2014 MSU inquiry into female athlete's complaints about inappropriate touching by Nassar, the reporters note, "Strampel. voiced his support for Nassar and told Nassar he could return to clinical w... [Full Article...]
Sikkim's Doklam is 'Chinese territory'; changing status quo does not arise: China
It shows that when incidents like Doklam happened past year, it means that we were not frank enough and candid enough with each other. So we need to increase the level of frankness, " he said. "Export of India's IT and IT-enabled Services to China and cooperation in the sectors of tourism and healthcare needs to be focused upon", the statement said. [Full Article...]
Australia launches ball tampering probe
Smith and vice-captain David Warner stepped down from their roles for the fourth day of play in the third Test, in which a deflated Australia collapsed to defeat by 322 runs. He has not spoken publicly since the ball tampering scandal erupted. TAPE: Television images show Bancroft, after being alerted, shoving the tape clumsily down the front of his pants to keep it out of the gaze of the ... [Full Article...]
OSU's Bates-Diop headed to National Basketball Association
The Buckeye averaged 19.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, including a memorable 25-point performance in a loss to fourth-seeded Gonzaga during the second round of the NCAA tournament last week. Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook were all taken in the first round during the 2007 NBA Draft with Oden going No. 1 (Portland), Conley No. 4 (Memphis) and Cook No. [Full Article...]
Mets plan to start Tim Tebow with Double-A Binghamton
The question circling around the town is, will Heisman trophy victor, ex- National Football League quarterback, turned baseball player, Tim Tebow play for the Rumble Ponies this spring? In 126 games played a year ago, the "SEC Nation" contributor posted a.226 batting average with eight home runs, 52 RBIs, and 126 strikeouts. [Full Article...]
Messi set for Madrid return to face Spain
The Juventus striker was left out of Argentina's squad for the global friendlies against Italy and Spain and, according to Diario Gol , Messi asked manager Jorge Sampaoli not to select him. "It's more complicated to make a team function with players who have to understand themselves with Messi than making a collective plan with normal players". [Full Article...]
Missouri's Michael Porter Jr. Declares for NBA Draft
While he only played 53 minutes and scored 30 points, he still was a reason why Missouri made its first NCAA Tournament in five years. Porter showed signs of why he was a top-ranked recruit in the class of 2017, but there were also a lot of examples of rust and not being in game shape, which is understandable given the length of his absence. [Full Article...]
Ronaldo Subbed Off, Memphis, Van Dijk Score As Holland Spank Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo scored with two stoppage-time headers and lifted Portugal to a stunning 2-1 win over Mohamed Salah-inspired Egypt in a friendly between World Cup-bound teams Friday. Not only did one get onto the pitch, but he filmed as a second ran on. A glimpse of the potentially bright future was afforded late on, as highly rated Ajax youngster Justin Kluivert, the son of former Barcelo... [Full Article...]
Bill Belichick: I'm not going to speak for Rob Gronkowski
But owner Robert Kraft didn't take any chances in the aftermath. When the survivors and their families got on the plane, they found a note from Kraft as well as a Patriots hat waiting for them on each of their seats. But he acknowledged he was looking at it from a fan's viewpoint. "There's no doubt in my mind, even if he made an error - and this is true with any of our managers - if they're ... [Full Article...]
Don't know why Australia changed a method that'd been working: Broad
Sugar is merely a sweet treat to aid the ball to swing - there's no evidence to suggest Bancroft used it to change the shape of the ball. Broad further added that he doesn't know if the Aussie side resorted to ball tampering for the first time. [Full Article...]