There was a time when it didn’t seem that the fight would happen. It had been the talk of boxing since Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto to win the WBC middleweight title in November 2015. Alvarez knew one day their paths would cross inside the ring. “I was very enthusiastic this fight would come together,” Alvarez told Sporting News. “I had a lot of faith that we would be able to work things out....
Capitals VP of communications Sergey Kocharov just wanted to get some groceries, but as he walked into the store, the Annandale, Virginia, resident recalled that something caught his eye. “I saw the Powerball sign and said, ‘I may as well try it,’” he said (via the Virginia Lottery). On an impulse, he bought five lottery tickets for the July 27 drawing, using Easy Pick, which let the computer randomly select his numbers: 1-19-31-48-61, and the Powerball number 6....
Seriously, that’s uncanny. MORE: CFP National Championship photos | Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Mean Tweets’ CFB edition | OSU-Oregon championship mural I usually tweet out when the Ducks have their “planned” third-quarter turnover, but that’s just ridiculous. Oregon capitalized on the change of possession by driving down the field and kicking a field goal to cut Ohio State’s lead to 21-20.
The Cardinals’ new coach has been chasing Kyler Murray since before Murray had a driver’s license. But on Thursday night, with the first pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, Kingsbury caught up with him at long last, selecting the Oklahoma quarterback No. 1 overall. Murray makes it an unprecedented two years in a row a Sooners quarterback has been drafted with the No. 1 pick, following Baker Mayfield to the Browns in 2018....
That’s actually pretty cool, and it’s certainly factual. But the scorecard is bound to rub some people the wrong way because, well, it’s the Cardinals. Rubbing some people the wrong way is what the Cardinals do. That and win division titles. The best part, though, is the upper right corner: “Learn to Score the ‘Cardinal Way.’ " Here’s some reaction, much of it positive:
Cuadrat will replace Albert Roca at the club, who bid goodbye to the 2018 Super Cup champions at the end of the 2017-18 season. Cuadrat had joined Bengaluru FC along with Roca in 2016 and played a crucial part in the club’s journey in two AFC Cups, Federation Cup, I-League and ISL competitions. Returning to Bengaluru, Cuadrat commented, ‘’I am very happy to come back to the club, to the fantastic people who work for it and to the fans who I have always had a special place for, in my heart....
Ancelotti returned to Santiago Bernabeu for a second spell in charge of Madrid last summer, and has since managed to deliver the club’s 35th La Liga title, along with the Supercopa de Espana. Real Madrid is also still alive in the semifinals of the Champions League, trailing Man City 4-3 after the first leg in England. The Italian became the first manager to win a league title in all five of European major leagues after the Blancos’ decisive 4-0 win over Espanyol on April 30, and is happy to continue in his current role for the foreseeable future....
That was the sentiment in some circles when Carlos Cordeiro emerged as the winner in the contentious U.S. Soccer presidential election. Two years as Sunil Gulati’s vice-president, which followed 10 years on the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, earned Cordeiro the justified label of U.S. Soccer insider, but Cordeiro succeeded in convincing voters that he was actually a candidate for change, and certainly more of one than fellow favorite Kathy Carter....
The Knicks gave Anthony a June 23 deadline to make the decision to terminate his contract, but he didn’t need that full timeframe. In an earlier meeting with Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher, Anthony reaffirmed his intentions to venture into the free-agent market. He made the move to opt out on Friday, according to Chris Herring of the Wall Street Journal. MORE: Gay opts in with Kings | James ‘very likely’ to stay with Heat | Rose now healthy...
After the Thunder’s 2018 first-round exit, Anthony answered the same question, but no one laughed. “I’m not sacrificing no bench role,” he said. That offseason, he was traded by the Thunder, waived by the Hawks and signed by the Rockets. Anthony lasted just 10 games in Houston, unexpectedly ending his tenure with a 1-of-11 shooting night against his old Thunder teammates on Nov. 8, 2018. MORE: Why is Carmelo wearing 00 jersey instead of No....
The Knicks forward said in a video for Bleacher Report that he wants to get back on the court this season, even though he’s rehabbing an injured knee and his team is 5-32. MORE: Phil putting Knicks on right course | NYT trolls NYK “I’m all right and I’m not shutting it down for the season yet. Just trying to take some time and get it right,” he said....
The Carolina Hurricanes took care of business against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, defeating the visitors from Manitoba 4-1 off the back of a pair of goals from returning hero Justin Williams. Then they partied like it was 2004. NHL power rankings: Blue Jackets, Avalanche move up as Flames, Leafs drop down Taking the lead from the classic Ben Stiller comedy “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,” the Hurricanes introduced their latest Storm Surge celebration to the home crowd....
The Eagles better hope their quarterback of the future is better at escaping the pocket than he is a gas station bathroom. MORE: Best active NFL player from each state Carson Wentz, the No. 2 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, tweeted Wednesday night his appreciation for a couple of New Jersey gas station attendants who helped him get out of a locked bathroom. The Eagles gave up five draft picks to move up six spots to select the former North Dakota State quarterback....
The accident happened on Thursday in Dahe, Yiliang County, in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan. The remains of a 73-year-old village elder were being carried up a steep hill to a cemetery. According to Chinese Communist Party-owned newspaper The Beijing News, the villager had been cremated the day before and was to be buried inside the heavy casket, which weighed roughly 550 pounds. The elder was the mother of a resident who was identified only by the last name Qiu....
Seriously, which program could possibly want to win in this rivalry more than the other? The Spartans simply showed they have a little more of what’s needed to win a Big Ten championship — and make another patented Tom Izzo-guided run in the NCAA tournament — with a 77-70 victory against the Wolverines at Crisler Arena. No. 10 Michigan State (22-5, 14-3) now has a one-game lead on No. 7 Michigan (24-4, 13-4) and a half-game lead on Purdue (20-7, 13-3) in a tight conference race....
The iconic sitcom, which premiered in 1994, went on to become one of the most popular shows, and still has legions of fans today. Running for a decade, the lighted-hearted show about our six favorite New Yorkers made stars of the cast—Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing....
Ndjock inexplicably threw the ball into his own goal during Minnesota’s 4-0 friendly loss against Premier League side Bournemouth on Wednesday, with the video of the incident unsurprisingly going viral across the internet. MORE: Ranking American owners in Premier League | Reus on cover of FIFA 17 But while the calamitous throw left the Cameroon goalkeeper with egg on his face, Minnesota released a spoof video on Twitter that explained jam on Ndjock’s gloves was behind his gaffe....
The Cavs’ general manager has agreed to a long-term contract extension, the team announced Friday. ESPN notes Altman is the first GM to receive an extension since Dan Gilbert bought the team in 2005. “Koby has been a culture-driver and an innovator who has built a fresh, new foundation and environment for our front office and team that inspires everyone involved,” Gilbert said in a statement. “He is a passionate leader who is executing a very dynamic, strategic plan for the future of the team and our vision for growth and success....
Blatt is 1-1 in his first NBA assignment, with two decidedly different games. In between then, the new guy let his players have it with both barrels. Media reports Saturday were full of tales about Blatt’s team meeting the day before, when the coach told his star-studded roster that their flat, lifeless opening-game loss wouldn’t do. With bark on it. After all, playing poorly at home against the New York Knicks was unacceptable....
MORE: Warriors regain swagger | Ref tells Mozgov to shut up | Mozgov deserves late-game chances The original question was loaded and by the time the reporter got done asking it, Mozgov said simply, “That’s a long question. Can you repeat, please?” When the reporter rephrased the question, it was still somewhat long, and Mozgov said again, “What is the question?” Mozgov is a native of Russia, so he might have just had difficulty the language, but he’s not wrong....
