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The draw, which took place at Caf headquarters on Wednesday, also paired Plateau United with Cameroon’s Eding Sport and Al-Tahaddy and Aduana Stars. Espérance de Tunis must travel to Mauritania after being drawn against ASAC Concorde, while AC Léopards face AS Togo-Port. Olympic Real de Bangui, meanwhile, face a daunting task after they were handed a tie against ES Sétif. Gor Mahia will take on Equatorial Guinea giants Leones Vegetarianos....
Bielema brought up Agu while speaking to reporters Thursday night and in an interview Friday with SI.com. Bielema supports the proposal to require offenses to wait until 10 seconds runs off the 40-second play clock before snapping the ball. He says not allowing defenses time to substitute can put players in danger, especially those with the genetic condition sickle cell trait, which can which can alter red blood cells during strenuous exercise and cause muscles to break down....
The conference on Thursday announced that it had declared a no contest for Saturday’s game between Washington and Cal in Berkeley, Calif. MORE: Full week-by-week breakdown of Pac-12’s seven-game schedule The issue stems from a positive COVID-19 test produced by one of Cal’s players. The university released a statement Thursday explaining that, despite only one player testing positive, contact tracing protocols in place from the Pac-12 mandated several others be placed into quarantine....
The department announced the closure of all Los Angeles County beaches from July 3 through July 6 at 5:00 a.m. local time and a ban on fireworks displays over the July 4 weekend to “prevent dangerous crowding that results in the spread of deadly COVID-19,” in a statement Monday. With 2,903 new infections reported Monday in Los Angeles County, its largest single-day rise in cases since the outbreak began, the county “continues to see alarming trends of community spread,” the department said in another statement Monday....
The victim was swimming off the Grey Whale Cove State Beach on Saturday morning when he was bitten in the right leg by a six- to eight-foot-long great white shark, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The man managed to swim to shore with assistance from bystanders who started providing the victim with medical care until first responders arrived, San Mateo County Fire Battalion Chief Brian Ham said....
PG&E has faced untempered criticism and a slew of lawsuits over its role in California’s devastating wildfires in 2017 and 2018. In January the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, specifically referencing the Camp fire that killed 86 people destroyed the town of Paradise in 2018–as well as the 2017 fires that ravaged Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and more northern counties and caused 44 deaths. This time around, the utility is taking a proactive stance, repeatedly cutting power during periods of dry, windy weather in a bid to prevent downed power lines or sparking transformers from igniting another catastrophe....
“I had a long and busy time last year. I became a dad in January, so I’ve been enjoying that side of my life,” Smith told Sporting News. “It’s been good and enjoyable. A little tiring, but good.” Join DAZN and watch Liam Smith vs. Sam Eggington on March 30 That being said, the new dad is eager to get back into the ring and is eyeing a spring date to do so....
Pryor celebrated after he knocked the ball loose and forced a fourth down. Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill didn’t appreciate the reaction. MORE: Jets good, Fins bad: NFL season shockers | Week 12 in photos “I was worried about Rishard, but I heard some (teammates) talking about it on the sidelines,” Tannehill said, via ESPN. “That’s kind of a classless move to celebrate when a guy is injured. Obviously, it was a good hit, a clean hit....
The 2019 class features two five-star quarterbacks in Auburn commit Bo Nix (Pinson, Ala.) and Oklahoma commit Spencer Rattler (Phoenix, Ariz.). They will join a list of active college five-star quarterbacks that includes Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, USC’s JT Daniels and Georgia’s Justin Fields from the class of 2018. The 2017 class includes Stanford’s Davis Mills, Northwestern’s Hunter Johnson, Georgia’s Jake Fromm and Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond. The last two five-star quarterbacks from the class of 2016 — Washington’s Jacob Eason and Michigan’s Shea Patterson, round out that group still waiting for the next level....
While the Panthers quarterback was practicing throwing around balls, per usual, he couldn’t help but notice one felt a bit under-inflated in his hand. Rather than toss the ball aside, he went the obvious route and poked fun at Tom Brady. MORE: Rex Ryan broke Rob’s nose | Panthers’ donate to Charleston victims | Each team’s beloved player Newton is known to be a jokester, but who knows? Maybe Newton actually ended up with the Deflategate football....
Congressman Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, said during a preliminary hearing on Tuesday that Democrats are “trying to interfere with the 2020 election by beginning this process and moving forward.” At a rally for President Donald Trump Wednesday evening, Vice President Mike Pence echoed accusations about impeachment butting into the 2020 election. “They’re pushing this partisan impeachment because they know they can’t stop you from giving President Donald Trump four more years in the White House,” Pence said....
Huh? Let the quotes gathered from CSN Washington’s Ben Standig take you through it. Standig was hoping to get a glimpse into the team’s offense that has become a sore spot for its fans, given the team's recent failures in the NCAA Tournament, but he got a lengthy, perhaps puzzling explanation from the Hoyas coach instead. First came Thompson’s “Why is my system getting criticized?” answer. "I bet you (Maryland coach Mark Turgeon's) beat writer has never said, 'can I come sit down and talk about the Maryland offense....
After the PGA Tour decided to ban golfers who had defected to the rival competition, major tournaments have also had to make a decision on the issue. The 2022 Masters at the world-famous Augusta National Golf Course allowed golfers on the LIV Tour to compete But will LIV golfers be able to play in the tournament in 2023? MORE: Who is playing LIV Golf? Updated list of PGA Tour defectors includes Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, others...
The Horned Frogs are 12.5-point underdogs against No. 1 Georgia in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. There have been four previous double-digit underdogs in the championship game since the BCS era started in 1998. Those are still long odds. “I’m not surprised with it given we were picked to be seventh in the Big 12 and ended up coming out on top,” TCU receiver Quentin Johnston said on the CFP teleconference Tuesday....
Canada against Russia for the gold medal: International hockey doesn’t get better than this except in the Olympics. Faceoff in the Czech Republic: 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday. MORE: U.S.-Czechs for bronze | Canada’s semifinal win | Russia back in final “It’s always great in a final when Russia and Canada play,” former NHL star Ilya Kovalchuk said via the IIHF website. “It will be very interesting. I think it will be a very exciting game....
Employees at Mowi West Canada’s Mahatta West farm in Quatsino posted the clip on their Facebook page. They were alerted to the situation when they heard the bird’s panicked shrieks as the giant Pacific octopus wrapped its tentacles around its body, trying to pull it beneath the surface of the water, local news station CTV reported. Crews were just wrapping up work for the day when the animals came near the facility, the eagle floating on the surface of the water as the octopus constricted around it....
With the game tied late, Tatar’s pass at the top of the crease went off the stick of Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore and past netminder Marc-Andre Fleury to give the Canadiens a 5-4 win. ` It marked the seventh goal and 14th point in 17 games for Tatar, who played 20 regular-season games last year with Vegas after being traded by Detroit in February. Following the trade to Montreal, the 27-year-old center told reporters during a conference call, “I want to prove I can be on the top lines and be productive and I can score maybe 30 goals....
Then came the chaos. Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) stepped on the scale and weighed in at 160 pounds. The IBF titlist screamed in excitement and looked right at Alvarez when he got off it. Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs), the WBA and WBC champion, followed and came in at 159.5. The two men then did the customary square-off, with Alvarez and Jacobs putting their heads up against one another. MORE: Join DAZN to watch Canelo-Jacobs and 100-plus fight nights a year...
