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Nadal hoping for injury-free run in Monte Carlo
Richard had 14 winners and 14 unforced errors while Schwartzman stood on just eight winners and 27 unforced errors, spraying mistakes from both wings and losing ground in both the shortest and more dynamic baseline rallies. The world number one will take the next step in his comeback on Wednesday, when he faces Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene at the Monte Carlo Masters - a tournament he has won on 10 pr... [Full Article...]
Joey Barton set to take charge of Fleetwood Town following football ban
He is one of English soccer's most controversial figures. Now 14th in English football's third tier, the Cod Army have been managed by John Sheridan since February, with the former Ireland worldwide overseeing five wins, three draws and two defeats to move them out of the bottom four and pushing for a top-half finish. [Full Article...]
Kobe Bryant's BodyArmor Ads Starring James Harden, More, Troll Gatorade
Darren Rovell of ESPN.com reported the new commercials, which National Basketball Association legend Kobe Bryant wrote and co-directed, feature the Houston Rockets' James Harden , New York Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis , Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout and Dallas Wings' Skylar Diggins-Smith. [Full Article...]
Ryan Blaney crashes out of Bristol NASCAR race from the lead
I didn't really see much. Blaney led twice for 100 laps and was on the point when Trevor Bayne and Chris Buescher came together on the backstretch. The eventful 125-lap Stage 1 - won by Brad Keselowski on a one-lap shootout after the caution period for the wreck that took out Blaney ended - also featured a nine-car incident on the front stretch a mere three laps into the race. [Full Article...]
Braves sign Jose Bautista to 1-year minor-league deal
The signing rekindles a preexisting relationship between the longtime Toronto Blue Jays star and Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos, who rose to the GM chair in Toronto during Bautista's heyday. As for the bat, Bautista's coming off a 2017 season in which he put up a disappointing 76 OPS + in 157 games for the Blue Jays . The six-time All-star had spent the past 10 seasons primarily playi... [Full Article...]
Busch gets second straight Cup Series win
Desiree Linden became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985 Monday. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fourth and Alex Bowman finished fifth. Cars finally returned to the track at 1:32 p.m. ET, about a half-hour later than scheduled. For example, Ryan Blaney, who led 99 laps Sunday, crashed out of the race before the completion of Stage 1 because he got caught on the wall. [Full Article...]
Former Hungarian Swimming President Gyarfas Arrested Over 1998 Murder
When Hungarian media tycoon Janos Fenyo was gunned down in his vehicle by a dozen submachine gun bullets in downtown Budapest two decades ago it shocked the country and police never found who ordered the murder. Police said that last month they met with a prison inmate identified only as T. Portik, who is now serving a 13-year term for ordering an underworld killing, to question him about suspec... [Full Article...]
Gennady Golovkin vs. Vanes Martirosyan Officially Announced For May 5
By taking a relatively low-risk fight with Martirosyan, who has not fought in two years and who lost his last outing, Golovkin risks being stripped his IBF title by failing to take a bout with the organization's mandatory challenger: Russia's Sergiy Derevyanchenko (12-0, 10 KOs). [Full Article...]