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Federer lags behind big rivals in US Open betting
Now the second youngest player in the world top 100, the 19-year-old moved into the top 50 for the first time in his short career with a run to the Citi Open final this month. British No 1 Johanna Konta has been handed a tough draw against sixth seed Caroline Garcia in the US Open first round. "We can't control it", Federer said. [Full Article...]
Koepka powers into a share of the lead at Northern Trust
That was especially true on this day, because almost all of the other big names in golf took advantage of the fantastic scoring conditions at Ridgewood. That could be bad news for the rest of the field heading into the weekend. Scott, playing ahead of Koepka and with four birdies on the front nine, bounced back from a bogey at the 10th to deliver four more birdies, three in a row from the 12th... [Full Article...]
Urban Meyer Issues New Statement, Apologizing To Courtney Smith
Meyer took to Twitter to clarify that he takes relationship violence "seriously" and apologized to Courtney Smith , the ex-wife of former assistant coach Zach Smith . I once again apologize for this, and I extend my empathy to all women, men and families who are affected by relationship violence. He went on to offer another apology and said the situation has been "a real learning experience". [Full Article...]
Palestinian soccer head banned for inciting Messi hatred
More than a decade of incitement against Israel's participation in world soccer by Jibril Rajoub - the former convicted terrorist who heads the Palestine Football Association (PFA) - backfired spectacularly on Friday, when soccer's worldwide governing body, FIFA, slapped him with a twelve-month ban. [Full Article...]
Browns QB Tyrod Taylor dislocated his pinky on left hand
It was a lowlight in what's already been a poor training camp and preseason for Foles. The 29-year-old Taylor is in his first season with the Browns , who acquired him from Buffalo in a trade in March to stabilize a problematic position. [Full Article...]
NCAA basketball committee replaces RPI with new metric
But, according to KU administrator Larry Keating, who, for years, has been heavily involved in making the schedule for the KU men's basketball program, the new system does not figure to have much of an impact on KU. The quadrant system will remain in place for evaluating teams. Another change made previous year to the team sheets was the inclusion of other metrics. [Full Article...]
National Basketball Association will likely change shot clock reset rules
A memo was sent by the National Basketball Association to general managers and coaches on Thursday to outline the alterations they'd like to introduce. The shortened clock would force teams with possession to waste less time. - "A personal foul is committed on any offensive player during his team's transition scoring opportunity". [Full Article...]
Pochettino Without 3 Players For Man Utd Trip
Former Leeds United academy product Rose has clocked up a huge 161 appearances for Spurs during his time in north London , after being lured to the club from Leeds in May 2007 as a 17-year-old. "Of course the circumstances are different over the year but every game you play you're under pressure and if you lose or don't perform as you expect the pressure touches you". [Full Article...]