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Serena Williams Is The Associated Press' Female Athlete Of The Year
Gymnast Simone Biles finished second in the AP voting , while basketball player Arike Ogunbowale , snowboarder Chloe Kim and swimmer Katie Ledecky rounded out the top five. At the US Open, she defeated the likes of Venus, Karolina Pliskova and Anastasija Sevastova before losing to Osaka. The 37-year-old star was playing for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam while talking about the challenges ... [Full Article...]
The Match could return after Tiger, Phil ink 3-year Turner deal
Initially, Turner charged a $19.95 pay-per-view fee, but those were refunded after a technical glitch . But the publicity from the event, as well as Capital One's title sponsorship, apparently carried the day well enough to warrant a repeat. [Full Article...]
Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld available for £25m
Now that Alderweireld's contract has been extended, Spurs are all but guaranteed to retain his services for the remainder of this season. "The same situation as Jan [Vertonghen]". "Our confidence in him is so high and he only needs time to show his quality and match time to try to compete for a place in the starting XI", said Pochettino. [Full Article...]
Matthews, McDavid among All-Star captains
Remaining players for the event will be named by the NHL Hockey Operations department. Matthews will be playing in the January 26 game for the third time in as many seasons since being drafted first overall. Each of those four captains will represent one of the NHL's divisions. The four teams will be comprised of 11 players - six forwards, three defensemen and two goalies. [Full Article...]
Australia v India: Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli cause Australia problems
Australia finished 0-8 in response. There was a lengthy hold-up after Harris - who has copped a bit of punishment in the grill this series - was hit in the helmet by Jasprit Bumrah, while there were some nervy moments early on for fellow opener Finch. [Full Article...]
Tottenham to activate Alderweireld contract extension clause
In doing so, however, the club will activate a clause that states the Belgian worldwide can leave for £25m this summer instead of on a Bosman free transfer, should he not sign a new long-term deal beforehand. "Maybe every day we talk [with chairman Daniel Levy and chief scout Steve Hitchen] but it depends on if players are going to leave, and to have space to sign players". [Full Article...]
Pochettino sad to lose on-fire Son to South Korea once more
Kane was among the scorers at Wembley as Spurs followed up their 6-2 win at Everton on Sunday with another convincing triumph that lifted them above Manchester City to second in the Premier League. If we don't then we've got a big enough squad that we can rotate - players have been coming in and doing well. But for sure in January when the market is going to be open, that's the moment when we're g... [Full Article...]
Weather cancels No. 23 Boise State’s First Responder Bowl vs. Boston College
Boston College comes into the matchup 7-5. The Broncos staged a seven-game winning streak through the heart of the season to clinch their third straight campaign with at least 10 victories; their fourth in the five seasons with Bryan Harsin as head coach. [Full Article...]