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Mark Ramprakash axed as England batting coach
The news continues the restructuring of the coaching staff since the appointment of Ashley Giles as managing director of England's men's cricket and perhaps underlines how ruthless Giles will be when he feels it necessary. "We will finalise the coaching set-up for the Ashes in the next couple of weeks". But it is a blow for Ramprakash, who applied for the head coach's job at Middlesex that... [Full Article...]
US Olympic cyclist Catlin found dead in her home at age 23
Her father says she killed herself. " There isn't a minute that goes by that we don't think of her and think of the wonderful life she could have lived ", Mark Catlin wrote to Velo News . In the essay, she also wrote about the importance of identifying your own weaknesses and moving on from failures. "The truth is that most of the time, I don't make everything work". [Full Article...]
Chiefs release LB Houston rather than pay $15M
Houston was slated to count $21.1 million against the salary cap in 2019 under a restructured contract originally signed in 2015. Houston was set to earn $15.2 million in 2019 and according to Spotrac , cutting ties with him clears $14 million in salary cap space. [Full Article...]
Jets agree on deal to acquire Raiders' Osemele
While this move won't preclude the Jets from making another high-profile splash in free agency, it at least gives the Jets some assurance that they would not have previously had going into the free agent period. He missed most of the 2013 season after undergoing back surgery. The deal won't become official until the new league year starts Wednesday. Osemele was dominant in 2016 and at times in... [Full Article...]
Roger Federer, Simona Halep earn straight-set wins at Indian Wells
That was Williams' worst defeat in a major tournament, to this day. Williams got off to a flying start, using crosscourt winners from both wings to reach double break point at 1-0, then breaking for 2-0 after a Muguruza forehand error. The next was the 2016 French final, where Murguruza won 7-5, 6-4. This was the 14th retirement in a career for Serena on the WTA Tour, the first since Wuhan 201... [Full Article...]
Halep wins, Stephens ousted in 2nd round at Indian Wells
Voegele improved to 4-1 against the 2017 U.S. Open champion. "We got cold, both of us". "That's the matches that I feel are exciting, that I want to play". 29 Mihaela Buzarnescu lost to Daria Gavrilova 6-2, 6-2. In another women's singles clash, Czech Marketa Vondrousova eased past an error-prone Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1. [Full Article...]
'Worst owner in sport' has stunning response to fan heckle
Another day, another unflattering incident involving New York Knicks owner James Dolan. MSG has denied those reports. Many fans blame Dolan for these struggles, and have taken it out on the team and its owner in various forms over the years. [Full Article...]
Sam Billings powers England to record-breaking win in St Kitts
The West Indies total was six more than the 39 made by Netherlands against Sri Lanka in 2014 and is the lowest score made by a full member test-playing nation in a T20. McCoy was taken for 22 in the final over - Hetmyer dropping Billings - and there was much worse to come for the Windies . Unfortunately for them, they were not in long enough for that to play out. [Full Article...]