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Jets forward Tanev inks deal with Pittsburgh Penguins
Tanev, 27, is coming off of a career year in which he recorded personal bests in goals (14), assists (15), points (29), hits (278) and blocked shots (81). A native of Toronto, Ontario, Tanev has appeared in 195 career National Hockey League games with Winnipeg, recording 24 goals, 27 assists, and 51 points and is plus-16. [Full Article...]
Ex-QB Rypien faces domestic violence charge
Police responded to a call near Washington Trust Bank near Maple Street and Garland Avenue around 5:40 p.m. and arrested Rypien on a fourth-degree assault charge. A high-school quarterback in Spokane who went on to star at nearby Washington State University, Rypien was drafted by the Redskins in 1986. She was evaluated, but did not need medical treatment. [Full Article...]
Naomi Osaka’s grass-court struggles continue after first-round Wimbledon upset
Osaka's last match before arriving at the All England Club was a straight-sets loss to Putintseva at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham and again the Kazakh proved too consistent. "There were the slices, there were some short balls, there was some high balls, slow balls". "I do my best, that is all I can do". Second seed Osaka went down 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to world number 39 Putintseva in front... [Full Article...]
Wimbledon tennis: 15-year-old Coco Gauff stuns Venus Williams
In an electrifying match, Cori "Coco" Gauff , 15, beat the seven-time Grand Slam singles victor, 39, on Court One - just a week after finishing her exams. The 15-year-old from Florida qualified for her first-ever United Kingdom tournament, officially becoming the youngest player to qualify in the Open Era since 1968. [Full Article...]
Pop star Rihanna watches as West Indies lose to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka batted brightly to post an imposing total of 338 for six in their 50 overs, thanks largely to Avishka Fernando's first one-day worldwide century. It was enough for the 21-year-old, who had only one cap until March, to claim the man-of-the-match award, helping Sri Lanka to their third win and leaving the Windies destined for a next-to-bottom finish in the round-robin stage. [Full Article...]
Wawrinka means business as he opens with easy victory
World No.6 Tsitsipas beat Federer at the Australian Open to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final. It's been 17 years since anybody not named Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Andy Murray captured the Wimbledon title. So what's the most important thing he does well on grass? "It's just awesome to see a dynasty, and then there's another part that says, hey, let's get some other people in the mix he... [Full Article...]
Transfer: LaLiga president kicks against Neymar’s return to Barcelona
The Brazil forward is now nursing an ankle injury that forced him to miss the ongoing Copa America in his homeland . Spain's tax authorities are also investigating Neymar over a bonus he earned at Barcelona and the transfer fee paid to him by PSG , while he remains in dispute with Barca regarding a loyalty payment of 26 million euros. [Full Article...]
New York Rangers: Panarin mania as the Blueshirts get their man
After Panarin said he wouldn't talk about a new contract until the offseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets were pushed into an awkward position: get what they could for the star Russian at the trade deadline or make a playoff push and possibly get nothing after the season. [Full Article...]