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Bianca Andreescu advances to first Grand Slam semifinals
Yes, it is real life. So how did she do it? Following the changeover, though, Mertens had little left and it was pretty much all Andreescu from that point to the last point, bracketed around the break on a punishing return down the line. She won three more qualifiers to get into the main draw at the Australian Open, where she lost in the second round, and then entered a second-tier event in whic... [Full Article...]
Body of Olympic skier Blanca Fernandez Ochoa found
Fernandez Ochoa, 56, who competed in four Winter Olympics from 1980 to 1992, was last seen on August 23 in the Aravaca district on the outskirts of the city, according to a tweet from Spain's National Police . Hundreds of police, firefighters, forest rangers and volunteers, backed by helicopters, drones and tracking dogs, had taken part in the search for Fernandez Ochoa. [Full Article...]
Black Caps involved in freakish finish to Twenty20 clash with Sri Lanka
Mitchell Santner hit the next ball for a six when Shehan Jayasuriya took the ball well on the full but hit the boundary rope after colliding with teammate Kusal Mendis. If that wasn't enough, Tom Bruce , who struck a half-century in the successful chase, picked up a knee problem part-way through his innings. The seamer picked up the crucial scalp of Niroshan Dickwella with a clever slower del... [Full Article...]
Christian Atsu: Newcastle United share spoils with Watford at St. James’ Park
Newcastle followed up their win over Tottenham in the Premier League with a 1-1 draw against Watford at the weekend. "He might need just one to come off his backside and get up and running, and we sincerely hope so". The jump from MLS to Premier League was always going to be hard, but this isn't quite that; Remember: Almiron was very good last season even if he failed to find the score sh... [Full Article...]
NHL Rumors: Pierre McGuire ‘Removed From’ NBC Sports’ No. 1 Hockey Team
Boucher first worked as an analyst for NBC Sports during the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, and he has been an analyst between the benches and a studio analyst for NBC Sports for two seasons. NBC hasn't fired McGuire, to be clear. "Identical to past year, we will begin the season with Doc, Eddie, and Brian working the early Wednesday Night hockey game, with Pierre anchoring the late game of the doub... [Full Article...]
Eagles offered Jordan Howard for Melvin Gordon
Howard set Chicago's rookie rushing record with 1,313 yards in 2016 and has tallied the third-most rushing yards of any running back in the league at 3,370, behind Ezekiel Elliott and Todd Gurley, since entering the league. Gordon, 26, held out throughout training camp and the preseason in hopes of landing a new contract. In turn, Los Angeles' brass has tabled extension talks until the end of ... [Full Article...]
Browns to wear 'Color Rush' jerseys as primary uniforms for 2019 season
So the good news here is that, if you didn't like the 2015 changes to the uniform, you won't have to see them as much this season. Instead, the popular uniform that features brown jerseys with orange numbers and orange stripes and brown trousers with those same orange stripes will be the Browns' Primary Colors presented by Sherwin-Williams. [Full Article...]
Hurricane Dorian: The destruction of the Abaco Islands
Many buildings had walls or roofs partly ripped off. Other messages on Twitter described whole communities being swept away. Having seen storms swamp his home on the Georgia coast in 2016 and 2017, Joey Spalding of Tybee Island chose to empty his house and stay at a friend's apartment nearby rather than take any chances with Dorian. [Full Article...]