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Coaching job profile: Pluses and minuses of the Boston College opening
A person with knowledge of the decision says Boston College has fired coach Steve Addazio after seven seasons in which the Eagles never surpassed seven wins. Yahoo Sports first reported the news, adding that wide receivers coach Rich Gunnell will serve as interim head coach for the 6-6 Eagles, who are awaiting a postseason destination. [Full Article...]
Leicester scores late victor vs Everton; Ljungberg starts with draw
That chance came during a 15-minute spell when City were pushed deep in their own half and struggled to deal with set-pieces. Leicester didn't play like title contenders for most of its game against Everton, but got the result when it mattered. [Full Article...]
Coaching job profile: Pluses and minuses of the South Florida opening
USF went 10-2 in 2017, Strong's first season, but then endured a miserable streak of nine consecutive losses to FBS teams to end the 2018 campaign and carried over into 2019. Strong was a career 21-16 at USF, but his last two seasons have been poor. We wish Coach Strong the best in whatever the future holds for him. 2019 was the final straw for Strong, going 2-6 in the American Conference. [Full Article...]
No. 14 Arizona gets past Penn in Wooden semifinal
Long Beach State shot 48.1 percent from the field, including five of 13 from three-point range, but lost the rebounding battle 43-31 while turning the ball over 16 times. They face an experienced and confident Demon Deacons team that the Wildcats will need to be ready right from the beginning. We swing it and get open shots. [Full Article...]
J.J. Watt Could Return This Season For The Texans
Watt was never officially ruled out for the year, but he tweeted after picking up the injury in Week 8 that he was "absolutely gutted" that he wouldn't "be able to finish the season with my guys". The three-time NFL Defensive Participant of the Yr has been in restoration since a season-ending torn pectoral in October . If this happens, Watt could then undergo a "relatively routine surgery" while ... [Full Article...]
Colts fall to Titans 31-17 after 4th quarter implosion
The Colts , who were in first place in the division just two weeks ago, have now fallen to third, while the Titans have rocketed up to second. With the victory, the Titans now sit on a three-game winning streak. There was no bigger miss, which wasn't technically his fault, for Vinatieri than in the fourth quarter. The score was 17-17 with just over five minutes left in the game. [Full Article...]
Root's epic 226 gives England 101-run lead over Black Caps
Root and Pope added 110 in an attritional morning session that has come to define this series and they were only parted - and dismissed within five balls of each other - in the afternoon after entering into one-day mode. He had not achieved three figures in a test since scoring 122 against West Indies in St Lucia in February -a stretch of 15 innings - and was averaging 27.10 this year prior to the... [Full Article...]
Australia vs Pakistan, LIVE Cricket Score, 2nd Test Day 3 at Adelaide
Australia arrived at the ground hoping for a quick conclusion to another innings victory but, as they have made a habit of doing across these two Tests, the Pakistanis forced the bowlers to work for it. Pakistan was 229-8 at the dinner interval, still needing 58 runs to make Australia bat again in the second test, but the end came quickly, with Mohammad Rizwan, the last recognised batsman, bowl... [Full Article...]