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Lafreniere, Canada roar back to beat the U.S
The Canadians are hoping for a better outcome this time around - they were eliminated in the quarterfinals previous year. Canada knocked off Finland (4-2) and the USA (4-1) en route to the gold-medal game against its Swedish foes, who were in the fledgling days of being considered a top contender in this tournament. [Full Article...]
Scott McTominay injured in Manchester United win against Newcastle
However, I don't think the United boss will want to change things too much so I think we'll see Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof all keeping their places unless any of them picked up a knock on Boxing Day. The 18-year-old looks set to retain his spot in the United first team for the foreseeable future and with the Premier League giants not planning to sign a forward in Januar... [Full Article...]
Pacers guard Victor Oladipo targeting late January or early February return
ESPN's National Basketball Association insider Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted the news Wednesday saying, " Pacers All-Star Victor Oladipo hopeful for a late January/early February return from ruptured quad tendon". A proven scorer and willing defender, the former No. 2 overall pick holds career averages of 17.5 points on 44.3 percent shooting from the field (35.2 percent from beyond the arc), 4.6 r... [Full Article...]
Michigan's Kwity Paye returning for senior year, puts National Football League on hold
He led the Wolverines with 12 1/2 tackles for losses and was second on the team with 6 1/2 sacks during the regular season. "I want to grow my game and help my teammates grow theirs while learning all I can from our coaching staff", Paye wrote. [Full Article...]
Former UK player, Evansville coach McCarty placed on leave
We have counseled him about his behavior. He has coached at Loyola, Indiana University with Tom Crean during the Victor Oladipo and Christian Watford years; and as the head coach at Samford University for two seasons. McCarty helped Kentucky win the national championship in 1996 before becoming a first-round pick of the New York Knicks. He has also served as an assistant coach for the Celtics, Ind... [Full Article...]
Tommy Stevens to start at QB for Mississippi State for injured Garrett Shrader
According to a few outlets, however, Shrader was injured during practice on Friday as a result of an altercation with a teammate. There was a short walk-through Saturday practice, with Shrader withheld from participation. Gay was suspended at the start of the season due to academic fraud and was ejected in his first game back in action after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against... [Full Article...]
Three Takeaways as Manchester City lose to Wolves 3-2
With an opportunity to go second after Leicester's 4-0 Boxing Day defeat to Liverpool, City failed to capitalize and are officially off to their worst start under Pep Guardiola. "It's hard with our routine and the amount of games to have the same day off, but we have done it few times before". Our rivalry is only on the ground. [Full Article...]
Pats Loan Team Plane to Navy Midshipman for Liberty Bowl
Via Ava Wallace of the Washington Post , the latest chapter in the close relationship between the Naval Academy and Patriots coach Bill Belichick involved some first-class travel arrangements for a lower-tier bowl game. Belichick's father was a scout for Navy for over 30 years and it was the first glimpse of football for the coaching legend. "We are extremely grateful for the support and the co... [Full Article...]