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Clemson routs Maryland in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Now one of the team's most prominent fans in sports media wants the conference to hose Rutgers for the Buckeyes' convenience as well. Not much can be said about the overall performance of the Terrapins. Those two shots extended Clemson's lead to 17 and seemingly took away Maryland's surging momentum. Despite the strong defense, Clemson is 210th among the 292 Division 1 teams that have played... [Full Article...]
Canada's World Junior roster set; Sebrango among final cuts
Kitchener Rangers defenseman Donovan Sebrango was among the final cuts for Team Canada, ahead of the World Junior Hockey Championships. He was selected in the first round of the NHL draft by the Colorado Avalanche this fall and now he's been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming IIHF world junior hockey tournament to be played in Alberta. [Full Article...]
Paul George Gets Paid in LA
All jokes aside, though, the Clippers undeniably deserve a ton of credit for making such a bold move. George is coming off a season where he averaged 21.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists and scored 30 or more points nine times, but has said he never felt comfortable coming off of surgeries to both shoulders during the 2019 offseason. [Full Article...]
England name squad for Test tour of Sri Lanka; Stokes, Archer rested
The announcement marked the expected return of wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow and spinning all-rounder Moeen Ali in the Test squad . The 31-year-old averaged only 18.55 in 10 Tests in 2019 and passed fifty just twice during a surprising loss of red-ball form - but did hit a century in Sri Lanka in late 2018 while playing as a specialist batsman. [Full Article...]
Robinho's nine-year rape conviction upheld
Robinho was found guilty of gang rape for a second time along with five other people, including his friend Ricardo Falco . Robinho was convicted of rape in 2017, as outlined by The Guardian, with a nine-year jail sentence handed down by the courts, but his appeal process with the Italian courts has been ongoing in the years since. [Full Article...]
Wayne Gretzky rookie card sells at auction for $1.3million
It's been over 20 years since Wayne Gretzky last played in the National Hockey League, but The Great One is still breaking records. FYI - the price is WILD for a hockey piece.no hockey card had ever even surpassed the $1 million mark! Heritage Auctions hyperbolically compares the likelihood of the Gretzky card surviving unscathed from the cutting table to it evaluation as "the journey from a... [Full Article...]
Panthers coach: McCaffrey not expected to play vs. Broncos
Should those on the list remain sidelined for Sunday's game, several positions will be short-handed. Rookie defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos also came off the league's COVID-19 list Thursday. But this game still carries intrigue for two teams trying to discover which players on their respective rosters will be trusted parts of the foundation going forward. [Full Article...]
Michael Jordan's golf course delivers food, drinks by drone
Incredibly, Jordan continued being just "as cool" as he ever was. That's right, after hanging up the iconic Js, Jordan's interest quickly turned to relaxing by playing a few rounds of golf. The Grove XXIII caught some social media attention this week when video surfaced of drones delivering beer and food to players on the course. Jordan's course opened in 2019 in Hobe Sound, FL and has already... [Full Article...]