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Virginia Tech opts out of bowl game, finishes at 5
The nation's longest active NCAA football bowl streak is officially over. "We had a team meeting and our players have made a decision to not play, and I'm going to support them 100 percent", Fuente said. Stanford also said it will conclude its season without playing in a bowl game. The Hokies (5-1, 1-0 ACC) led by 14 early in the second half, and a Keve Aluma dunk with 4:54 to go put the margi... [Full Article...]
Florida golfer snatches ball back after it landed on alligator
A golfer in Florida risked his own life to retrieve a golf ball off a live alligator's tail - and the video is wild! If you look closely, you'll see the golf ball sitting on the gator's tail. Mr Downes told NBC News that he and his brother were not trying to antagonize the animal and only wanted to get their golf ball back. Scary, just scary and I will never do such a thing. [Full Article...]
Yuki Tsunoda joins AlphaTauri F1 team to replace Daniil Kvyat
Tsunoda finished third in F2 standings previous year, claiming seven podiums and two wins after being an accelerated member of Red Bull's junior program. Tsunoda, who will be the first driver to race in F1 born in 2000 or later, has made rapid progress through junior formulae after winning the F4 Japanese Championship in 2018. [Full Article...]
What we learned from Chargers' win over Raiders on Thursday night
The team, of course, plays in Las Vegas now. He was replaced by Mariota, making the game a matchup of former OR quarterbacks. Herbert came right back and marched the Chargers down the field. The win over the Raiders had a freaky ending to a strangely weird game . The Raiders (7-7) lost quarterback Derek Carr to a left groin injury in the first quarter. [Full Article...]
Peter Siddle's career-best T20 figures helps Strikers to first BBL win
Hurricanes were blown away by the top-quality bowling of Peter Siddle . The Strikers struck in the very first over as Will Jacks attempted to drive a Daniel Worrall outswinger, only to edge it straight to the fielder at point. Warwickshire star Briggs, whose sole over of left-arm spin had been taken for 15, was subbed out for batsman Matthew Short , while Hurricanes subbed out off-spinner J... [Full Article...]
Kawhi Leonard jokes about reason he left Toronto with Jimmy Kimmel | Offside
The reported probe was launched in response to a TMZ report that surfaced Monday, in which a man named Johnny Wilkes said he is suing West, who works as a consultant with the Clippers, for $2.5 million plus damages. Wilkes is even saying that West bought Uncle Dennis a home in Southern California and gave him a travel budget. West denied the allegations made in Wilkes' lawsuit in a statement t... [Full Article...]
Florida Men's Basketball Player Keyontae Johnson Now In Stable Condition | 1290 WJNO
The school had said in a statement Monday that Johnson continued "in critical but stable condition, [was] following simple commands and undergoing further tests". He averaged 19.7 points and 6.0 rebounds through Florida's first three games. The teams went on to finish the game, which the Seminoles won 83-71. ESPN reports the Gators did not practice on Monday, though they were given the opp... [Full Article...]
Premier League clubs agree new substitutes’ rule
Premier League clubs have agreed "in principle" to introduce additional permanent concussion substitutions but the number of regulation in-game changes allowed has not been increased. That means if both sides had two concussions in the game then it would be an extra four changes each, meaning potentially 10 changes for each side in 120 minutes of football. [Full Article...]