Swansea will be looking to pull further clear of the relegation zone when they play Chelsea this weekend. The Welsh outfit are currently four points above the relegation zone and they have four games to preserve their top flight status. The hosts have done well against Chelsea in the recent …
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NBA referees missed two important calls, including goaltending on Cleveland star LeBron James, in the closing seconds of the Cavaliers’ 98-95 Game 5 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, the league announced in its Last Two-Minute Report released on Thursday. James should have been called for goaltending on Pacers …
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An independent review of corruption in tennis found that the sport “faces a serious integrity problem” at its lower levels a “tsunami,” according to one person interviewed but did not determine there are widespread problems at ATP, WTA and Grand Slam tournaments. The report released Wednesday showed no cover-up by …
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Tuesday night marked an end to a long and strange season for the San Antonio Spurs. Gregg Popovich’s squad had to deal with injuries to key players all season, most notably to franchise centerpiece Kawhi Leonard. Leonard was limited to just nine games all season due to a mysterious, lingering …
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In the rough of the 13th hole of Southern Hills Country Club, Oklahoma’s Grant Hirschman wisely chose to follow his coach’s advice. “I was really just trying to nestle it down by the hole, and luckily enough it kind of curled right in the hole for me.” While vaulting the …
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Matt Besler has been a staple of soccer in Kansas City for nearly 10 years now. The Sporting KC captain’s start in Friday night’s 6-0 mauling of the Vancouver Whitecaps was his 228th career start in the club’s colors, drawing him level with assistant coach and former midfielder Kerry Zavagnin …
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Caleb Smith erased any doubts that he could perform away from home, but the left-hander had little to show for it on Sunday in the Marlins’ 4-2 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park. After being tagged for five runs in 2 1/3 innings in his last start, a loss …
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He was on the bag and he went from hitting the bag with his right hand and hook to uppercuts, learning kicks, to learning takedown defense and jiu jitsu. Lawal said at the time that Hardy could make the jump to UFC or Bellator in a year or so. But …
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Riding the wave of Philly’s fairytale postseason, Andrew Sharp and Ben Golliver of the Open Floor podcast discuss the Sixers’ run thus far and contemplate their future. Andrew Sharp: We should just talk about this series, and for me, to my eyes, I think that this is the ultimate testament …
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The 10-time champion next faces fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem, who won 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 against Djokovic. Although he says he is finally playing pain-free after two years of struggles with a persistent right elbow injury, he was often on the back foot against Thiem. But his backhand let him down …
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