Green lasers distract players at festive game in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) While dealing with a green laser shining in Brock Osweiler's eye and the high elevation unique to a game in Mexico City, the Houston Texans feel like a few questionable spots by the officials on a key fourth-quarter drive made the difference in their loss to Oakland. Derek Carr threw his second touchdown pass of the fourth quarter shortly after a disputed fourth-down stop and the Oakland Raiders went on to beat the Texans 27-20 on Monday night in the second regular season g..>> view original1st-Place Clippers Continue Passing Tests and Monday NBA Takeaways
There is no defined set of steps in an NBA team’s progress toward true, asterisk-free title contention, but if there were, the Los Angeles Clippers might have ascended to a new one Monday. In matter-of-factly dispatching a Toronto Raptors team 123-115 that needed the victory more than they did, the Clips added a new and impressive achievement to an early season already riddled with them. Toronto, gutted by a controversial last-second loss to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, came in having droppe..>> view originalWizards blew chance to help John Wall and themselves
The Wizards entered this summer knowing they would not have much salary cap space in the next few offseasons. A big new contract for Bradley Beal and a handful of other deals would keep the Wizards’ books full for the future. If they were going to improve through free agency, 2016 was the year to do it. The Wizards had the money to sign Kevin Durant or Al Horford. They ended up with Ian Mahinmi and Andrew Nicholson. Now they sit at 3-9 with a season already mired in locker-room strife. They hav..>> view originalArmchair Analyst: Jurgen Klinsmann's USMNT era comes to a close
Jurgen Klinsmann was fired today by US soccer, ousted after just more than five mostly rocky years at the USMNT helm, and just under three years as technical director. His end came gradually, then all at once: The on-the-field results that got Jurgen Klinsmann fired: pic.twitter.com/I1eY0xdaU4 — Paul Carr (@PCarrESPN) November 21, 2016 The butcher's bill for his tenure is an almost incomprehensible list of firsts: • First four-game home winless streak against CONCACAF opponents since 1965 • Fi..>> view originalBaylor official accused of assaulting reporter
Baylor associate athletic director Heath Nielsen was arrested and charged with assaulting a reporter on the field following the Bears' 62-22 loss to TCU at home on Nov. 5.According to KWTX-TV of Waco, Texas, Nielsen was arrested three days later and charged with misdemeanor assault with bodily injury.He was freed on bond and hasn't attended the Bears' past two football games against Oklahoma and Kansas State.Baylor officials declined to comment on Monday night, saying they don't talk about perso..>> view originalMiami Heat to retire jersey number of Shaquille O'Neal
The Miami Heat will retire Shaquille O'Neal's No. 32 jersey in a halftime ceremony during a Dec. 22 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. O'Neal will become the third player to have his number retired by the Heat, joining Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway. O'Neal spent 3 1/2 seasons during his Hall of Fame career in Miami and helped the team to its first NBA championship in 2006. He is the Heat's all-time leader in field-goal percentage (.596) and is third in scoring average (19.6 points). Mia..>> view originalOld Trafford sleepover: United fans hid in bathroom
1 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutOld Trafford sleepover: United fans hid in bathroomSome people will do anything to watch Manchester United play at Old TraffordSent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Old Trafford sleepover: United fans hid in bathroom AP 7:59 a.m. EST November 22, 2016Manchester United's Juan Ma..>> view originalJuventus have to beat Sevilla and make a statement by topping their group
Juventus are seven points clear at the top of Serie A after just 13 matches. They've won the last five Italian titles in a row, and they already look good for a record sixth. Still, despite this early success, winning in Serie A simply isn't good enough for the Bianconeri. They've got to lay a marker down in Europe, and that starts with beating Sevilla and topping their group. Juventus are in a strange limbo. They're clearly the class of Italy, and no one else in the country can even come clo..>> view originalTainted Ramirez, Rodriguez on Hall ballot with Guerrero (Nov 22, 2016)
NEW YORK (AP) Steroids-tainted stars Manny Ramirez and Ivan Rodriguez are on baseball's Hall of Fame ballot for the first time along with Vladimir Guerrero. Jeff Bagwell is the top holdover on the 2017 Baseball Writers' Association of America 34-player ballot announced Monday. He fell 15 votes short of the required 75 percent in 2016 voting. Ramirez was suspended for 50 games in 2009 while with the Los Angeles Dodgers for using a banned female fertility drug. He retired in 2011 rather tha..>> view original
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