Hiroki Shibuya will stay on as manager of Omiya Ardija next year after a solid first season back in the J. League top flight with the Squirrels, the club announced on Friday. The 49-year old steered the team to a fifth-place finish in the first stage and a club-best 50 points so for this season […]
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If Jose Mourinho sets up Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as he did against Liverpool on Monday, his return to Chelsea should carry a government health warning: “Watching Manchester United can severely damage your health.” Red Monday became Dead Monday. The 0-0 draw at Anfield was either anti-football or a coaching master class, […]
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Candace Parker and the Sparks jumped with joy on the court, joined in celebration by a guy named Magic Johnson who once made basketball championships a habit in Los Angeles. Parker’s old college coach, the late Pat Summitt, was there in spirit too. Nneka Ogwumike’s short jumper with 3.1 seconds left, off the rebound of […]
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Tiger Woods says he still believes he can beat Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major victories despite the injury layoff that has left him sidelined for more than a year. The 40-year-old former world No. 1 told TV program “Charlie Rose: This Week on PBS” that he had not given up hope of adding to […]
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Alec Martinez, who saw one apparent goal disallowed, scored 1:20 into overtime as Los Angeles Kings beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Thursday night. Martinez’s wrist shot from the slot went past a screen by Tanner Pearson to beat Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen. “(Tyler Toffoli) made a really good play to me in the slot. […]
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The New York Jets will honor the late Dennis Byrd in a pregame ceremony Sunday after he was killed last weekend in a car accident in Oklahoma. Byrd was an inspiration to many after he overcame brief paralysis and walked again just a few months after injuring his neck during a play in 1992. The […]
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The skier best known for crushing the overall World Cup points record and celebrating her victories with a cartwheeling handstand, announced her retirement. Two-time Olympic champion Tina Maze of Slovenia said on Thursday she will quit the sport after competing in one more race, a World Cup giant slalom on home soil in Maribor on […]
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