David Torrence, 31, had come to Scottsdale just weeks ago to train, according to Scottsdale PD. He was pronounced dead at the scene. With a Peruvian mother, Torrence held dual citizenship, enabling him to compete for Peru in the Olympics. Lire la suite »
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Manchester United Target Ivan Perisic Happy At Inter Insists Croatia Coach
Anything is possible in football, but for now at least, it looks as though Perisic is staying with Inter. He is now expected to put an end to the transfer rumours once and for all by committing to fresh terms at the San Siro, with Cacic not expecting any movement before Thursday's deadline. Lire la suite »
Mourinho hails 'improved' United after Leicester win
Jose Mourinho , the United manager, said over the weekend that he does not expect the Swedish striker to back in action until January after the club confirmed last week that he had signed a new one-year contract. The group is solid, very, very friendly in between games and (there's) great empathy. "It would be fair to say we mostly had it our own way in the opening two games but it was a hard match". Lire la suite »
Sharapova opposée à Halep au 1er tour — US Open
Maria Sharapova (30 ans), qui n'avait joué qu'un seul match depuis son abandon au 2e tour à Rome en mai (il y a quelques semaines à Stanford, où elle avait déclaré forfait avant son 2e tour en raison d'une blessure à l'avant-bras gauche), a parfaitement su se ressaisir après la perte de ce deuxième set. Lire la suite »
TCU invites Rice football to use facilities during Houston flooding
The Owls were in Australia for a game against Stanford when Harvey hit Houston. The Owls don't know when they will be able to make it to Houston due to the extreme flooding from Hurricane Harvey. "While we would love to be coming home today, our first responsibility is the safety of these players". Rice's campus is shut down through Tuesday, but it's unclear when the team will head home. Lire la suite »
Mercato : Abdennour finalement à l'OM ?
Alors qu'il semblait tout proche du Zénith Saint-Pétersbourg il y a seulement quelques heures, Aymen Abdennour devrait finalement prendre la direction de la cité phocéenne. Pour rappel, le joueur avait déjà passé sa visite médicale avec le Zenit à Rome et devait même s'engager avec le club mais l'offre de Marseille est sur la table depuis plusieurs mois. Lire la suite »
Mbappé : Deschamps ouvre la porte à une visite médicale à Clairefontaine
C'est toujours le cas, même s'il a ouvert la porte à une visite médicale sur place. Qu'il se sente peut être pas prêt pour l'étranger, c son analyse. Mais à côté de cela, "La Desch" n'a pas dit "non" à une éventuelle visite médicale effectuée au camp de base des Français: " Dans l'absolu, pourquoi pas ". Lire la suite »
Lewis Hamilton cruises to Belgian Grand Prix victory
Vettel has consistency on his side, with the German finishing all but three of his 12 races so far on the podium while Hamilton has been out of the top three in five grands prix, and a team mate playing a supporting role. "Overall it was a very good race, very fun". Four-time champion Vettel came home second ahead of Australian Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull, Finn Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari and his compatriot Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes . Lire la suite »
Hamilton holds off Vettel's late move to win Belgian GP
Ricciardo, on fresh ultra-soft tyres, passed Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas to surge into the top three, with the Finn also losing out to the Ferrari of compatriot Kimi Raikkonen as he ran wide. Hamilton is second with 213 points and Bottas is third with 179 points. Vettel resumed in second and after one flying lap cut the Briton's lead to 0.7 seconds. Lire la suite »
PV Sindhu's Performance, Best Ever By An Indian Sportsperson, Says Prakash Padukone
It also showed in the preparation for the World Championship . "But it is unbelievable to beat Lin Dan". Axelsen, who won the bronze in the 2014 worlds and 2016 Rio Olympics, was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency: "I am still a little out of words, I never expected to win that comfortably, I am very happy". Lire la suite »
Texans refuse to leave pets behind as they flee Harvey
The 85 dogs and 20 cats were living at a shelter in Lafayette, La. when Harvey made landfall. But on Sunday night that caused confusion and anger outside Houston's convention centre, which has become a large shelter. Goldsmith said they will likely take a team of six people in two cargo vans plus an RV so they can bring back as many animals as possible. "I'm seeing stories on Facebook of stranded horses, and horses being pulled out of flooded stalls", she added. Lire la suite »
March against hatred commemorates King speech
The statue's unveiling Monday came more than three years after Georgia lawmakers endorsed the project. On the 54th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King's " I Have a Dream " speech, a thousand pastors are marching from the Martin Luther King Memorial to the Justice Department in Washington DC. Lire la suite »
Paxton Lynch out for Broncos with shoulder sprain
Former Denison quarterback Jordan Taylor , now a Denver Broncos receiver, has been named the emergency quarterback. Rookies Kyle Sloter and Chad Kelly are also on the roster, though Kelly is expected to take his first year off as a sort of redshirt following a wrist injury. Lire la suite »
Kylian Mbappé est un joueur du Paris Saint Germain — France-Mercato
Près d'un an et demi après, Didier Deschamps assure que les conditions ont changé: " Le contexte a changé avec forcément le changement d'entraîneur du côté des Pays-Bas. Car avant de faire cette machine-arrière express, le sélectionneur des Bleus s'est longuement confié sur la décision du prodige français, sans masquer sa joie de le voir rester dans le championnat de France. Lire la suite »
Group won't show Browns games after players' anthem protest
Before the August 19 game against the New York Giants , the players knelt while the anthem was being played but added a variation on the theme: They prayed. DeValve said in a post-game interview. "We respect your cause but please do it in a respectful manner", Zvoncheck said. DeValve, who has an African-American wife, is one of the first white players to kneel in a protest that has been divided along racial lines. Lire la suite »
Mets' Cespedes (hamstring) out for season
Wright, who has not played a big league game this season, had his rehabilitation assignment terminated Monday after he again experienced shoulder pain. Brandon Nimmo will likely continue taking over his spot in left field for the rest of the year. Wright will be re-examined sometime this week back in NY, and will hopefully get some type of resolution so both he and the team know what to expect going forward. Lire la suite »
Mets end Wright's rehab stint, rule Cespedes out for season
The Mets also got bad news on third baseman David Wright , who had been on a rehab assignment while attempting to come back from last year's neck surgery for a cervical disk herniation. He hit.292 with 17 homers and 42 RBI. The Mets shut down their $110million outfielder on Monday after Cespedes suffered his second hamstring injury of the season against the Washington Nationals on Friday. Lire la suite »
L'officialisation du transfert de Kylian Mbappé au PSG repoussée
Didier Deschamps a en effet ouvert la voie d'une visite effectuée dans les locaux de Clairefontaine: " Dans l'absolu, pourquoi pas ". Les Bleus affrontent les Pays-Bas jeudi en match de qualifications pour la Coupe du monde 2018. " L'avenir nous dira si son choix est le bon, mais c'est le sien ", a d'abord répondu le patron de l'équipe de France. Il sort de 6 mois extraordinaires avec Monaco, qu'il ait besoin d'un peu plus de temps pour confirmer. Lire la suite »
Mbappé pourrait passer sa visite médicale à Clairefontaine — Mercato PSG
Une somme qui en ferait le joueur français le plus cher de l'histoire. Interrogé sur une éventuelle visite médicale dans la journée, le sélectionneur des Bleus a tempéré: "Là tu fais fausse route". Et visiblement, le jeune prodige affiche un excellent moral depuis son arrivée à Clairefontaine. Les choses qui ont pu se passer ces derniers jours, est-ce qu'elles sont dans son sens? Mais à la question de savoir si les tests médicaux pourraient avoir lieu sur place, il a répondu: " Dans l'absolu, ... Lire la suite »
What's the best case scenario for Arsenal this season?
Sitting second in the table heading into the worldwide break, Can believes he and his team-mates can't play much better, but has promised consistent hard work in order to maintain Liverpool's seemingly free-scoring current form. the performance was bad", Wright said. It's pretty telling that neither of Wenger's only two summer signings, one of which was signed for a club-record fee, started against Liverpool . Lire la suite »
Muguruza advances at US Open, Konta out
It was a good start to the 2017 U.S. Open for two former Grand Slam winners, as third-seeded Garbine Muguruza and 13th-seeded Petra Kvitova both advanced to the second round with straight-set victories. I always come here very full of hope. Asked how she feels about being a favourite, Muguruza replied: "Oh, I don't really care, because I don't feel I'm a favourite here, because I never really played very good, [or] I did play good but just didn't go my way. Lire la suite »
Nationals activate Scherzer, Werth from DL
Scherzer (12-5, 2.25 ERA) missed two starts since being sidelined with inflammation in the left side of his neck. It appears Werth is finally ready to rejoin the Nationals after missing almost three months with a toe injury. The speedy infielder has missed two months with a wrist injury, but he is nearly done with his Triple-A rehab assignment. But he will likely be back before the end of the regular season, giving the Nationals a chance at a full slate of stars entering the postseason. Lire la suite »
EdF : Deschamps en dit plus sur Mbappé
Il change de club, mais reste en France (.) Qu'il ne se soit pas senti de traverser nos frontières, c'est son ressenti. Je ne parle pas au conditionnel? Au sujet de Kylian Mbappé , le sélectionneur affirme qu'il a le moral, malgré les nombreux commentaires autour de son actualité, et assure qu'il reste concentré sur les Bleus malgré un probable transfert imminent au PSG: " Mbappé est là pour un objectif qui est l'équipe de France. Lire la suite »
Lions & Stafford agree to five-year extension
The team announced the quarterback agreed to a five-year contract on Monday night. This is simply market forces at work-and as Schefter pointed out, those forces might soon make more-proven players even richer . His contract now becomes the standard by which other quarterback deals will be judged. It's also great news for Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins, who is likely to get a shot at unrestricted free agency next offseason. Lire la suite »
Saints trade for long snapper Jon Dorenbos
We are pleased that an opportunity presented itself to allow Jon to continue his career with the Saints, and we wish him all the best. Dorenbos' arrival should help settle the long snapper position when considering the Saints had Jesse Schmitt, rookie Chase Dominguez, Thomas Gafford and Justin Drescher at various points of the offseason and training camp. Lire la suite »