Returning Kane thwarts Arsenal's summit bid
London (AFP) - Harry Kane marked his return from injury with the equaliser as Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 at Arsenal on Sunday to keep their arch rivals from the Premier League summit.Arsenal took the lead late in the first half courtesy of Kevin Wimmer's own goal, but Kane levelled from the penalty spot early in the second period after a foul on Mousa Dembele by Laurent Koscielny.The result prevented Arsenal from supplanting Chelsea as leaders and opening up a six-point gap over Spurs, who remai..>> view originalGrobe after Baylor loss: Distractions not helping
WACO, Texas -- The distractions might be getting to Baylor.On the eve of the Bears' latest football game, assistant football coaches disputed claims by school regents that former coach Art Briles knew of a gang rape involving former players. Then, as the 17th-ranked Bears got ready to play TCU on Saturday, black T-shirts supporting the popular former coach were being sold outside the stadium.Baylor then went out and suffered its worst home loss since 2005, as it fell 62-22 to the Horned Frogs. I..>> view originalNorv Turner thought he was holding Vikings' offense back
When he answered the phone Wednesday afternoon, hours after making one of the more shocking decisions of the 2016 season, Norv Turner had just woken up from a lengthy nap. "Forgive me, I haven't slept in days," Turner told NFL.com. "This is the hardest thing I've done in football." Turner abruptly stepped down as the Vikings' offensive coordinator Wednesday morning, leading to former tight ends coach Pat Shurmur's ascension on a short week and creating more questions than answers. What in th..>> view originalBale scores twice as Madrid tops Leganes to keep its lead
AP 8:41 a.m. EST November 6, 2016Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, center right, duels for the ball with Leganes Gabriel, center left, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Leganes at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)(Photo: The Associated Press)MADRID (AP) — With Karim Benzema out injured and Cristiano Ronaldo playing below expectations again, Gareth Bale came through and got the job done f..>> view originalWilliams leads Arkansas to first SEC win over No. 10 Gators
AP 8:38 p.m. EDT November 5, 2016Arkansas' Rawleigh Williams III goes down during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 in Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas beat Florida 31-10. (AP Photo/Samantha Baker)(Photo: The Associated Press)FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Losing is one thing for Arkansas coach Bret Bielema.Losing in the fashion the Razorbacks did two weeks ago to No. 11 Auburn — allowing 543 yards rushing in a 56-3 loss — is another compl..>> view originalLouisville's Jackson: Gesture was 'zip it,' not throat slash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson says a gesture he made after scoring his final touchdown at Boston College is being misunderstood. The Heisman Trophy front-runner accounted for seven touchdowns in the No. 5 Cardinals' 52-7 beating of the Eagles on Saturday, with his last score coming on a 53-yard burst through the middle. Upon celebrating with teammates Jackson drew his hand across his face in what some on social media wondered was a throat-slashing gesture. He was n..>> view originalOhio State makes compelling playoff argument by dominating Nebraska
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Anyone who ever hit the reset button on a Nintendo will understand how No. 6 Ohio State played Saturday night against No. 10 Nebraska. For three games, the Buckeyes looked as if they would play in Tampa, all right: on Jan. 2 in the Outback Bowl, not a week later in the Outfront Bowl -- or the College Football Playoff Championship Game to you.Ohio State struggled to beat Wisconsin in overtime, lost on a blocked kick at Penn State and hung on to beat Northwestern. So the Buckeyes..>> view originalWeek 9 fantasy football inactives watch
To help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who doesn't take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their Sunday inactive lists before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks.Teams on bye this week: Bears, Bengals, Cardinals, Patriots, Redskins, TexansRefresh often for the latest information.Editor's PicksOur fantasy football experts help you set your Week 9 lineups with individual and composi..>> view originalCollege Football Playoff winners and losers by conference
There are a few things -- just a few -- that are truly predictable in college football.Texas A&M falling out of the College Football Playoff selection committee's top four this week is one of them.Week 10 provided several results that will impact the committee's Top 25 (which will be revealed Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN), but none bigger than the Aggies' defeat. Three teams in the Top 25 lost to unranked opponents: Florida (to Arkansas), Baylor (TCU), and Texas A&M (Mississippi State).Editor's ..>> view originalSunday Shootaround: Dwyane Wade and the Bulls just might be weird enough to work
Reborn in Chicago BOSTON -- Dwyane Wade of the Chicago Bulls was holding court, which is still a strange thing to say. If ever there was a player destined to carry on the one-team mantle from Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan, surely it would have been D-Wade, who spent 13 years in Miami becoming an iconic civic fixture. Sitting across the locker room from Wade was Rajon Rondo. Even in the ever transient world of the NBA where we’re conditioned to accept change as a necessary part of the arrangement, ..>> view original
Sunday, November 13, 2016
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