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Michigan State a No. 3 seed in midseason NCAA Tournament bracket reveal

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The winger's game time was expected to a casualty of Neymar's arrival, however, he has done well for himself securing 21 starts. Di Maria has now confirmed ...

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gini Wijnaldum, both substitutes in last week's 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur, replace Jordan Henderson and James Milner in ...

Kiradech Aphibarnrat wins fourth career European Tour title in Australia

The Thai star played through five rounds of matchplay - a total of 35 holes - to claim his fourth European Tour title at the Karrinyup Country Club. With the ...

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That's not speculation. Those are words from the horse's mouth. "We want fountains, not drains". He's committed to this team. We'll see how the new iteratio...

Nathan Chen down but not out, focusing on the future

Definitely not a representation of who I am and what I can do. "I apologize to Team USA", Nathan Chen said in the mixed zone. For a minority group that hasn...

Recap Americans survive Finnish scare in women's hockey

The Americans battled back from a 1-0 deficit after one period to beat Finland 3-1 behind 23 saves by Maddie Rooney, 20, from Duluth, Minn. and the University o...

Adams' OKC fall to Lakers again in National Basketball Association

The Thunder beat the Lakers by 37 and 24 points last month. The Oklahoma City Thunder will be feeling pretty good after snapping a four-game skid with a 125-1...

Steve Cotterill: 'Birmingham City didn't have the belief'

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Philippe Coutinho hails 'special goal' after opening account for Barcelona

Luis Suarez's cross towards the back post found Coutinho , who stretched and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way for his first goal as a Barcelona player. The...

Huddersfield beats Bournemouth 4-1, out of EPL drop zone

But there was still time for a fourth goal, as Van La Parra confidently converted a spot-kick after Pritchard was sent tumbling by Dan Gosling, giving the home ...

Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors says she was sexually abused by her coach

In the wake of Nassar receiving a third prison sentence for his serial assault of USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University athletes, former Olympic swimmer ...

Barty, Dellacqua team up for Fed Cup win

The victory gives Australia earned a place in the Fed Cup play-offs in April, where they will face a World Group first-round loser for possible promotion to the...

Zinedine Zidane: Cristiano Ronaldo is "extra motivated" this season

PSG 's visit to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday is the first leg of a Champions League tie which includes two of the pre-tournament favourites, yet...

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un impersonators spotted at Olympics opening ceremony

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North Korea: US says 'no daylight' between allies despite warmer ties

Sunday's KCNA report cited Moon as saying inter-Korean relations should be mended by the parties concerned "at any cost as indicated by Chairman Kim Jong Un i...

West Ham United fans react to Cheikhou Kouyate performance

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan said before the game that he would be stepping away from transfers following the club's failure to strengthen in the January wi...

Balotelli booked 'for protesting racist chants'

The team's manager Olivier Dall'Oglio added: "That is the first time that you hear about something like this at the Gaston-Gerard. I didn't hear anything". The ...

Chelsea shortlist to replace Conte revealed

Chelsea, too, appear to be pondering over the managerial hot seat. Taking advantage of having the former Barça director Raül Sanllehí at the club, Arsenal w...

Baylor stuns No. 10 Kansas

Baylor ended an 11-game losing streak in the series against the Jayhawks, including a 70-67 loss in Lawrence on January 20. Manu Lecomte scored eight straig...

Canada Wins First Two Medals at Winter Games

Parrot, from Bromont, Que., earned 87.36 points in his second run to take the top spot away from Regina's Mark McMorris. "It's been a bit of a hard thing to dea...

Canadian speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen wins Olympic silver in men's 5000 metres

The 31-year-old became the first male speed skater to get a third consecutive gold medal in the same event at the Olympics when he outlasted the competition to ...

Josh McDaniels is the Heir to the Throne

Here's a theory: If the Patriots have a successor on staff, that removes what would have been a significant strain on Belichick's time and attention. Belichick ...

Steven Adams' depleted Oklahoma City Thunder trounced by Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers (22-31) beat the Thunder 108-104 in Oklahoma City on Sunday, the middle game in their current three-game winning streak. He's averaging 30.2 points o...

Oakland County Polar Plunge raises money for Special Olympics

Sergeant Chris Moore from the Pittsburg Police Department says, "You know a lot of people have called and said it's really cold, and I said it's a polar plunge"...

India opt to bat in Pink ODI vs S

And even on Saturday during the "Pink ODI" at the Wanderers Stadium, the two stitched together a 158-run partnership for the second wicket which has now equaled...

Elise Christie sweeps through to quarter-finals

She holds the 42.335 second world record in the event and is a two-time world silver medallist in her sport's sprint discipline. However, it was over 1000m an...

The Cavaliers Doubled Down on LeBron James at the Trade Deadline

James' effort defensively has been at a minimum, and he's made it a point of showing his frustration with his teammates while he's at it. The Cavs traded six pl...

U.S. figure skating team stays in medal contention

Gerard's third run in the men's slopestyle was flawless as he secured his first Olympic medal. Israel was a surprising fifth with 11. Bradie Tennell, the 2018...

Hunt outmuscled by Blaydes in UFC bout

Both men fire off punches, but don't find the target. Blaydes lands a kick to the body. Blaydes was able to take Hunt to the ground momentarily but Hunt spran...