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Hong Kong cruise to four-wicket winESPNcricinfo.comHong Kong cruised to a comfortable four-wicket win after chasing down 163 in the last over against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi. Tanwir Afzal blitzed a 22-ball 42, an innings that featured two fours and three sixes, to swing the momentum in Hong Kong’s …Match Reports, 2 hours ago Hong Kong … Read more
16 teams set for NAIA women’s soccer national championship in Gulf ShoresGulf Coast News Today(Complete Schedule | Bracket) Fifteen teams punched their ticket to the 2015 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship final site with a win or draw today in National Championship Opening Round action. Those programs join host institution Mobile (Ala.) … …read more … Read more
Raiders seek answers to struggling defenseThe Sun HeraldAt the NFL scouting combine, Heeney turned heads with a 4.59 time in the 40-yard dash. He told reporters he patterned his game after Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly, and his effort-level and playmaking was compared to Chris Borland, a standout rookie …and more …read more From:: NFL Combine … Read more
Air India plans non-stop flight to Washington DCHindustan TimesAfter San Francisco, Air India (AI) plans to launch direct flights to Washington DC and other cities in the US. AI already operates non-stop flights to three US cities – New York, Chicago and Newark, with operations to San Francisco scheduled to …After San Francisco, Air India … Read more
Golden Bears Will Face Hawai’i On August 27 At ANZ Stadium In SydneyCal AthleticsBERKELEY – Cal will open the 2016 season August 27 in Sydney, Australia when the Golden Bears play Hawai’i in the first college football game of the 2016 campaign, the schools announced Saturday in conjunction with the New South Wales Government, …College … Read more
NBA scores 2015: Kawhi Leonard’s transformation to an MVP candidate is completeSB NationThe most exclusive, least well-known club in the NBA is made up of only eight players. Only 15 times has an individual recorded at least five points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals in a single game. On Friday, Kawhi Leonard fell the tiniest … Read more
Happy Birthday Gamera, Japan’s Friendlier GodzillaMotherboardWhen film director Ishirō Honda’s Godzilla debuted in 1954, it spoke to a far more contemporary anxiety: the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki only nine years prior. When Gamera, the very neat made-of-turtle-meat monster celebrating his 50th birthday …and more …read more From:: Godzilla News By Google News
College football schedule for Nov. 28: TV times, online streaming info and moreSB NationConference championship game berths and College Football Playoff positioning will be on the line in a slew of contests today, with Clemson and Iowa looking to finish perfect regular seasons and six other games pitting ranked teams against each other.College Football Scores, … Read more
For YouTube sensation Noel Kharman, success is a child’s playThe NationalWithout her knowledge, her proud mother Areen uploaded a video of her singing a mash-up of Adele’s hit Hello and the legendary Fairouz song Kifak Inta to YouTube. By morning, social-networking sites had gone mad sharing the soulful song and praising it … …read more … Read more
NFL scouts evaluate talent at USC and UCLA, but favored player won’t be in gameLos Angeles TimesRepresentatives of 15 teams were credentialed for USC’s Thursday night game against Washington in October — among them John Elway, top football executive for the Denver Broncos — and scouts from eight NFL teams were on hand for a … Read more
Talks pave way for more homeless sweepsHonolulu Star-AdvertiserThe move has authorities gearing up for a second significant round of homeless sweeps to break up encampments in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood in a period of several months. Starting in September, the city spent weeks gradually clearing the separate … …read more From:: Honolulu News By Google News
Digital advances improve golf simulators for training or entertainmentColumbus DispatchOn the other end — venues aimed at the more serious player — are Teed Up Indoor Golf in Worthington and GolfTEC, both of which also promote the entertainment aspect of their offerings as opportunities for corporate outings and bachelor parties. “We … …read more From:: … Read more
Security startup Cymmetria hires former US government cyber official Jim ChristyVentureBeat(Reuters) – Computer security startup Cymmetria has hired a well-known retired U.S. government computer-forensics expert, Jim Christy, as vice president of investigations and digital forensics. Christy started this week at the provider of technology …and more …read more From:: Startup Tech News From Google News
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Tackle Homelessness on Their OwnWall Street JournalFormed last year, the Pacific Palisades task force underscores the growing focus on homelessness in Los Angeles, as outdoor encampments spread from downtown’s Skid Row area into residential neighborhoods, creating a political crisis in the U.S.’s … …read more From:: Los Angeles News By Google News
‘Natural’ gum startup says its distribution will doubleNew York PostNew York startup Simply Gum, which makes “natural” gum, said it will double its distribution to 1,200 US stores next month in a deal with Vitamin Shoppe. To date, Simply Gum’s distributors have included Whole Foods and smaller, independent grocers that …and more …read more From:: … Read more
Women’s soccer falls to Duke on penalty kicks in NCAA QuarterfinalsThe Stanford DailyFor the second consecutive season, Stanford women’s soccer‘s last game at Cagan Stadium was decided by a Jane Campbell penalty kick in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Michelle Xiao (5). Freshman Michelle Xiao (above) scored Stanford’s lone goal against …Local sports digest: Stanford beaten by … Read more
Olympic sevens dream all-but over after Hong Kong women get off to sluggish …South China Morning Post (subscription)Hong Kong’s women’s sevens side got off to a slow start and never recovered in Tokyo on Saturday in the final leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Qualifier for the Olympics. Crucial pool losses to Japan (27-5) and … Read more
Kaye Morales: ‘Rebel’ on the Runway at PH Fashion WeekPhilippine Canadian Inquirer (satire) (press release) (blog)Kaye Morales embraces men and women of all backgrounds with ‘Rebel,’ the designer’s collection for Spring/Summer 2016 set to hit the historic runway on Nov. 28, 2015 at Philippine Fashion Week – now on its 20th season. Dedicated to people … Read more
Former Seattle Mariners pitcher J.A. Happ agrees to return to Toronto Blue JaysThe Seattle TimesJ.A. Happ is headed back to the Toronto Blue Jays. The left-hander agreed to a $36 million, three-year contract, returning to the team he pitched for from 2012 to 2014. Happ made 20 starts this year for the Mariners before being … Read more
Five thoughts: Redemption? TCU stops Baylor’s College Football Playoff hopes coldDallas Morning News… Chafin (28) scores a first quarter touchdown on a short run during the Baylor University Bears vs. the TCU Horned Frogs NCAA football game at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth on Friday, November 27, 2015. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News) … Read more
NCAA basketball: Gonzaga turns back UConnNorthJersey.comKyle Wiltjer scored 17 points, Eric McClellan added 15 and Gonzaga held off No. 18 Connecticut, 73-70, Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas. UConn’s Rodney Purvis had a chance to tie the game but missed a three-pointer at the buzzer. Domantas Sabonis …Gonzaga avoids total collapse vs. UConn, wins 73-70 over … Read more
Seattle Thunderbirds skate to 5-3 victory over VancouverThe Seattle TimesSeattle University forced Portland into several mistakes late in the match, and the Redhawks settled down as the contest went on, coming from behind for a 3-2 victory (25-19, 14-25, 20-25, 28-26, 15-10) over the Pilots in the season finale for both … …read more From:: … Read more
NBA scores and recaps: Golden State Warriors cruise to 17-0OregonLive.comHe and Paul were traded for each other as part of a multiplayer deal in December 2011, after a potential trade of Paul to the Lakers was nixed by the NBA. The Clippers used 15 points by Redick and 13 each from Paul and Griffin to … Read more
Paige: Mannweiler is Denver’s solution to Super Bowl dreamsThe Denver PostMannweiler also can be the collaborative solution to a Broncos victory over the New England Patriots and the team’s Super Bowl aspirations. No matter which side the uncompromising fanatics in Denver have taken on the quarterback question and quandary, … …read more From:: Super Bowl … Read more
Leading D-Day plane, C-47 That’s All Brother, heads to DallasDallas Morning NewsMore than 70 years after it led Allied aircraft during the D-Day invasion, the C-47 That’s All Brother is being readied for its new home in Dallas. Before it can fly to Texas, the historic World War II airplane is being resurrected from a … Read more