Bills running back LeSean McCoy expects to return from a hamstring injury and play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Two other top players – quarterback Tyrod Taylor and receiver Sammy Watkins – are questionable. ”I look forward to playing,” McCoy said.
In the neighborhood around Chicago’s storied Wrigley Field, there is an aura of anticipation rarely sparked by the Cubs, baseball’s long-time lovable losers who are trying to end a 107-year jinx. The Cubs have not reached the World Series since 1945 and have not won Major League Baseball’s championship series since 1908 — the longest title drought in North American sports history. “If they win this next series and they
(Reuters) – Australian Scott Hend took charge of the Macau Open by carding a masterful seven-under-par 64 in the third round on Saturday to set up another final day shoot out with India’s Anirban Lahiri. The 2013 champion struck two eagle threes during his third round in the Chinese gambling enclave on Saturday to move onto 15-under and two clear of defending champion Lahiri, who pipped the Australian to the
Australian Scott Hend took charge of the Macau Open by carding a masterful seven-under-par 64 in the third round on Saturday to set up another final day shoot out with India’s Anirban Lahiri. The 2013 champion struck two eagle threes during his third round in the Chinese gambling enclave on Saturday to move onto 15-under and two clear of defending champion Lahiri, who pipped the Australian to the title last
(Reuters) – American Matt Kuchar will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Fiji International after an impressive 69 on Saturday left him as the only man under par. The world number 16 made the most of slightly easier conditions to shoot an impressive three-under-par third round to sit two clear of Australian Aron Price (69). Left-hander Nick Cullen, also from Australia, was a further four shots
(Reuters) – World number two Lydia Ko recovered from a wobbly back nine spell to hold a share of the lead with South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun after the third round of the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in Incheon on Saturday. The two were locked at 13-under-par, one clear of Lee Mi-rim (67) and American Lexi Thompson (69), after contrasting third rounds at the Sky 72 Club, west of Seoul,
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Marja Novak OPATOVAC, Croatia/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Migrants streaming across the Balkans reached Slovenia on Saturday, diverted overnight by the closure of Hungary’s border with Croatia in the latest demonstration of Europe’s disjointed response to the flow of people reaching its borders. Hungary’s right-wing government declared its southern frontier with Croatia off limits to migrants, blocking entry with a metal fence and razor wire just as it
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters made advances on Saturday in their offensive to retake territory around the northern city of Aleppo from insurgents and jihadist fighters, a monitoring group said. The campaign around Aleppo, which the army launched on Friday, is one of several assaults it has waged against rebel fighters since Russian jets began carrying out air strikes on Sept. 30 in support of President Bashar
Three Palestinians were shot dead on Saturday in what Israel said were thwarted knife attacks in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank as tensions ran high after more than two weeks of unrest. At least 40 Palestinians and seven Israelis have died in the street violence, which was in part triggered by Palestinians’ anger over what they see as increased Jewish encroachment on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound. There were contradictory
Democracy International said on Friday it would monitor Egypt’s parliamentary elections but has scaled back its plans after having trouble getting visas for all its staff. Democracy International has been accredited by Egypt’s High Election Commission to observe the polls but the U.S. based group said in a statement that “some visas for accredited core team members and short-term observers have not been issued and most visas have not been
