Popovich to coach, Gasols to play in NBA's Africa game (Yahoo Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Popovich will coach the home team while brothers Pau and Marc Gasol will play for the World Team in the NBA’s first game in Africa.
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Swiss extradite detained FIFA official to the United States (Yahoo Sports)
One of the seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich as part of a corruption probe has been extradited to the United States, the Swiss Justice Ministry said Thursday. The Federal Office of Justice said the man, whom it did not identify, was extradited on Wednesday after 50 days of detention in Switzerland. ”He was handed over to a three-man U.S. police escort in Zurich who accompanied him on the flight
No looking back for Open leader Johnson
A month on from his three-putt finish to the US Open at Chambers Bay, Dustin Johnson proved on Thursday at St Andrews that he had quickly got over one of the biggest last-hole letdowns in recent times. It was all a long way from the 18th at Chambers Bay where he missed a 12-foot eagle putt to finally win his first major title and then skewed a four-footer coming back
Woods hoping tough going can lead to comeback
Tiger Woods may be in danger of missing back-to-back cuts in majors for the first time in his career, but he remained defiant he can recover after a first round of four-over par at The Open on Thursday. After carding a dismal 76, it meant Woods was also facing the third time in four outings at a Grand Slam event that the 14-time major winner had failed to play at
Silky Spieth off to good start at British Open
Jordan Spieth got his Open campaign off to a promising start at St Andrews on Thursday, but in the end he had to bow to playing partner Dustin Johnson. Tiger Woods meanwhile had another round of major misery and already he is facing a battle to avoid a third missed cut in the last four majors. Spieth got the better of Johnson on the 18th hole last month when he
Woods 11 shots and 15 years off the pace
At the venue where he stamped his greatness on the sport with the lowest score to par in major golf history, Tiger Woods trudged off the 18th at St Andrews on Thursday with his spectacular decline well and truly validated by the Old Course. As Jordan Spieth effortlessly assumed the mantle of golf’s number one draw with a five-under par 67 and Dustin Johnson went two better with a 65,
Streb's lessons from Watson pay dividends
American Robert Streb made a dream British Open debut on Thursday when he carded a six-under-par 66 to set the early pace at St Andrews and said he had Tom Watson to thank for helping him tame the Old Course. Streb, 28, has almost no experience of links golf and had never been to St Andrews before this week but looked completely at home, albeit with ideal conditions for the
Mini Really Wants to Build the Superleggera
Remember the Mini Superleggera Vision Concept from the 2014 Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este in Italy? It was a lot of things—low, sleek, topless, unabashedly oriented toward back-road fun rather than boxy practicality. It was a great little concept, a seeming flight of fancy, but as Autocar reports, Mini’s top brass really want to make it a production vehicle. – The British car mag quotes Mini boss Peter Schwarzenbauer as
Zoom-Zoom With Less Room-Room: 2016 Mazda CX-3 Prices, Equipment Detailed
-We can’t say we’ve ever legitimately yearned for the debut of a new compact crossover, but things are somewhat different when it comes to the 2016 Mazda CX-3. With knockout styling, a lush interior, and an engaging chassis, it’s hard not to be smitten by the tiny Mazda crossover. Having poked, prodded, and tested the CX-3, the only question mark left hanging over it is the price—and that key metric has
Zoom-Zoom With Less Room-Room: 2016 Mazda CX-3 Prices, Equipment Detailed
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