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Court dismisses Iowa State appeal in Bubu Palo case
Satnam Singh Bhamara carries hopes of India into NBA Summer League
Jadeveon Clowney pokes fun at Nick Saban in new book
NYC celebrates Women's World Cup winners with parade (Yahoo Sports)
Throngs of young girls and other fans of the U.S. women’s soccer team filled lower Manhattan Friday morning for a ticker-tape parade celebrating its Women’s World Cup victory. The parade-goers – many wearing red, white and blue – started gathering at 3:30 a.m. along the Canyon of Heroes, a stretch of Broadway where the nation’s largest city has honored its legends. ”I’m glad to see girls getting a parade,” said
Djokovic back in Wimbledon final after beating Gasquet (Yahoo Sports)
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is back in the Wimbledon final for the fourth time in five years after subduing Richard Gasquet in straight sets. Djokovic overcame an early barrage of single-handed backhand winners from Gasquet, produced big serves at crucial times and pulled away to win 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 on Friday in sunny conditions on Centre Court at the All England Club. ”It was a very good performance, considering
AP Source: Kanter signs 4 yr, $70M offer sheet from Blazers (Yahoo Sports)
The Portland Trail Blazers are forcing the Oklahoma City Thunder to make a big decision with center Enes Kanter. The Blazers have signed Kanter to a four-year, $70 million offer sheet, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Trail Blazers did not announce the terms of the offer.
Greinke extends scoreless streak, Dodgers blank Phillies 6-0 (Yahoo Sports)
Zack Greinke’s personality dictates that he doesn’t pound his chest over his current shutout streak – or his chances of starting in next week’s All-Star Game. All he concentrated on Thursday night were the things that helped him navigate another near-flawless outing against the Philadelphia Phillies, who managed only one hit off the right-hander through eight innings. Greinke extended his career-high scoreless streak to 35 2-3 innings and lowered his
Former Oakland Raiders QB Stabler dead at 69 (Yahoo Sports)
Ken Stabler, who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl victory and was the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1974, has died as a result of complications from colon cancer. The statement said Stabler ”passed peacefully” on Wednesday while surrounded by family, including his three daughters and longtime partner, who wasn’t named.