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Ex-NFL running back suspected of killing prison cellmate (Yahoo Sports)

Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips is suspected of killing his cellmate in a Central California prison, officials said Monday. Phillips’ cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison was found lifeless early Saturday and later pronounced dead, prison spokesman Lt. Marshall Denning said in a statement. He played for the St. Louis Rams, until being released in 1997 for insubordination. He also played for the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers.

Patrick Kane close to return for Blackhawks (Yahoo Sports)

It was the most important ”pushing and shoving” of the season for the Chicago Blackhawks. Patrick Kane was cleared for contact and practiced with the team on Monday. The dynamic winger, who broke his collarbone in February, then received medical clearance to play in Game 1 of the playoffs on Wednesday night in Nashville. ”Patrick has been working extremely diligently with his rehabilitation and has recently returned to full-contact practice

Urban Meyer's contract extended through 2020 season (Yahoo Sports)

Meyer can pair Ohio State’s national championship with a hefty contract extension that will make him the second-highest paid coach in college football. Meyer was rewarded Monday with an extension through the 2020 season. He said in a statement Monday he is ”honored” to ”represent this great university.” Meyer has led Ohio State to a 38-3 record and is 24-0 in Big Ten regular-season play. ”Our young men continue to

Virginia junior Justin Anderson entering NBA draft (Yahoo Sports)

Justin Anderson is forgoing his final season at Virginia and entering the NBA draft. ”It’s been a life-long dream of mine to play in the NBA and I’ve had an incredible experience here at UVa,” Anderson said in a statement released by the school. ”It’s really difficult to say goodbye, but I feel I’m ready to make the next step in my basketball career at the professional level.” During his

Leicester to get Rough Ride in first pro game in U.S.

English powerhouse club Leicester Tigers will this year take on combined American side Rough Riders in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, home to NFL team the Eagles. Billed as the Independence Cup, the game is the first elite rugby match played in the U.S. by a professional American team and will mark the formation of the National Rugby Football League (NRFL). “We are excited to showcase the inaugural Independence Cup

Golfer undeterred after Australian crocodile attack

A golfer vowed on Tuesday to get back on the course after being bitten by a crocodile as he retrieved a ball from a water trap during a round in Australia. John Lahiff, 75, was playing at the Palmer Sea Reef Golf Course in Port Douglas, 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of popular tourist town Cairns, on Monday afternoon when he hooked his ball into the water on the 11th

Westbrook makes most of reprieve to spark Thunder to win

Russell Westbrook carried the Oklahoma City on his back again, finishing with 36 points and 11 rebounds as the Thunder toppled the Portland Trail Blazers 101-90. Westbrook’s Monday performance comes a day after he was slapped with his 16th technical foul of the season in a game in which he exploded for a career-high 54 points against the Indiana Pacers. The NBA’s disciplinary officials, however, rescinded the technical foul earlier

Miami Heat stay alive in NBA playoff race

Hassan Whiteside tallied 24 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat kept their postseason hopes alive with a 100-93 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Heat would have been eliminated from the playoff race with a loss or a Brooklyn Nets win over the Chicago Bulls. Miami on Monday led by as many as 22 points but needed to hold off a late Magic surge to post their second

Former San Francisco 49er a suspect in death of prison cellmate

A former NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers who was sent to a California prison for domestic violence, vehicle theft and other charges, is a suspect in the death of his cellmate, officials said on Monday. Lawrence Phillips, 39, was a suspect in the killing of 37-year-old Damion Soward, who was found unresponsive in the cell on Saturday and died at a local hospital the next day, Kern

Neat Neat Neat: Ford GT Inspires Sailboat, Guitar, and Foosball Table

-At this point we’re all used to supercar-branded tchotchkes. Grab yourself a pair of Ferrari sneakers! Compute to your heart’s delight on a Koenigsegg laptop! Get some luggage to match your Maserati, Ermenegildo! But for this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, Ford explored a different brief. They commissioned a few conceptual objects inspired by the new GT, including a boat, an electric guitar, and a foosball table. – –