Clint Bowyer, David Ragan swap crew chiefs

Detroit Red Wings hire Jeff Blashill to replace Babcock (Yahoo Sports)

Jeff Blashill has been hired by the Detroit Red Wings, ending a fairly un-suspenseful coaching search that began when Mike Babcock left to take over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Blashill has coached Detroit’s minor league affiliate in Grand Rapids for the past three seasons, and he was an obvious candidate for the Red Wings once Babcock left. Detroit general manager Ken Holland acknowledged right away that he was going to

Rapinoe scores twice as US beats Australia 3-1 in opener (Yahoo Sports)

For her second goal of the night against Australia, U.S. midfielder Megan Rapinoe channeled Lionel Messi. Rapinoe dribbled the ball before her long, low shot breezed past diving Matildas goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri. Rapinoe’s two goals gave the United States a 3-1 victory over Australia on Monday night in the Americans’ opener at a Women’s World Cup that began with both FIFA and the U.S. team facing controversy.

European banks join drive to combat human trafficking using data

By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Leading financial institutions in Europe have joined an offensive to fight human trafficking by using data to spot irregular banking transactions that could identify criminal activity, organizers said on Tuesday. The initiative involving banks and the European Union’s policing agency Europol aims to help financial institutions develop ‘red flag’ indicators to scan their systems for suspicious transactions and then alert the police.