Raiders' receivers remix with Cooper, Crabtree sounds great to Jerry Rice
Mariners fire general manager Jack Zduriencik (Yahoo Sports)
The Seattle Mariners fired general manager Jack Zduriencik on Friday after seven disappointing seasons during which the club failed to end its playoff drought. Team President Kevin Mather announced the decision to fire Zduriencik, with assistant general manager Jeff Kingston taking over on an interim basis. Kingston joined the Mariners front office in 2009 after spending seven years as the director of baseball operations with San Diego.
Ex-NBA star Darryl Dawkins, aka 'Chocolate Thunder' has died (Yahoo Sports)
Darryl Dawkins was once summoned in the Philadelphia 76ers’ locker room to come meet a celebrity who wanted to meet the man known for dunking with backboard-breaking force. The guest was Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder. The entertainer is blind, yet even he could tell there was something very unique about Dawkins’ game.
Redskins LB Junior Galette out for season with Achilles tear (Yahoo Sports)
Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden says outside linebacker Junior Galette will miss the entire season after tearing his left Achilles tendon. Galette had missed Washington’s first two exhibition games as he worked his way back from an injury to a chest muscle. Washington signed Galette at the start of training camp after he was released by New Orleans because of off-field issues.
Johnny Manziel out for rest of preseason with elbow injury (Yahoo Sports)
Johnny Manziel’s preseason is over, sacked by a stinging elbow. Browns coach Mike Pettine said Thursday that Manziel, who has made strides in his second year in the NFL after a rough rookie season, will not play in Cleveland’s last two exhibition games because of lingering soreness in his right elbow. Manziel will miss Saturday’s game at Tampa Bay as well as Cleveland’s preseason finale at Chicago on Sept. 3.
Spieth stumbles out of the blocks at Barclays (Yahoo Sports)
The start of the FedEx Cup playoffs brought out the worst score from Jordan Spieth in three months. In his first tournament as No. 1 in the world, Spieth had a pair of three-putt bogeys, hit a tee shot in the water, shot 40 on his back nine and wound up with a 4-over 74 in the opening round of The Barclays. ”Just lost a little bit of focus,” Spieth
Former dunk king Dawkins dies at 58
Darryl Dawkins, the former NBA star whose powerful dunks earned him the nickname “Chocolate Thunder”, has died of a heart attack at the age of 58, his family said. “It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved husband and father, Darryl Dawkins, who succumbed today to a heart attack,” his family said in a statement issued through the NBA.
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Mahut and Giorgi win titles
Nicolas Mahut collected his third career title after a 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 win over David Goffin in the Topshelf Open final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Thomas up to second in Suisse
Geraint Thomas moved up to second overall after Kristijan Durasek took victory in the second stage of the Tour de Suisse.
Wood powers to Lyoness title
Chris Wood played one of the best rounds of his injury-hit career to power to the second European Tour title of his career at the Lyoness Open in Austria.
Wood powers to Lyoness title
Chris Wood played one of the best rounds of his injury-hit career to power to the second European Tour title of his career at the Lyoness Open in Austria.
Surrey duo injured in collision
Sunday’s T20 Blast match between Sussex and Surrey at Arundel was abandoned following a sickening clash of heads between fielders Rory Burns and Moises Henriques.
Surrey duo injured in collision
Sunday’s T20 Blast match between Sussex and Surrey at Arundel was abandoned following a sickening clash of heads between fielders Rory Burns and Moises Henriques.
Classy Donegal dismantle Armagh
Donegal cemented their status as serious All-Ireland contenders as they outclassed Armagh by a score of 2-11 to 0-8 in a one-sided Ulster SFC quarter-final at the Athletic Grounds.
Warburton set for Rangers
Mark Warburton will be appointed as the new manager of Rangers on a three-year contract on Monday, according to Sky sources.
Midsummer strike for Midgley
Line Of Reason pounced close home to claim the Midsummer Sprint Stakes at Cork.
Who is Roberto Firmino?
We take a closer look at Hoffenheim and Brazil forward Roberto Firmino as he is linked with a big money move to Manchester United…
