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By: Jay Rosquites, EBC Florida Bureau In a highly contested match, the Eastern Conference semifinal between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the New York Red Bulls II did not disappoint the avid soccer fan. Georgi Hristov put the Rowdies on the board first in the 26th minute. The Red Bulls II turned it up the second half, by becoming more physical and aggressive. Stefano Bonomo drew a penalty kick, and tacked on the neutralizer for […]
By: Giovanni Pumarada EBC Florida Bureau Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker, Telvin Smith, signed a 4 year contract extension last night making him the second Jacksonville starter to sign an extension this year joining Center, Brandon Linder. Smith’s contract is worth $50 million. According to the team’s website, Jaguars.com, Smith called his new contract an “amazing opportunity”, and credited the locker room atmosphere. “We have created a bond in that locker room and everyone is committed to […]
by Nick Parkinson Agence France Presse CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anthony Joshua maintained his 100 per cent knockout ratio by stopping a bloodied Carlos Takam in the tenth round on Saturday. The English boxer retained his International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association world heavyweight titles with a devastating display of his punching power to finish Cameroon’s France-based challenger at the Principality Stadium. Takam became Joshua’s 20th consecutive knockout victim in a fourth defence […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Spooked Oklahoma City Thunder players took to Twitter on Saturday after a plane carrying them to Chicago suffered mysterious damage mid-flight. Dramatic images posted by Thunder players on social media showed the nose of their jet travelling from Minnesota caved in. Several players demanded an explanation for the damage. “We had a rough flight to say the least,” New Zealand star Steven Adams said in a Tweet addressed to NASA, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Toronto Raptors erased an early 17-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-92 on Friday and spoil the birthday celebrations of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. Ball, who turned 20 on Friday, scored just five points on 2-of-7 shooting. He added seven rebounds with six assists and two steals and was benched, along with the rest of the Lakers starters, by frustrated coach Luke Walton with 3:42 remaining […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors shook off an “awful” start and the ejection of Draymond Green to rally for a 120-117 NBA victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday. The reigning NBA champion Warriors missed 17 of 20 three-point attempts in the first half and lost Green when he and Washington guard Bradley Beal got into a fight with 19.5 seconds left before the interval. Washington pushed their lead to […]
by Jim Slater © Agence France-Presse Houston, United States | AFP Houston’s Yuli Gurriel smashed a home run off Japan’s Yu Darvish, who endured the shortest start of his career in the biggest game of his life, and the Astros downed the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Friday in the World Series. Darvish lasted only 1 2/3 innings, the 31-year-old right-handed pitcher surrendering four runs on five hits in a nightmare second inning as the Astros seized a 2-1 edge […]
by Laurie Nealin Agence France Presse REGINA, Canada (AFP) — Shoma Uno and Kaetlyn Osmond topped the men’s and women’s fields on Friday with superb short programs that brought the audience to its feet at Skate Canada International. Uno, the reigning world silver medallist from Japan, opened with a picture-perfect quadruple flip in his mesmerizing short program set to Winter from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. A quad toe-double toe and masterful triple Axel followed, earning Uno […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods pleaded guilty in a Florida court on Friday to reckless driving, the state attorney said, after police found the golf champion asleep in his Mercedes-Benz beside the road last May. Under the plea agreement reached in Palm Beach County, north of Miami, Woods will not serve jail time unless he commits major violations of his probation. The deal requires Woods, winner of 14 major golf championships, to spend […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Joseph Tsai, one of the founders of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is set to buy 49 percent of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, US media reported Friday. ESPN and Newsday both reported that Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, who purchased controlling interest in the cub in 2009, has agreed to the sale. Although the Nets had the worst record in the NBA last season, a source told Newsday that the deal […]
by Jim Slater HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts vowed resiliency after an emotional defeat while the Houston Astros try to carry over World Series momentum as baseball’s championship showdown shifts to Texas. The Astros rallied from a three-run deficit for an 11-inning 7-6 road victory to level Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven final at 1-1 entering Thursday’s game three at Houston, where the Astros have yet to lose in the playoffs. “We’re upbeat. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Blake Griffin hit a three-pointer on the buzzer as the Los Angeles Clippers maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 104-103 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. The Clippers’ first road win of the 2017 campaign came after Griffin made a quick dribble and shot from just outside the arc to silence the crowd at Portland’s Moda Center. It capped a superb night for Griffin, […]
