Saints welcome in rookie who took up football just five years ago Rookie David Onyemata has traveled from Nigeria to New Orleans by way of Canada, and he's only a few short months from his first game in the NFL. Not bad for a guy who hadn't even seen a football five years ago. Onyemata, a defensive tackle out of noted football hotbed the University of Manitoba, was drafted in the fourth … [Read more...]
After a slow start, solid hitting is helping the Marlins surge
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Cycling-Team Sky’s Landa abandons Giro d’Italia (Reuters)
Cycling-Team Sky's Landa abandons Giro d'Italia (Reuters) (Adds quotes, detail) May 17 (Reuters) - Spanish rider Mikel Landa was forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia during the 10th stage after falling ill with suspected viral gastroenteritis, Team Sky said on Tuesday. "Unfortunately Mikel Landa has been forced to abandon the #Giro through illness. Landa, who joined Sky from Astana at the … [Read more...]
UN: Zika more worrying but Rio Olympics shouldn’t be moved (Yahoo Sports)
UN: Zika more worrying but Rio Olympics shouldn't be moved (Yahoo Sports) The World Health Organization's chief says the agency is increasingly concerned about the Zika virus, even though it does not recommend canceling or postponing the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics in hard-hit Brazil. ''The more we learn about Zika, the more worried we get about it,'' Dr. Margaret Chan said in a briefing … [Read more...]
FanDuel Economics: MLB Picks May 17th – Fantasy CPR
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Man United haven't made Ibra offer – agent
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Boxing-Heavyweight champion Fury apologises for offensive remarks (Reuters)
Boxing-Heavyweight champion Fury apologises for offensive remarks (Reuters) World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has apologised for offensive remarks he made in an online video last week, insisting he is 'not a bigot or a racist'. The outspoken Briton, preparing for a re-match with Wladimir Klitschko who he surprisingly de-throned in Dusseldorf in November to win the WBA, WBO and IBF … [Read more...]
Heavyweight champion Fury apologizes for offensive remarks (Reuters)
Heavyweight champion Fury apologizes for offensive remarks (Reuters) World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has apologized for offensive remarks he made in an online video last week, insisting he is 'not a bigot or a racist'. The outspoken Briton, preparing for a re-match with Wladimir Klitschko who he surprisingly de-throned in Dusseldorf in November to win the WBA, WBO and IBF belts, … [Read more...]
Timberwolves' Thibodeau hopes to get top-two pick in draft lottery – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
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Cycling-Varnish still hopeful of place on British team for Rio (Reuters)
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