Going out as the final driver in the final round of qualifying, Biffle posted a speed of 192.955 mph to earn pole position for the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola. MORE: 10 drivers to watch | Denny Hamlin defends losing to Tony Stewart Defending champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. starts 16th. Tony Stewart begins his final race at Daytona from 19th. Austin Dillon starts sixth a year after his harrowing crash at the race’s finish....
Colombo have won two out of their five NSL matches and are currently fourth in the points table. They come into the game on the back of a 44-run loss against Galle. Dambulla, on the other hand, have lost all five of their NSL matches and find themselves at the bottom of the standings. They lost their last match against Jaffna by 51 runs. COL vs DAM Probable Playing 11 Today COL XI...
After graduating from Oregon State University, where he was a two-time All American and Pac-10 Conference champion in wrestling, Covington was recruited by the owner of American Top Team, Dan Lambert, to join his gym and get into MMA. “Chaos” made his debut in February 2012 and hasn’t looked back. He won his first five fights on the regional circuit before getting the call for his first UFC bout in August 2014....
Will Harris got a tough break last year. He was left off the Astros’ playoff roster after a rough season and had to watch Houston lose in five games to the Boston Red Sox without being able to do a thing. But in Houston’s Game 2 win over the Rays, he came up big. After closer Roberto Osuna gave up a run and loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, Harris came in and shut the door with a strikeout of Travis D’Arnaud and an easy groundout by Kevin Kiermaier....
Called into the Wales squad, Liverpool sensation Woodburn has been a revelation after scoring on his debut against Austria on Saturday. Liverpool 3/1 to beat City The 17-year-old also impressed in the 2-0 win over Moldova on Tuesday, setting up Wales team-mate Hal Robson-Kanu. And Coleman said he has been proven correct after Klopp expressed concerns over Woodburn playing for Wales at such a young age. “Jurgen felt it was a bit early for Ben [playing for Wales] but we’ve all got opinions, which is what is great about football,” Coleman said....
In an interview on WFAN radio in New York, Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall said the 49ers quarterback is “one of the biggest patriots out there” for refusing to stand during the national anthem. MORE: Breakout stars for 2016 “I think President Obama said it best: That’s his constitutional right,” Marshall said. “But I do think this is very thought-provoking for all. “I think that the message was a little diluted because of how much respect a lot of us have for those that served....
With just 1:09 remaining and the Senators down 4-3, White headed a flying puck into the back of the net past Tampa Bay goalie Curtis McElhinney — but it was immediately waived off by referee Jake Brenk. “It was just a in-the-moment thing,” White said postgame. “I thought if it hit the ground and made a weird bounce, I don’t know if I could put that in. The defender was right there....
The NCAA’s announcement Wednesday of a Nov. 25 start date for men’s and women’s basketball — with guidelines and requirements for staging a season — made that official. The NCAA was not in position, however, to offer a substantial degree of clarity regarding many of the variables. Will there be bubbles? Will there be non-conference games and early season tournaments? What impact will the loss of non-conference revenue have on programs in less wealthy conferences?...
The Pac-12 an Big Ten canceled their fall sports seasons Tuesday, a move that means only three Power 5 conferences will have football in 2020. The ACC, Big 12 and SEC have released their schedules. It’s on. At least for now. MORE: Notable opt-outs for 2020 season Sporting News will continue to update the college football schedule as plans might change. Here’s a look at the 2020 college football schedule that is officially on the books....
Yahoo! Sports also reported that an outside source told them that the NCAA’s enforcement staff has possession of the documents. The NCAA has their assistant director of enforcement, Vic DeNardi, working on the case against ASU. Arizona State is also running an internal investigation on its end. Katie Paquet, the vice president of media relations at Arizona State University, confirmed that the NCAA had opened an investigation. The NCAA and Arizona State declined further comments about the allegations....
CNN was one of the many outlets to discuss Odom’s health and the media frenzy surrounding it. But as one would suspect, the people at CNN have not watched a lot of basketball. So instead of using a graphic showing the former Lakers forward, they used a graphic of Spurs all-star forward LaMarcus Aldridge. MORE: Odom’s career in photos | Odom’s Kardashian history not something to run from We’re not saying CNN shouldn’t cover sports, but, well, some solid research would certainly help....
According to the 10th Status Report submitted by the CoA to the Supreme Court, there are 17 state units which are substantially compliant, 10 which are partially compliant and seven which are non-compliant. “The CoA is likely to hold a workshop to explain us the finer details which we need to address in order to become fully Lodha Compliant. The workshop is set to be held in Mumbai,” a senior office bearer of a North-Eastern state told PTI on conditions of anonymity....
“Unless we screw up internally, we should win,” Krzyzewski told The Associated Press on Thursday after an intrasquad scrimmage that featured 20 of the top players from the NBA, none of whom were named LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis or Stephen Curry. MORE: Predicting the 2016 Team USA roster | Reflecting on a dynasty However, those big names will be on the roster when Rio rolls around, priming USA Basketball for another gold medal run....
After joining Afghanistan in January, Simmons has achieved goal number one by guiding the fast-rising side to its second World Cup qualification. Now as the Asghar Stanikzai-led team gets down to prepare at their ‘base’ in Greater Noida and ‘second home ground’ at Dehradun for the historic match against India, Simmons has a tough ask of ensuring a competitive performance against the top-ranked Test team. “These boys have played four-day cricket with the associate nations and have done well....
Donahue spent a decade coaching at Cornell, taking the team to three NCAA tournament apperances in his final three seasons. He was hired by BC after the Big Red's 2010 Sweet 16 appearance. In three seasons Donahue, 51, has a 54-76 record with zero tournament appearances. His Eagles finished the season 8-23 and 4-14 in the ACC.
The cadets, all players for West Point’s Army football team, overdosed while vacationing at a short-term rental house in Wilton Manors on Thursday, according to police and Fort Lauderdale Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Gollan. After being alerted by an emergency call about 5 p.m., police and paramedics quickly determined that an overdose had occurred and that some of the cadets had gone into cardiac arrest, authorities said. Paramedics used the drug naloxone, or Narcan, to treat the cadets....
The pair have met only once before, in the fourth round of the 2020 Australian Open, with Kenin winning 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-0. Gauff will enter the match as the heavy favorite to win given her current run of form and the fact that Kenin is still looking to rediscover her form following a long injury layoff. The winner of the match will face either Venus Williams or Zhu Lin in the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic....
As for the new weapons, there are two that players will be able to access starting today. The first is the TEC-9 SMG and the other is the EM2 assault rifle. This article will discuss the EM2 rifle and the best possible attachments that players can use once they have maxed out the weapon. An overview of the EM2 assault rifle in Warzone The EM2 seems really promising and feels like it is going to be on top of the meta....
Darby Allin is one of the most promising young guns on the AEW roster. Imbibing a gothic look infused with a mythical aura, the skate-boarding star has taken the pro-wrestling realm by storm with his daredevil style of wrestling. Hired by Tony Khan in April 2019, the 29-year-old quickly established himself as an underdog who never gives up. Darby Allin made his AEW debut at Fyter Fest 2019, where he wrestled current WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes to a time-limit draw....
