Spurs clear last obstacle for stadium

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Tottenham Hotspur have removed the final obstacle blocking the building of a new 400 million pound 56 000-seater stadium.||| London - Tottenham Hotspur have removed the final obstacle blocking the building of a new 400 million pound ($592.84 million) 56 000-seater stadium by agreeing to buy the last parcel of land preventing the start of construction work.The Premier League club have started laying foundations for the new ground, adjacent to their existing stadium, but said on Tuesday they had agreed a deal to buy land occupied by Archway Sheet Metal Works' company which had held up the development.Tottenham have planning permission for the stadium, which will replace White Hart Lane, their home since 1899 where the capacity is currently only 36,000.Spurs said they would take possession of the land “later this year” to give the company time to relocate.In November, a fire destroyed much of the Archway premises, which is located metres from the Park Lane (North) stand at White...
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Townsend earns England a draw

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England substitute Andros Townsend fired home a superb late goal to earn a 1-1 draw against Italy in a fiercely contested international friendly.||| TURIN, Italy - England substitute Andros Townsend fired home a superb late goal to earn a 1-1 draw against Italy in a fiercely contested international friendly in Turin.Townsend struck in the 79th minute by rifling an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from 20 metres to give England a deserved result at the Juvetus stadium.Italy had taken the lead on the half-hour through Graziano Pelle's deft header after defender Giorgio Chiellini waltzed around Phil Jones and provided a precise cross from the left.It was Pelle's second goal in his three appearances for the “azzurri” although the striker has failed to score a Premier League goal for his club Southampton since December.“It didn't seem like a friendly,” Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci told Rai TV. “It was a high-paced match. We let the win slide through our fingers...
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Portugal lose against Cape Verde

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A second-half sending off for Andre Pinto capped a miserable evening for a second-string Portugal side, who were beaten 2-0 at home by African minnows Cape Verde in a friendly.||| Lisbon - A second-half sending off for Andre Pinto capped a miserable evening for a second-string Portugal side, who were beaten 2-0 at home by African minnows Cape Verde in a friendly.Portugal fielded none of the players that beat Serbia in Euro 2016 qualifying on Sunday and were undone by two first-half goals scored within six minutes of each other.Odair Fortes opened the scoring for Cape Verde after 37 minutes in fortuitous fashion as his right-wing cross appeared to catch the wind and flew over Anthony Lopes in the Portugal goal.Centre back Gege grabbed the second with an expert far-post finish after a free kick from Cape Verde captain Heldon had reached him through a forest of legs.The match, which was in aid of the victims of last November's volcanic eruption on the Cape Verdian island of Fogo,...
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News sport : Gregg Popovich's reaction to Mario Chalmers' beyond-half-court buzzer-beater was perfect

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The San Antonio Spurs opened up their nationally televised matchup with the Miami Heat playing sound defense, holding Erik Spoelstra's club without a made field goal for the first 6 1/2 minutes of Tuesday's contest. The Spurs didn't capitalize early, though, committing seven turnovers that turned into 10 Miami points and kept the Heat up after 12 minutes.[DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] Things tightened up considerably in the second, as San Antonio coughed it up just twice while cranking up the ball movement and offensive effectiveness to outpace the Heat by nine points heading into the final seconds of the half ... only to see the Heat stay within a handful of points at intermission thanks to a wing-and-a-prayer, buzzer-beating, 53-foot 3-pointer by point guard Mario Chalmers: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The best thing about Chalmers' 3? How Spurs coach Gregg Popovich reacted to...
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News sport : UConn coaches prohibited from attending the Final Four

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Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act has disrupted the travel plans of UConn coach Kevin Ollie and his staff.They're boycotting the Final Four in Indianapolis and the annual National Association of Basketball Coaches convention that coincides with it in compliance with Monday's order from Gov. Dannel Malloy's prohibiting all state of Connecticut employees from traveling to Indiana."In support of Governor Malloy's travel ban to the state of Indiana, Kevin Ollie and other members of the UConn men's basketball staff will not travel to Indianapolis for the NCAA Final Four and events surrounding it," UConn president Susan Herbst said in a statement Tuesday night. "UConn is a community that values all of our members and treats each person with the same degree of respect, regardless of their background and beliefs and we will not tolerate any other behavior."UConn will undoubtedly be one of the few schools without any coaches in Indianapolis. Most coaches travel...
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News sport : LeBron James has so few friends that only his kids will play video games with him

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(We’re joking, people.)Assured of his status as the East’s second seed and rightfully confident in his Cleveland Cavaliers’ ability to wipe the floor with the Eastern Conference come playoff time, LeBron James has now taken to destroying his kids at video games.[DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] From James’ Facebook page on Tuesday: Possibly playing as himself on a Cavalier off-day, James gave his sons LeBron Jr. and Bryce fair warning prior to their time with the controller, while letting daughter Zhuri and wife Savannah off the hook.[Follow...
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News sport : Tip Drill: A beginner's guide to daily fantasy baseball

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Realistically, you will not become a zillionaire by playing daily fantasy baseball. Sorry to smack you with cold truth right here at the top, but there it is. Advertising efforts from various DFS sites may have convinced you that such games offer a clear and easy path to extreme, life-changing wealth, but, um ... no, probably not happening.In fact, a comprehensive review of the Forbes 400 list will reveal that zero of our richest citizens acquired their fortunes via daily fantasy games.[Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today!] However, this fact doesn't mean you can't still profit by dabbling in DFS. Daily games are really an excellent complement to the standard fantasy portfolio. If you regret not drafting any shares of, say, Taijuan Walker or Nolan Arenado or whoever else, you can always find opportunities for single-serving ownership in daily.Today, the mission is to assist those of you considering a foray into daily baseball — we're talking to the...
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News sport : Check out this 5-year-old's incredible ball-handling skills

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A five-year-old Chinese boy has ball-handling skills most adults can only dream about. The website Shanghaiist posted a series of GIFs showing Mai Zizhou basically putting on an exhibition. If he was in the U.S., he'd be getting ready for kindergarten. Shanghaiist reports that he started practicing when he was two years old – and if you look closely, you can see he's not just practicing his ball skills. He's can shoot daggers with his eyes, too.from Yahoo Sports http://ift.tt/1Cu1...
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News sport : Ryan Newman loses 75 points after tire manipulation penalty

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Tire manipulation is a confirmed reality in the Sprint Cup Series.Just days after drivers and crew chiefs commented on the talk surrounding tire tampering in the Sprint Cup Series garage, NASCAR leveled a big 75-point penalty against Ryan Newman and the No. 31 team for issues found with the team's tires at Auto Club Speedway.NASCAR had been taking tires from some teams after races for audits as suspicions of teams drilling holes in the tires to regulate air pressure became public (Newman's team was one of the teams who had tires taken after the race on March 22). Tuesday, NASCAR docked Newman the points and suspended crew chief Luke Lambert, tire technician James Bender and team engineer Philip Surgen for the next six races. Lambert was also fined $125,000.The penalty is a P5 penalty under NASCAR's tiered penalty system. According to NASCAR it violates rule 20.16.2 which says tires can't be modified and 12.5.3.5.1 which defines a P5 penalty as "effecting, modifying and/or altering...
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News sport : Suspended Alabama RB Tyren Jones arrest on marijuana possession

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Alabama's week just got a little bit worse.Running back Tyren Jones, who was already serving a team suspension, was arrested Tuesday for marijuana possession, the third arrest for the Tide since Saturday morning.Jones was suspended on Feb. 10 for what coach Nick Saban called "conduct not to the standard of the Alabama football program." He has not been working out with the program.According to AL.com, which obtained the arrest report, police stopped Jones and smelled marijuana in his car. Jones had a small amount of marijuana in the pocket of his pants, but officers also found digital scales in the Dodge Challenger belonging to Brandon Lee Hansberry, who also was arrested.Jones was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana and was released on $1,000 bond.On Saturday morning, safety Geno Smith was arrested for DUI and later that day, Jonathan Taylor was charged with domestic violence. Taylor was dismissed from the team on Sunday and Smith was suspended. Saban said Smith...
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News sport : The NBA has a tanking problem because the NBA used to employ a lot of problems

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On Monday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers downed the Philadelphia 76ers on a last-second shot from rookie Jordan Clarkson. Hands were rung and eyes rolled, as a significant portion of NBA fandom could hardly recall what number Clarkson wore prior to this professional event, and yet they could recite the two teams’ 2015 NBA draft odds by rote: Los Angeles keeps its pick unless it either continues to win, or in case bad lottery luck pushes the team out of the top five. If it falls out of the top five, the lowly Sixers takes in its own high end lottery pick, and the Lakers’ selection.[DraftKings:...
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News sport : Kyle Larson released from hospital, not cleared to drive yet

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Kyle Larson was released from a Charlotte-area hospital Monday evening. However, the driver of the No. 42 car is still not cleared to drive in the Cup Series.“After extensive testing and observation over the last few days, Kyle Larson was released from the hospital last night and has finished up final tests today," a Chip Ganassi Racing statement said. "He is currently waiting for final doctor recommendations in order to clear him to return to all NASCAR related activities.”The Sprint Cup Series is off Sunday because of the Easter holiday. The next race is Saturday, April 11 at Texas Motor Speedway.Larson missed Sunday's race when he fainted after an autograph session on Saturday. He was taken for tests -- tests that the team said found no issues -- but was told by doctors that he needed to miss Sunday's race for further tests.Regan Smith drove the No. 42 in his absence and finished 16th. Larson is now 24th in the points standings.- - - - - - - Nick Bromberg is the editor of...
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News sport : NBPA's Michele Roberts sees no reason for 2017 work stoppage, warns NBA against 'cry of poverty'

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It's been a pretty exciting regular season, and it looks like it ought to be a similarly thrilling postseason push to June's NBA Finals. But amid all the bright, shining Stephen Curry bombs, James Harden stepbacks and Anthony Davis detonations, it's become difficult to ignore the stormclouds gathering on the labor relations front.[DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] The collective bargaining agreement struck by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association in November 2011 stretches through the 2020-21 campaign, but both the league and...
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News sport : J.J. Watt shows off acting, singing chops in 'New Girl' episode

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When he's not training in a log cabin of sorts, J.J. Watt is acting. And singing.Seriously.The Paul Bunyan-esque offense wrecker for the Houston Texans is apparently a big fan of the show "New Girl." Although we confess to having not seen the critically acclaimed program, we are fans of the work of leading lady Zooey Deschanel. And now Ms. Deschanel and Mr. Watt can say they've been teammates, having worked together on an episode of the show.Watch above for a tease of Watt singing and — we think — ad libbing through what could be a funny few scenes in "The Right Stuff" episode. We don't assume anything about Watt's day job status changing, but a brief glimpse at his acting chops actually has us feel that the 6-foot-5, 290-pound beast could have been.Is he Peyton Manning-on-SNL good? No, we're not ready to go there yet, but Watt might be far better at acting than your typical NFL player.The singing, well, that's another thing altogether. We're not quite sure what key he's in,...
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News sport : Urban Meyer: Ohio State could use 'specialty quarterback'

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Ohio State coach Urban Meyer hasn’t ruled out using two quarterbacks in 2015.His depth chart at the position is incredibly crowded with Braxton Miller, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones and Meyer admitted Tuesday he could use one in the same way he used Tim Tebow at Florida in 2006 to complement the starter.“You might have a specialty quarterback. That’s kind of what we did in 2006 (at Florida),” Meyer said per Cleveland.com. “That was kind of two different skill sets, a very unique situation, a very ego-less approach to the game. One quarterback drives them down, the other guy comes in and is...
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News sport : USF former starting QB Mike White granted his release

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South Florida quarterback Mike White, who started 15 games for the Bulls, has been granted his release. White, who opened last season as the team’s starter, appeared to be trailing in the quarterbacking competition this spring behind Quinton Flowers and senior Steven Bench. "Mike and I talked after the conclusion of spring practice and he expressed his desire to pursue the remainder of his career at another school," coach Willie Taggart said in a release by the school.“We wish Mike all the best in his future and thank him for his contributions to our program and university.”White won the starting job during fall camp last August and while his grip on the role was tenuous, he did rally the Bulls from a 20-point halftime deficit for a 38-30 win against Tulsa. However, he threw two interceptions in the first half against Cincinnati the following week and was benched at halftime. His only playing time at the end of the season came in the fourth quarter against SMU where he rallied...
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News sport : The 10-man rotation, starring Zach Randolph going to work on the low block

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A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. [DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] C: Sports Illustrated. Rob Mahoney talks with Zach Randolph about the finer points of low-post positioning, and how a player who has spent most of the last decade and a half viewed largely as a bruiser has built an All-Star career out of precise footwork, sharp angles and all the little things that can make a successful big man.PF: Waiting for Next Year. The Cleveland Cavaliers have been crushing opponents for the past two months, but even as he makes his push for a fifth Most Valuable Player trophy, LeBron James is committing turnovers at a career-high rate. What gives? Kirk Lammers digs into the tape to find out.SF: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Lori Nickel explores Jared Dudley's value...
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News sport : Path to the Pros: Melvin Gordon says, 'I want to be the best back'

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With a month left before the draft, one of the more interesting prospects is Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon.There has been a ton of talk about running backs not going in the first round for consecutive years, a lot of talk about Georgia back Todd Gurley's ceiling (and his knee injury), and there sits Gordon, coming off a phenomenal near-Heisman season at Wisconsin.In a "Path to the Pros" interview with Stack.com, Gordon lays out his goal, and that's to outdo every other back in the 2015 class."I want to be the best back, that's my goal," Gordon said.Gordon is known for his big runs, and his speed, but in the video above he looks pretty strong and he's not a small back at 215 pounds. To get into the first round, teams will have to be convinced that he is more than a home-run threat.Gordon has another goal, and that's to be a part of a winner. He didn't win a state title in high school or a national championship in college and he wants to experience being a champion."To...
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News sport : Jameis Winston's appearance at FSU pro day weigh in gets attention

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In the history of the NFL, no quarterback has ever played with his shirt off.So really, it doesn't matter much what Jameis Winston looked like at his weigh-in at Florida State's pro day on Tuesday. But yet, some heads turned when Winston was shown on NFL Network and he wasn't looking like what we'd expect from the presumptive first pick of the draft.Jameis Winston after his weigh-in on @nflnetwork. #FSUProDay http://ift.tt/1EZb0yZ — JennaLaineBucs (@JennaLaineBucs) March 31, 2015 Jameis Winston has a flabby physique for a pro athlete http://ift.tt/1xvJknK — Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) March 31, 2015 Another shot of Jamieis Winston after his weigh-in, courtesy of @nflnetwork. #FSUProDay http://ift.tt/1C2ChhZ — JennaLaineBucs (@JennaLaineBucs) March 31, 2015 This isn't the first time Winston has dealt with questions about his conditioning or weight. Before the NFL scouting combine, a photo of him working out went viral:Jameis Winston looking slim http://ift.tt/1792ljs...
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News sport : USC AD Pat Haden is skipping CFP meetings in Indianapolis to honor his gay son

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USC athletic director Pat Haden said in a tweet Tuesday that he would not be attending the College Football Playoff meeting in Indianapolis this week because of the newly signed Religious Freedom Restoration Act.I am the proud father of a gay son. In his honor, I will not be attending the CFP committee meeting in Indy this week. #EmbraceDiversity — Pat Haden (@ADHadenUSC) March 31, 2015 The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which was signed into law last week and takes effect July 1, would prohibit laws that "substantially burden" a person's freedom of religion. The broad definition of the Act has caused many critics to claim the bill would open the door for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.Indiana Gov. Mike Pence denied Tuesday that the bill was intended to discriminate against any group of people, but the perception already has caused the NCAA to issue a statement against the bill, and the Big Ten, which holds its conference title game in Indianapolis, said...
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News sport : Don't ever change, Martinsville

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The back road to Martinsville dips and turns through the woods. There are a few houses on each side. Then, suddenly, there are cars parked along the side of the road. We’re close to the track?After parking, the walk continues down the road. A sign with “17” stands in the middle of a field that’s used as a makeshift parking lot. We take a right into the field.Up a short hill, the grandstands appear. If you’ve never been to Martinsville and wonder if the descriptions of it’s rural location are hyperbole, they’re not. The track basically sits in a bowl, with hills and trees...
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News sport : Cincinnati QB Jarred Evans acquitted of assault, hopes to rejoin team

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Cincinnati backup quarterback Jarred Evans was found not guilty of assault after a jury sided with his claim that he punched a fellow student in self-defense. On Friday, Evans testified that he and his girlfriend were walking down the street when they heard a series of racial remarks. Evans is black and his girlfriend is white. The couple ignored the comments and continued walking, but Evans said one of the men, Ryan Smith, blocked their path. "He flinched at me with his hands up," Evans testified, "and I just reacted with a punch, a jab." That punch left Smith unconscious on the sidewalk. However, Smith gave a contradictory account, stating that he was behind the couple and that Evans sought him out and punched him for no reason. The jury took three hours to deliberate. Judge Robert Taylor also declared a mistrial on a disorderly conduct charge after jurors could not reach a verdict. "We're very, very happy with the outcome," Kimberly Reese, a spokeswoman for Evans' family told...
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News sport : NASCAR says it's 'disappointed' in Indiana religious-freedom law

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NASCAR said Tuesday it was disappointed in the recent measure to enact a religious-freedom law in Indiana. The measure has come under intense scrutiny since it passed because many believe it opens the door to discrimination against certain groups on religious grounds."NASCAR is disappointed by the recent legislation passed in Indiana," chief communications officer Brett Jewkes said in a statement. "We will not embrace nor participate in exclusion or intolerance. We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our sport and therefore will continue to welcome all competitors and fans at our events in the state of Indiana and anywhere else we race." As you can see, the statement doesn't hint at or rule out any action by NASCAR if the law isn't changed or repealed, though it's unclear what NASCAR could do if it decided to protest. Pulling the Brickyard 400 seems like quite the extreme step. NASCAR also used similar language in its statement about Travis Kvapil when he was arrested...
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News sport : H.S. best of the best show off crazy dunking skills

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High school basketball's best of the best showed off some insane dunking talent on Monday night in the Powerade Jam Fest Dunk Contest at the University of Chicago.The overall title went to Dwayne Bacon, who dunked straight over former NBA star and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose. Bacon will play at Florida State next year. But it was Stephen Zimmerman, a senior at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nevada, who nearly stole the show with his series of slams. Rvials.com lists Zimmerman No. 11 in the class of 2015.Stephen Zimmerman Jr. #McDAAG #JamFest! Cc: @McDAAG https://t.co/2oSDtfRMZu" he going crazy in the dunk contest” Shout out Zim @BIGG_ZIMM — F R 2⃣2⃣ (@DougTheMinister) March 31, 2015 Another good dunk from #PoweradeJamFest from Stephen Zimmerman https://t.co/XvXGVEQrDB — Basketball Forever (@Bballforeverfb) March 31, 2015 Stephen Zimmerman Jr. dunks while taking a video selfie at McDonald's All American Dunk contest #HSBasketba... https://t.co/lGmn0mcpl5 — Terrika Foster...
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News sport : Clemson coach Dabo Swinney loves his moped anonymity

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Attention residents of Clemson, S.C., we have a game for you. Notice coach Dabo Swinney on his moped.After safety Jabar Johnson wore a non-contact jersey at practice on Monday after he had an incident with a moped, Swinney was asked about his scooter opinion. Instead of pontificating about the risks of the automated transportation, he supported the method."They have to handle their business," Swinney said via TigerIllustrated.com. "Wear helmets and be safe whether you're in a car or a moped or a bike. Sometimes there are things you don't control. I ride a moped, wear a helmet. I cruise all over town and nobody knows who I am. I love it. It's fun."If Swinney isn't noticed much, he must not have an "I troll South Carolina" sticker on his helmet or have his scooter painted in bright Clemson orange with tiger paw logos plastered all over it. And we're also assuming the "wear helmets" advice doesn't apply to a car. Because it'd be pretty hard to be anonymous at an intersection if...
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News sport : UCLA WR Devin Lucien to transfer

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UCLA's Devin Lucien will play at a different school in 2015.The Bruins' third-leading receiver in terms of receptions in 2014 has decided to transfer according to the Los Angeles Times. He could graduate in the summer and be immediately eligible at his new school.Per BruinSportsReport.com, Lucien said "a lot" went into his decision to make the move out of UCLA though he didn't get into specifics. In 2014, he had 29 catches for 225 yards and two touchdowns.While losing a receiver with over 20 catches is rarely considered a positive, UCLA is well-equipped to handle his departure. While Lucien was third on the team in catches, he was sixth in yards. All five of the players ahead of him in the yardage column are returning for 2015.Lucien's most productive season was his redshirt junior year. After redshirting in 2011, he had 29 catches combined in 2012 and 2013. According to BruinSportsReport, Arizona State is a candidate to be his transfer destination. If he moves to the Sun Devils,...
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News sport : Temple's Praise Martin-Oguike given extra year of eligibility

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Praise Martin-Oguike will be a redshirt junior in 2015 after he was given an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.Martin-Oguike, a key contributor for Temple's defensive line in 2014, missed both the 2012 and 2013 seasons. In 2014, he had 37 tackles and 7.5 sacks."I said throughout this process that I just want to get back to the life I had before," Martin-Oguike said in a Temple statement. "There was a path that I was on, to play four years of college football and get my college degree, then hopefully, have an opportunity to play at the next level. I'm working towards that goal and I'm very thankful that I'm back on that path." He missed those two seasons because of rape allegations. In 2012, he was accused of sexual assault in his dorm room and expelled from Temple. As the case moved on, prosecutors in 2013 withdrew the charges of forcible rape, false imprisonment and other offenses because of a lack of evidence. Martin-Oguike's attorney had said the relationship with the...
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Mashaba happy with youngsters

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Coach Shakes Mashaba has taken lots of positives from the two friendlies his team played in the past week.||| The look of contentment that flickered across Shakes Mashaba’s face as he addressed a post match conference could easily have been mistaken for the Bafana Bafana coach being pleased with the 1-1 draw with Nigeria.That, though, was not the case for Mashaba would have loved to see his team take advantage of their dominance and the many chances they created to see South Africa register only their second win over their West African nemesis.The source of the South African senior national team coach’s glee had more to do with the positives he saw from the two friendlies his team played in the past week.Sunday’s draw with the Super Eagles at Mbombela Stadium followed a 3-1 victory over Swaziland last Wednesday and Mashaba was pleased not only by his team’s application but the fact that he got to blood new players.“I’m happy that we have widened the base (of the squad). A number...
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