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The signature events of the night will be the men’s and women’s mile, also known as the Wanamaker Mile. The race has been held at the meet since 1908 and features one of the fastest fields of the winter season. MORE: Running Our Mouths Podcast, Episode Six A cheat sheet to pull up on your phone or laptop before watching with friends: Men’s Wanamaker Mile Bernard Lagat (Eight-time Wanamaker Mile champion): This tough field might lose to a masters runner who showed last weekend in Boston that he can still close a 3,000-meter run in 27 seconds....

The defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks reached the NFC championship for the second straight season by defeating the Panthers, 31-17, in the divisional round. The visiting Packers got to this year’s conference title game by defeating the Cowboys, 26-21, last Sunday in front of their home fans. MORE: Top 10 active NFL coach-QB combos | SN’s picks | Take the championship week quiz 2015 NFC Championship Game: Kickoff time and TV Records: Packers (13-4), Seahawks (13-4)...

So take a look back before the 2015 Super Bowl to see which teams won it and when. MORE: Seahawks player’s lost Super Bowl ring found | Location, date, time, TV | Halftime show PAST SUPER BOWL WINNERS XLVIII (2014): Seattle Seahawks XLVII (2013): Baltimore Ravens XLVI (2012): New York Giants XLV (2011): Green Bay Packers XLIV (2010): New Orleans Saints XLIII (2009): Pittsburgh Steelers XLII (2008): New York Giants...

This week’s event features a new date (April 29-May 3), a new title sponsor in Cadillac and a new format, with the winners of 16 round-robin groups advancing to a single-elimination tournament. The action will culminate this weekend on the Golf Channel and NBC with Saturday primetime coverage — following the Kentucky Derby — and the Sunday finale. MORE: Tiger will play at next week’s PLAYERS | Jacobson sets three-putt record...

Saina began the match well, winning 3 out of the first 5 points to go 3-2 up. She then further built the lead, to win the 3 out of the next 5 points as well to go 6-4 up. But things started to tilt towards the Spaniard’s favour at the 7-7 mark when Marin took the lead for the first time in the match and maintained that advantage to lead 11-7 at the interval mark....

Tomic hasn’t won a single major till date. The 23-year old has been among the very consistent players in modern tennis. But he hasn’t been able to win a single major till date, and his best performance in a Grand Slam was his quarter-final appearance in Wimbledon back in 2011. Despite being enormously talented, Tomic is more known for his off-field controversies, which has dented his game many times. The Australian has been a part of quite a few ugly incidents which have involved the cops, both in his hometown and abroad....

Every winner since 2006 is in the field. They include Matt Kenseth, Trevor Bayne, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick. Even 2001 and 2003 winner Michael Waltrip has a ride. And he has a guarantee of running in the Daytona 500, thanks to getting BK Racing’s No. 83 car. MORE: Full Speedweeks schedule | Sprint Unlimited | 2016 teams | Charter teams This year’s race will be staged under NASCAR’s new rules governing aerodynamics and green-white-checkered finishes....

India have been paired with five other teams in Pool A – England, Australia, Bangladesh, South Korea and Argentina. The last two editions have seen India winning the final match in a convincing fashion, and they are again expected to retain their title. We take a look at the 14-member Indian team which will take part in the tournament: #1 Anup Kumar (Captain) Position: Raider Pro Kabaddi League team: U Mumba...

But his hunger remains the same as ever. The Indian star showed that in spades as he saved three match points to defeat the 815th ranked Korean Ko Gyung Bo, 15-21, 23-21, 21-19. The match lasted exactly an hour. Also read: India at Korea Open 2016: Schedule, List of Indian players, timings in IST Kashyap will next face Thailand’s World No. 100 Pannawit Thongnuam for a place in the main draw....

You know the slogan: Make America Great Again™. Perhaps the most ironic coupling of words and deeds since Subway came out with “Eat Fresh.” But it’s catchy. Simultaneously optimistic and pessimistic. A throwback to Reagan and a shot at the Obama era. A message, it seems, that many supporters can get behind. A descendent of “Tippecanoe and Tyler too” and all of the presidential campaign slogans in between, it’s all at once a trademark and a rallying cry — a populist phrase that wears corporate clothing....

The first half was relatively well controlled by SUFC, as they kept a good defensive shape and created chances at the other end as well. The threat from ASC came from their talismanic captain and striker Jotin Singh. With four goals already in the league, he threatened the goal on more than one occasion from open play as well as set pieces. Players for South United FC including Riswanali, Magesh and Aaron were guilty of squandering chances against a resilient ASC team....

You’re not going to find a legit five-category helper at catcher – or, really, even four – nor are there many top prospects waiting in the wings (Francisco Mejia being the main exception). But instead of focusing on what you can’t find, focus on what you can: Cheap power. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: 2018 draft cheat sheet Once you get past the top eight or nine, all of whom can post at least respectable averages, you’re really looking for home run potential....

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s playoff race on Sept. 30 will now take place on the venue’s 2.42-mile road course instead of its 1.5-mile oval. 0 votes

It’s a know-it-all league but the sport has grown so complex that it’s impossible to know what’s going through each coach’s mind, to deconstruct every subtlety and nuance of a coordinator’s scheme and then layer those atop the hit-or-miss nature of the physical and mental performances of 53 men each week for 17 weeks to arrive at a conclusion. In short, predicting the outcome of an entire season is a futile task....

The day featured most of the opening round singles matches, providing some fine exhibition of tennis throughout the day’s play. There was Stan Wawrinka, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Gale Monfils, Nick Kyrgios and local rising star Yibing Wu to garner attention, which they did, for the most part. Wawrinka struggled to carry on the momentum after winning the first set against 13th seeded Croat Borna Coric. He fell 64 46 36 after two hours of struggle, dropping to a meagre 12-9 in all-time Shanghai win-loss....

According to The Oklahoman, the demonstration is organized by Omar Chatman, 41, and is intended to bring attention to concerns that the Second Amendment rights of African Americans are not often respected. “I have encountered the police and observed them while holding my gun from a safe distance,” Chatman said. “I’ve been displeased with every encounter. They treat Black men with guns with condescension and sarcasm. They should engage us as they would anyone else....

In the low-scoring first semifinal of the championship, defending champions Angola defeated ten-time champions Senegal 46 – 43 to enter the final of the championship. Senegal took the first quarter 11 – 9, but Angola took the second quarter 13 – 11 to level the score at the halftime. After the break, Senegal took the third quarter 17 – 8 but Angola stunned the Senegal by taking the last quarter 16 – 4 to enter the final of the championship....

Here’s the summary from the games on Wednesday night: (1) Indiana Pacers vs (5) Washington Wizards (Indiana won 86-82, series tied 1-1) Roy Hibbert, the Pacers big man, was going through a rough stretch since March and his dismal performance in Game 1 made a few veterans on the team like David West and Rasual Butler pull him aside not only to get his focus back on the game, but to also instill some confidence in the 7 foot 2 inches center....

Adams has prototypical NFL size (6-foot-1, 212 pounds) and put up numbers in Fresno State's pass-happy offense the last two seasons. That amounted to back-to-back 100-catch seasons, 3,031 receiving yards and 38 TDs. Of course, scheme dictated those numbers, and a 4.56 in the 40 at the NFL Combine hurt Adams' stock. SECOND-ROUND WRS: Lee to Jaguars | Matthews to Eagles The Packers are three-deep at receiver, but the loss of James Jones via free agency creates an opening for Adams, who could fight with Jarrett Boykin for targets with an impressive preseason....