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An unknown Slovak goalie had blanked their powerful offense for 65 minutes, and Russia was one Oshie-esque moment away from a second straight Olympic loss. Although Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Radulov were hobbled, they wouldn't let it happen. Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 shots, Radulov and Kovalchuk scored in the shootout, and Russia beat Slovakia 1-0 on Sunday, bouncing back from that shootout loss to the U.S. one day earlier. After Varlamov stopped both Slovak attempts in the shootout, Kovalchuk beat Jan Laco to seal the Russians' second win in the preliminary round....

Messi was an overwhelming favourite with 41.33% of the votes while Real Madrid’s Ronaldo came in second with 27.76%. Messi’s Barcelona teammate Neymar came in third with just 7.86% of the votes. 2015 Ballon d’Or: Who did the captains vote for? The winners of the prestigious award are voted for by national team captains of all member associations of FIFA. Not only them, even the coaches and one media representative from the respective countries vote for three players....

The 2015 Mountain West men’s basketball tournament is scheduled for March 11-14 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas has hosted all but three Mountain West tournaments, and the last three at the Thomas & Mack Center have been claimed by the New Mexico Lobos. MORE: Best players who did not win an NCAA title | Selection Sunday, March Madness info | Past SN Players of the Year...

For the historical perspective, India has won four bronze medals at the event, with all being bronze. Prakash Padukone was the first with his 1983 medal followed by Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa in 2011 and PV Sindhu bagging two in the last two editions. The squad comprises of a mixture of experienced players and aspiring newcomers. After all the success in singles, the contrasting fortunes of our doubles players is often highlighted as the weak point in Indian badminton....

22nd April Men’s singles Chen Long bt HS Prannoy 21-10 21-15 Lin Dan bt Guangzu Lu 21-14 17-21 21-12 Lin Guipu bt Kazumasa Sakai 21-10 21-18 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk bt Lee Dong Keun 21-13 21-18 Women’s singles Li Xuerui bt He Bingjiao 21-11 21-6 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk bt PV Sindhu 21-17, 21-19 Sun Yu bt Busanan Ongbumrungphan 21-10 21-17 Chen Yufei bt Bae Yon Ju 22-20, 22-20 20th April Men’s Singles...

We’re gradually building our mock draft database with which to compare trends, but already we can spot some risers and fallers. Obviously, injuries, changes in depth charts, and surprise performances from prospects could change things in a hurry from week-to-week, but for now, we’ll go with the information we have. MORE: Draft-day sleepers | Top 50 prospects | Rankings | FantasyAlarm Draft Guide Potential fantasy baseball sleepers Ketel Marte, SS, SEA (+11....

That opening mantra does not apply to fantasy football, where the draft strategy for quarterbacks often leaves them as afterthoughts rather than at the top of anyone’s cheat sheets. 2016 fantasy football rankings:Quarterbacks | Running backs | Receivers | Tight Ends | Defense Everyone loves the diva wide receivers now, selecting them early and often. Heck, fantasy football analysts even love the “Zero RB” theory, which prescribes drafters to avoid running backs in the early rounds....

The 78th NCAA Basketball Tournament will culminate with the Final Four, which will be in Houston for the third time. Back in 2011, Connecticut defeated Butler at Reliant Stadium (now NRG Stadium) and UCLA took down Villanova at the Astrodome in 1971. Where will the Final Four be? The final four will be at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. When will the Final Four take place? The NCAA Final Four will take place on April 2 and 4....

But sadly, there are some players who will not feature in the upcoming tournament. Sportskeeda looks at 5 such players who were not selected for Kabaddi World Cup 2016 despite performing well in Pro Kabaddi Season 4. #5 Amit Hooda The 20-year-old was arguably the best defender in the recently concluded Pro Kabaddi League. With 47 tackles to his name, he finished at the top of the leader board. Thrust into the Jaipur Pink Panthers side, Amit showed the world why he has every chance of being India’s next big thing....

Here’s a look ahead to what we can expect: Men’s Singles: Sai Praneeth(AW) vs Rajiv Ouseph(DA)(probable) After losing his opening match of the League to fellow countrymen RMV Gurusaidutt on Saturday, Sai Praneeth will look to bounce back on Monday, but the task won’t be as easy for him as he could be up against World No. 17 Rajiv Ouseph of Great Britain. The two have met just once on the international stage, at the Bitburger Open earlier this year, where Ouseph won in three games....

Brief Score: Punjab 395/2 (Gill 129, Anmolpreet 129*, Mann 68*, Yadav 1/54, Tanwar 1/85) Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey put Railways to the sword Mayang Agarwal and Manish Pandey looked to be batting on a different planet as the others, cruising along to their respective centuries. While Pandey was dismissed by Vidyadhar Kamath soon after reaching his milestone, Agarwal continued to dominate the bowlers, notching up a quickfire 173 off 241 before falling to Vinit Dhulap....

The selectors have announced a strong 15-member squad led by Virat Kohli. The squad has all the bases covered and the Men in Blue could go all the way in the tournament. Manish Pandey, who was in the original squad, was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury and Dinesh Karthik was named as his replacement. A lot of questions have to be answered before India take on Pakistan in their first match of the extravaganza on June 4....

With four backs, five wideouts and five tight ends among the top 50 overall picks, there’s a lot of fresh offensive talent entering the league. Looking at every such pick in the “real” draft, here’s the way-too-early fantasy football rookie rankings for the upcoming NFL season: EARLY 2017 Rankings:Quarterback | Running back | Wide Receiver | Tight end Post-draft fantasy football rookie rankings 1) Leonard Fournette, RB, Jaguars He was the first non-QB offensive player taken in the real draft, and he should be the first rookie taken in fantasy drafts....

Top pick Myles Garrett is among the favorites to be the top defensive rookie, but he is far from a lock to win the award. Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey has generated a lot of buzz in Charlotte, but he is not the only player who could have an immediate impact on his team’s offense. Here are a dozen rookies to keep an eye on this season. Jonathan Allen, DE, Redskins: The 17th overall pick from Alabama has had an impressive preseason....

The conference flexed its muscle with a 7-1 record in the bowl season, which included victories in the Cotton, Orange and Fiesta bowls. Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State opened in the top 10 in Sporting News’ Way-Too-Early Top 25, as did Michigan State and Michigan. MORE: Way-too-early Top 25 for 2018 The Big Ten also welcomed Scott Frost back to Nebraska, a big-time hire who could wake up another college football blue blood....

It’s not all roses, of course. There are some old-school plodders who don’t exactly have an outside shooting touch (or a free-throw shooting touch). There are also some guys who are much more offense than defense, meaning you’ll need to look elsewhere for the majority of your blocks. Still, with several of the centers listed below also eligible at PF, you can feasibly grab one “finesse” center and one “old-school” center and enjoy the best of both worlds....

As Pittsburgh prepare to enter what likely will be their final season with the “Killer B” trio — Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown — intact, an unlikely contender is strengthening in Cleveland as the Browns look to bounce back from a winless 2017 season. Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens have rehabbed their depleted rosters with the hope of giving Pittsburgh competition for a division title for the first time in four seasons....

Here’s an early look at a two-round NFL mock draft that reflects not only each of the 64 potential picks but even some potential trades that could take place between several of the NFL’s 32 teams. Cleveland Browns: RB Saquon Barkley, Penn State. Buffalo Bills (via Giants): QB Josh Rosen, UCLA. New York Jets (via Colts): QB Sam Darnold, USC. Cleveland Browns: DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama. Denver Broncos: OG Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame....

The VA had less than 20 deaths from coronavirus on March 30, meaning a sharp increase the last 10 days, per the Military Times. The department has reported 3,700 positive cases of coronavirus in its clinics and hospitals around the country, according to its website. The total number of positive tests represents about 12 percent of the number of patients who have been tested for coronavirus in clinics throughout the system in the country....