Malkin, though, apparently had even nicer things to say about his captain, per his Team Russia biography (h/t @PaigeLewisFL) He said that, presumably, when OK! Magazine Russia named him their most eligible bachelor of 2012. Whether Malkin and the Russian national team face his hero remains to be seen; they're not in the same preliminary group. Team USA plays Team Russia on Feb. 15, though. MORE: Team Canada’s Olympic beds are tiny
He always gets nervous before his races, and there was a lot on the line this time. Lehman, a 17-year-old high school senior, staved off his pre-race jitters and fatigue over the closing laps of the 5,000 meters Friday to earn an Olympic berth, finishing second behind Jonathan Kuck. "I just still can't believe," Lehman said. "It probably won't hit me for a few days." Not that Lehman has time to let his upcoming trip to Sochi, Russia, sink in....
In an extremely uncommon incident, Caroline Wozniacki got her hair bound in her racket as she was attempting to return a shot during her second-round US Open match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Wednesday. The Danish tennis star went for a backhand return, but couldn’t get enough force to swing. However, the incident had no impact as she won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to ensure a spot in the third round....
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 Team practices are free and open to the public. The 50-minute sessions begin a noon with Michigan State, followed by Duke, Wisconsin and Kentucky in that order. SATURDAY, APRIL 4 Final Four 6:09 p.m., TBS — No. 7 Michigan State (green) vs. No. 1 Duke (white) Announcers: Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson 8:49 p.m., TBS — No. 1 Wisconsin (red) vs. No. 1 Kentucky (white)...
As far as Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy are concerned, they would be hoping they haven’t developed any rust into their game when they face the home pair of Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov in the semis, considering that they didn’t play either their third round or quarterfinal matches. Also in action will be the newly-formed mixed doubles pairing of Akshay Dewalkar and Prajakta Sawant, who will look to progress through to their maiden final when they face the Japanese pairing of Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino in the semis....
Both received byes in their respective first round matches, but from the second round, it is Saina who has had a smoother sailing as compared to Marin, having lost just one game, en route to the final as compared to her opponent’s 3. While Marin did defeat Saina at the All England Championships, she does possess a better record in the overall head-to-head and defeated the Spaniard at the 2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold earlier this year....
The 25-year-old gave Ivanovic a tough fight over two sets but was ultimately undone by unforced errors - 27 to Ivanovic’s 17. Ivanovic, by contrast, played a much cleaner match, breaking serve four times and winning 83 percent of her first serves. “I enjoy playing here so much; this is one of my favourite courts in the world. It’s always good to be back,” Ivanovic said after the match....
Sho Sasaki beat Hsu Jen Hao 21-14 21-12 Chen Long beat Huaidong Tang 21-13 21-4 Tien Myen Nguyen beat Takuma Ueda 21-13 21-17 Sameer Verma beat Ihsan Mustofa 22-20 15-21 21-15 Kidambi Srikanth beat NG Ka Long Angus 21-16 21-12 Women’s Singles Saina Nehwal beat Joy Lai 21-10 21-14 Ratchanak Intanon beat Minatsu Mitani 21-13 21-16 Wang Shixian beat Pai Yu Po 21-15 21-15 Tzu Ying Tai beat Sayaka Sato 21-12 19-21 21-19...
The Hyderabad Hunters, on the other hand, will play their first home match after being upended by the Delhi Acers in their most recent tie. Due to the loss, the Hunters are now languishing at the bottom of the table. Can they find fortune at home or will Saina’s team prove too strong? We find out: Hyderabad Hunters vs Awadhe Warriors Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei (HH) vs Tanongsak S (AW) (probable)...
Officially, though, Cubs ace Jake Arrieta has ended Madison Bumgarner’s two-year reign by taking home his first career Silver Slugger Award. The honors, announced Thursday night, are given annually to MLB’s premier hitters at each position as voted on by managers, and Arrieta finally edged out his Giants counterpart. MORE: SN’s AL All-Stars | NL All-Stars Arrieta’s .262 batting average, by far his career best, was tops among pitchers with at least 50 at-bats in the 2016 season....
MORE: U.S. Open pairings, tee times for first and second rounds After taking out the Masters last year, Spieth became the first man since Tiger Woods in 2002 to win the first two majors of a season, pipping fellow American Dustin Johnson by one stroke at Chambers Bay. This week, Spieth will tee it up at the picturesque Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania looking to vanquish the demons of his April meltdown at Augusta....
The top four defenses last year all had at least two games of zero or negative points. So, when the Broncos are playing the Patriots or Saints and you see a D/ST in free agency playing against the Jets or Browns, your mind begins to wonder…and wander over to the waiver wire. There are several methods to identifying D/ST sleepers, including the aforementioned “early-season” strategy. You can flip that and go with a “late-season” strategy (how easy a schedule looks to be during the fantasy playoffs), or go with a more traditional method of trying to find improving, undervalued squads....
We’ve written elsewhere about the centrality of leaders in promoting military cultures—shared views and beliefs about how to fight and win wars. The war against COVID-19 is clearly distinct from wars faced by troops in distant theaters of battle. But despite his galling self-comparison to Winston Churchill standing on the precipice of victory in WWII, Trump is right about one thing: Americans are fighting a war—one with masks and ventilators, rather than with drones and grenades....
Classically, a bull market’s first leg up produces the highest percentage gains. That’s the leg that market timers often miss. Their money remains in hiding because they don’t think it’s safe to buy back in. But those of you who invested steadily in 401(k)s might now have recovered most of the money you lost in the bear. After some backsliding (a “correction”), bull markets have a second and maybe a third leg up, with lower percentage gains....
In recent seasons I-League attendances have dropped sharply with some clubs playing infront of a handful of fans. “It’s great to see the crowd cheering from the stands. I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate the I-League clubs for the manner they have promoted their matches, the results of which are visible,” I-League CEO Sunando Dhar said. Stats from the first three rounds reveal that Bengaluru FC’s home games at the Bangalore Football Stadium were sold out for the first three rounds, while Shillong Lajong’s second-round home-match against Pune FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong drew an attendance of 21,500 and in Goa the Duler ground has been close to its capacity for matches of the different Goan teams though its capacity is very low....
Supporting the Stats A 5.4 kilometre undulating circuit, 57 laps and high temperatures are the obvious Bahrain features. But for something more enlightening about the country itself, the ever obliging Wikipedia has just marked my card. Firstly Bahrain, has a few quid; it also has a few people – 1.2 million to be precise. However, more than half of that number are non-nationals. The country has a chequered history and, resultantly, a 2008 survey showed there were just 37 Jews living on the island country....
McMorris responded in an email to The Associated Press on Friday that he feels "pretty good" nearly a week after his crash during the Winter X Games slopestyle final. He has a few more days to heal with slopestyle qualifying at the Sochi Games not beginning until Feb. 6. Last weekend, the 20-year-old Canadian rider caught his snowboard on the lip of a rail and landed hard on the bar, then slid down on his right side before hitting the snow....
While additional film study, college all-star games, the NFL Combine, pro days and much more will alter grades moving forward, here’s our current top 32 prospects for the 2015 draft, not including quarterbacks. Leonard Williams, DT/DE, USC In a year bereft of top talent, Williams has managed to stand above the rest. The leader of the Trojan defense made plays all over the field. More quick than fast, this DE may transition better as a defensive tackle who can fit in both 3-4 and 4-3 schemes thanks to his versatility....
