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Madi Rowlands claimed gold with a score of 88.60 Great Britain won their first medal at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games when Madi Rowlands took gold in the ski halfpipe in Lillehammer, Norway. The 15-year-old from Kent scored 88.60 to easily claim top spot, while Paula Cooper from the United States was second with 79.00 and Austria’s Lara Wolf third with 74.20. It was Team GB’s first medal on…

Washington (AFP) – A 20-year-old sex assault accusation against Super Bowl champion quarterback Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos reportedly was cited by six former female students in a new lawsuit against the University of Tennessee. The Tennessean newspaper said the alleged incident was among those outlined in a suit filed last Tuesday in Nashville claiming the school has violated regulations requiring equal support for men’s and women’s athletic programs….

Graham, 28, has her own line of lingerie and is a founder of a group for larger models. Day described her confidence as contagious. “She owns her sexiness in a way that every woman should,” Day said. Fashion model Clauson, 20, is right at home on the cover. She has worked with major brands such as Gucci, and is described as the epitome of cool. “Hailey is the cool girl…

For this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, beauty isn’t measured by pounds or kilograms; it’s defined by Ashley Graham. The model just made history, becoming the first-ever size-16 body activist model to grace the cover of the magazine. And she almost started her celebration with a wardrobe malfunction. James Macari/Sports Illustrated “I see my cover and I wanted to drop to my knees but this dress would’ve ripped and I…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday at the age of 79, was perhaps the most influential Supreme Court justice over the last three decades. In the coming weeks, his long list of significant opinions will be studied and debated. Justice Scalia’s sharply conservative views attracted praise from some and scorn from others. All who followed his career, however, would agree that Justice Scalia possessed a profound gift…

There has been a growing excitement around the prospect of a new sporting league where competitors race that very futuristic sounding vehicle, a drone. By drone they mean small remote controlled quadcopters, incredibly agile little aircraft that can move at speeds of over 100 miles and hour. Unlike most racing sports — cars, horses, dog sleds — there is no human onboard the drone. The pilots are all standing about…

Decathlon Utsav, aptly named so, was all about celebrations. Held recently in the city the event was a multi sports extravaganza, aimed to foster the sporting spirit and mass participation from the public. People, irrespective of age, gender and fitness, participated in it. The Utsav was organised to mark the second anniversary of Decathlon’s new outlet Anubhav on New Airport Road. It was gala sports event held across two days…

Diego Costa’s goal was his seventh in eight league games under Guus Hiddink Newcastle dropped into the relegation zone on goal difference after three goals in the first 17 minutes set Chelsea on their way to an easy win. Diego Costa slid in the opener, a Rolando Aarons error let in Pedro to run clear and fire home, and Costa set up Willian to make it 3-0. Pedro and Bertrand…

NEW YORK (AP) Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia became the first player to receive a lifetime ban under Major League Baseball’s drug agreement after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance for the third time. The commissioner’s office said that Mejia tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone, which athletes have used to increase muscle mass and once was popular for use in horse racing. The 26-year-old right-hander was the Mets’ closer…

NEW YORK (AP) Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia became the first player to receive a lifetime ban under Major League Baseball’s drug agreement after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance for the third time. The commissioner’s office said that Mejia tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone, which athletes have used to increase muscle mass and once was popular for use in horse racing. The 26-year-old right-hander was the Mets’ closer…

TELEVISION AND RADIO NBA 8 p.m. All-Star Saturday Night: Slam Dunk Contest and Three-Point Contest » TNT, WTEM (980 AM) NHL 8 p.m. Washington at Dallas » CSN, WJFK (106.7 FM) 8:30 p.m. Anaheim at Chicago » NHL Network MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon Georgetown at Providence » WTTG (Ch. 5), WBFF (Ch. 45), WJFK (106.7 FM) Noon Kentucky at South Carolina » ESPN Noon Northern Iowa at Wichita State »…

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Anthony Martial and David de Gea both failed to deal with Lamine Kone’s late header Sunderland boosted their Premier League survival hopes with a deserved victory over an uninspired Manchester United. Wahbi Khazri put the strugglers ahead after three minutes with a free-kick from the left that eluded everyone. Anthony Martial levelled after he clipped the ball over Vito Mannone, who had parried Juan Mata’s shot. But the Black Cats…

https://twitter.com/Seahawks/status/697644523657166848 Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett capped the best year of his NFL career by being named the Male Sports Star of the Year at the 81st annual MTR Western Seattle Sports Star of the Year awards show Wednesday night. Bennett, who had a career-high 10.0 sacks in 2015 and earned Pro Bowl honors for the first time, is the fourth straight Seahawks player to earn the honor. Bennett began…

NEW YORK (AP) Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia became the first player to receive a lifetime ban under Major League Baseball’s drug agreement after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance for the third time. The commissioner’s office said that Mejia tested positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone, which athletes have used to increase muscle mass and once was popular for use in horse racing. The 26-year-old right-hander was the Mets’ closer…

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I watch a lot of sports. No, really. I can confidently say that I’ve seen about 60 percent of all NFL games this season, including every single game on wild-card weekend. I’ve seen the benign highlight reels of every NCAA football game from the last year — especially of teams whose schools are in states that specialize in barbecue. And I’ve probably clocked as many hours watching the Warriors dominate…

Five years in the making and with a treasure trove of sports memorabilia packed inside, the DePace Sports Museum in Collingswood, New Jersey, is finally opening and sports nuts are going to love it. “When they walk in here, I would like them to feel a sense of awe and inspiration,” said Nick DePace Jr., DePace Sports Museum. Assembled by renowned collector, Dr. Nicholas DePace, a local cardiologist, the collection…

This week, during an exhibition football (soccer) match between Mexico and Senegal in Miami, Univision Deportes tested its first-ever live 4K stream. NeuLion, which was responsible for encoding the signal and pushing it to an Android TV app, claims that hadn’t been done for sports before in the United States. The firm says it previously worked with BT Sport, a channel from the United Kingdom, on streaming a couple of…