The Serbian mentioned that his team improved during the course of the season and that was evident in their results. “I am really very happy with the progress. What I saw after one week of pre-season, I got afraid. But it is normal after a long break. But we got our returns as the tournament progressed. It is nice to see the progression as we got new passion, new energy with each passing match,” he told Goal....
The Raptors said the surgery, performed Thursday evening at Mount Sinai Hospital, was successful but gave no timeline for Anunoby’s return. The surgery is a blow to Toronto’s lineup as the Raptors, seeded second in the Eastern Conference, prepare to take on the seventh-seeded Magic in the opening round of the NBA playoffs, a series that tips off Saturday. A 6-8 second-year small forward from the UK, Anunoby, 21, averaged 7....
Nurse agreed to a “multiyear” contract extension earlier this month and a year after guiding the Raptors to their first championship. He was unable to repeat the title feat this season; the Raptors lost to Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals at Walt Disney World Resort outside Orlando, Fla. In his first public comments since re-signing with the club and seeing the title defense come to an end, Nurse told reporters Thursday: “I don’t know if it’s a load off my mind or anything....
‘An albino Western Diamondback rattlesnake was discovered in the Texas Hill Country region, according to officials from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The snake was found on a ranch west of Austin. Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Hill Country Wildlife estimated the snake to measure between 8 and 10 inches long. “Here is something you do not see every day,” read a Facebook post, which included two photographs of the reptile....
Khan is one of the most popular cricketers among Indian fans due to his IPL exploits. The 23-year-old has been one of the most consistent performers in the tournament’s history since his debut in 2017. The youngster has picked up 99 wickets in 82 matches at 20.93 apiece, with an economy rate of 6.36. Speaking in a video uploaded by Gujarat Titans’ Twitter handle, Khan stated that his all-round effort scripted a memorable victory for the Sunrisers Hyderabad over the Kolkata Knight Riders in Qualifier Two of IPL 2018....
Pico boards have been around for about a year and a half, acting as Raspberry Pi’s flagship mini-computer board (and seeing close to two million sales since release). But one thing the Pico line has been missing is network connectivity. The new Pico W fixes that issue. According to Raspberry Pi, the Pico W builds off its RP2040 microcontroller while utilizing two 133MHz cores and 256kB of SRAM. It also retains the same level of pin compatibility as the original Pico, so it will plug into everything the same way....
Of course, the biggest game to make an appearance was likely the upcoming Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, which received an extended look at the gameplay trailer first shown at Sony’s PlayStation 5 conference. The game looked astounding, boasting some jaw-dropping visual effects as well as a first look at the game’s dimension-hopping central mechanic. RELATED: Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart Gets A Revealing Extended Gameplay Trailer At Gamescom...
Rivet and Ms. Zurkon are alternate dimension versions of Ratchet and Mr. Zurkon, respectively, but they’re both unique characters that hold their own. Even though they’re “alternative” versions, they’re still incredibly different and fun to get to know in-game. In an interview with Game Rant, Jennifer Hale and Courtenay Taylor discussed what makes Rivet and Ms. Zurkon strong female characters and how their experiences helped bring them to life....
That show is guaranteed to be the biggest AEW has done to date, and recently on a ‘Road to Fyter Fest’ episode, Brandi Rhodes revealed that inside the Sears Center at ‘All Out’, the All Elite Wrestling Women’s World Championship will be revealed. That doesn’t mean that like the AEW Championship, we’ll crown a first ever Champion in Chicago, but we’ll be one step closer to that. So without further ado, sit back and read along as we look up and down to incredibly talented women’s AEW roster and analyse the 5 best options to be crowned the first ever All Elite Wrestling Women’s World Champion....
The blue brand show entertained on Friday night with the return of The Usos and Sheamus, along with plenty of other in-ring action. The ratings report for the show indicates a slight drop, however, on last week’s episode meaning WWE gets off to an ever-so-slightly slower start to the New Year. Friday Night SmackDown drew an average of 2,418,000 viewers this week, which is a dip of 21,000 from the previous week’s episode, which drew 2,439,000....
The defense is back to form — run defense in particular. The Ravens’ wings were clipped when Ray Lewis retired, but they’ve grown back with rookie linebacker C.J. Mosley’s impressive play. Through four games — against the Bengals (good offense), the Steelers (good offense), the Browns (surprisingly good offense) and the Panthers (meh) — the Ravens rank second in points allowed. They ranked 12th in that category last season and in 2012 after ranking third in each of Harbaugh’s first four seasons....
After receiving his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Penn State in three years, Urschel spent the next two years earning a master’s degree and working on a second master’s. But now he’s going for his doctorate from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Urschel tweeted Tuesday afternoon that he has begun work on a Ph.D. with a focus on spectral graph theory, numerical linear algebra, and machine learning from MIT....
Why? Because Jackson suffered a knee injury during Baltimore’s 10-9 win over the Broncos in Week 13, and it sounds like he will need to miss time because of it. Coach John Harbaugh expressed hope that Jackson’s injury won’t shelve him long-term. However, he also classified Jackson as “week to week” because of the PCL injury and the team ruled him out in Week 14 because of it. As such, the Ravens will need a fill-in at quarterback for at least one week — and possibly more....
They hope to have found one in veteran Jason Babin, who signed a one-year contract with the team Tuesday evening. Babin later retweeted the original report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. MORE: 15 most noable NFL players on new teams in 2015 The Ravens worked out both Babin and Shaun Phillips earlier Tuesday. The 35-year-old Babin has 64.5 sacks over 11 NFL seasons, recording two sacks last season with the Jets....
RCB skipper Virat Kohli took a break from cricket recently to attend the adidas FIFA Fairplay flag bearers program in Bangalore where he talked about his passion for football. When asked who’s the most entertaining player in the team, he cited Ravindra Jadeja’s ‘skills’ with football, which have supposedly reached legendary levels in the team. “It is really funny to see some of the guys trying different skills, especially Ravindra Jadeja....
The event has the best rewards for amateurs in this part of the world with the winner assured of a start in both the 2019 Masters and 2019 The Open at Royal Portrush in Ireland. Thomas, the 19-year-old Dubai-based golfer, leads the six-member Indian squad, which was chosen by the Asia-Pacific organisers on the basis of their World Amateur Golf Ranking. The other Indians in the field are Kshitij Naveed Kaul, Kartik Sharma, Varun Parikh, Yuvraj Sandhu and Vinay Kumar Yadav....
Cobb threw the simulated game on Monday at Tampa Bay's spring training complex in Port Charlotte, Florida. Cobb threw four innings with 15 pitches per inning. Cobb has been out since April 13 and became the third Rays starter to land on the disabled list joining Matt Moore and Jeremy Hellickson. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said the club needed to see how Cobb responds the day after throwing, but he could appear in a game this weekend....
Hellickson, 26, struggled for the Rays in 2013, posting a 12-10 record, 5.17 ERA and 1.35 WHIP with 135 strikeouts in 174 innings. He "had loose bodies removed from his elbow by Dr. Koco Eaton in what is considered a minor procedure," the newspaper reports and is expected to be out until mid-May. "I was absolutely looking forward to getting back out there this year,'' he said. "I guess a lot of people where doubting me toward the end of last year so I was motivated to get back out there and do what I know I can do....
“First pitch he threw it at my head,” Pham said after Monday’s game, “and after that I wanted to kill him.” Then Pham, who thought Baltimore’s dugout was applauding the inside pitches, drilled a walk-off single off Tate. “I’m more frustrated with their dugout hollering after the pitches that were thrown,” Pham said. “Kind of like they were cheering him on that he was buzzing me up and in. But success is revenge and I got the game-winning hit for us....
Tampa Bay on Monday retired No. 66, the number worn by the late Don Zimmer in his final year as a senior baseball adviser for the club. The 66 represents the number of years Zimmer worked in professional baseball. He died June 4, 2014 , at age 83. MORE: Classic photos of Don Zimmer | Must-see opening day photos | Opening day blog | MLB scoreboard “Zim was a very important figure in my life in terms of baseball at the professional level and just in general,” Rays third baseman Evan Longoria told Fox Sports....
