Former French legendary footballer Jean Amadou Tigana has signed for Shanghai Shenhua as the head coach, the Chinese Super League club announced. The 56-year-old Frenchman, who was presented to Chinese media after he inked a contract here Sunday, said his decision to join Shenhua had nothing to do with money. “I came here not for money,” Tigana was quoted saying by Xinhua. “It’s a choice about sport and life.”...
Weatherford’s words to the bandit took it to another level, however. After lamenting the loss, Weatherford ended his post by writing: “Mr. Neighborhood Robber man, I hope you tried that ring on, I hope it brings favor to your life, the same way it has for other people the past 6.5 years I’ve had possession of it. It wasn’t my hand that won it, but I’d like your hand to wear it....
Richards has been unable to play since October 2016 due to a long-standing knee problem. He has spent the past four seasons with Aston Villa but could only watch on as they secured promotion to the Premier League by beating Derby County in the play-off final at Wembley in May. “I’m a footballer and I want to play football, but the knee would swell up to the point where I couldn’t even train properly,” he said via City’s website....
Juan Dixon noticed. Oh, yes he did. MORE: Maryland assistant resigns after third DUI Like Hoiberg and Ollie, Dixon had an extended NBA career. And he is following them into the college coaching ranks. Dixon, 35, was announced Wednesday as the new special assistant to head coach Mark Turgeon at Maryland, the school Dixon led to the 2002 NCAA championship. He isn’t promising to ascend as quickly to a major-college head coaching position as the other two, but he wouldn’t mind....
Horton, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2006, spent 10 years at Boston College under coach Tom O’Brien before following O’Brien to N.C. State. He was hired after the 2006 season and served as the Wolfpack’s offensive line coach until May 2012, when he became director of football operations. MORE: Notable sports deaths in 2016 Horton’s coaching career spanned 30 years and dates back to 1982 at Ohio State when he was hired as a graduate assistant coach....
After more than four hours of surgery at a Charlotte, N.C., hospital, Wyche’s daughter, Kerry Wyche, told WLWT-TV in Cincinnati that her father was just days away from being sent to hospice before a donor match was found. MORE: 2016 NFL coach rankings “(Monday) morning, I got a phone call from dad. I saw that I had a voicemail and I thought ‘Oh my goodness, is this the heart?’ but it was not the phone call I wanted....
The Chronicle-Journal in Ontario, near Johnson’s hometown of Thunder Bay, was first to report the news. No cause of death was given. Selected by the Flyers with the 33rd pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, the center toiled in the minors for several years before making his NHL debut with the Red Wings during the 1993-94 campaign. After three-plus seasons there, he joined the Penguins for a couple of seasons before going to the Blackhawks for one year....
Former AC Milan, Inter and Real Madrid forward Cassano has been without a club since a brief pre-season training stint with Verona in July 2017, and last played an official league game in May 2016 for Sampdoria. Entella are in a peiod of limbo, having played just one Serie C game despite been relegated from the second-tier last season, due to an ongoing dispute between the club and the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio....
This is according to a new report by Jason Schreier of Kotaku, who interviewed Bundschu, reviewed a document Bundschu wrote at the time of the incident, and also reviewed emails between Bundschu and Rockstar Games HR. Schreier also reached out to possible witnesses at the nightclub in an attempt to verify Bundschu’s story. It seems many were reluctant to comment on the situation, whereas others did not remember exactly what happened at the nightclub on Friday, November 21, 2014....
Miles released a statement this week through his attorney, Neal Lourie. Miles has been charged with giving authorities a false story when he was discovered with a gunshot wound to his arm. MORE: Top 10 teams for 2014 | Best bowl images | 2014 Heisman favorites Miles said this week he was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety and encouraged those showing signs to seek help. He thanked supporters and asked for privacy as he continued healing physically and mentally....
After Phil Fulmer went 152-52 over 17 seasons with a national title in 1998, Tennessee football has struggled, to say the least. Kiffin went 7-6 in one season before bolting for USC. Dooley was 15-21 (4-19 in SEC games) from 2010 to 2012 before being fired and replaced by current Vols coach Butch Jones. “I want to see some guys with some fight and defend the program,” said Corey Larkins, a former UT running back and kick returner....
MORE: How 20 QBs fared in first starts | SN Top 25 Brown, who started 11 of 12 games for the Cougars in 2014, was dismissed by coach Mike Leach in December for violation of unspecified team rules. Brown — named to 247Sports.com’s True Freshman All-America team in 2013 — would have two seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in 2016. Fresno State’s top cornerback, Charles Washington, is a senior in 2015....
While speaking with Renee Paquette on her podcast, Oral Sessions, the former NXT Champion named Punk his personal Mount Rushmore of pro wrestling. Cole added that The Straight Edge Superstar helped him get into the indies. AEW’s latest signing also heaped praise on Punk for being an incredible promo guy and would like to work on improvising his promos as well AEW’s Adam Cole also pitched the idea of working on a program with Jungle Boy, given his incredible talent in the ring....
For the first time in F1, sprint qualifying belongs to Red Bull and Max Verstappen after the sport’s first tremendously entertaining foray into a new qualifying format for Sunday’s race. Lewis Hamilton entered the day on pole position, but got off to a slow start, leading way for Verstappen to take pole: MORE: Watch Formula 1 live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) The grid for Saturday’s sprint qualifying session was set with the qualifying session on Friday; usually the second practice session, a sprint quali weekend means that the typical FP1-FP2-FP3-Q lineup is replaced by FP1-Q-FP2-SQ over Friday and Saturday....
Rain water coated the track on Saturday, but that proved to be no real issue for Lando Norris, who starts Sunday’s race in Sochi on pole, the first of his F1 career. MORE: Watch Formula 1 live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) The qualifying session was wrought with drama. Lewis Hamilton planted his car into the wall on pit lane, costing himself a new front wing and a good attempt at a flying lap in Q3....
MONACO (Reuters) - Once-dominant Mercedes are now the underdogs in the Formula One title race, team boss Toto Wolff said after rivals Ferrari took a resounding one-two in Monaco on Sunday. Sebastian Vettel registered his third win from six races this season and with Kimi Raikkonen finishing runner-up the Italian team celebrated their first one-two since 2010. The result catapulted Ferrari back to the top of the constructors’ standings and also sent German Vettel 25 points clear of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton....
All Alien Artifact Locations (Week 1) Artifact 1 Players can find the first Alien Artifact for this season in the Catty Corner point of interest, which is in the southeastern corner of the map. Players should head to the point on the map where the letter “A” is in the word Catty to find a small wooden structure with the artifact sitting on top. Players can reach it by jumping on the rocks nearby and then jumping to the platform....
The main Fortnite event kicks off officially at 9AM ET, but dataminers like Lucas7yoshi have already been able to uncover the complete challenge list. This year, players are going toe to toe with a large purple creature known as The Storm King. Various medals can be earned from battling this beast including: Storm King Medal – Broke the Storm King’s first horn Storm King Medal Upgraded – Broke the Storm King’s second horn Storm king Medal Maxed – Defeated the Storm King Monster K....
Fortnite Close Encounters game mode info Close Encounters changes up players’ planned modes of approach for a typical battle royale game. Even though shotguns are already a critical part of Fortnite as it is, removing any kind of support weapons or ranged options and providing jetpacks will have a noticeable effect on how players approach the game. Here’s a quick breakdown of how you’ll want to adapt your offensive and defensive game plans....
The three Fortnite IO tech weapons players need to get their hands on are the Rail Gun, Recon Scanner, and the Pulse Rifle. However, they can only be found at specific locations. How to Collect Different IO Tech Weapons (Rail Gun, Recon Scanner, Pulse Rifle) RELATED: Fortnite Season 7 Changes the Battle Pass in a Big Way Something new for the Fortnite map, there are multiple IO bases scattered for players to check out....
