As he turns 32, LeBron James savors 'magical' ride in 2016
CLEVELAND -- Not everyone wants 2016, month after month of messy moments and mayhem, to end. For LeBron James, it was a charmed year. "A magical run," he said. "I felt like Aladdin on my flying magic carpet." On top of the world. James soared in his second season back in Cleveland, his homecoming was capped by an historic comeback in which he led the Cavaliers to an NBA title to ending the city's 52-year sports championship drought. There was no stopping James this year. He mesme..>> view originalDerek Barnett becomes Tennessee's career sacks leader
Tennessee defensive end Derek Barnett greets fans after the the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Friday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.(Photo: Michael Patrick / News Sentinel )NASHVILLE – Derek Barnett kept pushing. No matter how many times the milestone moment slipped from his grasp, Barnett never wavered in his pursuit.Just when it seemed his chances might run out, Barnett finally notched the record-breaker.The junior defensive end became Tennessee’s all-time leader in career sack..>> view originalLane Kiffin puts himself back in the spotlight at Peach Bowl, and not in a good way for Alabama
Lane Kiffin has maintained a relatively low profile in his three years as Alabama’s offensive coordinator. You didn’t really think he would go out like that, did you?As top-ranked Alabama enters its Saturday showdown with No. 4 Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl, Kiffin is back in the headlines after making subtle digs at his current employer while revisiting his experiences as coach of USC and the Oakland Raiders. Evidently, Kiffin still can’t help himself..>> view originalKlopp out to 'make people happy' vs. City
The Exploding Heads cap off 2016 with the annual Football Awards and beg footballers to stay away from ink in 2017. The FC crew debate whether Liverpool or Man City will win at Anfield, keying in on the two sides' defensive issues. The FC crew discuss the situation Pep Guardiola could find himself in if Manchester City don't get a result at Liverpool. Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol gives his best starting eleven of players combined from Man City and the Reds. Liverpool handled matters eas..>> view originalFlorida State outlasts Michigan to prevail in Orange Bowl for the ages
Good luck topping this one, College Football Playoff. One night before the highly anticipated national semifinals, Florida State and Michigan played an Orange Bowl for the ages, with the Seminoles prevailing 33–32 on Deondre Francois’s 12-yard completion to Nyqwan Murray with 36 seconds left. It was a wild game full of dramatic swings of momentum and it will almost certainly top the lists of the best games of bowl season. Here are three thoughts on the Seminoles..>> view originalTennessee rolls in Music City Bowl to beat Nebraska, 38-24
VIDEOS: 2016 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL (MUSIC CITY BOWL)Coach Butch Jones speaks about the Vol's Music City Bowl victory. | 2:02Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones speaks about the Vol's Music City Bowl victory. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean1 of 27VIDEOS: 2016 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL (MUSIC CITY BOWL)Quarterback Joshua Dobbs speaks about the Vol's Music City Bowl victory. | 1:27Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs speaks about the Vol's Music City Bowl ..>> view originalWhere to now, Ronda Rousey?
By: Ben Fowlkes | December 31, 2016 9:00 am Early on in Friday’s UFC 207 main event, Ronda Rousey’s corner called for head movement. It was UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes who complied, moving the challenger’s head all over the cage, but mostly straight back. The straight right. A pair of left hooks. That straight right again. They all found Rousey’s skull, a stationary target that Nunes almost couldn’t keep from hitting every time she moved her arms. A few exchanges lik..>> view originalHere's what will decide the winner of Ohio State vs. Clemson
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Football is a game won in the trenches.No, it's all about the most important position in sports: the quarterback.Never mind, you can't beat great coaching.We all know the cliches of football analysis. And we all know that myriad plays with hundreds of nuances within those plays will determine the winner between Clemson and Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN App).But here's a stab at five critical issues..>> view originalTop-scorer Diego Costa vows to improve on current form for Chelsea
Arsene Wenger feels Chelsea are the Premier League favourites, but Antonio Conte remains coy on that. Don Hutchison and Alison Bender ask whether anyone can catch the Blues, who won their 12th consecutive league game. Diego Costa insists he can still improve on his impressive form for Chelsea this season and says he is driven by a desire to "conquer" the Premier League again. Chelsea are six points clear at the top of the Premier League as the season approaches the halfway stage and Costa has b..>> view originalAnthony Stolarz provides calming presence in relief of injured Steve Mason
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Henrik Sedin scored 4:01 into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night. The Canucks captain roofed his ninth of the season on a 2-on-1 rush after Ryan Getzlaf missed the net on a 2-on-1 at the other end. Loui Eriksson and Jack Skille also scored in regulation for Vancouver, which got 24 saves from Ryan Miller. Getzlaf and Rickard Rakell scored for Anaheim, and John Gibson stopped 23 shots (see full story). Carolina beats Chicag..>> view original
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