Court documents filed Feb. 2 by Elizabeth Banks, Banks’ wife at the time of his death, sought to prevent the executor of Banks’ estate from having him cremated, according to The Associated Press. Regina Rice, who in the documents describes herself as a longtime friend of Ernie Banks, asserted her rights to dispose of Banks’ remains after he died Jan. 23 of a heart attack at age 83. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2015 | In memoriam: Ernie Banks...
Still, Paul hasn’t seem to have gotten any recognition for what he accomplished on October 29 against Silva. Were the scores too wide in favor of Paul? Was the fight rigged, as per the thoughts of the internet? None of that matters due to the overall outcome and the fact that Paul knocked Silva down. You may not agree with the decision, but it wasn’t a robbery. Regardless, Jake Paul should be taken seriously as a boxer....
Sean Bergenheim scored with 4:31 left to break a third-period tie, and the Florida Panthers snapped a five-game losing streak in a 3-2 win over the Stars on Sunday. MORE: Playoff outlook | How does your team stack up? Bergenheim put the Panthers ahead for good when he redirected Colby Robak's drive from the left circle. "I just tried to put my stick down on the ice and he (Robak) found it....
The Malaysian version of Thai kickboxing was once so dangerous that competitors were sometimes killed in the ring. For that reason, the “sport” was banned in northern Malaysia decades ago. Though still technically illegal, the bouts have re-emerged in recent years in rural, poverty-stricken Malaysian states near the Thai border. Growing numbers of young men are signing up to compete because, they believe, there are no other ways to earn a living....
Anyone growing up in the noughties will no doubt remember the irreverent spoof franchise, which spawned five films in total. Anna Faris and Regina Hall appeared in all but the last movie, released in 2013, with the comedies paying homage to popular horror films of the time. The flicks boasted an impressive roster of cameos, with Carmen Electra, Pamela Anderson, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Sheen and Mac Miller making an appearance....
Sporting News’ final set of bowl projections feature a College Football Playoff field that includes Ohio State, LSU, Clemson and Oklahoma. We have LSU taking the No. 1 seed and playing Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl national semifinals. Ohio State and Clemson will meet in the Fiesta Bowl national semifinal. MORE: Final Sporting News Playoff picture Sporting News has projections for all 40 bowl games here. Our projections heading into conference championship weekend of the college football season:...
There was at least a little piece of that UMBC game, though, in their brilliant 85-77 overtime victory over Texas Tech. Ty Jerome remembers those hours. He was in his family’s room, because the sporting disaster of the No. 1 seed Cavaliers losing to No. 16 seed UMBC — the greatest upset in NCAA Tournament history — had been amplified into a genuine crisis by death threats issued against the UVA players....
Start Financial Education Early Startups often fail within the first five years for a variety of reasons, including finances. An entrepreneur can get funds from an investor, but afterward, they may lack the skills necessary to manage and sustain those funds. With access to financial literacy earlier in life, those same entrepreneurs have a chance to make better decisions based on their education. The entry point to building that foundation is in high school or college, but many schools don’t offer financial education as a separate class....
This article reviews examples of fine-motor skills, the typical timeline of their development, and ways to improve them. Examples of Fine-Motor Skills Fine-motor skills are used every day to complete self-care tasks, activities of daily living (ADLs), and school and work-related duties. Examples of fine-motor skills include: Brushing your teethWriting with a pencilUsing a fork or spoonCutting with a knife or scissorsButtoning a shirtZipping a zipperTypingTurning a keyTurning a doorknobTurning the pages of a bookTying shoelaces...
Hillary hates surprises yet chooses to live in the most chaotic situations imaginable—from her eyes-wide-shut marriage to an undomesticated Arkansan, to a race for president in today’s impossible-to-tame Wild West of bile-filled blogs and You Tube videos. I’ve seen this disaster flick before. In her husband’s 1992 campaign, she turned a family real-estate deal into a horror show by refusing to show documents about the transaction to The New York Times....
Only one of the architects of that change already has second thoughts. Or at the very least, just publicly stated what everyone already knows, anyway. That was ACC commissioner John Swofford, the only man standing next to SEC commissioner Mike Slive last decade when this whole playoff idea was hatched, telling the Durham (N.C.) Sports Club last week that an eight-team playoff “would probably be ideal.” Let that sink in....
Only the Pistons, Magic, Pacers, Spurs and Knicks project to have meaningful cap space this offseason. The rest of the league will be limited to either the $10.3 million mid-level exception or the $6.4 million taxpayer mid-level exception to pay their biggest new addition. There are still good players that get signed to those salary slots every season. Alex Caruso was a nice get for the Bulls with their mid-level exception last year, signing for four years and $37 million....
So, what can be expected from the Indians in 2015? Here are five bold predictions: 1. Sorry, Corey Kluber’s 2014 season was incredible, as his 269 strikeouts were the most by a Cleveland pitcher since Sam McDowell fanned 304 batters in 1970, and he joined McDowell and Bartolo Colon as the only Indians starters with a double-digit rate of strikeouts per nine innings. This is not to say that Kluber is a fluke, but he threw 235....
Friends of Gabrielle Freedman, 29, Shagun Narula, 27, Haydn Dodds, 29, Renae Walker, 31 and Jessica Kolic, 29, called police after the group failed to show up at a campground in the Northern Territory at the weekend. Northern Territory Police said the group had left Alice Springs in a Toyota Hilux at around 5 p.m. on Saturday. They were meant to meet up with friends to camp overnight at Ruby Gap, a nature park around 90 miles east of Alice Springs, but never arrived....
You’re looking for Jahlil Okafor, you get Tyus Jones. You’re looking for Justise Winslow, you get … Grayson Allen? For real? If you even knew Allen played for Duke before Monday night, you’re either a recruiting junkie or a Devils fan focused on 2015-16. Allen heroically and instantly pulled the Blue Devils out of a deep second-half deficit with an unexpected and extraordinary infusion of offense that allowed them to survive Okafor’s desperate foul situation, Winslow’s struggle to shake his Wisconsin defenders and the enormous stakes of the NCAA championship game and deliver coach Mike Krzyzewski his fifth national title....
Given the current situation in the United States — and the world — this was the correct move. Spring training games should have been canceled a few days ago, but that doesn’t matter now. MLB did the right thing. Here’s the full statement. MORE: Every sports event canceled because of coronavirus Delaying the season by at least two weeks creates a plethora of questions, though. Let’s take a look at a few of them, while keeping the proper global perspective, and also knowing there are no perfect answers in a situation like this....
Arizona (10-2) won the Pac-12 South Division with a 42-35 win against Arizona State (9-3) on Friday to earn a spot in the conference championship game on Friday, Dec. 5 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The Wildcats got the necessary help from Stanford (7-5) in a 31-10 win against UCLA (9-3). Arizona won a Pac-12 championship was in 1993. The Wildcats shared the title with USC and UCLA that season....
Two-time European champions Nottingham Forest booked their return to the big time after they edged past Huddersfield Town with a 1-0 win at Wembley Stadium to earn promotion from the Championship. After they saw off the Terriers in the playoff final courtesy of an unfortunate Levi Colwill own goal, The Sporting News has picked out five current Forest stars who could catch the eye in the Premier League for Steve Cooper’s side next season....
