Muay Thai, a combat style with roots in close-quarter fighting from 7th Century Southeast Asia, has evolved over two millennia into a brutally effective means of self-defense. Today, it's often called "the Art of Eight Limbs." The wealth of diversity that started flourishing in Northern California in the wake of the Vietnam War meant that an array of Muay Thai masters were now living and teaching in cities from San Francisco to Stockton. Gyms fine-tuning the method's array of punches, kicks, knee-strikes and elbow-strikes have become plentiful enough – including in Northwest Nevada – that a robust competition circuit has become increasingly popular in the Sacramento Valley. On Saturday night, Hard Rock Live in Wheatland, working with World Fighting Championships and Rising Stars Muay Thai, will bring the first-ever, lightning-placed Muay Thai throw-down to the Yuba-Sutter Region.
The action starts at 7 p.m.
The night's main event is a championship match between Antonio Martinez (12-4) of Monster Muay Thai in Flagstaff, Arizona, and Eddie Abasolo (11-7) of Combat Sports Academy in Dublin, California. The winner will walk away with the WFC Professional Muay Thai Championship.
The co-main event will see undefeated Garrett Boyer (5-0) of Vital Force Muay Thai taking on Sacramento's Alberto Montano (11-2), with the victor getting crowned both the WFC Amateur Muay Thai Champion and Rising Stars Muay Thai Amateur Champion.
Organizers say the professional undercard features several compelling matchups, including Caley Scott (0-1) of Omni Movement taking on Sacramento's Cy Hanson (0-0) of Sit Thongsai, as well as undefeated Joe Kimbrough (4-0) of Black Flag Kickboxing facing hometown fighter Marcos Jimenez (1-0) of Collective Combat Academy.

#thai #amateur

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Abdul Carter was dominant, Malik Nabers worked again, Kayvon Thibodeaux made an impact, and fans had fun on a beautiful West Virginia day as the New York Giants held their second practice of training camp.
Here are some of the winners and losers, as well as other takeaways.
Abdul Carter — Carter got the better of Andrew Thomas on Thursday, and let everybody know about it. [More about Carter's big day]
Braxton Berrios — The veteran wide receiver/return man made several catches on Wednesday. He backed that up with another productive day on Thursday. Berrios is making an early impression in the competition for one of the final roster spots.
Dominic Zvada — There were no placekicking sessions in Thursday's workout. On the final play of practice, though, Zvada walked on and drilled a 57-yard field goal after the ball had been clocked by backup quarterback Brandon Allen with :01 left on the clock. Score one for the undrafted free agent in his competition with Ben Sauls.

#made

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The Philadelphia Eagles are showing early signs of an offensive evolution, and quarterback Jalen Hurts appears ready to embrace the changes.
During the team's first training camp practice, one of the biggest takeaways was how different the offense looked compared to recent seasons. Hurts spent much of the session operating from under center rather than exclusively working out of the shotgun, signaling a new direction for Philadelphia's attack.
The shift was especially noticeable during team drills, where the Eagles frequently incorporated under-center play-action concepts. It's a wrinkle that could make the offense more unpredictable while creating additional opportunities in both the running and passing games.
For Hurts, however, the adjustment isn't as dramatic as it may seem from the outside.

#practice #source

Major League Baseball's trade deadline is just a few days away. On Monday, August 3rd at 4:00 PM MT, the Colorado Rockies will hopefully have had one of their most active deadlines in recent memory.
With a new front office helmed by president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and general manager Josh Byrnes, it has been indicated that the Rockies are open for business. Many players–especially veterans and those on expiring contracts–have been designated as available and are even reportedly drawing interest from teams throughout the league.
The Rockies made their first trade last week to signal the start of the trade season. Right-handed reliever Seth Halvorsen was sent in a surprising and rare trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for two prospects. Last season, the Rockies similarly made their first big move before the deadline. However, under former general manager Bill Schmidt they ended up making just three total trades. Let's take a look back at those trades and see where the bar sits for this season's deadline.
In the week preceding last year's deadline, the Rockies signaled change might be coming when they dealt long-time third baseman and face of the franchise Ryan McMahon to the New York Yankees in exchange for pitching prospects Josh Grosz and Griffin Herring.
Grosz showed off his strikeout stuff in High-A Spokane to finish the 2025 season with 41 strikeouts in 38.1 innings. However, he struggled with his command and ended the season with a 5.87 ERA. The Rockies' new front office then traded Grosz this off-season to the Arizona Diamondbacks for outfielder Jake McCarthy. McCarthy has in turn become one of the Rockies' most valuable contributors and is now potentially on the market t be traded again within the next few days.

#Rockies #season #josh #league

The Houston Texans are expecting a massive jump from second-year wide receiver Jayden Higgins as they prepare to make their deepest run in the playoffs in the DeMeco Ryans era.
They'll need to see growth, especially with second-year standout Jaylin Noel on the NFI list with a finger issue and Tank Dell still working his way back from injury.
It's early in training camp, so expectations are low, but takeaways are high. As the team prepares for their first indoor practice, Higgins has been the best offensive weapon, turning heads through drills, especially in team reps as C.J. Stroud's second-best threat.
"You're seeing a guy who we're able to move around the formation a little bit more, get him inside the formation, "Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. "He's making some plays everywhere we put him. On the first play of practice today, he ran a great route and C.J. gave him a great ball. It just shows his growth and shows a guy you can rely on."
DeMeco Ryans says Jayden Higgins will be THAT GUY opposite Nico Collins in year 2 (via Djbienaime)

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#texans #Growth #team

Those hoping for some positive momentum with the ongoing contract negotiations between the New England Patriots and Christian Gonzalez might come away feeling disappointed with the latest update.
According to NFL insider Albert Breer, the two sides "aren't close" in contract negotiations. Granted, Breer did acknowledge that things could quickly change. He also continued to suggest that Gonzalez's tactics could potentially be in line with Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon, with whom he shares the same agent.
Breer thinks both players are looking for a market-setting deal from their respective teams.
"No, they aren't close right now. That doesn't mean it can't change quickly. These things can change fast," Breer said on NBC Sports Boston's Arbella Early Edition. "I think it is a gesture of good faith that he is practicing, but I think both of these guys are looking for the same thing, which is a market setter on every measure."
Gonzalez has been a full participant at training camp practice despite the ongoing contract negotiations.

#breer #change #gonzalez #things

The Cowboys are talking the talk. Can they back it up?
Dak Prescott showed up to training camp wearing a Super Bowl ***** championship T-shirt. That's the last Super Bowl the franchise won, which came more than 30 years ago.
"It's just a manifesting thing," Prescott said Thursday, via Fox 4. "Going into year 11, I'm not going to shy away from it. When you don't have it, it sucks.
"Why shy away from that now? Why shy away from asking people to hold me to the same standard that I believe I can accomplish and that this team can accomplish?"
Prescott also revealed the nickname for the team's offense this season: GOTI. It stands for: Greatest Offense There Is.

#prescott

NASCAR's 2027 Cup Series schedule is still months away from becoming official, but one new report suggests fans could see some of the biggest calendar changes in years.
According to The Athletic, NASCAR is putting the finishing touches on next season's schedule, with several notable adjustments still under consideration before the sanctioning body announces the finalized calendar. If those plans come together, the postseason could feature a significantly different look than fans have grown accustomed to over the past several years.
Among the reported changes are a reshuffled playoff lineup, continued momentum toward another race at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, an uncertain future for the Chicago Street Race, and a new frontrunner to host the All-Star Race.
Perhaps the most significant takeaway from The Athletic's report centers on NASCAR's playoff schedule.
Rather than making only minor adjustments, the report says six races could effectively swap places on the calendar, creating a noticeably different Chase.

#race #calendar #changes #adjustments

Shane Steichen was very pleased with what he saw from Daniel Jones during the Indianapolis Colts' first practice on Wednesday.
"I thought he looked really good," Steichen said after Day 1.
On Day 2 of training camp, Jones continued to build upon that initial performance.
Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan wrote that Jones was "very sharp" to begin Thursday's practice, starting the day 5-for-5. He was perfect during the 7-on-7 period as well.
Jake Arthur of Roundtable Sports noted that after Charvarius Ward and Sauce Gardner generated some pass breakups on Wednesday, Jones didn't shy away from either defender on Day 2, and completed "successful 10-plus-yard dig routes."

#steichen #colts #bowen

Jul. 30—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program went through the second day of fall practices on Thursday morning, primarily at Memorial Field.
Here are five takeaways from Day 2.
One theme gaining traction across the first two days of fall camp is UND's wide receivers are winning 50-50 **** .
Deng Deng (6-foot-4, 224 pounds) and Caleb Goodloe (6-1, 202) rose up over defenders during drills and pulled in passes from quarterbacks Jerry Kaminski and Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson.
UND may lack a proven speedster after the transfer of B.J. Fleming to Tarleton State, but the Fighting Hawks appear to have strengths in a different skill-set this season. Kaminski's back-shoulder throws are hitting at a high completion percentage so far this fall.

#fall #forks #memorial #here

CHICAGO — Tristan Peters drew a walk-off bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning Thursday, giving the Chicago White Sox a 2-1 victory against the New York Yankees in front of 29,384 at Rate Field.
"It's an interesting way to walk it off," Peters said. "Any way does the job."
It was the second straight walk-off win in extra innings for the Sox, who earned a split of the four-game series. And with the victory, the first-place Sox (57-51) extended their lead in the American League to two games over the idle Cleveland Guardians (56-54).
Here are three takeaways from Thursday.
The teams played late into the night Wednesday, going 12 innings before Edgar Quero's walk-off single gave the Sox a 6-5 victory.

#innings

For years, Kyle Larson openly talked about eventually stepping away from NASCAR to pursue a full-time Sprint Car schedule.
Today, that isn't the plan anymore.
Instead, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion says the biggest influence on whatever comes next won't be another racing series at all. It'll be his family.
Speaking to Motorsport.com ahead of next weekend's Iowa Speedway race, Larson explained that his thinking has shifted dramatically since he first floated the idea of leaving NASCAR before turning 40 to chase another championship.
Kyle Larson with children Owen Larson, Audrey Larson and Cooper Larson Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

#sprint #instead #it 'll

As fantasy draft season heats up, the Yahoo Fantasy staff completed its latest 15-round, 12-team, half-PPR, 1QB mock draft. Matt Harmon and Justin Boone go round by round, breaking down the best picks, biggest reaches and most interesting values from the Yahoo fantasy staff mock draft 2.0.
(3:10) Fantasy Fallout: Ricky Pearsall injury update
(11:30) Fantasy Fallout: Panthers rookie WR out for season
(15:45) Round 1 takeaways: James Cook selected 1.07
(21:30) Round 2 takeaways: Stacked, you can't go wrong

#fantasy #matt

Pakistan-India javelin rivalry returns to the global stage on Friday as reigning champion Arshad Nadeem looks to defend his Commonwealth Games **** le against a stacked field led by Sri Lanka's rising javelin phenom and world lead Rumesh Pathirage.
Pathirage leads the charge after an 82.84-metre (271-foot) throw in the qualifying round on Thursday, followed by 2022 silver medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada with an 81.29-metre (267ft) throw on his second attempt, and South Africa's Douw Smit with 80.84 metres (265ft).
Friday's final will be an epic showdown between veterans who have topped the podium in previous iterations and up-and-coming hopefuls looking for global glory after becoming national champions. Five of the top seven finishers at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be competing in the final.
It seems to be a changing of the guard on the South Asian front after Pathirage dominated this season with back-to-back wins. His monstrous 92.62-metre (304ft) throw at the Rome Diamond League in May would be enough to smash the Commonwealth Games record of 90.18m set by Nadeem in 2022.
Nadeem and his long-time rival from India, Neeraj Chopra, on the other hand, have only competed once ahead of the Games in Edinburgh after injury kept both away from competitions this season.

#nadeem

Back-to-back opportunities for The Slipper Still Fits to talk with some legendary point guards who have come through the Gonzaga Bulldogs program. Nigel Williams-Goss was the leader of the 2016-17 group that made its first school appearance in the national championship game.
Williams-Goss, currently playing with Zalgiris Kaunas in Kaunas, Lithuania, discussed the similarities found between college basketball and the EuroLeague, the reasoning behind transferring away from the Washington Huskies, giving back to the Inland Northwest community, and much more.
He will be hosting two youth basketball camps on August 2nd at the Spokane Club in Spokane, Washington, and August 3rd through 5th at the Hub Sports Center in Liberty Lake, Washington.
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#williams #cravalho

Alan Jouban has trained several times with Daniel Rodriguez in the past, so he knows the danger he brings as an underdog vs. Uros Medic in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 283 headliner.
Longtime UFC desk ****** yst and veteran welterweight Jouban is quite compelled by Medic (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Rodriguez (20-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who meet in their first octagon main event at Belgrade Arena in Serbia (Paramount+).
Both men bring three-fight winning streaks into the bout, where Medic is a sizeable betting favorite. "The Doctor" has a home-field advantage in Serbia and heavy hands that have proven capable of knocking out high-level fighters. Jouban understands why Medic is favored, but his history with Rodriguez, as well as studying his many fights, affords respect to the potential path to victory.
"D-Rod's got this thing, man – I was training with him when he was young, before he got into the UFC," Jouban told MMA Junkie. "I used to bring him in to spar with me, and I just always remember he has this follow-up left hand that buzzes you. You see it in his fights. He'll be losing a fight, he'll get knocked down and people get a little overzealous and go for the finish. He always had a natural ability – he's a southpaw, so a lot of people don't like to throw their power hand because it makes you put yourself more in danger and commit to the punch, whereas a check hook or something is a lot easier to stay away. Daniel has this natural ability to always finish a combination with his left hand, which is his power punch and his best punch, as well. It's natural. I've felt it. It buzzes you. He seems to get guys.
"That's what I'm going to be looking for in this fight with Uros Medic. He's a finisher, he smells blood, and he gets you out of there very quickly. Three-fight win streak, three knockouts for Uros Medic. If he hurts D-Rod, I expect to see this in the first round. I expect to see him hurt D-Rod. D-Rod's kind of got a history of getting hurt, and then hurting you after. What happens in that exchange? Did Uros do the film study? Is he able to control the emotions of not going for that finish that he's so good at? If D-Rod can find that left hand and change the course of the momentum of this matchup. That's going to be what I'm really looking at closely in this fight."

#jouban #three

The design deliberately breaks with visual conventions: Instead of the classic Black and Yellow, BVB takes the field in a bold purple base. The connection to the club's DNA remains intact: Neon yellow details on the V-neck and sleeve cuffs bridge the gap to the traditional club colors. The logos stand out in bright yellow against the purple background, while a subtle, woven pinstripe texture gives the jersey a modern, athletic silhouette.
As part of the BVB Evonik ***** an Tour, the new away jersey will be officially unveiled by the BVB first team. It will also be presented this afternoon in Tokyo against one of the world's most famous backdrops: the imposing Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
To complement this, BVB – with support from PUMA – is bringing street soccer to Asia: Right in front of City Hall, the "BVB World Street Series" will take place – a small-field soccer tournament where local children will have the chance to showcase their skills against one of the city's most spectacular backdrops.
The new away jersey for the 2026–27 season is now available at all BVB and PUMA stores, as well as in the BVB online store.

#puma #street

The MLB trade deadline is four days away, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in desperate need of bullpen help.
Everyone knows it. That's not an industry secret that the 29 other teams are unaware of.
As the deadline nears and the Pirates hover around .500 and the final wild card, it's time for the Pirates to become the most aggressive they've been in a decade.
ESPN insider Buster Olney labeled the Pirates as one of 12 teams that are most desperate to make moves to their major league roster.
The greatest area of need? The bullpen.

#espn

Aaron Glenn has never shied away from calling defense his 'superpower.' It's a phrase we've all heard him use before. Now entering his second season as the New York Jets' head coach, he'll once again wear the headset and call plays for a defense expected to be among the NFL's better units.
He was asked after the Jets' first training camp practice what excites him most about that responsibility. Glenn pointed to his familiarity with the scheme.
"When there's an issue on defense, I can quickly fix it, because I know the defense like the back of my hand. And that feels really, really good," Glenn said.
It's the kind of confidence the Jets were hoping for when they handed Glenn the reins of the defense. His ability to make adjustments on the fly is one of the organization's biggest reasons for believing the unit can continue building on last season's success.
Full quote below:

#defense #really #aaron

The official weigh ins for PFL New York took place earlier this morning ahead of tomorrow's "Usman vs. Colgan" fight card, which goes down Fri., July 31, 2026, inside UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York.
In the main event, undefeated Lightweight standouts Usman Nurmagomedov and Archie Colgan both successfully made the championship mark ahead of their 155-pound Professional Fighters League (PFL) ****** le fight.
Nurmagomedov (21-0) weighed in at 154.8 pounds, while "King" Colgan (13-0) also came in at 154.8 pounds, making the highly anticipated ****** le fight official.
In the co-main event, PFL Flyweight superstar Dakota Ditcheva finally returns to action after one year away when she collides with longtime Bellator veteran Denise Kielholtz.
Ditcheva, who is one of the biggest betting favorites in mixed martial arts (MMA) history this week, also made weight with no issues. "Dangerous" tipped the scale at 125.8 pounds, while Kielholtz came in well under the limit at 121.8 pounds.

#fight #kielholtz

The Eagles' second practice featured a cameo from Brian Dawkins, an illuminating news conference from Vic Fangio, and my realization that Makai Lemon is partial to blue raspberry water ice from Rita's.
For a comprehensive breakdown of everything that happened at practice, be sure to watch or listen to our Thursday show, which detailed essentially every play from practice and much more, but here are a few big-picture takeaways I left the Jefferson Health Complex with:
After an opening practice mostly defined by the new-look Eagles offense showing some encouraging signs, things were much more even between the offense and defense on Thursday. I usually attribute "muddy" practices where you don't have as many notes to a strong defensive line causing more broken-down plays, but the Eagles' secondary also deserves plenty of credit for the number of passing plays that wound up with scrambles or check downs to the flat.
What did stand out amidst the stalemate were two of the players central to it: DeVonta Smith and Quinyon Mitchell. Smith got the better of Mitchell on consecutive plays early in practice, the first coming on a slant route where he beat Mitchell to the inside for Hurts to find him in rhythm. The next play, Smith broke toward the sideline and made a nice, leaping catch over Mitchell and seemed to get his feet in bounds along the sideline, although his defensive teammates in close proximity protested the catch.
Seeing these flashes from Smith when matched up against Mitchell isn't an entirely new phenomenon, but Mitchell's most competitive moments in each of his first two training camps came against A.J. Brown, not Smith. And, as we're evaluating whether Smith is truly ready to step into a No. 1 receiver role for the Eagles this season, being able to create separation against an All-Pro cornerback who so seldom allows it on Sundays is an important box to check.

#smith #Eagles #plays #defensive

TV presenter and Newcastle United fan Declan Donnelly has paid an emotional tribute to his "childhood hero" Kevin Keegan following the football legend's death aged 75.
Keegan, a revered figure who managed Newcastle United and also played for the club for two years, passed away on 20 July after a battle with stage four cancer.
Donnelly, alongside his presenting partner Anthony McPartlin, honoured Keegan on their podcast, Hanging Out With Ant And Dec.
The duo hailed him as a "true legend to Newcastle United supporters," reflecting on his profound impact.
They opened the episode by acknowledging Keegan's immense significance to the people of the North East.

#hanging

Love Island USA season 7 alums Clarke Carraway and Taylor Williams have split, PEOPLE confirms
A source close to Carraway says she "made the difficult decision" to separate from Williams, who she coupled up with in Casa Amor last summer
"As she closes out this chapter, she's looking forward to focusing on her growth and what's ahead," the source says
Another Love Island USA season 7 couple has called it quits.
PEOPLE can exclusively confirm that Clarke Carraway and Taylor Williams have separated just over a year after they left the Fiji villa together.

#carraway #source

Alan Ritchson is drawing fire from Fox News after slamming the president. A war of words has broken out between a popular action star and one of cable news's sharpest personalities. After the actor unloaded on the president during a podcast, a Fox host devoted airtime to picking apart his mindset. The exchange is now fueling debate over politics, celebrity, and where the two collide.
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld responded to Reacher star Alan Ritchson's criticism of President Donald Trump by claiming the actor is being "eaten alive" by resentment. On an episode of The Five, he broke down Ritchson's state of mind after the star's fiery podcast appearance.
The Alan Ritchson Trump comments came on the Monday, July 27, episode of Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast, where Ritchson criticized Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein files and other issues.
Gutfeld tried to frame the remarks as having "nothing to do with politics," adding that the Reacher star "wasn't joking." He argued, "It says absolutely nothing about Donald Trump, but it says too much about him."
The Fox News Alan Ritchson segment saw the host steer the conversation away from partisanship. He likened the actor's alleged resentment to "taking a poison and waiting for the other person to die," calling it a "powerful contrast" for someone so physically fit. He also mocked that "no amount of squats and bench presses" would fix it.

#Trump #podcast #reacher #donald

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Philips had the kind of quarter that sounds great until you read past the headline. Sales up, margins up, cash flow guidance up. Then you notice the margin beat is wearing a costume: a U.S. tariff refund, not better medicine.
Philips posted second-quarter sales of €4.4 billion (about $5 billion), up 4% on a comparable basis. Adjusted EBITA margin jumped to 16.4%, but a €186 million US tariff refund did most of the actual lifting, worth 4.2 percentage points out of €609 million in operating income. Take that refund away and underlying margin actually slipped.
Orders told a rougher story: comparable intake fell 1%, dragged down by several big Connected Care contracts in North America that simply slid into next quarter. Europe, meanwhile, posted strong double-digit order growth, no asterisk required. All three divisions still grew, Diagnosis & Treatment up 2%, Connected Care up 2%, Personal Health up a genuinely solid 8%.
Management left full-year sales guidance untouched at 3-4.5%, but raised margin guidance to 13.5-14% and lifted free cash flow guidance to €1.5-1.7 billion, all while quietly excluding the still-unresolved Respironics legal mess, including active US investigations. Shares fell anyway. Investors did the math on the refund themselves.

#billion #connected

During the first day of training camp practice for the Jacksonville Jaguars, rookie tight ends Nate Boerkircher and Tanner Koziol each saw their share of opportunities with the first-team offense.
Certainly, those opportunities speak to what they've put on film throughout the offseason and the work they've put in away from the practice field. But as head coach Liam Coen described after practice, he also wants to put the rookies in some new situations to see how they respond.
"It's also trying to put them in some positions that maybe are a little uncomfortable early on, like putting them in some positions that we got to go see what they can do in terms of that," Coen said. "And not that we know what Hunter and know what Quinton can do -- I think both those guys had good days as well, Hunter and Q -- we got to see what these guys can do against NFL competition, against a good defensive line, whether it's with the first group or the second group."
Boerkircher was a terrific blocking tight end at the college level and the Jaguars believe he can impact the passing game as well. That well-rounded skill set, especially when paired with Brenton Strange and all he can do, can help add a new layer to the offense and open up the playbook for Coen.
Koziol, meanwhile, was more of a pass-catching threat during his college career.

#coen #first #jaguars #tight

Allen Park — Following their first practice of training camp on Wednesday, the Detroit Lions placed offensive lineman Giovanni Manu on the active/Non-Football Injury (NFI) list, which is meant for players who suffer injuries away from the team.
The timing of Manu's placement on the list, given his participation in Wednesday's practice, was odd. Lions coach Dan Campbell provided some clarity Thursday morning.
"He had an injury, a previous injury over the summer, that was not disclosed," Campbell said. "He came off the practice field (on Wednesday), didn't feel good, got it checked. Sure enough, that's what it was. So, he will be out for a period of time. I don't know how long that's going to be. Call it 12 weeks. Fourteen weeks. I don't know. We'll figure it out down the road, but he is NFI."
Manu, entering his fourth season, was expected to compete for a depth role during this year's training camp. The Lions are likely to start Penei Sewell and rookie Blake Miller at their tackle spots, with veteran Larry Borom serving as the top backup.
▶ DE Payton Turner (back): Campbell opened his news conference by saying Turner, signed by the Lions this offseason, was "probably going to sit out" of Thursday's practice in Allen Park with a stiff back, "but we don't think that'll be anything serious."

#injury #don 't #park #turner

Stephen Fleming always seems to possess a wonderful sense of timing. It was on 12 July that England made the decision to stand down Brendon McCullum as Test head coach and, in serendipitous circumstances, on 13 July that the man they would come to anoint as his successor began his search for a new job. It was nothing more than mere coincidence that the Chennai Super Kings and Fleming mutually parted ways so soon after his former teammate's departure, but within three days he was expressing interest in the England role in a newspaper interview, and within three weeks impressing the ECB interview panel sufficiently for a hasty appointment after Andy Flower had withdrawn himself from consideration for the role.
Not that Fleming will arrive with undue hustle or hurry; Marcus Trescothick will take interim charge of the three Tests against Pakistan this summer before the 53-year-old begins a four-year deal ahead of the tour to South Africa in December. While Fleming has expressed a desire to spend time with his family, it is a curious situation that again highlights the mistake made by the ECB in not taking the opportunity for a clean break after the Ashes.
Stephen Fleming has not worked in the red-ball game as a coach (Getty)
One might term this, then, a marriage of convenience – a coach in search of a new challenge taking over a team in need of new direction. On the face of it, Fleming's credentials are modest: there is no red-ball coaching whatsoever on his CV, nor any past suggestion of a desire to turn away from a franchise T20 circuit he was perhaps the first coach to truly master. He had even turned England down in 2009, feeling it was too soon into his coaching career.
Fleming proved highly successful with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL (Getty)

#coach #three #july #kings

Longtime San Diego Chargers linebacker Bill Ray Smith Jr. has died, his family announced. He was 64.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Smith's family said that the College Football Hall of Famer had been dealing CTE-caused dementia.
"It is with profound sadness that we share the loss of our beloved Billy Ray Smith Jr., who passed away peacefully surrounded by family," the statement said. "Billy Ray faced his long journey with dementia caused by CTE with unmatched bravery, dignity, and strength. Billy Ray brought so much joy, light, and laughter to the world as a devoted father, husband, son, and loyal friend."
A degenerative brain disease, CTE has often been found in those who played contact sports, such as football, and others who have experience repetitive head trauma. It's known to cause cognitive decline, depression and violent mood swings.
Smith, the fifth overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft, played all 10 of his NFL seasons with the Chargers from 1983-1992. He was a Second-team All-Pro in 1989 and was named to the franchise's 50th Anniversary Team in 2009.

#smith #Football #dementia #played

Kaishu Sano has been linked with a move away from Mainz 05, with Liverpool and ****** nal among the clubs reportedly monitoring the 25-year-old defensive midfielder.
Speaking to Bild, Mainz sporting director Christian Heidel gave his thoughts on the growing interest in the ****** anese international.
"We don't have to sell Kaishu and can afford to keep him. If he stays, there will be a lot of happy people in the team, at the club, and around it," Heidel said.
However, he admitted that Mainz would have to consider a sale if an offer that was too good to refuse arrived.
"It's always the same at Mainz 05. If an offer comes in that leaves us gasping for air, we have to think about it," Heidel said.

#kaishu