Jojo Kemp found out too much of it can be a problem, especially with your head coach. You see, the Wildcats travel to Gainesville, Florida, this weekend to play the Gators. Kemp is from Florida, so he shared his thoughts on the game with reporters. MORE: Unranked teams on spot in Week 3 | Heisman watch | First-and-10 “A couple of my (high school) teammates actually went to Florida, so I’m familiar with a lot of those guys,” Kemp said....
“After a series of conversations with Coach Turgeon, we agreed that a coaching change was the best move for Coach Turgeon and for the Maryland Men’s Basketball program,” Damon Evans, director of athletics at Maryland, said via a statement. “He has dedicated over a decade of his life to the University of Maryland, and has coached with distinction and honor. He leaves College Park as the 2020 Big Ten Conference champion and with more than 225 victories....
Results of a second MRI confirm that the 2013 National League Rookie of the Year has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his pitching arm, the Marlins announced Tuesday night. Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Los Angeles Dodgers' team physician, recommends surgery. A source told Will Carroll of Bleacher Report that Fernandez's tear is "more than half," and Tommy John surgery is being scheduled. Fernandez, 21, is 4-2 with a 2....
In the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Mets at Citi Field, New York reliever Seth Lugo left a fastball on the outer half of the plate, which the right-handed-hitting Encarnación lined the other way to give Miami a 4-1 lead. Encarnación became the seventh player in MLB history to hit a grand slam for his first hit and, interestingly, the second Marlin to do so (Jeremy Hermida in 2005)....
It looked like we might avoid Stanton speculation this season, given the surprisingly strong play of the Marlins through the first few months. But a recent slump has Miami looking like anything but a contender, so yes … teams are calling about the 24-year-old All-Star right fielder. “I think teams thought that by losing a few games we were out of it and we were selling off,” Marlins GM Dan Jennings tells the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo....
The official count for Miami’s 1:10 p.m. game against the Phillies was 15,197. Based on media observations (per The Washington Post), that middle 1 was unnecessary. MORE: Jeb Bush no longer interested in buying Marlins To be fair, who would want to watch two sub-.500 teams play indoors on a late-spring afternoon in muggy South Florida? That shot is reminiscent of the scene at the Marlins’ old yard, Sun Life Stadium, six years ago when the Marlins and Reds played a doubleheader in late August ahead of Hurricane Irene....
Both would improve the roster, but they wouldn’t be franchise-changers. Castellanos, 27, hit well above his career norms after a July trade from the Tigers to the Cubs. Abreu can slug and was a mentor to young players with the White Sox (the Marlins also have lots of young players), but he’ll be 33 next Opening Day. Why pursue these two and not Anthony Rendon or Josh Donaldson, who, though a year older than Abreu, is seen as the much better player?...
The Marlins second baseman singled off the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard to lead off the bottom of the first inning, quickly stole second and then scored to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. With Miami trailing by one four innings later, Gordon tripled to lead off an eventual three-run inning. He finished 3 for 3 with the stolen base and two runs scored. MORE: Players who can be breakout stars in 2016...
Lynch, who turned 33 on Monday and is not under contract for 2019, has stepped away from the game before. He starred with the Seahawks from 2011 to 2014, rushing for more than 1,000 yards in all four Skittles-fueled seasons but announced his retirement on Super Bowl Sunday in February 2016 following a mercurial 2015 NFL season in which he played in only seven games in 2015. He underwent sports hernia surgery that year and, when expected to make his return in the playoffs, opted instead to stay in Seattle as the Seahawks beat the Vikings....
Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch appeared to be at full strength and the Seahawks rolled to a 20-3 win over the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. MORE: Steele: York responsible for Niners’ sorry state | Week 7 photos The Seahawks (3-4) set the tone early with nine handoffs to Lynch on their opening drive. They quickly moved the ball into the red zone thanks to a 17-yard run by Lynch and a 16-yard pass from Russell Wilson to a wide-open Tyler Lockett....
The 33-year-old, who came out of retirement late this season to join a depleted Seattle offense, ran for two touchdowns in his team’s 28-23 divisional-round defeat to the Packers. Afterward, Lynch used his postgame media availability to offer advice to younger players in the league, his own experiences providing urgency to the message. Lynch said his peers should be mindful of saving their money and preserving their health in order to lead fulfilling post-football lives....
Through his commitment to nonviolent resistance King Jr amassed a strong following and support for the Civil Rights movement, and often drew large crowds when delivering compelling speeches, many of which still ring true today. To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr Day, Newsweek has compiled excerpts from some of King Jr’s most memorable and inspiring speeches. Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence “We are adding cynicism to the process of death, for they must know after a short period there that none of the things we claim to be fighting for are really involved....
Montreal announced on Wednesday that the organization is dropping the interim tag for Martin St. Louis and giving him a three-year contract extension that begins in 2022-2023 and will run through the 2024-25 season. The deal makes the 46-year-old the 32nd head coach in franchise history. “We are happy to officially appoint Martin as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens,” said general manager Kent Hughes in the team’s press release....
Premier League Team of the Week Wenger has put faith in the former Independiente youngster this season, though, using Martinez in the EFL Cup, with the Gunners eventually being knocked out by Southampton in the quarter-final. Martinez was rewarded with a new six-year contract back in November 2016 and, despite the pressure surrounding Wenger and his future, the goalkeeper has nothing but praise for the Gunners boss. He told Goal: “It’s amazing that Arsene Wenger, one of the best coaches in the world, believes I’m the future of Arsenal....
However, this can be quite difficult if you aren’t prepared with a deck geared toward reaching that goal. In response, numerous players have suggested ways to accomplish this feat. Several have even offered advice to retreat from games while you’re meeting this prerequisite, but that means you’ll have a loss on your record. Fear not, as there is a way you can finish the “Win a location with only 1 card” challenge without doing anything untoward or anything that might jeopardize your player status....
Panch was found unresponsive in his car, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. He was declared dead a short time later of natural causes. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2015 | Remembering Ron Bouchard | Judy Allison, racing wife, mother, dies Panch won 17 races in 216 career starts in NASCAR’s top series from 1951-66. His biggest came in 1961, when Panch piloted a Pontiac to victory lane for legendary owner Smokey Yunick....
Letourneau, 58, died Tuesday after reportedly suffering from cancer. The former Seattle-area teacher was arrested in 1997 for having a sexual relationship with her student Vili Fualaau, who was then 12 years old. Letourneau, his sixth-grade teacher, was 34. “It was expected but sad anyway,” Letourneau’s attorney David Gehrke told KOMO. “She was a good person.” Letourneau was married with four children when her relationship with Fualaau began in 1996....
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu called the group’s action “cowardly” in a tweet Saturday evening. “To the white supremacists who ran through downtown today: When we march, we don’t hide our faces. Your hate is as cowardly as it is disgusting, and it goes against all that Boston stands for.” Boston City Council President Ed Flynn said he was “outraged and disgusted” at the protest. “I’m outraged and disgusted at the white supremacist group protesting today in #Boston....
Big Ben turned 36 in March and intends on returning for a 15th season as the Steelers starting quarterback. Rudolph is by no means a threat to take the job. But given that the Roethlisberger has missed seven starts the last three years, it’s a solid backup plan to bring on a guy who totaled 13,618 passing yards with 92 TDs and 26 interceptions for the Cowboys the last three seasons....
Russian media outlets reported that the fight, which started outside the Kuzminki metro station in the south-east of the Russian capital at around 7 p.m. on Monday evening, quickly escalated. REN TV reported that the violence started on Zelenodolskaya Street after two people had been stabbed and their colleagues then looked to take revenge. However, there were conflicting accounts of the numbers involved, with REN TV, which showed footage of the fracas, initially saying that there were around 180 people....
