Monday, May 30, 2016

John McEnroe a Coach? You Cannot Be Serious! and other top stories.

  • John McEnroe a Coach? You Cannot Be Serious!

    But none of these tennis luminaries has had quite the media footprint at the time of their appointment as McEnroe. He is the most prominent English-language voice in the sport as a commentator and is still, at 57, a bigger magnet than most of today’s contenders, including Raonic. He announced his own hiring during his daily show on Eurosport at Roland Garros, delivering the news as a lyric while strumming a guitar.“I thought that was a different way to announce it, because I don’t do social med..
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  • Tennis federation head: 'An awful lot of work' needed in Rio

    Tennis federation head: 'An awful lot of work' needed in Rio
    AP 1:12 p.m. EDT May 29, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)PARIS (AP) — The head of the International Tennis Federation said Sunday that there is "still an awful lot of work that needs to go on" to have his sport's venue ready for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.ITF President David Haggerty said in an interview at the French Open that the list of unfinished items includes adding another layer of surfacing to the Summer Games' hard courts, fixing the stadium lights, installing s..
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  • PSG's Aurier arrested after police incident

    PSG's Aurier arrested after police incident
    Serge Aurier has found himself in hot water again. PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier has been arrested following an argument with police after a night out in a Paris, a police official told The Associated Press on Monday. The official said Aurier was arrested at 5:50 a.m. local time after he spent the night at a club with friends near the Champs-Elysees. The official said the 23-year-old was put in a holding cell for "using violence on a police officer." The police official s..
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  • 'Mets vs. White Sox - 5/30/16 MLB Pick, Odds, and Prediction'

    'Mets vs. White Sox - 5/30/16 MLB Pick, Odds, and Prediction'
    USA TODAY Sports The New York Mets look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Mets have scored nine runs in their last three games and three or less runs in nine of their last 13 games. The New York Mets offense is struggling lately, and they’ve lost seven of their last 11 games when scoring three or less runs. Asdrubal Cabrera leads New York with 49 hits, Yoenis Cespedes has 36 RBI and Neil Walker has 11 home runs. Matt Harvey takes the hill, and he’s 3-7 with a 6.08 ERA and 4..
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  • Mexican police mount hunt for kidnapped soccer star Alan Pulido

    Mexican police mount hunt for kidnapped soccer star Alan Pulido
    Star Mexican soccer player Alan Pulido was rescued Sunday night, several hours after he was kidnapped in the crime-ridden northern border state of Tamaulipas, the Associated Press reported.The rescue took place before midnight, according to a state group that coordinated the effort. Pulido was not believed to have suffered major injury but was undergoing a medical evaluation.  Pulido — who plays professionally in Greece and was a member of Mexico’s 2014 World Cup squad in Brazil — was abducted ..
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  • From Formula 1 to Indy, Alexander Rossi scores life-changing accomplishment

    From Formula 1 to Indy, Alexander Rossi scores life-changing accomplishment
    INDIANAPOLIS — It was as strange as it was unpredictable. A rookie once thought to be the great American hope in Formula One instead became the surprising winner of the 100th Indianapolis 500 in a car that somehow made it 36 laps during its final stint, then sputtered across the finish line, every drop of fuel drained from its tank. Acquaint yourself with Alexander Rossi, a 24-year-old Californian who — had things gone the way they’d been planned — would’ve been racing in Monaco, not Indianapo..
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  • Hockey|In Pittsburgh, Mike Sullivan's Call to Order Resounds Its Way to the Finals

    Hockey|In Pittsburgh, Mike Sullivan's Call to Order Resounds Its Way to the Finals
    Sullivan’s experience in Boston taught him a lot about what he did not know. He recognized the importance of filling in those gaps by serving as an assistant, honing the craft for seven seasons, six of them spent with John Tortorella in Tampa Bay, New York and Vancouver.“If an opportunity presented itself like this one,” Sullivan said Sunday, “I would be more prepared for it.” Get To Know Mike Sullivan (Coach Profile) Video by Canucks Sullivan left his post in player development for the Chicag..
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