Monthly Archives: January 2018

The injuries continued for the elite of men’s tennis Tuesday, as top-ranked Rafael Nadal retired down by 0-2 in the fifth set of his Australian Open quarterfinal with Marin Cilic. Nadal took a two-set-to-one lead after winning a third-set tiebreaker in typically combative fashion, pumping both arms and shouting after completing the task. But down…

Manchester United announced the signing with Alexis Sanchez playing 'glory, glory Man United' on the piano. Manchester United confirmed the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading in the opposite direction, in a statement on Monday. “I am thrilled to be joining the biggest club in the world,” said Sanchez. “I am very…

A day after announcing that Todd Haley is out as offensive coordinator, the Steelers have announced that Randy Fichtner has been promoted to replace him. Fichtner is now officially the Steelers’ offensive coordinator. The team said he will continue to coach the quarterbacks as well, perhaps in a nod to his good relationship with Ben Roethlisberger.…

Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn made clear he backs Steve Sarkisian as offensive coordinator going into the 2018 season despite the team's drop-off in offensive production. Steve Sarkisian did not exactly pick up where Kyle Shanahan left off in his first year with the Atlanta Falcons, but the offensive coordinator will have an opportunity to improve…

The Houston Rockets should have their Kia MVP frontrunner back in the lineup soon. The team upgraded him to questionable for tomorrow night's game against the Northwest Division-leading Minnesota Timberwolves. Harden suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain in an overtime win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 31 and has been sidelined since then. Houston has…

Defending champion Roger Federer cruised to a first up victory at the Australian Open and was joined in the second round by former champions Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka. Federer, bidding for his 20th grand slam title, beat Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-4 6-3 at Melbourne Park, Djokovic defeated Donald Young 6-1 6-2 6-4 and Wawrinka…