One player excited for the hiring of Anthony Lynn as the new coach of the Los Angeles Chargers is running back Melvin Gordon, who recognizes Lynn’s merits as a "running back guru."
. – Horse racing has regained second spot in Britain’s popularity stakes in terms of attendance after a year’s absence, leapfrogging rugby with nearly six million people going to meets in 2016. Football is still the most popular sport by far, but racing recovered after dropping a place in 2015 because of the impact of the Rugby World Cup in England. “The five-year growth trajectory highlights that a day out at the races continues to increase in popularity,” Stephen Atkin, chief executive of the Racecourse Association, was quoted as saying by the Times.
. – Horse racing has regained second spot in Britain’s popularity stakes in terms of attendance after a year’s absence, leapfrogging rugby with nearly six million people going to meets in 2016. Football is still the most popular sport by far, but racing recovered after dropping a place in 2015 because of the impact of the Rugby World Cup in England. “The five-year growth trajectory highlights that a day out at the races continues to increase in popularity,” Stephen Atkin, chief executive of the Racecourse Association, was quoted as saying by the Times.
Horse racing has regained second spot in Britain’s popularity stakes in terms of attendance after a year’s absence, leapfrogging rugby with nearly six million people going to meets in 2016. Football is still the most popular sport by far, but racing recovered after dropping a place in 2015 because of the impact of the Rugby World Cup in England. “The five-year growth trajectory highlights that a day out at the races continues to increase in popularity,” Stephen Atkin, chief executive of the Racecourse Association, was quoted as saying by the Times.
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Tightly clutching the game ball in the locker room, Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan was all smiles for a variety of reasons. Paul George scored 24 points, Jeff Teague had 22 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, and the Pacers used a big second half to beat the Sacramento Kings 106-100 on Wednesday for McMillan’s 500th career victory. Indiana’s impressive rally on the road made it one sweet night for the 52-year-old McMillan, who is in his first season with the Pacers.
Tightly clutching the game ball in the locker room, Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan was all smiles for a variety of reasons. Paul George scored 24 points, Jeff Teague had 22 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, and the Pacers used a big second half to beat the Sacramento Kings 106-100 on Wednesday for McMillan’s 500th career victory. Indiana’s impressive rally on the road made it one sweet night for the 52-year-old McMillan, who is in his first season with the Pacers.
Every game in the San Jose Sharks’ rivalry series with Los Angeles takes a bit extra out of both teams. After 11 meetings with the Kings in the past 10 months, the Sharks were thrilled to get the final word in this argument for now. Brent Burns, Tommy Wingels and captain Joe Pavelski scored in the Sharks’ seventh win at Staples Center in their last eight trips, 3-2 over the Kings on Wednesday night.
