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Norway’s Olympic road race bronze medallist Alexander Kristoff won the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Wednesday as Mathias Frank maintained his hold on the leader’s yellow jersey. The 176.4km ride from Buochs to Leuggern finished as expected in a bunch sprint despite a four-man breakaway staying out in front for most of the stage. When it came to the sprint, Kristoff ripped clear of the pack with the winners of the previous two days’ stages, Peter Sagan and Arnaud Demare, coming in second and third respectively....

British Team Sky, whose riders include 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, will race in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge over the Rocky Mountains from August 19-25. Organisers of the eight-day journey, almost 600 miles (965 kilometres) across Colorado from Aspen to Denver, announced a team line-up for the race on Tuesday. It includes six world-class professional teams, including that of British Olympic star Wiggins and Kenyan-born Briton Chris Froome, last year’s Tour de France runner-up....

MORE: Ranking the best 25 free agents | Most beloved player from every team The two-time All-Star, who played the last three-and-half years for the Detroit Tigers, is a huge offensive upgrade for the Cardinals, who relied on Pete Kozma and Daniel Descalso at the position in 2013. The 31-year-old Peralta was suspended as a result of Major League Baseball's investigation in the Biogenesis case involving performance-enhancing drugs. He returned to the Tigers in late September and played in the postseason, both in left field and at shortstop....

Celtics spokesman Brian Olive said the closed workout of unknown duration took place in Waltham, Mass. Rondo has been out for nearly a year. He was not available for comment. The Celtics had lost nine in a row going into Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Raptors at the TD Garden, but Rondo was not expected to play. The four-time All-Star hasn't played since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last Jan....

A continuación, vamos a contarte todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la compra de una RTX 4090, desde la fecha de lanzamiento, hasta todos los distribuidores y tiendas oficiales que ofrecen las tarjetas gráficas de última generación. Para obtener más información sobre la nueva generación de tarjetas de Nvidia, echa un vistazo a los últimos modelos que han sido presentados pertenecientes a la generación Nvidia RTX 40, ampliando la familia con los modelos presentados en CES 2023....

The re-elect Anthony Williams signs went up this week in my Northwest Washington neighborhood. The Democratic primary is on Sept. 10, and in this heavily Democratic city, it’s the ticket to victory in November. All Williams needed were 2,000 signatures to secure his place on the ballot. Surely the man known as “Mr. Detail,” who never met a number he didn’t like, could handle the most basic element of grass-roots politics?...

As July came to a close, D.C. United found itself sitting eighth in the East while averaging less than a goal per game. Then came the offensive fireworks — a remarkable 33 goals in 13 matches as United ended the year on a 6-2-5 run. MORE: D.C. United lays groundwork for a new era The summer acquisitions of Patrick Mullins and Lloyd Sam coincided with an upturn in form from playmaker Luciano Acosta, who embraced a new 4-1-4-1 formation....

It was in July 2013 that plans to build a 20,000-seat stadium at the Buzzard Point property in Southwest Washington were announced. In December 2014, the city formally approved funding for the project. Yet United fans echoed the refrain: They’ll believe it when shovels are in the ground. DCU lays groundwork for new era At long last, that day arrived Monday. With Mayor Muriel Bowser and MLS commissioner Don Garber among those in attendance, United officially broke ground on Audi Field....

Swinney told reporters in a conference call on Friday that America would “kick this thing right in the teeth” in time for the 2020 college football season. In the same call, he admitted he and his family had taken a private plane to vacation in Florida with potential plans to do so again for Easter. Those comments — particularly news that he violated social distancing guidelines during a pandemic — prompted backlash for the Tigers coach....

These days, Swinney is one of the main college football rivals to the Crimson Tide as the head coach of Clemson. But through the years, as both teams have reached the College Football Playoff again and again, Swinney has reiterated his love for his home and alma mater despite the competition. “I have so much respect for Alabama,” Swinney said in 2018. “I mean, Alabama is home, it will always be a place that I love, and I’ve got a lot of family, and I look at it the same at Clemson....

Lucknow, 17 February 2014: After a convincing win against Kalinga Lancers yesterday at their home ground, Dabur Mumbai Magicians are all set to take on the UP Wizards in their last match of the second edition of Hero Hockey India League. Wanting to keep the momentum running, Dabur Mumbai Magicians will be eyeing to bag their second consecutive win and finish at the 5th position in the league. On the other hand, the Uttar Pradesh Wizards will be playing to retain their 3rd position in the pool table before entering the semifinals....

VIDEO OF THE DAY The dancing Pistons usher and the young fan from the stands are reunited on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." WHAT WE’RE READING The five articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. The story of T.J. Quinn getting a scoop on Barry Bonds 10 years ago, just by acting like he was on a phone call, is a story for the ages. [READ MORE] 2....

WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. The Houston Chronicle checks back in with Brittney Griner, one year removed from her college dominance. [READ MORE] 2. Lang Whitaker went behind the scenes and served as a D-League assistant coach. [READ MORE] 3. Gregg Doyel checks back in with Dick Gregory, the paralyzed Kentucky fan that Big Blue Nation rallied around in November....

WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Google joined the parade of year-end data dumps this week. Sad to see that two of the athletes who trended in a big way were Aaron Hernandez and Oscar Pistorius. [READ MORE] 2. One Syracuse blog, Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician, is doing a very good thing for the Texas Bowl. Read up on their charitable endeavor....

There are 12 games on the main slates for DraftKings and FanDuel contests. This Playbook will not include the three late games. MORE: 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide With the Sunday slate, we have a lack of pitching options, to say the least. I honestly don’t have one pitcher that I feel completely comfortable using, as they all have some risks. It will be important to buiild a quality lineup, which can be tricky on Sundays....

With both the Blue Jays and Tigers facing lefties, you can pretty much just stack players from both teams to fill out your entire lineup. The D-backs, Marlins and Marlins also feature stacks that you can center your lineups around – and that’s before we get into some of the gas-can righthanders toward the bottom of our rankings. It should be another good day for offense. MORE: DFS MLB Playbook | Fantasy football sleepers...

Speaking to Video Games Chronicle, Pondsmith said that CD Projekt RED is made up of “fans” of the Cyberpunk series who grew up playing the popular Cyberpunk 2020 board game. Pondsmith compared CD Projekt RED making Cyberpunk 2077 to " a bunch of guys who watched the Star Wars movies as kids and then got a chance to make a Star Wars game," saying that the team would “do the best damn job they could....

Kloden, from Germany, brings the curtain down on a 16-year career that also saw him claim a bronze medal in the road race at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He failed to find a team for the 2014 season. He finished second in 2004 and 2006, behind Lance Armstrong in the first of those. Armstrong was later removed from the records because of doping offenses. Kloden's later years in the sport were blighted by allegations of drug-taking, which he always vehemently denied....

On Thursday against Iowa State, the Longhorns were in firm control for much of the game, but down the stretch showed why they will be sweating it out on Selection Sunday instead of comfortably waiting for their matchup. MORE: Championship Week scoreboard | March Madness confidence index They held a 10-point lead with just under three minutes to play, but a dry spell on offense coupled with a lack of rebounding on defense helped Iowa State get back in the game....