“I give Lamar a lot of credit,” said McNeese State coach Heath Schroyer, who brought the Cowboys back to Katy for the first time since 2016. “They were the more physical team. We couldn’t buy a basket for a while. I think we started to press a bit offensively, and obviously it snowballed from there.”First-team All-Conference and Defensive Player of the Year Sha’Markus Kennedy led the Cowboys with 19 points and 15 rebounds in what would be his final game in a McNeese uniform. His strong start helped McNeese to an early lead, but despite his efforts, the Cardinals’ defense proved too much.“Once we got comfortable, that’s when they started coming back into the game,” he said. Box Score | Photo GalleryKATY, Texas – In a clash between two of the three most prolific offenses in the Southland Conference, it was Lamar’s defense that helped key their way to victory.The sixth-seeded Cardinals stifled an explosive McNeese State offense on its way to an 80-59 win over the Cowboys in the nightcap of Wednesday’s opening round men’s basketball game at the 2020 Hercules Tires Southland Conference tournament. The effort punched Lamar’s ticket to a 7:30 p.m. CT date against third-seed Nicholls at Merrell Center on Thursday.“We’re a good basketball team,” said Lamar coach Tic Price. “It’s not just one guy that does everything for us, so you really can’t key on one guy.”The Cards (17-15) put their coach’s words on display as second team all-SLC guard T.J. Atwood’s 20 points led four players in double figures. Avery Sullivan added 19 points while Davion Buster chipped in with 12 and Anderson Kopp contributed 10 for the conference’s high-scoring offense.However, it was the level of defense that carried the way for Lamar to overcome an early 16-7 deficit to take a 37-24 lead into intermission and allowed them the cushion to put the game away.Seventh-seed McNeese State, the third highest-scoring team in the conference at 80 points per game, were unable to establish their offense during a first half that saw the Cowboys shoot just 32.3 percent from the field (10-for-32). The Cowboys failed to connect on any of their seven attempts from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes, a sharp contrast from a team that led the Southland in long-range accuracy.The Cowboys finally made a trey when Myles Hutchinson found the mark with 6:39 left, cutting the deficit to 70-54. It would be the only 3-pointer in 14 attempts that McNeese would connect on. Cowboys guard Dru Kuxhausen, who led the conference in 3-point accuracy at 46.8 percent, missed on all six of his attempts from beyond the arc and finished with only two points.“We knew (Kuxhausen) was the key,” said Atwood, who added nine rebounds and two steals. “He’s one of the best shooters in the nation, so (stopping him) was priority Number 1.”Lamar was able to take the rubber game of the season series, with Wednesday’s victory coming after losing to the Cowboys (15-17) in Beaumont on Saturday.“Our guys were very determined not to taste defeat again,” said Price.The Cardinals built upon their halftime cushion by outscoring the Cowboys 16-7 in the first five minutes of the second half. Kopp’s 3-pointer at the 15:39 mark gave Lamar its biggest lead at 51-32. McNeese attempted to cut into the deficit, but the lack of long-distance accuracy hampered any chance at a comeback.Lamar also did an impressive job on denying McNeese the opportunity to spread the ball around, holding the Cowboys to just five assists on 24 baskets.“They guarded our pick and roll pretty well,” said Cowboys guard A.J. Lawson. “They denied Dru. They kind of stopped us in transition, and that’s usually where most of our assists come from.”
LONGSHOT RICK’S DREAM TAKES $51,000 SANTA ANITA ALLOWANCE FEATURE BY 3 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER HERNANDEZ; TRAINED BY SALDANA, HE GETS SIX FURLONGS IN 1:11.28 ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2019)–Breaking alertly from the rail, longshot Rick’s Dream went to the front through hotly contested early fractions and stayed there under Efrain Hernandez, winning Friday’s $51,000 Santa Anita allowance feature by 3 ¼ lengths over Tiger Strike, who went head and head with him early. Trained by Reed Saldana, Rick’s Dream got six furlongs in 1:11.28.Claimed out of a $12,500 win on Aug. 29 at Del Mar, Rick’s Dream was off at 7-1 in a field of seven California-bred or sired three year olds and up and paid $17.20, $7.20 and $4.40.“He’s a nice little horse,” said Saldana. “He tries very hard and I used Efrain, because he works a lot of horses for me at Los Alamitos. This horse doesn’t like to switch leads, so I wanted to use Efrain because he’s familiar with him.”Owned by Big Iron Racing LLC, Rick’s Dream a 5-year-old gelding by Coil, out of the Decarchy mare Cantina’s Rose, improved his overall mark to 19-5-6-4. With the winner’s share of $30,600, he now has earnings of $119,771.Ridden by Edwin Maldonado, Tiger Strike was head and head for the early lead while in the middle of a three-horse spread with Satanta to his outside. On nearly even terms with the winner leaving the three sixteenths pole, he couldn’t match strides with him thereafter and finished second, a head in front of late-running It’s Fitting.Off at 6-1, Tiger Strike paid $6.60 and $4.00.Ridden by Victor Espinoza, It’s Fitting paid $6.20 to show, Satanta, the 9-5 favorite with Drayden Van Dyke, faded to sixth.Fractions on the race were 22.01, 45.36 and 58 flat.Racing resumes at Santa Anita with a nine-race card on Saturday. First post time is at 12:30 p.m.
5 Dele Alli will be playing under the watchful eye of Jose Mourinho from now onCredit: Getty – Contributor5 Jose Mourinho claimed Tottenham’s stadium is the best in the worldCredit: Spurs TV 5 Jose Mourinho’s first test with Tottenham will come against West HamCredit: Getty – ContributorMOST READ IN SPORT THROUGH ITRobbie Keane reveals Claudine’s father was ’50-50′ in coronavirus battle’I ACCEPT’McGregor accepts Silva fight at UFC catchweight of 176lbs in huge super-fightTOP SELLERGavin Whelan has gone from League of Ireland to David Beckham’s InstagramPicturedA CUT ABOVEMike Tyson shows two-inch cut ‘picked up in training’ ahead of boxing returnExclusiveRIYAD RAIDMan City’s Riyad Mahrez has three luxury watches stolen in £500,000 raidPicturedAN EYEFULMeet Playboy model and football agent Anamaria Prodan bidding to buy her own clubI SAW ROORodallega saw Rooney ‘drinking like madman’ & Gerrard ‘on bar dancing shirtless’NEXT STEPJonny Hayes set to move to English Championship having been let go by CelticIT’S…NOT TOMMY BOWETommy Bowe discovers someone has been impersonating him on TinderMAC DADDYTriple H wants McGregor v McMahon with winner getting rights to billionaire strutMourinho appeared to take a cheeky dig at former club Manchester United as he praised Tottenham’s incredible facilities.He said: “When you say beautiful stadium, you are too humble. You have to say the best stadium in the world. I think that is the reality. The training ground is second to none.”It probably can only be compared with some American Football training grounds. You cannot compare with European football at any level – and I’ve been in the majority of the best places.”The Special One felt so comfortable at the club’s training ground that he slept there on Tuesday night after negotiations with Daniel Levy. JOSE MOURINHO promised to lead Tottenham with “passion” during his first interview as the club’s new boss.The former Manchester United manager claimed he “couldn’t be happier” after taking over from Mauricio Pochettino.5 Jose Mourinho has already been putting his new players through their pacesCredit: Getty – Contributor5 Jose Mourinho appeared to be locked in conversation with star man Harry KaneCredit: Getty – ContributorMourinho was announced as Tottenham’s new boss this morning – less than 24 hours after the Argentine was axed after five-and-a-half years in charge.The Portuguese tactician has already been out on the training ground with his players ahead of Saturday’s showdown against West Ham.And he has insisted that he has arrived in North London armed with passion – for his job and the club.He said: “What can I promise? Passion – for my job but also passion for my club.”It’s a privilege when a manager goes to a club and feels that happiness in relation to the squad that he’s going to have.”These are not words of the moment. They are not words of me being the Tottenham head coach.”These are words that I’ve told and I’ve repeated in the last three, four, five years even as an opponent.”To play against Tottenham at White Hart Lane was always hard but beautiful.”It was one of the places where I used to go with passion but also with respect.”I always told about the Club’s potential. I always told about the qualities of the players.”
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IF you fancy a flutter on televised Premier League games this weekend, this is the place to be.With the transfer window out of the way, it really is getting to the business end of the season and we’ve got betting tips for you for the final top-flight game of the weekend.3 Lo Celso set up Son for the opening goal of the game against the SaintsCredit: PA:Press AssociationSpurs vs Man City, Sunday 4.30pmJOSE vs Pep on a Sunday afternoon.Seriously, what more do you want?There hasn’t really been a honeymoon period for Mourinho at Spurs, who ended a run of four Premier League games without a win by beating Norwich 2-1 here last week.City arrive without a league defeat in 2020 and have teed off in the New Year, crashing 23 goals in just eight games.Tottenham are yet to make their new home a fortress and it says a lot that they’ve lost to Bayern, Liverpool and Chelsea here this term.It’s doubtful this stadium will hold any fear for the current champions, despite painful memories of a 1-0 loss in last year’s Champions League.One thing that immediately stands out when looking at the recent history of this fixture in London is goals.Well, the lack of them anyway.3 Mourinho is off to the slowest start of his career at a new club at Spurs3In the past few years when these sides meet in North London, it’s rarely one for the neutrals to get excited about.Four of the last six games in the capital have featured three goals or less, including both of the last two which have seen just one each.But the teams played out an entertaining 2-2 draw earlier in the campaign, making the tempting but risky 6/4 on under 2.5 goals a dangerous play. Stay clear.Despite the continued absence of Harry Kane, we can see plenty of goals in this one.Spurs have kept just ONE clean-sheet in their last 12 matches – and that was against struggling Watford.Both teams to score is a measly 4/7, but we much prefer both teams to net in both halves.That’s a massive price at 17/2 and well worth a quid.If you want further prodding in that direction, City have conceded in nine of their last 11 away games in all competitions.Everything points to goals, while Spurs to win EITHER half is a massive 15/8.When it comes to a goalscorer pick, all the value is with Son Heung-min.Both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus are odds-on to net at anytime, while you can get a hefty 9/4 on the South Korean star scoring his seventh of the campaign.SunSport’s best betsSpurs to win either half: 15/8Both teams to score in BOTH halves: 17/2Son Heung-min to score at anytime: 9/4*All odds correct at time of publication
He just got a whole lot better in every other department.Jet-heeled prop Tupou showed he is ready to add to his one substitute appearance for the Wallabies with an eye-catching display for the Queensland Reds in their 38-34 loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington.Tupou powered over for one try and set up another for winger Jordan Petaia with a spectacular 30-metre burst and offload down the left flank.The tighthead, who turned 22 last week, made his name as a social media sensation in Auckland five years ago, when he ran through and around school defences with an athleticism that defied his bulk.Dubbed the Tongan Thor, his running exploits were dulled after he shifted to Brisbane and began focusing on more classical front-row work with the Reds.However, the memorable run which left All Blacks Nehe Milner-Skudder and TJ Perenara sprawling brought a smile to the face of Reds coach Brad Thorn.”He’s always had that, it was never a question of that,” Thorn said.”He’s a big lad, what, about 133kg but there’s big lads all around the world and they know how to tackle. You want to have a complete game.”He’s got that special X-factor about him, which is really cool. It’s all part of it.”Thorn said once Tupou is fine-tuning all departments of a prop’s game and says he could forge a 15-year career at the top level.For now, however, Tupou is part of a team Thorn says is the youngest in Super Rugby and who are still learning about consistency.”You get a feel for playing battle-hardened (rugby) each week,” he said. “Pressure footy, it takes time.”I’m so proud of those boys because I’m asking a lot of them.”They love it and they bring it. It bodes well for Queensland rugby going forward.”The Reds’ play-off hopes are slipping but they will hope for a big finish with four of their last five games in Brisbane, starting next week against the Highlanders.
LaBiga SmartBank* Data updated as of January 3, 2020 The goal of both sets for this campaign is identical, go up to First, and Martí’s great concern is “to make a very good second round and this means to be as compact as possible, to be organized, to try to reduce the number of goals, which is the most important thing. Then we have a goal and the success of goal will be key. We have to be compact and solid. ” The Christmas holidays have helped the rojiblanco costumes to forget the last two defeats from 2019, before Numancia and Mirandés, and is that “We have returned with the batteries charged and we want to compete again. We are confident and want to roll the ball to add. ”Apart from that, Martí talked about the fact that the Vallecas fund will be open for the duel and it was clear: “We are excluded from all this. Ideally, everything should be a party every time all the people gather on a soccer field. I wish everything was a show, without political messages and dedicate ourselves to football. ” Finally, Girona is clear that it hopes to do movements during this winter market. But with patience: “What comes will be to improve the workforce, if not, nobody will come. We are working. It is a difficult market. Those who can come are not playing and it is difficult to bring players that improve what we have, which are very good. I am not in a hurry, I have good soccer players. I have a wide staff and it performs well. We need players to go to space and we try to find that. ” Girona He already wants the ball to start rolling in this 2020. The rojiblanco team visit this Sunday Rayo Vallecano and Pep Lluís Martí made it clear that he wants to win to start laying the groundwork of a second round that must be excellent to be able to fight for the direct ascent. “We have to play a good game and win the Lightning. It is true that the distance with the ascent is what it is and, obviously, we have to make a very good second round. The ascent is achieved week by week and add three by three, ”he said.Girona coach talked about Lightning Y commented that “it is a team that has a very good team, it is the one with the most possession in the entire League. Risk, combine and gather many people, but it also has limitations and we will have to take advantage of the occasions that we will have ”.
In the absence of five minutes to end the match, a bad control of Dani Carvajal led to a rapid counterattack of Atlético that managed to leave Morata completely alone. The 9 rojiblanco, with plenty of meters to run, began the race to a door where he expected a fully sold Courtois. Or so he believed: Valverde was able to recover the position and made a blunt entry from behind the Madrid striker to cut the play and avoid a bit surely decisive, even at the cost of being expelled. Minutes of the match In the beginning, the Uruguayan sanction will not be more than one match per what was written by Sánchez Martínez, the main referee of the final, in the minutes: “In the 116th minute the player (15) Valverde Dipetta, Federico Santiago was sent off for the following reason: Knock down an opponent, thereby preventing a clear chance of scoring. ” The penalty will be met against Sevilla, in the League (this Saturday at 4:00 p.m.). TOyes it is established in Article 56.8 of the RFEF Disciplinary Code, which states that “the suspension by parties that is a consequence of the Spanish Super Cup regardless of its seriousness, will imply the prohibition of aligning (…) in as many (matches) as the sanction for the order in which they take place” .
The Super Cup final leaves a drop in the Madrid side. Fede Valverde will not be to be measured against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabéu next Saturday at 4:00 p.m. The Uruguayan will thus fulfill the sanction that corresponds to him after being expelled in the final minutes of the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Atlético de Madrid.
A raffle that has been pure and unique. The only condition that has been is that it will be played in the field of those teams that disputed the eighth visitors. If both are in the same conditions (having played both at home or away in the previous round) the extraction order will mark where you play.The draw was marked by the absence of the champion and the runner-up of the Queen’s Cup last season. Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad are not among the top eight teams in the competition this time.It is not yet known if the matches will be televised. From the RFEF they have exposed their idea of continuing with the same line they had in the round of 16. For this they will ask permission from the clubs involved in this new round of the Copa de la Reina. This Thursday took place the draw for the matches of the quarterfinals of the 2020 Copa de la Reina 2020. The matches are played on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 25 and 26 in a single game.The first ball out was Athletic, which will face the Tacon. “It is an unbeatable field, it will be a great qualifier, we will go for all,” said Sara Ezquerro, goalkeeper of the Tacon. Barcelona will receive at the Johan Cruyff stadium Deportivo Abanca, one of the revelation clubs of this season.Madrid CFF will receive at the Matapiñonera stadium Sevilla. And finally, Logroño will receive Betis. There has been no confrontation between the two teams in Seville.
The legal vice president of the German Football Federation (DFB), Rainer Koch demanded state financial aid to support amateur football, in order to cope with the consequences of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.“We must ensure the existence of 25,000 clubs throughout the country”, he claimed Koch during the chain’s ‘Sportschau’ program ARD. Not surprisingly, he holds the vice presidency for legal and constitutional affairs alongside the vice presidency for amateur football.“So the demand is clear: politics, federal states and local authorities must also intervene here to provide support. Many nonprofit associations will not survive on their own. “Koch stressed. Furthermore, he emphasized that the DFB cannot provide that help. “If our treasurer gave each of these 25,000 clubs just 2,000 euros, it would be 50 million. The DFB cannot cope with this amount “insisted Koch.The president of the Parliament’s Sports Committee, Dagmar Freitag, expressed its reservations before such request. “When the German sports umbrella organization asks for help, I don’t know if it should always be the taxpayer to the first to go to cover those expenses, “he told the station Dlf.“I would like to think about the possibility of more self-help, especially within the big family of sport,” he added. Freitag in allusion to other sports institutions.“One could think of the highest international body, the International Olympic Committee, in whose account, as is well known, large sums of money are usually deposited”, added the president of the Sports Committee.
We must also highlight our disenchantment with the unfortunate episode of social media, known as ‘Barçagate’, of which we were informed through the press.We request here that once the results of the audit commissioned to PWC are presented,have responsibilities as well as the eventual patrimonial compensation that corresponds.How last service to our club, we recommend that as soon as circumstances allow call new elections that allow, with all the ‘authoritas’, to manage the club in the best possible way before the important challenges of the immediate future.Last but not least, we want to have a recognition and a very special thanks to our colleagues on the Board of Directors who have dedicated and dedicate their best energy and efforts for the good of our beloved Soccer Club Barcelona. Also to thank the executives and employees of the Club for their support and excellent work during this time in which we have had the honor of serving our beloved Barça.A big hug to everyoneVISCA EL BARÇAEmili Rousaud i Parés, Enric Tombas i Navarro, Maria Teixidor i Jufresa,Silvio Elías i Marimón, Josep Pont i Amenós, Jordi Calsamiglia i Blancafort ” Barça exploded at midnight on Maundy Thursday. The two vice presidents questioned by Bartomeu, Emili Rousaud and Enrique Tombas presented an irrevocable resignation letter before a notary in Barcelona together with a letter from the directors Silvio Elias, Maria Teixidor, Josep Pont and the secretary of the board Jordi Clasamiglia. The news was advanced minutes before midnight by The vanguard.The reasons of resignation are the mismanagement of the Barçagate crisis in the management of Social Networks in the club, the future after the coronavirus and the latest move by the president. The letter is as follows:“We hereby want to communicate that the undersigned directors have transferred President Bartomeu our decision to resign irrevocably of our condition as managers of FC Barcelona.We have reached this point by not see ourselves able to reverse the criteria and forms of club management in the face of important future challenges and, especially, from the new post-pandemic scenario.