CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens delivered an emotional, 40-minute speech at his former college, the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, where he reiterated why he skipped this weekend’s Hall of Fame ceremonies and acknowledged Jerry Rice, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant as athletic inspirations. The 44-year-old Owens, elected to the Hall of Fame…
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AKRON, Ohio — If there was something bothering Tiger Woods on Saturday during a steamy third round at Firestone Country Club, he was not saying. No back issues? No illness? “I’m fine,” he said. “Just played like crap.” The latter is certainly true, given his good form of late and his fondness for the course.…
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You might have seen people holding signs and wearing shirts scribbled with “We are Q” and “Q” at President Trump’s rallies in Florida and Pennsylvania this week. Looks like at least one supporter brought one tonight, too. So, what does it all mean? The signs promote an online right-wing conspiracy persona — who’s been targeting…
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McIlroy won the the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational third-round leaderboard -14 Thomas (US); -11 McIlroy (NI), Poulter (Eng); -10 Day (Aus); -9 Leishman (Aus), Stanley (US) Selected others:-7 Fleetwood (Eng); -4 Garcia (Spa); Z Johnson (US) Fisher (Eng); -3 Mickelson (US), Hatton (Eng), Woods (US); -1 Fitzpatrick (Eng); E Casey (Eng), Knox (Sco)…
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Chelsea boss is perfect for English football – GuardiolaBBC coverage How to follow: Listen to full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and online; text commentary and report on the BBC Sport website; highlights 22:30 BST on BBC One on Sunday (23:30 BST in Scotland) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says a fear of…
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Did you ever think Patrick Stewart would return to the role of Jean-Luc Picard? Neither did he. But he will! Sir Pat Stew himself just announced the news on Instagram, timed to line up with an on-stage announcement at the Star Trek Las Vegas 2018 convention: I will always be very proud to have been…
Read MoreA TMSC building in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan.Photo: User: Peelden (Wikimedia Commons) A computer virus infected systems at multiple Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) factories on Friday night, disrupting operations at precisely the same time it is attempting to ramp up production for tech giant Apple’s future lines of iPhones, Bloomberg reported. According to Bloomberg,…
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Let her eat double the cake. Meghan Markle celebrated her 37th birthday — her first as a royal — at the wedding of Prince Harry’s childhood friend Charlie van Straubenzee in Surrey on Saturday, August 4. Clad in a Club Monaco shirtdress with green and pink in the pleated skirt — which she accessorized with…
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Former President Barack Obama. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) Illinois government offices remained open Saturday as the home state of former President Barack Obama commemorated his birthday under a new state law. The bill marking Aug. 4 as “Barack Obama Day” throughout the state was enacted without making the date a full-scale holiday. The Illinois House narrowly rejected…
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ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said Saturday that he was ordering reciprocal sanctions against two American officials in retaliation for United States measures against two of his ministers, escalating a diplomatic wrangle between the NATO allies. “Those who think that they can make Turkey take a step back with ridiculous sanctions have…
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