Who are best three La Liga players this season - outside of Barcelona and Real Madrid?

Everybody knows how good Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Luis Suarez are. But who are the players making a name for themselves away from Barcelona and Real Madrid? Koke (Atletico Madrid) An obvious choice to begin with. The industrious midfielder has been the outstanding player outside of Real and Barca for the past three years and is known in Spain as 'the new Xavi'. There...

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Bears Release Ex-49er Ray McDonald After Arrest in California

The Chicago Bears released defensive lineman Ray McDonald after he was arrested Monday in California on a domestic violence charge, the latest in a string of run-ins that have tested the boundaries of the N.F.L.’s tougher personal conduct policy. McDonald’s release came nine months after he was arrested in a separate domestic violence case and just two months after the Bears signed...

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Apple design guru Jony Ive promoted

Sir Jonathan previously held the role of senior vice president of design and helped design of some of the tech giant's most popular gadgets. He was knighted in 2012 for his services to design. The move was first revealed in an interview with Sir Jonathan in the Telegraphnewspaper. In an internal memo to employees, published later by tech blog 9to5Mac, chief executive Tim Cook said...

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Stephen Curry suffers head contusion after scary fall in Game 4

HOUSTON — After a scary fall, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry suffered a head contusion in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Curry, this year's NBA MVP, was attempting to block a shot from Rockets forward Trevor Ariza. When Ariza stopped short, Curry went over Ariza's head and fell to the ground. After a short time on the floor, Curry walked...

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Steph Curry's dad couldn't bear to watch him score 63 points in an 8th grade game

In a profile written about Steph Curry by Sports Illustrated‘s Lee Jenkins, his father, Dell Curry, told a story about a time when his son was whooping up on another team so badly in the eighth grade that he couldn’t watch the game to the finish. Steph had scored 63 points in that game, but Dell couldn’t bear to stay for the last 20: “All these people were coming in to see...

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NFL can’t spell out praise for Tom Brady’s rival without ‘PSI’

Tom Brady has seemingly taken it from every angle since investigator Ted Wells concluded he was probably aware of the ball tampering operation known as Deflategate. Is the NFL taking its turn? On Thursday, the league’s official Twitter account sent out a link to a Q&A featuring NFL coaches discussing what makes a franchise quarterback. The tweet, accompanied by an image...

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The 26-year-old initially joined on loan from Manchester City

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Scott Sinclair on a permanent deal from Manchester City. The 26-year-old joined Villa on loan in January but has now signed a four-year contract after the club secured Premier League survival this season. Sinclair failed to secure a regular role at City after moving from Swansea City in August 2012 but the winger has scored three goals...

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HOME»SPORT»GOLF Luke Donald desperate for Wentworth revival

It will not just be Luke Donald and his many admirers here at the BMW PGA Championship who will be hoping for a timely return to form. The European Tour will also be praying for the Englishman to rise high up the leaderboard to ensure he does not emulate countryman Paul Casey and quit his home circuit. The former world No 1 has endured such a torrid spell that he is now 60th...

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England vs New Zealand: Alastair Cook enters captaincy's last-summer saloon

One of the less edifying traditions of Ashes series in England is for their captain, if England are beaten, to take his bat as if it were a Samurai sword and fall upon it. Either that or he is stabbed in the back by the selectors. As England have won the past three Ashes series at home since 2005, this tradition may have been forgotten, but it was the fate of David Gower in 1989, and Graham...

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Houston Astros Pitcher Lance McCullers Wears Sick 'Batman' Cleats in MLB Debut

It's your first major league start. Your entire family is watching. All eyes are on you. Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers knew this would be a moment to remember for the rest of his life. So, he came prepared. During Monday night's game against the Oakland Athletics, McCullers donned some sweet Batman cleats on the mound. They were all black with the...

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Kyrie Irving 'going to go' for Cavs and play in Game 1 against Hawks

"I'm going to go," Irving said of Wednesday's Game 1 in Atlanta. It's been four days since Irving aggravated his left leg in the Cavs' closeout win over Chicago, limiting him to just 12 minutes overall, including keeping him sidelined for the entire second half. The All-Star point guard consulted with team doctors Friday and sat out Cleveland's practice on Saturday to rest, but reported...

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NHL playoffs: 3 stories from Lightning-Rangers Game 2

The Tampa Bay Lightning found the offensive spark they were missing en route to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night that squared the Eastern Conference final at one game apiece. Here are three stories from Game 2: Bolts buck 1 trend, continue another For the first time in this year's playoffs, the Rangers were not involved in a one-goal game. Unfortunately...

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Restricted Clippers hope to add some pieces in off-season

After he heard his boss deliver a moving speech about persevering through repeated disappointment, a thought struck Clippers assistant coach Lawrence Frank. Who was there to support Coach Doc Rivers through his distress? So Frank called Rivers early Monday morning, only hours after the Clippers' season ended with back-to-back-to-back defeats in the Western Conference semifinals, to see whether...

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Jake Livermore tests positive for cocaine with Hull midfielder facing two-year ban

Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore could face a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine. The future of the one-time England international is in serious doubt after he was suspended by the relegation-threatened Tigers. Livermore failed a random drugs test following Hull’s 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on April 25, and FA guidelines state an ‘in competition’ violation carries a two-year suspension. The...

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Alonso gets his points prediction in early

LONDON (Reuters) - Undeterred by his last points prediction coming back to bite him, Fernando Alonsohas said he expects his misfiring McLaren Formula One team to open their account for the season in Monaco this weekend. The Spaniard had told reporters before his home race in Barcelona two weeks ago that he was confident McLaren would finish in the points. Instead, he retired with a brake problem -- which the team blamed on a trapped visor tear-off -- while 2009 champion team...

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The centre-back was delighted with his side's title win, which came a year after they ended the 2013-14 season without a major trophy

Gerad Pique feels that the Liga title is a just reward for Barcelona after a sublime 2014-15 campaign. Luis Enrique's men beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday courtesy of a sublime second-half strike from Lionel Messi to dethrone Diego Simeone's side as the champions of Spain. Pique was enthused by Barca's triumph, particularly has it had come after a season...

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