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Monday, January 18, 2016

Players to face intense heat at Australian Open on Tuesday

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Players and fans will face intense heat for Tuesday"s Australian Open action in Melbourne.

"Hot and breezy conditions will accompany the Australian Open on Tuesday," AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Richards said.

Temperatures are set to soar to around 34 C (93 F) on Tuesday. A gusty breeze and the absence of high humidity will prevent the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature from being significantly higher.

Highs in the mid-20s C (upper 70s F) are more common in Melbourne this time of year.

Fans and players will want to take the necessary precautions, including drinking plenty of water and wearing light-colored clothing, to protect themselves from heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

"Water fountains are provided around Melbourne Park for the benefit of patrons," the official website of the Australian Open said.

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Melbourne Park, home to the Australian Open, has three courts with retractable roofs. Other courts used by the tournament offer no protection against adverse weather.

"The Australian Open has an Extreme Heat Policy," the website said. That goes into effect, "once the ambient (surrounding temperature) exceeds 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and the Wet Bulb Global Temperature reading exceeds 32.5 C (90.5 F)."

The Wet Bulb Global Temperature accounts for temperature, humidity, sun angle, solar radiation and wind speed. Those same components are part of the equation to calculate the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature.

Heat already affected this year"s Australian Open, according to the tournament"s website. Day one of the men"s qualifying round was suspended last Wednesday.

Switzerland"s Stan Wawrinka wipes sweat from his face during a practice session on Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology indicates that temperatures at Melbourne"s Olympic Park peaked at 42.2 C (108 F) on Wednesday.

Relief from the heat at the beginning of the tournament will come at midweek.

"A cooldown will start Tuesday night into Wednesday due to a cold front that will cause showers and possibly a thunderstorm. That can lead to delays in play," Richards said.

High temperatures will be lower for the middle and end of the week. By the weekend, temperatures will be returning to near normal.

A shower or thunderstorm may persist into Friday, helping to keep the heat from returning.

Source: http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/australian-open-heat-extreme-p/54829799

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Report: Patriots sign Keshawn Martin to two-year extension

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The Patriots traded for wide receiver Keshawn Martin in September and they appear tolike what theyve seen from him over the last few months.

Field Yates of ESPN.com reports that the Patriots have signed Martin to a two-year extension that runs through the 2017 season. Martin was set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

Per Yates, Martin stands to make base salaries of $850,000 and $1 million in the next two seasons with a variety of roster bonuses, escalators and incentives that can boost his total earnings. Theres also a $600,000 signing bonus included in the deal.

Martin had 24 catches for 269 yards and two touchdowns in nine games for the Patriots. Receiver Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola and Brandon LaFell are all under contract through next season, although Amendolas salary of $5 million could make him a possible cut or restructuring target.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/17/report-patriots-sign-keshawn-martin-to-two-year-extension/

Changes coming to NBC Sports Radio

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Changes are coming to the NBC Sports Radio lineup, which is carried by WVKZ-AM (1240), starting Feb. 8.

"Pro Football Talk Live with Mike Florio" moves from middays to the 6-9 a.m. time slot, with a re-air from 9 a.m.-noon. The show replaces Erik Kuselias" program.

"Voices of the Game with Newy Scruggs," which was on from 9 a.m.-noon, moves to noon-3 p.m. Only the first hour if the show will be on WVKZ. The local sportstalk show "Cady"s Corner" is on from 1-3 p.m.

The "Chris Mannix Show" moves from the weekends to 3-7 p.m. weekdays. That show replaces "Under Center with Mark Malone," which now takes over the 7-10 p.m. slot. "Going Deep with Amani Toomer and Dan Schwartzman" remains in the 10 p.m.-1 a.m. slot, while the new "Scott Seidenberg Show" runs from 1-3 p.m. Seidenberg replaces Jon Stashower, who moves to the morning show as the networks lead update anchor.

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Source: http://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs/schott/2016/jan/14/changes-coming-nbc-sports-radio/

Barclays Premier League Table: Updated 2016 EPL Review After Week 22 Results

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Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur continued their solid form in Week 22 of the 2015-16 Premier League season, cruising to wins over Crystal Palace and Sunderland, respectively. Meanwhile, Chelsea and Everton played out a spectacular 3-3 draw on Saturday.

Bournemouth beat Norwich City 3-0 in a vital clash of teams battling to avoid relegation, and Newcastle United shocked West Ham United 2-1.

Here"s a look at Saturday"s results, as well as the updated standings:

EPL Week 22 Results: Saturday Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Sunderland Bournemouth 3-0 Norwich City Chelsea 3-3 Everton Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace Newcastle United 2-1 West Ham United Southampton 3-0 West Bromwich Albion Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester City

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EPL Standings 1 Leicester City 22 12 8 2 13 44 2 Manchester City 22 13 4 5 22 43 3 Arsenal 21 13 4 4 16 43 4 Tottenham Hotspur 22 10 9 3 20 39 5 West Ham United 22 9 8 5 8 35 6 Manchester United 21 9 7 5 7 34 7 Stoke City 21 9 5 7 2 32 8 Crystal Palace 22 9 4 9 -1 31 9 Liverpool 21 8 7 6 -2 31 10 Southampton 22 8 6 8 7 30 11 Everton 22 6 11 5 7 29 12 Watford 21 8 5 8 1 29 13 West Bromwich Albion 22 7 6 9 -8 27 14 Chelsea 22 6 7 9 -3 25 15 Bournemouth 22 6 6 10 -11 24 16 Norwich City 21 6 5 11 -14 23 17 Newcastle United 22 5 6 11 -15 21 18 Swansea City 21 4 7 10 -11 19 19 Sunderland 22 5 3 14 -18 18 20 Aston Villa 22 2 6 14 -20 12

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Manchester City put together one of their best performances of the season on Saturday, easily disposing of Crystal Palace to temporarily move into first place in the standings. Leicester City later drew with Aston Villa, 1-1.

Sergio Aguero is returning to his best form and showed it against the Eagles, scoring a brace and handing an assist to David Silva. Fabian Delph had opened the scoring before Aguero hit twice to put Crystal Palace away.

His contributions for the final goal really stood out, however, showing an incredible turn of pace before selflessly laying it off for Silva.

Karl Matchett of Bleacher Report UK was impressed:

The Citizens never had to play their best football, as Crystal Palace barely put up a challenge, but manager Manuel Pellegrini will undoubtedly be happy with his team"s performance. With the likes of Delph and Pablo Zabaleta also impressing, City look to be rounding into form at a crucial time.

Not everything went perfect on Saturday, however, as Aleksandar Kolarov left the pitch on a stretcher. While it"s unclear how severe his injury was, it would be a major blow to City"s title chances if he were to miss a significant amount of time.

Chelsea and Everton were involved in one of the best and worst halves of football you"ll ever see, producing little of note during the first 45 minutes of their 3-3 draw before exploding after the break.

John Terry opened the scoring with an own-goal and redeemed himself late with the equaliser in the 98th minute, although the late strike came with lots of controversy.

As shared by Everton FC News, he was more than just a little offside:

The Toffees should have put the match away when Kevin Mirallas handed them a 2-0 lead, but in two minutes, Chelsea pulled level. Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas took care of the scoring and set up a nervy finish, where Ramiro Funes Mori was sure he had found the winner until Terry"s last-minute heroics.

In the standings, Everton remain outside of the top 10, as they were unable to take advantage of Crystal Palace"s loss. The Toffees are still in the race for a UEFA Europa League ticket, but they need to start winning matches with some consistency fast.

Chelsea still sit just six points above the relegation zone, and at this point, obtaining even a Europa League place will prove challenging.

Christian Eriksen scored twice to guide Spurs past Sunderland, with Mousa Dembele and Harry Kane also finding the net. Patrick van Aanholt had given the visitors the lead, but Tottenham showed lots of maturity to battle their way back and continue their fine run.

Per the club"s official Twitter account, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino was understandably happy with the result:

Tottenham"s great stretch of results hit a speed bump last week with the loss against Leicester City, but it seems that match was nothing but a hiccup, as the team looked just fine against Sunderland. With West Ham dropping a result against Newcastle, the road to a top-four finish suddenly looks wide open for Spurs.

Ayoze Perez and Georginio Wijnaldum gave the hosts a shock two-goal lead inside 15 minutes, and the Hammers were unable to pull it back, despite Nikica Jelavic"s goal early in the second half.

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2608378-barclays-premier-league-table-updated-2016-epl-review-after-week-22-results

Adam Driver hosts ridiculous America"s Funniest Cat Videos on SNL

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Adam Driver spent a good part of his Saturday Night Live appearance channeling the dour and unstable Kylo Ren, but his hosting stint also allowed him to tap into a more exuberant persona, as TV show host and cat video narrator Finn Raynal-Beads Reynolds.

As the host of Americas Funniest Cats, Driver describes cat videos with goofy voices and sound effects, but his cheerful narrations quickly take a turn for the gloomy, as the two hosts from the French version of the show stop by to participate. Joelle LaRue (Cecily Strong) and Noelle LeSoup (Kate McKinnon) arent quite as ebullient as their American counterpart, and their idea of cat comedy is a little more nihilistic.

This cat has seconds to live, Strong says of one video. She purposely cut off her oxygen.

This life is too much to bear, McKinnon adds. She is quietly backing out of this world.

Watch Americas Funniest Cats below, and read our full SNL recap here.

Source: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/17/snl-adam-driver-americas-funniest-cats

Drake Says "Views From The 6" Album Is Coming "Very Soon"

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INDIO, CA - APRIL 12: Rapper Drake performs onstage during day 3 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo : Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

2015 came and went without a release of Drakes Views From The 6. Fans have anticipated the highly sought after album for some time now, and it looks like the waiting game may be coming to a close. While taking the stage for a New Years Eve performance, Drake told a crowdthat VFT6is coming very soon.

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Drizzy hit the stage at E11EVEN nightclub in Miami, where Lil Wayneand Birdmanreconciled, and shared the news with a packed house. The Toronto rapper has yet to release any substantial details relating to the album, but the mere mention provides a glimmer of hope for anxious fans.

Twitter users who got wind of the Hotline Bling crooners announcement shared their excitement, while others speculated that the album would be released some time this month, making reference to a line from Drakes 30 For 30 Freestyle from WATTBA.

I guess you just making moves on your own time / But just know it"ll be January in no time, he rapped.

Back in November, a mysterious billboardseen in Drakes hometown led many to believe that the albums release was approaching. Adding to its mystique, Drake shared a photo of the black billboard, which read, "The 6 is watching." He captioned the photo on Instagram with, be home soon.

Drake first revealed the titleof his fourth studio effort back in July of 2014. It was believed that the album would drop in spring 2015 because of a line from "0-100 / The Catch Up, where he raps, "We already got spring 2015 poppin" / PNDdroppin" / Reps-Up Pdroppin" / Majid Jordindroppin" / OBdroppin" not to mention me droppin"."

Hopefully Drake"s recent announcement means the release will actually come to fruition. Check back with us for more updates.

Source: http://www.musictimes.com/articles/60344/20160101/drake-views-6-album-coming-very-soon.htm

Boston, mother enjoying Carolina Panthers" football season

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Tre Boston"s mom Iris De Hoyos talks about his football career. Boston is a former North Fort Myers star that now plays for the Carolina Panthers. Video by Amanda Inscore and Craig Handel/news-press.com.

North Fort Myers grad, mother enjoying Carolina Panthers" year

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 28: Tre Boston #33 of the Carolina Panthers celebrates an interception return for a touchdown in the second half against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome on December 28, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. c*x/Getty Images)(Photo: Getty Images)

Carolina football player Tre Boston and his mom Iris De Hoyos felt it took awhile for the media and fans across the country to realize how good the Panthers could be this season. We dont mind that, said Boston, a safety.We actually like it. Sunday, the Panthers (15-1) will have their chance to show how good they are when theyll entertain the two-time NFC defending champion Seattle Seahawks (11-6) on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. I knew they were for real, but they have continually had to prove themselves, De Hoyos said. Deion Sanders stayed loyal to the area and said things about Tre and the Panthers, but commentators, social media and sports networks were not believing. But they dont need to believe. The fans do and the team does. Boston, 23 and a North Fort Myers High graduate like Sanders, is in his second season with the Panthers. In seven starts, he has 29 tackles.

His mother who has rearedhim as a single parent works for the county in the 20th judicial circuit court. Shell make her ninth visit for Panthers games and its the first flight he has paid for. She said Boston has offered countless times to buy her flights and other things but she has refused. However, she keeps a close eye on his expenses after seeing how other pro athletes have frittered away their contracts and bonuses. The NFL stands for "not for long", she said, well aware the average NFL career is less than 3 years. We know what its like to go through hard times. Im proud of him and Im glad hes watching his money. When we went shopping, he pulled out his phone when he saw something he wanted to buy. He asked if a coupon he saw still worked.

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Iris De Hoyos is very proud of her son, Tre Boston, who plays for the Carolina Panthers.(Photo: Amanda Inscore/The News-Press)

Last season, the Panthers started 3-8-1 before winning their last four games to qualify for the playoffs, then beating the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 in the first round before falling to the Seahawks 31-17. This season, the Panthers won in Seattle 27-23 on Oct. 18 as they started 14-0. We have a great foundation, but when youre building stuff, it doesnt always go according to plans, Boston said. There are bumps in the road. We didnt have everything installed and we werent clicking on the right points. This year, we came back clicking. We got better and better each day and stayed humble and hungry. Last year we just wanted to get to the playoffs. This year, we just didnt want to get to the playoffs. We wanted to set that foundation. The Panthers are led by quarterback Cam Newton, who likely will be the NFL MVP. He passed for 3,837 yards with 35 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while he added another 636 yards rushing and 10 TDs. He has done this despite losing top receiver Kelvin Benjamin before the season began. Every year he has developed as a leader and every year gets better, Boston said. His pocket presence. This year hes killed people with his arm. Hes always been dangerous in the pocket. He made a play against the Saints where he threw across the field with that throwing motion the other way. Its amazing. We said, Wow, how did he make that throw? Hes a freak of nature. Newton also has gotten players to choreograph his dab, which is his touchdown celebration. Its not only us, its the world right now, Boston said. While thoroughly enjoying this season, De Hoyos said it has been exhausting with the 11-hour drives. One time, she attended a 1 p.m. game, left, then arrived home at 3:48 a.m., showered, ate, then arrived at work before 5 a.m. However, she loves the camaraderie with the players wives and mothers. She also loves the atmosphere. The fans are more hyped now, she said. When you go to the stadium, you can hardly hear. Its loud and proud. Theyre fun and they make you smile. The most amazing game was against the Colts. It poured down the whole game. Its cold. Nobody left. I love seeing my son fulfill his dreams. Its the most amazing feeling.

NFC Divisional PlayoffsWho: Seattle Seahawks (11-6) at Carolina Panthers (15-1)When: Sunday 1:05 p.m.TV: Fox

North Fort Myers grad and Carolina Panthers safety Tre Boston takes a selfie with third, fourth and fifth graders on Friday, following a talk he had with the Caloosa Elementary School children about life in Fort Myers.(Photo: CORY MULL/THE NEWS-PRESS)

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