Club Leon replace their current lion mascot with a real-life baby lion named Sambu. True to their name, Mexican side Club Leon have appointed a fearsome new mascot: an actual, real-life lion. Three cubs were recently born at Leon Zoo, one of which — Sambu — was named after Leon’s new signing, midfielder Rubens Sambueza.
Month: December 2018
Manchester United finish second in Group H while Manchester City top their group in the Champions League. The FC panel assess if Manchester City deserve to be ahead of Barcelona and Juventus as the oddsmakers’ favourites to win the Champions League. Phil Foden sits down with CityTV after signing a contract renewal, keeping him at
12:43 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he wants more games to be played in Latin America. Speaking before the Orlando Magic faced the Chicago Bulls at the 22,300-seat Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Silver was complimentary of the building, and said he hoped other, similar venues would
12:44 AM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 48 saves in his return from a broken left foot and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Thursday night in a matchup of the NHL’s top two teams. Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson both scored for Tampa Bay during
12:21 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Los Angeles Chargers battled back from 14 points down to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 29-28 at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night. The Chargers clinched a trip to the playoffs for the first time since 2013 with the victory and snapped a nine-game losing streak to the
11:31 PM GMT The decision has been made. Steve Hansen’s eight-year tenure as All Blacks coach will come to an end after next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan, where New Zealand will be chasing an unprecedented third straight triumph. The first piece in the All Blacks coaching jumble has moved, making Steve Hansen’s looming
1:00 AM ET LOGAN, Utah — Standing on the sideline of Utah State football games, Steve Wiley is hard to miss. A massive human being with a white, flowing mullet and a long handlebar mustache, he could easily be cast as Santa Claus or a warlock. And he’s heard both comparisons. In the Cache Valley
10:47 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers running back Stevan Ridley isn’t backing down from comments he made to the Boston Herald that the New England Patriots “trashed” him after he was injured in his final season there. Ridley, a former 1,000-yard rusher, will be part of the Steelers’ two-man rushing attack Sunday against New England
3:00 AM ET Big Picture This is a Test between a team ranked No. 6 that has just been walloped 3-0 at home, and a No. 4 side that has just returned from a 2-1 triumph overseas. That the series takes place in the the higher-ranked outfit’s own conditions further underlines who the favourites here
It’s college football bowl season, which means there are more games than casual bettors can research. Feeling lost? Fear not, as we’re here with our annual list of bowl betting nuggets, including how the betting action has gone so far, injury information, every coach’s against-the-spread record and more. • As of Dec. 13, more money