How soccer helped shape Alexi Lalas’ political views

Anyone who remembers Alexi Lalas from his playing days remembers the unruly shoulder-length red hair, thin headband and bushy goatee. They remember him traveling across Europe carrying little more than a backpack and guitar. He was soccer’s version of Bill Walton, minus the tie-dyed T-shirts and penchant for listening to the Grateful Dead. Or at…

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Tigresses reach for same weapon that helped them score stunning title upset last season

UST’s Kent Pastrana (left) fires from the perimeter against Ateneo’s defense. —UAAP MEDIA When University of Santo Tomas (UST) ended a 17-year title drought last year and toppled a dynasty in the UAAP women’s basketball tournament, the Growling Tigresses hugely banked on their long-range arsenal. And to keep the crown on their heads this Season…

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Liverpool’s former director of research Ian Graham explains how data helped the Reds win the Premier League title | Football News

“Many clubs operate the way Liverpool did before 2012 and that is fine,” Ian Graham tells Sky Sports. Fine because he believes that works too? Not quite. “You always need a sucker in the market. If everyone is using data brilliantly, I am out of a job, aren’t I?” Graham was Liverpool’s director of research…

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Back Pages Tonight: FA Cup win and injury situation may have helped Ten Hag

Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth reports on the news that Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is set to stay at Old Trafford ahead of the new Premier League season.

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‘It was so far off target it helped!’ – 15 missed darts before Raymond van Barneveld’s finish | Video | Watch TV Show

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Raymond van Barneveld eventually secured the opening leg against Martin Schindler after both players spurned multiple opportunities to hit a double finish.

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Alfrancis Chua bench post also helped convince Tim Cone take on Asian Games job

Tim Cone at the Fiba World Cup. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Sure, Tim Cone would have never accepted the Gilas Pilipinas coaching post without the blessing and urging of San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) top executive Ramon Ang. But the seasoned coach said he returned to the national team saddle on the fulfillment of another condition: that Alfrancis…

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