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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Real Madrid fans massacred in Iraq

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A suicide attacker targeting a cafe popular with sports fans killed at least seven people on Sunday, Iraqi police said.

Young fans had assembled in a cafe in Moqdadiyah, northeast of Baghdad, to celebrate the victory of Real Madrid over rival Atletico Madrid in the Champions League football final.

This is the second attack targeting soccer fans in recent weeks. Some 16 Real Madrid fans were killed two weeks ago after their supporters" club in the town of Balad was targeted by suspected militants from the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) group.

Real Madrid"s president Florentino Perez dedicated the club"s 11th Champions success to the slain fans and their families.

"Last night"s triumph is dedicated to the victims of the massacres in Iraq," Perez said. "Football should always be an area of tolerance, not of violence."

Second deadly attack in two weeks

Real Madrid supporters in Balad celebrate their team"s victory in the Champions League on May 28, two weeks after their fan club was hit by a deadly attack

A social media account carried a statement by IS claiming responsibility for the attack.

The deadly bombing was carried out despite the attacker"s mother alerting authorities of her son"s dark motives and the man"s picture posted at checkpoints around town, according to the Iraqi interior ministry.

Moqdadiyah is in the religiously and ethnically mixed province of Diyala, which the government declared free of IS early last year. But suicide and car bomb blasts have been carried out in the region since.

Meanwhile, elite Iraqi troops and Kurdish peshmerga say they are poised to assault Fallujah, an IS stronghold, as the jihadists launch separate attacks elsewhere in Iraq and neighboring Syria.

Fighting has prompted a new exodus of thousands of desperate civilians and deep concern for the many more trapped in the battlegrounds.

The week-old operation has so far focused on retaking villages and rural areas around Fallujah, which lies just 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Baghdad.

jar/jr (dpa, AFP)

Source: http://www.dw.com/en/real-madrid-fans-massacred-in-iraq/a-19292324

Rio Ferdinand"s free-to-air bow tie and BT Sport"s Champions League Final

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An unusual experience for TV viewers this Saturday: premium European football available to view for free, and not an Andy Townsend in sight.

BT Sport opened it up to the floor, as it were, showing the Real Madrid vs Atltico Madrid Champions League Final on its Sport Showcase freeview channel, as well as streaming the game on You Tube for all.

Naturally, BT Sport was not doing this as a charity outreach or a display of munificence, although they might conceivably have felt that Rio Ferdinands bow tie deserved the widest possible audience they could give it. Instead, it was part of the deal with which they acquired the rights to the competition. They had done the same for Liverpools Europa League Consolation Plate Final but, well, thats not quite the same thing, is it?

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/29/rio-ferdinands-free-to-air-bow-tie-and-bt-sports-champions-leagu/

Dodgers" Chase Utley: Plates four in Friday loss to Mets

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Utley went 1-for-2 with a double, four RBI and a walk in Friday"s 6-5 loss to the Mets.

The veteran managed to maximize his RBI opportunities Friday, plating Yasiel Puig in the third with a sacrifice fly, and then clearing the bases with a game-tying double in the ninth that brought home Puig, Howie Kendrick and Yasmani Grandal. The performance extended his modest hitting streak to four games, while also marking the ninth time in 10 games that Utley has reached safely.

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Source: http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dodgers-chase-utley-plates-four-in-friday-loss-to-mets/

Cavs pay respects to departed "Game of Thrones" character

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Thanks to finishing their series against the Toronto Raptors in six games, the Cleveland Cavaliers are free to do whatever they"d like on Sunday night -- including watch the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones." From the looks of Cavs forward Kevin Love"s Instagram account, they"ll be doing just that, while mourning the absence of a particular character.

Spoiler alert if you"re a few episodes behind in Season 6...

Love and Iman Shumpert aren"t the only "Game of Thrones" fans on the team. Channing Frye watches the show regularly and even listed Hodor as his favorite character. However, according to Toronto-based writer Alex Wong, Frye had the Hodor revelation spoiled for him by a combination of the Internet (via the ubiquitous "Crying Jordan" meme) and Love himself.

Avoiding spoilers could become a problem for the Cavaliers as they move into the NBA Finals. Next week"s episode airs the same time as Game 2, and a potential Game 7 would take place at the same time as the ninth episode -- historically the most pivotal episode in a "Game of Thrones" season.

Source: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15814121/cleveland-cavaliers-players-pay-respects-departed-game-thrones-character

BREAKING PHILLIES NEWS: Chase Utley is Still the Man

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Since sliding into RubenTejada and breaking his leg in last seasons National League Playoffs Chase Utley has been public enemy number one in New York.

In his return to Citi Field, where he has consistently dominated the New York Mets, Chase Utley was greeted just how youd expect.

In his secondat bat of the night, Noah Syndergaard threw behind one of the greatest human beings to ever wear a Phillies uniform. That pitch led to Syndergaards immediate ejection by home plate umpire Adam Hamari.

Mets manager Terry Collins also ejected when he burst out of the Mets dugout and got in the face of Hamari over ejecting his star pitcher in the third inning.

In his next at bat, Chase did what Chase does.

That made it 1-0 Dodgers in the top of the sixth inning.

Chase got another opportunity after Antonio Bastardo loaded the bases for him in the seventh inning.

Take one guess what he did

The Man made it 6-0.

As of the bottom of the eighth, Chase Utley was 2-5 in the leadoff spot with two home runs and five RBIs. Hes hitting .296 for the Dodgers this season.

Chase Utley. You are the Man

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Source: http://thatballsouttahere.com/2016/05/28/breaking-phillies-news-chase-utley-is-still-the-man/

Cincinnati Zoo Kills Gorilla to Save 4-Year-Old Boy Who Fell Into Enclosure, Child Expected to Recover

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A close call. A seriously injured 4-year-old boy is expected to recover after he fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday, May 28.

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The unidentified child crawled through a barrier at Gorilla World on Saturday afternoon before falling about 10 to 12 feet into a moat, according to ABC News. He was then picked up and dragged around by a 400-pound, 17-year-old male gorilla named Harambe for about 10 minutes as onlookers screamed for help.

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After determining that the situation was life-threatening, a zoo employee shot and killed the gorilla. According to a statement on the parks website, the security teams quick response saved the childs life. We are all devastated that his tragic accident resulted in the death of a critically-endangered gorilla. This is a huge loss for the Zoo family and the gorilla population worldwide.

The Cincinnati Zoos response team decided against using a tranquilizer dart on the gorilla as it wouldve taken effect too slowly, according to CNN.

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The 4-year-old boy was immediately transported to Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, where it was determined that his injuries were non-life-threatening, according tolocal reports.

Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, celebrated his 17th birthday just one day before the incident. The average lifespan of a gorilla in the wild is 35 years, according to National Geographic. The endangered species is mainly herbivorous.

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Source: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/cincinnati-zoo-kills-gorilla-to-save-4-year-old-in-danger-w208193

PHOTOS | Cleveland Cavaliers clinch trip to NBA Finals

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors - Game 6 - 1st Half Highlights | May 27, 2016 | NBA Playoffs

WKYC 8:29 AM. EST May 28, 2016

TORONTO, ON - MAY 27: LeBron James #23 and J.R. Smith #5 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrate their 113 to 87 win over the Toronto Raptors in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre on May 27, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) (Photo: Vaughn Ridley, 2016 Getty Images)

They"re going to the "ship!

For the second straight season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have punched a spot in the NBA Finals.

They celebrated the clinching victory in Toronto in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Check out photos from the game here:

Source: http://www.wkyc.com/sports/nba/cavaliers/photos-cleveland-cavaliers-clinch-trip-to-nba-finals/219005381