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Sunday, July 24, 2016

MMA--UFC Chicago

HOLLY HOLM VS VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO

CHICAGO (AP) A traumatic start at Valentina Shevchenko"s training camp didn"t deter her from pulling off another shocking upset in the UFC women"s bantamweight division.

Shevchenko, from Kyrgyzstan, stunned Holly Holm on Saturday night at UFC Chicago, unanimously outpointing the former UFC champion.

Less than two months ago, Shevchenko was at a chicken restaurant in Lima, Peru, when it was raided by armed robbers. Her trainer, Pavel Fedotov, was shot in the abdomen during the robbery. He has recovered and was in Shevchenko"s corner Saturday.

Fedotov pushed Shevchenko to continue to train for the fight.

"It was a very different camp than I had to endure in all my life," Shevchenko said. "After two days when he (Pavel) was in the hospital he said, you should take this fight and prepare. It doesn"t matter what happened."

Fighting for the first fight since losing the belt to Miesha Tate at UFC 196, Holm had losing scores of 49-46 from all of the judges.

Her stunning knockout of then-champ Ronda Rousey in Australia at UFC 193 catapulted Holm (10-2) into the spotlight of mixed martial arts, but she followed with the back-to-back losses.

"I know I"m capable of more. I think I just need to believe in myself a little more. Like I said, I know I can do more. I didn"t perform well tonight. Valentina is really tough, we know that," said Holm. "It"s not like I haven"t been taught the right things, it all comes down to my performance, it wasn"t great tonight."

Shevchenko (13-2) put herself in the mix to contend for the women"s bantamweight title at 135 pounds that is held by Amanda Nunes, who she lost to in March at UFC 196.

Holm knocked Shevchenko to the mat with a quick hook early in the first round as Shevchenko quickly got back to her feet. Shevchenko had a takedown late in the round.

In the third round, after Shevchenko got in a few jabs, Shevchenko caught Holm"s leg on a kick attempt and took her down. Shevchenko had another takedown and kept Holm on the mat for the rest of the round as she landed punches.

"I"ve never in my career, whether it be boxing or MMA ever felt like that I"m at the top because I always know there is somebody else aspiring to be the best," Holm said. "Just as I first came into MMA, I want to have titles in both. I had drive in me. I still do so I never look at a division and think I made it to the top and I"m just going to stay there. There is always somebody hungry."

Shevchenko may get another shot at Nunes, who dismantled Tate for the belt at UFC 200.

Nunes in a tweet insinuated that Shevchenko is not ready for a rematch.

"She is definitely scared. I"m ready for five rounds with her, I will take whoever is next, but I think she is scared," responded Shevchenko.

In the co-main event, Edson Barboza won in a unanimous decision over Gilbert Melendez in a lightweight fight.

Barboza (18-4) began to take control late in the second round. Melendez attempted a kick, but Barboza caught Melendez"s leg and took him down. Barboza had Melendez (22-6) pinned to ground as he landed a series of punches, but Melendez was saved by the bell.

Barboza scored with the judges on a number of kicks to Melendez"s left knee in the third round as the judges scored the fight 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of Barboza.

Barboza backed up his last win against former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis

Melendez, who hasn"t fought since June 13, 2015, losing a split decision to now-champ Eddie Alvarez, has lost his last three fights.

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Nebraska Punter Sam Foltz Passes Away

Vigil held in memory of Sam Foltz

Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed in the accident.

Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, 22, was killed in a car crash overnight in Wisconsin. Foltz was attending a punter"s camp. Former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler was also killedin the accident.

"Last night, we lost one of the best young men who I have ever had the honor to coach and who has ever worn the Nebraska uniform," said Nebraska head coach Mike Riley. "Sam was universally loved and respected by everyone he touched and on whom he had a positive influence each and every day. His tragic loss is immeasurable to his family, his friends, his classmates, his teammates and his coaches and our thoughts and prayers are with all of them. The young men in our football program are hurting but I know that their strength of character and resolve will bring us together and we will honor Sam every day moving forward.

According to a Big Red Report source, Mike Riley and the players will likely not be in Chicagoon Mondayfor Big Ten Media Day.http://www.scout.com/college/nebraska/story/1688889-nebraska-players-rea...

The reigningBig Ten punter of the year was about to begin his senior season. Foltz was born in Greeley and was on the Ray Guy Award watchlist as one of the top punters in the nation. He walked-on at Nebraska as a wide receiver, but quickly earned a scholarship because of his leg.Foltz also served as the teams holder.

Our prayers of love and support go out to Sams family during this difficult time and we will do all that we can to help comfort them in this time of sadness," said Nebraska athleticdirector ShawnEichorst. "Sam was truly a tremendous young man, who represented everything that a Nebraska student, athlete, teammate and friend should strive to be. While his loss is devastating, his impact will be felt forever. Along with Coach Riley, our focus is on providing Sams family, teammates and friends with the critical support and love that they need at this time.

Foltzs best game of the 2015 season came in a loss against Northwestern. The junior punted six times, averaging 50.7 yards per punt and recording a 63-yarder. His long for the season was 67 against BYU.

This was one of Foltz"s last tweets.

https://twitter.com/samfoltz27/status/755451760504926214

This is a developing story stay withBig Red Reportand Scout for the latest.

*** Josh Harvey contributed to this report ***

Source: http://www.scout.com/college/football/story/1688888-nebraska-punter-sam-foltz-passes-away

Mogul accidently gave $100K to group run by Obama"s brother

SHOCK NEWS: Obama Brother Malik Muslim Brotherhood Connections and Syrian War

A month after President Obama appointed tech mogul Ranvir Trehan a trustee of the prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Trehan wrote a $100,000 check to benefit Obamas presidential library.

The March-dated donation from the Trehan Foundation, based at the philanthropists sprawling home in Virginia, followed the White Houses February announcement that Trehan would take a seat on the Kennedy Centers board beside such bigwigs as retired Boeing chairman W. James McNerney Jr. and Greys Anatomy and Scandal producer Shonda Rhimes.

But Trehans foundation made a mistake. It sent the check to the Barack H. Obama Foundation, a small Virginia charity named after Obamas father that is run by Obamas Kenyan half-brother, Malik.

The foundation raising money for the Obama library in Chicago is the Barack Obama Foundation.

Malik Obama told The Post he returned the check to the Trehan Foundation. Nobody thanked me, he added.

Ranvir Trehan, Chairman of the Trehan Foundation

Trehan, 75, who immigrated to the United States from India in 1964, told The Post his assistant made the mistake.

I did write a check to the Obama Foundation because somebody mentioned to me that there was a foundation for his library or something, he said.

Trehan said he had long been active with the Kennedy Center but did not know how he came to be appointed to its board.

He said when the White House called him last winter to tell him about the plum gig, he was thrilled and asked whom he should thank.

We dont share that with you. You should just remember that the president has nominated you for this, he said the White House told him.

Asked if the $100,000 was a thank-you to Obama, he said, Its a reflection of my belief in what he stands for.

Its a thank-you in my mind, he added.

He insisted the White House did not solicit the donation.

Check received by Malik Obama address to the wrong Obama Foundation.

Oddly, after his check was returned, Trehan decided not to give the money. He said he preferred to wait until plans for the library were more developed.

Like many members of the Kennedy Center board, Trehan is a big Democratic donor. He gave $33,100 to Obamas campaigns and has also contributed $121,600 to the Democratic National Committee.

He founded the SETA Corp., an information technology services company in McLean, Va., in 1987. In 2005, Apptis Holdings bought the company, which had $86 million in annual revenue at the time. Trehan was Apptis vice chairman until 2011.

He is one of 36 presidential appointees on the Kennedy Center board.

Source: http://nypost.com/2016/07/24/mogul-accidently-gave-100k-to-group-run-by-obamas-brother/

Ronda Rousey"s longtime rival Cris "Cyborg" Justino calls for fight at UFC 205

UFC 193 Rewind: Holly Holm"s Shocking Win Against Ronda Rousey

Yeahfile this under things that have about as much a chance of happening as a cat learning calculus.

Cris Cyborg Justino has challenged Ronda Rousey to meet her in the Octagon at UFC 205 on Nov. 12.

Im not trying to inspire you to suddenly become a better person, or become anything youre not. But there was a time in your life when you told people you wanted to fight me. Maybe you didnt quite understand the way the wold [sic] worked then, but you also didnt care what anyone thought, Justino penned in a lengthy essay on Facebook on Friday. I guess what Im trying to tell you is that you dont need to be the champ to fight me.

[Ronda Rousey talks about shot at redemption in new ad, could face Amanda Nunes]

The Brazilian fighter took verbal shots at Rousey, calling her a bully and a diva, and hinted that Rousey may be afraid to fight her because another loss would further sully what she sees as a carefully crafted media image.

The curated lives we see celebrities show everyday are fake. The perfect entourage, the new movie premiers [sic], the unbeatable record. Thats not reality, Justino wrote. Why didnt you give the Olympic Gold another attempt? How come you havent asked to rematch that girl [Holly Holm] who KOd you? Are you dieting right? Do you really think you deserve a title shot coming off a loss and year layoff?

Justino continued: These little inconsistencies in your quest for perfection start pecking away at the image youve been able to create through the media. Your flaws your unsuccessful attempts at greatness or even mediocrity are real. The media made you out to be the greatest female fighter of all time, and that is beautiful, because now everyone knows the real reason why you avoided a fight against Cris Cyborg.

[Cris Cyborg Justino didnt take long to call out Ronda Rousey after UFC 198 win]

Fight fans have been clamoring for a Rousey-Cyborg bout for years. The fighters themselves, though, never seem to be on the same page. Rousey has said shed fight Cyborg if she dropped to 135 pounds, but Rousey wont consider going up to 145.

When rumors of a catchweight fight at 140 pounds emerged, both fighters tentatively agreed, but UFC President Dana White disapproved.

All [Justino] has to do is make 135 pounds and weve got a fight, White said (via MMAFighting.com) last year. UFC does not have a womens featherweight division. I want that fight. Ronda wants that fight, and I think everybody else wants to see that fight.

Source: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHeQvZq1ilEJjmnLjGAVvXtOg30gA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779166240671&ei=jBeVV4DWDdfC3gHZ9b0Y&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/07/23/ronda-rouseys-longtime-rival-cris-cyborg-calls-for-fight-at-ufc-205/

Saturday, July 23, 2016

"Dora the Explorer" Under Fire After Trump Surrogate Rips Tim Kaine for Speaking Spanish

Sen. Tim Kaine checks a lot of boxes for Hillary Clinton

Scottie Nell Hughes, a CNN conservative commentator, did not appreciate Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine speaking Spanish during a rallywith Hillary Clinton after becoming her running mate on the Democratic ticket.

While Hughes said she appreciated the multicultural aspect of the vice presidential candidates fluent Spanish speech, she believed that is the very thing that continues to divide America. We can all bring out our language, Hughes told her CNN colleague Wolf Blitzer. Melania [Trump] could come out and speak her five different languages, as well.

Hughes continued, But what Mr. Trump did, he spoke in a language that all Americans can understand. That is English.

Also Read: Melania Trump"s Speechwriter Takes Blame for Plagiarism

Hughes appreciated the fact that she could understand everything that was going on at the Republican National Convention, but was worried she might have a different experience at theDemocratic National Convention.

Im hoping Im not going to have to kinda start brushing up on my Dora the Explorer to understand some of the speeches given this week, said Hughes of the DNC. Several commentators noted that several RNC speakers spoke Spanish at the podium in Cleveland this week.

Shortly after her controversial comments, Dora the Explorer began trending on social media and Hughes was under fire for bringing the beloved cartoon character into her analysis of Kaine.

First they came for Big Bird, then My Little Pony, and now Dora the Explorer, Janet Morris tweeted. Why do Republicans fixate on childrens programming?

Also Read: "My Little Pony" Trots All Over Twitter Amid Melania Trump Plagiarism Scandal

However, some came to the commentators defense.

One Twitter user said: In other countries ppl cant enter if they dont speak the tongue, why do we have to take care of everybodyyy.

Read some of the best reactions below.

Robin Ventura mum on when Chris Sale will start for White Sox again

Torii amazed by Sale"s pitch

Chris Sale didn"t start Saturday for the White Sox, and manager Robin Ventura wouldn"t say after that night"s 3-3 suspended game when the five-time All-Star might again.

Sale was sent home before his scheduled outing against the Tigers for what general manager Rick Hahn called a "non-physical" clubhouse incident that reportedly involved Sale cutting up some of the 1976 throwback uniforms the team was supposed to wear.

Sale reportedly wasn"t comfortable in the uniform and became upset when the team refused to change its plans to use them. The Sox instead played in 1983 throwbacks, which they usually wear during Sunday home games.

Ventura said Jose Quintana would start as planned Sunday and he wouldn"t divulge when Sale would again. Ventura also passed on talking about whether Sale would face further punishment for Saturday"s situation.

"I"ll talk about the game, but any of that stuff, we"ll wait on that," Ventura said after his team and the Tigers game was suspended before the start of the ninth inning after a third rain delay. "I"m not going to discuss what went on in there. But (it"s) unfortunate he didn"t start tonight. Proud of the guys who filled in."

One of those guys was Matt Albers, whom Ventura called on to start in Sale"s place. He was one of six Sox pitchers to take the mound. He allowed one run on one hit with a strikeout in two innings.

Albers said he found out from pitching coach Don Cooper at around 4:30 p.m. that he would be starting for the first time since he did so eight years ago at Wrigley Field when he was with the Orioles.

Albers, like Ventura, was mum on Sale, who is 14-3 with a 3.13 ERA.

"We"re going to keep that in-house," Albers said. "Obviously you guys probably know what happened, but for me as a player, and in our clubhouse, we"re going to keep in in-house.

"You"re going to have to ask somebody else about that."

Nobody wearing a White Sox uniform was talking about it, either, of course.

Third baseman Todd Frazier called Sale a "bulldog" and "a good pitcher."

Going into Saturday, Sale led the American League in innings pitched (133), was tied for first in WHIP (1.01, tied for third in average against (.216), had the fourth-best strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.45) and was tied for eighth in ERA.

Saturday"s incident wasn"t Sale"s first brush with controversy.

This year"s American League All-Star starter referred to himself as an "idiot" after a May 7 game against the Twins during which he hit himself in the head twice with a baseball after walking in a run and hitting a batter to allow another.

"When I get mad I feel like hurting myself," Sale said that night. "I don"t get it. That"s the immaturity part coming out. I have to get over some things."

Sale also spoke out publicly against executive vice president Ken Williams during spring training after Williams said the club wanted to limit access to the clubhouse for former Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche"s son, Drake LaRoche.

Last season Sale tried to gain entrance into the Royals clubhouse after he was ejected for his role in a brawl during an April 23 game at U.S. Cellular Field.

Finally, Sale left before a game late in 2014 in wake of a vocal run-in with Ventura.

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Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-chris-sale-white-sox-controversy-spt-0725-20160724-story.html

The Life of Pablo: WikiLeaks makes internet hero out of unruly former DNC employee

WikiLeaks DNC Emails Show Hillary Clinton Stole Democratic Nomination From Bernie Sanders

Every crew needs a wildcard and the DNC got theirs in Pablo Manriquez. The latest WikiLeaks release has revealed the former broadcast media director for the Democratic organization to be disruptive and insubordinate and a whole lot of fun.

A former freelancer at Fox and the Huffington Post, Pablo worked on Obamas 2008 campaign as a Latino outreach specialist. He joined the DNC in 2015 as director of Hispanic Media before becoming broadcast media director for the 2016 season.

We can tell from the leaked emails that all seemed to start well for Pablo, with his colleagues even attempting to get him accessto an MSNBC after-party.

Pablos popularity didnt last for long though and less than a month later tongues were wagging regarding his absence, with talkof HRs involvement.

A few hours later on the same day Pablo is at it again. Hes given a scolding for engaging directly with the office of DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz after asking for her landline number for a radio interviewer.

Tell me you didn"t give out her desk number,the email asks.

A week later Pablo caused panic when he became frustrated by the possibility of Debbie Wasserman Schultz cancelling an early-morning CNN appearance. Dear CNN, Pls have Trump call-in and set the news cycle against us instead, per usual, Pablo tells his colleagues, leading to a not-wholly-professional responseof, Pablo f**k off.

The next day he causes further dismay when he praises a CNN interview with Bernie Sanders that criticized the DNC. When a colleague tells him, This was not a good clip for us, he replies, Oh, nevermind. Lame. Classic Pablo.

Pablo doesnt waste time and 24 hours later hes at it again, causing havoc by ignoring protocol, leading to a line he probably hears a lot: Pablo. Stop. The email also hints that Pablo might be leaving with the exchangeTwo weeks and Thank G*d.

The hints prove true as several days later Pablo sends out an email telling his work friends h**l be leaving them for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where he will serve as VP of Comms. He reminds them all of his farewell partywhich we hope was well attended.

Thanks for the memories, he tells his friends. No Pablo, thank you.

READ MORE: New DNC email leak reveals anti-Sanders bias, pro-Clinton collusion among top officials

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