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MORE: Biggest all-time draft steals | Huge draft regrets After NFL teams stayed away from him, Collie headed north to Canada to play for the BC Lions. He caught 43 passes for 439 yards and seven touchdowns in one season before telling the team his intent to retire Thursday. Collie, 30, may not be playing the sport anymore, but he wants to help those who are. The former receiver has been working with Cognitive FX, a concussion rehabilitation and research clinic that is based in Provo, Utah....

The inaugural Over-50s Cricket World Cup from Sydney, Australia has almost reached its climax, and it will be heavyweights Australia and Pakistan who will do battle in the final tomorrow from the Drummoyne Oval after coming away victorious in their semi-final encounters yesterday afternoon. In the first semi-final, top qualifiers Australia, who went through the round-robin phase unbeaten, defeated New Zealand by four runs in a thrilling run-fest at Hurstville Oval....

Pakistan needed seven wickets on the final day to go 1-0 up in the two-match series after Australia resumed on 136-3, needing a highly unlikely 462 to win, but Khawaja (141) and Travis Head (72) frustrated them with a fourth-wicket stand of 132. Khawaja made the highest scoring in the fourth innings of a Test in the United Arab Emirates, spending 524 minutes at the crease - taking him to 767 in total - in a heroic 302-ball knock, but the tourists looked to be heading for defeat when Yasir Shah took three late wickets....

Win or lose against the West Indies, slated for Feb 13, Jodie Fields‘ team will appear in the final to be held at the Cricket Club of India on Feb 17. Meanwhile, England‘s Anya Shrubsole took career-best figures of five wickets for just 17 runs to help the current champions beat South Africa by seven wickets in Cuttack. England will play their final Super Six fixture Feb 13, against New Zealand, in what will be a crucial match for Charlotte Edwards‘ team to attempt to secure a place in their seventh World Cup final....

The Socceroos are currently third in Asian Group B for the finals next year in Russia on 16 points, one behind leaders Japan and on the same points as second-placed Saudi Arabia, who have a better goal difference. The top two sides in each of the two groups in the third round of Asia qualifying will advance directly to the finals in Russia. The two third placed teams then play each other for a spot in an intercontinental playoff....

Captain Virat Kohli will have to take several factors into consideration, such as the pitch and five-bowlers-or-six batsmen strategy, while selecting the final lineup. At the top of the order, with Prithvi Shaw out injured, Murali Vijay seems to have sealed his place given his recent run of form in the county circuit and the warm up game. The fact that he had done well on India’s previous tour to Australia will also go in his favour....

The two teams have met four times in the tournament, with Australia winning all four matches. In the four matches, the highest total Pakistan ever managed was 131. Let us now look at some of the key stats in matches between these two teams at the World Cup. Key stats from Australia vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup 290/8 by Australia in 2017 is the highest team total. 27 all-out by Pakistan in 1997 is the lowest team total....

During a hearing Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim expressed dismay that DeVos continued collecting loans from Corinthian Colleges, Inc. students. Kim acknowledged that she wasn’t sure whether DeVos’ actions were considered contempt or sanctions, but noted in court that she had the ability to potentially send the education secretary to jail. In the California courtroom, Charlie Merritt, the department’s attorney, told Kim that the agency “takes responsibility” for violating Kim’s orders, according to Bloomberg....

Lacazette had already missed one golden chance before he set up Aaron Ramsey for the opener at Wembley, and the Frenchman skewed horribly wide from another gilt-edged opportunity early in the second period. He was soon withdrawn for Aubameyang who, after Harry Kane had equalised for Spurs from the spot, saw a weak stoppage-time penalty saved by Hugo Lloris. “I spoke with him [Aubameyang]. He had 35 minutes to help us for the victory,” Emery told a media conference....

City star denies role in Messi spat The Gabon international had been expected to start for the club in their Champions League tie against Sporting on Wednesday, with his match shirt hung up in the dressing room. His name, however, was absent from the Dortmund team sheet, with Ousmane Dembele starting as the club’s sole striker. And according to Sky Germany, manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed before the match that the reasoning behind Aubameyang’s omission was due to a suspension....

The 44-year-old has been out of work throughout this season after leaving BVB last summer, where he had been Aubameyang’s boss for two seasons. Although Tuchel has been tentatively linked with succeeding Arsene Wenger at the Emirates Stadium, he has been widely associated with a move to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. Aubameyang believes it would be a successful marriage. “He’s one of the best coaches that I’ve had,” he said....

Several months later, the Tigers have added a few titles to the trophy case. On the Auburn athletics site, Auburn — which won national titles in 2010 and 1957 — now recognizes titles in 1993, 1983 and 1913. MORE: SN’s 10 all-time greatest Auburn players | Coach rankings | Top 25 players for 2014 For years, Auburn fans have mocked their rival Alabama for retroactively adding national titles. Now, the Tigers will certainly catch grief for bumping the total from two to five....

Sotheby’s spent the last three years persuading cosmonauts and their families to part with memorabilia. Among them: a slide rule used by the chief designer of the Soviet space program (estimated sale price: $7,000 to $10,000), the telegram sent by Khrushchev congratulating Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space ($2,000 to $3,000), and the fork and can opener used by Gherman Titov, the second spaceman ($1,000 to $1,500). Soviet industries parted with historic goodies, too....

The training attempts to achieve an improved quality of life by addressing sensory issues related to hearing loss (sensory management), instruction in the use and maintenance of your hearing aid or cochlear implant, and perception training. Additionally, counseling may be used to improve coping skills. Other names that may be used to refer to auditory training or aspects of auditory training include aural rehabilitation, hearing training, speech perception training, sentence training, or even consonant or vowel training....

Dillon will be nursing burns he sustained during Saturday’s Alsco 300 Xfinity Series race. Dillon got caught up with the No. 23 of Josh Billicki, who ran into the wall, causing damage to his No. 10 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing. The impact destroyed the crush panel on Dillon’s car and that allowed heat and carbon monoxide fumes to fill his car. Dillon’s cooling suit also failed and was blowing hot air with the temperature in the mid-90s....

India had been the top-ranked Test side since October 2016 but have dropped to third behind Tim Paine’s men and New Zealand. Australia lead the way with 116 points, with the Black Caps on 115 and Virat Kohli’s side - still top of the Test Championship - amassing 114. South Africa dropped below Sri Lanka into sixth spot. Results from 2016-17 were wiped off when the latest rankings were calculated, with matches played since May last year rated at 100 per cent and those from the previous two years 50 per cent....

Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) rejected Cricket Australia’s (CA) pay offer last month, dismissing the proposal as “a win for cricket administrators but a loss for cricket”. CA has threatened the players with unemployment, saying they would not get alternative contracts if they fail to agree to the new collective bargaining agreement. Warner said he and his colleague would not “buckle at all”. “If it gets to the extreme they might not have a team for the Ashes,” Warner, currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), told the Age newspaper....

During these two years, Australia are scheduled to play the second most number of Tests (19). Their campaign has kick-started with the five-match Ashes in England’s backyard. Once the Australian summer commences back in Down Under later this year, they will be inviting over a handful of teams and will play five WTC matches at home: two against Pakistan and three versus their trans-Tasman rivals, New Zealand. As their home summer concludes, the Australians will head over to the subcontinent where, initially, they will face-off against India in the LOI formats before flying to Bangladesh for two Tests in February....

Ange Postecoglou’s side took a 0-0 draw from Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano on Friday and are now favourites to book their place in Russia next year. An impressive performance from the Socceroos in San Pedro Sula left supporters encouraged by their chances of qualification but equally frustrated by missed opportunities to win the game. It’s a winner takes all situation on Wednesday, with Australia boasting home advantage. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM The game will not be available to viewers in the UK, but will be broadcasted on Fox Sports 501 and 9Go in Australia, and streamed live on 9Now....

Post lunch, Starc finally dismissed Virat Kohli and soon Pujara also walked back to the pavilion after being cleaned up by Cummins. Rahane played with a positive intent with Rohit Sharma playing an uncharacteristic anchor role at the other end. Nathan Lyon dismissed Rahane for the 8th time after tea by trapping him in front of the stumps. Pant and Rohit started to accelerate in the final few overs of the day and Kohli declared with 443 runs on board....