Aki banned for Ireland's first three Six Nations games
Bundee Aki is suspended for Ireland's first three Six Nations matches after being handed a four-game ban for "verbal abuse and disrespect" towards match officials in Connacht's United Rugby Championship loss to Leinster last weekend.
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How are the inductees selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
Bill Belichick’s reported snub from the Pro Football Hall of Fame after winning a record six Super Bowl titles as a head coach has placed new scrutiny on the process of picking pro football Hall of Famers. While the specific reasons that Belichick didn’t get into the Hall in his first year of eligibility are unknown, there are some possible explanations why at least 11 of the 50 voters didn’t vote for one of the sport’s most accomplished coaches. Belichick’s role in the “Spygate” scandal in 2007 could have had a similar impact on his candidacy that steroids have had in the baseball Hall of Fame at keeping stars such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens out of Cooperstown.
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UCL | USG 1-0 Atalanta: Dismal Dea stumble into play-offs
Atalanta are going into the Champions League play-offs despite ending the league phase with a disappointing 1-0 defeat away to Union Saint-Gilloise.La Dea had been on the verge of guaranteeing a place...
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