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With their franchise struggling through another season, Raiders coaches and execs don't want to slam shut any competition for starting assignments. Nor are they prepared to leave behind plans for 2014. McGloin, an undrafted QB from Penn State, will remain starter for now, coach Dennis Allen told the Bay Area News Group. However, his endorsement wasn't iron clad. "I don't think he's done anything to play himself out of that position," Allen said....

While there are questions about where Young fits in the Raiders' secondary plans, it appears he at least will compete to start at free safety. The Raiders re-signed featured back Darren McFadden and tackle Khalif Barnes, and 15 other players remain unrestricted free agents. Since the marketplace opened, the Raiders spent big bucks on players from outside their organizations. They carted away linebacker LaMarr Woodley, defensive linemen Justin Tuck and Antonio Smith, and cornerback Tarell Brown....

Cavaliere says he has seen almost every game Book’s played since, be it live or on TV. For all the prolific numbers Book posted while going on to star at quarterback for Cavaliere at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, and for all that Book has already achieved over his first three outings this season as the full-time starter at Notre Dame, it’s a moment on the sideline during Book’s sophomore season that sticks out to his former coach....

A fan stated that the two superstars don’t deserve to be on the match card for All Out. In addition, their match should take place on a weekly episode of AEW Dark: Elevation: In response, QT Marshall stated that the tweet offended him: There’s no denying that Paul Wight is well past his prime, and having him face a younger talent would have been in the company’s best interest moving forward....

Other issues affecting the PC version of the game include frame-rate stuttering and a “rare” slowdown issue that occurs when players have lengthy play sessions. Moreover, some Quantum Break PC players have said that the game just crashes at launch, some have complained that the game offers no option to quit from the main menu and others have reported issues with downloading the game. However, Remedy says that it is now on the case....

The fifth-year quarterback entered the game after a tough Week 3 loss to the Giants where the Bucs had an 18-point lead at halftime but wound up losing by one point. Winston was quick to point out that wasn’t the case despite the Rams last-ditch efforts. “We finished,” he told reporters. Indeed, Tampa Bay did. Winston was 28-of-41 passing for 385 yards and four touchdowns in the team’s second win of the season....

The monarch, 94, and husband Prince Philip, 99, are aware she is expecting, Buckingham Palace confirmed. Husband Mike Tindall announced the news today through his “The Good, The Bad and The Rugby” podcast, saying: “Been a good week for me, had a little scan last week, third Tindall on its way.” A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are aware and delighted.”...

In a post to the family’s official website, it was confirmed that the queen’s funeral will be held on September 19, beginning at 11 a.m. BST. For four days prior to the funeral, she will lie in state at London’s Westminster Hall for four days. A national bank holiday has been declared in the United Kingdom for the day of the funeral. “The Queen’s Coffin currently rests in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle,” the post reads....

With all apologies, yes, even you Red Sox fans have a little A-Rod in you. It’s just a matter of which era we’re talking about. MORE: A-Rod’s amazing career in photos | A-Rod figures it out at 40 | Huge 3 HR game As Rodriguez turns 40 today — July 27 — we look back at A-Rod through the years to determine which part of his 20-plus year career best represents you, the fan....

The 18-year-old Barrett was 15 of 26 from the field and had nine rebounds. Barrett and Williamson dazzled the crowd at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre with an array of dunks. The Blue Devils beat Ryerson 86-67 on Wednesday night, with Barrett scoring 34 points in his college debut, and will finish the three-game tour in Montreal against McGill on Sunday. The arena, the home of the G League’s Raptors 905, was filled to its 5,400-seat capacity for both games....

For most Americans the Spanish-American War is dimly recalled as the conflict that made a hero out of Teddy Roosevelt, charging up San Juan Hill with his Rough Riders. John Hay, Roosevelt’s friend and later secretary of state, called it a “splendid little war,” and, indeed, the action in Cuba lasted barely a month and cost fewer than 500 combat casualties. (Almost by accident, the United States also won the Philippines after a brief and one-sided naval engagement against a sorry Spanish fleet....

The winger’s contract with Olympique Lyonnais ended at the end of June, leaving the Algerian as a free agent throughout the summer window. Neymar to win the Ballon d’Or 2018 - 9/2 Now it seems as though his transfer saga will come to an end, with Ligue 1’s defending champions offering up a long-term deal to get his signature. While Ghezzal had offers from Zenit, Nice and Celta Vigo and was drawing interest from Milan, Southampton and Everton, he has chosen to stay in Ligue 1 to continue his career....

The organizers did not elaborate. Nadal was expected to address the situation on Friday. Nadal was playing in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Friday, his third tournament since Wimbledon, when a wrist injury curtailed his schedule. The three will be replaced by Pablo Andujar of Spain, Jerzy Janowicz of Poland and Vasek Pospisil of Canada. Nadal, third in world tennis rankings, has been struggling with appendicitis in recent weeks, although he has elected not to have surgery for the time being....

With the first Rage 2 reviews now available, there are more exact details on the Rage 2 length to be considered. While these details are only coming from a handful of sources at this time, the picture being painted is quite a consistent one: the Rage 2 game length is fairly short. Specifically, there is indication that the Rage 2 story length is five to seven hours. To emphasize, this is the amount of time that players that plan to just focus on the game’s campaign can expect to spend with the title....

Worcester, July 15 (PTI) With just a fortnight to go for the start of Test series, opener Murali Vijay and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will be looking to get into the groove in India A’s last first-class engagement, against England Lions at the County Ground in Worcester beginning tomorrow. Vijay and Rahane last played the one-off Test against Afghanistan and were not part of the limited overs squad. Veteran opener Alastair Cook will turn out for England Lions, who will also have Test specialist Dawid Malan in their ranks....

India declared at 500/9 in their first innings as heavy rains forced play to be called off for the day. Rahane remained unbeaten on 108 off 237 balls, with 13 fours and three sixes. The Mumbai-based batsman was well supported at the other end by lower-order batsman Wriddhiman Saha (47) and tail-enders Amit Mishra (21) and Umesh Yadav (19). For the hosts, Roston Chase (5-121) was the pick of the bowlers....

Del Rio showed some solidarity with Raiders quarterback Derek by wearing a black glove on his right hand during Wednesday’s practice. WEEK 13 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread Carr jammed his right pinkie while taking a snap early in the third quarter of Sunday’s 35-32 win over the Carolina Panthers. Carr dislocated his finger on the play and missed a series, but returned from the locker room with a black glove on his hand....

Gruden used an apparent racist stereotype to describe Smith, saying “Dumboriss Smith has lips the size of michellin (sic) tires.” He has since tried to distance himself from those emails, explaining that he uses the term “rubber lips” to call someone a liar. He also said Smith wasn’t the only one he insulted in those communications. “I was in a bad frame of mind at the time (in 2011), and I called Roger Goodell a (expletive) in one of these emails too,” Gruden told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen on Friday night....