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Minnesota lost in five sets to the Wildcats at Maturi Pavilion, despite 16 kills apiece from Taylor Landfair and Mckenna Wucherer. Junior outside hitter Jenna Wenaas (shown above diving against Florida earlier this season) led the Gophers with 12 kills and 18 digs in Wednesday's five-set loss to Northwestern. Source Northwestern volleyball defeated a top-10 ranked team for the first match ever on the road on Wednesday night. At Maturi Pavilion, the Wildcats beat the seventh-ranked Gophers in five games (25-21, 21-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-13). Ever since Hugh McCutcheon took over as head coach, Minnesota was undefeated in their 16 meetings against Northwestern. The Golden Gophers (6-5, 1-2 Big Ten) were led by redshirt sophomore Taylor Landfair's 16 kills and freshman Mckenna Wucherer's 16, as well as junior Jenna Wenaas' 12 kills and 18 digs. Temi Thomas-Ailara had 17 kills to lead Northwestern (12-3, 1-2) in that category. Minnesota had a.216 batting average while Kentucky...

NASCAR Driver Attacks Opponent. During a hysterical episode at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, NASCAR driver Andrew Grady attacked his opponent Davey Callihan. On Saturday, Grady was seen striking Callihan as he sat in his car, and the entire incident was caught on camera. Source Grady continued his assault, kicking the truck before he was scooped up and led away by an employee. After striking Callihan multiple times and kicking his car, other individuals were seen trying to calm Grady down. When Grady and Callihan collided in their heat race for a promotion, Grady let loose with his bombardment. He said that Callihan had flipped him off, and that he had subsequently lost his cool. Driver Said To Racing America. He flicked me off," the driver said to Racing America. So I proceeded to give his brain a Mike Tyson beating. We ended up doing really well. It was a fast-moving car. But yeah, you get these d*ckheads who come in here and run with us, and they have no business driving a...

Jae Crowder. Multiple outlets say that Jae Crowder and the Phoenix Suns have mutually agreed for the veteran forward to skip the team's training camp, which begins on Monday, August 26. Crowder, who is 32, is in the final year of a three-year contract. This year, he will make $10.1 million. Source Crowder attempted to clarify his side of the argument in a Twitter post published on Sunday. Crowder, who typically writes in all caps, said, "One must seek work where he is wanted... where he is required!" A lot of valuable lessons have been learned during the past two years, for which I am eternally grateful. I must apply the same level of effort and focus to the next task I face. To those who shut the door behind me, I am grateful. A return of 99 is expected. Phoenix Suns The defensive-minded Crowder may have issues with the Suns because fourth-year pro Cameron Johnson will be playing a larger role this season. Crowder responded to a tweet from a reporter in the Phoenix re...