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Soccer-Turkish championship results and standings (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:04:15 PDT

May 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Turkish championship matches on Saturday Saturday, May 18 Buyuksehir Bld. ...

Garza slated to start for Cubs on Tuesday (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:01:29 PDT

CHICAGO (AP) -- Matt Garza is set to come off the disabled list and make his first start of the season for the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday against Pittsburgh.

Soccer-Bayern edge past Gladbach 4-3, Schalke grab fourth (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:01:03 PDT

* Heynckes ends long Bundesliga career * Hoffenheim stage last-gasp relegation escape (Updates with more details, quotes) By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN, May 18 (Reuters) - Champions Bayern Munich needed some Franck Ribery magic to end the Bundesliga season with a dramatic 4-3 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach as they prepare to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final next week. ...

Chargers, Freeney agree to 2-year deal (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:59:23 PDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The San Diego Chargers agreed Saturday to a two-year deal with aging star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million.

Chargers, pass rusher Dwight Freeney agree to 2-year deal (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:58:20 PDT

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers agreed Saturday to a two-year deal with aging star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million.

Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:54:52 PDT

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Armed groups attacked military posts in Libya's second city Benghazi with bombs and a rocket-propelled grenade, an army commander said on Saturday. Nearly two years after the uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule, the government still exerts little control over the armed brigades that helped overthrow him. Oil-producer Libya is largely split into fiefdoms of such brigades that are competing for influence. No one was hurt in the four overnight attacks on three Benghazi army posts, said the military commander, Hamed Belkhair. ...

Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's Sunni heartland (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:54:41 PDT

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian hatred. Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in Iraq have been amplified by the conflict between mostly Sunni rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite-dominated forces in neighbouring Syria. ...

Soccer-Slovenian championship results and standings (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:54:25 PDT

May 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Slovenian championship matches on Saturday Saturday, May 18 Mura 05 3 Koper 0 ND Gorica 0 Triglav Gorenjska 0 Maribor 5 MIK Celje 1 Olimpija Ljubljana 2 Aluminij Kidricevo 0 Rudar Velenje 0 Domzale 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts C1 Maribor 34 24 5 5 77 30 77 -------------------------2 Olimpija Ljubljana 34 19 7 8 68 35 64 3 Koper 34 14 12 8 50 39 54 -------------------------4 Domzale 34 15 9 10 38 34 54 -------------------------5 MIK Celje 34 11 12 11 34 36 45 6 Triglav Gorenjska 34 9 11 14 35 44 38 7 ND Gorica 34 9 11 14 42 55 38 8 ...

Soccer-Romanian championship results and standings (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:54:11 PDT

May 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Romanian championship matches on Saturday Saturday, May 18 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 2 Brasov 3 Petrolul Ploiesti 1 FC Astra 1 Friday, May 17 CFR Cluj 1 Concordia Chiajna 1 Otelul Galati 3 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts C1 Steaua Bucharest 31 23 6 2 67 23 75 -------------------------2 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 32 18 5 9 55 42 59 3 FC Astra 32 17 7 8 60 33 58 -------------------------4 Petrolul Ploiesti 32 15 13 4 55 31 58 -------------------------5 Dinamo Bucharest 31 15 8 8 44 33 53 6 Vaslui 31 13 10 8 43 32 49 7 Brasov 32 13 9 ...

Orioles add RHP Jurrjens in flurry of roster moves (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:54:06 PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Baltimore Orioles have purchased the contract of Jair Jurrjens from Triple-A Norfolk, and the right-hander will start against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Soccer-Polish championship results and standings (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:54:03 PDT

May 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Polish championship matches on Saturday Saturday, May 18 Gornik Zabrze 0 Polonia Warsaw 4 Legia Warsaw 1 Lech Poznan 0 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala 1 GKS Piast Gliwice 2 Friday, May 17 Ruch Chorzow 2 Pogon Szczecin 3 Slask Wroclaw 3 Wisla Krakow 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Legia Warsaw 27 19 5 3 53 21 62 -------------------------2 Lech Poznan 27 18 3 6 43 19 57 3 GKS Piast Gliwice 27 13 5 9 37 36 44 -------------------------4 Slask Wroclaw 27 12 7 8 40 36 43 -------------------------5 Polonia Warsaw 27 11 7 9 43 30 40 6 Gornik Zabrze ...

CA-NEWS Summary (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:53:57 PDT

Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession. "We hope that this government will finally start listening to us because we are losing our patience," said Enzo Bernardis, who joined the sea of protesters waving red flags and calling for more workers' rights and better contracts. ...

US Airways plane makes unusual belly landing at Newark airport (Reuters)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:51:40 PDT

By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A US Airways flight made an emergency landing on its belly at Newark Liberty International Airport early on Saturday after the plane's landing gear failed to deploy, but no one was injured, airline and government officials said. Piedmont Airlines flight 4560, operating for US Airways from Philadelphia with 34 passengers and three crew members, landed safely at 1 a.m., and passengers were evacuated on the tarmac and transported to the terminal, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said in an email. ...

Sporting Kansas City-United Preview (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:50:30 PDT

Sporting Kansas City opened its two-game road stretch with an unprecedented feat. It will try to finish it off Sunday with another.

Yankees acquire INF Reid Brignac from Rockies (The Associated Press)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:49:53 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies for cash, adding a lefty bat to the group of backups filling in for the team's injured stars.