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The 20 college basketball teams that most need to win this weekend
The 20 college basketball teams that most need to win this weekend
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PBC setting resembles Olympics ceremony, Super Bowl production
PBC setting resembles Olympics ceremony, Super Bowl production
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Rink rage on the riseView video
Rink rage on the rise
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Wesley Matthews to miss rest of season with torn Achilles tendon
Wesley Matthews to miss rest of season with torn Achilles tendon
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Alice Cooper rocks Arizona Coyotes retro night
Alice Cooper rocks Arizona Coyotes retro night
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NFL Draft Top 50, Nos. 11-20: Top offensive tackles lumped together
NFL Draft Top 50, Nos. 11-20: Top offensive tackles lumped together
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Mike Ribeiro goal inconclusive on replay in Preds game against Islanders (Video)
Mike Ribeiro goal inconclusive on replay in Preds game against Islanders (Video)
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Video: Davis Cup draw made for Canada vs. Japan in Vancouver
Video: Davis Cup draw made for Canada vs. Japan in Vancouver
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E'Twaun Moore hits game-winning 3 as Bulls beat Thunder, snap Westbrook's triple-double streak
E'Twaun Moore hits game-winning 3 as Bulls beat Thunder, snap Westbrook's triple-double streak
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David Schlemko's 'Forsberg' shootout move gives Flames victory (Video)
David Schlemko's 'Forsberg' shootout move gives Flames victory (Video)
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NHL Three Stars: Tavares ends Isles mini skid; Smith stops Coyotes slump
NHL Three Stars: Tavares ends Isles mini skid; Smith stops Coyotes slump
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Sources: NCAA investigating whether family of Kansas' Cliff Alexander received impermissible benefits
Sources: NCAA investigating whether family of Kansas' Cliff Alexander received impermissible benefits
King takes control of Scottish club Rangers
By Neil Maidment LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - South Africa-based businessman Dave King won the battle for control of Scottish soccer club Rangers on Friday, winning a vote to oust the board and appoint himself and others to the helm of the 54-times … More »
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Florida man to be sentenced for helping baseball star Puig flee Cuba
By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida man who pleaded guilty to helping smuggle Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig out of Cuba will face sentencing on Friday in federal court. Gilberto Suarez received $2.5 million sometime after … More »
Reuters - 4 minutes 58 seconds ago3 tell of gruesome injuries, death at Boston Marathon
A woman who lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombing described feeling as if she were in a horror movie: wounded people all around her, including someone covered with soot, dazed and ''walking around like a zombie.'' At the federal death penalty … More »
AP - Sports - 7 minutes agoCiganda shoots 66, shares lead with Park
Carlota Ciganda shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to move into a tie for the lead with Inbee Park after the second round of the HSBC Women's Champions. Ciganda offset a pair of bogeys with eight birdies at Sentosa Golf Club to finish even with Park (69) … More »
AP - Sports - 8 minutes agoSnow joke as daring Saints hit the icy pistes
LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League clubs usually use fixture-free weeks as an opportunity to escape the English winter and visit warmer climes but Southampton have taken a novel approach by heading to the Swiss Alps. Ronald Koeman's sixth-placed … More »
Reuters - 11 minutes agoUPDATE 2-Tennis-Davis Cup world group round 1 Draw
March 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Draw from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 matches on Friday Round 1Kazakhstan are level with 6-Italy 1- 1 4-Serbia lead Croatia 1- 0 … More »
Reuters - 24 minutes agoTennis-Davis Cup world group round 1 Serbia v Croatia Fixture
March 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixture from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Serbia and Croatia on Friday 4-Serbia lead Croatia 1-0 On FridayNovak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Mate Delic (Croatia) 6-3 6-2 6-4 … More »
Reuters - 24 minutes agoNew-look Valencia threaten La Liga elite
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) - Quietly and efficiently Valencia are building up steam under new owner Peter Lim and on Sunday face champions Atletico Madrid ready to fight for third place in La Liga. Valencia are a new-look side thanks to the … More »
Reuters - 47 minutes agoBlatter urges Iran to open stadiums to women
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is urging Iran to end a ban preventing women from watching football in stadiums. In comments published in FIFA's weekly magazine ahead of International Women's Day, Blatter said that despite his efforts to convince Iran … More »
AP - Sports - 54 minutes agoNo drums, beer or banners - Copa America could be dull
By Rosalba O'Brien and Felipe Iturrieta SANTIAGO (Reuters) - In a bid to keep South America's notorious 'barra brava' hooligans away from soccer stadiums, Chile is implementing strict rules that fans complain will take the fizz out of proceedings … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 3 minutes agoWushu to bid again for Olympic spot
Wushu will bid again for inclusion in the Olympics and is banking on increased participation in Africa and the Americas to aid their chances after previously missing out to wrestling. "We have to undertake another bidding process," International … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 7 minutes agoEnglish FA names Glenn as chief executive
United Biscuits CEO Martin Glenn has been appointed chief executive of the English Football Association, the ruling body said on Friday. The 54-year-old, who will replace general secretary Alex Horne, starts work at Wembley on May. 18, overseeing … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 9 minutes agoWelbeck criticism wide of the mark, says Wenger
By Sam Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Striker Danny Welbeck is playing an important role in Arsenal's season despite being moved into an unpreferred wide role, manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday. Arsenal face Welbeck's former club Manchester United … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 28 minutes agoDavis Cup: Italy and Kazakhstan tied 1-1
Italy leveled the Davis Cup first-round tie with Kazakhstan at 1-1 after Andreas Seppi defeated Andrei Golubev in the second of Friday's singles. Seppi dominated from the start, and could have closed out the match in straight sets if not for a … More »
AP - Sports - 2 hours 3 minutes agoDenny Morrison motivated by addition of Dutch skater to Canadian team
Veteran speed skater Denny Morrison says he's finding inspiration this season through his friendly rivalry with new teammate Ted-Jan Bloemen. The 29-year-old from Fort St. John, B.C., will compete for Canada at the ISU world allround championships … More »
The Canadian Press - 2 hours 12 minutes agoTennis-Davis Cup world group round 1 Kazakhstan v Italy Fixture
March 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixture from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 match between Kazakhstan and Italy on Friday Kazakhstan are level with 6-Italy 1-1 On FridayAndreas Seppi (Italy) beat Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan) 6-3 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 … More »
Reuters - 2 hours 16 minutes agoIndia v West Indies highlights
PERTH (Reuters) - Latest from the cricket World Cup Pool B match between India and West Indies at the WACA on Friday. West Indies were all out for 182. - - India innings 1st over - Jerome Taylor starts for West Indies and bowls a tidy over to … More »
Reuters - 2 hours 28 minutes agoBlatter calls on Iran to allow women into stadiums
By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has asked Iran to end its ban on women watching football matches, describing the situation as intolerable. "When I travelled to Iran in November 2013, I was not only confronted with … More »
Reuters - 2 hours 55 minutes agoFlorida man faces sentencing in smuggling of Dodgers' Puig
A South Florida businessman is set to be sentenced for illegally helping finance the smuggling of Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig out of Cuba. Gilberto Suarez is likely looking at a prison term of up to a year at Friday's hearing before U.S. … More »
AP - Sports - 3 hours agoLacazette will stay at Lyon next season, says club president
Ligue 1 top scorer and France international Alexandre Lacazette will not be sold at the end of the season, according to Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas. Lacazette, who has netted 21 league goals this season, said on the club's TV … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoBrumbies down Force to spoil return of the Honey Badger
(Reuters) - ACT Brumbies spoiled a try-scoring return to Super Rugby for Wallabies winger Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins with a 27-15 bonus point victory over Western Force at Canberra Stadium on Friday. The Brumbies ran in three tries in the first … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoShami takes three as India bowl out West Indies for 182
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami returned from injury to torment the West Indies batsmen with three wickets as India bowled out the Caribbean side for 182 in their World Cup Group B match at the WACA on Friday. West Indies captain Jason Holder (57) hit … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoOlympics-Wushu to bid again for Olympic spot
Wushu will bid again for inclusion in the Olympics and is banking on increased participation in Africa and the Americas to aid their chances after previously missing out to wrestling. "We have to undertake another bidding process," International … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoOpening woes continue to haunt Pakistan at World Cup
A pair of comfortable wins after two losses to start the World Cup have given a more settled look to Pakistan but the 1992 champions still seem to have no clue as to how to solve their opener problem. Pakistan's troubles started when all-rounder … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoIndonesia struggling to nurture another world champion
By Rod Gilmour BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - The thought of watching "so-so" Indonesian singles players doesn't sit well with Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat. In a year when Jakarta stages the world championships for the first time since 1989, Taufik … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoPark stays bogey-free for share of Singapore lead
By John O'Brien SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Park In-bee curled in a three-metre birdie putt on the final hole to maintain a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the HSBC Women's Champions, the Korean going bogey-free for the second straight day to … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoSports Direct's Ashley eludes British lawmakers
By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - A British parliamentary committee wanting to question retailer Sports Direct's founder Mike Ashley over the treatment of workers at its fashion chain USC has been told he is unavailable, but said they have not … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoGolf-Park stays bogey-free for share of Singapore lead
(Fixes spelling of Ciganda) By John O'Brien SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) - Park In-bee curled in a three-metre birdie putt on the final hole to maintain a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the HSBC Women's Champions, the Korean going … More »
Reuters - 4 hours agoWarm weather, barren trails push start of Iditarod sled dog race farther north in Alaska
Much of the start of the world's most famous sled dog race is covered in barren gravel, forcing Iditarod organizers to move the start further north where there is snow and ice. A weather pattern that buried the eastern U.S. in snow has left Alaska … More »
The Canadian Press - 4 hours agoDuke-UNC rematch headlines final ACC regular-season weekend
A look at things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference: … More »
AP - Sports - 4 hours agoF1's youngest ever lineup confident of success
Kimi Raikkonen is old enough to be Max Verstappen's father, and when the Formula One season gets underway at the Australian Grand Prix, the teen prodigy will be racing against the seen-it-all veteran. At 17, Verstappen will become the youngest … More »
AP - Sports - 4 hours agoFerrari's Sebastian Vettel begins F1 2015 with big ambitions
Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel enters the new Formula One season in the unusual position of being the outsider. This time, the Ferrari driver is doing the chasing - behind the Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Vettel used to … More »
AP - Sports - 4 hours agoBadminton-Indonesia struggling to nurture another world champion
By Rod Gilmour BIRMINGHAM, March 6 (Reuters) - The thought of watching "so-so" Indonesian singles players doesn't sit well with Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat. In a year when Jakarta stages the world championships for the first time since 1989, … More »
Reuters - 4 hours agoAB is the Neo of the cricketing world: Steyn
South Africa captain AB de Villiers' batting blitzkriegs in the last two months have been so good that even his own team mates are in awe of them, fast bowler Dale Steyn said on Friday. De Villiers has scored 241 runs in four innings at the … More »
Reuters - 5 hours agoBanks kicks two late penalties as Highlanders beat Chiefs
(Reuters) - Replacement flyhalf Marty Banks kicked two late penalties to snatch a 20-17 victory for the Otago Highlanders against the Waikato Chiefs in their Super Rugby clash in Hamilton on Friday. The Highlanders struggled against the Chiefs … More »
Reuters - 5 hours agoPBC setting resembles Olympics ceremony, Super Bowl production
The symphony of light, sound and visuals during the series will be unprecedented for boxing venues. … More »
Yahoo Sports - 5 hours agoSuper Bowl, World Series champs back gay marriage at court
The New England Patriots are for same-sex marriage. So are the San Francisco Giants. The reigning baseball and football champions, along with baseball's small-market Tampa Bay Rays, are among the thousands of businesses, religious groups, advocacy … More »
AP - Sports - 5 hours agoYear after rule changes, men's basketball back to old form
One year after the NCAA changed how rules were enforced to open up the game, men's basketball looks a lot like it once did. Fouls, free throws and scoring increased at the start of last season with a new emphasis on eliminating some of the physical … More »
AP - Sports - 5 hours agoVettel hopes Ferrari can be Mercedes' closest rivals
Four times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel hopes Ferrari can become the strongest challengers to Mercedes this season after failing to win a race last year. Vettel, who moved from Red Bull at the end of last year, said on Thursday it … More »
Reuters - 6 hours agoPortland's Matthews ruptures Achilles, out for season
Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews ruptured his left Achilles tendon in Portland's game against Dallas on Thursday night and is out for the season. Matthews was running with the ball when he fell to the court two minutes into the third quarter and … More »
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