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The long recovery of Matt Harvey, and why that's a good thing
The long recovery of Matt Harvey, and why that's a good thing
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Brandon Dubinsky injured on goal scoring rush (Video)
Brandon Dubinsky injured on goal scoring rush (Video)
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Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer lands Sports Illustrated cover
Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer lands Sports Illustrated cover
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Atlanta Falcons cut RB Steven Jackson
Atlanta Falcons cut RB Steven Jackson
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David Clarkson for Nathan Horton: Maple Leafs, Blue Jackets trade problems – and it's best for all involved
David Clarkson for Nathan Horton: Maple Leafs, Blue Jackets trade problems – and it's best for all involved
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Llamas grab attention of pro sports teamsView video
Llamas grab attention of pro sports teams
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Former boxer Holly Holm trying to slow 'hype train' going into UFC debut
Former boxer Holly Holm trying to slow 'hype train' going into UFC debut
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Golden Goal, 5 years later: Oral history of 2010 Vancouver Olympic hockey final
Golden Goal, 5 years later: Oral history of 2010 Vancouver Olympic hockey final
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Former NHL players remember deadline tradesView video
Former NHL players remember deadline trades
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Rick Pitino says he was 'blindsided' by Chris Jones' arrest on rape charges
Rick Pitino says he was 'blindsided' by Chris Jones' arrest on rape charges
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NHL Three Stars: Hammond robs Kings; Subban pads Habs' conference lead
NHL Three Stars: Hammond robs Kings; Subban pads Habs' conference lead
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Six Degrees Of Canadian Bacon: tracing CFL history and the league's connections to movie stars
Six Degrees Of Canadian Bacon: tracing CFL history and the league's connections to movie stars
Federer trounces teenager Coric in Dubai semi-finals
By Matt Smith DUBAI (Reuters) - Roger Federer trounced Croatian teenager Borna Coric 6-2 6-1 at the Dubai Championships on Friday to set up a potential final showdown with world number one Novak Djokovic. Federer may have failed to win a grand … More »
Reuters - 4 minutes 16 seconds agoTennis-Federer trounces teenager Coric in Dubai semi-finals
By Matt Smith DUBAI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Roger Federer trounced Croatian teenager Borna Coric 6-2 6-1 at the Dubai Championships on Friday to set up a potential final showdown with world number one Novak Djokovic. Federer may have failed to win a … More »
Reuters - 7 minutes agoSprint official testifies in Aaron Hernandez murder trial
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- A Sprint official is testifying about phone records the company turned over in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez. … More »
AP - Sports - 9 minutes agoNorthug leads Norway to men's relay gold at Nordic worlds
FALUN, Sweden (AP) -- Petter Northug led Norway to victory Friday in the men's cross-country relay for the fifth straight time at the Nordic skiing world championships. … More »
AP - Sports - 19 minutes agoReal's Bale back in training before Villarreal clash
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale has returned to training with his team mates as he continues his recovery from a minor ankle problem, the La Liga leaders said on Friday. Bale had been absent from training this week after taking a … More »
Reuters - 20 minutes agoBlatter wants 2022 World Cup final no later than Dec. 18
FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar to take place no later than Dec. 18, a date that would avoid a conflict with the powerful Premier League over the Christmas schedule in England. A FIFA task force this week … More »
AP - Sports - 27 minutes ago2022 World Cup final no later than Dec. 18, says Blatter
By Mike Collett BELFAST (Reuters) - The World Cup final in Qatar in 2022 should be played no later than Dec. 18, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday. Blatter, who arrived in Northern Ireland for this weekend's International Football … More »
Reuters - 32 minutes agoCity will have edge over fatigued Liverpool, says Pellegrini
Manchester City have will have the edge over Liverpool when the sides meet at Anfield because of the Merseysiders' gruelling Europa League efforts, manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Friday. Liverpool were dumped out of Europe's second-tier … More »
Reuters - 34 minutes agoMike Smith robs J.T. Miller from point-blank range
Arizona Coyotes goalie Mike Smith makes an incredible right pad save on New York Rangers forward, J.T. Miller early in the first period. … More »
NHL Highlights - 34 minutes agoNHL draft tracker: Andrew Nielsen, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Andrew Nielsen wasn’t considering a possible hockey career two years ago. The Lethbridge Hurricanes rookie wasn’t even playing in Alberta’s top midget league, let alone the Western Hockey League. The game was more or less just a pastime to him. … More »
Buzzing The Net - 35 minutes agoEngland primed for Dublin 'decider'
By Mitch Phillips BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) - Nobody in the England and Ireland camps will countenance any talk of Sunday’s clash being a Six Nations decider but to everyone else, whoever emerges victorious in Dublin will be installed as red hot … More »
Reuters - 36 minutes agoMurphy the only Ireland change for England clash
Ireland number eight Jordi Murphy will replace the injured Jamie Heaslip against England on Sunday in the only change to the champions side ahead of a potential Six Nations decider. Heaslip cracked three vertebrae in Ireland's 18-11 victory over … More »
Reuters - 40 minutes agoChelsea made League Cup a serious competition - Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes winning the League Cup 10 years ago revolutionised the competition as Premier League clubs have since started to take it more seriously. Mourinho, whose side play Tottenham Hotspur in the final at Wembley on … More »
Reuters - 40 minutes agoReport: Parma signs deal with sponsor to cover some costs of Genoa match
Italian soccer club Parma has reportedly signed a one-match deal with a sponsor that will cover costs for Sunday's match at Genoa. With Parma already having been sold twice this season, last weekend's home match against Udinese was postponed … More »
The Canadian Press - 44 minutes agoMcLaren driver Fernando Alonso says he's perfectly fine' after crash in testing
Fernando Alonso says he's "perfectly fine" as he recovers at home from a crash during Formula One preseason testing that sent him to the hospital for three days. The McLaren driver says in a video on YouTube "as you can see, I am perfectly fine. … More »
The Canadian Press - 48 minutes agoFernando Alonso says he is 'perfectly fine' after crash
Fernando Alonso says he is ''perfectly fine'' as he recovers at home from a crash during Formula One preseason testing that sent him to the hospital for three days. ''As you can see, I am perfectly fine,'' the McLaren driver said on Friday in a … More »
AP - Sports - 52 minutes agoMarussia on F1 entry list subject to conditions
Marussia were named on a 10 team Formula One entry list on Friday, subject to conditions that included full compliance with the 2015 technical regulations. The list, which does not include the failed Caterham team, said the revived Manor Marussia … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 1 minute agoLauda neutral on chances of German GP happening
By Alan Baldwin BARCELONA (Reuters) - The chances of Germany hosting a Formula One Grand Prix this year are only 50-50 despite determined efforts to save it, according to Niki Lauda. "(Formula One' commercial supremo) Bernie (Ecclestone) is the … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 1 minute agoFederer rolls past Coric in Dubai semis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Defending champion Roger Federer moved back into the Dubai Championships final with a 6-2, 6-1 win over lucky loser Borna Coric on Friday. … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 3 minutes agoScale of racism in World Cup host Russia exposed by study
Russian football is plagued by a racist and far-right extremist fan culture that threatens the safety of visitors to the 2018 World Cup, a report provided to The Associated Press reveals. Researchers from the Moscow-based SOVA Center and the Fare … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 6 minutes agoGolden Goal, 5 years later: Oral history of 2010 Vancouver Olympic hockey final
With the five-year anniversary of the gold medal game Saturday, we wanted to hear from some of the players involved in this instant classic. … More »
Puck Daddy - 1 hour 12 minutes agoEuropa loss could have silver lining for Liverpool
By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - When Dejan Lovren's penalty soared high over the bar in Istanbul the Liverpool players would not have been thinking about silver linings with the chance of a trophy having just slipped away. Yet as their delayed … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 21 minutes agoReport: Sponsor to cover some costs for crisis-hit Parma
Crisis-hit Parma has reportedly signed a one-match deal with a sponsor that will cover costs for Sunday's match at Genoa. With Parma already having been sold twice this season, last weekend's home match against Udinese was postponed indefinitely … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 27 minutes agoAlonso says he is fine after crash
McLaren's Fernando Alonso assured his fans that he was fine on Friday in his first public comments since crashing heavily in Formula One testing last weekend. Denmark's Kevin Magnussen has replaced him for the final pre-season test at the Circuit … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 42 minutes agoJustin Bailey out 2 weeks for 'Hounds, sticker shock in Flint: the coast-to-coast
Junior hockey headlines for Fri., Feb. 27. … More »
Buzzing The Net - 1 hour 43 minutes agoVan Persie injury may hand Falcao another chance
By Michael Hann LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Robin van Persie will miss Saturday's Premier League match against Sunderland with an ankle injury that could hand out-of-sorts forward Radamel Falcao another opportunity to prove his … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 49 minutes agoWoeful West Indies must banish De Villiers-led nightmare
When a team has been destroyed by a special knock like the one AB de Villiers conjured up against West Indies on Friday, it can make it easy to explain a defeat away. Five weeks after blazing a world record 31-ball century against West Indies, De … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 56 minutes agoReichelt edges Jansrud in World Cup downhill training
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Hannes Reichelt was quickest again in the final training session Friday for a World Cup downhill on the demanding Kandahar slope. The Austrian, who was also fastest in Thursday's opening session, clocked 1 … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 59 minutes agoFeb. 26: Daily Zap
Get a quick recap of Thursday nights action around the NBA. … More »
NBA.com - 2 hours 22 minutes agoFeb. 25: Daily Zap
Fly through 12 games of NBA action in the Daily Zap. … More »
NBA.com - 2 hours 22 minutes agoWomen's World Cup super-G canceled in foggy Bansko
BANSKO, Bulgaria (AP) -- The women's World Cup super-G has been canceled because of fog. … More »
AP - Sports - 2 hours 30 minutes agoGoing to the game? Pack earplugs and lose the vuvuzela, WHO says
Sports fans risk having their hearing ruined by vuvuzela trumpets and deliberate attempts to increase stadium noise and they need to start seeing earplugs as something cool, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Shelly Chadha, a WHO expert … More »
Reuters - 2 hours 54 minutes agoAmerican Lewis takes three-stroke lead at Thai LPGA event
(Reuters) - World number three Stacy Lewis fired an error-free eight-under-par 64 in the second round of the women's Thailand Open on Friday to take a three-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the LPGA Tour event. The 30-year-old American, who … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoExclusive: Nepal officials urge FIFA for full probe of own chief
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) vice presidents are calling for world soccer's governing body to launch a fully- fledged probe into their own president Ganesh Thapa before his self-imposed four-month suspension runs out next week. FIFA said … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoSpurs need repeat performance to win Cup, says Pochettino
By Ken Ferris LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur must reproduce their "nearly perfect" Premier League performance against Chelsea to beat their London rivals in the League Cup final on Sunday, manager Mauricio Pochettino has said. Spurs beat … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoWest Indies lose Bravo for rest of World Cup
West Indies batsman Darren Bravo will be sent home from the World Cup after failing to recover from a hamstring injury sustained in the second match of the campaign, a team spokesman said on Friday. St Lucian batsman Johnson Charles, who has scored … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoLewis leads LPGA Thailand by three shots
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) -- Stacy Lewis shot an unblemished round of 8-under-par 64 for a three-shot advantage over Amy Yang after the second round of the LPGA Thailand on Friday. … More »
AP - Sports - 3 hours agoUCI recommends Astana team be stripped of elite status
The International Cycling Union (UCI) wants the sport's licencing commission to strip the Astana team of their elite status after an investigation into doping, the ruling body said on Friday. Kazakhstan-based Astana, whose team includes Tour de … More »
Reuters - 3 hours agoDe Villiers leads South Africa to big win over West Indies
If ever there was a case of World Cup one-upmanship, AB de Villiers' unbeaten 162 has to be in the running for top billing. The South Africa captain posted the fastest 150 runs in one-day international cricket with some brutal late hitting, setting … More »
AP - Sports - 3 hours agoGolf-American Lewis takes three-stroke lead at Thai LPGA event
World number three Stacy Lewis fired an error-free eight-under-par 64 in the second round of the women's Thailand Open on Friday to take a three-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the LPGA Tour event. The 30-year-old American, who finished in the … More »
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