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UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Argentina could return to F1 calendar
Fri,16 Dec 2011 07:03 PM PST
Reuters - * Makers say track will be capable of staging F1 * Aim is to build multi-purpose high performance circuit (Changes dateline, adds quotes, byline) BUENOS AIRES, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Argentina, which lasthosted a Formula One Grand Prix in 1998, could be back on thecalendar from 2014 when a new track near Buenos Aires iscompleted. Friday marked a ground-breaking ceremony of the 4.7 kmVelociudad Speedcity circuit in Zarate, 100 km from the capital,which designers Populous said will be capable of returning F1 tothe South American country. ... Full Story | Top |
Basketball star Kobe Bryant, wife file for divorce
Fri,16 Dec 2011 05:43 PM PST
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and his wife Vanessa have filed for divorce after more than 10 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, a representative for the couple said on Friday.
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Barry Bonds gets 2 years probation in steroids probe
Fri,16 Dec 2011 04:48 PM PST
Reuters -  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Home-run king Barry Bonds avoided a prison sentence on Friday over a single criminal conviction related to an investigation of steroids in sports, a punishment one prosecutor called a slap on the wrist.
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Canadian doctor to star athletes gets fine, no prison
Fri,16 Dec 2011 04:42 PM PST
Reuters - BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A Canadian sports doctor who treated top athletes and admitted bringing illegal performance-enhancing drugs into the United States was sentenced on Friday to probation for his role in transporting drugs across the border. Dr. Anthony Galea of Toronto pleaded guilty in July to introducing misbranded drugs into the United States in a plea agreement under which stiffer charges he faced were dismissed. Prosecutors alleged Galea and a former assistant lied to border agents during more than 100 cross-border trips between 2007 and 2009. ... Full Story | Top |
Canadian doctor to star athletes gets fine, no prison
Fri,16 Dec 2011 04:27 PM PST
Reuters - BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A Canadian sports doctor who treated top athletes and admitted bringing illegal performance-enhancing drugs into the United States was sentenced on Friday to probation for his role in transporting drugs across the border. Dr. Anthony Galea of Toronto pleaded guilty in July to introducing misbranded drugs into the United States in a plea agreement under which stiffer charges he faced were dismissed. Prosecutors alleged Galea and a former assistant lied to border agents during more than 100 cross-border trips between 2007 and 2009. ... Full Story | Top |
Canadian doctor to star athletes gets fine, no prison
Fri,16 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST
Reuters - BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A Canadian sports doctor who treated top athletes and admitted bringing illegal performance-enhancing drugs into the United States was sentenced on Friday to probation for his role in transporting drugs across the border. Full Story | Top |
Penn State officials to stand trial in abuse case
Fri,16 Dec 2011 04:06 PM PST
Reuters -  HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Friday that two former senior Penn State officials must stand trial on charges of lying to a grand jury about what they knew of sexual abuse allegations against former coach Jerry Sandusky.
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Most NBA players recover from meniscus tears
Fri,16 Dec 2011 03:06 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A handful of players are sidelined by torn knee cartilage every season in the National Basketball Association, according to a new study, and most make a full recovery within a couple months. Full Story | Top |
I wept after U.S. Masters meltdown, says McIlroy
Fri,16 Dec 2011 02:47 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy said he wept after letting victory slip from his grasp at the U.S. Masters in April and the world number two is hoping the only golf-related crying he does in the future will be tears of joy. In a frank review of his season, the 22-year-old Briton acknowledged he "choked" by carding a closing 80 at Augusta after going into the last round holding a four-stroke lead. "I felt like crying because even after my triple-bogey on the 10th hole I thought I still had chances on 13, 15 and 16," McIlroy told reporters. ... Full Story | Top |
Tigers' Alburquerque faces long recovery
Fri,16 Dec 2011 02:44 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Promising Detroit Tigers pitcher Al Alburquerque has undergone elbow surgery that will sideline him until at least mid-season next year, the American League team said on Friday.
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Golf-I wept after U.S. Masters meltdown, says McIlroy
Fri,16 Dec 2011 01:59 PM PST
Reuters - Dec 16 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy said he wept afterletting victory slip from his grasp at the U.S. Masters in Apriland the world number two is hoping the only golf-related cryinghe does in the future will be tears of joy. In a frank review of his season, the 22-year-old Britonacknowledged he "choked" by carding a closing 80 at Augustaafter going into the last round holding a four-stroke lead. "I felt like crying because even after my triple-bogey onthe 10th hole I thought I still had chances on 13, 15 and 16,"McIlroy told reporters. ... Full Story | Top |
Barry Bonds gets 2 years probation in steroids probe
Fri,16 Dec 2011 01:49 PM PST
Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Home-run king Barry Bonds avoided a prison sentence on Friday over a single criminal conviction related to an investigation of steroids in sports, a punishment one prosecutor called a slap on the wrist. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston sentenced Bonds to two years probation, along with 30 days of home confinement, 250 hours of community service, and a $4,000 fine. Illston handed down the punishment at a hearing in a San Francisco federal court, and she immediately stayed it pending appeal. U.S. ...
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Motor racing-F1 cannot be big in United States - Ecclestone
Fri,16 Dec 2011 11:41 AM PST
Reuters - Dec 16 (Reuters) - Formula One will continue to beviewed as a minority sport by Americans even though the UnitedStates is due to host two grands prix a year from 2013, supremoBernie Ecclestone said on Friday. The United States, absent from the Formula One calendarsince Indianapolis in 2007, returns to the schedule next yearwith a new race at Austin, Texas. The country will then have two races a season from 2013 whena grand prix is also planned for New Jersey, on a street circuitagainst a backdrop of New York's Manhattan skyline. ... Full Story | Top |
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