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Devils use blistering third period to even series with Flyers
Tue,1 May 2012 07:44 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils scored four third-period goals to blow away the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Tuesday and level their National Hockey League Eastern Conference second round series 1-1. Adam Larsson and David Clarkson each scored their first goals of the playoffs to spark the third period rally, with Clarkson barging in to poke home a rebound that left him leaning over the cross-bar. Travis Zajac and Bryce Salvador added the final two goals for the Devils to send the series back to New Jersey for Thursday's Game Three. ...
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Polar bears can swim vast distances, study finds
Tue,1 May 2012 07:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Polar bears are capable of swimming vast distances, a potential survival skill needed in an Arctic environment where summer sea ice is vanishing, a study led by the U.S. Geological Survey showed on Tuesday. The study, published in the Canadian Journal of Zoology, tracked 52 female polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea off Alaska. Between 2004 and 2009, a period of extreme summer-ice retreat, about a third of those bears made swims exceeding 30 miles in distance, according to the study results. ...
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Nationals offense stays lifeless in loss to Arizona
Tue,1 May 2012 07:20 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Pitcher Trevor Cahill took advantage of a Washington lineup without any teeth as he pitched the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 victory over the Nationals on Tuesday. Cahill allowed just one run in 7 1/3 innings against one of the worst offenses in baseball this season, which led to Washington (14-9) falling to their fifth successive loss. John McDonald and Miguel Montero delivered RBIs in the fifth and sixth innings respectively, and Arizona (13-11) added two more in the seventh to take a 4-0 lead and hold on for their fourth victory in five games. ...
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California yacht racing suspension set to end later in month
Tue,1 May 2012 06:46 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A suspension of open water yacht racing in the Pacific Ocean off the San Francisco coast, enacted after five sailors died in a wreck last month, could end before a planned May 25 race, a U.S. Coast Guard official said on Tuesday. The Coast Guard declared a temporary "stand down" last week following the fatal wreck near the Farallone Islands, and just two days before four more sailors died after setting off on a race from Southern California for Mexico. Sailing experts call the two tragedies unusual for having involved so many deaths so close together. ... Full Story | Top |
Justice Department probes handling of Montana rape reports
Tue,1 May 2012 05:51 PM PDT
Reuters - MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - The Justice Department unveiled a broad probe on Tuesday into complaints that authorities were failing to aggressively investigate sexual assault reports in Missoula, Montana, citing more than 80 reported rapes there during the past three years. The investigation includes a review of the handling of sexual assault and harassment reports at the University of Montana at Missoula, where at least 11 student-related sex assault cases have surfaced in recent months. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-Glover banks on Quail Hollow boost for title defence
Tue,1 May 2012 04:14 PM PDT
Reuters - May 1 (Reuters) - Lucas Glover hopes to resurrect aninjury-plagued season at one of his favourite venues when hedefends his title at this week's Wells Fargo Championship inCharlotte, North Carolina. The former U.S. Open champion grew up in nearby Greenville,South Carolina, and has always felt a huge comfort factorwhenever he plays at the hosting Quail Hollow Club. "Any time you have success somewhere, it breeds a little bitof confidence so I feel good when I get here," American Glovertold reporters on Tuesday while preparing for Thursday's openinground. ... Full Story | Top |
Blues' Halak to miss entire West semi-final
Tue,1 May 2012 03:09 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - St. Louis Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak has been ruled out for the rest of the Western Conference semi-final series against the Los Angeles Kings with a lower body injury, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
Spurs' Popovich named NBA's coach of the year
Tue,1 May 2012 01:29 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - San Antonio's Gregg Popovich was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA) coach of the year after guiding an aging Spurs team to the best record in a tough Western Conference, the league said on Tuesday. Popovich, who also won the award in 2003, led the Spurs to a 50-16 record en route to a 15th consecutive postseason berth, which is the longest active streak in the NBA. ... Full Story | Top |
Motor racing-Alonso fastest in rain-lashed Mugello test
Tue,1 May 2012 12:12 PM PDT
Reuters - May 1 (Reuters) - More than 15,000 fans turned out inpouring rain at the Mugello circuit in Italy on Tuesday to seeFerrari's Fernando Alonso lap fastest in Formula One's firstmid-season test since 2008. The Spaniard, who clocked a best time of one minute 12.444seconds at the Ferrari-owned track north of Florence, felt forthe crowd on an afternoon red-flagged briefly due to athunderstorm. "It's a shame about the rain, which complicated the runningof this first day of testing, and a shame for the spectators whodeserved to see more of a show," said the double world champion. ... Full Story | Top |
Injury-hit Bulls should not lose hope-Pippen
Tue,1 May 2012 11:30 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The top-seeded Chicago Bulls should not let the season-ending injury to leading scorer Derrick Rose distract them from their goal of winning the team's first title in 14 years, Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen said on Tuesday. The injury to the reigning National Basketball Association's(NBA) Most Valuable Player in Chicago's playoff opener has left a gaping hole in the team's lineup and shakes up the Eastern Conference playoff bracket. ... Full Story | Top |
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