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Devils beat Flyers to reach first East final since 2003
Tue,8 May 2012 07:39 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils made their long awaited return to the Eastern Conference finals after brushing Philadelphia aside 3-1 on Tuesday to complete their second-round series victory. Smothering the Flyers' dangerous offense as they did for the entire series, the Devils captured the best-of-seven series 4-1 and reached their first East final since 2003. Brodeur, who helped guide New Jersey to their last Stanley Cup in 2003, made 27 saves as the Devils resembled their glory days at the start of this century when they reached three Stanley Cup finals in four years. ...
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Rangers' Hamilton belts four home runs against Orioles
Tue,8 May 2012 07:15 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton blasted four home runs and had eight RBIs in a prodigious night at the plate in Baltimore as the Rangers routed the Orioles 10-3 on Tuesday. Hamilton, the 2010 American League MVP, hit four two-run homers in the game to lift his season total to 14 roundtrippers and 36 RBIs, to go along with a .406 batting average. The slugger homered in the first and third off Baltimore starter Jake Arrieta, connected in the seventh off reliever Zach Phillips and finished up by driving a shot over the center-field wall against Darren O'Day. ...
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Torch relay pioneered at Nazi Games
Tue,8 May 2012 07:12 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Mist clears to reveal white marble images from classical Greece culminating in Myron's celebrated statue of an athlete poised to launch a discus in the prologue to Leni Riefenstahl's remarkable documentary film "Olympia". The statue rotates and melts into an identical image of a contemporary discus thrower. It is succeeded by further paeans to the sculptured Greek ideal of physical beauty with pictures of a shot putter, a javelin thrower and rhythmic gymnasts. ...
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Yankees starter Pettitte set to return to action
Tue,8 May 2012 04:59 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees stood in fourth place heading into Tuesday's game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays but have turned to veteran Andy Pettitte to help turn around their season, with news he will return to the rotation on Sunday. Pettitte, who will turn 40 next month and last pitched in the majors in 2010 before coming out of retirement earlier this year, was recalled by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman after he completed his sixth minor league outing. ...
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Ultramarathon runner Micah True died from heart disease: autopsy
Tue,8 May 2012 04:55 PM PDT
Reuters - SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Ultramarathon runner Micah True died from heart disease while on a run last March in the rugged wilderness of southwestern New Mexico, an autopsy report revealed Tuesday. True, 58, was found to have idiopathic cardiomyopathy, heart disease with an unknown cause, the state's Office of the Medical Investigator found. The coroner found numerous abrasions on True's extremities but no sign of internal injuries, though the left side of his heart was found to be enlarged. Chemical tests revealed the presence of caffeine and mild dehydration. ... Full Story | Top |
Jockey Club raises prize money
Tue,8 May 2012 04:12 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Jockey Club, the owner of race courses including Aintree and Epsom, plans to increase prize money this year to 16.7 million pounds ($27 million) to help offset a decline in funding from the betting industry. Founded in 1750 and initially the sport's governing body, the Jockey Club has evolved into the largest commercial group in British horse racing and reinvests its profits in the sport. Its 14 race courses also include Cheltenham and Newmarket. The prize fund, which the Jockey Club calls the "lifeblood of the sport" totaled 16.4 million pounds last year, up 3. ... Full Story | Top |
Watson's Masters triumph inspired Fowler to maiden win
Tue,8 May 2012 03:48 PM PDT
Reuters -  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - American Rickie Fowler, fresh from his maiden PGA Tour win, has credited the Masters success of his friend and compatriot Bubba Watson with giving him the extra kick he needed to finally triumph. Fowler, 23, clinched the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday with a playoff victory over Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points less than a month after Watson's memorable playoff win at Augusta. ...
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Mickelson and Woods illustrate two sides of golfing coin
Tue,8 May 2012 03:47 PM PDT
Reuters -  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Rarely has the contrast between golf as an enjoyable game and torturous frustration been as evident in two players as in the appearances of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods at the Players Championship on Tuesday. Mickelson, a four-time major winner fresh from his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame, sat casually with reporters ahead of Thursday's opening round and chatted about how much he loves the game. ...
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Golf-Watson's Masters triumph inspired Fowler to maiden win
Tue,8 May 2012 03:31 PM PDT
Reuters - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 8 (Reuters) - AmericanRickie Fowler, fresh from his maiden PGA Tour win, has creditedthe Masters success of his friend and compatriot Bubba Watsonwith giving him the extra kick he needed to finally triumph. Fowler, 23, clinched the Wells Fargo Championship on Sundaywith a playoff victory over Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points lessthan a month after Watson's memorable playoff win at Augusta. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-Mickelson and Woods illustrate two sides of golfing coin
Tue,8 May 2012 03:04 PM PDT
Reuters - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida May 8 (Reuters) - Rarely has thecontrast between golf as an enjoyable game and torturousfrustration been as evident in two players as in the appearancesof Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods at the Players Championship onTuesday. Mickelson, a four-time major winner fresh from his inductioninto the World Golf Hall of Fame, sat casually with reportersahead of Thursday's opening round and chatted about how much heloves the game. ... Full Story | Top |
Judge prevents jury from seeing Clemens' contract
Tue,8 May 2012 02:31 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The judge in the perjury trial of former pitching ace Roger Clemens admonished attorneys for both sides on Tuesday about the slow pace of the proceedings, saying jurors were growing bored, USA Today reported. District Judge Reggie Walton also blocked the admission of Clemens' first major league contract into evidence on the grounds it could prejudice jurors upon seeing the high salaries paid to major league players, USA Today said. ...
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Peterson's dope test casts doubt on Khan bout
Tue,8 May 2012 02:13 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The heavily anticipated rematch between Britain's Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson, scheduled for May 19 in Las Vegas, has been cast in doubt after the American tested positive for a banned substance, organizers said on Tuesday. Peterson, who beat Khan in controversial circumstances to win the WBA super-lightweight and IBF light-welterweight belts in December, failed a drug test administered by the Las Vegas-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Association in March. ... Full Story | Top |
Schumacher says Pirelli tyres are a yolk
Tue,8 May 2012 02:06 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Mercedes' Michael Schumacher has criticized Pirelli's Formula One tyres by saying they make him feel like he is driving on raw eggs. The seven times world champion, who has not stood on the podium since he began his comeback in 2010, told CNN in an interview that the Italian tyres were having too much of an effect on racing. "They are so peaky and so special that we don't put the cars or ourselves to the limit," he said ahead of this week's Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, the start of the European season after four long-haul races. ... Full Story | Top |
Motor racing-Schumacher says Pirelli tyres are a yolk
Tue,8 May 2012 02:01 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Mercedes' Michael Schumacher hascriticised Pirelli's Formula One tyres by saying they make himfeel like he is driving on raw eggs. The seven times world champion, who has not stood on thepodium since he began his comeback in 2010, told CNN in aninterview that the Italian tyres were having too much of aneffect on racing. "They are so peaky and so special that we don't put the carsor ourselves to the limit," he said ahead of this week's SpanishGrand Prix in Barcelona, the start of the European season afterfour long-haul races. ... Full Story | Top |
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