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Evans takes a different approach
Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:25 PM PDT
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - It took Cadel Evans seven attempts to win the Tour de France at and the Australian defending champion will discover in the three weeks ahead just how hard it is to win a second. Twice a runner-up in the greatest cycling show on earth, in 2007 and 2008, Evans finally set the record straight last year in a strong and confident display of all-round talent. Yet the 2012 race which starts in Liege on Saturday is an awkward one, with a rare emphasis on time trials at the expense of mountain stages, while Evans's preparation was not as ideal as it was a year ago. ... Full Story | Top |
Tour de France: Lighter Cavendish plays down chances
Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:22 PM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - Mark Cavendish embarks on his sixth Tour de France on Saturday a leaner, wiser man and a much more cautious one as well. While everybody might have expected the Briton to win his yearly average of five stages, the world champion warned he had other goals this season and the tally might be less. "I will win stages but I may not win five", Cavendish told a news conference in London on Tuesday. ...
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Bobcats trade Maggette to Pistons for Gordon and draft pick
Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:16 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The Charlotte Bobcats traded forward Corey Maggette to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Ben Gordon and a future first-round draft pick, the Bobcats announced on Tuesday. Maggette, acquired by Charlotte last June as part of a three-team trade, played in 32 games last season with the Bobcats averaging 15 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists. Last season, Gordon played 52 games for Detroit, averaging 12.5 points, 2.4 assists and 2.3 rebounds, while shooting .442 from the field and .429 from beyond the three-point line. ...
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Phelps and Lochte provide mouthwatering preview
Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:03 PM PDT
Reuters -  OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte provided a mouthwatering preview of what the world can expect at the London Olympics when they engaged in an epic duel in the 200 meters freestyle at the U.S. swimming trials on Tuesday. Although it was just a semi-final, the pair showed why they have one of the greatest rivalries in sport, battling each other stroke for stroke over the last lap. Lochte, who beat Phelps in the 400m individual medley final on Monday night, got his hand on the wall first in one minute 46.25 seconds, but Phelps was just 0.02 seconds away. ...
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Rangers suffer another pitching hit as Lewis goes on DL
Tue,26 Jun 2012 06:22 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers suffered another hit to their starting rotation when Colby Lewis was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday because of tendinitis in his right forearm. With Lewis, who is 6-6 with a 3.51 earned run average, headed to the bench, the Rangers have only two of their season-starting five-man rotation still taking the mound. Despite the pitching problems, the hard-hitting, two-time defending American League champions (45-29) have carried on to lead the AL West by 4.5 games over the Los Angeles Angels. ...
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Felix, Tarmoh both heading to London despite 100m tie
Tue,26 Jun 2012 06:08 PM PDT
Reuters -  EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Women's sprinters Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh are already on the American team for the London Games even though their controversial tie in the 100 meters trial has not been resolved, United States coach Amy Deem said on Tuesday. "The first four names (in the 4x100m relay pool) have to be your top four finishers at the championships," the women's Olympic coach told reporters, naming 100m winner Carmelita Jeter, runner-up Tianna Madison, Felix and Tarmoh as automatic selections for the six-member relay pool. ...
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Stopping Pirlo the key for youthful Germany
Tue,26 Jun 2012 06:04 PM PDT
Reuters -  KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Bastian Schweinsteiger is winning his battle to be fit for Thursday's Euro 2012 semi-final against Italy where the relentless midfielder will have to nullify the mercurial Andrea Pirlo if Germany are to end their hoodoo. The Germans have never beaten Italy at a major championship, famously losing the 2006 World Cup semi-final on home soil to the eventual victors, but they are favorites to progress this time having won all four matches so far in Poland and Ukraine. ...
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Alabama school district settles suit from civil rights era
Tue,26 Jun 2012 05:44 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A school district in Alabama has agreed to hire more non-whites to settle a nearly 50-year-old lawsuit stemming from the segregation of blacks and whites, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The Fort Payne City school district in Fort Payne, a predominately white city in the northeastern part the state, reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice requiring it to hire a more diverse workforce of teachers, administrators and general staff. The agreement, filed in a federal district court in Birmingham, is part of a statewide lawsuit, Lee v. ... Full Story | Top |
Club sues NYC after Brown-Drake brawl, loses liquor license
Tue,26 Jun 2012 05:39 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Manhattan nightclub where a brawl erupted between the entourages of hip-hop artists Chris Brown and Drake has sued New York City to allow it to re-open its doors. The New York hotspot Greenhouse claims it was "unnecessary and unlawful" for the city to shut it down in the aftermath of the June 16 bottle-launching fight in its downstairs club "W.i.P." The club claims in the lawsuit filed last Friday that it loses approximately $264,000 each week it is not open. Greenhouse is suing to permit an immediate opening of its doors. ... Full Story | Top |
Magic Johnson plays for keeps in business
Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:41 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sixteen years after the last jump shot of his Hall of Fame basketball career, Earvin "Magic" Johnson is playing on a new court as a media mogul. He says he's chasing the successful career of Robert Johnson, the legendary founder of Black Entertainment Television and one-time owner of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats. ...
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London businesses fret about disruption
Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:39 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Almost half of London businesses remain concerned about the impact of the Olympics on their operations only a month before the Games begin, a survey showed on Wednesday. Most of the more than 250 London firms surveyed by the Confederation of British Industry said they were looking forward to the Olympics which London will host from July 27-August 12. However, only 37 percent said they were confident about dealing with transport and logistic issues, against 46 percent who said they were nervous. ... Full Story | Top |
Sandusky's adopted son told Pennsylvania police of abuse: report
Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:09 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Note: explicit sexual content) (Reuters) - Jerry Sandusky's adult adopted son told police he had lied to a grand jury when he denied being sexually abused by the former Penn State University assistant football coach and said he was coming forward so his family would know the truth, according to a tape of his police interview aired by NBC on Tuesday. Matt Sandusky, 33, said in the interview with police in Pennsylvania he was molested by Jerry Sandusky, 68, off and on from ages 8 to 15 and tried to cope by escaping from his new family's home and attempting to commit suicide. ...
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Ex-Met Lenny Dykstra in bankruptcy fraud plea deal
Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:05 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Lenny Dykstra, the former star New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder, entered a plea agreement with federal prosecutors who accused him of defrauding creditors by declaring bankruptcy and then looting his $18 million mansion. The government filed the sealed plea agreement on Tuesday with the federal court in Los Angeles, court records show. Terms were not immediately available. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, was not immediately available for comment. ...
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Greene doubts Bolt will romp to records in London
Tue,26 Jun 2012 03:48 PM PDT
Reuters -  EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will not emulate his world record performances of 2008 and 2009 at the London Games, former holder Maurice Greene predicted on Tuesday. "I am going to tell you right now he can't do that," Greene told a news conference on a rest day at the U.S. Olympic trials. "This race in London is going to be a lot closer than a lot of people think. It's going to be a very exciting race. ...
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Nadal, Serena up and running at Wimbledon
Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:55 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal needed a few games to adjust his sights for grasscourt combat at Wimbledon but Serena Williams quickly found her range as the two former champions moved safely into the second round on Tuesday. Spaniard Nadal, looking to reclaim the title he won in 2008 and 2010, found himself 4-0 down against Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci on Centre Court before a barrage of heavy hitting took him to a 7-6 6-2 6-3 victory in two hours 15 minutes. ...
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