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Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings
Sat,22 Sep 2012 06:53 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday Saturday, September 22 Santos 1 Portuguesa 3 Figueirense 1 Palmeiras 3 Fluminense 2 Nautico 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Fluminense 26 16 8 2 43 18 56 2 Atletico Mineiro 24 15 6 3 39 17 51 3 Gremio 25 15 3 7 37 21 48 4 Vasco da Gama 25 12 7 6 32 26 43 ------------------------- 5 Sao Paulo 25 12 3 10 37 28 39 6 Botafogo 25 11 6 8 39 31 39 7 Internacional 25 9 10 6 30 22 37 8 Cruzeiro 25 10 5 10 32 35 35 9 Corinthians 25 9 8 8 28 24 35 10 Ponte Preta 25 8 9 8 30 32 33 11 Santos 26 8 9 9 31 35 ... Full Story
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Yankees stay top with 14-inning victory
Sat,22 Sep 2012 06:39 PM PDT
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Yankees Suzuki runs up first baseline against Athletics during MLB game in New York(Reuters) - The New York Yankees outlasted the Oakland Athletics in 14 innings to stay a game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in their torrid American League East race on Saturday. An infield error that enabled Ichiro Suzuki to score gave the Yankees their seventh consecutive win, a hard-earned 10-9 victory that saw New York rally from a four-run deficit in the 13th to keep the game going. Baltimore stayed in the hunt with a 9-6 12th-inning triumph over the Boston Red Sox for their sixth win in a row and 16th consecutive extra innings victory. ...


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UPDATE 1-Baseball-Yankees stay top with 14-inning victory
Sat,22 Sep 2012 06:38 PM PDT
Reuters - * Yankees overcome A's four-run lead in 13th * Retain one-game lead over Orioles * Reds wrap up National League Central title (Adds details, quotes, later games) Sept 22 (Reuters) - The New York Yankees outlasted the Oakland Athletics in 14 innings to stay a game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in their torrid American League East race on Saturday. An infield error that enabled Ichiro Suzuki to score gave the Yankees their seventh consecutive win, a hard-earned 10-9 victory that saw New York rally from a four-run deficit in the 13th to keep the game going. ... Full Story
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Soccer-Argentine championship results and standings
Sat,22 Sep 2012 06:19 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Saturday Saturday, September 22 Independiente 1 All Boys 1 Argentinos Juniors 3 Union (Santa Fe) 3 San Lorenzo 1 Velez Sarsfield 2 Friday, September 21 Atletico Belgrano 1 Godoy Cruz 0 Atletico Rafaela 3 Tigre 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Velez Sarsfield 8 5 2 1 12 4 17 2 Boca Juniors 7 5 1 1 12 8 16 3 Newell's Old Boys 7 4 3 0 8 3 15 4 Atletico Belgrano 8 4 3 1 9 5 15 5 Godoy Cruz 8 4 1 3 8 7 13 6 Colon (Santa Fe) 7 3 3 1 10 8 12 7 Argentinos Juniors 8 3 3 2 10 12 12 8 Racing Club 7 3 2 2 9 5 11 9 ... Full Story
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Swimming: Britain's Adlington rules out competing at Rio Olympics
Sat,22 Sep 2012 05:14 PM PDT
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Bronze medallist Britain's Rebecca Adlington waves to the crowd at the women's 800m freestyle victory ceremony during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics CentreLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Rebecca Adlington, who won two golds in Beijing and two bronze medals in London, has ruled out competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, she has told the Mail on Sunday. "Rio is out of reach. I'll be 27 then and swimming, especially for distance swimmers, is a young person's game," said Adlington, who finished third behind 15-year-old American Katie Ledecky in the 800 meters freestyle at the London Games. "If I was a sprinter I'd go to Rio. But I don't have an ounce of sprinting in me, and that's why my Olympics are over," added the golden girl of British swimming. ...


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Snedeker in playoff control, ties East Lake lead
Sat,22 Sep 2012 05:10 PM PDT
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Snedeker of the U.S. reacts to a birdie on the 17th hole during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament in AtlantaATLANTA (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker edged ahead of world number one Rory McIlroy in the FedExCup playoff race by charging into a tie for the lead in Saturday's third round of the elite Tour Championship. On a tricky day for scoring at a sunny but breezy East Lake Golf Club, Snedeker matched the best score of the week, firing a flawless six-under-par 64 to join Britain's Justin Rose (68) at eight-under 202. ...


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UPDATE 1-Golf-Snedeker in playoff control, ties East Lake lead
Sat,22 Sep 2012 05:09 PM PDT
Reuters - (Adds Rose quotes, detail) ATLANTA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker edged ahead of world number one Rory McIlroy in the FedExCup playoff race by charging into a tie for the lead in Saturday's third round of the elite Tour Championship. On a tricky day for scoring at a sunny but breezy East Lake Golf Club, Snedeker matched the best score of the week, firing a flawless six-under-par 64 to join Britain's Justin Rose (68) at eight-under 202. ... Full Story
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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday, Sept 23
Sat,22 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT
Reuters - Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Sunday (times GMT): - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Tour Championship, Atlanta (to 23) ATLANTA - American Brandt Snedeker edged ahead of world number one Rory McIlroy in the FedExCup playoff race by charging into a two-way tie for the lead in Saturday's third round of the elite Tour Championship. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, pix, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 450 words) - - - - BASEBALL The New York Yankees outlasted the Oakland Athletics in 14 innings to stay a game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in their torrid American League East race on Saturday. ... Full Story
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Baseball-Yankees stay top with 14-inning victory
Sat,22 Sep 2012 04:46 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 22 (Reuters) - The New York Yankees outlasted the Oakland Athletics in 14 innings to stay a game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in their torrid American League East race on Saturday. An infield error that enabled Ichiro Suzuki to score gave the Yankees their seventh consecutive win, a 10-9 victory. Baltimore stayed in the hunt with a 9-6 12th-inning triumph over the Boston Red Sox for their sixth win in a row and 16th consecutive extra innings victory. ... Full Story
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Winning, not $10 million, the motivation for Snedeker
Sat,22 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT
Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker is in prime position to cash in on a $10 million payday in Sunday's final round at the Tour Championship but he says his sole motivation is to win the tournament. Snedeker, one of five players who began this week knowing that victory on Sunday would also secure the season-long FedExCup playoff title and its lucrative bonus, was tied for the lead with Britain's Justin Rose after Saturday's third round. ... Full Story
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Snedeker in playoff control, shares East Lake lead
Sat,22 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT
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Snedeker of the U.S. reacts to a birdie on the 17th hole during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament in AtlantaATLANTA (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker edged ahead of world number one Rory McIlroy in the FedExCup playoff race by charging into a two-way tie for the lead in Saturday's third round of the elite Tour Championship. On a tricky day for scoring at a sunny but breezy East Lake Golf Club, Snedeker matched the best score of the week, firing a flawless six-under-par 64 to join Britain's Justin Rose (68) at eight-under 202. ...


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Soccer-Liverpool's Gerrard wants Suarez to shake Evra's hand
Sat,22 Sep 2012 04:32 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will ask striker Luis Suarez to shake hands with Manchester United fullback Patrice Evra before what is sure to be an emotionally-charged Premier League clash at Anfield on Sunday. The fixture Gerrard has described as the biggest in world soccer is Liverpool's first home game since this month's independent Hillsborough report cleared their club's fans of any wrongdoing in the 1989 FA Cup semi-final tragedy. ... Full Story
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Golf-Winning, not $10 million, the motivation for Snedeker
Sat,22 Sep 2012 04:29 PM PDT
Reuters - ATLANTA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker is in prime position to cash in on a $10 million payday in Sunday's final round at the Tour Championship but he says his sole motivation is to win the tournament. Snedeker, one of five players who began this week knowing that victory on Sunday would also secure the season-long FedExCup playoff title and its lucrative bonus, was tied for the lead with Britain's Justin Rose after Saturday's third round. ... Full Story
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UPDATE 7-Baseball results
Sat,22 Sep 2012 04:20 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) St. Louis 5 CHICAGO CUBS 4 (10 innings) WASHINGTON 10 Milwaukee 4 NY YANKEES 10 Oakland 9 (14 innings) Baltimore 9 BOSTON 6 (12 innings) NY METS 4 Miami 3 DETROIT 8 Minnesota 0 CINCINNATI 6 LA Dodgers 0 Atlanta 8 PHILADELPHIA 2 Full Story
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RPT-UPDATE 3-Soccer-Barca late show puts pressure on Real
Sat,22 Sep 2012 03:52 PM PDT
Reuters - * Barca score twice in last three minutes for 2-0 win * Betis go third with 1-0 victory over Espanyol * Park leads Celta to 2-1 win over Getafe (fixes slug) MADRID, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Barcelona's Xavi crashed a shot into the top corner three minutes from the end and Lionel Messi forced a stoppage-time own goal as the hosts overcame stubborn Granada 2-0 to maintain their perfect La Liga start on Saturday. ... Full Story
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