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Baseball results
Tue,25 Sep 2012 06:26 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) Cleveland 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3 DETROIT 2 Kansas City 0 Full Story
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Soccer-Terry's all gold for us, say Chelsea after 6-0 romp
Tue,25 Sep 2012 05:09 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Chelsea had no qualms about selecting captain John Terry for Tuesday's 6-0 League Cup third round win over Wolverhampton Wanderers despite his FA racial abuse hearing, said assistant manager Eddie Newton. Terry has not trained for two days while appearing in front of the Football Association at Wembley over charges he racially abused Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand in a Premier League match last October. ... Full Story
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Reds manager Baker has stroke, targets return next week
Tue,25 Sep 2012 05:08 PM PDT
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Cincinnati Reds' manager Baker waves to fans before their spring training game against Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Tempe(Reuters) - Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker had a stroke last week when he was being released from hospital for an irregular heartbeat but could re-join the club next week in time for the regular season finale and playoffs, the team said on Tuesday. Baker, 63, was treated in hospital last Wednesday while in Chicago for a three-game series against the Cubs and suffered what the team called a "mini-stroke" when being discharged on Friday. ...


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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0005 GMT on Wednesday, Sept 26
Tue,25 Sep 2012 05:05 PM PDT
Reuters - Reuters sports schedule at 0005 on Wednesday (times GMT): - - - - GOLF Ryder Cup MEDINAH, Illinois - We continue our build-up with a Brandt Snedeker interview plus coverage of all the latest news including U.S. captain Davis Love's hopes, Tiger Woods's assessment of his record and clues from Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal as to his pairings. (GOLF-RYDER/, pix, moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 400 words) - - BASEBALL The Major League Baseball playoff picture starts to take shape with just nine days remaining in the regular season. ... Full Story
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Baseball-Reds manager Baker has stroke, targets return next week
Tue,25 Sep 2012 05:04 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 25 (Reuters) - Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker had a stroke last week when he was being released from hospital for an irregular heartbeat but could re-join the club next week in time for the regular season finale and playoffs, the team said on Tuesday. Baker, 63, was treated in hospital last Wednesday while in Chicago for a three-game series against the Cubs and suffered what the team called a "mini-stroke" when being discharged on Friday. ... Full Story
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UPDATE 3-Soccer-Man City and Everton suffer League Cup exits
Tue,25 Sep 2012 04:38 PM PDT
Reuters - * New-look Man City lose 4-2 to Villa after extra time * Below-strength Everton side beaten 2-1 at Leeds * Terry captains Chelsea to 6-0 thrashing of Wolves (Adds details) LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Premier League champions Manchester City and in-form Everton were both sent packing from the League Cup on Tuesday, their respective managers paying the price for making wholesale changes to their starting lineups for the third round ties. ... Full Story
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UPDATE 1-Rugby-Argentina unchanged for New Zealand clash
Tue,25 Sep 2012 04:25 PM PDT
Reuters - * Pumas stick with team that lost narrowly to Australia * Coach says they must avoid faltering in final minutes (Adds detail, quotes) BUENOS AIRES, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Argentina will be unchanged against New Zealand in their Rugby Championship match in La Plata on Saturday, coach Santiago Phelan said as he picked the same side that lost to Australia. "Our objective is to improve match by match. In defence the players are full of confidence, we're getting better and as a consequence the results will follow," Phelan told reporters after naming his team at their base 45km north of the capital. ... Full Story
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League and union to resume labor negotiations on Friday
Tue,25 Sep 2012 04:25 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) and union representing its players will resume labor talks on Friday for the first time since a lockout began 10 days ago, but the session is expected to focus only on non-core economic issues. Topics to be discussed at the New York meeting could include pensions, schedule, medical, travel and the grievance procedure, the NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) said on Tuesday. ... Full Story
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NHL-League and union to resume labor negotiations on Friday
Tue,25 Sep 2012 04:23 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 25 (Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) and union representing its players will resume labor talks on Friday for the first time since a lockout began 10 days ago, but the session is expected to focus only on non-core economic issues. Topics to be discussed at the New York meeting could include pensions, schedule, medical, travel and the grievance procedure, the NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) said on Tuesday. ... Full Story
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League facing fury over referees' "Hail Mary" call
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT
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Seahawks receiver Tate catches game-winning touchdown against Packers in final seconds of their Monday night NFL football game at Centurylink Field in Seattle(Reuters) - Fans, players and politicians vented their anger on Tuesday over a controversial refereeing decision that cost the Green Bay Packers a victory, but the National Football League (NFL) said the result of the game would stand. The NFL is using replacement referees from the lower ranks of college and semi-professional football during a lockout of regular game officials caused by a dispute over a new contract. ...


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UPDATE 3-NFL-League facing fury over referees' 'Hail Mary' call
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:42 PM PDT
Reuters - * NFL backs referees' decision not to overturn touchdown * Politicians join fans in venting frustration over referees * Players union warns over health and safety risks (Adds Rodgers quote, Obama comment, players union statement) Sept 25 (Reuters) - Fans, players and politicians vented their anger on Tuesday over a controversial refereeing decision that cost the Green Bay Packers a victory, but the National Football League (NFL) said the result of the game would stand. ... Full Story
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UPDATE 2-Soccer-Man City and Everton suffer League Cup exits
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:19 PM PDT
Reuters - (Adds details, byline) LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Premier League champions Manchester City and in-form Everton were both sent packing from the League Cup on Tuesday, their respective managers paying the price for making wholesale changes to their starting line-ups for the third round ties. City lost 4-2 after extra-time to top flight rivals Aston Villa with a completely different team to the one that started the the 1-1 draw against Arsenal on Sunday, while Everton made six changes and were beaten 2-1 by second tier Leeds United. ... Full Story
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U.S. captain Love seeks kinder, gentler, winning result
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:08 PM PDT
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U.S. Ryder Cup team members pose for a team photo during the 39th Ryder Cup golf matches at the Medinah Country Club in MedinahMEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III wants a golf-style shootout, not the battleground of ill-tempered wills that marked memorable matches in the past between top U.S. and European players. Genteel sportsmanship shifted to the 'War on the Shore' at Kiawah Island in 1991 and the 1999 'Battle of Brookline' that turned the Cup into grudge matches among players and fans after Europe seized the upper hand after decades of U.S. domination. Players accused one another of gamesmanship. U.S. home crowds heckled the opposition. ...


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Woods accepts responsibility for U.S. Ryder Cup woes
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:06 PM PDT
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U.S. captain Love III poses with Woods and the Ryder Cup during the 39th Ryder Cup golf matches at the Medinah Country Club in MedinahMEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - Tiger Woods may be the greatest golfer of his generation but at the Ryder Cup he has been Joe Average and on Tuesday accepted responsibility for the dismal U.S. showing for the past 15 years. During a period where Woods reigned supreme over the golf world winning 74 PGA Tour titles, including 14 majors, he has been unable to extend his dominance to the biennial competition that pits the U.S. best against Europe's best. ...


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Motor Racing-Doubts over New Jersey F1 race, Austin on track
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:04 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 25 (Reuters) - Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone has raised doubts over whether the inaugural Grand Prix of America, to be held in New Jersey next year will go ahead. British newspaper The Guardian quoted Ecclestone on Tuesday as saying that organisers "have not complied with the terms and conditions of the contract which is now gone anyway. They don't have a contract". Work has begun on the race site and demonstration runs have been held with world champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany test driving the course in June. ... Full Story
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