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Sunday, September 23, 2012 8:36 PM PDT

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News: Ryder Cup form flows early at East Lake Soccer-Goalkeeper's error allows Lanus to topple Boca Juniors UPDATE 1-NFL-Shock loss for 49ers, Saints slump to 0-3 Golf-Ryder Cup form flows early at East Lake Golf-Snedeker taken aback by his calmness under pressure NFL results Soccer-Argentine championship results and standings Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday, Sept 24 Philbin gets burned "icing the kicker" Soccer-Relegation ghosts revived at River NFL-Philbin gets burned 'icing the kicker' UPDATE 5-Baseball results UPDATE 2-Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings UPDATE 4-NFL results Shock loss for 49ers; Saints slump to 0-3 Ryder Cup form flows early at East Lake Sun,23 Sep 2012 07:26 PM PDT Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tour Championship winner Brandt Snedeker and runner-up Justin Rose were among a host of players who delivered sparkling form in the final event of the PGA Tour's regular season ahead of next week's Ryder Cup. With the triumphant Snedeker leading the way, nine members of the 12-man American team finished in the top 15 at East Lake Golf Club and Englishman Rose was one of three European players to follow suit. The entire U.S. ... Full Story Top Soccer-Goalkeeper's error allows Lanus to topple Boca Juniors Sun,23 Sep 2012 06:33 PM PDT Reuters - BUENOS AIRES, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A blunder by goalkeeper Oscar Ustari paved the way for Boca Juniors' 2-0 defeat at Lanus that allowed Newell's Old Boys to overtake them as Argentine championship leaders on Sunday. It was a fine result for Lanus coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto, a Boca idol in his days as a winger who masterminded the victory against his old club. "I didn't enjoy it fully like I would beating another team," the former Columbus Crew forward told reporters. "We were always in control, we deserved to win. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-NFL-Shock loss for 49ers, Saints slump to 0-3 Sun,23 Sep 2012 06:04 PM PDT Reuters - (Updates with later games) Sept 23 (Reuters) - On a day of surprises, the San Francisco 49ers suffered a shock 24-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings while the New Orleans Saints sunk to 0-3 with an overtime defeat by Kansas City in the National Football League on Sunday. To add to the surprises, the Cincinnati Bengals spoiled rookie Robert Griffin III's home debut for the Washington Redskins by coming away with a 38-31 win while the Arizona Cardinals moved to 3-0 with a win over the Philadelphia Eagles. ... Full Story Top Golf-Ryder Cup form flows early at East Lake Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:43 PM PDT Reuters - ATLANTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Tour Championship winner Brandt Snedeker and runner-up Justin Rose were among a host of players who delivered sparkling form in the final event of the PGA Tour's regular season ahead of next week's Ryder Cup. With the triumphant Snedeker leading the way, nine members of the 12-man American team finished in the top 15 at East Lake Golf Club and Englishman Rose was one of three European players to follow suit. The entire U.S. ... Full Story Top Golf-Snedeker taken aback by his calmness under pressure Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:17 PM PDT Reuters - ATLANTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The biggest surprise for American Brandt Snedeker on his way to victory in both the season-ending Tour Championship and the FedExCup playoff race on Sunday was his ability to flourish under intense pressure. Not only was he vying with 29 of the game's leading players for a chance to win a staggering playoff bonus of $10 million at East Lake Golf Club but he had to do so amid several off-course distractions. ... Full Story Top NFL results Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NFL games on Sunday (home team in CAPS) DALLAS 16 Tampa Bay 10 CHICAGO 23 St. Louis 6 MINNESOTA 24 San Francisco 13 TENNESSEE 44 Detroit 41 (OT) Cincinnati 38 WASHINGTON 31 Kansas City 27 NEW ORLEANS 24 (OT) NY Jets 23 MIAMI 20 (OT) Buffalo 24 CLEVELAND 14 Jacksonville 22 INDIANAPOLIS 17 ARIZONA 27 Philadelphia 6 Atlanta 27 SAN DIEGO 3 Houston 31 DENVER 25 OAKLAND 34 Pittsburgh 31 Full Story Top Soccer-Argentine championship results and standings Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Sunday Sunday, September 23 Lanus 2 Boca Juniors 0 Colon (Santa Fe) 1 Newell's Old Boys 2 River Plate 0 Racing Club 1 San Martin (San Juan) 4 Quilmes 0 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 Newell's Old Boys 8 5 3 0 10 4 18 2 Velez Sarsfield 8 5 2 1 12 4 17 3 Boca Juniors 8 5 1 2 12 10 16 4 Atletico Belgrano 8 ... Full Story Top Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday, Sept 24 Sun,23 Sep 2012 05:03 PM PDT Reuters - Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Monday (times GMT): - - - - NFL Week three (to 24) Tampa Bay v Dallas Jacksonville v Indianapolis Buffalo v Cleveland NY Jets v Miami Kansas City v New Orleans Cincinnati v Washington St Louis v Chicago San Francisco v Minnesota Detroit v Tennessee Atlanta v San Diego Philadelphia v Arizona Pittsburgh v Oakland Houston v Denver New England v Baltimore MIAMI - A bizarre second-chance overtime field goal from Nick Folk gave the New York Jets a 23-20 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. ... Full Story Top Philbin gets burned "icing the kicker" Sun,23 Sep 2012 04:59 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami coach Joe Philbin defended his decision to call a last second timeout before the New York Jets attempted an overtime field goal on Sunday, even though it resulted in a re-take and a defeat for the Dolphins. The Miami crowd was ecstatic after Nick Folk's kick to win the game for New York from 33 yards was blocked. The cheers were short-lived though as it transpired Philbin had called timeout right before Folk's kick, annulling the effort and allowing Folk a second chance which he converted. ... Full Story Top Soccer-Relegation ghosts revived at River Sun,23 Sep 2012 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - BUENOS AIRES, Sept 23 (Reuters) - So early in River Plate's return to the Argentine first division, the ghost of relegation again hung over the Monumental stadium after Sunday's shock 1-0 home defeat by Racing Club. River dominated most of the match and striker David Trezeguet was just wide with two good chances but they were let down by poor defending at a set piece, a regular weakness in coach Matias Almeyda's team. ... Full Story Top NFL-Philbin gets burned 'icing the kicker' Sun,23 Sep 2012 04:46 PM PDT Reuters - (Attn Eds: coarse language in quote in 12th para) MIAMI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Miami coach Joe Philbin defended his decision to call a last second timeout before the New York Jets attempted an overtime field goal on Sunday, even though it resulted in a re-take and a defeat for the Dolphins. The Miami crowd was ecstatic after Nick Folk's kick to win the game for New York from 33 yards was blocked. The cheers were short-lived though as it transpired Philbin had called timeout right before Folk's kick, annulling the effort and allowing Folk a second chance which he converted. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 5-Baseball results Sun,23 Sep 2012 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Sunday (home team in CAPS) Oakland 5 NY YANKEES 4 Minnesota 10 DETROIT 4 NY METS 3 Miami 2 BOSTON 2 Baltimore 1 Milwaukee 6 WASHINGTON 2 Atlanta 2 PHILADELPHIA 1 TAMPA BAY 3 Toronto 0 Pittsburgh 8 HOUSTON 1 Cleveland 15 KANSAS CITY 4 St. Louis 6 CHICAGO CUBS 3 Arizona 10 COLORADO 7 LA ANGELS 4 Chicago White Sox 1 San Diego 6 SAN FRANCISCO 4 Texas 3 SEATTLE 2 Full Story Top UPDATE 2-Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Sun,23 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, September 23 Atletico Mineiro 0 Gremio 0 Botafogo 2 Corinthians 2 Goianiense 1 Flamengo 2 Internacional 3 Esporte Clube Bahia 1 Ponte Preta 0 Vasco da Gama 0 Sao Paulo 1 Cruzeiro 0 Sport 1 Coritiba 0 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 25 15 7 3 39 17 52 3 Gremio 26 15 4 7 37 21 49 4 Vasco da Gama 26 12 8 6 32 26 44 ------------------------- 5 Sao Paulo ... Full Story Top UPDATE 4-NFL results Sun,23 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NFL games on Sunday (home team in CAPS) DALLAS 16 Tampa Bay 10 CHICAGO 23 St. Louis 6 MINNESOTA 24 San Francisco 13 TENNESSEE 44 Detroit 41 (OT) Cincinnati 38 WASHINGTON 31 Kansas City 27 NEW ORLEANS 24 (OT) NY Jets 23 MIAMI 20 (OT) Buffalo 24 CLEVELAND 14 Jacksonville 22 INDIANAPOLIS 17 ARIZONA 27 Philadelphia 6 Atlanta 27 SAN DIEGO 3 Full Story Top Shock loss for 49ers; Saints slump to 0-3 Sun,23 Sep 2012 03:58 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers suffered a shock 24-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings while the New Orleans Saints sunk to 0-3 with an overtime defeat by Kansas City in the National Football League on Sunday. To add to the surprises the Cincinnati Bengals spoiled rookie Robert Griffin III's home debut for the Washington Redskins by coming away with a 38-31 win. The biggest upset though was the 49ers, who were expected to challenge for the Super Bowl and having already beaten Green Bay and Detroit. ... Full Story Top

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