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| Lopez helps Hornets sting Bucks for much-needed win Monday, Dec 03, 2012 07:56 PM PST (Reuters) - New Orleans' Robin Lopez ran off 11 straight points in the third quarter to spark the Hornets to a much needed 102-81 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Seven-footer Lopez scored 21 points and his hot streak helped turned a two-point deficit into a 71-60 advantage as the Hornets cruised to the win. It was just the second win in 11 games for New Orleans (5-11), who are rebuilding with a young roster and were without top overall draft pick Anthony Davis for the eighth straight game due to ankle problems. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Lopez helps Hornets sting Bucks for much-needed win Monday, Dec 03, 2012 07:55 PM PST Dec 3 (Reuters) - New Orleans' Robin Lopez ran off 11 straight points in the third quarter to spark the Hornets to a much needed 102-81 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Seven-footer Lopez scored 21 points and his hot streak helped turned a two-point deficit into a 71-60 advantage as the Hornets cruised to the win. It was just the second win in 11 games for New Orleans (5-11), who are rebuilding with a young roster and were without top overall draft pick Anthony Davis for the eighth straight game due to ankle problems. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-NBA results Monday, Dec 03, 2012 07:16 PM PST Dec 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Monday (home team in CAPS) Portland 118 CHARLOTTE 112 (OT) DETROIT 89 Cleveland 79 NEW ORLEANS 102 Milwaukee 81 Full Story | Top |
| News Corp to buy Cleveland Indians sports channel: sources Monday, Dec 03, 2012 06:42 PM PST  (Reuters) - News Corp is expected to announce as early as this week that it will buy SportsTime Ohio, a TV channel owned by the Cleveland Indians baseball team, for around $230 million, sources told Reuters, marking its second acquisition of a regional sports channel since late last month. The deal would give News Corp's Fox Sports unit the rights to broadcast the Major League Baseball team's games, according to two sources with knowledge of the negotiations. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Pardew hails Gael's 'Bigi' impact Monday, Dec 03, 2012 06:26 PM PST LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew hailed the impact of goalscorer Gael Bigirimana in their 3-0 win over Wigan on Monday but said the Burundi-born 19-year-old should not even be in the first team yet. A Demba Ba double gave Newcastle a 2-0 lead before substitute Bigirimana scored his first for the club with a spectacular, curling left-foot effort from 20 metres. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ex-baseball star Lenny Dykstra sentenced in bankruptcy fraud case Monday, Dec 03, 2012 06:22 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lenny Dykstra, the 1980s World Series hero who pleaded guilty earlier this year to bankruptcy fraud, was sentenced on Monday to six months in federal prison and ordered to perform 500 hours of community service. The 49-year-old former ballplayer - who is already serving time in state prison for grand theft auto, lewd conduct and assault with a deadly weapon - was also ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution. In the federal case, Dykstra pleaded guilty in July to bankruptcy fraud and other charges. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Benfica equipped to get result at Barca - Jesus Monday, Dec 03, 2012 05:59 PM PST * Benfica must match Celtic's result against Spartak to qualify * Barcelona have already won Group G * Messi chases Gerd Mueller's record LISBON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Benfica have enough quality to get the result they need to reach the Champions League last 16 away at Barcelona on Wednesday, whether or not the already-qualified Catalans decide to rest Lionel Messi for their final group game, coach Jorge Jesus said. The "Eagles" are second in Group G, level on seven points with Celtic, but have a better head-to-head record than the Scottish outfit. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Benitez seeks unlikely salvation in Champions League Monday, Dec 03, 2012 05:59 PM PST LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Rafael Benitez made scuppering Chelsea's Champions League hopes a pastime when he was at Liverpool but on Wednesday he has the chance to preside over an unlikely rescue act at Stamford Bridge. His chances of steering the faltering European champions into the knockout stages of the competition are slim as they not only have to beat Denmark's Nordsjaelland but also need Juventus to slip up against group leaders Shakhtar Donetsk. ... Full Story | Top |
| CORRECTED-Soccer-Belo Horizonte wants to stage U.S. v England rematch Monday, Dec 03, 2012 05:25 PM PST (Corrects mayor's name to 'Marcio' in 2nd par, clarifies secretary of state for the World Cup in Minas Gerais is 'Tiago' Lacerda) BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The United States and England are to be invited to stage a re-match of one of the most famous upsets in World Cup history next year, the Mayor of Belo Horizonte told Reuters on Monday. "I am hopeful the match can take place and although we know there are problems we have to overcome first, it would be ideal if we could stage the match here next year," Marcio Lacerda said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship results and standings Monday, Dec 03, 2012 05:04 PM PST Dec 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Monday Monday, December 3Estudiantes 2 San Martin (San Juan) 0 Newell's Old Boys 3 Atletico Rafaela 0 Sunday, December 2Arsenal 1 Boca Juniors 0 Atletico Belgrano 1 Tigre 0 River Plate 1 Lanus 0 San Lorenzo 2 Independiente 1 Velez Sarsfield 2 Union (Santa Fe) 0 Saturday, December 1Racing Club 3 All Boys 1 Colon (Santa Fe) 3 Argentinos Juniors 1 Godoy Cruz 0 Quilmes 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Velez Sarsfield 18 12 2 4 28 12 38 2 Lanus 18 10 3 5 23 10 33 3 Newell's Old Boys 18 8 9 1 20 10 33 4 ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday Dec 4 Monday, Dec 03, 2012 04:03 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Tuesday: - - - - NFL RG3 vs. Eli highlight Monday night match-up LANDOVER, Maryland - Rookie sensation Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins (5-6) need to beat Eli Manning and the NFC East-leading New York Giants (7-4) under the lights at sold-out FedEx Field if they realistically harbour any hopes of reaching the playoffs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Folau switches to third code by signing with Waratahs Monday, Dec 03, 2012 03:35 PM PST SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Former Australia rugby league international Israel Folau has joined rugby union's New South Wales Waratahs on a one-year contract after walking away from a lucrative agreement with an Australian Rules football club last month. "Winning Israel over to rugby union is a major boost for the ... Waratahs and an exciting prospect for Super Rugby fans across Australia," Waratahs chief executive Jason Allen said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chiefs coach Crennel says he tried to talk player out of suicide Monday, Dec 03, 2012 03:03 PM PST  KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said on Monday he tried to talk linebacker Jovan Belcher out of shooting himself outside the team's practice facility before the player committed suicide on Saturday. Belcher shot himself in the head in a parking lot in the presence of team personnel that included Crennel and General Manager Scott Pioli, police said. A few minutes earlier, he shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, to death in the couple's home, according to police. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Valladolid eye Europe after win at Sevilla Monday, Dec 03, 2012 02:41 PM PST MADRID, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Two early goals gave promoted Valladolid a 2-1 victory at Sevilla that moved them up to seventh in La Liga and the brink of the European places on Monday. Miroslav Djukic's side have 21 points from 14 games, one behind Malaga in fifth and Getafe in sixth who are tied on 22 points. Wildly inconsistent Sevilla, who have beaten third-placed champions Real Madrid and fourth-placed Real Betis at home this season, left the Sanchez Pizjuan to whistles from the crowd and are 11th with 18 points. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Ba double leads Newcastle to victory over 10-man Wigan Monday, Dec 03, 2012 02:31 PM PST * Newcastle end dismal run with 3-0 win * Bigirimana scores first goal for club (Adds quotes) Dec 3 (Reuters) - Demba Ba helped injury-hit Newcastle United end a sequence of four successive English Premier League defeats by grabbing two goals in a 3-0 victory over 10-man Wigan Athletic on Monday. The Senegal striker's double blast took his tally to 10 league goals this season, putting him level with joint top scorers Robin van Persie of Manchester United, Luis Suarez of Liverpool and Swansea City's Michu. ... Full Story | Top |
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