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| UPDATE 1-NHL-Habs use four-goal salvo to keep Capitals winless Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:51 PM PST * Habs netminder Price stops 30 * Capitals drop third straight * Ovechkin, Backstrom remain scoreless (adds quotes, details) WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens used a four-goal barrage to rout Washington 4-1 on Thursday and leave the Capitals still searching for their first win of the lockout-reduced season. Second period goals from Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Markov, Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges secured back-to-back victories for the Canadiens after a lacklustre season-opening loss to Toronto. ... Full Story | Top |
| Canadiens use four-goal salvo to keep Capitals winless Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:44 PM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens used a four-goal barrage in the second period to rout Washington 4-1 on Thursday and leave the Capitals still searching for their first win of the lockout-reduced season. Goals by Tomas Plekanec, Andrei Markov, Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges secured the Canadiens' second successive victory after a lackluster season-opening loss to Toronto. Canadiens netminder Carey Price stopped 30 shots and was rarely tested before a Joey Crabb goal with 2:33 remaining ended the visiting goalie's shutout bid. ... Full Story | Top |
| Torrey specialist Tiger happy with opening 68 Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:41 PM PST  SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Not even two bogeys in his last four holes could spoil Tiger Woods's day at the Farmers Insurance Open, the six-times champion declaring himself happy with a four-under-par 68 in the opening round on Thursday. Back at one of his favorite venues, the former world number one thrilled the huge galleries watching his every move as he got to six under with a storming seven-under run from the fifth to the 13th before ending the day three strokes off the pace. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-NBA results Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:40 PM PST Jan 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) Toronto 97 ORLANDO 95 NY Knicks 89 BOSTON 86 Full Story | Top |
| Snedeker, Choi share lead as Tiger lurks Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:40 PM PST  SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - While most eyes were on six-times champion Tiger Woods as he briefly moved within a stroke of the lead at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday, Brandt Snedeker launched his title defense in barnstorming style. Snedeker, who has posted four top-10s in his previous six appearances in the PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines, charged into a tie for the lead with South Korean KJ Choi after carding a flawless seven-under-par 65 in the opening round. ... Full Story | Top |
| Connecticut panel meets on school safety after Newtown Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:39 PM PST HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A Connecticut public safety commission formed shortly after the Newtown massacre said on Thursday it would issue initial recommendations by March, in time to have a say in the current legislative session. The advisory panel will take on issues such as school safety, mental health care and gun control, Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson, its head, said at the board's first meeting. A gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, shocking the nation and stoking the debate over gun control. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-NHL results Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:35 PM PST Jan 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) NY Islanders 7 TORONTO 4 PHILADELPHIA 2 NY Rangers 1 Montreal 4 WASHINGTON 1 CAROLINA 6 Buffalo 3 Ottawa 3 FLORIDA 1 ST. LOUIS 3 Nashville 0 Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Torrey specialist Tiger happy with opening 68 Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 07:01 PM PST SAN DIEGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Not even two bogeys in his last four holes could spoil Tiger Woods's day at the Farmers Insurance Open, the six-times champion declaring himself happy with a four-under-par 68 in the opening round on Thursday. Back at one of his favorite venues, the former world number one thrilled the huge galleries watching his every move as he got to six under with a storming seven-under run from the fifth to the 13th before ending the day three strokes off the pace. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary Jan. 26 - Feb. 2 Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:59 PM PST Jan 25 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Jan. 26 - Feb. 2(all times GMT): - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 SOCCER FA Cup fourth round (1500 unless stated) Stoke City v Manchester City (1245) Norwich City v Luton Town Macclesfield Town v Wigan Athletic Derby County v Blackburn Rovers Hull City v Barnsley Middlesbrough v Aldershot Town Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Reading v Sheffield United Huddersfield Town v Leicester City Queens Park Rangers v Milton Keynes Dons Bolton Wanderers v Everton Manchester United v Fulham La Liga Levante v Valladolid (1700) Real Zaragoza v Espanyol (1900) Celta ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Heavyweight clash on cards at Nations Cup Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:59 PM PST PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Holders Zambia and Nigeria go head-to-head on Friday in the first heavyweight clash of the African Nations Cup as they seek to break the stalemate in Group C. The match represents not only a chance for points in the battle for quarter-final places but also affirmation of both sides' potential. Zambia were surprise winners of the 2012 Nations Cup and the scalp of a major power like Nigeria would assuage those doubters who feel they were fortunate in the last tournament in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Korean defender Yun set for QPR move Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 06:20 PM PST Jan 25 (Reuters) - South Korean defender Yun Suk-young is set to join compatriot Park Ji-sung at English Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers, his Korean side Chunnam Dragons said. The 22-year-old arrived in London late on Thursday to undergo a medical with Harry Redknapp's side, who are currently bottom of the Premier League. Yun was part of the South Korean team that won bronze at the London Olympics last year and is pushing for a regular place in the senior national side. Since breaking into the Dragons first team in 2009, Yun made 86 appearances scoring four goals. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Golf-Snedeker, Choi share lead as Tiger lurks Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:48 PM PST * Snedeker fires a bogey-free 65 on North Course * Is joined at the top late in the day by Korean Choi (Adds further quotes, detail) SAN DIEGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - While most eyes were on six-times champion Tiger Woods as he briefly moved within a stroke of the lead at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday, Brandt Snedeker launched his title defence in barnstorming style. ... Full Story | Top |
| 49ers Kaepernick a picture of tattoos and touchdowns Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:20 PM PST  (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick doesn't need to look far to remind himself about the wild contrasts of life as an elite player in the NFL. There is a permanent message inked on the inside of his powerful arms that signifies the two sides to the double life he leads. It reads: "My gift is my curse." "Being an NFL quarterback, there's a lot of advantages that come with it," he told reporters on Thursday as he prepares for next week's Super Bowl. "There are a lot of doors that open when you're a quarterback, but at the same time you're under a lot of scrutiny. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-49ers Kaepernick a picture of tattoos and touchdowns Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:16 PM PST Jan 24 (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick doesn't need to look far to remind himself about the wild contrasts of life as an elite player in the NFL. There is a permanent message inked on the inside of his powerful arms that signifies the two sides to the double life he leads. It reads: "My gift is my curse." "Being an NFL quarterback, there's a lot of advantages that come with it," he told reporters on Thursday as he prepares for next week's Super Bowl. "There are a lot of doors that open when you're a quarterback, but at the same time you're under a lot of scrutiny. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mickelson finds opening round taxing at Torrey Pines Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 05:00 PM PST  SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Having begun this week in 'damage limitation' mode after making unwise public comments about his tax concerns, Phil Mickelson made an erratic start to the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday. A three-times champion at the picturesque Torrey Pines venue which hugs the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean, Mickelson struggled on the greens on the way to a level-par 72 in the opening round. ... Full Story | Top |
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