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| NBA-Nets compound Orlando misery with 97-77 win Monday, Jan 28, 2013 07:41 PM PST Jan 28 (Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets powered away from struggling Orlando with a dominant fourth quarter to thrash the Magic 97-77 on Monday. Deron Williams had 20 points and nine assists, Brook Lopez added 16 and the Nets (27-18) ended their first two-game losing streak since P.J. Carlesimo took over for the fired Avery Johnson late last month. Playing in front of their home crowd, Brooklyn took a 56-40 halftime lead and ended firmly to hand the Magic a sixth straight loss. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 3-NBA results Monday, Jan 28, 2013 07:33 PM PST Jan 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Monday (home team in CAPS) Golden State 114 TORONTO 102 Memphis 103 PHILADELPHIA 100 Sacramento 96 WASHINGTON 94 BROOKLYN 97 Orlando 77 CHICAGO 93 Charlotte 85 Full Story | Top |
| Super Bowl coaches bristle at Obama's comments Monday, Jan 28, 2013 07:10 PM PST NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's comments that he would "think long and hard" before letting a son play American football were shrugged off by Super Bowl coaches on Monday but there was some agreement from players that the game needed to evolve. Obama's stance came in an interview with the New Republic, published on Sunday, where he was asked how he squares his love of the game with rising awareness of the impact of repeated head injuries on football players. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Super Bowl coaches bristle at Obama's comments Monday, Jan 28, 2013 07:03 PM PST NEW ORLEANS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's comments that he would "think long and hard" before letting a son play American football were shrugged off by Super Bowl coaches on Monday but there was some agreement from players that the game needed to evolve. Obama's stance came in an interview with the New Republic, published on Sunday, where he was asked how he squares his love of the game with rising awareness of the impact of repeated head injuries on football players. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cut losses or face new laws, MPs tell English football clubs Monday, Jan 28, 2013 07:01 PM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - New laws should be introduced to force English football clubs to clean up their finances unless they adopt European rules to curb spending, a group of British MPs said on Tuesday. The call adds to pressure on the 20-team Premier League to implement Financial Fair Play (FFP) measures which European soccer's governing body UEFA has already introduced for leading teams across the continent. New television contracts are expected to generate more than five billion pounds over the next three years for the Premier League, the world's richest in term of revenue. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ravens get royal sendoff on their way to Super Bowl Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:37 PM PST  NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens arrived in New Orleans on Monday, a day later than their opponents for Sunday's Super Bowl, but inspired by a rousing farewell they received from their most dedicated supporters. Ravens coach John Harbaugh was still beaming when he touched down with his team in the Big Easy and went straight to his first news conference ahead of Sunday's title game against the San Francisco 49ers. "We had an incredible send-off down in the inner harbor today on our way to the airport," Harbaugh told a news conference. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL results Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:36 PM PST Jan 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Monday (home team in CAPS) Boston 5 CAROLINA 3 COLUMBUS 2 Dallas 1 Full Story | Top |
| Watney falls well short in Tiger chase Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:20 PM PST SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Nick Watney knew he was up against it in his unlikely bid to chase down Tiger Woods in the Farmers Insurance Open final round and he ultimately fell well short after making a bright start. Six shots behind Woods after the fog-delayed third round was finally completed at Torrey Pines on Sunday, he went on to birdie four of his next nine holes before fading after the turn on Monday. Watney never got closer than five strokes off the lead, piling up four bogeys in strengthening winds over the last nine holes to close with a one-under-par 71. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Nightclub fire exposes faults in Brazil's big ambitions Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:15 PM PST RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A nightclub fire that killed 231 people is prompting Brazilians to worry that a culture of haphazard regulation and lax accountability stand in the way of achieving the country's lofty, first-world ambitions. Brazil, Latin America's biggest country, has been praised by economists and investors over the past decade during a boom that made it one of the world's most promising emerging markets. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Holders Zambia must win to stay in Nations Cup race Monday, Jan 28, 2013 06:00 PM PST DURBAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Champions Zambia must win their last group game against Burkina Faso in Nelspruit on Tuesday to stand any chance of reaching the African Nations Cup quarter-finals. Two below-par performances in their opening matches have left Zambia with two points and in a tight corner, where they need victory to leapfrog Group C leaders Burkina Faso who have four points. Zambia have shown little of the form that saw them win the Nations Cup one year ago and even relied on goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene's 85th-minute penalty against Nigeria to salvage a draw. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Ravens get royal sendoff on their way to Super Bowl Monday, Jan 28, 2013 05:56 PM PST NEW ORLEANS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens arrived in New Orleans on Monday, a day later than their opponents for Sunday's Super Bowl, but inspired by a rousing farewell they received from their most dedicated supporters. Ravens coach John Harbaugh was still beaming when he touched down with his team in the Big Easy and went straight to his first news conference ahead of Sunday's title game against the San Francisco 49ers. "We had an incredible send-off down in the inner harbor today on our way to the airport," Harbaugh told a news conference. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Watney falls well short in Tiger chase Monday, Jan 28, 2013 05:54 PM PST SAN DIEGO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Nick Watney knew he was up against it in his unlikely bid to chase down Tiger Woods in the Farmers Insurance Open final round and he ultimately fell well short after making a bright start. Six shots behind Woods after the fog-delayed third round was finally completed at Torrey Pines on Sunday, he went on to birdie four of his next nine holes before fading after the turn on Monday. Watney never got closer than five strokes off the lead, piling up four bogeys in strengthening winds over the last nine holes to close with a one-under-par 71. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tiger sounds ominous warning with Torrey triumph Monday, Jan 28, 2013 05:37 PM PST SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Tiger Woods laid down a timely marker for this season's big events by clinching his 75th PGA Tour title with a four-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Monday at one of his favourite venues. Though Woods dropped four shots over his last five holes in increasingly difficult conditions at Torrey Pines, his all-round game for most of the week evoked vivid memories of his glory days in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Tiger sounds ominous warning with Torrey triumph Monday, Jan 28, 2013 05:32 PM PST SAN DIEGO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods laid down a timely marker for this season's big events by clinching his 75th PGA Tour title with a four-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Monday at one of his favourite venues. Though Woods dropped four shots over his last five holes in increasingly difficult conditions at Torrey Pines, his all-round game for most of the week evoked vivid memories of his glory days in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-U.S. PGA Tour San Diego Open scores Monday, Jan 28, 2013 05:13 PM PST Jan 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour San Diego Open at the par-72 course on Monday in La Jolla, California 274 Tiger Woods (U.S.) 68 65 69 72 278 Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) 65 75 69 69 Josh Teater (U.S.) 66 70 73 69 279 Jimmy Walker (U.S.) 67 69 72 71 Nick Watney (U.S.) 69 68 71 71 280 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 72 69 72 67 Rickie Fowler (U.S.) 77 65 70 68 Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 71 72 68 69 281 Bill Haas (U.S.) 69 69 72 71 Graham DeLaet (Canada) 68 70 72 71 Charles Howell III (U.S.) 66 72 71 72 K.J. ... Full Story | Top |
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