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| UPDATE 1-NBA-Streaking Grizzlies take bite out of Raptors Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 08:12 PM PST * Grizzlies tighten grip on fourth place in West * Raptors limited to 36.6 percent shooting in loss (Adds quotes and details) TORONTO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies, playing against Rudy Gay for the first time since trading their top scorer to Toronto, scored an 88-82 victory over the Raptors on Wednesday. The Grizzlies (35-18) limited Gay to 13 points, one of his lowest outings since joining Toronto last month, en route to a fifth straight victory that strengthens their bid for homecourt advantage in the playoffs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Afghan teens of 'Buzkashi Boys' stargazing in Hollywood Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 08:07 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The teenage stars of an Oscar-nominated short film from Afghanistan arrived in Los Angeles on Wednesday for the Academy Awards after an Internet campaign raised enough money to pay for their trip. "Buzkashi Boys" actors Fawad Mohammadi and Jawanmard Paiz will walk the red carpet and rub shoulders with Hollywood's biggest stars at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 5-NBA results Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 08:02 PM PST Feb 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) INDIANA 125 NY Knicks 91 Memphis 88 TORONTO 82 Detroit 105 CHARLOTTE 99 CLEVELAND 105 New Orleans 100 Miami 103 ATLANTA 90 Brooklyn 97 MILWAUKEE 94 HOUSTON 122 Oklahoma City 119 MINNESOTA 94 Philadelphia 87 DALLAS 111 Orlando 96 Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Voracek hat-trick helps Flyers beat Pens Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 08:01 PM PST Feb 20 (Reuters) - Jakub Voracek completed a hat-trick with less than two minutes to play to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. Voracek scored his first goal late in the second period and then put the Flyers 4-2 up early in the third as Philadelphia (8-9-1) took control of the Atlantic division battle. However, the Penguins fought back, tying the game at 5-5 in a see-sawing third period before Voracek sealed the win for the Flyers with his sixth goal of the season. ... Full Story | Top |
| REFILE-Soccer-On the frontlines of the fight against match-fixing Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:29 PM PST (Clarifies response in para 19) LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A Georgian townhouse in a genteel, leafy London suburb houses a team of gambling experts huddled round dozens of computer screens showing match results from around the world. No bets are placed, however, no money won or lost. This is the frontline of the war on soccer match-fixing. The multi-billion dollar soccer industry was shaken to its core earlier this month when European police and prosecutors said hundreds of games may have been rigged in a match-fixing syndicate being run from Singapore. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL results Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:23 PM PST Feb 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Philadelphia 6 PITTSBURGH 5 Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Del Piero signs up for second year Down Under Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:21 PM PST Feb 21 (Reuters) - Alessandro Del Piero confirmed the worst kept secret in Australian soccer on Thursday when the former Italy and Juventus great said he would be staying for a second year at Sydney FC. Signed last September in the most lucrative deal in Australian sport, the 38-year-old striker has had the impact both on and off the field that the A-League club banked A$2 million ($2.06 million) a year on. Despite reported interest from clubs in Brazil and the United States, Del Piero said there had never been any real doubt that he would stay on. ... Full Story | Top |
| Grizzlies edge Raptors to extend win streak Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 07:04 PM PST  TORONTO (Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies, playing against Rudy Gay for the first time since trading their top scorer to Toronto, scored an 88-82 win over the Raptors on Wednesday. The Grizzlies (35-18) limited Gay to 13 points, one of his lowest outings since joining Toronto last month, en route to a fifth straight victory that strengthens their bid for homecourt advantage in the playoffs. Zach Randolph had a team-high 17 points for the Grizzlies, who tightened their grip on fourth place in the NBA's Western Conference. ... Full Story | Top |
| FEATURE-Tennis-Federer plays big brother to village children Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:59 PM PST (Repeats feature first moved at 1915 GMT) GOVHU, South Africa, Feb 20 (Reuters) - "Big brother Roger," as the village schoolteachers call him, smiles at the small children and asks them to guess which sport he plays. Most of the bright-eyed three-year-olds have no idea who their visitor is but one, quicker than the rest, pipes up: "You play tennis!". Delighted, Roger Federer turns his palms up to reveal a badly calloused right hand punished by 23 years of holding a racquet, showing the children the difference from the smoother left one. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 8 results and standings Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:59 PM PST Feb 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 8 matches on Wednesday Wednesday, February 20Fluminense (Brazil) 0 Gremio (Brazil) 3 Huachipato (Chile) 1 Caracas FC (Venezuela) 3 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Gremio 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 2 Caracas FC 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 3 Huachipato 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 4 Fluminense 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 5 results and standings Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:56 PM PST Feb 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 5 matches on Wednesday Wednesday, February 20 San Jose (Bolivia) 1 Corinthians (Brazil) 1 Tuesday, February 19 Millonarios (Colombia) 0 Club Tijuana (Mexico) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Club Tijuana 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 Corinthians 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 San Jose 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 Millonarios 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Full Story | Top |
| Texas A&M University finds no bomb at stadium following threat Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 06:26 PM PST (Reuters) - Texas A&M University cleared about 700 people from its football stadium and adjacent buildings on Wednesday while investigating a threat written on a wall, but found no bomb and decided to open the facilities on Thursday, the school said. Police searched the 83,000-seat Kyle Field football stadium at College Station, Texas, and four nearby buildings after authorities were notified of the threat written on the wall of a non-academic building on campus, the university said. "Authorities made a thorough search and no bomb was found," the university said on its website. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Beckham to steal the limelight as PSG take on OM Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 05:59 PM PST PARIS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Whether he plays or not, David Beckham alone will generate more headlines than the clash against Olympique Marseille as the former England captain makes his first appearance at the Parc des Princes on Sunday (2000 GMT). The 37-year-old midfielder, past his prime, will be presented as a Paris St Germain player to the crowd before the leaders take on third-placed OM, who trail by five points. His celebrity lifestyle epitomises PSG's lavish spending policy as the Qatar-backed club have poured over 200 million euros ($267. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Manchester City meet Chelsea in mere sideshow Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 05:59 PM PST LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Two months ago few could have imagined a Premier League clash between Manchester City and Chelsea would have little bearing on the title race yet Sunday's fixture is likely to be eclipsed by top against bottom battles. With 12 games left, champions City are 12 points adrift of leaders Manchester United, who visit bottom side Queens Park Rangers on Saturday (1500 GMT), while third-placed Chelsea are a further four points behind. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Swansea to deploy Michu to halt Bradford Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 05:59 PM PST Feb 21 (Reuters) - Swansea City are runaway favourites to net their first major English trophy on Sunday when they take on fourth tier Bradford City in a League Cup final that epitomises the romance and topsy-turvy nature of the game. If these teams had met in this final just 13 years ago, Swansea would have been the fourth-tier outsiders taking on top-flight opposition such have been the contrasting fortunes of the two clubs over recent years. ... Full Story | Top |
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