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| CA-SPORTS Summary Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:51 PM PDT Opening Day offers fresh start around major leagues NEW YORK (Reuters) - The crack of the bat, packed crowds and the smell of hot dogs on the grill signaled Major League Baseball's Opening Day, a celebration of hope and renewal giving teams and their fans a fresh start to a new season. It is a rite of spring for millions of Americans, who view Opening Day as tangible evidence that the chill of winter will soon fade into memory. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kershaw shines brightest as Dodgers topple Giants Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:50 PM PDT  By Jahmal Corner LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers rolled out their new big-name signings on Monday but it was their ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw who stole the show in Monday's Opening Day game with the San Francisco Giants. The 25-year-old ace leftie tossed a complete-game shutout and smacked his first career home run as the Dodgers registered a 4-0 win over the defending World Series champions. On a day when Hall of Fame Dodgers hurler Sandy Koufax threw out the first pitch, Kershaw enhanced his position as the current golden arm of the franchise with a stellar performance. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Highlights of Monday's National Hockey League games Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:47 PM PDT April 1 (The Sports Xchange) - Canadiens 4, Hurricanes 1 Jeff Halpern scored his first goal in more than a year and Carey Price made 18 saves in his 300th regular-season game to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Andrei Markov drew Montreal even at 1 with a power-play goal 15:03 into the first period. Halpern put the Canadiens ahead 2-1 when he beat Justin Peters from the slot for his first goal in 42 games. Max Pacioretty scored twice in the third. He made it a 3-1 lead with his 10th goal of the season 10:58 into the period. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Monday's National Basketball Association games Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:43 PM PDT April 1 (The Sports Xchange) - Grizzlies 92, Spurs 90 Since the Grizzlies won a 2011 Western Conference series over the Spurs, San Antonio has been virtually perfect against Memphis. They almost maintained the trend Monday night in FedEx Forum, but Mike Conley kissed the winning drive high off the backboard with 0.6 of a second left for a 92-90 Grizzlies victory. Conley had tied the score at 92 on a 3-pointer with 30.7 seconds left before Tony Parker's drive rolled off the rim with Memphis getting possession and calling timeout with just more than six seconds left. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Kershaw shines brightest as Dodgers topple Giants Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:36 PM PDT By Jahmal Corner LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers rolled out their new big-name signings on Monday but it was their ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw who stole the show in Monday's Opening Day game with the San Francisco Giants. The 25-year-old ace leftie tossed a complete-game shutout and smacked his first career home run as the Dodgers registered a 4-0 win over the defending World Series champions. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 6-NHL results Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:24 PM PDT April 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Monday (home team in CAPS) NY Islanders 3 NEW JERSEY 1 NY RANGERS 4 Winnipeg 2 MONTREAL 4 Carolina 1 DETROIT 3 Colorado 2 St. Louis 4 MINNESOTA 1 CHICAGO 3 Nashville 2 (SO) Anaheim 4 DALLAS 0 Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Tennis-Monterrey Open women's singles round 1 results Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:21 PM PDT April 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Monterrey Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday 7-Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) beat 6-Valeria Savinykh (Russia) 4-6 6-1 6-4 Timea Babos (Hungary) beat Ana Sofia Sanchez (Mexico) 6-3 6-3 Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) beat Eleni Daniilidou (Greece) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) 6-2 2-1 (Date-Krumm retired) Urszula Radwanska (Poland) beat Maria Sanchez (U.S.) 6-2 2-6 6-2 Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 4-NBA results Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:17 PM PDT April 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Monday (home team in CAPS) Detroit 108 TORONTO 98 ATLANTA 102 Cleveland 94 MILWAUKEE 131 Charlotte 102 MEMPHIS 92 San Antonio 90 HOUSTON 111 Orlando 103 MINNESOTA 110 Boston 100 UTAH 112 Portland 102 Full Story | Top |
| Calderon closes Toronto chapter of basketball life with win Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:01 PM PDT  By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - He is just one of only four players to have played 500 or more games for the Toronto Raptors yet Jose Calderon never appeared to find a home in the National Basketball Association's northern outpost. Although Calderon spent seven and a half seasons in Toronto and holds the club record for assists (3,370) the Spaniard, with the permanent smile and five o'clock shadow, always seemed like a visitor. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Calderon closes Toronto chapter of basketball life with win Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:42 PM PDT By Steve Keating TORONTO, April 1 (Reuters) - He is just one of only four players to have played 500 or more games for the Toronto Raptors yet Jose Calderon never appeared to find a home in the National Basketball Association's northern outpost. Although Calderon spent seven and a half seasons in Toronto and holds the club record for assists (3,370) the Spaniard, with the permanent smile and five o'clock shadow, always seemed like a visitor. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Baseball-Highlights of Monday's Major League Baseball games Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:34 PM PDT (Adds later games) April 1 (The Sports Xchange) - Dodgers 4, Giants 0 Clayton Kershaw's first career home run sparked a four-run eighth inning, and the left-hander threw a four-hit shutout to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 win over the defending champion San Francisco Giants in the season opener at Dodger Stadium. Kershaw smacked the first pitch he saw from reliever George Kontos over the centre field wall to break up a scoreless contest. It was only the second extra-base hit of Kershaw's career. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Baseball results Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:18 PM PDT April 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS) Boston 8 NY YANKEES 2 WASHINGTON 2 Miami 0 NY METS 11 San Diego 2 Chicago Cubs 3 PITTSBURGH 1 MILWAUKEE 5 Colorado 4 (10 innings) CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1 Kansas City 0 Detroit 4 MINNESOTA 2 LA Angels 3 CINCINNATI 1 (13 innings) LA DODGERS 4 San Francisco 0 ATLANTA 7 Philadelphia 5 Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Debutants Malaga eyeing prize Dortmund scalp Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:59 PM PDT By Iain Rogers MADRID, April 2 (Reuters) - Debutants Malaga have toppled European giants AC Milan and Porto on their way to the Champions League quarter-finals and have another former winner in their sights when they host Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Coach Manuel Pellegrini and his players have propelled the Costa del Sol club to unprecedented success despite uncertainty over the commitment of their Qatari owner and cash-flow problems that prompted a ban from UEFA competition from next season. ... Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Drogba back to where he began for Real clash Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:59 PM PDT By Iain Rogers MADRID, April 2 (Reuters) - The wheel will have come full circle for Galatasaray forward Didier Drogba when he takes to the pitch for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg match at Real Madrid. The Ivory Coast international, who turned 35 this month, made his debut in Europe's elite club competition at Real's Bernabeu stadium in September 2003 playing for Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:30 PM PDT April 1 (The Sports Xchange) - The two Bay Area teams picked up some help at the quarterback position via trades on Monday. The Oakland Raiders announced that they gave the Seattle Seahawks a fifth-round draft pick in 2014 and a conditional undisclosed draft pick in 2015 for quarterback Matt Flynn. The Raiders are also nearing a deal to send quarterback Carson Palmer to the Arizona Cardinals, according to multiple reports. The Raiders would get a late-round draft choice from the Cardinals for Palmer. Flynn is entering his sixth NFL season. ... Full Story | Top |
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