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| CA-SPORTS Summary Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:54 PM PDT ESPN video shows Rutgers coach berating, hitting players NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The ESPN sports network released video on Tuesday showing a Rutgers University men's basketball head coach, briefly suspended for his behavior last year, shoving players, hurling balls at their heads and berating them with homophobic slurs and profanity during practices. The video of Coach Mike Rice prompted the office of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to release a statement condemning the coach's behavior. Rutgers, home to about 58,000 students, is a public university based in New Brunswick, New ... Full Story | Top |
| Darvish falls one out shy of perfect game Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:54 PM PDT  April 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish came within one out of matching the greatest single-game pitching performances in Major League Baseball, striking out 14 while nearly throwing a perfect game for the Texas Rangers against the Houston Astros on Tuesday. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Rangers leading 7-0, Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez hit a single through Darvish's legs to break up his bid for a rare perfect game. In 135 years of Major League Baseball, there have been just 23 perfect games, with no pitcher ever tossing more than one. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Tennis-Monterrey Open women's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:51 PM PDT April 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Monterrey Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 4-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Marta Sirotkina (Russia) 6-0 6-0 3-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat Ximena Hermoso (Mexico) 7-5 6-1 Coco Vandeweghe (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Baseball results Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:48 PM PDT April 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) Baltimore 7 TAMPA BAY 4 Cleveland 4 TORONTO 1 Colorado 8 MILWAUKEE 4 Texas 7 HOUSTON 0 Full Story | Top |
| Arencibia lives knuckleball nightmare on opening day Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:43 PM PDT  By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - The way to catch a knuckleball, famously explained former-Major League catcher Bob Uecker, is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up. It is of course not the preferred technique but it was one used frequently by Toronto Blue Jays J.P. Arencibia on Tuesday when he was handed the opening night assignment catching for Cy Young knuckleballer R.A. Dickey in 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians. "It was dancing in, out, up that makes it tough," Arencibia told reporters. "You talk to any knuckleball catcher, it's going to happen. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Arencibia lives knuckleball nightmare on opening day Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:40 PM PDT By Steve Keating TORONTO, April 2 (Reuters) - The way to catch a knuckleball, famously explained former-Major League catcher Bob Uecker, is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up. It is of course not the preferred technique but it was one used frequently by Toronto Blue Jays J.P. Arencibia on Tuesday when he was handed the opening night assignment catching for Cy Young knuckleballer R.A. Dickey in 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians. "It was dancing in, out, up that makes it tough," Arencibia told reporters. "You talk to any knuckleball catcher, it's going to happen. ... Full Story | Top |
| MLB-Highlights of Tuesday's Major League Baseball games Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:39 PM PDT April 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Rangers 7, Astros 0 Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish came within one out of matching the greatest single-game pitching performances in history, striking out 14 while nearly throwing a perfect game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Rangers leading 7-0, Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez hit a single through Darvish's legs, up the middle. Darvish threw 111 pitches, flashing an unhittable fastball-slider combination. He was removed from the game after Gonzalez's hit. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Baseball-Darvish falls one out shy of perfect game Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:38 PM PDT (Adds details) April 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish came within one out of matching the greatest single-game pitching performances in Major League Baseball, striking out 14 while nearly throwing a perfect game for the Texas Rangers against the Houston Astros on Tuesday. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Rangers leading 7-0, Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez hit a single through Darvish's legs to break up his bid for a rare perfect game. In 135 years of Major League Baseball, there have been just 23 perfect games, with no pitcher ever tossing more than one. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Tuesday's National Basketball Association games Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:27 PM PDT April 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Knicks 102, Heat 90 Led by Carmelo Anthony's career-high-tying 50 points, the New York Knicks defeated Miami, 102-90 on Tuesday. The Heat were without injured starters LeBron James (right hamstring), Dwyane Wade (right ankle/knee) and Mario Chalmers (right ankle) who all sat out with minor injuries for the second game in a row. Chris Bosh had 23 points, and Mike Miller added 18 points to lead the Heat. But Miller was held scoreless in the second half. The Knicks extended their winning streak to nine games, the longest active string in the NBA. ... Full Story | Top |
| CORRECTION 2-Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 6 results and standings Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:23 PM PDT April 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 6 matches on Tuesday Tuesday, April 2 Real Garcilaso (Peru) 0 Tolima (Colombia) 3 Santa Fe (Colombia) 1 Cerro Porteno (Paraguay) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Santa Fe 4 2 2 0 5 3 8 2 Tolima 4 2 1 1 6 3 7 3 Real Garcilaso 4 2 1 1 3 4 7 4 Cerro Porteno 4 0 0 4 2 6 0 Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Texas pitcher Darvish falls one out shy of perfect game Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:18 PM PDT April 2 (Reuters) - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish came within one out of recording a rare perfect game in Major League Baseball, retiring the first 26 batters he faced in a 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Darvish, in his second year with the Rangers after moving to the United States from Japan, struck out 14 batters in an utterly dominating performance. His bid for the perfect game was thwarted when Houston shortstop Marwin Gonzalez singled sharply through Darvish's legs and into centerfield. (Reporting by Larry Fine in New York, Editing by Julian Linden) Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Highlights of Tuesday's National Hockey League games Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:14 PM PDT April 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Sabres 4, Penguins 1 Minus their captain and the NHL's leading scorer, the Pittsburgh Penguins' brush with history came to an end on Tuesday. Kevin Porter scored his first two goals of the season to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-1 victory over the Penguins at Consol Energy Center, ending Pittsburgh's winning streak at 15, two short of the NHL record. The Penguins, who set the record in 1993, were playing their first game without Sidney Crosby, who has 56 goals in 36 games. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Libertadores Cup summaries Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:08 PM PDT April 2 (Reuters) - South American Libertadores Cup group phase summaries on Tuesday: Group Two At the Pacaembu, Sao Paulo Palmeiras (Brazil) 2 - Caio 19, Charles 52 Tigre (Argentina) 0 Halftime: 1-0 Group Four In Iquique, Chile Deportes Iquique (Chile) 1 - Manuel Villalobos 40 Missed penalty: Rodrigo Diaz 26 Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) 3 - Sebastian Dominguez 7, Lucas Romero 19, Jonathan Copete 51 Halftime: 1-2 Group Six In Cusco, Peru Real Garcilaso (Peru) 0 Deportes Tolima (Colombia) 3 - Rogerio Leichtweis 54, 66, 84 Halftime: 0-0 At El Campin, Bogota Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia) 1 - ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary April 3 - April 30 Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 08:00 PM PDT Apr 3 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Apr 3 - Apr 30. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 SOCCER Champions League quarter-finals first legs TENNIS WTA: Monterrey Open, Mexico (to 7) Family Circle Cup, Charleston, U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-NBA results Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 07:48 PM PDT April 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) WASHINGTON 90 Chicago 86 NY Knicks 102 MIAMI 90 Full Story | Top |
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