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| NFL result Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 09:01 PM PDT Sept 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the NFL match between St. Louis and San Francisco on Thursday (home team in CAPS) San Francisco 35 ST. LOUIS 11 Full Story | Top |
| Rivera overcome with emotion in Yankees farewell Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 08:57 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - The emotion finally got to Mariano Rivera on Thursday. After playing it super-cool during his 19 years in Major League Baseball, his final game at Yankee Stadium proved too much. Baseball's greatest closer was reduced to tears, sobbing uncontrollably on the mound as the enormity of the occasion hit him. And he was not alone. His team mates and the Yankees manager Joe Girardi were also overcome with raw emotion, as they embraced him on the field then in the dugout. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Rivera overcome with emotion in Yankees farewell Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 08:50 PM PDT (Repeats to fix typo in second para) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The emotion finally got to Mariano Rivera on Thursday. After playing it super-cool during his 19 years in Major League Baseball, his final game at Yankee Stadium proved too much. Baseball's greatest closer was reduced to tears, sobbing uncontrollably on the mound as the enormity of the occasion hit him. And he was not alone. His team mates and the Yankees manager Joe Girardi were also overcome with raw emotion, as they embraced him on the field then in the dugout. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 08:42 PM PDT Sept 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) SAN DIEGO 3 Arizona 2 (11 innings) BALTIMORE 3 Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 4 NY YANKEES 0 ATLANTA 7 Philadelphia 1 Milwaukee 4 NY METS 2 TEXAS 6 LA Angels 5 Kansas City 3 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2 Cleveland 6 MINNESOTA 5 Full Story | Top |
| California man arrested in stabbing death of Dodgers fan Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 08:40 PM PDT  By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A 21-year-old California man was arrested on Thursday in the stabbing death of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan just blocks from the San Francisco Giants baseball stadium in a fight between fans of the rival franchises. Michael Montgomery of Lodi, California, was booked on suspicion of homicide, San Francisco police said. Police gave no information on a second man who was detained earlier on Thursday and it was not immediately clear if he remained in custody. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary from September 28 - October 5 Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 07:59 PM PDT Sept 27 (Reuters) - World sports diary from Sept. 28 - Oct. 5 (all times GMT) - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea (1145) Aston Villa v Manchester City Fulham v Cardiff Hull City v West Ham United Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v Crystal Palace Swansea v Arsenal (1630) La Liga Almeria v Barcelona (1600) Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (2000) Real Sociedad v Sevilla (1800) Valencia v Rayo Vallecano (1400) Serie A Genoa v Napoli (1600) AC Milan v Sampdoria (1845) Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated) FC Lorient v ... Full Story | Top |
| EA settles NCAA student-athlete cases, no game next year Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 07:57 PM PDT  By Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts said it had reached a settlement with former college football athletes who have accused the company of using their images without permission and would not be making a new game for the popular "NCAA Football" series in 2014. The athletes sued the video game publisher and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which has strict rules prohibiting them from sharing in the millions of dollars that schools receive from television and licensing deals. The case against the NCAA is still pending. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Garcia performs dramatic transformation at Roma Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 06:59 PM PDT By Brian Homewood Sept 27 (Reuters) - It has taken new coach Rudi Garcia only five games and less than three months to turn AS Roma from a bickering outfit prone to defensive calamities into the most efficient unit in Serie A. Roma go into Sunday's match at home against Bologna (1845 GMT) with a 100 percent record from five games, 12 goals scored and only one conceded. Yet, when Garcia took over in mid-July, the team was in disarray. ... Full Story | Top |
| L.A. Dodgers fan slain in San Francisco in fight with Giants fans Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 06:36 PM PDT By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles Dodgers fan was stabbed to death within blocks of the San Francisco Giants baseball stadium in a fight between supporters of the rival franchises two years after a Giants fan was severely beaten at Dodger Stadium, police said on Thursday. The deadly fight began at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, just over an hour after the Giants' 6-4 win over the Dodgers at AT&T Park in San Francisco, police said. Jonathan Denver, the son of a Dodgers security guard, was stabbed by a Giants supporter blocks away from the park, police said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Larkham puts hand up for Brumbies job after White walk-out Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 06:36 PM PDT CANBERRA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Stephen Larkham has been named in a caretaker coaching duo for the ACT Brumbies with fellow assistant Laurie Fisher in the wake of Jake White's sudden resignation, but the former Australia flyhalf would like to take on the head role full-time. Larkham, who formed one of rugby's most successful halves partnerships with fellow Brumbies' player George Gregan, has been the team's attack coach for the past three seasons, helping the Canberra-based side to the final of this year's Super Rugby competition. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL-National Hockey League roundup Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 05:14 PM PDT Sept 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Alex Ovechkin considered carrying the Olympic torch an offer he could not refuse, and the Russian-born Washington Capitals star will be away from the team until Monday. Ovechkin is scheduled to be in Greece for three days, complete his leg of the torch relay on Sunday and return to the Capitals' facility Monday. He plans to play in the final game of the preseason for the Capitals on Friday before departing for Greece. Washington opens the NHL regular season Tuesday at Chicago. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday, September 27 Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 05:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday: - - - - BASEBALL Three teams battling for two remaining playoff berths The race for the two remaining American League wild card playoff berths kicks into high gear with Tampa Bay, Cleveland and Texas still in contention with four days left in the 162-game regular season. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 04:51 PM PDT Sept 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez and Atlanta Braves outfielder Reed Johnson were each suspended one game for their roles in Wednesday's bench-clearing incident at Turner Field, Major League Baseball announced. The incident started after Gomez admired his home run for too long. He did apologize after the game, which Milwaukee won 4-0. Braves catcher Brian McCann and first baseman Freddie Freeman were fined but not suspended. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 04:40 PM PDT Sept 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Christian Ponder returned to Minnesota Vikings' practice in London on Thursday and is expected to start against the Pittsburg6h Steelers with tender ribs. The embattled quarterback, booed mightily in his home stadium in Minneapolis last week, split repetitions with backup Matt Cassel on Thursday. Veteran wide receiver Greg Jennings did say Ponder showed no noticeable affects from the rib injury he suffered Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns. - - - Veteran defensive back Antoine Winfield is willing to come out of retirement if he finds the right situation. ... Full Story | Top |
| Supreme closer Rivera dignified yet deadly on the mound Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 03:30 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dignified yet deadly efficient with a game on the line, Mariano Rivera rose from makeshift games on the beach of his hometown fishing village in Panama to become Major League Baseball's greatest closer. The slender right-hander with the easy motion frustrated hitters for nearly two decades, relying more on precision than power, armed with a confounding, late-breaking version of a fastball that became his signature pitch - the cutter. ... Full Story | Top |
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