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| Draft prospect Sam gets positive vibes after gay revelation Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 06:54 PM PST  (Reuters) - Michael Sam has received plenty of positive support since he said he was gay two weeks ago but wants to be known for his feats on the gridiron, not his sexuality, the NFL draft prospect has said. The University of Missouri defensive end publicly revealed his sexuality two weeks ago and could become the first openly homosexual player in the National Football League if, as expected, he is chosen by a team in May's draft. "I just want to do what I love to do, and that's play football," Sam told a packed press conference at the NFL combine, where teams assess draft prospects, in Indianapolis on Saturday. "I just wish you guys would see me as Michael Sam the football player, not Michael Sam the gay football player." Sam, a 6-foot, 2-inch (188-cm), 260-pound (118-kg) pass rusher, was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) after leading the SEC with 11.5 sacks and 19 tackles for a loss, and was projected to be mid-round pick in the May 8-10 seven-round NFL draft. Full Story | Top |
| Lakers, Celtics rivalry cools with losing seasons Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 05:29 PM PST  By Will Robinson Los ANGELES (Reuters) - The historic rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics appeared the same, the green uniforms of the visiting team perfectly complementing the home side's purple-and-gold. Lakers fans filled Staples Center with deafening "Boston sucks" chants in the fourth quarter before winning 101-92. The two most storied franchises of the NBA, who have accounted for 33 of the league's 67 titles, are now on the other end of the won-lost list, having entered Friday's game with 37 combined wins against 72 defeats with nearly identical records. Having battled for the NBA championship as recently as four years ago, Boston and Los Angeles are now jockeying for NBA Draft position. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship final results and standings Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 05:24 PM PST Feb 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Final matches on Sunday Saturday, February 22Arsenal 3 Racing Club 1 All Boys 1 Olimpo 0 Lanus 3 Velez Sarsfield 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Estudiantes 3 3 0 0 4 1 9 -------------------------2 Velez Sarsfield 4 2 1 1 8 4 7 3 Atletico Rafaela 3 2 1 0 5 1 7 4 Rosario Central 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 5 Godoy Cruz 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 6 Arsenal 4 2 0 2 6 5 6 7 San Lorenzo 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 8 Colon (Santa Fe) 3 2 0 1 3 3 6 9 Atletico Belgrano 3 1 2 0 6 5 5 10 Tigre 3 1 2 0 1 0 5 11 River Plate 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 12 Olimpo 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 13 ... Full Story | Top |
| G20 to agree to target extra 2 percent growth over five years: source Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 05:22 PM PST The world's financial leaders will agree on Sunday to implement reforms and policies that would aim to accelerate global economic growth by an extra 2 percentage points over five years, a G20 official said. "The G20 is likely to agree on aiming at reforms and polices that could increase GDP by 2 percent on top of the current trajectory in five years. Full Story | Top |
| Canada play Sweden in hockey final as Games close Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 05:02 PM PST  Defending ice hockey champions Canada play 2006 winners Sweden in the Olympic final on Sunday, bringing the curtain down on two weeks of thrills and spills at the Winter Games in Sochi. The four-man bobsleigh and cross-country skiing's 50km endurance test will be staged earlier in the day before athletes make their way to the Fisht Stadium for the closing ceremony. Although the Swedes and the Canadians cannot claim a classic sporting rivalry, their ice hockey pedigrees are indisputable, producing some of the world's top talent. President Vladimir Putin and his fellow Russians dreamed of signing off with gold in one of the country's favorite sports but their hopes were dashed by a quarter-final exit. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Rio de Janeiro Open men's singles semifinals results Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 05:01 PM PST Feb 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Rio de Janeiro Open Men's Singles Semifinals matches on Saturday 1-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat 8-Pablo Andujar (Spain) 2-6 6-3 7-6(10) Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat 2-David Ferrer (Spain) 6-4 6-4 Full Story | Top |
| Day, Fowler, Els and Dubuisson into last four Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 05:00 PM PST  (Reuters) - Jason Day and Ernie Els advanced with relative ease while American Rickie Fowler and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson had to fight hard to reach the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship semi-finals in Marana, Arizona on Saturday. Australian Day beat ailing South African Louis Oosthuizen 2&1 to become the first player to make the last four at Dove Mountain while veteran Els progressed with a 4&2 win over an out-of-sorts Jordan Spieth in a match where he never trailed. Fowler booked his place with a see-sawing, one-up victory over fellow American Jim Furyk, who came from three down after 12 holes to go one up through 16 before running out of steam, and Dubuisson edged Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell one up. Full Story | Top |
| Olympics-Medal events in Sochi on Sunday Feb.23 Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 05:00 PM PST SOCHI, Russia, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The men's ice hockey final between Canada and Sweden brings down the curtain on the action at the Winter Olympics on Sunday when there are two other golds to be won. Event Estimated end (local/GMT/ET) Cross-country, men's 50 km 1355/0955/0455 Bobsleigh, four-man bob 1605/1205/0705 Ice hockey, men's final 1855/1455/0955 (Compiled by Keith Weir; Editing by Ken Ferris) Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Day, Fowler, Els and Dubuisson into last four Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 04:57 PM PST * Day beats an ailing Oosthuizen 2&1 * Veteran Els eases past youngster Spieth 4&2 * Fowler edges Furyk one up * Dubuisson battles past McDowell one up (Adds Dubuisson quotes, detail) Feb 22 (Reuters) - Jason Day and Ernie Els advanced with relative ease while American Rickie Fowler and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson had to fight hard to reach the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship semi-finals in Marana, Arizona on Saturday. Australian Day beat ailing South African Louis Oosthuizen 2&1 to become the first player to make the last four at Dove Mountain while veteran Els progressed with a 4&2 win over an out-of-sorts Jordan Spieth in a match where he never trailed. Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Golf-Day, Fowler, Els and Dubuisson into last four Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 04:23 PM PST (Corrects semi-final lineup in sixth para with Day vs. Fowler and Els vs. Dubuisson) * Day beats an ailing Oosthuizen 2&1 * Veteran Els eases past youngster Spieth 4&2 * Fowler edges Furyk one up * Dubuisson battles past McDowell one up Feb 22 (Reuters) - Jason Day and Ernie Els advanced with relative ease while American Rickie Fowler and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson had to fight hard to reach the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship semi-finals in Marana, Arizona on Saturday. Australian Day beat ailing South African Louis Oosthuizen 2&1 to become the first player to make the last four at Dove Mountain while veteran Els progressed with a 4&2 win over an out-of-sorts Jordan Spieth in a match where he never trailed. Full Story | Top |
| Buddhist faction protests Dalai Lama as he visits U.S Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 03:57 PM PST By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dozens of Buddhists rallied on the streets of San Francisco on Saturday protesting the Dalai Lama, who they say has persecuted followers of an ancient deity that the Tibetan spiritual leader denounced decades ago. The crowd of brightly-dressed monks, nuns and other Shugden Buddhism practitioners, a subset of Buddhists who worship the 300-year-old deity Dorje Shugden, held protest signs and chanted, "Religious freedom. Dalai Lama Give!" Demonstrators met across the street from a building where the Dalai Lama was scheduled to launch the first of a series of speaking events in a tour of U.S. cities. Dalai Lamas are the head monks of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarterfinals scores Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 03:24 PM PST Feb 22 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Quarterfinals on Saturday in Marana, Arizona Jason Day (Australia) beat Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 2 and 1 Rickie Fowler (U.S.) beat Jim Furyk (U.S.) by 1 hole Ernie Els (South Africa) beat Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 4 and 2 Victor Dubuisson (France) beat Graeme McDowell (Britain) by 1 hole Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-England edge Ireland to join four-way tie on top Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 03:09 PM PST * England beat Ireland 13-10 with Care try * Four teams locked together on four points * Former coach Woodward sees bright England future (Adds details on O'Driscoll's record-equalling test in para 3) By Rex Gowar LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A try by scrumhalf Danny Care spurred England to a 13-10 win over favourites Ireland after a nerve-jangling finish at Twickenham on Saturday to leave a four-way tie at the top of the Six Nations table. Holders Wales, who beat France 27-6 on Friday, the French, England and Ireland all have four points after three matches. Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll equalled former Australia scrum half George Gregan's world record of 139 test appearances, having won his 131st Ireland cap on top of eight British & Irish Lions appearances, but there were no celebrations at the end. Full Story | Top |
| Ailing Oosthuizen goes out in last eight at Dove Mountain Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 03:06 PM PST (Reuters) - South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen had been one of the standout players at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship but was ousted in the quarter-finals on Saturday after struggling with an ailing back. Oosthuizen, who was sidelined for almost three months last year with a lingering neck and back injury, lost 2&1 to Australian Jason Day after receiving periodic treatment from his physiotherapist out on the course. "I was a bit disappointed to start this morning on the range not feeling too good," former British Open champion Oosthuizen told reporters. I need to address it big time now and get it sorted." Oosthuizen, who clinched his only major title with a commanding seven-stroke victory at the 2010 British Open, had upset top-seeded Swede Henrik Stenson 4&3 in the second round before crushing American Webb Simpson 5&4 on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Ailing Oosthuizen goes out in last eight at Dove Mountain Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 03:05 PM PST South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen had been one of the standout players at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship but was ousted in the quarter-finals on Saturday after struggling with an ailing back. Oosthuizen, who was sidelined for almost three months last year with a lingering neck and back injury, lost 2&1 to Australian Jason Day after receiving periodic treatment from his physiotherapist out on the course. "I was a bit disappointed to start this morning on the range not feeling too good," former British Open champion Oosthuizen told reporters. I need to address it big time now and get it sorted." Oosthuizen, who clinched his only major title with a commanding seven-stroke victory at the 2010 British Open, had upset top-seeded Swede Henrik Stenson 4&3 in the second round before crushing American Webb Simpson 5&4 on Friday. Full Story | Top |
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