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Friday, November 25, 2011 8:30 PM PST

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News: Crosby passes Penguins past Senators Djokovic misses out on semis as Berdych wins Djokovic misses out on semis as Berdych wins INTERVIEW-Motor racing-Hulkenberg looking forward to 2012 Ontario Teachers to keep its Toronto sports empire Rangers' Deveaux suspended three games for illegal head check UPDATE 2-Motor racing-Hamilton back on top in Brazil Montgomerie replaces bullets with golf balls in Afghanistan Motor racing-Brazilian Grand Prix second free practice times Hamilton back on top in Brazil Golf-Montgomerie replaces bullets with golf balls in Afghanistan Golf-South African Open second round scores Leave me alone, says Chelsea's Villas-Boas Golf-Composed O'Hara retains lead at South African Open Djokovic left sweating after Tipsarevic shock Crosby passes Penguins past Senators Fri,25 Nov 2011 07:20 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Sidney Crosby recaptured his scoring touch with three assists to help the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday. Full Story Top Djokovic misses out on semis as Berdych wins Fri,25 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic followed Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray out of the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday when he lost to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic for the first time. Full Story Top Djokovic misses out on semis as Berdych wins Fri,25 Nov 2011 02:36 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic followed Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray out of the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday when he lost to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic for the first time. Full Story Top INTERVIEW-Motor racing-Hulkenberg looking forward to 2012 Fri,25 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST Reuters - SAO PAULO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A year ago, NicoHulkenberg seized an astonishing pole position at the BrazilianGrand Prix only to find it was not enough to keep him in a jobat Williams. Interlagos provided the highlight of the tall German'srookie season in Formula One but now, by his own admission, hefinds himself in a happier place as the 2011 championship comesto an end. "Yes," he told Reuters in an interview after taking part inFriday's first practice as Force India reserve driver andclocking the eighth best time. "I feel good... ... Full Story Top Ontario Teachers to keep its Toronto sports empire Fri,25 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has shelved plans to sell its 80 percent stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd, the "trophy asset" owner of Toronto's big-league hockey and basketball teams. Teachers, one of Canada's largest pension fund administrators, began gauging the market for a sale of the stake in March, after several unsolicited expressions of interest. ... Full Story Top Rangers' Deveaux suspended three games for illegal head check Fri,25 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - New York Rangers forward Andre Deveaux has been suspended without pay for three games for an illegal check to the head of Florida forward Tomas Fleischmann, the National Hockey League (NHL) said Friday. Full Story Top UPDATE 2-Motor racing-Hamilton back on top in Brazil Fri,25 Nov 2011 12:42 PM PST Reuters - (Adds quotes) SAO PAULO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton set thepractice pace at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix onFriday with a nod to his late idol Ayrton Senna. The McLaren driver, wearing a special helmet with the logoand colours of Brazil's triple Formula One champion merged withhis own, lapped with a best time of one minute 13.392 seconds inthe afternoon. Red Bull's double champion Sebastian Vettel, who wrapped upthis year's title with four races to spare, was second fastestat Interlagos with a lap 0.167 slower and just ahead ofAustralian team mate Mark Webber. ... Full Story Top Montgomerie replaces bullets with golf balls in Afghanistan Fri,25 Nov 2011 10:58 AM PST Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie has helped transform soldiers' firing ranges into driving ranges on a trip to Afghanistan to support foreign troops and promote golf in a country with plenty of checkpoints, but few fairways. Full Story Top Motor racing-Brazilian Grand Prix second free practice times Fri,25 Nov 2011 10:20 AM PST Reuters - Nov 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian Grand Prix secondfree practice times from Interlagos (Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace)in Sao Paulo on Friday 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1min 13.392secs 2. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull 1:13.559 3. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull 1:13.587 4. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari 1:13.598 5. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Mercedes 1:13.723 6. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:13.750 7. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1:13.787 8. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:13.872 9. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India 1:14.144 10. Paul Di Resta (Britain) Force India 1:14.807 11. ... Full Story Top Hamilton back on top in Brazil Fri,25 Nov 2011 09:56 AM PST Reuters - SAO PAULO (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton followed up his Abu Dhabi victory by setting the practice pace at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday. The Briton, wearing a special helmet carrying the logo and colours of Brazil's late triple champion Ayrton Senna that will be auctioned off after the weekend, lapped the anti-clockwise circuit with a best time of one minute 13.392 seconds in the afternoon. Red Bull's double champion Sebastian Vettel, who wrapped up this year's title with four races to spare, was second fastest at Interlagos with a lap 0. ... Full Story Top Golf-Montgomerie replaces bullets with golf balls in Afghanistan Fri,25 Nov 2011 09:38 AM PST Reuters - KABUL, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie has helpedtransform soldiers' firing ranges into driving ranges on a tripto Afghanistan to support foreign troops and promote golf in acountry with plenty of checkpoints, but few fairways. The 48-year-old Scot gave golf lessons and donated equipmentto troops and Afghan children on a three-day trip this weekwhere he travelled from the main British military base inHelmand, one of the country's most violent regions, to foreigntroops' headquarters in the capital city Kabul. ... Full Story Top Golf-South African Open second round scores Fri,25 Nov 2011 09:37 AM PST Reuters - Nov 25 (Reuters) - Leading second-round scoresfrom the South African Open at the par-72 course in Ekurhulenion Friday. The cut was set at 142. ... Full Story Top Leave me alone, says Chelsea's Villas-Boas Fri,25 Nov 2011 09:21 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Manager Andre Villas-Boas said on Friday that Chelsea faced a life-or-death European showdown against Valencia, but rejected all suggestions that he needed help in guiding them through their latest crisis. The 34-year-old Portuguese, who has overseen the club's worst start to a season since Russian Roman Abramovich took control in 2003, declined to comment on reports linking former boss Guus Hiddink with a return. Instead, he made clear he believed he retained the backing of the owner and the players after "many meetings" this week. ... Full Story Top Golf-Composed O'Hara retains lead at South African Open Fri,25 Nov 2011 09:08 AM PST Reuters - KEMPTON PARK, South Africa, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Briton StevenO'Hara fired a 68 to sit alone at the top of the leaderboardafter the second round of the South African Open at theSerengeti Golf Estate on Friday. Overnight leader O'Hara moved to 11-under-par overall, onestroke ahead of two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen andfellow South African Merrick Bremner. The Scot is desperate for a good finish this week. He sits134th on the European Tour money list and a top-four finish inthis co-sanctioned event with the Sunshine Tour will ensure hekeeps his card. ... Full Story Top Djokovic left sweating after Tipsarevic shock Fri,25 Nov 2011 08:58 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic was left sweating on a place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday after losing for the first time in his career to fellow-Serb Janko Tipsarevic. The world number one looked on course for victory when he cruised through the first set of his final Group A match but was outplayed after that in a 3-6 6-3 6-3 defeat. Djokovic ended with one win and two defeats in round-robin play and needs Spain's David Ferrer, who is already guaranteed a place in the semis, to beat Tomas Berdych later at the O2 for him to scramble into the last four. ... Full Story Top

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