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Rescued round-the-world yacht racers go to hospital
Mon,2 Apr 2012 07:11 PM PDT
Reuters - ALAMEDA, California (Reuters) - Two injured crew members from an Australian yacht taking part in a round-the-world race were ferried safely to shore on Monday by a Coast Guard cutter that rescued them after a towering wave smashed into their sailboat. British competitor Jane Hitchens, 50, and her crew mate, Nik Brbora, 29, a Croatian native who now lives in England, arrived in San Francisco Bay in late afternoon and were taken to a local hospital in Alameda. ... Full Story | Top |
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana, again
Mon,2 Apr 2012 05:29 PM PDT
Reuters - SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, once a San Diego Chargers first-round draft pick, was arrested on Monday for the second time in three days in his hometown of Great Falls, Montana, on drug and theft charges, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
Cleveland's Jimenez suspended five games
Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:48 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Cleveland Indians right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez was suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Monday for intentionally throwing a pitch at Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki. Full Story | Top |
Giants keep Cain with $112.5 million extension
Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:06 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants, whose prized rotation helped them win the 2010 World Series, moved to keep starter Matt Cain in the fold by reaching an agreement with the right-hander on a five-year extension, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team said on Monday. Full Story | Top |
Golf-Elusive Masters title drives Australians
Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:07 PM PDT
Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 2 (Reuters) - Jason Day calls theMasters 'the Holy Grail' of Australian sport. Adam Scott says itis a rare sporting hurdle that no-one in Australia has managedto get over. But both men agree it is only a matter of time before anAustralian is presented with the winner's green jacket, andbelieve it could come as early as this week with six Australiansin the field. ... Full Story | Top |
Stricker anticipates a Masters to remember
Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:07 PM PDT
Reuters -  Augusta, Georgia (Reuters) - With an abundance of intriguing storylines this week's Masters has the potential to be one of the most exciting of all time and Steve Stricker can already feel the heightened sense of anticipation among the azaleas and magnolias.
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INTERVIEW-Golf-Stricker anticipates a Masters to remember
Mon,2 Apr 2012 02:52 PM PDT
Reuters - Augusta, Georgia, April 2 (Reuters) - With an abundance ofintriguing storylines this week's Masters has the potential tobe one of the most exciting of all time and Steve Stricker canalready feel the heightened sense of anticipation among theazaleas and magnolias. Past winners Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are in form andready to claim another green jacket while U.S. Open championRory McIlroy and fellow Briton Lee Westwood are poised to lead astrong European charge in the year's opening major. ... Full Story | Top |
Miller and Nelson elected to Hall of Fame
Mon,2 Apr 2012 02:28 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Sharpshooting guard Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers and longtime National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Don Nelson were elected on Monday to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Simpson to seal Augusta love affair with Masters debut
Mon,2 Apr 2012 01:18 PM PDT
Reuters -  Augusta, Georgia (Reuters) - Fourteen years after playing Augusta National for the first time as a wide-eyed kid, Webb Simpson is back at the venue this week feeling the same excitement as he prepares to make his Masters debut.
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Goodell to meet with NFLPA to talk bounty punishment
Mon,2 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell said he hoped to wrap up the New Orleans Saints' "bounty" affair after meetings this week with representatives of the NFL Players Association. Goodell, who attended the opening of an NFL store in midtown Manhattan on Monday was scheduled to meet with officials of the NFLPA later in the day. ... Full Story | Top |
Fish, Monfils out of France vs U.S. Davis Cup tie
Mon,2 Apr 2012 12:46 PM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - World number nine Mardy Fish has pulled out of the United States' Davis Cup quarter-final against France, who will be without world number 14 Gael Monfils for this week's tie. Fish had a health scare on Thursday in Miami after suffering extreme fatigue and was told by doctors to rest, the U.S. Tennis Association said on their website (www.usta.com) on Monday. World number 66 Ryan Harrison replaces Fish in the squad. Monfils misses out with a stomach injury so Gilles Simon comes in, the French tennis federation said in a statement. ...
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Golf-Simpson to seal Augusta love affair with Masters debut
Mon,2 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT
Reuters - Augusta, Georgia, April 2 (Reuters) - Fourteen years afterplaying Augusta National for the first time as a wide-eyed kid,Webb Simpson is back at the venue this week feeling the sameexcitement as he prepares to make his Masters debut. When the American world number 10 sets off in Thursday'sopening round, he will be competing in only his fourth majorchampionship and he expects to feel a flutter of nerves on thefirst tee. "My first major was last year, in the U.S. Open atCongressional," Simpson told reporters after playing a practiceround at a sun-splashed Augusta National on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
Art is "world's greatest currency", says Hirst
Mon,2 Apr 2012 11:33 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Some artists prefer not to talk about the value of their work. Damien Hirst clearly revels in it, going so far as to call art "the greatest currency in the world". On the eve of Hirst's first major retrospective in his native Britain, he hit back at a leading critic who dismissed him as a conman and advised anyone owning his work to sell it fast. Julian Spalding, a curator and critic who has just written a short book called "Con Art - Why you ought to sell your Damien Hirsts while you can", went on the attack last week with articles in at least two national newspapers. ...
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Motorcycling-Pedrosa questioned over cheating in yachting exam
Mon,2 Apr 2012 10:58 AM PDT
Reuters - MADRID, April 2 (Reuters) - Spanish MotoGP rider DaniPedrosa is in trouble with the local police after being takenin for questioning about cheating in an examination for acaptain's recreational yachting licence. Pedrosa was one of a group of people arrested after beingsurprised during the exam at the Universidad Politecnica deValencia on Saturday, Spanish media reported. A local government official said some students had beenwired up with earpieces to receive the answers to the exams andthat 21 people had been detained in the operation. ... Full Story | Top |
Nine former Bari players in match-fixing probe
Mon,2 Apr 2012 10:38 AM PDT
Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Former Bari defender Andrea Masiello - now playing for Atalanta - was arrested on Monday in connection with alleged match-fixing in Serie A last season as Italian soccer faced up to the latest in a string of scandals. Eight of Masiello's team mates from Bari last season were also being investigated by police over the possible manipulation of matches. ... Full Story | Top |
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