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News: Curtis extends Texas Open lead to three strokes UPDATE 1-Golf-Curtis extends Texas Open lead to three strokes White Sox pitcher Humber throws perfect game Coyotes' Torres banned 25 games for Hossa hit American Curtis extends Texas Open lead to three strokes Golf-American Curtis extends Texas Open lead to three strokes UPDATE 2-Golf-Texas Open third round scores White Sox pitcher Humber throws perfect game Capitals push defending champion Bruins to brink Formula One lives in a Bahrain bubble Motor racing-Formula One lives in a Bahrain bubble UN council authorizes up to 300 Syria truce monitors Nadal and Djokovic to meet in Monte Carlo final Protests, clashes, death cast pall over Bahrain Grand Prix WRAPUP 3-Protests, clashes, death cast pall over Bahrain Grand Prix Curtis extends Texas Open lead to three strokes Sat,21 Apr 2012 06:58 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - American Ben Curtis overcame two front nine double-bogeys on a difficult, windy day at the Texas Open to extend his lead to three shots heading into Sunday's final round in San Antonio. Curtis, the 2003 British Open champion who has struggled to regain his form after a dismal 2011 season, registered three birdies on the back nine in posting a one-over-par 73 for a nine-under 207 total at TPC San Antonio. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Golf-Curtis extends Texas Open lead to three strokes Sat,21 Apr 2012 06:54 PM PDT Reuters - * American overcomes pair of double-bogeys * Curtis looking for first PGA win in six years (adds details) April 21 (Reuters) - American Ben Curtis overcame two frontnine double-bogeys on a difficult, windy day at the Texas Opento extend his lead to three shots heading into Sunday's finalround in San Antonio. Curtis, the 2003 British Open champion who has struggled toregain his form after a dismal 2011 season, registered threebirdies on the back nine in posting a one-over-par 73 for anine-under 207 total at TPC San Antonio. ... Full Story Top White Sox pitcher Humber throws perfect game Sat,21 Apr 2012 05:01 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber, a late-blooming top prospect who battled past elbow injuries, threw Major League Baseball's first perfect game in nearly two years on Saturday in a 4-0 win over the Mariners in Seattle. Full Story Top Coyotes' Torres banned 25 games for Hossa hit Sat,21 Apr 2012 04:26 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Phoenix Coyotes winger Raffi Torres has been suspended for 25 games for a devastating hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Saturday. If the 25-game ban is not served by the conclusion of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Torres' suspension will carry over into the 2012-13 NHL campaign and prohibit him from participating in preseason games. ... Full Story Top American Curtis extends Texas Open lead to three strokes Sat,21 Apr 2012 04:25 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - American Ben Curtis overcame two double-bogeys on the front nine on a windy day at the Texas Open to extend his lead to three strokes heading into Sunday's final round in San Antonio. Curtis, the 2003 British Open champion who has struggled to regain his form after a dismal 2011 season, registered three birdies on the back nine in posting a one-over-par 73 for a nine-under 207 total at TPC San Antonio. ... Full Story Top Golf-American Curtis extends Texas Open lead to three strokes Sat,21 Apr 2012 04:23 PM PDT Reuters - April 21 (Reuters) - American Ben Curtis overcame twodouble-bogeys on the front nine on a windy day at the Texas Opento extend his lead to three strokes heading into Sunday's finalround in San Antonio. Curtis, the 2003 British Open champion who has struggled toregain his form after a dismal 2011 season, registered threebirdies on the back nine in posting a one-over-par 73 for anine-under 207 total at TPC San Antonio. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 2-Golf-Texas Open third round scores Sat,21 Apr 2012 04:13 PM PDT Reuters - April 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Leading third round scoresfrom the U.S. PGA Tour's Texas Open on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas (par-72) 207 Ben Curtis (U.S.) 67 67 73 210 Matt Every (U.S.) 63 74 73 212 John Huh (U.S.) 77 68 67 Noh Seung-Yul (South Korea) 73 71 68 Charlie Wi (South Korea) 72 69 71 213 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 70 76 67 Greg Chalmers (Australia) 72 72 69 Brian Gay (U.S.) 73 69 71 David Mathis (U.S.) 69 67 77 Cameron Tringale (U.S.) 72 65 76 214 Chris Stroud (U.S.) 72 73 69 Bob Estes (U.S.) 72 72 70 Martin Flores (U.S.) 71 73 70 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 71 69 74 215 Ryan Moore (U.S. ... Full Story Top White Sox pitcher Humber throws perfect game Sat,21 Apr 2012 04:02 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber, a late-blooming top prospect who battled past elbow injuries, threw Major League Baseball's first perfect game in nearly two years on Saturday in a 4-0 win over the Mariners in Seattle. Full Story Top Capitals push defending champion Bruins to brink Sat,21 Apr 2012 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Washington Capitals put the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins on the brink of playoff elimination with a 4-3 win in Boston on Saturday to grab a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference quarter-final. Full Story Top Formula One lives in a Bahrain bubble Sat,21 Apr 2012 12:54 PM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - While demonstrators hurled petrol bombs at the police a half hour's drive away, the only smoke that reached the Bahrain Grand Prix paddock on the eve of Sunday's race was laid on by the organizers at the "relaxed Bahraini-style barbecue". Full Story Top Motor racing-Formula One lives in a Bahrain bubble Sat,21 Apr 2012 12:46 PM PDT Reuters - MANAMA, April 21 (Reuters) - While demonstrators hurledpetrol bombs at the police a half hour's drive away, the onlysmoke that reached the Bahrain Grand Prix paddock on the eve ofSunday's race was laid on by the organisers at the "relaxedBahraini-style barbecue". Formula One's Bahrain experience has been a tale of twoparallel universes, with the drivers and team bosses staying inluxury hotels and safely sheltered inside their paddock bubbleof familiar routine, while running battles are fought on thestreets and in villages. ... Full Story Top UN council authorizes up to 300 Syria truce monitors Sat,21 Apr 2012 11:22 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a Russia-European drafted resolution on Saturday that authorizes an initial deployment of up to 300 unarmed military observers to Syria for three months to help bolster a fragile week-old ceasefire. But the 15-nation council's move to condition deployment of observers on a U.N. assessment of compliance with the truce reflected U.S. and European fears that the Syrian government's failure to stop shelling towns, return troops to barracks and withdraw heavy weapons from cities makes the prospects for success slim. ... Full Story Top Nadal and Djokovic to meet in Monte Carlo final Sat,21 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT Reuters - MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic will try to deal Rafael Nadal another blow when the world's two top players clash in Sunday's Monte Carlo Masters tennis final, where the Spaniard is chasing an eighth consecutive crown. Nadal recorded his 41st win in a row in the season's first big claycourt event as he defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4 in Saturday's semi-finals, while the Serbian battled back from a set down to beat sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 4-6 6-3 6-2. ... Full Story Top Protests, clashes, death cast pall over Bahrain Grand Prix Sat,21 Apr 2012 10:50 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Crowds of masked protesters hurled petrol bombs at police who fired tear gas back in Bahrain on Saturday, turning the streets into a battle zone on the eve of a Formula One Grand Prix that demonstrators say glorifies a repressive government. Protesters were fired up by outrage over the death of one of their number, whose body was found sprawled on a village rooftop after overnight clashes with police. Around 7,000 marchers held banners calling for democratic reforms. Some banners depicted Formula One race car drivers as riot police beating up protesters. ... Full Story Top WRAPUP 3-Protests, clashes, death cast pall over Bahrain Grand Prix Sat,21 Apr 2012 10:49 AM PDT Reuters - * Body of protester found on rooftop, Wefaq opposition says * Dead man was among protesters beaten by police - Wefaq * Opposition vows "days of rage" during Formula One race * Bahraini govt wants Grand Prix to show return to normalcy MANAMA, April 21 (Reuters) - Crowds of masked protestershurled petrol bombs at police who fired tear gas back in Bahrainon Saturday, turning the streets into a battle zone on the eveof a Formula One Grand Prix that demonstrators say glorifies arepressive government. ... Full Story Top

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