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Rangers edge out Senators to set up Game Seven decider
Mon,23 Apr 2012 07:53 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The top-seeded New York Rangers exploded for three goals in the second period before fending off a late Ottawa rally to force a Game Seven decider in their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 3-2 win on Monday. Full Story | Top |
Ex-baseball ace Clemens "trapped" in web of deceit - prosecutor
Mon,23 Apr 2012 04:52 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former baseball star Roger Clemens wove a web of deceit to cover up his steroid use, going so far as to lie about it in testimony before Congress, a prosecutor said at the start of ex-pitcher's second perjury trial on Monday. Proof of Clemens' steroid use includes needles and bloody swabs that independent tests have shown contain the former elite pitcher's DNA and performance-enhancing drugs, Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Durham said. ...
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Red Wings' Datsyuk earns fifth straight Selke nomination
Mon,23 Apr 2012 04:42 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings was named a finalist for the Frank J. Selke Trophy for the fifth straight year, matching the longest string of nominations since the award for top defensive forward was introduced, the NHL announced on Monday. Centers David Backes of the St. Louis Blues and Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins were also nominated for the Selke, which will be presented on June 20 at the National Hockey League (NHL) Awards in Las Vegas. ...
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USATF names marketing guru Siegel as CEO
Mon,23 Apr 2012 04:28 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - USA Track & Field (USATF) ended a 16-month search to replace its former chief executive by naming ex-board member Max Siegel, who has extensive marketing ties to sports and entertainment, to the job on Monday. Full Story | Top |
"Pudge" Rodriguez officially retires
Mon,23 Apr 2012 03:30 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - After 21 years in Major League Baseball with six teams, catcher Ivan Rodriguez formally retired on Monday, returning to his original big league team in Texas to say goodbye after 14 All-Star games and 13 Gold Glove awards. Rodriguez, who played a record 2,427 games behind the plate, said farewell at a news conference at the Ballpark in Arlington before the Texas Rangers' game against the Yankees on Monday. "Today is a very hard day for me," he told reporters. "It's been a great, great run, 21 years have been beautiful. ...
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Bahrain protester died of birdshot wounds: relative
Mon,23 Apr 2012 12:46 PM PDT
Reuters -  MANAMA (Reuters) - A Bahraini protester found dead on a rooftop after clashes with police during the Formula One Grand Prix at the weekend was apparently killed by birdshot rounds and his body bore several bruises, his brother said on Monday. Salah Abbas Habib, 36, was buried on Monday after a funeral attended by about 15,000 people, a Reuters witness said. After the ceremony, hundreds of protesters threw petrol bombs and stones at a police station in the district of al-Bilad al-Qadeem in the capital Manama. Police fired teargas and sound grenades. ...
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Bahraini protester died of birdshot wounds: relative
Mon,23 Apr 2012 10:37 AM PDT
Reuters -  DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahraini protester found dead on a rooftop after clashes with police during the Formula One Grand Prix at the weekend apparently was killed by birdshot rounds and his body bore several bruises, his brother said on Monday. Salah Abbas Habib, 36, was buried later on Monday in a funeral attended by about 15,000 people, a Reuters witness said. Following the ceremony, hundreds of protesters threw stones at a police station in the district of al-Bilad al-Qadeem in the capital Manama. Police fired teargas and sound grenades. ...
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Bahrain race shows flip side of sponsorship
Mon,23 Apr 2012 10:09 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Sponsors ploughing money into Formula One have been left squirming after the motor sport's rulers ignored human rights concerns and staged a race in Bahrain watched by hundreds of millions around the globe. Blue chip companies whose names adorn the high-speed cars distanced themselves from the event, saying they did not entertain clients at the Bahrain International Circuit and that the decision to race on Sunday was not theirs. ...
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Australia consolidate after early loss of Cowan
Mon,23 Apr 2012 10:08 AM PDT
Reuters - ROSEAU, Dominica (Reuters) - Australia consolidated after losing opener Ed Cowan early on to reach 69 for one at lunch on the first day of the third and final test at Windsor Park on Monday. West Indies paceman Ravi Rampaul, drafted in for the injured Fidel Edwards, struck with his second ball as Cowan (one) offered no shot to a sharp inswinger in the second over and was trapped leg before. Rampaul, generating some impressive pace as well as his trademark movement off the pitch, should also have removed Australia's other opener. ... Full Story | Top |
Britain, Spain, Brazil, Mexico seeded
Mon,23 Apr 2012 10:04 AM PDT
Reuters -  COVENTRY, England (Reuters) - Hosts Britain, world champions Spain, Brazil and Mexico were named by FIFA as the top seeds for the men's Olympic soccer tournament on Monday, a day before the draw for the 16-team finals. Britain, world champions Japan and defending champions the United States were named as the top three seeds in the women's competition. The men's tournament comprises 16 teams in four first round groups, with Britain, taking part in their first Olympic finals since 1960, in Group A. ...
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Bayern leading the way on finances, study suggests
Mon,23 Apr 2012 09:58 AM PDT
Reuters - BARCELONA (Reuters) - If this year's Champions League title were awarded to the club with the soundest finances among the four semi-finalists Bayern Munich would probably win with Real Madrid runners-up, according to a study of their accounts published on Monday, Bayern and Real both reported a net profit in the accounts used for the study, 2010-11 for the Spaniards and 2009-10 for their German rivals, according to Jose Maria Gay, a professor of accounting at the University of Barcelona. ... Full Story | Top |
McCall light sculptures pierce Berlin black box
Mon,23 Apr 2012 09:45 AM PDT
Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Enter the soaring exhibition hall of Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof and you feel as if you are faced with an eerie science-fiction film set. Colossal cones of light pierce the misty, darkness, beckoning the visitor to tread within their silvery forms, in this new exhibition of British-born artist Anthony McCall's so-called "light films". The temptation is to lose oneself. "Many people tell me they thought they were looking for just 15 minutes, but when they came out they discovered they had been there for an hour," said McCall. ... Full Story | Top |
Bayern leading the way on finances, study suggests
Mon,23 Apr 2012 09:45 AM PDT
Reuters - BARCELONA (Reuters) - If this year's Champions League title were awarded to the club with the soundest finances among the four semi-finalists Bayern Munich would probably win with Real Madrid runners-up, according to a study of their accounts published on Monday, Bayern and Real both reported a net profit in the accounts used for the study, 2010-11 for the Spaniards and 2009-10 for their German rivals, according to Jose Maria Gay, a professor of accounting at the University of Barcelona. ... Full Story | Top |
REFILE-Bahrain race shows flip side of sponsorship
Mon,23 Apr 2012 09:12 AM PDT
Reuters - (Fixes title in 18th paragraph) * Sponsors seek to limit damage from Bahrain Grand Prix * Episode shows pitfalls of corporate sponsorship * F1 boss Ecclestone helps to shield backers from fall-out LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Sponsors ploughing money intoFormula One have been left squirming after the motor sport'srulers ignored human rights concerns and staged a race inBahrain watched by hundreds of millions around the globe. ... Full Story | Top |
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