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UPDATE 5-Baseball results
Wed,26 Sep 2012 07:47 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) NY Yankees 8 MINNESOTA 2 LA Dodgers 8 SAN DIEGO 2 BALTIMORE 12 Toronto 2 DETROIT 5 Kansas City 4 Washington 8 PHILADELPHIA 4 Tampa Bay 4 BOSTON 2 ATLANTA 3 Miami 0 NY METS 6 Pittsburgh 0 Milwaukee 8 CINCINNATI 1 HOUSTON 2 St. Louis 0 Full Story | Top |
PREVIEW-Soccer-All eyes on Terry for Chelsea's first 'big game'
Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:59 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Chelsea captain John Terry has been under the spotlight all week and there will be no change when the Premier League leaders play Arsenal on Saturday, the European championss' first big game of the season according to team mate Branislav Ivanovic. Terry shocked English football on Sunday when he retired from international football ahead of this week's FA tribunal into allegations that he racially abused Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand last season. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. trade clubs for paddles to tune up for Ryder Cup
Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:34 PM PDT
Reuters - MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - If the Ryder Cup was decided on a ping pong table and not a golf course, Matt Kuchar would be the U.S. ace and the Phil Mickelson-Tiger Woods doubles partnership would be pretty much unbeatable. The Americans have turned to another sort of little white ball this week to help promote team bonding before they begin the task of wresting the famous trophy back from the Europeans at the stately Medinah Country Club. ... Full Story | Top |
Players enjoy calm before Ryder Cup storm
Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:02 PM PDT
Reuters -  MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - In the relative calm before the Europe and the United States resume their fierce Ryder Cup rivalry, players made the most of a chance to catch their breath at a sun-kissed Medinah Country Club on Wednesday. European captain Jose Maria Olazabal put his men through a light trot, sending them out to play nine holes before giving them the rest of the day off to relax and forget about the battle to defend the trophy that lies ahead. "They saw the course yesterday, they saw every bit of it yesterday," Spaniard Olazabal said. ...
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Soccer-Santos 2 Universidad de Chile 0 - South American Supercup
Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:51 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 27 (Reuters) - Santos (Brazil) 2 Universidad de Chile (Chile) 0 - South American Supercup second leg result on Wednesday Played at the Pacaembu, Sao Paulo Scorers: Neymar 27, Bruno Rodrigo 61 Halftime: 1-0 First leg 0-0; Santos win 2-0 on aggregate (Compiled by Claudio Cerda, editing by Nick Mulvenney) Full Story | Top |
Langer's recipe for Cup success on U.S. soil
Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:07 PM PDT
Reuters -  MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - 'Home cooking' has helped the United States win the Ryder Cup all but three times on American soil but former captain Bernhard Langer has already proved once that he has the recipe for European success. Eight years ago, Langer led Europe to a record victory by 18-1/2 points to 9-1/2 at Oakland Hills and the meticulous German believes his continent can triumph again this week by using a similarly subtle mix of various ingredients. Though Langer believes home advantage will give the U.S. ...
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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, Sept 27
Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT
Reuters - Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Thursday (times GMT): - - - - GOLF Ryder Cup MEDINAH, Illinois - With Europe and the United States poised to resume their Ryder Cup hostilities, players on both side caught their breath on Wednesday as pressure continued to rise at a sun-kissed Medinah Country Club. ... Full Story | Top |
NFL referees' union and league make progress in talks, source says
Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:51 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - The NFL and locked-out referees have made progress in contract negotiations, a source close to the referees' union said on Wednesday, as hopes rise the two sides can strike a deal in time for officials to be back on the field for this weekend's games. An agreement would come amid mounting criticism of the National Football League after a widely panned touchdown call by replacement referees gave the Seattle Seahawks a victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday. ...
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Pennsylvanians give governor low marks on Sandusky probe: poll
Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:08 PM PDT
Reuters -  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Most Pennsylvania voters give Governor Tom Corbett fair or poor marks for his investigation, as state attorney general, into reports that former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sexually abusing children, a poll showed on Wednesday. Only 17 percent of the state's voters think Corbett, who served as Pennsylvania's top prosecutor for two terms before becoming governor in 2011, did a good or excellent job investigating what became a scandal that shook college football, according to the Franklin & Marshall College Poll. ...
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Race hots up for land speed record with rocket test
Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:02 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - This time next year, British fighter pilot Andy Green will strap himself into a rocket-powered car for test runs in a bid to accelerate to 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 kilometres per hour) and smash his own land speed record. That's the plan. In the meantime, the team building the Bloodhound supersonic car faces a milestone on October 3 - they will test-fire the rocket they hope will push it through the sound barrier and well past the existing record of 763 mph set 15 years ago. ... Full Story | Top |
Soccer-Colombian Bedoya banned 15 matches for violent conduct
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:50 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 26 (Reuters) - Former Colombia defender Gerardo Bedoya has been suspended for 15 matches for violent conduct after being sent off for the reported 41st time in his career. Bedoya was punished after referee Adrian Velez handed out two red cards per team in Saturday's Bogota derby in which championship leaders Millonarios beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-1, the league body Dimayor said on its official website (www.dimayor.com) on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Zidane head-butt on permanent display in Paris
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:47 PM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Italian Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final has been immortalised in a statue now on display in Paris. The five-metre (16 feet) bronze statue, by artist Adel Abdessemed, captures the moment when the French captain lunged at Materazzi's chest during extra time. Zidane was sent off and never played international football again. France, who won the World Cup in 1998, lost the final to Italy on penalties. Zidane later said he head-butted Materazzi because of insulting comments the Italian made to him on the pitch. ...
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Soccer-Rooney delighted to be back after four-week layoff
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:34 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said he was delighted with his return to competitive action after a four-week layoff following his team's 2-1 League Cup victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday. Rooney had not played since he suffered a nasty gash on his leg in the club's first home Premier League match of the season against Fulham on Aug. 20. The England striker failed to get on the scoresheet on Wednesday but his team mates comfortably eased into the next round with goals from Anderson and Tom Cleverley to set up a fourth-round clash against Chelsea. ... Full Story | Top |
Soccer-Forgotten man Kaka scores hat-trick for Real
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:21 PM PDT
Reuters - MADRID, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Kaka, who has yet to play for Real Madrid in an official game this season, gave a reminder of his abilities with a hat-trick in his team's 8-0 rout of Colombia's Millonarios in the annual Santiago Bernabeu Trophy on Wednesday. The Brazil international, who cost Real 65 million euros ($83.46 million) three years ago, appears to be surplus to requirements in Jose Mourinho's team with Mesut Ozil or new signing Luka Modric preferred in the playmaking role. "He (Kaka) played very well, as has the whole team," Mourinho told a news conference. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-NFL-Refs' union and league make progress in talks, source says
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:13 PM PDT
Reuters - * "Economic gaps" remain * Anger over missed call Monday night Sept 26 (Reuters) - The NFL and locked-out referees have made progress in contract negotiations, a source close to the referees' union said on Wednesday, as hopes rise the two sides can strike a deal in time for officials to be back on the field for this weekend's games. An agreement would come amid mounting criticism of the National Football League after a widely panned touchdown call by replacement referees gave the Seattle Seahawks a victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
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