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| UPDATE 1-NBA-Wade says NBA game in NY should have been postponed Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:50 PM PDT * Teams uneasy about playing after Sandy * Knicks give home fans some relief with upset win (Recasts after game, adds quotes) NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The healing powers of sport are a contentious issue, with the line between uniting and dividing a thin one easily crossed, as the organisers of the New York Marathon learned on Friday. The marathon was cancelled because the public demanded it. Race officials had misjudged the mood of a city recovering from the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy and suddenly athletes from other sports were second guessing themselves. ... Full Story | Top |
| Royal Delta shines on day of upsets Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:13 PM PDT  ARCADIA, California (Reuters) - The 2012 Breeders' Cup opened its $25.5 million two-day program on Friday with a command performance by Royal Delta, a string of upsets and a record 16th win for veteran jockey Mike Smith. Royal Delta lived up to her billing as the top female horse in the United States by retaining her title in the $2 million Ladies' Classic in stunning fashion at a sun-drenched Santa Anita Park. With Smith on board, the Kentucky-bred filly took control of the race by the first turn and easily fended off late bursts by My Miss Aurelia and Include Me Out down the stretch. ... Full Story | Top |
| New York Knicks win rousing season opener over champion Miami Heat Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:09 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carmelo Anthony helped lead the New York Knicks to a rousing 104-84 win over the NBA champions Miami Heat on Friday in New York City's first sporting event since the devastating impact of the powerful superstorm Sandy. Anthony topped all scorers with 30 points, and long-range shooter Steve Novak had 17 points in New York's season opener. LeBron James scored 23 points to pace Miami, who dropped to 1-1 after an opening win against the Boston Celtics. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Knicks win rousing season opener over champion Heat Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:54 PM PDT NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Carmelo Anthony helped lead the New York Knicks to a rousing 104-84 win over the NBA champions Miami Heat on Friday in New York City's first sporting event since the devastating impact of the powerful superstorm Sandy. Anthony topped all scorers with 30 points, and long-range shooter Steve Novak had 17 points in New York's season opener. LeBron James scored 23 points to pace Miami, who dropped to 1-1 after an opening win against the Boston Celtics. ... Full Story | Top |
| WRAPUP 1-Horse racing-Royal Delta shines on day of upsets Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:42 PM PDT ARCADIA, California, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The 2012 Breeders' Cup opened its $25.5 million two-day programme on Friday with a command performance by Royal Delta, a string of upsets and a record 16th win for veteran jockey Mike Smith. Royal Delta lived up to her billing as the top female horse in the United States by retaining her title in the $2 million Ladies' Classic in stunning fashion at a sun-drenched Santa Anita Park. With Smith on board, the Kentucky-bred filly took control of the race by the first turn and easily fended off late bursts by My Miss Aurelia and Include Me Out down the ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 3-NBA results Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:37 PM PDT Nov 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Friday (home team in CAPS) CHARLOTTE 90 Indiana 89 ORLANDO 102 Denver 89 Milwaukee 99 BOSTON 88 Houston 109 ATLANTA 102 Chicago 115 CLEVELAND 86 NY KNICKS 104 Miami 84 NEW ORLEANS 88 Utah 86 OKLAHOMA CITY 106 Portland 92 MINNESOTA 92 Sacramento 80 Full Story | Top |
| Anger grows over fuel shortage in storm-hit Northeast Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:17 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tempers frayed in long gas lines and millions were still without electricity across the Northeast on Friday as the death toll from superstorm Sandy hit 102 and crews searched for more victims in devastated communities in New York and New Jersey. The U.S. government moved to ease the fuel crunch by tapping strategic reserves and buying millions of gallons of gasoline and diesel to be trucked to storm-damaged areas. With the U.S. presidential election four days away, television and newspaper images of angry storm victims could affect the campaign. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Horse racing-Royal Delta retains Ladies' title in style Friday, Nov 02, 2012 07:09 PM PDT * Royal Delta triumphs by one-and-a-half lengths * Earns jockey Smith a record 16th Breeders' win (Adds quotes) ARCADIA, California, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Hot favourite Royal Delta lived up to her billing as the top female horse in the United States by retaining her title in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Santa Anita Park on Friday. With Mike Smith on board, the Kentucky-bred filly took control of the race by the first turn and easily fended off late bursts by My Miss Aurelia and Include Me Out down the stretch. ... Full Story | Top |
| Horse racing-Calidoscopio becomes oldest Breeders Cup winner Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:48 PM PDT ARCADIA, California, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Argentine horse Calidoscopio, a 17-1 shot, became the oldest winner of a Breeders Cup race when he streaked to a stunning four-and-one-quarter length victory in the $500,000 Marathon at Santa Anita Park on Friday. Trailing 3-1 favourite Atigun coming into the final straight of the one and three-quarter-mile race jockey Aaron Gryder urged the veteran horse on a stunning surge to claim victory. Fellow long-shot Grassy (14-1) finished second with Atigun (3-1) holding on for third. ... Full Story | Top |
| Horse racing-Flotilla eases jet lag for globe-trotting trainer Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:43 PM PDT ARCADIA, California, Nov 2 (Reuters) - French trainer Mikel Delzangles has been on a dizzying globe-trotting run over the past week but jet-lag was a distant thought after his horse Flotilla won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday. Delzangles arrived from Australia on Wednesday and will return there on Friday after watching the France-bred two-year-old surge home on the outside to beat Watsdachances by one-and-a-quarter lengths at Santa Anita Park. "It's a world tour, but when things happen like today, it's quite easy," a smiling Delzangles told reporters through a translator. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chicago's Cook County OKs gun tax to defray costs of violence Friday, Nov 02, 2012 06:06 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The county that includes Chicago approved a tax on firearms on Friday to help pay healthcare costs from gun violence, making it what is believed to be the first major U.S. metropolitan area to enact such a levy as a form of gun control. The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted 9-7 to impose a $25 tax on each firearm sold. The tax is expected to raise $600,000 in revenue in 2013. With the vote, the nation's third most populous county, with nearly 5.2 million residents, becomes the first large U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Zagora too strong in Filly and Mare Turf Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:38 PM PDT  ARCADIA, California (Reuters) - French-bred mare Zagora has stormed home to win the Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf in what will likely be the last start of her career at Santa Anita Park on Friday. Due to be sold at auction later this month, Martin Schwartz's five-year-old stormed down the home straight with jockey Javier Castellano aboard to overtake the fancied Marketing Mix and hold off the highly favored The Fugue. Zagora, at 9-1 odds, claimed her eighth win of her career, and a sixth graded stakes triumph. ... Full Story | Top |
| New York cancels Sunday marathon in wake of deadly storm Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:37 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg abruptly reversed course and canceled Sunday's marathon, a beloved annual race that had become a lightning rod for people frustrated by the disastrous aftermath of megastorm Sandy. The decision on Friday came after a growing number of storm victims, some runners, and other politicians criticized Bloomberg's decision earlier in the week to go forward with the marathon, one of the world's most popular sporting events. ... Full Story | Top |
| Horse racing-Zagora too strong in Filly and Mare Turf Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:36 PM PDT ARCADIA, California, Nov 2 (Reuters) - French-bred mare Zagora has stormed home to win the Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf in what will likely be the last start of her career at Santa Anita Park on Friday. Due to be sold at auction later this month, Martin Schwartz's five-year-old stormed down the home straight with jockey Javier Castellano aboard to overtake the fancied Marketing Mix and hold off the highly favored The Fugue. Zagora, at 9-1 odds, claimed her eighth win of her career, and a sixth graded stakes triumph. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 3-New York cancels Sunday marathon in wake of deadly storm Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:35 PM PDT * Some had protested race would detract from recovery effort * Marathon put off until 2013; reaction among runners mixed (Adds details) NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg abruptly reversed course and canceled Sunday's marathon, a beloved annual race that had become a lightning rod for people frustrated by the disastrous aftermath of megastorm Sandy. ... Full Story | Top |
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