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| UPDATE 1-NBA results Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 07:36 PM PST Dec 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) MIAMI 102 Brooklyn 89 Portland 118 CLEVELAND 117 (OT) CHICAGO 93 Philadelphia 88 Oklahoma City 100 NEW ORLEANS 79 HOUSTON 124 Utah 116 Full Story | Top |
| Kansas City Chiefs' Belcher in fatal double shooting Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 07:35 PM PST  KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs starting linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend to death, then drove to the team training facility and killed himself in front of the coach and general manager in a burst of violence on Saturday that stunned the NFL and its fans. There was no immediate indication from police or others what prompted the 25-year-old Belcher to shoot Kasandra Perkins, 22 with whom he had a 3-month-old child, in the house they shared in Kansas City about 2 miles from the Chiefs' home field at Arrowhead Stadium. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 5-NFL-Kansas City Chiefs' Belcher in fatal double shooting Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 07:35 PM PST * Belcher made no threats to coach, general manager * "What kind of burden was he under" (Recasts, add details, background) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec 1 (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs starting linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend to death, then drove to the team training facility and killed himself in front of the coach and general manager in a burst of violence on Saturday that stunned the NFL and its fans. ... Full Story | Top |
| Heat burn Nets to maintain home perfection Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 07:34 PM PST  (Reuters) - The NBA champion Miami Heat fought back from a 14-point deficit on Saturday to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-89 and maintain their perfect home record this season. The Heat top the Eastern Conference with a 12-3 record and improved to 8-0 at home for the first time, having scored more than 100 points in all eight victories. Trailing from tip-off until late in the third quarter, Miami stepped up their game late to overcome the Nets (11-5) with Dwyane Wade scoring 34 points while LeBron James added 21. It is the 12th consecutive win for Miami over the Nets. ... Full Story | Top |
| Second final loss hurts for Houston Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 07:32 PM PST  CARSON, California (Reuters) - The Houston Dynamo suffered a second straight MLS Cup final loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday - and it hurt. The Dynamo's 3-1 defeat was not easy to digest after losing to the same opponents, 1-0, last year and after leading at half-time in a enthralling encounter. "It's all tough. You fight so hard to get into this position. All year long you put all the effort you possibly can, all the hard work, you look back on (that)," said midfielder Brad Davis. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Second final loss hurts for Houston Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 07:31 PM PST CARSON, California, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Houston Dynamo suffered a second straight MLS Cup final loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday - and it hurt. The Dynamo's 3-1 defeat was not easy to digest after losing to the same opponents, 1-0, last year and after leading at half-time in a enthralling encounter. "It's all tough. You fight so hard to get into this position. All year long you put all the effort you possibly can, all the hard work, you look back on (that)," said midfielder Brad Davis. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Heat burn Nets to maintain home perfection Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 07:26 PM PST Dec 1 (Reuters) - The NBA champion Miami Heat fought back from a 14-point deficit on Saturday to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-89 and maintain their perfect home record this season. The Heat top the Eastern Conference with a 12-3 record and improved to 8-0 at home for the first time, having scored more than 100 points in all eight victories. Trailing from tip-off until late in the third quarter, Miami stepped up their game late to overcome the Nets (11-5) with Dwyane Wade scoring 34 points while LeBron James added 21. It is the 12th consecutive win for Miami over the Nets. ... Full Story | Top |
| Woods recognizes need to overhaul another Sherwood specialist Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 07:25 PM PST THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods knows Sherwood better than anyone else at the World Challenge but in Graeme McDowell he trails a player who is equally at home at the venue by five shots going into Sunday's final round. While tournament host Woods has won the elite invitational event a record five times, Northern Irishman McDowell has finished second and first in his only two previous starts here and he led by two shots after Saturday's third round. "He likes it here," American world number three and defending champion Woods told reporters about McDowell. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Woods recognises need to overhaul another Sherwood specialist Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 06:44 PM PST THOUSAND OAKS, California, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods knows Sherwood better than anyone else at the World Challenge but in Graeme McDowell he trails a player who is equally at home at the venue by five shots going into Sunday's final round. While tournament host Woods has won the elite invitational event a record five times, Northern Irishman McDowell has finished second and first in his only two previous starts here and he led by two shots after Saturday's third round. "He likes it here," American world number three and defending champion Woods told reporters about McDowell. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chiefs' game will be played as scheduled, team says Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 06:33 PM PST (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs' NFL game against the visiting Carolina Panthers will be played as scheduled on Sunday despite the deaths of their linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, the team said on Saturday. The 25-year-old Belcher shot Kasandra Perkins at their home on Saturday morning, then drove to the team's training facility near Arrowhead Stadium and turned the gun on himself, police said. "After discussions between the league office, Head Coach Romeo Crennel and Chiefs team captains, the Chiefs advised the NFL that it will play tomorrow's game vs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Beckham ends American adventure with second title Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 06:30 PM PST  CARSON, California (Reuters) - Leaving the field draped in the Union flag and the Stars and Stripes, David Beckham bowed out of Major League Soccer on a winning note on Saturday as L.A. Galaxy retained their title with a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup final. An entertaining game in front of a lively, capacity 30,510 crowd, was a fitting way for Beckham to end his six seasons in MLS as he added another title to his collection. "This is the goal we set ourselves at the start of the season," said Beckham. ... Full Story | Top |
| CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-NFL-Chiefs' game will be played as scheduled, team says Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 06:26 PM PST (Police correct first-name spelling of Kasanda, instead of Kassandra, in 2nd paragraph) Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs' NFL game against the visiting Carolina Panthers will be played as scheduled on Sunday despite the deaths of their linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, the team said on Saturday. The 25-year-old Belcher shot Kasandra Perkins at their home on Saturday morning, then drove to the team's training facility near Arrowhead Stadium and turned the gun on himself, police said. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Argentine championship results and standings Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 06:24 PM PST Dec 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Saturday Saturday, December 1Racing Club 3 All Boys 1 Colon (Santa Fe) 3 Argentinos Juniors 1 Godoy Cruz 0 Quilmes 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Velez Sarsfield 17 11 2 4 26 12 35 2 Lanus 17 10 3 4 23 9 33 3 Racing Club 18 9 5 4 25 11 32 4 Atletico Belgrano 17 8 6 3 20 13 30 5 Newell's Old Boys 17 7 9 1 17 10 30 6 Boca Juniors 17 8 6 3 23 18 30 7 Colon (Santa Fe) 18 6 7 5 24 22 25 8 Estudiantes 17 7 4 6 17 15 25 9 Arsenal 17 7 4 6 17 22 25 10 River Plate 17 5 8 4 25 16 23 11 San Lorenzo 17 5 7 5 18 19 ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Soccer-Beckham ends American adventure with second title Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 06:16 PM PST * Beckham completes treble of final season titles * Galaxy equal record for MLS Cup titles (Adds detail, Beckham quotes) CARSON, California, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Leaving the field draped in the Union flag and the Stars and Stripes, David Beckham bowed out of Major League Soccer on a winning note on Saturday as L.A. Galaxy retained their title with a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup final. An entertaining game in front of a lively, capacity 30,510 crowd, was a fitting way for Beckham to end his six seasons in MLS as he added another title to his collection. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bitter sweet day for Bradley after being heckled Saturday, Dec 01, 2012 05:57 PM PST  THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - American Keegan Bradley experienced a bitter-sweet third round at the World Challenge on Saturday when he was heckled for the first time in his career while charging into contention. Winner of last year's PGA Championship, belly putter user Bradley has been among several players under the spotlight since Wednesday's proposal by golf's rulemakers for a ban on putters being anchored to the body. ... Full Story | Top |
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