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| UPDATE 4-NBA results Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:47 PM PST Jan 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) PHILADELPHIA 92 Washington 84 INDIANA 98 Detroit 79 BOSTON 99 Sacramento 81 NY KNICKS 113 Orlando 97 ATLANTA 93 Toronto 92 Miami 105 BROOKLYN 85 Chicago 104 MILWAUKEE 88 LA Clippers 96 MINNESOTA 90 SAN ANTONIO 102 Charlotte 78 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Pattaya Open women's singles results Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:36 PM PST Jan 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Pattaya Open Women's Singles matches on Thursday Round 1Ayumi Morita (Japan) beat 1-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 6-3 5-7 6-3 Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Golf-Leaner and lighter Bubba set for PGA return Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:34 PM PST Jan 30 (Reuters) - Masters champion Bubba Watson will be much leaner and lighter than usual when he returns to PGA Tour action at this week's Phoenix Open after pulling out before the start of last week's event in San Diego because of flu. The American left-hander has endured a rough start to his 2013 campaign, having also battled a sore throat during the PGA Tour's season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Maui where he tied for fourth. ... Full Story | Top |
| Phelps a fish out of water at TPC Scottsdale's 'noisy' hole Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:33 PM PST (Reuters) - Michael Phelps displayed ice-cool composure as a record-breaking Olympic swimmer but he was a bag of nerves on Wednesday when he played the "noisiest hole in golf" in the pro-am competition for this week's Phoenix Open. Phelps, who retired from swimming as the most decorated Olympian of all time after winning a record 22 medals including 18 gold, was paired with U.S. Masters champion Bubba Watson when he stepped on to the 16th tee at the TPC Scottsdale. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-China's Li hopeful of quick return despite sore ankle Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:31 PM PST Jan 31 (Reuters) - Australian Open runner-up Li Na will visit doctors in Germany on Monday for treatment on her sore left ankle and is hopeful of returning to action in a fortnight, the Chinese world number five said on Thursday. Li rolled her ankle twice in losing the final of the women's singles at Melbourne Park to world number one Victoria Azarenka on Saturday. "It's sore, so (I) will see doctor on Monday," Li told reporters on a conference call. She has been recuperating at home in China and visiting family since her near-miss at the year's first grand slam. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Phelps a fish out of water at TPC Scottsdale's 'noisy' hole Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:18 PM PST Jan 30 (Reuters) - Michael Phelps displayed ice-cool composure as a record-breaking Olympic swimmer but he was a bag of nerves on Wednesday when he played the "noisiest hole in golf" in the pro-am competition for this week's Phoenix Open. Phelps, who retired from swimming as the most decorated Olympian of all time after winning a record 22 medals including 18 gold, was paired with U.S. Masters champion Bubba Watson when he stepped on to the 16th tee at the TPC Scottsdale. ... Full Story | Top |
| Arab-American groups call Coke Super Bowl ad "racist" Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 07:00 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arab-American groups have sharply criticized a Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad depicting an Arab walking through the desert with a camel, and one group said it would ask the beverage giant to change it before CBS airs the game on Sunday before an expected audience of more than 100 million U.S. viewers. "Why is it that Arabs are always shown as either oil-rich sheiks, terrorists, or belly dancers?" said Warren David, president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, or ADC. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL results Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 06:54 PM PST Jan 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) OTTAWA 5 Montreal 1 Full Story | Top |
| PREVIEW-Soccer-Pressure on City as United steam ahead in title race Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 06:00 PM PST LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A midweek slip-up has again left Manchester City needing seven points to draw level with title rivals Manchester United ahead of a weekend encounter with an unpredictable Liverpool side capable of inflicting further pain. A 0-0 stalemate at Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday has left City playing catch-up once again and added extra spice to Sunday's encounter at the Etihad Stadium. A defeat and City could find themselves 10 points adrift, deep into the second half of the season when United, who visit Fulham on Saturday, are traditionally strong. ... Full Story | Top |
| Seahawks' Hill arrested on felony domestic violence charges Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 05:53 PM PST SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill has been arrested on charges he assaulted his girlfriend repeatedly while holding her captive for about six hours at his home outside Seattle, police said on Wednesday. Hill, 30, an eight-year veteran of Seattle's National Football League team, faces charges of third-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment a day after the alleged assault, said Scott Behrbaum, a spokesman for the Issaquah police department. The charges are both felonies, according to Washington state statutes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Australia name uncapped Maxwell and Henriques for India Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 05:09 PM PST Jan 31 (Reuters) - Australia have named uncapped allrounders Glenn Maxwell and Moises Henriques along with spinner Xavier Doherty in their 17-man squad for their four-test tour of India. Allrounder Steve Smith has also been recalled, while opening batsman David Warner is also on the squad released on Thursday, despite being under a cloud after breaking a thumb during practice. James Pattinson has been named in a five-man pace attack after missing most of the Australian summer with a rib injury. Australia play the first test in Chennai on Feb. 22. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Australia test squad to tour India Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 04:55 PM PST Jan 31 (Reuters) - Australia named the following 17-man squad for their four-test tour of India in February and March. Australia: Michael Clarke (captain), Shane Watson, David Warner, Ed Cowan, Phillip Hughes, Matthew Wade, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson, Jackson Bird, Xavier Doherty, Moises Henriques, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Steve Smith, Peter Siddle (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Frank Pingue) Full Story | Top |
| Super Bowl is Father vs. Son as well as Brother v Brother Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 04:15 PM PST  NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Super Bowl has been dubbed the 'Har-Bowl' with sibling head coaches Jim and John Harbaugh going head to head but there is another family rivalry on the line - father versus son. San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim's eldest son Jay is a coaching intern with Sunday's rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, adding an extra family twist to the occasion. Jay Harbaugh's role has not been referred to by either his father or uncle during the intense media build-up to the game but it was revealed by grandfather Jack at a press conference on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Super Bowl is Father v Son as well as Brother v Brother Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 04:13 PM PST NEW ORLEANS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Super Bowl has been dubbed the 'Har-Bowl' with sibling head coaches Jim and John Harbaugh going head to head but there is another family rivalry on the line - father versus son. San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim's eldest son Jay is a coaching intern with Sunday's rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, adding an extra family twist to the occasion. Jay Harbaugh's role has not been referred to by either his father or uncle during the intense media build-up to the game but it was revealed by grandfather Jack at a press conference on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singh admits using controversial spray Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 04:06 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former world number one Vijay Singh has admitted using deer antler spray, but says he was unaware the extract contained an insulin-like growth factor that is banned by the PGA Tour. Fijian Singh, a three-times major winner, has been using the spray, which is believed to speed up recovery from injury, for "a couple of months", according to a Sports Illustrated article published online earlier this week. ... Full Story | Top |
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