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| Lochte claims two titles at U.S. trials Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:46 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Olympic champion Ryan Lochte, who has been appearing in his own reality television show and not fully committed to training since last year's London Games, showed he had lost none of his drive by winning two titles 90 minutes apart at the U.S. national swimming championships on Wednesday. Lochte, who has said he will swim through until the 2016 Olympics in Rio, won the men's 200 meters freestyle and 200 backstroke at the Indiana championships and qualified for the world titles in Barcelona later this year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Swimming-Lochte claims two titles at U.S. trials Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:42 PM PDT June 26 (Reuters) - Olympic champion Ryan Lochte, who has been appearing in his own reality television show and not fully committed to training since last year's London Games, showed he had lost none of his drive by winning two titles 90 minutes apart at the U.S. national swimming championships on Wednesday. Lochte, who has said he will swim through until the 2016 Olympics in Rio, won the men's 200 metres freestyle and 200 backstroke at the Indiana championships and qualified for the world titles in Barcelona later this year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:34 PM PDT June 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Toronto 3 TAMPA BAY 0 MIAMI 5 Minnesota 3 OAKLAND 5 Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 4 SEATTLE 2 BOSTON 5 Colorado 3 Cleveland 4 BALTIMORE 3 Texas 8 NY YANKEES 5 WASHINGTON 3 Arizona 2 LA Angels 7 DETROIT 4 NY Mets 3 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 0 KANSAS CITY 4 Atlanta 3 (10 innings) Chicago Cubs 5 MILWAUKEE 4 HOUSTON 4 St. Louis 3 Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Bowe among five changes to Lions starting side Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:22 PM PDT * Gatland changes five to starting side * Bowe comes back in after broken hand * Lydiate replaces Croft, Youngs in for Phillips (Adds details, byline) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, June 27 (Reuters) - British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland surprisingly shook up his side and made five changes to the starting team that edged the Wallabies in the opening test last week as they seek to seal the three-match series in Melbourne on Saturday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Djokovic aims to get in the zone for journeyman danger Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:14 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic will aim to get in the zone to negotiate the dangers of facing a low-ranked player in his second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday while women's top seed Serena Williams must improve. The Serb faces American world number 156 Bobby Reynolds on Centre Court with Rafa Nadal's shock departure at the hands of 135th-ranked Steve Darcis in the first round serving as a reminder of the perils of the journeymen. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Djokovic aims to get in the zone for journeyman danger Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:00 PM PDT LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic will aim to get in the zone to negotiate the dangers of facing a low-ranked player in his second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday while women's top seed Serena Williams must improve. The Serb faces American world number 156 Bobby Reynolds on Centre Court with Rafa Nadal's shock departure at the hands of 135th-ranked Steve Darcis in the first round serving as a reminder of the perils of the journeymen. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Bowe recalled by Lions for second test Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 07:45 PM PDT MELBOURNE, June 27 (Reuters) - Winger Tommy Bowe has recovered from a broken hand and will start for the British and Irish Lions in the second test against Australia at Docklands Stadium on Saturday. With the Lions looking to seal their first series victory since 1997, coach Warren Gatland has brought in Bowe to replace Alex Cuthbert on the wing, while scrumhalf Ben Youngs replaces Mike Phillips in the only changes from the backline that helped the visitors to a 23-21 victory in the first test in Brisbane. Phillips missed periods of practice this week due to knee soreness from the first test. ... Full Story | Top |
| Noel, Ukrainian Len among candidates for Cavs' top pick Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 07:33 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - With no consensus sure-fire star as an obvious target, Thursday's NBA Draft has a sense of suspense about it with numerous candidates for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who own the number one pick. "This draft is really unpredictable," 7-foot-1 Ukrainian center Alex Len out of the University of Maryland, one of the top prospects in the draft, told reporters on Wednesday. "You don't have any LeBron Jamses, so it's going to be interesting. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-British & Irish Lions team to play Australia in second test Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 07:22 PM PDT MELBOURNE, June 27 (Reuters) - British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland named the following team on Thursday to play Australia in Saturday's second test in Melbourne: Lions: 15-Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), 14-Tommy Bowe (Ireland), 13-Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland), 12-Jonathan Davies (Wales), 11-George North (Wales), 10-Jonathan Sexton (Ireland), 9-Ben Youngs (England, 8-Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), 7-Sam Warburton (Wales, captain), 6-Dan Lydiate (Wales), 5-Geoff Parling (England), 4-Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), 3-Adam Jones (Wales), 2-Tom Youngs (England), 1-Mako Vunipola (England). ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Noel, Ukrainian Len among candidates for Cavs' top pick Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 07:14 PM PDT By Larry Fine NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters) - With no consensus sure-fire star as an obvious target, Thursday's NBA Draft has a sense of suspense about it with numerous candidates for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who own the number one pick. "This draft is really unpredictable," 7-foot-1 (2.16 m) Ukrainian center Alex Len out of the University of Maryland, one of the top prospects in the draft, told reporters on Wednesday. "You don't have any LeBron Jamses, so it's going to be interesting. ... Full Story | Top |
| Giantkiller Stakhovsky brings down 'the legend and his ego' Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:55 PM PDT  By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - No matter where Sergiy Stakhovsky looks when he walks around the leafy grounds of the All England Club, he cannot escape the image of a beaming Roger Federer holding aloft the pineapple-topped gold Challenge Cup. It is on the results board, on the official Wimbledon book, on the roll of honor plaque, on official merchandise - it is basically everywhere. On Wednesday, however, the man who hails from Kiev and is ranked outside the world's top 100, wiped the smile off Federer's face after evicting the Swiss from his own back yard. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Giantkiller Stakhovsky brings down 'the legend and his ego' Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:39 PM PDT By Pritha Sarkar LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - No matter where Sergiy Stakhovsky looks when he walks around the leafy grounds of the All England Club, he cannot escape the image of a beaming Roger Federer holding aloft the pineapple-topped gold Challenge Cup. It is on the results board, on the official Wimbledon book, on the roll of honour plaque, on official merchandise - it is basically everywhere. On Wednesday, however, the man who hails from Kiev and is ranked outside the world's top 100, wiped the smile off Federer's face after evicting the Swiss from his own back yard. ... Full Story | Top |
| Federer and Sharapova exit in Wednesday Wipeout Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:09 PM PDT  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon king Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova endured jolting second-round losses to opponents outside the world top 100 in a freakishly dramatic 'Wednesday Wipeout' that saw seven players withdraw injured and the draw shredded. Second seed Victoria Azarenka, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and even Steve Darcis, man-of-the-moment after his opening day victory over Spaniard Rafa Nadal, were among the casualties as the medical bulletins piled up. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Federer and Sharapova exit in Wednesday Wipeout Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:06 PM PDT * Women's second seed Azarenka withdraws injured * Nadal's conqueror Darcis pulls out with shoulder problem * Tsonga retires injured, local hope Murray marches on * Tournament over early for seven players on Wednesday (Refiles to correct Tsonga's seeding) By Martyn Herman LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Wimbledon king Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova endured jolting second-round losses to opponents outside the world top 100 in a freakishly dramatic 'Wednesday Wipeout' that saw seven players withdraw injured and the draw shredded. ... Full Story | Top |
| NY GM regrets language, not message to A-Rod Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:03 PM PDT  (Adds telephone call between Rodriguez and Cashman) By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman regrets the language but not the message he delivered to injured third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who violated club policy and contradicted him in a comment about his return from injury. ESPN.com reported that Cashman had told one of their reporters who relayed an A-Rod Tweet to him on Tuesday that Rodriguez "should just shut the fuck up". Cashman's response generated headlines across the back pages of New York's tabloids on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
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