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| Rugby-Captain calls for patience as Pumas edge nearer first win Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:46 PM PDT By Rex Gowar LA PLATA, Argentina, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Argentina will not let their desperation for a first win in the Rugby Championship blur their focus on their closing match against Australia next Saturday, captain Juan Fernandez Lobbe said. The Pumas, who lost 33-15 to New Zealand in La Plata on Saturday after a very good first half performance, have lost 10 and drawn one of their 11 matches in two seasons in the southern hemisphere's elite tournament. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball games Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:18 PM PDT (Adds later games) Sept 28 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Saturday's Major League Baseball games. - - Rangers 7, Angels 4 It's down to one game and the Texas Rangers still have life after they ran their winning streak to six with a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Rangers Ballpark. Texas (90-71) came into the day one game behind both Tampa Bay and Cleveland in the race for the American League's two wild-card spots and joined the Rays with the win after Tampa fell to Toronto. Every Rangers starter had at least one hit. Ian Kinsler scored twice. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 07:53 PM PDT Sept 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) TEXAS 7 LA Angels 4 Cleveland 5 MINNESOTA 1 Pittsburgh 8 CINCINNATI 3 TORONTO 7 Tampa Bay 2 San Diego 9 SAN FRANCISCO 3 SEATTLE 7 Oakland 5 Milwaukee 4 NY METS 2 (10 innings) ST. LOUIS 6 Chicago Cubs 2 BALTIMORE 6 Boston 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6 Kansas City 5 Philadelphia 5 ATLANTA 4 NY Yankees 2 HOUSTON 1 MIAMI 2 Detroit 1 (10 innings) Washington 2 ARIZONA 0 Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 06:55 PM PDT Sept 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday Saturday, September 28Botafogo 0 Ponte Preta 1 Goias 1 Fluminense 2 Nautico 3 Coritiba 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Cruzeiro 23 15 5 3 48 19 50 2 Botafogo 24 12 6 6 36 28 42 3 Atletico Paranaense 23 11 8 4 40 28 41 4 Gremio 23 11 6 6 29 21 39 -------------------------5 Internacional 23 8 10 5 35 32 34 6 Fluminense 24 9 6 9 30 31 33 7 Santos 23 8 9 6 28 22 33 8 Goias 24 8 9 7 26 29 33 9 Atletico Mineiro 23 8 8 7 25 25 32 10 Vitoria 23 8 7 8 29 31 31 11 Esporte Clube Bahia 23 8 7 8 26 29 31 12 ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-All Blacks beat Pumas 33-15, within grasp of title Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 06:01 PM PDT * New Zealand take five-point lead to South Africa decider * Wing Smith scores two tries as All Blacks get bonus point (Adds details, quotes) By Rex Gowar LA PLATA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Wing Ben Smith scored two tries, his second worth a bonus point, as New Zealand unleashed the power of their backs in the second half to beat Argentina 33-15 and all but secure the Rugby Championship on Saturday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-All Blacks beat Pumas 33-15, within grasp of keeping title Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:54 PM PDT (Corrects spelling of Cane's surname) By Rex Gowar LA PLATA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - New Zealand unleashed the power of their backs in the second half to beat Argentina 33-15 and all but secure the Rugby Championship on Saturday. Barely 11-9 ahead at the interval after wing Julian Savea had run in their first try, the All Blacks put the match beyond the Pumas with two more tries early in the second half from flanker Sam Cane and left wing Ben Smith and got a bonus point with Smith's second at the death. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Argentina 15 New Zealand 33 - Rugby Championship result Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:54 PM PDT (Corrects spelling of Cane's surname) LA PLATA, Argentina, Sept 28 (Reuters) - New Zealand beatArgentina 33-15 (halftime 11-9) in their Rugby Championshipmatch at the Estadio Unico in La Plata on Saturday. Scorers: Argentina - Penalties: Nicolas Sanchez (4), Marcelo Bosch New Zealand - Tries: Julian Savea, Sam Cane, Ben Smith (2);Conversions: Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett; Penalties: Cruden(3) (Compiled by Rex Gowar; Editing by Greg Stutchbury) Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Rugby Championship results/standings Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:33 PM PDT Sept 29 (Reuters) - Results and standings after the fifthround of the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship onSaturday: - - Argentina 15 New Zealand 33 South Africa 28 Australia 8 P W D L BP Pts New Zealand 5 5 0 0 3 23 South Africa 5 4 0 1 2 18 Australia 5 1 0 4 0 4 Argentina 5 0 0 5 2 1 Note: Teams earn four points for a win, two for a draw, plus abonus point for scoring four tries in a match or losing by seven points or fewer - - Previous results Australia 14 Argentina 13 New Zealand 29 South Africa 15 Australia 12 South Africa 38 New Zealand 28 Argentina 13 Argentina 17 South Africa 22 ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:07 PM PDT Sept 28 (The Sports Xchange) - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and wide receiver Danny Amendola did not travel with the team to Atlanta on Saturday and will not play Sunday night against the Falcons, according to ESPN. Gronkowski has practiced the past two weeks, but has not been cleared to play as he recovers from back and forearm surgeries. Gronkowski has not played since he was injured in the regular-season finale in December 2012. He missed five games last season between Nov. 22 and Dec. 23 with a broken forearm. He had multiple forearm and back surgeries in the offseason. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday, September 29 Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday: - - - - BASEBALL Playoff picture starting to take shape The penultimate day of Major League Baseball's regular season should help shed some light on the match-ups for next week's playoffs when 10 teams will open the month-long battle for the World Series. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:35 PM PDT Sept 28 (The Sports Xchange) - The San Francisco Giants and outfielder Hunter Pence agree to a five-year, $90 million contract, CBSSports.com reported on Saturday. The deal, which is still pending a physical, could be officially announced on Sunday. It reportedly includes a no-trade clause. Giants chief executive Larry Baer and Pence spoke at Pence's locker after Friday night's game while reporters were present. Baer said he only congratulated Pence for winning the team's Willie Mac Award, given to the team's most inspirational player. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Simeone brushes aside Atletico title talk Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:19 PM PDT By Teresa Larraz Mora MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone insisted champions Barcelona and big-spending Real Madrid are still favourites for La Liga title, despite beating their city rivals at the Bernabeu 1-0 on Saturday. Atletico's victory keeps them co-leaders with Barca with a perfect start of seven victories in seven matches, but the Argentine tried to keep pressure off his players. "In a season, Barca and Real's financial and individual strength is bigger, we have to use our weapons and take it game by game", Simeone told a press conference. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-National Basketball Association roundup Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:17 PM PDT Sept 28 (The Sports Xchange) - Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose said he felt great after the team's first practice of the season on Saturday. Rose was pleased with how his surgically-repaired left knee responded. "I feel (like I am) back," Rose told ESPNChicago.com. "I'm not worried about anything. I'm reacting when I'm out there, just trying to win every scrimmage and just trying to push everybody to be better." Rose missed all of last season after tearing his ACL in the first round of the 2012 playoffs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Costa leads Atletico to stunning Madrid derby win Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:13 PM PDT * Atletico beat Real to keep up perfect start * Barca set club record with win over Almeria * Messi to have tests on hamstring injury (Updates with quotes, details) By Mark Elkington MADRID, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid ended a run of 23 league derbies without a win when Diego Costa struck early to clinch a 1-0 victory over city rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Following up their 2-1 King's Cup final victory after extra time at the same venue in May, Atletico proved they had finally shaken off their inferiority complex with another gritty La Liga performance. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL-National Hockey League roundup Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:07 PM PDT Sept 28 (The Sports Xchange) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will stay off the ice this weekend due to a lower leg injury and will be evaluated when the team returns home on Monday the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on Saturday. Letang was apparently injured during practice on Friday. He did not practice on Saturday at the U.S. Military Academy. Coach Dan Bylsma said it has not been determined if Letang will be out for the short term or long term. He will not practice on Sunday. Letang was a finalist for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman last season. ... Full Story | Top |
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