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| NBA results Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 07:36 PM PST Jan 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) Oklahoma City 112 MIAMI 95 TORONTO 98 Orlando 83 Philadelphia 95 BOSTON 94 Phoenix 126 MILWAUKEE 117 MINNESOTA 88 New Orleans 77 Full Story | Top |
| Deaf Seahawks fullback inspires others with Super Bowl run Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 07:23 PM PST By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman has triumphed already, regardless of the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos. Coleman, the third deaf player to compete in the National Football League, has beaten the odds and his story has inspired the hearing impaired and others battling adversity around the globe. An ad he did for the Duracell batteries that power his hearing aids went viral on YouTube with more than 13 million views and led to his becoming a champion to the hearing impaired, especially among the young. That's basically what I'm doing." Coleman, who rates his ability to hear without his hearing aids as two on a scale to 10, always enjoyed playing sports as a boy and did not take up football until he was 13. Full Story | Top |
| NHL results Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 07:20 PM PST Jan 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) NY Rangers 2 NY ISLANDERS 1 Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Deaf Seahawks fullback inspires others with Super Bowl run Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 07:16 PM PST By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman has triumphed already, regardless of the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos. Coleman, the third deaf player to compete in the National Football League, has beaten the odds and his story has inspired the hearing impaired and others battling adversity around the globe. An ad he did for the Duracell batteries that power his hearing aids went viral on YouTube with more than 13 million views and led to his becoming a champion to the hearing impaired, especially among the young. Coleman, a backup fullback who also plays on special teams, has drawn crowds of reporters during media sessions ahead of the NFL title game. Full Story | Top |
| Broncos brave the elements, train outdoors before Super Bowl Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 06:21 PM PST  The Denver Broncos braved New Jersey's chilly winter winds again on Wednesday, holding their main outdoor practice session in the final countdown to Sunday's Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. Head coach John Fox gave his players a solid 90-minute workout at the New York Jets training facility after they limbered up with a gentle walk-through on the synthetic field. Sunday's game will be played at night at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It will be the first time the Super Bowl has been played in an outdoor stadium in a cold weather state. Full Story | Top |
| NFL-Broncos brave the elements, train outdoors before Super Bowl Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 06:05 PM PST The Denver Broncos braved New Jersey's chilly winter winds again on Wednesday, holding their main outdoor practice session in the final countdown to Sunday's Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. Head coach John Fox gave his players a solid 90-minute workout at the New York Jets training facility after they limbered up with a gentle walk-through on the synthetic field. Sunday's game will be played at night at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It will be the first time the Super Bowl has been played in an outdoor stadium in a cold weather state. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Man City out to make Chelsea latest home victims Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 06:00 PM PST By Mike Collett LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Manchester City will bid to extend their perfect Premier League home record this season when they defend top spot against third-placed Chelsea on Monday. City, who went top of the table with a crushing 5-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, host Chelsea after Jose Mourinho's team were held 0-0 at home by West Ham United in a London derby on Wednesday. Former leaders Arsenal, who dropped two points in 2-2 draw at Southampton on Tuesday and are now one behind City, face improving Crystal Palace at home on Sunday in a rarely-played derby between the two London sides. Full Story | Top |
| Mickelson to shake off back pain, defend Phoenix Open title Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 05:01 PM PST  (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson, who was recently diagnosed with locked facet joints in his lower back, said on Wednesday he will defend his title at this week's Phoenix Open. The five-times major champion had been in doubt with a back injury that prompted him to withdraw from last week's PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines in Southern California after two rounds. I expect to play and play well," Mickelson said in a statement ahead of the Jan 30-February 2 Phoenix Open. Mickelson, who was diagnosed with and treated for locked facet joints in his lower back, says he also plays to play next week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Mickelson to shake off back pain, defend Phoenix Open title Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 04:51 PM PST Phil Mickelson, who was recently diagnosed with locked facet joints in his lower back, said on Wednesday he will defend his title at this week's Phoenix Open. The five-times major champion had been in doubt with a back injury that prompted him to withdraw from last week's PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines in Southern California after two rounds. I expect to play and play well," Mickelson said in a statement ahead of the Jan 30-Feb. 2 Phoenix Open. Mickelson, who was diagnosed with and treated for locked facet joints in his lower back, says he also plays to play next week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Full Story | Top |
| Football fans and the curious crowd New York's 'Super Bowl Blvd' Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 04:49 PM PST  By Victoria Cavaliere NEW YORK (Reuters) - The largest show on Broadway opened in New York on Wednesday when the city turned over a 3/4 mile stretch of Midtown for a "Super Bowl Boulevard" street fair, drawing thousands of locals and visitors. The event, part of the build-up to Sunday's National Football League championship game, gave football fans and the simply curious a chance to see players, try their luck at kicking a field goal in Manhattan's intense wind or ride a 60-foot-high (18-meter-high) toboggan run. Officials estimated that 1 million people would visit the , 13 blocks between 34th Street and 47th Street closed off to cars for attractions that also included a concert stage where performers such as Broadway star Michael Cavanaugh and Blondie are scheduled to perform nightly. "This exemplifies what New York is about, bringing all types of people together from around the world," New York City resident Angel Crawford said of the Broadway event. Full Story | Top |
| Attack on mass transit seen as top Super Bowl security risk Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 04:24 PM PST  By Scott Malone NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bomb attacks of the kind that tore through mass transit sites in Russia ahead of the upcoming Sochi Olympics are a top concern of security officials preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl, the head of the New Jersey State Police said on Wednesday. While law enforcement officials said they were not aware of any specific threats targeting the February 2 National Football League championship in East Rutherford, New Jersey, attacks like those that killed 34 people in two days in Russia late last year are their biggest worry. As you know both of those bombings were targeting mass transit," Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, told reporters. Full Story | Top |
| Super Bowl crawfish boils may be put on ice by U.S. cold spell Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 04:22 PM PST  (Reuters) - Those looking to hold a traditional crawfish boil for the Super Bowl may be seeing red due to a rare blast of cold in Louisiana that hit during harvest time for the popular crustaceans, causing shortages that will kick them off many game-day menus. Production has plummeted due to the frigid weather with some farmers seeing harvests drop by as much as 90 percent, said Stephen Minvielle, director of the Louisiana Crawfish Research and Promotion Board. Louisiana's production accounts for almost all of the crawfish in North America, and Super Bowl weekend is usually one of the peak consumption times in the United States, he said. Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 04:11 PM PST Jan 29 (The Sports Xchange) - Seattle Seahawks running Marshawn Lynch cut short another mandatory Super Bowl media session on Wednesday in Jersey City, N.J. Lynch, known for avoiding interviews, hopped over chairs to escape reporters after facing questions for 6 minutes, 47 seconds. On Tuesday, Lynch exited the Super Bowl media day in the Prudential Center after 6 1/2 minutes. I'm just here so I don't get fined." Lynch, wearing headphones, was noticeably uneasy during Wednesday's session and climbed over the chairs to leave because he was hemmed in by Seahawks teammates Robert Turbin and Michael Robinson. - - While previous Super Bowl sites such as Atlanta and New Orleans have been blasted by unusual winter weather in recent days, the prospects of good conditions for Sunday's Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium is getting better and better. Full Story | Top |
| Cheaper Super Bowl tickets lure locals to N.J. stadium Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 04:09 PM PST  By Marina Lopes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ticket prices for upper-level seats at the Super Bowl plummeted 38 percent since the conference championship games, the largest drop for the week in six years, as frigid temperatures discouraged football fans from braving the elements to sit in the stands at New Jersey's MetLife stadium. Lows of 22 Fahrenheit (minus 5 Celsius) forecast for Sunday's game, the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather city, drove ticket prices as low as $1,309, said Meredith Owen, TicketCity.com Communication Director, but they have risen since then to an average of $1,609. Lower ticket prices drew renewed interest from residents of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, who led visits to TiqIQ.com, a site that resells tickets to the public. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, Jan 29 Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 04:01 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday: - - - - OLYMPICS Reuters is currently running a package of previews and factboxes on the various sports at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The four sports covered on Jan. 29 were: Speed skating Ski Jumping Nordic Combined Short-track speed skating - - - - NFL Super Bowl preparations enter final phase NEW YORK - With four days to go until the Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks are putting the final touches to their preparations in the Big Apple. ... Full Story | Top |
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