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Simmonds goals help Flyers force decider against Rangers Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 08:47 PM PDT (The Sports Xchange) - Wayne Simmonds scored a hat-trick and goaltender Steve Mason made 34 saves as the Philadelphia Flyers sent their playoff series against the New York Rangers to a decider with a 5-2 victory at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday. Defenseman Erik Gustafsson and center Claude Giroux also had goals for the Flyers, who will need to become the first team to win two in a row in this series to advance to a Conference Semi-final showdown against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rangers left winger Carl Hagelin ended Mason's shutout bid with 6:34 left in the game and center Mats Zuccarello scored a consolation goal in the final minute. Full Story | Top |
Muslims, Sikhs object to headscarf ban at California go-kart parks Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 08:29 PM PDT By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three Muslim families have filed complaints against an amusement park chain in California that they say barred them from riding go-karts wearing headscarves, family advocates said Tuesday. The families claim that Boomers! Parks in two locations in the state violated their civil rights with an unfair safety policy that bans all headgear on the rides, said Sammar Miqbel, a spokeswoman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which filed the complaints on behalf of the families. The United Sikh's organisation said it was preparing to file a similar complaint on behalf of a Sikh family. CAIR's Miqbel said the families visiting Boomers' in the San Francisco suburb of Livermore and the Los Angeles suburb of Irvine had been allowed to wait in line for go karts, but were barred when they reached the front of the queque. Full Story | Top |
Clippers start healing process after Sterling ban Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 08:24 PM PDT By Jahmal Corner LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The NBA's decision to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the game for life marks the start of a "healing process," said coach Doc Rivers, as his players got back to the business of playing basketball on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver handed out a life ban to Sterling and fined him $2.5 million for racist comments that stunned the league and the nation. It was a strong statement warmly applauded by the NBA as a whole, and the Clippers in particular. While questions remain concerning Sterling's future ownership of the team, and the impact of his comments on the players, the NBA's stern decision has unquestionably lightened the Clippers load. Full Story | Top |
NBA-Clippers start healing process after Sterling ban Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 08:20 PM PDT By Jahmal Corner LOS ANGELES, April 29 (Reuters) - The NBA's decision to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the game for life marks the start of a "healing process," said coach Doc Rivers, as his players got back to the business of playing basketball on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver handed out a life ban to Sterling and fined him $2.5 million for racist comments that stunned the league and the nation. It was a strong statement warmly applauded by the NBA as a whole, and the Clippers in particular. While questions remain concerning Sterling's future ownership of the team, and the impact of his comments on the players, the NBA's stern decision has unquestionably lightened the Clippers load. Full Story | Top |
Soccer-Rodgers recognised Chelsea's 'great victory,' says Mourinho Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:50 PM PDT Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, who likened Chelsea's tactics to "parking two buses" at Anfield at the weekend, has called Jose Mourinho to congratulate him on a "great victory", the Portuguese coach said. The London club stifled Liverpool's much-vaunted attacking threat on Sunday, scoring at the end of each half through Demba Ba and Willian in a 2-0 win that lifted Chelsea to within two points of the Premier League leaders. Rodgers, who got his big break in coaching as an assistant to Mourinho, was critical of Chelsea's tactics in the aftermath of Sunday's game but Mourinho said on Tuesday it was all water under the bridge. Full Story | Top |
U.S. international results since August 1 2012 Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since August 1, 2012, the United States have played 32 matches, won 21, drawn 5 and lost 6, with a goal tally of 65-33: 2012 Aug 15 F Mexico Mexico City W 1-0 Orozco Sep 7 WCQ Jamaica Kingston L 1-2 Dempsey Sep 11 WCQ Jamaica Columbus W 1-0 Gomez Oct 12 WCQ Antigua&Barbuda North Soun W 2-1 Johnson 2 Oct 16 WCQ Guatemala Kansas City W 3-1 Bocanegra Dempsey 2 Nov 14 F Russia Krasnodar D 2-2 Bradley 2 2013 Jan 29 F Canada Houston D 0-0 Feb 6 WCQ Honduras San Pedro Sula L 1-2 Dempsey Mar 22 WCQ Costa Rica Commerce City W 1-0 Dempsey Mar 26 WCQ Mexico Mexico City D 0-0 May 29 F ... Full Story | Top |
Soccer-Libertadores Cup last 16 results Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:44 PM PDT April 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Libertadores Cup Last 16 second leg matches on Tuesday Last 16Wednesday, April 30, second legVelez Sarsfield (Argentina) - Nacional A. (Paraguay) 2-2 (halftime: 0-0) First leg: Nacional A. - Velez Sarsfield 1-0. Nacional A. win 3-2 on aggregate.Defensor Sporting (Uruguay) - The Strongest (Bolivia) 2-0 (halftime: 0-0, 90 mins: 2-0, penalty shootout: 4-2) First leg: The Strongest - Defensor Sporting 2-0. Defensor Sporting win 4-2 on penalties after 2-2 on aggregate. ... Full Story | Top |
Penpix of likely U.S. squad for World Cup finals Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:41 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - United States squad for the World Cup finals is likely to comprise the following 23 players: Goalkeepers: Tim Howard (Everton) Age 35; 97 caps. Made his international debut in 2002 but did not cement his place as first-choice keeper until 2007 after switching from Manchester United to Everton. Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) Age 29; 24 caps. Served as Howard's back-up for 2010 World Cup but did not get on the field. Captained U.S. in 2010 Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup match against South Africa. ... Full Story | Top |
Bradley embodies fighting spirit of U.S. team Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:38 PM PDT For the United States, that player is undoubtedly Michael Bradley. The 26-year-old is the heart and soul of a team that has punched above its weight at international level for years but still wants more. Capped more than 80 times, Bradley has emerged as the central figure in the team's World Cup plans, marshalling the midfield with dogged determination. Under coach Juergen Klinsmann, Bradley has been transformed from a defensive midfielder to the playmaker, combining his tactical and technical nous to better effect. Full Story | Top |
Globe-trotting Klinsmann the perfect fit for U.S. Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:30 PM PDT By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - For a man who has spent half his life living and playing in foreign countries, Juergen Klinsmann seems the perfect fit as the United States head coach. Personifying the mantra that you should practise what you preach, Klinsmann's globe-trotting exploits have made him the ideal man to lead an American team drawn from all corners of the world. A lethal striker who scored 47 goals in 108 international appearances, Klinsmann's playing credentials are beyond dispute. He made an enormous impact in England where he was named Footballer of the Year in his one full season at Tottenham Hotspur in 1994-95, later returning to the club on loan and almost single-handedly saving them from relegation in 1998. Full Story | Top |
U.S. confident of good showing despite tough draw Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:27 PM PDT By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - The days are long gone when it was a surprise for the United States to reach the World Cup finals, but for a country used to sporting success they are still some way short of making a major impact on the tournament. It remains one of the final sporting frontiers for the United States to conquer although they reached the semi-finals in 1930 and caused one of soccer's greatest upsets when they beat England the last time that the World Cup was held in Brazil in 1950. Since that inaugural event they have reached the quarter-finals just once, in 2002, although this will be the United States' seventh successive appearance in the finals, a consistent run bettered only by Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Germany, Spain and South Korea. They face a tough challenge going far in Brazil after being drawn in Group G with Germany, Portugal and Ghana although head coach Juergen Klinsmann is adamant his side has every chance of reaching the round of 16. Full Story | Top |
NBA bans Los Angeles Clippers owner for life over racist comments Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 07:14 PM PDT By Scott Malone and Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from professional basketball for life on Tuesday and fined him $2.5 million in an unprecedented rebuke for racist comments that drew outrage from players, fans, commercial sponsors and even President Barack Obama. Sterling, 80, the longest-tenured owner of any of the 30 National Basketball Association teams, will be barred from any role in the operations of his franchise or from serving as one of the league's governors, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told a news conference in New York. Silver also urged the other owners to vote to force Sterling to sell the Clippers, a first-time use of such a sanction that would require approval of three-quarters of the current owners. Asked whether Sterling could end up as essentially an absentee owner if the league fails to force a sale of the team, Silver replied, "I fully expect to get the support I need from the other NBA owners to remove him." The controversy, which quickly grew into a national discussion of race relations transcending basketball, began over the weekend when the celebrity website TMZ.com released an audio recording with a voice said to be Sterling's, criticizing a woman friend for associating with "black people." In it, he asks her not to invite former Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin "Magic" Johnson to Clippers games. Full Story | Top |
Rugby league-NRL offers McKinnon 'job for life' Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 06:18 PM PDT Australia's National Rugby League has pledged a "job for life" for Newcastle Knights forward Alex McKinnon, whose neck was broken in a match last month. The 22-year-old suffered the sickening injury against Melbourne Storm on March 24 after being dumped heavily into the turf in a lifting tackle by three opposition players. One of the tacklers was banned for seven matches by the NRL. "His spirit and determination are an inspiration for all of us," NRL chief executive Dave Smith said in a media release on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
Soccer-World-South Korea's international results since August 1 2012 Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 06:08 PM PDT SEOUL, April 30 (Reuters) - Since August 1, 2012, SouthKorea have played 23 games, won 8, drawn 5 and lost 10, with agoal tally of 24-30. ... Full Story | Top |
Soccer-World-Penpix of South Korea's likely squad for World Cup finals Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014 06:08 PM PDT South Korea's squad for the World Cup finals is likely to comprise the following 23 players: Goalkeepers: Jung Sung-ryong (Suwon Bluewings) Age 29; Surprisingly handed the gloves for the 2010 World Cup after veteran Lee Woon-jae fell out of favour. Well-respected at club level in Japan but has shown few signs he is ready to challenge Jung for Korea's No. 1 spot. Full Story | Top |
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