Knicks coach hopes practice makes perfect
Feb 22 2012 7:56PM
Posted 1 hr 36 mins ago
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni is looking forward to some rare downtime following this weekend's All-Star game that will give him a chance to fit...
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Steelers' Hines Ward in plea deal as DUI charge dropped
Feb 22 2012 6:19PM
Posted 3 hrs 13 mins ago
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a drunken driving charge against Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, who instead pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was sentenced to probation.
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Hurricanes sign Ruutu to 4-year, $19 million deal
Feb 22 2012 6:10PM
Posted 3 hrs 22 mins ago
(Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes and Finnish forward Tuomo Ruutu have agreed to terms on a four-year $19 million contract, the National Hockey League team (NHL) said on Wednesday.
The deal will pay Ruutu...
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NBA stars, celebs help fans learn English on website
Feb 22 2012 6:03PM
Posted 3 hrs 29 mins ago
By Larry Fine
(Reuters) - Rising New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin has not only sparked NBA basketball interest in Taiwan, he may also inspire fans to learn English, according to people at the...
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McDowell singing Match Play blues despite six birdies
Feb 22 2012 5:38PM
Posted 3 hrs 54 mins ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell once again found himself on the wrong side of the vagaries of golf at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when he...
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WADA athlete committee warns dopers to avoid London
Feb 22 2012 3:52PM
Posted 5 hrs 40 mins ago
(Reuters) - Former swimmer Matt Dunn, who competed in three Olympics for Australia and is now a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's athlete committee, warned those using performance-enhancing drugs to steer clear of this year's London Games.
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Dawson eager to finish business in Hopkins rematch
Feb 22 2012 3:12PM
Posted 6 hrs 20 mins ago
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Evergreen boxing champion Bernard Hopkins will return to the ring in April for a rematch against Chad "Bad" Dawson, who vowed on Wednesday to finish the job...
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Top seed Donald exits, Tiger scrapes through
Feb 22 2012 2:31PM
Posted 7 hrs 1 min ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Top seed and defending champion Luke Donald crashed out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday, losing 5&4 to late-entry Ernie Els in the opening round.
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Woods ekes out win in Match Play opener
Feb 22 2012 2:31PM
Posted 7 hrs 1 min ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Tiger Woods clawed back from a poor start to scrape past Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano one up in Wednesday's opening round at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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Schwartzel and Bae win, Tiger toils at Match Play
Feb 22 2012 2:31PM
Posted 7 hrs 1 min ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - While three-times winner Tiger Woods had his hands full in his opening match, Charl Schwartzel and Bae Sang-moon both won comfortably at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship...
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Yang draws first blood, Tiger trails early on
Feb 22 2012 2:31PM
Posted 7 hrs 1 min ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - While three-times winner Tiger Woods was in early trouble, Yang Yong-eun drew first blood in Wednesday's opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship by beating Graeme...
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PGA Tour's playoffs extended for five more years
Feb 22 2012 12:02PM
Posted 9 hrs 30 mins ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - The FedExCup playoffs, the PGA Tour's lucrative four-event season finale, have been extended for a further five years, commissioner Tim Finchem said Wednesday.
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London practices for underground terror attack
Feb 22 2012 9:58AM
Posted 11 hrs 34 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of emergency workers and government staff began a two-day exercise on Wednesday to practice dealing with a major terrorism incident during the 2012 London Olympics.
Volunteers posing as dazed travellers...
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Brodeur still on guard as Devils launch playoff push
Feb 21 2012 10:51PM
Posted 22 hrs 41 mins ago
By Steve Keating
TORONTO (Reuters) - For nearly two decades it was a question never asked but when the National Hockey League season began, the debate raged. Had the time finally come for a...
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Super subs spark Heat to seventh straight win
Feb 21 2012 10:36PM
Posted 22 hrs 56 mins ago
(Reuters) - Miami's reserves starred in a critical late-game stretch that delivered the Heat their seventh straight victory with a 120-108 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.
Following three tight quarters, the...
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Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad
Feb 21 2012 8:51PM
Posted 1 day 41 mins ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - A dumb-founded Keegan Bradley said even he was taken aback by his excessive spitting as he watched television replays of his play during the final round of...
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Danica says winning Daytona 500 is possible
Feb 21 2012 5:26PM
Posted 1 day 4 hrs 6 mins ago
By Steve Ginsburg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Danica Patrick is convinced that if "the stars are aligned" she can win the Daytona 500 in her first attempt on Sunday.
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Woods says not fired up by talk of "Tiger taming"
Feb 21 2012 3:35PM
Posted 1 day 5 hrs 57 mins ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has often been fired up by adverse comments in the past but appeared to shrug off claims by Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano that he was beatable at...
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Red Wings' Datsyuk out two weeks after knee surgery
Feb 21 2012 3:20PM
Posted 1 day 6 hrs 12 mins ago
(Reuters) - Detroit Red Wings leading scorer Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss the next two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said.
Red Wings head...
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Masters win lived up to Schwartzel's conviction
Feb 21 2012 3:16PM
Posted 1 day 6 hrs 16 mins ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Charl Schwartzel has never had the feeling before or since but somehow he just knew he was going to win last year's Masters before teeing off in...
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Yankees sign veteran outfielder Ibanez
Feb 21 2012 1:56PM
Posted 1 day 7 hrs 36 mins ago
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees have signed veteran outfielder Raul Ibanez to a one-year contract with an eye toward using the left-handed power hitter as a designated hitter, the Major League Baseball club said on Tuesday.
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Klitschko wants to make Chisora pay in the ring
Feb 21 2012 9:31AM
Posted 1 day 12 hrs 1 min ago
(Reuters) - WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko wants a rematch with Dereck Chisora to punish the Briton for his behavior before and after Saturday's title bout.
"Common sense tells me that I don't need...
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Former "slaves" build Brazil World Cup stadium
Feb 21 2012 9:24AM
Posted 1 day 12 hrs 8 mins ago
By Brian Winter
CUIABA, Brazil (Reuters) - Nivaldo Inacio da Silva has a word to describe what it's like to wake up at 6 a.m., strap on a hardhat and endure suffocating 100-degree heat...
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Melo, Lin partnership off to rough start
Feb 20 2012 11:40PM
Posted 1 day 21 hrs 52 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carmelo Anthony made his long-awaited return to the Knicks Monday but his partnership with Jeremy Lin failed to fire as New York fell 100-92 to the New Jersey Nets.
Taiwanese-American...
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Blazers' Oden lost for season after knee surgery
Feb 20 2012 7:53PM
Posted 2 days 1 hr 39 mins ago
(Reuters) - Portland Trail Blazers centre Greg Oden underwent micro-fracture surgery on his left knee and will miss the remainder of the National Basketball Association season, the team said on Monday.
Dr. Richard Steadman,...
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Hard task for "Big Easy" Els at Match Play
Feb 20 2012 7:20PM
Posted 2 days 2 hrs 12 mins ago
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Ernie Els never expected it to be easy after being gifted a spot in this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when Phil Mickelson withdrew from the event...
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Celtics' Rondo suspended for throwing ball at official
Feb 20 2012 6:02PM
Posted 2 days 3 hrs 30 mins ago
(Reuters) - Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended two games for throwing a ball at an official and striking him in the chest, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Monday.
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Former All-Star Manny Ramirez to join A's: report
Feb 20 2012 4:58PM
Posted 2 days 4 hrs 34 mins ago
(Reuters) - Manny Ramirez, a 12-times All-Star who retired last year rather than face a 100-game ban over a drug-policy issue, agreed to a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to a report on Major League Baseball's (MLB) website on Monday.
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Spezza, Karlsson lead surging Senators past Islanders
Feb 20 2012 4:28PM
Posted 2 days 5 hrs 4 mins ago
(Reuters) - Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson each scored two goals and Craig Anderson collected the shutout as the surging Ottawa Senators pounded the New York Islanders 6-0 on Monday, extending their winning run to three games.
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Burnett eager for fresh start with Pirates
Feb 20 2012 3:07PM
Posted 2 days 6 hrs 25 mins ago
(Reuters) - Newly-acquired Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett hopes a change of scenery from pressure-packed New York to a smaller market will help revive his slumping career, the right-hander said on Monday.
Burnett, who...
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Haye wanted for questioning over brawl with Chisora
Feb 20 2012 9:20AM
Posted 2 days 12 hrs 12 mins ago
MUNICH (Reuters) - British boxer David Haye is wanted for questioning by German police over his brawl with fellow British heavyweight Dereck Chisora following a WBC title clash in Munich Saturday, a police spokesman said Monday.
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