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Big Ten baseball Gophers lose 4-2 to Indiana
Minnesota Gophers third baseman Ryan Abrahamson can't field a ground ball hit by Indiana's Justin Cureton and is charged with an error in the second inning Thursday at Target Field. (Pioneer Press: Chris ...
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Exclusive Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City - sources
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to ...
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Japan to kick off unions Pacific Cup
Melbourne Rebels hooker Shota Horie and former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones will lead the Japanese charge as rugby union's new-look Pacific Nations Cup gets underway this weekend.Japan, fresh from cantering to a sixth straight Asian Five Nations title, have bolstered their squad with the recall of senior internationals in hooker Shota Horie, scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka and naturalised flanker ...
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Franconas Indians have no trouble vs. Red Sox
CLEVELAND (AP) -- - Indians manager Terry Francona is bracing for a lump in his throat and maybe a tear or two. He's going back to Boston. For the first time as an opposing manager since leaving Boston, Francona will walk into famed Fenway Park to face the Red Sox, the team he led to two World Series titles during eight seasons. Francona, who was let go after the Red Sox collapsed in ...
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Howard shutout gives Wings 3-1 lead on Hawks
DETROIT (AP) -- Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination. After losing Game 1, the seventh-seeded Red Wings have surged ...
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National Football Post QB Lunt weighing options
Follow @Miller_Dave While Penn State quarterback transfer Steven Bench decided Thursday to continue his career at South Florida, the race to land Wes Lunt has not yet reached its conclusion, ...
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Red Wings beat Blackhawks 2-0 take 3-1 series lead with 3rd straight victory
Jakub Kindl #4 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates his second period goal with Justin Abdelkader #8 while playing the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Joe Louis Arena on May 23, 2013 in Detroit, ...
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Soccer-Favourites Atletico Mineiro fight back for Tijuana draw
Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys drew 0-0 in the first leg of their all-Argentine tie at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires. Newcomers Tijuana shocked favourites Atletico by going two up inside an hour with Colombian ...
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Reds back to scene of Super triumph
The Queensland Reds are taking confidence from their best away win in the past decade into Sunday morning's (AEST) crucial Super Rugby clash in Cape Town. The last time the Reds visited Cape Town two years ago they ended a record 10-match home streak by the pace-setting Stormers with a 19-6 upset in front of a packed Newlands crowd. It was the pressure-filled victory that announced Ewen ...
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Souths hope Teo investigation is quick
Ben Te'o's South Sydney teammates say assault allegations levelled against the NRL player haven't impacted their preparations for Monday's clash with Cronulla, but admit they want to see the issue resolved quickly. Te'o is at the centre of an NRL investigation after a Brisbane woman claimed he punched her in the face last month, fracturing her eye socket. Te'o ...
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NHL commissioner Bettman talks Crosby Olympics outdoor games
Not long after picking at a slice of chocolate cheesecake inside a restaurant at Scotiabank Place, the NHL commissioner witnessed the latest sweet goal scored ...
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Fox Sports spruiks its winter line up
Fox Sports has launched a new campaign spruiking its live, exclusive coverage of the The DHL Australia 2013 Lions Tour, the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and The ...
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CSKs Meiyappan Sports enthusiast in a filmy family
A top official of the Mumbai Police's Crime Branch said Meiyappan, who is the son-in-law of BCCI President N Srinivasan, could be asked to come to Mumbai in the next few ...
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Gareth Ellis eager for Super League start
Gareth Ellis' return to Super League from the NRL could not have got off to a much worse start.But having shrugged off his injury setback the Hull FC captain now has his sights set on firing his side up the table, starting with their derby clash with Hull KR at Magic Weekend, an initiative where all the weekend's matches are played in the one stadium.The former Wests Tigers player ...
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Rangers stay alive drop Bs on Kreider OT tally
Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. New York, which erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the critical Game 4 matchup in the Eastern Conference semifinals, still trails the series 3-1. The Rangers will need to win again on Saturday in Boston to force a Game 6 back in Madison Square ...
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Nonu back for Highlanders
Midfield back Ma'a Nonu returns from injury to a much-changed Highlanders side for their match against fellow Super Rugby strugglers the Western ...
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Rangers avoid sweep by Bruins
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. New York, which erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the critical Game 4 matchup in the Eastern Conference semifinals, still trails the series 3-1. The Rangers will need to win again on ...
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Blue Jays knock around Gausman in 12-6 win
Kevin Gausman is set to make his major league debut Thursday night when the visiting Orioles open a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Baltimore (25-21) has used 10 starters already, two shy of its total from last year. With Wei-Yin Chen (strained right oblique) on the disabled list, the Orioles are about to make the 22-year-old Gausman their latest starter. The fourth ...
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Phillies place Utley on DL with mild oblique strain
Chase Utley on the 15-day disabled list with a mild oblique strain, according to multiple reports. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the strain may keep Utley out of the lineup for two to four weeks. Backup second baseman Freddy Galvis will replace Utley in the lineup during his stay on the disabled list. The Phillies are calling the injury a ';very mild'; grade 1 strain ...
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Blues take lessons into Brumbies match
Veteran hooker Keven Mealamu says the Blues need to heed the lessons from their wet-weather defeat last weekend as they try to maintain a spot in Super Rugby's top six.The Blues face Australian conference leaders the Brumbies in Auckland on Saturday night, eager to bounce back from a 23-3 loss at the hands of a clinical Crusaders outfit.Mealamu says it was probably the first time many of ...
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Haas Waldorf set pace at Senior PGA Championship
Ford Australia says it will contribute to a government package to assist workers who are set to lose their jobs, as unions urged the government to hold crisis talks on the future of local car ...
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Waratahs apologise for hacked tweet
The NSW Waratahs have apologised for an offensive four-letter word appearing on their Twitter account overnight.The Super Rugby club say their account was hacked and immediately removed the tweet on Friday morning after it was live for more than four hours.The bizarre tweet sent to the Waratahs 14,000 followers featured a single swear word and attached a link to a foxsports.com.au story about ...
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Dan ready to be the man for NRL Roosters
Sydney Roosters utility Daniel Mortimer is excited about taking the reins of the club if halves Mitchell Pearce and James Maloney are picked for ...
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Hamlin wins Coca-Cola 600 pole with record lap
Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hamlin, who never has won a Sprint Cup race at CMS, was one of eight drivers to top the previous record of 193.708 set last October ...
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I can be French title threat again Stosur
Sam Stosur is set to resume her love affair with Roland Garros and believes she can go deep into the draw at the French Open despite a frustrating ...
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Edinburgh's tram of indefinite delays
The development of a new tram system for Edinburgh has not been without controversy. Since the project was first proposed as far back as 1999 it took until 2006 for work to actually begin. Since then, there has been one failing after another, with many Edinburgh residents now wondering whether the new tram system will ever see the light of day and, more to the point, whether it is in fact necessary.
Edinburgh had a tram system up until the 1950s and, like many developed cities, it did away with the network in favor of other forms of public transport, mainly buses. Increasingly heavy traffic jams in the capital, however, have prompted city leaders to reconsider and in 2006 two bills went through parliament and were approved. Read more
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