May 25, 2013

49ers roll over Cardinals as Westbrook runs like it’s 2008

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis never cried before a game. That is, until the offensive captain gave a fiery, sideline speech to teammates before the national anthem last night at University of Phoenix Stadium. Davis came from the heart. And his teammates followed his lead. With tears streaming down his [...]

Penguins win 7th in a row as Crosby extends points streak

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NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Crosby (FSY) was held to one assist by New York but then fired back at the angry Rangers after the Pittsburgh Penguins stretched their winning streak to seven. Crosby helped set up Kris Letang’s (FSY) second-period goal that doubled Pittsburgh’s lead and sent the Penguins to a 3-1 victory Monday [...]

Bruins trade Matt Hunwick to Avalanche in salary-cap move

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Marc Savard is getting closer to returning from a concussion. Monday, the Boston Bruins made a trade to clear the cap space for when he is activated. Defenseman Matt Hunwick was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche for Colby Cohen, who won a national title with the Boston University Terriers in 2009. Cohen, who played three [...]

Michigan AD waiting to evaluate coach Rich Rodriguez

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan athletics director Dave Brandon refuses to let speculation about Rich Rodriguez’s future change his timetable to evaluate the football coach. “Everyone needs to take a deep breath,” Brandon said Monday morning. The first-year AD reiterated that he won’t do performance reviews of any of his coaches until their seasons [...]

Russell Westbrook rallies Thunder to win over New Orleans Hornets

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant (FSY) doesn’t mind taking a back seat when Russell Westbrook (FSY) is taking over a game in crunch time. Westbrook scored 12 of his 25 points during a decisive 14-0 run late in the fourth quarter and also had 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to beat [...]

NFL fines Andre Johnson, Cortland Finnegan $25,000 each

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Houston’s Andre Johnson, right, and Tennessee’s Cortland Finnegan brawled on Sunday. CAPTION By David J. Phillip, AP The NFL fined Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson and Tennessee Titans CB Cortland Finnegan $25,000 each on Monday for their fight in Sunday’s game. Neither player will be suspended. Johnson apologized after the 20-0 win against the Titans [...]

Boise State kicker becomes target of nasty barbs, threats

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BOISE (AP) — Dealing with missing two field goals in Boise State’s loss to Nevada is difficult enough. Now Boise State kicker Kyle Brotzman (FSY) is having to endure an endless stream of taunts and barbs on social networking sites. The senior kicker and leading scorer in school history missed a game-winner from 26 yards [...]

Palmeiro, Gonzalez on Hall of Fame ballot for first time

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NEW YORK (AP) — Suspected steroid users Rafael Palmeiro (FSY) and Juan Gonzalez (FSY) are on baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, joining Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar (FSY), both of whom fell just short in last year’s vote. Former Most Valuable Players Jeff Bagwell (FSY) and Larry Walker (FSY), and former [...]

BBC report: 3 World Cup voters accepted payments

Zurich — Three days before the vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts, FIFA was hit by further corruption allegations Monday when three senior officials were accused by European media of having received secret payments. Executive committee members Ricardo Teixeira of Brazil, Nicolas Leoz of Paraguay and Issa Hayatou of Cameroon were named [...]

Bills rally around inconsolable Steve Johnson after drop

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Stevie Johnson’s fine and his teammates had his back Monday, a day after the Buffalo Bills receiver was left questioning God and himself for dropping what would’ve been an overtime game-winning touchdown pass. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (FSY) says there’s no better way to keep Johnson’s spirits up than to continue [...]