May 19, 2013

Kaymer reaches final in Match Play, ascends to No. 1

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MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Martin Kaymer is the new No. 1 in golf, this time without much debate. Kaymer calmly rolled in an 8-foot par putt on the 18th hole Saturday for a 1-up victory over Bubba Watson (FSY) to advance to the final of the Match Play Championship. That was all he needed to [...]

Celts hold off Clippers with newcomers in uniform

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic are still getting used to those classic green uniforms, and they’re stunned to hear fans on the road cheering them louder than the home team. Sure, the newest Boston Celtics have plenty to learn about playing for a classic NBA franchise after getting out of Oklahoma [...]

Johnny Miller compares Tiger Woods’ fall to Mike Tyson

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Is Tiger Woods another Mike Tyson? Woods hasn’t won a tournament since the scandal over his extramarital affairs that cost him his marriage, multiple corporate sponsorships and world’s No. 1 ranking. Johnny Miller, lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, compared Woods’ crash and burn to Tyson’s during Golf Channel’s first State of the Game Live [...]

Albert Pujols – The 30 Million Dollar Man??

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(PhatzRadio) – Phatzradio Staff Writer – Anthony D. weighs in, only like he can, on the Cardinals-Pujols saga. Unless you’re living under a rock for the last few months, you have either heard or read about the impending free agency of Albert Pujols. It’s all over the sports pages and sports show nationwide. It has [...]

Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race for shot at perfect weekend

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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Busch (FSY) became the first driver in a national NASCAR race to win wire-to-wire in nearly eight years. It wasn’t as easy as it looked, not with his car getting loose and Carl Edwards (FSY) bearing down over the final few laps. Busch dominated from the pole early and held [...]

Vancouver native Lucic leads Bruins over Canucks

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Milan Lucic couldn’t have planned his homecoming any better. The Vancouver native scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 Boston Bruins victory over the Canucks on Saturday. On Friday night he was inducted into a Ring of Honour by the WHL’s Vancouver Giants, the team he led to a Memorial Cup. “It was almost a [...]

Players’ union may decertify to block lockout: report

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(Reuters) – The NFL Players Association plans to decertify before the current labor agreement expires next week in a bid to block a potential lockout, according to a report on the league’s website on Saturday. Absent any breakthrough in labor negotiations with the league, which are scheduled to resume on Tuesday, the players’ union would [...]

Djokovic, unbeaten in 2011, routs Federer in Dubai final

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer just a month after beating him at the Australian Open to win his third consecutive Dubai Championships title on Saturday. The No. 3-ranked Djokovic won 6-3, 6-3 to extend his unbeaten record in 2011 to 12 matches and earn his 20th title. He beat [...]

Former manager Joe Torre to oversee Major League operations

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(Reuters) – Former manager Joe Torre has been named Major League Baseball’s executive vice president for baseball operations, commissioner Bud Selig said on Saturday. Torre, 70, retired as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers after last season and will now oversee Major League operations, on-field discipline and umpiring. “He is a perfect fit to lead [...]

Panthers trade McCabe to Rangers

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The New York Rangers acquired veteran defenceman Bryan McCabe from the Florida Panthers on Saturday for forward Tim Kennedy and a third-round draft pick in this year’s draft. McCabe, 35, has long been mentioned as a player of interest by New York and McCabe waived his no-trade clause for the deal to be completed. McCabe [...]