May 22, 2013

NFL: Manti Te’o makes first impression on Chargers veterans

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Story Highlights QB Philip Rivers said Te’o ‘didn’t standout, which was a good thing’ The team prevented Te’o from speaking with reporters after his first day practicing with veterans SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philip Rivers thought Manti Te’o had a decent first interaction with San Diego Chargers veterans. “It didn’t seem like he was lost [...]

Soccer Recap: Bayern destroys Barcelona in 1st leg of Champions League semis

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Bayern’s Thomas Muller, second from left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League semifinal first leg match against FC Barcelona in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday. Muller added another in the 4-0 rout. (Matthias Schrader/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — For once, Barcelona was on the wrong end of the kind of [...]

Soccer Recap: Juventus move toward 29th title with win over Bologna / Serie A, EPL and La Liga

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Juventus forward, Mirko Vucinic, scored his first goal in the 64th minute against Bologna FC in the Serie A match Saturday in Bologna, Italy (Claudio Villa/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Juventus marched on toward a 29th Serie A title by winning 2-0 at Bologna on Saturday to provisionally extend its lead to 12 [...]

Penn State Scandal: Penn State again seeks dismissal of McQueary suit

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Comments made by Penn State’s former president following the arrests of two top deputies were defended in a court filing Friday as the university again sought dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit tied to a child sex abuse scandal involving the football program. University attorney Nancy Conrad argued [...]

Rugby Six Nations 2013: England must ‘harness fear’ to win in Wales / Friday’s Results

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RBS Six Nations: Wales v England Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 16 March Kick-off: 17:00 GMT (PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — England assistant coach Graham Rowntree says the players must feed off the hostility awaiting them in Cardiff to deliver a first Grand Slam in a decade. Ten of England’s side will be playing [...]

Rugby Six Nations: Owen Farrell is 50-50 for England v Italy

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(PhatzRadio/ BBC Sports) — England fly-half Owen Farrell is rated as only 50-50 to be fit to play against Italy in the Six Nations next Sunday. The Saracens player, 21, picked up a thigh injury in the 23-13 win over France and is making “good progress”. But head coach Stuart Lancaster said: “We have to [...]

Penn State Scandal: Nike co-founder Phil Knight blasts Freeh report

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(Nike co-founder Phil Knight called the findings of the Freeh Report unjustified and unsubstantiated. Don Ryan/AP) BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike co-founder Phil Knight has issued a statement blasting the Freeh report’s characterization of Penn State coach Joe Paterno in the child sex abuse scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Following the release last year [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Tuesday’s Men’s and Women’s Results

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(No. 4 Syracuse extended its home win streak to 26 games with a 84-48 victory against Eastern Michigan on Monday. The Orange has now won 48 consecutive nonconference games.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Carter-Williams had 11 points and 11 assists, freshman Jerami Grant had a season-high 11 points and two blocks, and No. 4 [...]

Rugby: England ready to face ‘beatable’ All Blacks, says Andy Farrell

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(PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — Andy Farrell has called on his “fearless” young England side to record a significant milestone in their development by beating world champions New Zealand on Saturday. England head into their final autumn Test on the back of narrow defeats by Australia and South Africa. But assistant coach Farrell believes England [...]

Rugby: Wales will ignore world ranking worries, says Rob Howley

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(PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — Rob Howley says Wales will not be worrying about the world rankings when they play Australia on Saturday. Wales will drop out of the top eight in the International Rugby Board rankings if they lose, and be in the third tier of seeds for the 2015 World Cup draw. But [...]