May 19, 2013

Soccer Recap I: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi extends record scoring streak to 13 / La Liga, EPL ans Serie A

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Lionel Messi of Barcelona extended his record scoring streak to 13 on Sunday against Getafe. (David Ramos/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lionel Messi extended his record by scoring for a 13th consecutive round as Barcelona beat Getafe 6-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday, with Andres Iniesta controlling much of the game for the [...]

NFL Monday Night: Newton leads Panthers past Eagles 30-22

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Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers celebrates the first down in the third quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 26, 2012 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Carolina Panthers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 30-22. (November 25, 2012 – Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — This was the Cam Newton [...]

Tennis Recap: Raonic ousts Murray to reach Barcelona semis

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Milos Raonic of Canada returns a ball to Andy Murray of Great Britain during their match on day 5 of the ATP 500 World Tour Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell 2012 tennis tournament at the Real Club de Tenis on April 27, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. (April 26, 2012 – Source: Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images Europe) [...]

NBA Roundup: Thunder dominated Bulls 92-78

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 26 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a dominating third quarter to beat Chicago 92-78 on Sunday and move within a game of the Bulls for the NBA’s best record. The Thunder pulled away by outscoring Chicago 31-12 in [...]

Soccer: AC Milan routs Arsenal / Champions League

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AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, centre, celebrates with his teammates Mark van Bommel of The Netherlands, left, and and Robinho of Brazil after he scored on Wednesday in Champions League action. (Masimo Pinca/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — The most highly anticipated matchup of the Champions League’s first knockout round was hardly even a contest. [...]

Soccer: Valencia earns date with Barca in Copa del Rey

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Valencia’s Argentinian midfielder Pablo Piatti celebrates afte scoring during the Spanish Cup second leg football match Levante vs Valencia on January 26,2012 at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium in Valencia.AFP PHOTO / JOSE JORDAN (Photo credit should read JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Valencia advanced to a meeting with Barcelona in the [...]

College Football: Southern Miss tops Nevada for Hawaii Bowl

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HONOLULU (AP) — Austin Davis made the plays when it counted to send Southern Mississippi coach Larry Fedora out a winner. Davis threw two touchdowns, including a 4-yarder late in the game, and No. 22 Southern Miss earned a school-record 12th victory by holding off Nevada 24-17 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night. “It [...]

CFL Friday Night Football: Eskimos hold on to clinch home playoff game

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Edmonton Eskimos’ Jason Armstead, (#3) Ricky Ray (#15) and Fred Stamps (#2) celebrate Adarius Bowman’s touchdown against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night. (Ian Jackson/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — The Edmonton Eskimos know their next game will be at home. Whether it will be in one or two weeks remains to be seen. [...]

NHL Finals: The Stanley Cup – Rested and ready, Bruins leave Boston

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Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins celebrates after they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 1 to 0 in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 27, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. (May 26, 2011 – Photo by Elsa/Getty Images North America) BOSTON (AP) [...]