May 22, 2013

Rugby New Zealand: Richie McCaw & Dan Carter start against Scotland

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(PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — Captain Richie McCaw and fly-half Dan Carter have both been named in New Zealand’s starting line-up for Sunday’s Test against Scotland at Murrayfield. Tamati Ellison and Ben Smith make up a new combination in midfield. Despite nine changes from the team that drew with Australia last month, the starting side [...]

Rugby Championship: New Zealand win inaugural title

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Martin Landajo of Argentina passes during the Rugby Championship match between the Australian Wallabies and Argentina at Skilled Park on September 15, 2012 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (September 14, 2012 – Source: Chris Hyde/Getty Images AsiaPac) (PhatzRadio / BBC News) — New Zealand ran in seven tries to defeat Argentina 54-15 and win the [...]

Thursday College Football: No. 8 Stanford 17-13 by Huskies

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Steve Sarkisian Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Washington Huskies looks on during the game against the Stanford Cardinal on September 27, 2012 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. Washington defeated Stanford 17-13. (September 26, 2012 – Source: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America) SEATTLE (AP) — All night, Steve Sarkisian felt if he could [...]

College Football Pickoff: Week 2

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7 p.m. ET (ESPN) Washington (1-0) at No. 3 LSU (1-0) Kudos to Washington coach Steve Sarkisian for making absolutely sure his team is prepared for its trip to Death Valley by importing a live tiger to practice Tuesday. But there’s little he could do to prepare the Huskies’ defense for the punishing rushing attack [...]

Soccer: U.S., Germany to meet in U-20 Women’s World Cup final

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Kealia Ohai of the United States, left, heads the ball in Tuesday’s 2-0 semifinal win at Tokyo. (Shizuo Kambayashi) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — The United States beat Nigeria 2-0 in Tokyo on Tuesday and will play defending champion Germany for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup title. Morgan Brian scored in the first half [...]

Rugby: Bledisloe battle kicks off new tournament in style

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(PhatzRadio / Reuters) — Australia beat New Zealand in Brisbane last year on the way to ending their trans-Tasman rivals’ run of seven titles in nine seasons and a similarly strong showing in Sydney is crucial to their hopes of success ahead of the return fixture in Auckland. The All Blacks are favourites for Saturday’s [...]

NBA: Bobcats make surprising choice for new coach

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The Charlotte Bobcats have hired St. John’s assistant Mike Dunlap to be their new head coach, two people familiar with the decision said. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because an official announcement was still being planned for the next two days. The Charlotte Observer first reported the [...]

NFL Coaching roundup: Miami talks to McCoy; Colts gut staff

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — MIAMI – Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is meeting again with the Miami Dolphins about their coaching job, which will wrap up a second round of interviews by the team. McCoy met Thursday in New York with owner Stephen Ross and general manager Jeff Ireland. Joe Philbin and Todd [...]

NFL: Colts fire coach Caldwell

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Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Caldwell looks on against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on January 1, 2012 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars defeated the Colts 19-13. (December 31, 2011 – Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images North America) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jim Caldwell endured everything thrown at him during his first two seasons as [...]

Top 25 College Basketball Roundup: No. 12 Georgetown holds on

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Henry Sims scored five of his 11 points in the final seven minutes for No. 12 Georgetown, which blew a 14-point lead and shot a season-low 30% in a 49-40 win over Providence on Saturday. The Hoyas won their 10th straight game despite making only eight field goals in the second half. [...]