May 23, 2013

College Football Top 25 AP / BCS: Notre Dame beats USC and secures BCS Championship match

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Notre Dame is heading to the BCS championship game to play an SEC team to be determined. The Fighting Irish stuffed Southern California 22-13 on Saturday night to finish a perfect season and lock up a spot in the national championship game. The SEC title game next Saturday in Atlanta will [...]

Boxing: Lopez looks to reclaim featherweight title from Salido

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(L-R) Juan Manuel Lopez of Puerto Rico celebrates after defeating Sergio Medina of Argentina during their WBO junior featherweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena December 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (December 6, 2008 – Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — By now, the sour taste [...]

Boxing: Salido, Lopez set for featherweight title rematch in March

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Orlando Salido shocked the boxing world when he stopped Juan Manuel Lopez in the eighth round last April, handing the rising Puerto Rican star his first loss and taking “Juanma’s” WBO featherweight belt. Lopez (31-1, 28 KOs) will try to win back that belt when he takes on Salido (37-11-2, [...]

NFL: Oakland Raiders fire coach Jackson

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Head coach Hue Jackson of the Oakland Raiders walks a replay and decides not to challenge a play when the San Diego Chargers appeared to fumble the ball on a kick off in the fourth quarter at O.co Coliseum on January 1, 2012 in Oakland, California. (December 31, 2011 – Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images [...]

Bears QB Jay Cutler not sure he’ll return this season

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Injured starting quarterback Jay Cutler walks the sideline to speak to his replacement Caleb Hanie #12 of the Chicago Bears during their game against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on November 27, 2011 in Oakland, California. (November 26, 2011 – Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North America) LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – Jay Cutler [...]

NFL Replay: Learning curve is X factor for Patriots defense

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Vince Wilfork #75 of the New England Patriots is tackled by Darren McFadden #20 of the Oakland Raiders after Wilford intercepted the ball at O.co Coliseum on October 2, 2011 in Oakland, California. (October 1, 2011 – Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — PHILADELPHIA – Vince Wilfork is 30, [...]

NFL History: Honoring the memory of the late Kenny Washington

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — LOS ANGELES – The trophy, at least 2 feet tall, greets every visitor to the principal’s office at Lincoln High School. Crowned by a drop-back ghost of sorts — the figurine of a passer with an outstretched stiff-arm — the hardware is a bit tarnished. It is old and faded [...]

NHL News and Notes: Montreal police complete probe into Bruins’ Zdeno Chara

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MONTREAL (AP) — Police have completed their investigation into the Bruins’ Zdeno Chara for his hit on the Canadiens’ Max Pacioretty, forwarding the report to prosecutors. Crown lawyers will decide whether to charge Boston’s captain for the hit during a regular-season game on March 8 that sidelined Pacioretty with a concussion and a cracked vertebra. [...]