May 20, 2013

NHL Roundup: Devils rally to conquer Capitals

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Alex Semin interferes with Mattias Tedenby (Photo credit: Andy Marlin) WASHINGTON (AP) — Ilya Kovalchuk scored the tiebreaking goal on a 5-on-3 power play with about 8 1/2 minutes left to complete the New Jersey Devils’ 3-2 comeback victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Washington led 2-1 entering the third period on power-play [...]

NHL Roundup: Flyers slide by Rangers 2-1

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Wayne Simmonds #17 of the Philadelphia Flyers tries to keep the puck from Mark Fayne #29 of the New Jersey Devils during the season opener at the Prudential Center on January 22, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. (January 21, 2013 – Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek scored [...]

College Football Bowl Results: Texas, Rice, Syracuse, and Mich. St. winners

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — David Ash threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, the last a 36-yard strike to Marquise Goodwin with 2:24 left, to give Texas a 31-27 comeback victory over No. 15 Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday night. The Longhorns (9-4) never led before Goodwin scored his second touchdown on a deep [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Sunday Women’s Results

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(Meighan Simmons scored a career-high 33 points as No. 16 Tennessee ripped No. 22 North Carolina 102-57 on Sunday. Simmons’ effort was more than enough to push her above the 1,000-point mark.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Janee Thompson scored 13 points, including a 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds left, to lift No. 9 Kentucky to a [...]

Golf: Dubai display restored 1999 Open winner Lawrie’s belief

Lawrie of Scotland tees off on the first hole during the BMW Masters 2012 golf tournament in Shanghai

(Reuters) – Paul Lawrie believes his second-place finish in last year’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai was the springboard for his return to the Ryder Cup stage after a 13-year absence. The veteran Scot, winner of the British Open at Carnoustie in 1999, was in the doldrums for several years until he got a [...]

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

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(Led by Eric Murphy’s perfect 10-for-10 shooting night, No. 10 Florida cruised to an easy 74-56 win against 22nd-ranked Wisconsin in Gainesville. Murphy had 24 points and Mike Rosario added 15.) GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Erik Murphy tied a career high with 24 points just days after dealing with an illness, and No. 10 Florida [...]

Golf Recap: McIlroy leads Ryder Cup reunion in Hong Kong

Rory McIlroy tees off on the 2nd hole during his World Golf Final Group 1 match against Tiger Woods in Antalya

(Reuters) – World number one Rory McIlroy is set to defend his Hong Kong Open title next month, organizers said on Friday. Fresh from their sensational comeback victory over the Americans in Medinah last month, fellow Ryder Cup players Paul Lawrie and Miguel Angel Jimenez will also take part, as will Europe’s captain Jose Maria [...]

WNBA Roundup: Lynx rallied to defeat Dream 97-93

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Battling it out for the final playoff spot in the East, the Sky pushed past the Liberty 92-83 on the road Friday night. Epiphanny Prince scored a game-high 30 points for Chicago, who moved ahead of New York by a half game in the standings. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Taj McWilliams-Franklin made a 15-footer and a [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Rolling Fog takes Del Mar Futurity for Baffert

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DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) – Trainer Bob Baffert has yet another promising young colt after a win Wednesday by Rolling Fog in the $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, a race for 2-year-olds that often serves as an early indicator of Kentucky Derby candidates and came two days after the death of Baffert’s father. Ridden by Rafael [...]

CFL: Stampeders storm back to upend Riders in OT

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Roughriders’ Kory Sheets, middle, tries to run the ball past Stampeders’ Malik Jackson, left, and Fred Bennett in the first quarter. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Nik Lewis would rather have won the game in a less heart-wrenching fashion. Lewis caught the last of his three touchdowns in overtime as the Calgary [...]