May 19, 2013

Horse Racing Recap: I Dazzle wins American Beauty at Santa Anita

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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) – I Dazzle overtook 1-2 favorite In the Stars approaching the five-sixteenths pole and held on to win the $75,000 American Beauty Stakes by a neck at Santa Anita on Sunday. Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, I Dazzle ran a mile on the turf in 1:33.42 and paid $11.40, $5 and $9.20 in [...]

NBA Roundup: Smith, Anthony lead Knicks over Celtics in Eastern Conference showdown

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BOSTON (AP) — The New York Knicks are winning no matter who they play. Somehow, beating Boston feels special. “Let’s just be quite frank about them,” Carmelo Anthony said after the Knicks cruised to a 100-85 win over the Celtics on Tuesday night. “We always want to beat Boston. New York in anything wants to [...]

Soccer World Cup qualifiers: Spain held to surprise draw by Finland

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Andres Iniesta of Spain, centre, reacts after Finland scored the tying goal at estadio El Molinon on March 22, 2013 in Gijon, Spain. (Denis Doyle/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Spain and Portugal left themselves in dangerous territory in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup by slumping to disappointing draws on an otherwise comfortable [...]

Soccer Recap: Chelsea wins to take third place from reeling Tottenham

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Eden Hazard celebrates after scoring Chelsea’s second goal vs, West Ham.(Photo: Ben Stansall, AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights Frank Lampard and Eden Hazard scored in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over West Ham to take third place Tottenham lost 1-0 to Fulham, the team’s third loss in a row Spurs are only four points clear of Arsenal, and [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Saturday’s Men’s and Women’s Results / No. 2 Duke falls to Maryland 83-81

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(Seth Allen broke a tie by making two free throws with 2.8 seconds left, as Maryland stunned No. 2 Duke 83-81 on Saturday to end a six-game skid against its bitter rival.) COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) As the final horn sounded and Maryland fans rushed the court to celebrate a rare victory over its bitter [...]

Soccer Recap: Cristiano Ronaldo’s own goal sends Real Madrid to loss / La Liga, EPL and Serie A

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Spanish media reports indicated it was the first own goal in Ronaldo’s career that stretches back through his days at Manchester United, Sporting Lisbon, and the Portugal national side. (Denis Doyle/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first own goal of his otherwise stellar career to condemn Real Madrid to a [...]

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

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(Trailing at halftime, No. 2 Michigan’s trio of Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Glenn Robinson III supplied a second-half surge as the Wolverines held on for a 68-53 win versus Purdue on Thursday.) ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Trey Burke had 15 points and eight assists and gave No. 2 Michigan a boost on [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Saturday’s Men’s and Women’s Results; No.1 falls again

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(For the second weekend in a row, the top team team fell as No. 6 Syracuse rallied to upset No. 1 Louisville 70-68 in a showdown of unbeaten Big East teams on Saturday.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brandon Triche scored 23 points and Michael Carter-Williams scored the final four points as No. 6 Syracuse rallied [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Men’s and Women’s Results – Duke survives

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(After holding an eight-point halftime lead, No. 5 Duke held on to beat No. 2 Louisville 76-71 in the Battle 4 Atlantis finale. Mason Plumlee’s 16 points paced the Blue Devils as all starters scored in double digits.) PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Quinn Cook scored 11 of his 15 points in the final 7:46, [...]

Horse Racing: Goldencents wins $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot

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VINTON, La. (AP) – Goldencents led from start to finish to win the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot Saturday. Goldencents, ridden by Kevin Krigger and trained by Doug O’Neill, beat Bern Identity by 3/4 lengths, running 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.89. The winner paid $7.20, $3.60 and $3.40 in the field of nine 2-year-olds. Bern [...]