June 19, 2013

Police: Former NBA All-Star Mookie Blaylock critically injured in car accident

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Former NBA star Mookie Blaylock (left) was involved in a serious car accident. (Rocky Widner/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Former NBA All-Star Mookie Blaylock is in critical condition after a traffic accident, according to police in Jonesboro, GA. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Blaylock was one of three people injured during a head-on collision [...]

Golf Roundup: Haas, Rose share lead at Orlando; Tiger 4 back

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Tiger Woods of the United States walks with his playing partner Justin Rose of England on the first hole during the second round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard at Bay Hill Golf and Country Club on March 22, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. (March 21, 2013 – Source: David Cannon/Getty Images North [...]

NHL Lockout: Players overwhelmingly authorize disclaimer move

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NHL players, shown at a September meeting, overwhelmingly voted to allow the union to dissolve itself.(Photo: Mary Altaffer, AP) Story Highlights NHLPA could choose to negotiate again before dissolving union Donald Fehr says he’s willing to talk during holidays Disclaimer would free up players to pursue antitrust lawsuits NHL players have given their union permission [...]

NFL Reports: Deal to sell the Browns complete

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Here’s one to make Cleveland fans shake their heads: A partial owner of the hated Pittsburgh Steelers is buying the Browns. Randy Lerner has reached a deal to sell the club to Tennessee truck-stop magnate Jimmy Haslam III – a minority stockholder in the rival Steelers. Lerner will sell 70 percent [...]

Golf Recap: Tiger Woods fires 65 to grab share of lead at Bay Hill

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Tiger Woods plays a shot on the second hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 23, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. (March 22, 2012 – Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — He looked like the Tiger [...]

Father, son dueling in Iditarod race, woman in lead

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(Reuters) – Champion musher Mitch Seavey and his son, Dallas, each battled for the lead in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, while another competitor was making a push to become the first woman since 1990 to win the roughly 1,000-mile event. Aliy Zirkle, 41, from Two Rivers, Alaska, held the lead on [...]

NHL: Mike Green faces hearing over hit on Brett Connolly

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Mike Green #52 of the Washington Capitals and David Clarkson #23 of the New Jersey Devils battle for the puck during the second period at Verizon Center on March 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. (March 1, 2012 – Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) —- Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green [...]

‘Rumble’ Johnson blames UFC weight miss on fluid

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — An ingestion of fluids at the urging of a doctor a few hours before Anthony “Rumble” Johnson stepped onto the official scale caused him to miss weight again, his camp said Friday. Johnson was supposed to make his 185-pound debut on Saturday at UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro after [...]

Weekend Forecast: Looks like another close game for LSU-Arkansas

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The penultimate weekend of the regular season brings another huge showdown that will go a long way to decide the participants in the BCS championship game. No. 1 LSU hosts No. 3 Arkansas in a matchup that could make the winner of the SEC West very simple or push the [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. buoyed by better qualifying run

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, stands in the garage area prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2011 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (September 23, 2011 – Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA [...]