May 19, 2013

Soccer Recap: Napoli moves closer to securing 2nd place / Serie A, La Liga and Weekend Results

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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Napoli tightened its hold on second place and a direct Champions League berth with a last-minute 3-2 win over visiting Cagliari on Sunday. Lorenzo Insigne, a 21-year-old forward born in Naples, scored the winner with a long, angled shot four minutes into added time at the San Paolo stadium. Victor [...]

NFL: Darrelle Revis discusses Jets rumors, playing for 49ers

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Brent Celek #87 of the Philadelphia Eagles scores a touchdown after catching a pass while being tackled by Brodney Pool #22 and Darrelle Revis #24 of the New York Jets during the first half at Lincoln Financial Field on December 18, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (December 17, 2011 – Source: Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) [...]

Soccer: Barcelona to meet archrival Real Madrid in Copa del Rey semis

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Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Copa del Rey quarters match against Malaga on January 24, 2013. (David Ramos/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lionel Messi scored on his 15th straight start to seal a thrilling 4-2 win for Barcelona at Malaga on Thursday, sending the defending [...]

2012-13 College Football All-Bowl Team

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Johnny Manziel #2 of the Texas A&M Aggies celebrates his touchdown with Luke Joeckel #76 against the Oklahoma Sooners during the Cotton Bow lat Cowboys Stadium on January 4, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (January 3, 2013 – Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — I saw this on our news feed [...]

College Football Bowl Roundup: Standford, S. Carolina and Florida St. lead the winners

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Offensive and Defensive MVP players Stanford running back Stepfan Taylor, right, joins Stanford cornerback Usua Amanam hold the trophy after defeating Wisconsin during the second half at the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Pasadena, Calif. Photo by The Associated Press. PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Stepfan Taylor rushed for 89 [...]

Soccer: UEFA appeals own sanctions against Serbia and England

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(Reuters) – UEFA has appealed against the sanctions that its own control and disciplinary body imposed on Serbia and England for incidents in an Under-21 match in October, European soccer’s governing body said on Wednesday. “Having reviewed the motivated decisions for the sanctions imposed in this specific case… the UEFA disciplinary inspector felt it necessary [...]

Soccer Recap: Milito penalty kick helps Inter end Juventus unbeaten streak / EPL, Serie A and La Liga

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Inter Milan’s Diego Milito scores past Juventus goalie Gianluigi Buffon on a penalty kick during the latest installment of the rivalry in Turin on Saturday. Felice Calabro/Associated Press (Felice Calabro/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Inter Milan ended Juventus’ 49-match unbeaten streak in Serie A with a 3-1 comeback win over its bitter rival [...]

College Football: Top 25 Roundup – West Virgina beat Baylor 70-63 in a wild one

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Even for a Big 12 game, what West Virginia and Baylor did was crazy. Then Tennessee and Georgia showed that the Southeastern Conference isn’t all about defense. Geno Smith and No. 9 West Virginia beat No. 25 Baylor 70-63 on Saturday in Morgantown. The Mountaineers’ first game in the Big 12 [...]

CFL: Alouettes come back to bury Stampeders

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Calgary Stampeders defensive back Quincy Butler is taken down by Montreal Alouettes defensive end Chima Ihekwoaba during second the quarter Thursday. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Wild things can happen in a CFL game’s final minutes. Anthony Calvillo knows that as well as anyone. Calvillo’s Montreal Alouettes trailed the Calgary Stampeders by [...]

NFL: Former Saints fullback Mike Karney calls organization ‘evil’

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By Tim Heitman, US PRESSWIRE (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — It’s not clear whether former Saints fullback Mike Karney was a target of a Saints bounty or not. He was featured in a power point slide that was part of bounty evidence revealed by the NFL, but the content seems to denigrate his contributions rather [...]