May 24, 2013

Tennis Recap: Nadal beats Wawrinka in Madrid Open final

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Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates his victory against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland.(Photo: Jasper Juinen, Getty Images) Story Highlights Rafael nadal defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 Nadal earned his fifth title of 2013 after returning from knee injuury It marked his 55th career title and record 23rd Masters title MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal won his [...]

World Cup qualifying: Spain edges France

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Spain’s Pedro scores a goal during their World Cup 2014 qualifying match Tuesday against France. (Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — PARIS — Pedro Rodriguez bundled home the winner as Spain beat France 1-0 Tuesday to reclaim first place in their World Cup qualifying group. Spain had drawn its past two matches to [...]

Skiing Recap: Austria’s Marcel Hirscher wins men’s slalom title / Alessandro Haemmerle, Moioli earn snowboard cross wins

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Austria’s Marcel Hirscher skied to his first individual gold at a major event after winning the men’s slalom title on Sunday. (Clive Mason/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher won the men’s slalom title on the last day of the skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, for his first [...]

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

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(Gary Harris overcame his injury from the Spartans’ win against Illinois to give No. 12 Michigan State a game-high 15 points for a 61-50 home win against the 18th-ranked Golden Gophers on Wednesday.) FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Garlon Green scored 20 points and TCU held on for a 62-55 upset of fifth-ranked Kansas on [...]

College Football Top 25 AP: Alabama vs. LSU and Oregon vs. USC

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(PhatzRadio / SI) —- Okay, I don’t know if sanity has been restored but at least in this week of great football I think Alabama will get a real test with LSU. I still think Alabama will win but I want to see if the defense is good or great. Oregon will be playing USC [...]

NFL Week 8 storylines: Drew Brees-Peyton Manning showdown still a doozy

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Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints calls a play during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on October 21, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. (October 20, 2012 – Source: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — A few games always stand out at the start of the [...]

CFL News: 10 things to watch in CFL in 2012

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Geroy Simon (81) of the Lions will try to become the CFL’s all-time leading receiver in Friday’s season opener versus the visiting Blue Bombers. (John Woods/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Although it feels like a lifetime ago, when I take a moment to reflect on last season, I recall an Edmonton Eskimos team [...]

NHL Stanley Cup Finals 2012: Fresh off plane with confidence, Kings eye Game 6

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Mike Richards #10 of the Los Angeles Kings and Henrik Tallinder #7 of the New Jersey Devils fight for position during Game Five of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Prudential Center on June 9, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. (June 8, 2012 – Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) [...]

Ice hockey: Canada, U.S. and Sweden eliminated by late goals

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(Reuters) – Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage. The Finnish forward struck with nine seconds left on the clock to snatch a 3-2 victory for the hosts in front of a fanatical home crowd in Helsinki. Canada were [...]

NHL Playoffs: Coyotes bounces Blackhawks out; Rangers hang on for Game 7

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Jimmy Hayes #39 of the Chicago Blackhawks falls over Mike Smith #41 and Antoine Vermette #50 of the Phoenix Coyotes in Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on April 23, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (April 22, 2012 – Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images [...]