May 19, 2013

Tennis: Victoria Azarenka beats Serena Williams, wins Qatar Open

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(Victoria Azarenka had lost her last nine meetings to Serena Williams before prevailing on Sunday. AP) DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Defending champion Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, earning her 16th title and ending a nine-match losing streak against the American. Azarenka will give up [...]

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 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 Football Bowl Roundup: Clemson upsets LSU 25-24

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ATLANTA (AP) — Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 14 Clemson a wild 25-24 win over No. 9 Louisiana State in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Monday night. Trailing 24-22, Clemson (11-2) took possession on its 20 with 1:39 remaining. Tajh Boyd completed a pass for 26 yards to [...]

Horse Racing: Ain’t No Other wins Betfair Hollywood Park feature

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Ain’t No Other ended an 11-race losing streak by beating betting favorite Circa’sgoldengear by a neck Friday in the $69,440 feature at Betfair Hollywood Park. Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Ain’t No Other covered six furlongs on the turf in 1:08.97 and paid $8.20, $3.20 and $2.80. Circa’sgoldengear returned $2.80 and $2.20 [...]

UFC / MMA on FX 5 results: Antonio Silva knocks out Travis Browne

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(Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE – Presswire) (PhatzRadio / MMA) — Eighteen months ago, Antonio Silva was surging towards the top of the heavyweight division after a stunning knockout of Fedor Emelianenko. But his progress stalled shortly thereafter, with losses to Daniel Cormier and Cain Velasquez. Faced with the possibility that he could be cut with a [...]

Red Sox Drama: Red Sox’s Valentine says 2012 ‘miserable,’ wants to return

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — A fiery Bobby Valentine summed up his first season as manager with the Boston Red Sox as “miserable.” Valentine, who joined Glenn Ordway and Michael Holley on a WEEI radio show in Boston (entire audio), was highly animated during his interview, to say the least. The discussion began with Ordway [...]

MLB: NL Roundup – Pirates shutout Cardinals 9-0

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Pedro Alvarez #24 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates with Josh Harrison #5 after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during the game on August 28, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (August 27, 2012 – Source: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images North America) PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pedro [...]

CFL Friday Night: Eskimos defeat Roughriders, move into tie for 1st in West

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Edmonton Eskimos Chris Thompson (right) congratulates teammate Joe Burnett on his touchdown against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. (John Ulan/The Canadian Press ) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — One month after a crushing defeat in Regina, the Edmonton Eskimos knew they had to be better against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night. They got some revenge as [...]

MLB: NL Roundup – Reds keep winning; beat Rockies 7-2

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Drew Stubbs #6 of the Cincinnati Reds takes off and steals second base in the first inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 29, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (July 28, 2012 – Source: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images North America) DENVER (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds posted their 10th straight win [...]