May 23, 2013

NASCAR: Rusty Wallace coming back to Nationwide as team owner

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(Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Rusty Wallace will be inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame on Feb. 8 His team didn’t have the sponsorship to run in 2012 Steve Wallace’s best points finish is seventh in 2009 (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — On the eve of his induction to the NASCAR Hall [...]

MLS Playoffs: Dynamo downs Fire 2-1 in MLS playoffs / Playoff Analysis

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Will Bruin #12 of Houston Dynamo celebrates his goal against the Chicago Fire in an MLS match on October 31, 2012 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. (October 30, 2012 – Source: David Banks/Getty Images North America) BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois (AP) — Will Bruin scored twice as the Houston Dynamo beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on [...]

Skiing: Del Bosco takes X Games ski cross gold, Duncan 3rd

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Christopher Del Bosco, right, shown here in the men’s ski cross finals in February 2011, won gold at the Winter X Games on Sunday. (Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Ski cross world champion Christopher Del Bosco won gold at the Winter X Games on Sunday while Canadian teammate Dave Duncan took [...]

CFL Friday Night Football: Eskimos and TiCats win

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Edmonton Eskimos’ Cliff Washburn (69) pushes Toronto Argonauts’ Ricky Foley (95) while Eskimnos Patrick Kabongo (56) confronts Toronto Mike Bradwell (88) after a late sack of Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray on Friday. (Ian Jackson/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio/ CBC Sports) – The Edmonton Eskimos cut it pretty close to remain perfect on the year. Trailing by six [...]

Malhotra sends Canucks past Blues

Vancouver Canucks Daniel Sedin is stopped by St. Louis Blues goalie Ty Conklin during their NHL hockey game in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER — Their start was good and so was their finish. In between? Not so much. The Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Thursday night at Rogers Arena, but it was a win that left something of a bad aftertaste. That had to do with a second period that was, quite simply, one [...]

Flames shut out Canadiens 4-0 in outdoor Heritage Classic

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CALGARY (AP) — A lot of shots and a lack of hitting made for classic pond hockey in the Heritage Classic outdoor game, and that suited Miikka Kiprusoff (FSY) just fine. * GAME REPORT: Flames 4, Canadiens 0 Kiprusoff made 39 saves for his fourth shutout this season, and the Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens [...]

Islanders beat Penguins with fists and sticks

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders battered goalie Brent Johnson (FSY) with their sticks and their fists, and didn’t need any help from Rick DiPietro (FSY) to do it. Just nine days after Johnson beat the Islanders in Pittsburgh and flattened DiPietro with a one-punch takedown in a rare goalie fight, the Islanders [...]

Lemaire reaches 600 wins in Devils edge Leafs

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TORONTO (AP) — Jacques Lemaire earned a milestone and the Devils remained on a roll. Ilya Kovalchuk scored at 4:36 of overtime and the Devils coach became eighth coach in NHL history to reach 600 wins in New Jersey’s 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. “Not really,” Lemaire said when asked [...]

Bruin explode to beat Canadiens in Northeast showdown

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BOSTON — All-star goalies Tim Thomas and Carey Price admitted their hearts weren’t in it when they squared off to fight in a wild second period. And for most of the game, they played goal the same way. Milan Lucic scored twice in the second while Nathan Horton had a goal and four assists as [...]

Owner Richard Petty back in the hunt with two-car team

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Back in control of his domain, The King has a new lease on life. Wearing a huge Ford belt buckle in addition to his trademark hat and sunglasses, Richard Petty walks tall again thanks to a cash infusion from his new ownership group. “I’m 73 years old — not ready to start a new life,” [...]