May 22, 2013

Soccer Recap: Sunderland, Stoke battle to draw – EPL and Monday’s Scores

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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — John O’Shea’s second-half equalizer gave 10-man Sunderland a 1-1 draw against Stoke on Monday and a valuable point in the team’s fight against relegation from the Premier League. Stoke seemed to be headed for a win after Jonathan Walters scored for the visitors in the ninth minute Sunderland’s Craig Gardner [...]

Soccer Recap: Barcelona fails to clinch league title with draw / La Liga, EPL and Serie A Results / Scores

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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Barcelona conceded a late equalizer to spoil what would have been another heroic effort by Lionel Messi, with the 2-2 result at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday meaning the leaders must wait another week for a chance to clinch the Spanish league title. With his team trailing 1-0 and limited in [...]

Soccer Roundup: Lionel Messi leads Barcelona comeback over Granada / Roma shocks Juventus in Serie A and EPL Results

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi claimed the victory in the 73rd with a brilliantly struck free kick to record his 17th multi-goal game of the season. (Cristina Quicler/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lionel Messi scored his 300th and 301st career goals for Barcelona and extended his record-scoring run to 14 Spanish league games in a [...]

Soccer Recap: Lazio draws, takes control of 4th place in Serie A

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Federico Marchetti of S.S. Lazio reacts during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and S.S. Lazio at Juventus Arena on November 17, 2012 in Turin, Italy. (November 16, 2012 – Source: Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Europe) ROME (AP) Lazio took control of fourth place in Serie A following a 0-0 draw at Bologna on Monday. [...]

Soccer: Granada snaps 3-game skid – La Liga

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Betis forward Ruben Castro, left, vies with Granada’s defender Borja Gomez, right, during their match at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Sevilla Friday. (Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Granada scored in each half to win 2-1 at Real Betis on Friday, ending a three-game losing streak to provisionally move out of the [...]

MLS: Timbers duel to a draw with Toronto FC 2-2

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TORONTO, CANADA – August 15: Darlington Nagbe #6 of the Portland Timbers moves the ball against the Toronto FC during MLS action at the BMO Field August 15, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (August 14, 2012 – Source: Abelimages/Getty Images North America) TORONTO (AP) — Darlington Nagbe scored in the 82nd minute to give the [...]

MLS Soccer Recap: Red Bulls beat the Montreal Impact 2-1

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Dane Richards #19 of the New York Red Bulls runs with the ball during the MLS match against the Montreal Impact at the Olympic Stadium on May 19, 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Red Bulls debated the Impact 2-1. (May 18, 2012 – Source: Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images North America) MONTREAL (AP) — Dane Richards [...]

Track Talk: Handicapping the Preakness Stakes

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(PhatzRadio / SI Horse Analyst – Gene Menez) — Before we get to the meat and potatoes of this story — the Preakness Stakes selections below — a review of the 138th Kentucky Derby is in order. The pace at Churchill Downs two weeks ago played out even hotter than expected, with Bodemeister winging the [...]

NASCAR: Tony Stewart beats Fontana rain, continues rare fast start

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Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, shakes hands with fans during driver introductions prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 25, 2012 in Fontana, California. (March 24, 2012 – Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — FONTANA, [...]

UFC / MMA: Overeem KOs Lesnar in UFC 141

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brock Lesnar took one last kick to his stomach and crumpled at the side of the cage, unable to fight back when Alistair Overeem pounced. Lesnar had been finished by a 6-foot-5 Dutch kick boxer in the first round at UFC 141. A few minutes later, the UFC’s former heavyweight champion [...]