May 25, 2013

College Football: Alleged mastermind of Te’o hoax may tell his story

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LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) The person cast as the mastermind of the hoax involving Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o may tell his side of the story, a family member said Sunday. Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, uncle of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, says the family plans to hold a meeting this week to determine when and how his nephew would talk [...]

Rugby: Ireland full-back Rob Kearney to miss autumn internationals

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(PhatzRadio / BBC News) — Ireland full-back Rob Kearney has been ruled out of the autumn internationals against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina because of a back injury. Kearney requires surgery and will be out for about about 10 weeks. The 31-man Irish squad for the series includes four uncapped players: Luke Marshall, Iain Henderson, [...]

Olympics: Thorpe fails to qualify in 200m freestyle

Australia's Ian Thorpe reacts after the men's 200m freestyle semi-finals at the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, in Adelaide

(Reuters) – Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe’s bid to compete at the London Games suffered a major blow on Friday when he failed to make the final of the 200 meters freestyle at Australia’s national swimming trials in Adelaide. Thorpe, who will also compete in the 100 freestyle at the weekend, finished 12th fastest of [...]

WSOP champ talks about home-invasion robbery

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MONTREAL (AP) – World poker champion Jonathan Duhamel says he was tied up, beaten in the face and head and told he was going to be killed. A day after a brutal home invasion, Duhamel has posted a statement on his website saying he feels lucky to be alive. “Two men broke into my house [...]