May 22, 2013

Soccer: Chelsea beats Manchester United to reach FA Cup semis

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Chelsea’s Oscar, back, vies for the ball with Manchester United’s Patrice Evra during the English FA Cup quarterfinal replay soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Story Highlights Ba hooked the ball over goalkeeper David De Gea Chelsea also has a Europa [...]

MLB: Pedro Martinez back with Red Sox as assistant to GM / Other News and Notes

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Pedro Martinez was a key cog in the 2004 team that brought a World Series title to Boston for the first time since 1918. (Elise Amendola/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Pedro Martinez has returned to the Boston Red Sox. On Thursday, Martinez, a three-time Cy Young Award winner and eight-time All-Star, who spent [...]

NFL Playoffs: Behind Ridley, Pats might have rediscovered missing Super piece

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Stevan Ridley #22 of the New England Patriots runs with the ball against the Miami Dolphins during the game at Gillette Stadium on December 30, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (December 29, 2012 – Source: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — Bill Belichick is not overly concerned with building a consensus among [...]

NHL players in process of ratifying new agreement

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NEW YORK (AP) — NHL players will have 36 hours from Thursday night until Saturday morning to vote on the new labor deal that would end the four-month lockout. The players’ association announced that electronic voting will begin Thursday at 8 p.m. EST and will last until Saturday at 8 a.m. The union said it [...]

NFL Playoffs: No shortage of storylines surrounding NFL’s elite eight

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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots hands the ball to Stevan Ridley #22 against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium in the second quarter on December 30, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (December 29, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — The best weekend of the NFL season [...]

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

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(No. 4 Syracuse extended its home win streak to 26 games with a 84-48 victory against Eastern Michigan on Monday. The Orange has now won 48 consecutive nonconference games.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Carter-Williams had 11 points and 11 assists, freshman Jerami Grant had a season-high 11 points and two blocks, and No. 4 [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL, union wrap bargaining with mediators, will resume Thursday

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Whether federal mediators will provide enough help to end the NHL lockout in time to save the hockey season is still unknown. At least they had a good first day. Negotiators from the NHL and the players’ association returned to the bargaining table Wednesday for the first time in a week [...]

Golf Recap: John Mallinger shoots 62, leads Frys.com Open

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John Mallinger makes an approach shot on the 12th hole during round two of the Frys.com Open at the CordeValle Golf Club on October 12, 2012 in San Martin, California. (October 11, 2012 – Source: Robert Laberge/Getty Images North America) SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) — John Mallinger opened a four-stroke lead Friday in the Frys.com [...]

NBA: Lakers plan Kareem statue, jersey retirements for Shaq, Wilkes

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks during a rehearsal before a taping of Jeopardy! Power Players Week at DAR Constitution Hall on April 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. (April 20, 2012 – Source: Kris Connor/Getty Images South America) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and retire the jerseys of [...]

NHL proposes sweeping changes in CBA

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — The negotiation process between owners and players for a new collective bargaining agreement took on a more serious tone when owners presented an initial proposal that calls for players’ share of hockey-related revenue to drop from 57% to 46%. USA TODAY Sports has also confirmed that the league proposed that player [...]