May 19, 2013

MLS Soccer Recap: Revolution-Timbers in 0-0 draw / Soccer power shifting to German clubs/ Thursday’s Results

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Story Highlights The Timbers and Revolution played to a 0-0 draw The Timbers stand at 3-1-5 on the season with a seven-game unbeaten streak Portland center back Mikael Silvestre went down and had to be carried from the field by stretcher PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers played New England to a scoreless draw [...]

Boston Marathon Bomber: Boston suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev awake, answering questions

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was charged with using a weapon of mass destruction.(Photo: FBI via AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights Suspect responds to questions by writing or nodding his head Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is described as cooperative with investigators The case against Tsarnaev is based on dramatic video and photo evidence (PhatzRadio / AP) — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the [...]

NASCAR: Mark Martin to replace Denny Hamlin at Joe Gibbs Racing

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Story Highlights This will give Brian Vickers more seat time in the No. 55 Martin has been driving for Michael Waltrip Racing Hamlin: ‘I just hate not being able to be in the car right now, but I really appreciate Mark being able to fill in for me’ (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Veteran driver [...]

Tennis Recap: Nadal dispatches Federer in Indian Wells quarterfinals / Azarenka, Stosur withdraw with injuries

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Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return to Roger Federer of Switzerland during day 9 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 14, 2013 in Indian Wells, California. Nadal won 6-4, 6-2. (March 13, 2013 – Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Lured by the [...]

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

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(Keith Appling scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to help the No. 10 Spartans beat No. 22 Wisconsin 58-43 and stay in the race for a piece of the conference championship.) No. 10 Michigan State beats No. 22 Wisconsin 58-43 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Keith Appling bounced back in time to [...]

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

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(Trailing by as many as 19, No. 9 Minnesota pulled within seven in the final minutes of its Big Ten battle with No. 5 Michigan. The Wolverines held on for the 83-75 win as Tim Hardaway Jr. totaled 21 points.) DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Seth Curry scored 24 points to lead No. 3 Duke past [...]

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 [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL, players to turn to mediators again on Wednesday

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NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, centre, maintains the players and league have agreements on almost all of the important issues. (Chris Young/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — After watching negotiations go off the rails in a very public setting last week, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association are heading back underground. And they’ve invited [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL, union may resume talks this week

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NEW YORK (AP) The NHL and the locked-out players’ association are talking again, and a return to the bargaining table could happen soon. After a few days to cool off following an epic collapse in negotiations, the league and the union have been in touch with each other in an attempt to restart conversations that [...]

NHL Lockout: Fehr maintains NHL, players were close to deal

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TORONTO (AP) — Union chief Donald Fehr is sticking to his story that a deal with the NHL to end the long lockout was close before talks suddenly broke off this week. The NHL Players’ Association executive director repeated earlier remarks that an agreement appeared to be within reach Thursday night when the league rejected [...]