May 20, 2013

Rugby Six Nations 2013: Wales battle past Scotland at Murrayfield

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Result: Ireland 13-13 France France level with converted Picamoles try Early try for Ireland captain Heaslip Result: Scotland 18-28 Wales Halfpenny scores 23 points with the boot A world record 18 penalties attempted Result: England Women 34-0 Italy Women Ireland Women win Six Nations title Scotland (12) 18 Pens: Laidlaw 6 Wales (13) 28 Tries: [...]

Horse Racing: Chapter Seven voted harness racing’s Horse of Year

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FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) – Chapter Seven has been voted harness racing’s Horse of the Year for 2012 after a campaign in which he tied a world record and won eight of 10 starts. Thursday’s honor came two days after the 4-year-old was voted Trotter of the Year. Chapter Seven beat stablemate Market Share both times. [...]

Track and Field: Bolt, Felix win 2012 athlete of the year awards

Jamaica's double Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt stikes a pose while inaugurating a Puma store in Barcelona

(Reuters) – Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix were named male and female athlete of the year respectively by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at a ceremony in Barcelona on Saturday. Jamaican Bolt, who retained his 100 and 200 meters titles in London in August, is the first man to win the [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Havre de Grace sold for $10 million

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Havre de Grace sold for $10 million at the Fasig-Tipton November sale Monday night, the highest sale price for a horse since 2008. The 2011 Horse of the Year was bought by Mandy Pope of Whisper Hill Farm. The 5-year-old mare was from Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farm. She is one [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL to cancel Winter Classic this week

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The NHL lockout is threatening the cancellation of the league’s lucrative Winter Classic set for Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Jan. 1. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) —- After potentially wiping out games through November, the NHL is expected to cancel its lucrative Winter Classic event later this week, according to [...]

Rugby: New Zealand fall short in world record bid after Australia draw

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Australia (12) 18 Pens: Harris 5, Beale New Zealand (6) 18 Pens: Carter 6 New Zealand fell inches short in their bid to equal the world record of 17 straight Test wins by a top-tier nation after an 18-18 draw with Australia. The world champions trailed 15-6 with half-an-hour left but four consecutive Dan Carter [...]

Olympics: Phelps grabs Olympic record 17th gold medal in 100-meter butterfly

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Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates winning the Men?s 100m Butterfly Final on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (August 2, 2012 – Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images Europe) LONDON (AP) Seventh at the turn, an Olympic champion at the end. For [...]

Olympics: Phelps safely through to butterfly semis

Michael Phelps of the U.S. looks up after his men's 200m butterfly heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games

(Reuters) – Michael Phelps sailed through the heats of the men’s 200 meters butterfly on Monday to stay on course to cap his incredible Olympic career with more record milestones. Unflustered and swimming well within himself, the American coasted through his morning heat in one minute, 55.53 seconds, more than four seconds outside his own [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Dave Palone sets North American record for wins

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WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) – Dave Palone hopped into the driver’s seat entering the eighth race at The Meadows on Thursday thinking his shot at making history would have to wait a bit. His horse had different plans. Palone set a North American harness racing record when he piloted Herculotte Hanover to the winner’s circle for [...]

Sports: Joey Chestnut wins his sixth consecutive hot dog contest

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Competitive eater Joey Chestnut celebrates his victory after winning the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island on July 4, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Chestnut won the men’s division by successfully tying his own world record by eating 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes; he has now [...]