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Azerbaijani karate fighters claim 14 medals including 9 golds at world champion
AzerTAc reports. The Azerbaijani karate fighters also won two world belts out from three possible in a competition marking the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev. Azerbaijan ranked 3rd in the overall medal table of the ...
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LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday ...
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Socceroos Lucas Neill Josh Kennedy and Sasa Ogenovski return for FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Australia Veteran Socceroos Lucas Neill, Josh Kennedy and Sasa Ognenovski have all returned to the national fold in Holger Osieck's 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup Asian qualifiers.Australian skipper Neill was suspended for his side's famous 2-2 draw with Oman at Sydney's Olympic stadium in March, while Kennedy has been out with a back injury and Ognenovski has been on ...
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Johncock still a valued player Crow coach
Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson has forecast an unhappy ending for Crows elder Graham Johncock, but says the out-of-favour veteran will play more AFL football.Johncock will be overlooked for Adelaide's indigenous round match against North Melbourne on Sunday, with Sanderson bluntly saying the 30-year-old isn't in Adelaide's best current 22 players.But Sanderson said Johncock, who ...
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Bombers AFL CEO Ian Robson resigns
Essendon chief executive Ian Robson has resigned over the AFL club's supplements saga but the Bombers won't say whether other officials are set to follow.Robson announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he initially offered to resign when the saga first became public in February but the board wanted him to stay on to help the club through the tumultuous months that followed.Robson ...
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Americas Cup review findings prudent
Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton says recommendations released by the America's Cup review committee are prudent and reasonable.The independent review of the regatta's operations and safety followed the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson earlier this month.Simpson was killed, and New Zealander Craig Monk injured, when Swedish challengers Artemis' AC72 capsized ...
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Yankees right-hander Kuroda bruises right calf | Baseball notebook
BALTIMORE — Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda left in the third inning of Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Baltimore with a bruised right calf, one inning after he was struck in the leg by a line drive off the bat of Manny Machado. Kuroda (6-3) allowed five runs and eight hits in two-plus innings. "I wasn't too worried about the injury beyond tonight but was worried that it might ...
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LeBron to the basket for game-winning bucket
Heat forward LeBron James hit a game-winning, buzzer-beating lay-up in overtime to defeat the Pacers 103-102 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. ';I knew I had time,'; James said. ';Coach drew up a good play. I told myself I was going to attack. I had two-plus seconds to get to the rim and I was able to convert the last one.'; The play unfolded out of an inbounds ...
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Phillies could trade Cliff Lee soon as season keeps going downhill
Cliff Lee has already been traded four times in his career. (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) Roy Halladay is out, perhaps for the season. Carlos Ruiz is out. Ryan Howard is ailing. Chase Utley is headed for an MRI. The offense has been so lousy that it has left Cole Hamels speechless. Now Cliff Lee has admitted that he’s open to a trade. Add it all up and the Phillies appear even further from ...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sacked as football coach
Rob Ford coaches the Don Bosco football team. (CRAIG ROBERTSON/Toronto Sun files) Players on the Don Bosco Eagles football team are backing now ex-coach Mayor Rob Ford, who was dumped Wednesday by the Toronto Catholic District School Board. A statement from the TCDSB Wednesday says Ford was notified of the boardâs decision to âpursue a different directionâ with a ...
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Potter wants Benji to be a Tiger for life
Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter won't back down from his decision to bench No.1 playmaker Benji Marshall - but says he hopes he never has to do it again and wants the under-pressure star to be a Tiger for life. Potter still doesn't feel comfortable revealing the reasons behind starting last week's calamitous defeat to South Sydney with Marshall out of the starting lineup - only to ...
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Harrison battling to be fit for Eels clash
Queensland State of Origin star Ashley Harrison appears to be in extreme doubt for Gold Coast's NRL clash on Sunday against Parramatta in Mudgee. The Titans lock has failed to train all week as he battles a knee complaint, leaving him in a battle to prove his fitness for the country NSW game against the Eels. Harrison will be with the team when they depart Queensland on Friday for a ...
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LeBrons layup lifts Heat past Pacers in overtime
Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat -- his ninth postseason triple-double, and barely anyone noticed. All that mattered was the last shot, which simply saved the ...
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Game 1 Heat 103 Pacers 102 OT James Saves Heat at Buzzer of Game 1
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Crimson Tides Saban to enter state sports Hall of Fame
BIRMINGHAM — Nick Saban's scowling face now greets fans coming into the state of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and a box of his cherished oatmeal cream pies rests at his ...
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Cooper Headlines Wallabies Auditions in Super Rugby
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Hawks star Franklin defends bar outburst
Hawthorn AFL star Lance Franklin says he was verbally attacked by the woman who accused him of rude, intimidating behaviour in a Melbourne bar.Former fashion designer Nicky Rowsell called Franklin an "absolute disgrace of a human being" after a confrontation on Saturday night.She said that Franklin had stood over her and yelled in her face.After she contacted the Hawthorn AFL club, ...
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Penguins rout Senators 7-3 take 3-1 series lead
Members of the Chelsea soccer team practice at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Chelsea will take on Manchester City in an ...
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Gophers edge Illini in Big Ten tournament with run in bottom of ninth
Troy Larson, who scored the winning run, and Andy Henkemeyer, who singled him home in the ninth inning, celebrated the Gophers’ 3-2 victory over Illinois on Wednesday in the Big Ten baseball tournament at Target ...
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Oklahoma tornado hits home for local racehorse trainer
Randy Weidner knew the horse was his the instant he saw the yellow wrap on its leg. Standing amid the rubble of the Celestial Acres Training Center near Moore, Okla., destroyed by Monday’s massive tornado, the racehorse trainer understood there was only one thing he could ...
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Minnesota State Mankato athletics enjoying a banner year
During what he termed a "whirlwind’’ year, Kevin Buisman didn’t have time to really think about whether Minnesota State Mankato was having its most successful sports year ever. Though he enjoyed every conference championship and NCAA appearance, the aggregate result didn’t fully register with the Mavericks athletic director until he saw a spreadsheet laying it all ...
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Defending champion Roger Chapman in spotlight at Senior PGA Championship
ST. LOUIS - Roger Chapman is in the spotlight at the Senior PGA Championship, a year after his breakthrough victory in the major championship. "Last year, I sort of snuck in under the radar," the 54-year-old Englishman said Wednesday, a day before the start of play at Bellerive Country Club. "I've raised the bar myself. That puts a bit more pressure on me." Chapman ...
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St. Paul says objections to Lowertown ballpark plan are too late
A nine-page letter signed by more than 300 people objecting to St. Paul’s design plans for the $54 million Lowertown ballpark arrived Wednesday at City Hall, but officials said the petition was too late to impede the ...
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GOP’s Switch on Financial Disclosure Wins Gold Medal in Hypocrisy Olympics
House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, opposes SEC bid to require publicly traded corporations to disclose political ...
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Cheruiyot misses world championships for pregnancy
Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters titles at this year's Moscow world championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement on Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29. Cheruiyot planned to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World ...
Boston Spotlight
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Boston Marathon is a multi-faceted event
The Boston Marathon is a serious opportunity for professional marathon runners to prove themselves and for recreational runners to prove to themselves that they can do it. There is also the philanthropic side to the marathon though, with people taking part to make a difference.
Boston is gearing up to once again hold the annual Boston Marathon of 2010. The marathon was first held in 1987, and is a seminal event in the calendar of any serious marathon runner. Athletes from around the world have been training for the big day, and Boston will be visited by 20,000 professional and amateur runners for the event. Read more
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