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Bednar joins Blackpool [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 28, 2012, 6:53 am]
West Brom striker Roman Bednar has ended his four-and-a-half-year spell at the club and joined Blackpool on a free transfer. Bednar, 28, made 105 appearances for the Baggies, scoring 34 times but has slipped down the pecking order during the past 18 months.
Tigre fires 66 for share of lead in Abu Dhabi [NBC Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:32 am]
Tiger Woods shot a third round 66 to take a share of the lead at Abu Dhabi.
Woods & Rock share Abu Dhabi lead [BBC.co.uk Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:17 am]
Tiger Woods and Robert Rock hold a two-shot lead over a congested leaderboard after a low-scoring third round at the Abu Dhabi Championship.
Cuche takes revenge on Guay [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 28, 2012, 6:17 am]
Didier Cuche took revenge on Erik Guay from last year's Alpine skiing world championships when he won the Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup downhill.
Pakistan humiliate abject England [BBC.co.uk Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:03 am]
England are bowled out for only 72 to crumble to a 72-run defeat in the second Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and lose the three-match series.
Sixers stun Scorchers in Big Bash final [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 28, 2012, 5:51 am]
Sydney Sixers beat Perth Scorchers to become the inaugural Big Bash champions thanks to a rapid 70 from Moises Henriques.
Bryans lose doubles to Stepanek-Paes [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 28, 2012, 5:43 am]
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek beat top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6(1) 6-2 to win the Ausralian Open doubles final.
United flop Diouf moves to Hannover [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 28, 2012, 5:26 am]
Bundesliga club Hanover 96 have signed Manchester United forward Mame Biram Diouf on a contract until 2014.
Jets stun Roar for first away win in year [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 28, 2012, 5:16 am]
The Newcastle Jets had their first away win in more than a year on Saturday night, a 1-0 victory at A-League titleholders Brisbane Roar.
Ilunga exits Hammers [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 28, 2012, 5:14 am]
West Ham have released defender Herita Ilunga after terminating his contract by mutual consent. The 29-year-old Congolese left-back has barely figured for Sam Allardyce's side season and recently had a spell on loan with Championship rivals Doncaster.
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Durant leads league-best Thunder to win (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 1:00 am]
Kevin Durant stood in the Oklahoma City Thunder's locker room buttoning up a blue-knit sweater atop his beige corduroy pants. Two spots over, Russell Westbrook sat in a chair with his shirt off and ice under his left leg, poking fun at Durant's outfit. Then both took turns teasing teammate James Harden for his sparkling, spiked black shoes.
Durant, Westbrook lead Thunder to win (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 11:17 pm]
Kevin Durant had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Russell Westbrook dazzled with 28 points and 11 assists and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder started a critical road stretch with a 120-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. James Harden scored 19 points off the bench and Westbrook added six rebounds in the Thunder's fourth straight win.
PBT: Heat show NY how to run up-tempo and win [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 10:26 pm]
Nuggets win sixth straight, beat Raptors (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 9:45 pm]
Rudy Fernandez scored a season-high 23 in his return from a sore Achilles as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 96-81 on Friday night. Danilo Gallinari added 21 points and Nene had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets in their sixth straight win. They capitalized on a Toronto lineup that was missing leading scorer Andrea Bargnani, out indefinitely after aggravating a...
CSN: Bulls' Deng still 'a week or more' from return [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 9:32 pm]
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Bednar joins Blackpool [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 28, 2012, 6:53 am]
West Brom striker Roman Bednar has ended his four-and-a-half-year spell at the club and joined Blackpool on a free transfer. Bednar, 28, made 105 appearances for the Baggies, scoring 34 times but has slipped down the pecking order during the past 18 months.
Hannover signs Diouf from Man United (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:45 am]
Hannover has signed Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf from Manchester United. The Bundesliga club says the 24-year-old Diouf, who played for Manchester's reserve team, signed a 2 1/2 year deal and will train with the side on Monday. Hannover coach Mirko Slomka says "I'm glad we have an additional alternative for the attack in Mame Diouf.
Serie A Preview: Lecce - Inter (Goal.com) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:40 am]
The Nerazzurri will be looking to extend their impressive seven-game winning streak in the league when they travel to the Stadio Via del Mare on Sunday afternoon
Serie A Preview: AC Milan - Cagliari (Goal.com) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:40 am]
The visitors have a horrible record at the San Siro over the last several years but will attempt to knock a dent into the Rossoneri's hopes of Scudetto success
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger not ruling out Jack Wilshere return this season (Goal.com) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:40 am]
The Arsenal manager admitted that his key midfielder had suffered a setback in training but refused to be drawn on whether the injury was season-ending
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| NFL |
NHL |
Broncos hire Del Rio as def. coordinator (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 8:41 pm]
John Fox and Jack Del Rio are together again. The Denver Broncos announced Friday night they had agreed to terms with Del Rio to become the club's new defensive coordinator. Del Rio was Fox's first defensive coordinator in Carolina in 2002 before leaving after one year to coach the Jacksonville Jaguars, who fired him in November.
Broncos hire Del Rio as defensive coordinator [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 8:36 pm]
John Fox and Jack Del Rio are together again.
Scoreboard comment 'unfortunate,' Harbaugh says [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 7:27 pm]
Broncos hire Jack Del Rio as defensive coordinator [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 7:02 pm]
DENVER (AP) - John Fox and Jack Del Rio are together again.
Numbers game at the Pro Bowl [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 6:38 pm]
The Pro Bowl has turned into a numbers game.
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CSN: Bruins' Seguin just scratching surface [NBC Sports: January 28, 2012, 12:32 am]
PHT: Crosby picks up pace toward next comeback [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 8:49 pm]
Alfredsson, Chara in hardest-shot event (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 7:28 pm]
Daniel Alfredsson will have a big challenge on his hands in the All-Star skills competition -- trying to unseat four-time hardest-shot champ Zdeno Chara. One day after choosing up sides in a player draft, the two All-Star game captains got to work Friday. The captains of Team Alfredsson and Team Chara, along with their respective alternate captains, Henrik Ludqvist and Joffrey Lupul, made their own...
Blackhawks get C Morrison from Flames (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 7:21 pm]
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired veteran center Brendan Morrison from the Calgary Flames for minor league defenseman Brian Connelly. The 36-year-old Morrison has 200 goals and 601 points over parts of 15 NHL seasons, the past two with the Flames. He has four goals and seven assists this season. Morrison has also skated for New Jersey, Vancouver, Anaheim, Dallas and Washington.
No Sid? No problem: Plenty of NHL stars in Ottawa [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 7:14 pm]
Three first overall NHL draft picks. The Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik. And don't forget Pavel Datsyuk, the consistent Detroit Red Wings forward.
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| Baseball |
Golf |
HBT: Oswalt reportedly to sign with Cardinals [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 10:59 pm]
HBT: Selig foresees expanded playoffs this season [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 10:43 pm]
HBT: Cuban out of running to buy Dodgers [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 9:17 pm]
McCourt starts to cut bidders for Dodgers [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 9:08 pm]
Hedge fund head Steven Cohen, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and groups including Joe Torre and Magic Johnson have survived the first round of cuts in bidding for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Morneau 'hopeful' he'll be fully healthy in 2012 [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 8:58 pm]
Justin Morneau's latest recovery is "right on schedule" for him to start this season at first base for the Minnesota Twins.
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Woods shares clubhouse lead in Abu Dhabi (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:17 am]
Tiger Woods is tied for the clubhouse lead with Robert Rock at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship after making six birdies on his way to a 6-under 66. Woods, who was two shots back after the second round, started climbing up the leaderboard Saturday with an opening birdie and then grabbed a share of the lead after he just missed eagle putt on 10 and settled for a birdie.
Golf-Wizard Woods takes clubhouse lead in Abu Dhabi (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:00 am]
A series of accurate
strikes and a deadly touch with the putter helped Tiger Woods to
move within sight of his first victory in a full-field event for
more than two years at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Saturday.
Stanley leads at Torrey as Mickelson heads home (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 2:49 am]
Phil Mickelson doesn't lack faith in his game. He just doesn't have an explanation for a shoddy start to his season. One week after he had to rally to make the cut in his 2012 debut at the Humana Challenge, he didn't come close to making the cut at Torrey Pines, getting the weekend off at his hometown event for the first time in 10 years.
Tour Report: Women’s Day: Business meets golf (PGATOUR.com) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 7:52 pm]
LA JOLLA, Calif. â A sell-out crowd of 140 attended Fridayâs second annual Womenâs Day presented by Torrey Pines Bank at the Farmers Insurance Open. The theme for the event was âMaking the Cut: the Ability to Achieveâ and Lisa Nichols, the author of the nationally acclaimed best-selling book âChicken Soup for the Soulâ was [...]
Golf-Rose has the stomach for a fighting effort at Torrey Pines (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 6:59 pm]
Britain's Justin Rose
was proud of how he battled through a stomach bug for the first
two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open after coming close to
withdrawing on the eve of the tournament.
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Tennis |
Ganassi teams figure to be up front at Daytona (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 3:58 pm]
Chip Ganassi hopes to improve on last year's 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway. It hardly seems possible. Ganassi's two-car team finished first and second in the twice-around-the-clock event, sweeping the prestigious endurance race at the hallowed track. Two-time defending Grand-Am Series champions Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas, along with Joey Hand and Graham Rahal, ended up in...
Ganassi teams figure to be up front at Daytona [NBC Sports: January 27, 2012, 3:55 pm]
Chip Ganassi hopes to improve on last year's 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway.
Justin Wilson back in a car after back injury (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 27, 2012, 3:00 pm]
Justin Wilson is back in a race car for the first time since breaking his back in an IndyCar accident in August. Wilson is driving for Michael Shank Racing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Englishman suffered a compression fracture of the fifth vertebra when his car went off course and landed hard at Mid-Ohio.
Lotus name F1 car after the factory [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 27, 2012, 1:46 pm]
Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus Formula One team, formerly known as Renault, have decided to name this year's car after their factory in central England.
Roberto Mieres dies aged 87 [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 27, 2012, 1:46 pm]
Former Maserati grand prix driver Roberto Mieres has died at the age of 87.
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Bryan brothers denied record 12th slam title [NBC Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:51 am]
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek denied Bob and Mike Bryan their record 12th Grand Slam doubles title, beating the American twins 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open.
Bryan brothers lose doubles final [BBC.co.uk Sports: January 28, 2012, 6:16 am]
Mike and Bob Bryan are denied a record 12th men's Grand Slam doubles title after a shock straight-sets defeat by unseeded pair Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek.
Bryan brothers denied record 12th title (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 5:54 am]
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek denied Bob and Mike Bryan their record 12th Grand Slam doubles title, beating the American twins 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday. The 33-year-old Bryans were attempting to secure their place as the most decorated doubles team since the Open Era began in 1968.
Murray leaves Australia confident (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 28, 2012, 4:03 am]
Andy Murray prepared to fly out Saturday to return to his London home for the first time in nearly two months, defeated in the Australian Open semifinals but not deflated from the experience. Murray has been the beaten finalist the past two years at Melbourne Park, failing to win a set from either Roger Federer in 2010 or Novak Djokovic in 2011.
Sharapova v Azarenka as it happened [BBC.co.uk Sports: January 28, 2012, 3:57 am]
Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova in straight sets to win her maiden Australian Open and become world number one.
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