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Moyes defends 'fantastic' Cleverley [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 7:21 am]
Manchester United boss David Moyes criticises a petition to ban Tom Cleverley from England's World Cup squad.
Wilshere given support in World Cup bid [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 6:15 am]
Muir fails to make World 800m final [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 6:12 am]
Briton Laura Muir stumbles in her heat and fails to make the final of the 800m at the World Indoor Championships.
Hurricane Fly leads Cheltenham hopes [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 5:38 am]
Hurricane Fly will bid for a third Champion Hurdle triumph as the Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday.
Ball comes in for injured Charteris [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 5:11 am]
Wales have lost lock Luke Charteris to injury for Sunday's Six Nations clash against England with Jake Ball taking over.
Low replaces Dickinson on Scots bench [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 5:02 am]
Alasdair Dickinson is ruled out of Scotland's match against France and is replaced on the bench by Moray Low.
Pistorius ex: He fired gun in anger [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 4:19 am]
Oscar Pistorius' ex-girlfriend tells his murder trial he once fired a gun from his car sunroof after becoming angry with the police.
Ukraine to take part in Paralympics [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 3:38 am]
Ex-girlfriend says Pistorius cheated [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 3:16 am]
Oscar Pistorius' former girlfriend breaks down as she tells his murder trial the South African athlete had cheated on her.
Morgan replaces Vunipola for England [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 2:58 am]
Gloucester's Ben Morgan replaces the injured Billy Vunipola at eight for England's Six Nations match against Wales.
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Blake Griffin with a monster alley-oop throw down, even for him (VIDEO) [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 6:46 am]
That feels pretty much how the last three quarters of the Clippers/Lakers game went Thursday night. The Clippers did whatever they wanted all night on the Lakers’ “defense” and that led to a few spectacular plays. The best of them was this ridiculous alley-oop dunk by Blake Griffin. Griffin finished with 20 points in the…
Extra Pass: Golden State Warriors defending at historically high level [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 6:00 am]
BOSTON – Game-planning for the Golden State last season, the Phoenix Suns wrote “Finesse” on their whiteboard. “Be physical with them, and they tend to back away,” said Jermaine O’Neal, who played for Phoenix last year. Now a Warrior, O’Neal didn’t hesitate to share the observation of their defense with his new teammates. “I told…
Thursday night NBA grades: Gerald Green just couldn’t seem to miss [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 1:35 am]
Our quick look around the NBA, or what you missed while wondering how you could read a novel in 90 minutes, well, there’s an app for that… Gerald Green, Phoenix Suns. If all you think Gerald Green can do is dunk, you need to watch the tape from Thursday night. It may have been true…
After rough shooting night LeBron says he’s “not a big fan” of sleeved jerseys [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 12:39 am]
Adidas and the NBA will tell you that the sleeved jerseys are selling faster than they had projected, which is why you are seeing more of them (including the “Latin Nights” series of games, that are going on) . All-Star weekend commissioner Adam Silver said math showed that shooting percentages were almost identical when players…
Clippers blow out Lakers again 142-94 (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 11:41 pm]
Blake Griffin had 20 points and 11 rebounds during three thunderous quarters by the Los Angeles Clippers, who routed the Lakers again 142-94 Thursday night to extend their winning streak to a season-best six games. It was the most lopsided loss in Lakers history. Darren Collison had a team-high 24 points while starting at shooting guard for the injured Jamal Crawford. Chris Paul added 13 points and 11 assists for the Clippers, who apparently are trying to make up for decades of humiliation at the hands of the Lakers all in one season;
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Soccer-Messi vomiting 'not normal', Barca coach Martino says [Yahoo! Sports: March 7, 2014, 7:25 am]
Recent episodes of vomiting suffered by Barcelona forward Lionel Messi are "not normal" but they do not affect his performance and there is no cause for alarm, coach Gerardo Martino said on Friday. Messi was sick during Argentina's 0-0 draw with Romania on Wednesday and the four-times World Player of the Year said it was something that had occurred several times at Barca but was nothing to be concerned about. "It happens to him regularly and he has even gone to see specialists at certain times," Martino told a news conference ahead of Barca's La Liga game at Real Valladolid on Saturday. Champions Barca, chasing a fifth title in six years, can pull two points clear of Real Madrid at the top with a win at Valladolid, who are battling relegation down in 18th.
Barcelona transition mirrors Man United overhaul [Yahoo! Sports: March 7, 2014, 7:25 am]
Changes at boardroom level and in the dugout at Camp Nou are set to be followed by a major upheaval of the club's playing staff.
Moyes defends 'fantastic' Cleverley [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 7:21 am]
Manchester United boss David Moyes criticises a petition to ban Tom Cleverley from England's World Cup squad.
Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, March 7 [Yahoo! Sports: March 7, 2014, 7:11 am]
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: - - - - SOCCER Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille v Nice (1930) Copy on merit - - - - ATHLETICS World Indoor Championships, Sopot, Poland (to 9) Santos and Gordon bid to reach 400 metres final The 400 metres semi-finals highlight the opening day with Olympic silver and bronze medallists, Dominican Republic's Luguelin Santos and Trinidad and Tobago's Lalonde Gordon respectively, in contention for the men's gold medal while in the women's race American Francena McCorory and Russia's Kseniya Ryzhova are the joint favourites. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/INDOORS). ...
Don’t fret over Messi throwing up [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 6:43 am]
Don't worry, Leo fans: Messi's reaction during Argentina's match against Romania was perfectly normal.
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Darren Sharper returns to court seeking release (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 7, 2014, 12:55 am]
Darren Sharper will return to court on Friday where his attorneys will argue that the former NFL All-Pro safety should be released from a Los Angeles jail. Sharper has been held without bail because of an arrest warrant issued by Louisiana authorities accusing him and another man of raping two women. Sharper's attorneys filed a motion Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court arguing that since Sharper has not been formally charged in Louisiana, he should be released on the terms of $1 million bail he has already posted. The former player and football analyst had pleaded not guilty to charges he drugged and raped two women in Los Angeles County and turned himself in last week when New Orleans police issued an arrest warrant on the similar charges.
Sheriff seeks to charge Hernandez in jail fight (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 6:09 pm]
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts sheriff is seeking a criminal complaint against former NFL star Aaron Hernandez after a recent jail scuffle with another inmate.
AP sources: Vick, Eagles haven't ruled out return (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 5:36 pm]
Two people familiar with the situation say Michael Vick and the Eagles haven't ruled out the quarterback returning to Philadelphia. Vick will become a free agent next week, and the four-time Pro Bowl pick has made it clear he'll look for an opportunity to be a starter. One person says that if Vick doesn't find the right fit elsewhere, he would consider staying in Philadelphia. Nick Foles replaced an injured Vick last year, led the Eagles to an NFC East title and was Pro Bowl MVP.
Browns agree to terms with K Cundiff (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 3:08 pm]
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Kicker Billy Cundiff has agreed to terms on a contract extension with the Browns.
Bears agree to 1-year deal with DE Scott (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 3:05 pm]
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with defensive end Trevor Scott.
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Report: Kuznetsov terminated KHL deal, headed to Washington [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 7:07 am]
The Capitals have waited a long time for him.
PHT Morning Skate: Lehtonen excited to play with Thomas [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 6:15 am]
That and the rest of the links to start your day.
Sharks rally past Penguins 5-3 (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 11:44 pm]
Joe Thornton scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:39 left in regulation to help the San Jose Sharks overcome a two-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Thursday night. Justin Braun started the comeback with a goal late in the second and Patrick Marleau and Brent Burns scored tying goals earlier in the third for the Sharks, who have 10 wins and one tie in their last 11 home games against Pittsburgh. Burns added an empty-net goal and Antti Niemi made 19 saves for San Jose. Olli Maatta scored two goals and Chris Kunitz also scored for the Penguins, who last won at the Shark Tank on Oct. 22, 1997.
Canucks’ Kassian gets ejected for boarding; will face hearing (Update) [NBC Sports: March 6, 2014, 11:34 pm]
Ugly start for Vancouver vs. Dallas.
Sharks surge past Penguins in third period for 5-3 win [NBC Sports: March 6, 2014, 11:23 pm]
Worth staying up late for East Coast hockey fans.
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Sports medicine pioneer Frank Jobe dies at 88 (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 8:26 pm]
Frank Jobe, a pioneer in the field of sports medicine who was the first to perform an elbow surgery that resurrected the careers of countless major league pitchers, has died. He died Thursday in Santa Monica after being hospitalized recently with an undisclosed illness, according to a spokesman for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jobe performed groundbreaking elbow surgery in 1974 on pitcher Tommy John, who had a ruptured medial collateral ligament in his left elbow.
Wilson, Haren sharp, Angels and Dodgers tie in 10 (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 6:04 pm]
Starters C.J. Wilson of the Los Angeles Angels and Dan Haren of the Los Angeles Dodgers each pitched four shutout innings Thursday as the teams played to a 4-all, 10-inning tie. Wilson, 17-7 with a 3.39 ERA with the Angels in 2013, did not allow a hit in his second spring start, striking out four and walking two. Haren gave up three hits and struck out three without a walk in his second spring start. Scott Van Slyke hit a grand slam in the Dodgers sixth off reliever Dane De La Rosa.
Jose Abreu homers for White Sox in tie with Royals (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 5:27 pm]
Jose Abreu hit his first home run as a Chicago White Sox split-squad and the Kansas City Royals tied 6-6 on Thursday. The Cuban defector who signed with the White Sox for six years and $68 million in October, connected for a two-run shot into Chicago's bullpen in right field off Brad Penny in the fifth inning. But the important thing is I get them.'' Alex Gordon led the Royals, going 3 for 3 with two runs and a RBI, while Pedro Ciriaco homered and doubled. It's great to get three hits, but it's just the mentality of being up there and seeing pitches and, at the end of the day, knowing you were ready to hit.'' Royals left-hander Jason Vargas pitched three scoreless innings and has not allowed a run over five innings in his first two starts.
Hudson scoreless again as Giants beat Reds 3-2 (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 4:18 pm]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Tim Hudson extended his spring training scoreless streak to five innings, Pablo Sandoval homered to lead off a three-run fifth and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 Thursday.
Wood goes 3 shutout innings, Cubs fall to Indians (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 4:08 pm]
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Travis Wood gave up one hit and struck out three in three scoreless innings Thursday as the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cleveland Indians 1-0.
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McIlroy trails by two in Florida [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 1:40 am]
Rory McIlroy is two shots off the lead in a rain-delayed first round of the World Golf Championships in Doral, Florida.
A stop-and-go start for Woods and everyone else (The Associated Press) [Yahoo! Sports: March 7, 2014, 1:16 am]
The new Doral brought out a new look from Tiger Woods. The old Blue Monster was on the short list of courses that brought out the best in Woods. On a day of raging weather but no visible sign of back pain, Woods failed to make a single birdie in the 10 holes he played before darkness stopped the opening round.
Five share lead at weather hit WGC-Cadillac (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 11:18 pm]
By Steve Keating DORAL, Florida (Reuters) - American Harris English birdied his final hole in fading light to grab the clubhouse lead at the weather hit WGC-Cadillac Championship on Thursday with most of the field still on the course when play was suspended due to darkness. English, who returned a three-under 69 on the revamped Blue Monster course was joined at the top of a crowded leaderboard with compatriots Hunter Mahan, Jason Dufner, Patrick Reed and Italian Francesco Molinari also on three-under, though they still have to complete their first rounds.
Five share lead of at weather hit WGC-Cadillac (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 6:12 pm]
By Steve Keating DORAL, Florida (Reuters) - American Harris English birdied his final hole in fading light to grab the clubhouse lead at the weather hit WGC-Cadillac Championship on Thursday with most of the field still on the course when play was suspended due to darkness. English, who returned a three-under 69 on the revamped Blue Monster course was joined at the top of a crowded leaderboard with compatriots Hunter Mahan, Jason Dufner, Patrick Reed and Italian Francesco Molinari also on three-under, though they still have to complete their first rounds.
Rumford's round at Doral starts all wet (The Associated Press) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 6:08 pm]
Brett Rumford's day at the Cadillac Championship started, of course, with a tee shot. Three balls into the water later, the right rough probably never looked so good to Rumford, who made an 11 on the par-5 10th hole to start his round Thursday. When he returns to Trump National Doral on Friday morning - a rain storm stopped play for nearly 2 1/2 hours, and darkness kept 62 of the 68 players in the field from finishing their opening rounds - a 12-foot birdie putt awaits him on the par-3 fourth. --- SHANKING SWEDE: Henrik Stenson hit another errant shot at Doral.
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Tennis |
Dennis: McLaren will have title sponsor in 2014 [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 6:30 am]
CEO refuses to accept knock-down price for title sponsorship following McLaren's worst season since 1980.
Schumacher “still in the wake up phase” [NBC Sports: March 7, 2014, 5:00 am]
No change in the F1 legend's condition as he remains in a medically-induced coma.
Harvick leads Thursday Las Vegas test (UPDATED) [NBC Sports: March 6, 2014, 7:45 pm]
Phoenix winner only driver north of 190mph in Las Vegas test.
Hawksworth: A “roller coaster ride” to get to IndyCar seat [NBC Sports: March 6, 2014, 6:00 pm]
BHA rookie admits slight surprise in taking the reins of team's No. 98 entry.
Harvick leads Thursday Las Vegas test [NBC Sports: March 6, 2014, 5:04 pm]
Phoenix winner only driver north of 190mph in Las Vegas test.
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Men's Slams 'should be three sets' [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 7, 2014, 1:00 am]
Maria Sharapova says "it would be more exciting" if men's Grand Slam matches were played over only three sets.
Lleyton Hewitt reaches 599 victories (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 9:07 pm]
Lleyton Hewitt scratched out a 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Matthew Ebden on Thursday night in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open to move within one of becoming the third player in ATP Tour history to win 600 matches. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the only players to reach the milestone. The 33-year-old Hewitt will face 17th-seeded Kevin Anderson in the second round. ''I've always been pretty successful,'' said Hewitt, who won his 29th career title this year by beating Federer in the final at Brisbane, Australia.
Michael Russell advances in Indian Wells (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 6, 2014, 5:55 pm]
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Russell rallied to advance to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open, beating Donald Young 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday.
Watson sets up clash with Radwanska [BBC.co.uk Sports: March 6, 2014, 12:35 am]
Heather Watson faces world number three Agnieszka Radwanska in Indian Wells after beating Swiss Belinda Bencic.
Zvonareva optimistic despite loss at Indian Wells (Yahoo Sports) [Yahoo! Sports: March 5, 2014, 5:35 pm]
Vera Zvonareva lost to China's Peng Shuai in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday - and found a reason to be optimistic. ''It was a tough match,'' Zvonareva said after the 4-6, 6-0, 7-5 loss that dropped the Russian to 1-3 this season. I think my game is better than it was in Australia, so I can't complain too much.'' In Australia, where she lost to Casey Dellacqua in the opening round of the Australian Open, Zvonareva was playing her first match since the London Olympics in August 2012.
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Duncan leads Spurs past Heat, 111-87
 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Led by a no-frills coach, the San Antonio Spurs have long stated the regular season means little to them.
Guard: Pistorius told me 'everything is fine'
 PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A security guard working in Oscar Pistorius' gated community says the athlete told him everything was "fine" when he called to investigate neighbors' reports of gunshots on the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed.
Green's 41 points leads Suns past Thunder 128-122
 PHOENIX (AP) — Gerald Green scored 25 of his career-high 41 points in the third quarter and the Phoenix Suns erased a 16-point deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-122 on Thursday night.
UC Santa Barbara fan confronts Hawaii coach
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A UC Santa Barbara basketball fan ran on the court and confronted Hawaii coach Gib Arnold during the Gauchos' 86-77 victory over the Rainbow Warriors on Thursday night.
Clippers blow out Lakers again 142-94
 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Lakers were the designated home team this time. That meant the Clippers had to put up with looking at all those championship banners and retired numbers that their co-tenant at the Staples Center has had hanging on the wall since the arena opened 15 seasons ago — and weren't able to cover them up with banners of their own players.
Darren Sharper returns to court seeking release
 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Darren Sharper will return to court on Friday where his attorneys will argue that the former NFL All-Pro safety should be released from a Los Angeles jail.
A stop-and-go start for Woods and everyone else
 DORAL, Fla. (AP) — The new Doral brought out a new look from Tiger Woods. That wasn't necessarily good news for the world's No. 1 player.
Eaton 1st, Theisen Eaton 3rd at world indoors
 SOPOT, Poland (AP) — Defending champion Ashton Eaton won his first two events Friday to open a big lead in the heptathlon at the world indoor championships, then watched his wife Brianne Theisen Eaton fall back into third place in the pentathlon.
AP sources: Vick, Eagles haven't ruled out return
Two people familiar with the situation say Michael Vick and the Eagles haven't ruled out the quarterback returning to Philadelphia.
Attorney defends fired Dolphins trainer
MIAMI (AP) — An attorney for the trainer fired last month by the Miami Dolphins says his client was improperly singled out to appease a "public outcry for action" in the wake of the team's bullying scandal.
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