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Maguire sparkles to lead O'Sullivan [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2012, 8:58 am]
Stephen Maguire opened up a 5-3 lead over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the German Masters final with four centuries made in the opening four frames in Berlin.
Dutch Eredivisie reults [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2012, 8:48 am]
Ajax 0-2 Utrecht; Heracles Almelo 1-1 PSV Eindhoven; NEC Nijmegen 0-2 Feyenoord.
Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 16 [BBC.co.uk Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:46 am]
All the action from the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
PBT: Did Kobe hurt Lakers' shot at Howard? [NBC Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:45 am]
PBT: There's this crazy rumor that Kobe Bryant ruined the Lakers' chances at Dwight Howard. What's going on?
Premier League - Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2012, 8:34 am]
Papiss Demba Cisse had a dream debut as his goal gave Newcastle United a 2-1 win at home to Aston Villa, putting his side fifth in the Premier League. He rifled in an expert half-volley with 18 minutes left to add to Senegal team-mate Demba Ba’s opener, which had been cancelled out by Robbie Keane.
Svendsen wins mens' 15km mass start [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2012, 8:31 am]
Emil Hegle Svendsen wins his and Norway’s first gold of the Holmenkollen IBU Biathlon World Cup in the mens' 15km mass start. German Andreas Birnbacher is second and Russian Evgeniy Garanichev is third.
Newcastle 2-1 Aston Villa [BBC.co.uk Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:26 am]
Papiss Demba Cisse marks his Newcastle debut with a stunning strike that helps his side beat Villa to move back up to fifth in the table.
Sizing Europe romps to Punchestown victory [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2012, 8:19 am]
Sizing Europe made a big statement ahead of the Queen Mother Champion Chase by destroying Big Zeb in the Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.
Boonen wins Tour of Qatar opener [BBC.co.uk Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:17 am]
Tom Boonen wins the opening stage of the Tour of Qatar as Britain's Mark Cavendish makes his Team Sky debut.
LV Cup result [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2012, 8:12 am]
Cardiff Blues 45-40 Harlequins.
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Did Kobe hurt shot at Howard? [NBC Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:45 am]
PBT: There's this crazy rumor that Kobe Bryant ruined the Lakers' chances at Dwight Howard. What's going on?
Batum hits 9 3s as Blazers beat Nuggets (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 10:43 pm]
Nicolas Batum set a Trail Blazers record with nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-97 Saturday night. Gerald Wallace had 17 points and Marcus Camby had 20 rebounds for Portland. Batum made a career-high nine 3-pointers, the most in an NBA game this season and a franchise record for the...
Batum scores 33 to help Blazers top Nuggets [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 10:40 pm]
Nicolas Batum set a Trail Blazers record with nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-97 Saturday night.
Jazz hand Lakers another road loss (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 10:01 pm]
Al Jefferson scored 18 points, Paul Millsap had 16, and Earl Watson keyed a game-clinching 14-0 fourth quarter run to help the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 96-87 Saturday night. Watson scored eight points and had six assists in the fourth quarter as the Jazz beat the Lakers for the first time in three tries this season.
Love lifts T-Wolves in testy win over Rockets [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 10:00 pm]
The Minnesota Timberwolves are mediocre. Considering how bad they have been in recent years, it's a huge accomplishment.
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Dutch Eredivisie reults [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2012, 8:48 am]
Ajax 0-2 Utrecht; Heracles Almelo 1-1 PSV Eindhoven; NEC Nijmegen 0-2 Feyenoord.
Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 16 [BBC.co.uk Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:46 am]
All the action from the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Cisse debut goal clinches Newcastle win over Villa<< (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:43 am]
Papiss Demba Cisse scored on his Newcastle debut to clinch a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday and keep his new team within striking distance of the Premier League's top four. The Senegal forward, who cost around 10 million pounds ($16 million) last month, netted a 71st-minute winner to ensure Newcastle ended the weekend fifth in the standings.
Cisse debut goal clinches Newcastle win over Villa (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:40 am]
Papiss Demba Cisse scored on his Newcastle debut to clinch a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday and keep his new team within striking distance of the Premier League's top four. The Senegal forward, who cost around 10 million pounds ($16 million) last month, netted a 71st-minute winner to ensure Newcastle ended the weekend fifth in the standings.
Cisse enjoys dream debut as Newcastle beat Villa (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:37 am]
Substitute Papiss Cisse
scored on his debut to give Newcastle United a 2-1 win over
Aston Villa on Sunday and push the hosts up to fifth in the
Premier League.
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NHL |
PFT: Dolphins think they have good shot at Peyton [NBC Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:11 am]
'Tebowing' Alec Baldwin hosts NFL Honors [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 9:52 pm]
Trying to do his best "Tebowing," Alec Baldwin got a bit of help on stage.
CSN: Pro Football Hall of Fame snubs Parcells [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 6:45 pm]
Martin, 4 linemen make Hall; no Carter, Parcells [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 6:32 pm]
Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Giants site calls team Super Bowl champs (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 6:27 pm]
Oops. Talk about a Super Mistake. Some 24 hours before the Super Bowl, this showed up on the web: "The Giants are Super Bowl CHAMPIONS," complete with an image of the Lombardi Trophy and a link to order championship gear. The problem: Kickoff was more than 24 hours away. And quicker than you can say "Eli," it was gone.
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Good encore for Gagner [NBC Sports: February 5, 2012, 12:09 am]
Sam Gagner followed up his amazing 8-point game with 2 goals and an assist in 5-4 shootout victory over Detroit on Saturday. Naturally, Gagner also scored in the shootout.
Good encore for Gagner as Oilers top Wings in SO [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 11:51 pm]
Sam Gagner continued to rack up the points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers beat the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night.
Gagner has 3 more points, Oilers win SO (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 11:34 pm]
Sam Gagner continued to rack up the points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers beat the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night. Gagner had two goals and an assist one night after his eight-point game in Edmonton's 8-4 win over Chicago. He also scored in the shootout.
Miller tops Hasek as winningest Sabres goalie [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 11:10 pm]
Buffalo rallies to beat the NY Islanders 4-3 in a shootout as Ryan Miller recorded his 235th career victory, breaking a tie with Dominik Hasek for the most in franchise history.
Coyotes get 'quality win' [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 10:11 pm]
This was a game the Phoenix Coyotes needed to win.
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Golf |
HBT: Japanese team signs Penny to 1-year deal [NBC Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:34 am]
Brad Penny to pitch in Japan in 2012 (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 1:09 am]
The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract. Softbank announced the signing of free agent Penny on its website Sunday The 33-year-old right-hander is expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
Penny signs with Japanese team [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 11:55 pm]
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) -The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract.
Yankees GM Cashman's wife wants divorce (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 11:41 am]
The wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has filed divorce papers, a day after prosecutors charged a woman with stalking him and extorting money over an extramarital affair. Mary Cashman filed the paperwork Friday in Stamford, Conn. Her lawyer didn't immediately return a phone message Saturday.
HBT: Cashman's wife files for divorce [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 9:16 am]
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Golf-Dominant Lawrie wins second Qatar title (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 8:33 am]
Britain's Paul Lawrie hit a
final-round 65 to win his second Qatar Masters title on Sunday,
evoking memories of his British Open success in 1999.
Paul Lawrie wins Qatar Masters (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 6:33 am]
Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie chipped in for an eagle and a birdie on his way to winning the Qatar Open Sunday, shooting a 7-under 65 to hold off the challenge of Jason Day and Peter Hanson who finished four shots back. Lawrie finished with a 15-under total of 201 to win his seventh European Tour event and his second in Qatar.
Boeljon wins Australian Ladies Masters by 1 shot (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 12:28 am]
Christel Boeljon of Netherlands birdied the last hole to win the Australian Ladies Masters by one stroke on Sunday. Boeljon closed with a 4-under 68 in the final round Sunday to finish at 21 under at Royal Pines, one shot clear of overnight leader So Yeon Ryu and Kim Ha-neul of South Korea and Italy's Diana Luna.
Tour Report: Final update: Levin finishes strong (PGATOUR.com) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 6:01 pm]
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. â Spencer Levin certainly didnât show any chinks in the armor on Saturday during the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Well, there was that one bogey when he hit his tee shot in the water at the 15th hole. But Levin countered with four birdies to [...]
Golf-American Levin extends lead at Phoenix Open (Reuters) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 5:25 pm]
Little-known American Spencer Levin
held his nerve over the tricky closing stretch to move six shots
clear after Saturday's third round of the frost-delayed Phoenix
Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Tennis |
World 'bikes results [BBC.co.uk Sports: October 12, 2000, 8:02 am]
The latest bike results from around the world.
BSB - Splitlath Redmond name Laverty and Marino [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2012, 7:04 am]
Splitlath Redmond Racing have named John Laverty and Florian Marino as their riders for the 2012 British Superbike season.
Foyt released from Houston hospital (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 7:53 pm]
A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery. The 77-year-old Foyt had knee surgery two weeks ago, and an infection sent him to the hospital Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner said Foyt was released Friday and is still taking antibiotics for the infection.
Foyt released from Houston hospital [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 7:50 pm]
A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery.
Kansas opens casino, finalizes road course plans (NASCAR.com) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 7:55 am]
Kansas opens casino, finalizes road course plans
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Murray hopes for home Fed Cup tie [BBC.co.uk Sports: February 5, 2012, 6:18 am]
Captain Judy Murray hopes to capitalise on Britain's successful Fed Cup week by bringing the side back for a home tie for the first time in 19 years.
Wozniacki must be 'more aggressive', says ex-coach [NBC Sports: February 5, 2012, 6:11 am]
MADRID (AP) -Caroline Wozniacki must become "more aggressive'' if the Danish tennis player wants to top the women's rankings again, according to her former coach.
Japan advances to playoffs at Fed Cup [NBC Sports: February 4, 2012, 10:09 pm]
KOBE, Japan (AP) -Ayumi Morita beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1 on Sunday as Japan advanced to the Fed Cup World Group playoffs.
Lacko to face Youzhny in Zagreb final (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 3:19 pm]
Lukas Lacko of Slovakia reached his first ATP final when he ousted 2007 champion Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the Zagreb Indoors semifinals on Saturday. Lacko, playing on the main tour since 2007, will face third-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, who is seeking his eighth title in his 18th career final. Youzhny advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Michael Berrer of Germany.
Serena helps put US up 2-0 on Belarus (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 2:51 pm]
Serena Williams beat Olga Govortsova 7-5, 6-0 on Saturday, and the United States swept the first-round singles to take a 2-0 lead over Belarus in the Fed Cup. Christina McHale won in straight sets in the opening match before Williams put the Americans one win away from advancing in the best-of-five series in World Group II.
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