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Football eyes Flushing Meadows
NEW YORK // In a sun-drenched parking lot outside Citi Field in Queens, NY, thousands of baseball fans poured out of the elevated trains and made their way over to the brick and glass stadium of the New York Mets. It was a sight every sports team owner longs to see and it may be a glimpse into the future for potential supporters of the New York City Football Club (NYCFC), the recently announced ...
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Querrey beats Stakhovsky to reach quarters in Nice
American Sam Querrey reached the quarterfinals of the Nice Open by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday.The third-seeded Querrey broke his opponent three times, while Stakhovsky converted only one of seven opportunities.Querrey will play French wild card Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who rallied to defeat Ricardas Berankis 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.Albert Montanes advanced to the last eight ...
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Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher announces his retirement
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 10:09 a.m. CHICAGO -- Star linebacker Brian Urlacher is calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. The eight-time Pro Bowl player announced his retirement on his Twitter account Wednesday. In a statement, he said, "After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire." "Although I could ...
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MU to host college golf tournament at Erin Hills Oct. 6-8
Marquette University will announce later today that it will play host to a 14-team college tournament, the Erin Hills Intercollegiate, at Erin Hills Golf Course this fall. The 54-hole stroke play tournament will be held Oct. 6-8 and will feature powerhouses UCLA, Stanford, Southern Methodist and Oklahoma; in-state rivals Wisconsin and UW-Green Bay; Michigan, Michigan State and Northwestern from ...
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Havana shoots for Guineas gold
Richard Hannon's colt ran a blinder in the French equivalent, hitting the front inside the final furlong before eventually being run out of it into fifth.However, he made up plenty of ground at Longchamp and connections are dreaming of claiming a Classic double this weekend, with Just The Judge running in the same colours in the 1000 Guineas."Havana Gold should be right in the ...
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Ten-year ban for rider Ahern
22 May 2013 Group One-winning jockey Eddie Ahern has been disqualified for a total of 10 years following the conclusion of a British Horseracing Authority corruption ...
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Bundesliga boss attacks Fifa decision to hold 2022 World Cup in Qatar
The Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert said moving the 2022 World Cup to winter could leave Fifa open to a legal challenge. Photograph: Thomas ...
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Jay-Zs Roc Nation Sports Signs New York Jets QB Geno Smith
Kimberly Ann Miale to make her mark as a part of Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports. Miale, who has failed to negotiate any active players' contracts in the NFL, signed New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith and will now be tasked with negotiating his contract with the team that selected him in the 2013 NFL ...
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Mumbai hopeful of Tendulkar recovery
Sachin Tendulkar's participation in the second qualifier on May 24, despite the batsman suffering a wrist injury for which the normal recovery time is around three ...
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AP Source Coach K returning to US mens team
Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team.Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a press conference to confirm his return Thursday at Duke, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ...
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Jockey Ahern banned for 10 years
LONDON (Reuters) - Jockey Eddie Ahern was banned for 10 years on Wednesday after being found guilty of three breaches of British Horseracing Authority (BHA) rules following a corruption ...
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Coach K will lead Team USA basketball for 2016 Olympics
Mike Krzyzewski will return as the U.S. men's basketball coach through the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a person familiar with his decision told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday. The person ...
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Pulis disappointed to leave Stoke
Former Stoke manager Tony Pulis is disappointed by his exit but accepts chairman Peter Coates' decision to want to take the club in a different ...
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Coach K returning to USA Basketball
Mike Segar/Reuters Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. He had maintained for months that he ...
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Tiger-Sergio spat reveals a lot about both men
Sergio Garcia played the fried-chicken card in his spat with Tiger Woods, which is never a good idea. Sergio, listen: You don't bring up fried chicken in a spat with a man who has dark skin. For future reference, don't mention watermelon, either. Also, while we're at it, remember the First Rule of Using Hitler To Make a Point, which is: Never use Hitler to make a point. ...
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Bears linebacker Urlacher retiring after 13 years
Brian Urlacher had 1,779 tackles, 41.5 sacks and 22 interceptions in 13 seasons. (Paul Sancya/AP) Brian Urlacher could have coaxed another year or two out of a body that was breaking down rapidly. He could have signed with a team hunting for middle linebacker help, like Minnesota or Denver. Instead, the 2000 Defensive Rookie of the Year, 2005 Defensive Player of the Year and eight-time Pro ...
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Report Cardinals Garcia needs shoulder surgery
Jaime Garcia reportedly needs surgery on his throwing shoulder. (Jeff Curry/Getty Images) St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia will have season-ending surgery on his injured throwing ...
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Pinson five-star basketball recruit commits to UNC
Theo Pinson committed to North Carolina on Wednesday. (Kelly Kline/Getty Images) Theo Pinson, one of the top junior basketball players in the nation, committed Wednesday to North Carolina. He made the announcement from his high school, Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, N.C. Pinson, a 6-foot-6 forward, is athletic and could be a strong defender at the college level. He led his school to ...
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Mike Krzyzewski to return as USA Basketball coach
Mike Segar/Reuters Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. He had maintained for months that he ...
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What The economy should be playing baseball
At this point, the patient ought to be out of the hospital, done with rehab and playing baseball with its kids. I feel like the economy is in the outpatient room and the Fed continues to feed it medicine on a daily basis, asking, 'Are you getting better?' But my worry is that the Fed doesn't have the prescription for what ails our ...
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Visconti takes second stage win in Giro dItalia
VICENEZA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian Giovanni Visconti recorded his second stage win of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to give his Movistar team their third straight victory and their fourth overall in the 2013 ...
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Monaco Ace Webber Loves the Race Not the Place
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Urlacher retiring from football I will miss this great game
Brian Urlacher, former Chicago Bears All-Pro linebacker, announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter on Wednesday, three days shy of his 35th birthday. Urlacher was an unsigned free agent but spent his entire career in Chicago and retires as a Bear."After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire," Urlacher wrote in a ...
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McIlroy plays down rift talk
Rory McIlroy today said he was unable to clarify reports that he is leaving Horizon Sports Management to create his own management group, but revealed he has cleared the air with Graeme McDowell.McIlroy denied speculation at the Players Championship that he would create his own team with his father, close friends and associates, but McDowell said during the World Match Play Championship in ...
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Maryland’s Greater Baltimore residents are asked to ‘imagine’
Imagine what the world, and more specifically your local community, might be like 50 years from now, in 2060 to be exact. How will our lives have changed? How will transport have changed? Urban planning? City amenities? These are some of the questions residents of Greater Baltimore are being asked to think about.
The Imagine 2060 project is an interesting intellectual exercise designed to engage the community in a workshop aimed at developing ideas for future developments in the areas of land use and transport. The project is interesting because ideas are not constrained by a budget and the imagination can therefore take flight. Read more
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