Alpine Skiing-World Cup Maribor women's giant slalom results (Reuters) Feb 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Maribor Women's Giant Slalom after run 2 on Saturday Run 1 Run 2 Overall 1. Anna Fenninger (Austria) 1:11.62 1:12.88 2:24.50 2. Viktoria Rebensburg (Germany) 1:11.65 1:12.89 2:24.54 3. Tina Weirather (Liechtenstein) 1:12.36 1:12.44 2:24.80 4. Nadia Fanchini (Italy) … [Read more...]
Alleged Chelsea fans sought in London racism probe
Alleged Chelsea fans sought in London racism probe Mourinho ashamed of racist fans Police are seeking a group of men, believed to be Chelsea fans, whose racist chants were heard at a London station. The incident, which took place at London St Pancras on Wednesday evening, happened the day after fans of the same football club allegedly pushed a black commuter off a Paris Metro train while making … [Read more...]
Duels Primer: Will any big names miss the Daytona 500?
Duels Primer: Will any big names miss the Daytona 500? DAYTONA BEACH, Fla – There's a chance a NASCAR star could miss the Daytona 500. It's a true statement, though on the surface, it is a bit hyperbolic. Because of the abolishment of the top-35 rule, 13 drivers are locked in to Sunday's Daytona 500, leaving 36 drivers to race for 30 spots in Thursday night's Budweiser Duels. Here's how it … [Read more...]
MLB picks up the pace with more rules changes – Fort Worth Star Telegram
MLB picks up the pace with more rules changes - Fort Worth Star Telegram Major League Baseball continued its race against time Friday, announcing additions to its pace-of-the-game program and several modifications to the instant replay system. Players breaking the rules will be subject to warnings and a fine system, including discipline for flagrant violators. Fines won’t begin until May, giving … [Read more...]
Yawn: Nadal gets victory in Rio at 3:21 in the morning (Yahoo Sports)
Yawn: Nadal gets victory in Rio at 3:21 in the morning (Yahoo Sports) Top-seeded Rafael Nadal overcame the stiffest test so far in his first clay-court tournament of the season, defeating No. 6 Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 4-6, 7-5, 6-0 to reach the semifinals of the Rio Open. The ATP says one non-Grand Slam match ended slightly later - 3:24 a.m. in Tokyo in 2006. It was the ATP that didn't … [Read more...]
Mayweather to clash with Pacquiao in mega fight (Reuters)
Mayweather to clash with Pacquiao in mega fight (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The long awaited mega bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which has been more than five years in the making, will take place in Las Vegas on May 2, Mayweather announced on Friday. A duel between the defence-minded Mayweather and the aggressive Pacquiao, the biggest … [Read more...]
Wild in the Saddle wins feature at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)
Wild in the Saddle wins feature at Santa Anita (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Wild in the Saddle slipped through at the rail on his way to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $60,000 feature for older fillies and mares Friday at Santa Anita. … [Read more...]
Malcolm Subban yanked in NHL debut after 3 goals on 3 shots
Malcolm Subban yanked in NHL debut after 3 goals on 3 shots Tuukka Rask had played in 24 of the last 25 games for the Boston Bruins heading into Friday night’s road contest at the St. Louis Blues. So coach Claude Julien turned to rookie backup Malcolm Subban to make his NHL debut and give Rask a rest. The result? Tuukka Rask has now played in 25 of the Bruins’ last 26 games. Subban was … [Read more...]
Curry, Warriors Breeze By Spurs
Curry, Warriors Breeze By Spurs Curry, Warriors Breeze By Spurs ');ad_counter++}; Publish Date: Feb 21, 2015, 02:02 AM ETDuration: 01:38This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. … [Read more...]
Stephen Curry goes around the back in comfortable win over Spurs
Stephen Curry goes around the back in comfortable win over Spurs The Golden State Warriors came into Friday's game against the San Antonio Spurs with two losses at Oracle Arena over the season to date. One of them came against the Spurs in the seventh game of the season, back when the Warriors were just a playoff team with potential to grow and not the NBA-leading force they are now. Their … [Read more...]