Los Angeles: When the 2012 London Olympics begin less than three months from now, it will mark an anniversary that Americans might not want to celebrate. Ten years have passed since the Games last took place on US soil. And with the bidding process extended years in advance, this country’s next opportunity will not come [...]
Wed May 9, 2012 3:49pm EDT <span class="articleLocation”>(Reuters) – A convicted steroids dealer told a Washington jury on Wednesday that a U.S. postal receipt admitted into evidence represented a package containing two kits of human growth hormone and 50 to 100 needles that he mailed to Roger Clemens’ trainer at Clemens’ home, USA Today reported. [...]
Florence: Even split seconds could not separate Romain Grosjean and Kamui Kobayashi at the top of the Formula One test timesheets at Italy’s Mugello circuit on Wednesday. After a day of rain and thunder on Tuesday, the sun shone over the track north of Florence and allowed the 11 teams present to put down some [...]
Justin Verlander’s first two pitches of his start last Friday night at Yankee Stadium both registered 90 miles per hour. The pitch tracker in mlb.com’s Gameday was confused — the first was classified as a fastball, the second as a changeup. Both pitches were, in fact, fastballs, but the reputation of the Tigers’ ace precedes [...]
When NASCAR experienced its tremendous growth spurt in the 1990s and early 2000s, the hottest ticket in the Cup series was not the Daytona 500 or the Brickyard 400 — the two premier events on the extensive schedule. The hottest ticket in stock car racing was the Saturday night race held every August at Bristol [...]
Philadelphia:The United States swept all six races against a World team in the Penn Relays at Franklin Field on Saturday in an ominous show of form ahead of the London Olympics. The American track and field team have set the lofty goal of 30 medals this summer. Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross, Walter Dix, Justin Gatlin, [...]
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Mumbai: In a derby clash, the formidable Mumbai Indians take on the Delhi Daredevils at the Wankhede Stadium today. It’s been a while since either of the teams took to the field. The Daredevils were last seen in action on April 10, when they beat Chennai Super Kings. Harbhajan Singh’s team, on the other hand, [...]
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Read and Marc-Andre Bourdon each scored goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 win Thursday night over Buffalo that eliminated the Sabres from a postseason spot. The Sabres needed to beat the Flyers and have Florida top Washington to keep their faint playoff hopes alive heading into their final [...]