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Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 6:37 pm
LONDON (AP) -- Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month.
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Romo active on field while idled over cyst removal (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 6:18 pm
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Tony Romo pointed here and there, showing receiver Dez Bryant the best way to use a block on the first day of offseason practice.
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The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 6:08 pm
BOSTON (AP) -- The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built.
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Clippers won't offer Del Negro new deal as coach (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 5:43 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.
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Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 5:39 pm
Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of rules.
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Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 5:05 pm
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015.
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Agent: No more forearm surgery likely for Gronk (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 4:32 pm
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Rob Gronkowski's agent says the tight end's latest surgery is expected to be the last on his forearm.
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Colangelo out as Raptors GM, still president (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 4:11 pm
TORONTO (AP) -- Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager.
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Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 4:00 pm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home.
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Avs mum on report Patrick Roy may be next coach (Yahoo! Sports)
21 May 2013, 3:09 pm
DENVER (AP) -- Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic formed a productive partnership on the ice during their playing days, leading the Colorado Avalanche to two Stanley Cup titles.
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Charlotte franchise wants to bring back Hornets nickname
21 May 2013, 7:35 pm
(Reuters) - The Charlotte Bobcats want to take a step back in time and restore an old nickname to the city. The National Basketball Association (NBA) team will ask the league's board of governors in July to approve changing the franchise's name to Charlotte Hornets effective with the 2014-15 season, Bobcats owner Michael Jordan said on Tuesday. Charlotte's original NBA team enjoyed sellout crowds as the Hornets between 1988-2002 before then-owner George Shinn moved the franchise to New Orleans. ...
Indians' Perez deletes Twitter account
21 May 2013, 7:08 pm
CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings, and after receiving a slew of negative comments.
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Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury
21 May 2013, 6:35 pm
LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month.
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Romo active on field while idled over cyst removal
21 May 2013, 6:13 pm
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo pointed here and there, showing receiver Dez Bryant the best way to use a block on the first day of offseason practice.
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CBS takes key ratings crown for first time in 21 years
21 May 2013, 6:11 pm
(Reuters) - Broadcast network CBS said on Tuesday it won this season's ratings race among the 18-to-49 age group most prized by advertisers, claiming its first victory in that audience in 21 years. CBS, a unit of CBS Corp, snatched the title from News Corp-owned Fox, which had dominated the age group for eight straight years until it was hurt this season by a ratings slump for singing competition "American Idol." CBS rode hits like "The Big Bang Theory" and "2 Broke Girls" and was helped by February's Super Bowl broadcast, which attracted the biggest TV audience of the year. ...
The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
21 May 2013, 6:09 pm
BOSTON (AP) — The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built.
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Analysis: New MLS club faces challenge to make mark in New York
21 May 2013, 6:01 pm
By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - For a brief but dazzling spell in the 1970s, New Yorkers fell in love with soccer as Pele and the Cosmos showcased the world's most popular game in a city long dominated by baseball and American football. Now Major League Soccer hopes that a new team, called the New York City Football Club and formed by an alliance of English Premier League club Manchester City and baseball's grandest club the New York Yankees, can not only recapture that excitement but this time, sustain it. ...
Clippers cut ties with head coach Del Negro
21 May 2013, 5:56 pm
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Clippers have decided to part ways with head coach Vinny Del Negro, announcing on Tuesday they will not offer him a new contract to lead the National Basketball Association team. Del Negro compiled a 128-102 record with the Clippers in three seasons, guiding them to the playoffs in 2012 and 2013. The Clippers finished the 2012-13 season with a franchise-high of 56 wins, including a 17-game winning streak, and were fourth-seeded in the Western Conference playoffs before falling 4-2 to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round. ...
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Clippers won't offer Del Negro new deal as coach
21 May 2013, 5:42 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke
21 May 2013, 5:38 pm
Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of rules.
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Court revives lawsuit vs Electronic Arts over video game image
21 May 2013, 5:15 pm
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc by a former Rutgers University star football quarterback, who accused it of using his image in a video game without permission. By a 2-1 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Tuesday that Ryan Hart, who played for Rutgers from 2002 to 2005, may pursue allegations that EA misappropriated his likeness for its NCAA Football game, one of the nation's best-selling video games. ...
Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team
21 May 2013, 5:06 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015.
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San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls
21 May 2013, 4:48 pm
By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco and Houston were chosen on Tuesday as host cities for the 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls after National Football League (NFL) team owners voted for the two ahead of Miami. The San Francisco Bay Area will host the 50th Super Bowl in early 2016 at Levi's Stadium, the brand new home of the 49ers, which is still under construction. Then Houston will stage the 51st edition of the sport's championship game in early 2017 at Reliant Stadium, the home of the Texans. ...
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Experienced Heat, upstart Pacers ready to go
21 May 2013, 4:30 pm
MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade's rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship was in their sights.
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Garcia, Woods take their shots at each other
21 May 2013, 3:41 pm
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings.
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ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs'
21 May 2013, 3:25 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff.
Manchester City and Yankees launch new MLS team
21 May 2013, 3:21 pm
By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - The New York Yankees and Premier League club Manchester City have formed a Major League Soccer (MLS) team to play in New York City from 2015, aiming to win over America's largest sports market to the global game. City, owned by Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi, will be the majority partner in New York City Football Club with the biggest name in baseball, the Yankees, as a minority partner active in running the team. The ownership group will pay a $100 million franchise fee. ...
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NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing
21 May 2013, 3:20 pm
Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline.
Kaymer on receiving end of Ryder Cup jibes in U.S
21 May 2013, 3:01 pm
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Martin Kaymer's popularity has gone down a notch on the other side of the Atlantic after he holed the winning putt for Europe in last year's Ryder Cup against the United States, he said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old German, who spends a lot of his time on the U.S. PGA Tour, explained that some Americans had turned against him following his exploits in Illinois in September. ...
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Club makers hit back at rule banning anchored putters
21 May 2013, 2:29 pm
By Larry Fine (Reuters) - Golf club makers Ping and Cobra Puma Golf hit back on Tuesday at a rules change that will ban the anchoring of putters. The ban, announced on Tuesday, will take effect on January 1, 2016. It does not apply to equipment and golfers will be able to use belly and broomstick putters. They will not, however, be allowed to anchor the club against their body for their putting stroke. Ping chairman John Solheim and Bob Philion, head of Cobra Golf, had lined up with the U.S. ...
Golf-Club makers hit back at rule banning anchored putters
21 May 2013, 1:59 pm
By Larry Fine May 21 (Reuters) - Golf club makers Ping and Cobra Puma Golf hit back on Tuesday at a rules change that will ban the anchoring of putters. The ban, announced on Tuesday, will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016. It does not apply to equipment and golfers will be able to use belly and broomstick putters. They will not, however, be allowed to anchor the club against their body for their putting stroke. Ping chairman John Solheim and Bob Philion, head of Cobra Golf, had lined up with the U.S. ...
Anchoring ban brings cheers and jeers
21 May 2013, 1:53 pm
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - The decision on Tuesday by golf's rule-makers to ban the anchoring of putters brought cheers and jeers from among prominent players and major golf organizations. The U.S. PGA Tour and the PGA of America, who both emphatically opposed the proposed rule, said they were still against a ban and would evaluate their positions now that the rule has been officially adopted to begin on January 1, 2016. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), meanwhile, said it would follow the rules and adopt the ban. ...
R&A boss urges golf to unite behind 'anchoring' ban
21 May 2013, 1:52 pm
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - The golfing world must unite behind the new ban on the anchoring of putters from 2016 and avoid any unseemly legal disputes, according to Royal & Ancient (R&A) chief executive Peter Dawson. The ban was announced by the game's rule makers, the R&A and the United States Golf Association, on Tuesday, and Dawson has implored the rest of the sport to fall in line behind the regulation. The U.S. PGA Tour and the PGA of America, who both emphatically oppose the rule, said they were against the ban and are planning to evaluate their positions. ...
Garcia will shake Woods' hand next time feuding pair meet
21 May 2013, 11:59 am
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia's feud with Tiger Woods will not stop him shaking hands with the world number one the next time they are drawn together in a tournament, the Spaniard said on Tuesday. Garcia blamed a roar from the crowd watching the 14-times major winner for an errant shot when the two men featured in the same group at the Players Championship in Florida two weeks ago. The gallery erupted during the Spaniard's backswing upon seeing Woods reach for his five-wood for a daring escape from a tee shot deep into the trees. ...
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More picks means McGinley has some wriggle room
21 May 2013, 11:52 am
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - European captain Paul McGinley was given a "little bit of wriggle room" after being granted an increase in wildcard selections from two to three players for next year's Ryder Cup match against United States. The Irishman asked the European Tour for the change to make sure all bases would be covered for the 2014 edition of the biennial event in Scotland. "We don't know what the weather is going to be like," McGinley told a news conference at the venue for this week's PGA Championship at Wentworth. ...
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Golf-Anchoring ban brings cheers and jeers
21 May 2013, 11:26 am
By Larry Fine NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - The decision on Tuesday by golf's rule-makers to ban the anchoring of putters brought cheers and jeers from among prominent players and major golf organizations. The U.S. PGA Tour and the PGA of America, who both emphatically opposed the proposed rule, said they were still against a ban and would evaluate their positions now that the rule has been officially adopted to begin on Jan. 1, 2016. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), meanwhile, said it would follow the rules and adopt the ban. ...
Falcons get $200 million NFL loan for stadium
21 May 2013, 11:18 am
BOSTON (AP) — NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Tuesday for the Atlanta Falcons to build a new stadium.
Romo to miss workouts after cyst removal on back
21 May 2013, 9:46 am
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will miss at least three weeks of offseason workouts after a procedure to remove a cyst from his back.
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Rule makers to ban anchoring of putters from 2016
21 May 2013, 9:28 am
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies announced on Tuesday that they will ban the anchoring of putters from 2016 in a move which will please traditionalists but could lead to a split in the game among the professional ranks. The ban was first proposed by the Royal and Ancient (R&A) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) in November. Players and the golfing community were then given 90 days in which to discuss the proposal. The European Tour expressed its support for the idea but both the U.S. PGA Tour and PGA of America voiced opposition. ...
Nats reliever breaks pitching hand punching locker
21 May 2013, 2:41 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On a night the Washington Nationals welcomed back slugger Bryce Harper, the team learned it will be without reliever Ryan Mattheus after he broke his hand punching a locker.
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Giants' Vogelsong wins at last but injures hand
21 May 2013, 2:37 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong felt the best he had in months, then it all ended on one painful swing.
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Arizona's Corbin improves to 7-0 with win over Colorado
21 May 2013, 2:20 am
(Reuters) - Arizona's Patrick Corbin delivered a dominant nine innings to lead the Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over Colorado and improve his unbeaten start to 7-0 on Monday. The 23-year-old struck out 10 and allowed just three hits during his complete game, while Didi Gregorius went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to help keep Arizona top of the National League West. Corbin is now one of five undefeated starting pitchers in baseball with a minimum of eight starts. ...
Marquis wins 5th straight, Padres beat Cards 4-2
21 May 2013, 2:11 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — At age 34, Jason Marquis is pitching as smart as ever.
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Giants RHP Vogelsong breaks hand, out 4-6 weeks
21 May 2013, 2:02 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong has broken his pitching hand while batting against the Washington Nationals.
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Giants RHP Vogelsong breaks right hand on foul
21 May 2013, 12:50 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong broke his pitching hand when he fouled off a pitch in the fifth inning Monday night.
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