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DU Pioneers mens basketball team gains California high-schooler Dorian Butler
Dorian Butler, a 6-foot-6 forward from John W. North High School in Riverside, Calif., will play for the University of Denver men's basketball team, DU coach Joe Scott announced Thursday. Butler helped his team to a 31-4 record and a Southern Section Division 2AA championship last season. "Dorian is a skillful, strong forward who we are excited to have joining our team," Scott ...
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Utrecht a step nearer to European football
FC Utrecht beat Twente 2-0 on Thursday night in the first leg of their battle for a place in the Europa League preliminary rounds. The second leg takes place on Sunday at home, but Utrecht will be without captain Nana Asare, who was given a second yellow card in last night's match. Meanwhile, Deventer club Go Ahead Eagles are a step nearer moving up to the premier division after beating ...
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Betfair boss says plan to limit live odds during sports broadcasts falls short
Australia An online sports betting agency head has admitted a proposal by commercial TV networks to limit gambling ads during sports broadcasts does not meet public expectations.Gambling industry bosses have been meeting with TV executives this week to discuss the proposed code, which recommends the promotion of live odds be restricted to scheduled breaks in sporting coverage.For example, ...
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Ali Williams ends All Blacks career
So often the joker, Ali Williams revealed an emotional side as he announced his retirement from international rugby after 77 All Blacks Tests.World-class lock Williams broke down at a press conference on Friday as he explained his reasons for ending a career which began against England in 2002 and finished against Italy in Rome last November."It's pretty hard but you've got to ...
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Cabrera up to 55 RBIs as Tigers slip past Twins
Miguel Cabrera is proving his Triple Crown season of 2012 was no fluke, as he sits at or near the top of the AL in each statistical category yet again. The reigning MVP looks to extend his hitting streak while helping Detroit deal the ...
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Kings skate by Sharks to take 3-2 series lead
Jonathan Quick made numerous key saves and the Kings got contributions from across the ice as they defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-0 at Staples Center, giving them a 3-2 lead in the teams' playoff ...
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Force keen to fend off Super wooden spoon
Western Force coach Michael Foley says his team's best chance to avoid the Super Rugby wooden spoon is simply not to dwell on it. The Force have made important strides this year under Foley, beating the Reds in Queensland and the Crusaders in Perth, while also pushing a host of other teams right to the edge. But their inability to convert good territory into points has seen them slip to ...
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Bombers Hird at AFL club for long haul
Essendon coach James Hird won't be leaving the AFL club any time soon if it's up to him. Thursday's resignation of chief executive Ian Robson over their supplements saga prompted suggestions that football department bosses such as Hird deserve an even greater share of the blame. But the Essendon favourite son has no intention of following Robson out the door. "I'm the ...
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Clairton board OKs dek hockey concept
School directors unanimously approved the club, pending approval by the Clairton Education Association. District officials said the sponsor position would have to be added to the contract in a memorandum of ...
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Quicks LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win
San Jose Sharks center Scott Gomez (23) falls to the ice as he battles for the puck against Los Angeles Kings right wing Justin Williams (14) in the first period during Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Los ...
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Warrior Henry out for season
Ben Henry is the third Warriors player to succumb to a season-ending knee injury after he was hurt in training for Sunday's NRL match against ...
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Dugan at home with us say Dragons
Josh Dugan's former Canberra teammate Bronson Harrison says the fullback has fitted in seamlessly at St George Illawarra.Dugan starred on his Dragons debut against Parramatta last week after two months out of the NRL after being sacked by the Raiders for repeated discipline breaches.Harrison and Dugan spent four seasons in Canberra before the former Kiwi back-rower joined the Dragons this ...
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Cult of Hockey Ralph Krueger did OK handling his centres even Sam “Mr. Streaky” Gagner
In 2013-14, Krueger must find right circumstances for Gagner to succeed… How well did Oilers coach Ralph Krueger handle his centres this year? Did he get the most out of this group? When it came to doling out time on ice to his centres, Krueger handed the most even strength ice-time to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, as well as the most difficult assignment to the kid. If only RNH could have ...
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Civoniceva likes Scott-Shillington combo
Queensland great Petero Civoniceva says he'd hit NSW's power pack with a Matt Scott-Dave Shillington front-row combination in next month's opening State of Origin match in Sydney. Settling on a replacement for the 33-game Origin prop who retired last year on the back of Queensland's seventh successive series win is an issue for selectors before they reveal their 17-man squad ...
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Take a punt on Merritt says Hazem
The 26-year-old trained lightly this week, completing running exercises from Wednesday away from the main group in a bid to prove his recovery was on track. But Daley is not willing to take injured players into camp, preferring to have his full squad about to train from day one. That re-opens the door for South Sydney's Nathan Merritt, forgotten Newcastle winger Akuila Uate and Manly ...
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Pakistan only manage to tie with Ireland
122 not out from opener Mohammad Hafeez and 84 from sidekick Asad Shafiq carried Pakistan to 266 for five in Thursday's rain-affected first ODI against Ireland at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin.The hosts named an XI sans the services of the banned John Mooney, while the tourists opted for right-arm fast bowler Ehsan Adil ahead of left-armer seamer Wahab Riaz.Ireland: William ...
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John Clay ESPN trolling for football fanatics and Finebaum is right man for job
ESPN reportedly laid off nearly 400 employees earlier this week, but on Thursday the World Wide Leader announced a hire that sets the tone for the future.ESPN confirmed the Wall Street Journal's scoop that controversial and popular radio host Paul Finebaum had joined the network.A free agent since his contract with a Birmingham radio station expired in January, Finebaum reportedly signed a ...
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William to welcome football chiefs
David Beckham , but ultimately failed.William is likely to make reference to the 150th anniversary of the formation of the FA, celebrated this year, in his speech.Ebenezer Morley, a solicitor and sportsman living in Barnes in south-west London, was the driving force behind a meeting in London on October 26, 1863 that led to the establishment of a governing body for English football.The lawyer, ...
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Peter Senior among leaders at Senior PGA
Jay Haas' familiarity with Bellerive Country Club was plain to see as he shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday to take a share of the lead in the Senior PGA Championship.Haas, who grew up nearby, and Duffy Waldorf shared the lead after a round played in breezy, cool conditions.Australia's Peter Senior and Taiwan's Chien-Soon Lu shot 68, and Tom Watson, a two-time Senior PGA champion, was ...
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Whites Brumbies desperate for a win
Brumbies coach Jake White says Saturday's Super Rugby clash with the Blues gives his side a chance to make amends for the defeat to the Kiwi side in ...
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NRL announces new drug measures
The NRL has announced a number of new steps to outlaw drug cheats from the game, including the immediate introduction of a biological passport program.With the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) currently investigating possible doping violations across the code, the NRL has moved to ensure it is on the front foot in the future.The Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) program won't ...
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Orioles Gausman poised in unsteady debut
Kevin Gausman lasted five innings in his first Major League start. (Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) The Orioles' Kevin Gausman made his major-league debut Thursday night, showing the flashes of dominance that will make him a future ace but also the inconsistencies that remind us it has been less than a year since he was drafted, with just two wins in his professional career. The tall ...
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Report Mourinho to sign contract with Chelsea
Jose Mourinho is expected to sign a four-year deal with Chelsea. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) Former Real Madrid head coachJose Mourinho has agreed to a four-year deal to coach Chelsea, according to Yahoo!’s Martin Rogers. Days after being relieved of ...
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Red Wings push Blackhawks to the brink with Game Four win
The Detroit Red Wings bench celebrate an empty net goal by Daniel Cleary against the Chicago Blackhawks in the final minute of Game 4 of their NHL Western Conference semi-finals hockey playoff game in Detroit, Michigan May 23, ...
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Big Ten baseball Gophers lose 4-2 to Indiana
Minnesota Gophers third baseman Ryan Abrahamson can't field a ground ball hit by Indiana's Justin Cureton and is charged with an error in the second inning Thursday at Target Field. (Pioneer Press: Chris ...
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Ohio farmers seem set to cash-in on wheat price increase
A series of natural disasters and droughts have pushed the world’s wheat price upwards, in the US and particularly Ohio our food security is sound, but the state may need to play a part in supplying the world with wheat in the coming months or even years.
Ohio farmers will begin planting their winter wheat around October time for harvest in the spring, but they will in all likelihood need to plant more in order to meet the global demand that has spiraled on the back of a bad year for natural disasters that have out global wheat production down by an estimated 4%. Read more
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