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Canelo Alvarez Reportedly to Face Joshua Clottey in December
Bleacher Report - 23 Sep 2014 06:03
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will reportedly take on veteran Joshua Clottey in his next bout, slated for December. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated reported the news on Monday and weighed in on the fight: Alvarez, 24, is far ...
Maccabi Faces Old Friend in Game Versus LeBron's Cavaliers
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2014 21:08
When the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers take the court for their preseason opener next month it will be more than a ho-hum exhibition.
Mets fan hashtag quickly sinks to weird, depressing place
New York Post - 23 Sep 2014 17:25
The Mets have not had much luck with fan loyalty pledges. Twitter hashtags driven by maligned public entities tend to backfire. When you put them together, as the Mets did...
Never High Five A Guy Who Can Only Make A Fist
Dead Spin - 23 Sep 2014 16:05Bob Sheppard's Voice to Exit With Derek Jeter
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2014 10:23
When Derek Jeter plays his final game at Yankee Stadium, Bob Sheppard will exit along with the New York Yankees captain.
Ricciardo shortlisted for coveted sports award
Total F1 - 23 Sep 2014 07:40
Daniel Ricciardo has joined six Australian athletes on the shortlist for the prestigious 'The Don' award. Winning three Formula 1 races in his maiden season with Red Bull, Ricciardo made the list for the award named afte...
Rob Bironas: Woman Says Bironas Tried To Run Her Off The Road Before Crashing
IBTimes - 23 Sep 2014 06:32
Nashville police say a woman called 911 to report someone had tried to run her and her husband off the road; the call came in shortly before Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas lost control of his vehicle. The call came ...
Former NFL Kicker Reported Missing Night He Died in Crash: The Tennessean
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2014 06:26
Former NFL kicker Rob Bironas was reported missing by his wife the night he died in a crash in Nashville because she found it unusual for him to leave without telling her, The Tennessean newspaper reported on Monday.
Former Trojans player Brian Baucham sues USC, ex-coach Lane Kiffin
L.A. Times - 23 Sep 2014 06:20Malaysia's David Savours Fourth Squash Singles Gold
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2014 14:20
Like all dominant athletes, Asian Games squash champion Nicol David really hates to lose, and while her sport failed with its bid to get onto the 2020 Tokyo Olympics programme the Malaysian is not giving up that easily.
Murray vows to steer clear of political debate
ESPN - 23 Sep 2014 12:18
After publicly backing Scottish independence, Andy Murray says he doesn't plan regular interventions in political debates.
USSF, Nike stand by decision to let Solo play
ESPN - 23 Sep 2014 07:15
U.S. Soccer defended its decision to let Hope Solo continue to play for the women's national team despite her arrest on allegations she assaulted her sister and 17-year-old nephew in June.
After 13 years in minors, Ranger gets MLB hit
ESPN - 23 Sep 2014 06:55
Guilder Rodriguez, a career minor leaguer, got his second big league start on Monday night for the Texas Rangers and delivered with his dad looking on by getting his first big league hit, RBI and run scored in a 4-3 win ...
NFL Officials Making Mockery of Turnover Replay Rules with Premature Whistles
Bleacher Report - 23 Sep 2014 05:52
The New York Jets went into halftime Monday night down 17-13 to the Chicago Bears. The Jets could—and barring something unusual, should—have gone into the break with a 20-17 lead. The team has every right to be miffe...
Red Bull under scrutiny over coded messages
Total F1 - 23 Sep 2014 04:00
The FIA could be pressured into more rigid scrutiny of pit-to-car messages after finger-pointing suggested Red Bull contravened the new rules in Singapore. Ahead of the Singapore GP, F1 moved to forbid radio communicatio...
Ersan Ilyasova aims for bounce-back season
InsideHoops - 23 Sep 2014 03:42
Here’s the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporting on a key Buck: Nothing went right for Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova last season. It started in the opening preseason game when he suffered a severe right ankle sprain, an ...
Silver vows to learn from NFL, will review domestic violence policy
New York Post - 23 Sep 2014 03:40
The NBA already had a disciplinary policy in place for those involved in domestic violence cases. But in the wake of the NFL's handling of the Ray Rice affair --...
Disputing ESPN Story, Owner Says Ravens Didn't Seek Leniency for Rice
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2014 02:35
Stephen J. Bisciotti, the team's owner, denied many central elements of last week's ESPN article about the Ravens' handling of the Ray Rice episode.
F1: Smedley hails Williams' 'best race'
Auto Sport - 23 Sep 2014 17:03
Performance chief Rob Smedley reckons the way the Williams Formula 1 team operated in the Singapore Grand Prix is the best he's seen since he joined the squad.
Watch Keith Olbermann rip U.S. Soccer for keeping Hope Solo on national team
Washington Post - 23 Sep 2014 16:17
A relative lull in the relentless news about the NFL and how it is responding to the scandal of domestic violence and child abuse that is rocking it gave ESPN's Keith Olbermann time to take a look at Hope Solo, who is pl...
Rookie lifts red-hot Rangers past Astros
Fox News - 23 Sep 2014 05:06
Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Guilder Rodriguez collected his first two major league hits, the last an RBI single in the seventh inning that provided the difference in the Texas Rangers' 4-3 victory over the Housto...
Source: Harrison expected back for Steelers
ESPN - 23 Sep 2014 02:31
James Harrison, less than three weeks after returning to the Steelers to officially retire, is now expected to be back with them in a playing capacity, a league source has told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
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