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Clottey aims to seize surprise world title chance Posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago

Boxer Joshua Clottey hits the speed bag during a media workout in New York

DALLAS (Reuters) - The Cowboys Stadium stages its first big fight Saturday when Manny Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title against Ghana's Joshua Clottey. The $1.2 billion arena, which opened last year, is home to the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and will be transformed into a boxing arena this ...More

Heavy rain washes out play at Puerto Rico Open Posted 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - First-round play was suspended for the day because of heavy rain at the PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open Thursday. Six inches of rain had saturated an already-waterlogged layout at Trump International Golf Club by 1400 local (1800 GMT) time and organizers decided to resume play at ...More

Gang member convicted of murdering Broncos player Posted 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

Horse-drawn hearse leaves the Great Commission Baptist Church after the funeral services for decease

DENVER (Reuters) - A member of a Denver-area Crips street gang was convicted on Thursday in the 2007 murder of Denver Broncos football player Darrent Williams after an altercation at a local nightclub. Willie D. Clark, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder in the drive-by shooting death of Williams, who was ...More

Football and TV star Merlin Olsen dies, age 69 Posted 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

Former star NFL football player Merlin Olsen

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen, who was a member of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive line nicknamed the "Fearsome Foursome," died on Thursday of cancer at age 69. Olsen died at a Los Angeles hospital, his alma mater, Utah State University, said in a statement on ...More

Ex-Mets Lenny Dykstra wants bankruptcy case dismissed Posted 4 hours, 44 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lenny Dykstra, the former star baseball center fielder, has asked a federal judge to dismiss his bankruptcy case. In a filing last week, the 47-year-old Dykstra said he would do a better job satisfying creditors' claims than the court-appointed trustee, whom he said is "only interested in ...More

USF1 could face sanctions for absence Posted 5 hours, 44 minutes ago

MANAMA (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body left the door open to sanctions against the USF1 team on Thursday for their non-participation in this year's championship. The North Carolina-based operation were due to enter as one of four all-new teams but admitted failure last month when they said they ...More

Schumacher is the best, says Alonso Posted 5 hours, 54 minutes ago

Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany poses for photographers at the Bahrain F1

MANAMA (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher was mobbed by the media and welcomed back by fellow champions on his return to the Formula One paddock on Thursday in search of an unprecedented eighth title. "If you see the world championships that Michael has, its something I think is maybe impossible to repeat ...More

Boonen hits early season form with Tirreno stage win Posted 6 hours, 16 minutes ago

ROME (Reuters) - Belgian Tom Boonen burned off his rivals in a sprint finish to claim the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico Thursday ahead of German Paul Martens and Italian Daniele Bennati. Germany's Linus Gerdemann, who won Wednesday's first stage, retained the overall lead. Boonen is second with the ...More

Unstoppable Contador seizes lead in Paris-Nice Posted 6 hours, 34 minutes ago

Contador celebrates winning the fourth stage of Paris-Nice cycling race

MENDE, France (Reuters) - Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador seized control of the Paris-Nice race when he snatched a solo win in the fourth stage to lead a Spanish 1-2-3 Thursday. The Astana rider attacked the pack in the final ascent to Mende and beat compatriots Alejandro Valverde and ...More

Austria season a near miss, not failure says Raich Posted 6 hours, 42 minutes ago

Raich from Austria reacts after men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Super G race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Austria have failed to win a downhill this season, came away from the Vancouver without a single medal in men's Alpine skiing yet could still end up with the overall world champion thanks to Benjamin Raich. Raich finished sixth in Thursday's super-G to reduce the ...More

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