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Mayor Rob Ford removed as coach of high school football team
Mayor Rob Ford coaches the Don Bosco Eagles football team during the Metro Bowl at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Nov. 27, 2012. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and ...
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Hsieh Niculescu lose in 2nd round at Strasbourg
STRASBOURG, France — Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International. The fourth-seeded Hsieh lost 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3) to Misaki Doi of Japan, and fifth-seeded Niculescu fell 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to Anna Tatishvili of Georgia. Last year's runner-up Alize Cornet downed Magda Linette 6-3, 6-4. At ...
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Sports Rudisha Kemboi and Lagat eye Diamond League
Ezekiel Kemboi , who has been out of action since winning gold at the London Olympic Games, will launch his season in the Big Apple. Rudisha, who won the first leg in Doha in one minute and 43.87 seconds, returns to USA for a back-to-back competition - where he will also compete at the fourth leg in Eugene, Oregon, next week. Rudisha, the prodigy with 800m all-time bests in America, Europe and ...
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Timeline of quotes from Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods
UNDATED - A timeline of quotes in the verbal sparring between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. It dates to May 11 at The Players Championship, when Garcia was preparing to hit his second shot on the par-5 second hole and was disrupted by cheers from the gallery surrounding Woods in the trees because he took 5-wood from the bag: MAY 11 "Well, obviously Tiger was on the left and it was my ...
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Tim Clark sees his golf future uncertain if PGA Tour follows USGA RA ban on anchored putting
FORT WORTH, Texas - Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke. While the PGA Tour hasn't yet ruled on the change, Clark said Wednesday the expected decision made this week by the U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club means the issue "is getting really serious ...
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Home runs power Atlanta past Twins
Evan Gattis hit a grand slam home run on Wednesday, one of three home runs the Braves hit in an 8-3 victory over the Twins at Turner Field. It was Minnesota’s eighth loss in a ...
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Sports Cheruiyot and Keitany to miss competition for over one year
Mary Keitany are expectant and are likely to return in 2014 for 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games preparations. Although the pregnancies emerge as blessings to their families, it could be a challenge ...
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Pellegrini circling new City circle
22 May 2013 Manchester City's hopes of landing Manuel Pellegrini as their next manager look to have increased after the Chilean announced he was definitely leaving ...
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From Backup Quarterback To Super Bowl Contender Building The Colin Kaepernick Brand
Ten weeks into the 2012 NFL season, Colin Kaepernick's life changed. The San Francisco 49ers starting veteran quarterback, Alex Smith, left a game against the Saint Louis Rams with a concussion. 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh brought Kaepernick, who up until that point had served as a backup quarterback typically relied upon to run wildcat offense plays, in for Smith. And in a decision that ...
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Sources 49ers fear Crabtree tears Achilles
Michael Crabtree tore his Achilles tendon on Tuesday, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Crabtree is undergoing additional tests to confirm the injury, the sources said. USA Today Sports, citing a person informed of the injury, is reporting that Crabree tore his Achilles. While a torn Achilles usually was considered a season-ending injury, ...
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Adrianos versatility helps secure new Barca contract
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona utility player Adriano Correia has agreed a four-year contract extension until 2017, the La Liga champions said in a statement on ...
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Coach K returning to USA Basketball
Mike Segar/Reuters Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. He had maintained for months that he ...
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Afghan cricket captains dad abducted
UNKNOWN gunmen have dragged the father of Afghanistan's cricket captain from his car on the outskirts of Jalalabad city and have taken him hostage, officials ...
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Andy Roddick Joins Fox Sports 1
Erin Andrews Officially Set to Move to Fox Sports After ESPN Contract Expires It is a high profile hire for Fox Sports, which is gunning for cable sports leader ESPN when the former launches Aug. 17 in more than 80 million homes. Roddick, 30, announced his retirement from tennis after last summer’s U.S. Open. He’ll appear on ...
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Edgewaters baseball season ends with loss
Edgewater catcher John Blake awaits the throw as Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy's Dylan Bautista scores during the 3rd inning of a Eagles' 7-0 loss in a Class 6A state baseball semifinal in Fort Myers. (Mark Randall, South Florida Sun ...
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Report Marlins Park May Host Football Bowl Game
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Arkansas beat Ole Miss in SEC baseball tournament
OXFORD, MS (WLOX) - Arkansas beat the Ole Miss Rebels 2 to 1 in 10 innings at the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Alabama on Wednesday. The Rebels baseball team will now face the LSU - Alabama loser on Thursday at 9:30 ...
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Football eyes Flushing Meadows
NEW YORK // In a sun-drenched parking lot outside Citi Field in Queens, NY, thousands of baseball fans poured out of the elevated trains and made their way over to the brick and glass stadium of the New York Mets. It was a sight every sports team owner longs to see and it may be a glimpse into the future for potential supporters of the New York City Football Club (NYCFC), the recently announced ...
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Perez Still Confident McLaren Can Win
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Olazabal Dreaming of Ryder Cup Playing Comeback
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Querrey beats Stakhovsky to reach quarters in Nice
American Sam Querrey reached the quarterfinals of the Nice Open by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday.The third-seeded Querrey broke his opponent three times, while Stakhovsky converted only one of seven opportunities.Querrey will play French wild card Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who rallied to defeat Ricardas Berankis 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.Albert Montanes advanced to the last eight ...
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Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher announces his retirement
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 10:09 a.m. CHICAGO -- Star linebacker Brian Urlacher is calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. The eight-time Pro Bowl player announced his retirement on his Twitter account Wednesday. In a statement, he said, "After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire." "Although I could ...
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MU to host college golf tournament at Erin Hills Oct. 6-8
Marquette University will announce later today that it will play host to a 14-team college tournament, the Erin Hills Intercollegiate, at Erin Hills Golf Course this fall. The 54-hole stroke play tournament will be held Oct. 6-8 and will feature powerhouses UCLA, Stanford, Southern Methodist and Oklahoma; in-state rivals Wisconsin and UW-Green Bay; Michigan, Michigan State and Northwestern from ...
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Havana shoots for Guineas gold
Richard Hannon's colt ran a blinder in the French equivalent, hitting the front inside the final furlong before eventually being run out of it into fifth.However, he made up plenty of ground at Longchamp and connections are dreaming of claiming a Classic double this weekend, with Just The Judge running in the same colours in the 1000 Guineas."Havana Gold should be right in the ...
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Ten-year ban for rider Ahern
22 May 2013 Group One-winning jockey Eddie Ahern has been disqualified for a total of 10 years following the conclusion of a British Horseracing Authority corruption ...
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Switzerland world's most competitive country
Switzerland is frequently pointed to as a model of good governance, prosperity, innovation and stability and is one of the happiest countries in the world. The recent competitive survey by the WEF underscored this, but came with a warning.
Switzerland truly is an impressive country, landlocked and small with no natural resources; it has developed into one of the richest countries in the world and was recently named the most competitive economy in the world. This is due in large part to its banking sector, which is one of the most advanced and its government structure, which is efficient in comparison to many other developed countries. Read more
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