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In sports writing the action’s moved away from columns
Bryan Curtis writes about the slow decline of The New York Times’ Sports of the Times column. But more than one column in one newspaper, Curtis is really writing about a broader shift in what content is valuable in an online ...
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Prosecutors allege third molestation victim of former Richmond football coach
MARTINEZ -- Prosecutors on Tuesday said a third sexual assault victim has come forward against a former Richmond football coach, prompting additional criminal charges.Barron Edwards, a 51-year-old San Lorenzo resident, was charged in May with 16 felony counts alleging sex crimes against two girls in the 1980s and 1990s. On Monday, the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office filed an amended ...
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Tiger Woods resting sore elbow until British Open
Tiger Woods. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Tiger Woods' sore left elbow will keep him out of competition until the British Open. Woods says on his website that he had his left elbow checked out when he returned home from the U.S. Open at Merion. He says doctors found a strain to his left elbow and advised him to take a few weeks off for rest and treatment. He will not be playing the ...
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Red Wings plan new home in Detroit sports district
DETROIT-The Detroit Red Wings and city officials have announced a $650 million plan for a new arena for the NHL team in Detroit's downtown entertainment and sports district. Plans for the 18,000-seat arena were announced Wednesday at a meeting of economic development officials to approve the deal. Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch has long said he wanted a replacement for the 32-year-old Joe ...
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Nadal Made a Dangerous Fifth Seed at Wimbledon
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Annual high school football OVAC Kickoff Weekend schedule announced
To celebrate the official start of the 2013 high school football season in the Ohio Valley, the 4th Annual McDonald's OVAC Kickoff Weekend presented by WTOV9 will take place on Aug. 29 and 30. Game match-ups and stadium locations were announced Wednesday morning. Again this year, there will be five games involving 10 schools. The event will continue to serve as a fundraiser for the ...
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Iranians dance in the streets after qualifying for football tournament days after election
For the second time in days, Iranians, who have had little cause for cheer in eight years, have been dancing in the streets. There was an explosion of joy in their fun-starved nation when its beloved national football team won a prized ticket to next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil with a 1-0 away victory over South Korea on Tuesday. This followed a weekend of celebrations after ...
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Nationals Psych Sheets Released Ryan Lochte Missy Franklin Enter IM Events
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 19. USA Swimming has just released psych sheets for the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships & World Championship Trials. Big news: Ryan Lochte is entered in the 400 IM. There was much speculation going into the meet on whether or not Lochte would enter in the notoriously grueling event. The guessing game was fueled even further when Lochte won the 400 IM at ...
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Rose gets back to golf in Connecticut after whirlwind surrounding US Open victory
CROMWELL, Conn. -- Justin Rose says he may need adrenaline to carry him through the Travelers Championship after winning the U.S. Open last week. Rose says he had always planned to play a three-week stretch starting at Merion, and loves playing the TPC River Highlands course, where he has three top-10 finishes in seven starts. The 32-year-old spent Tuesday in New York, making numerous media ...
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Four hospitalized after baseball bat melee
EAST COUNTY -; Sheriff's deputies are investigating a melee reportedly involving baseball bats on the Viejas Indian Reservation Wednesday morning, authorities ...
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No Liverpool move yet for Mkhitaryan
Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin claims there has been no approach from Liverpool for in-demand midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan - but they would be willing to listen to ...
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Bull Durham turns 25 -- and whats your favorite sports movie
The other day, I was picking out some movies to give to my nephew, who just graduated from high school and who hinted that he’d like, as a gift from me, some great DVDs for his collection. I was having fun choosing some classics that I thought he’d like . . . a little Hitchcock here, a little Kubrick there . . . and then I thought I should include a sports movie, as he loves sports. ...
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Wide receiver Quinton Pedroza dismissed from Utah Utes football team
Utah's Quinton Pedroza makes a reception with teammate Justin Thomas defending during practice Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Rice Eccles Stadium. Pedroza was dismissed from the team ...
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Astros sign No. 1 overall pick RHP Mark Appel
The 21-year-old Appel was 10-4 with four complete games and a 2.12 ERA this season. He had 130 strikeouts in 106.1 innings pitched and allowed opponents a .203 batting ...
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Source Revis paid $50K to get 24 with Bucs
Mark Barron $50,000 to get the No. 24 from the second-year safety. Barron now wears No. 23. Revis wore the No. 25 at the University of Pittsburgh but was No. 24 during his six seasons with ...
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Reid Duckworth qualify for Wimbledon
Matt Reid will make his grand slam main draw debut at Wimbledon next week after booking his spot through qualifying on Wednesday.Fellow Australian James Duckworth also secured a qualifying spot in the men's singles at the grass-court grand slam, starting on Monday.Reid, a 22-year-old from NSW, completed an excellent run through qualifying when he fought back from a set down to beat American ...
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Protesters hopeful on ticket prices
Supporters from across the country gathered to demonstrate outside Premier League headquarters on Wednesday afternoon while a delegation met with the competition's chief executive Richard Scudamore inside. Disgruntlement over the rising cost of attending matches, particularly away matches, has grown in recent years and notably commanded attention after Manchester City's visit to ...
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Sagna targets title with Arsenal
Sagna, 30, is entering into the final season of his current deal at the Emirates Stadium, but is in talks over an extension. Manager Arsene Wenger has been promised significant funds to build a squad capable of mounting a sustained title challenge after they pipped Tottenham to fourth place and a potential Champions League place. France international Sagna has no doubts Arsenal can be ...
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Manu Spurs ponder how they lost Game 6
Manu Ginobili was thinking about so many things as he sat with his chin in the palm of his hand staring down at the stat sheet on the table before him. He looked as if he were staring at a bill he couldn't afford to pay. "We were a few seconds away from winning the championship," he said. "And we let it go." The Spurs' 103-100 overtime loss in Game ...
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Ed OBannon v. NCAA Whats at stake
case currently pending in the Northern District of California. This cavalcade of J.D.s will pack a courtroom in Oakland, Calif., on June 20 to argue whether the O'Bannon case should go forward as a class action lawsuit. SI.com legal analyst Michael McCann ...
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Brazil World Cup protests National security force deployed to ensure Confederations Cup is not disrupted
A national security force will be deployed to five of Brazil's major cities to ensure the Confederations Cup football tournament is not disrupted by the widespread protests that have swept the ...
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Group gives $100K for sports complex
The Daily Journal reports The Bailey & Wood Financial Group donated the money to help pay for somewhere between 700 and 1,000 visitor-side seats. The money will also be used to build a pole barn for baseball and softball teams. In return, the financial company will get non-exclusive advertising on the scoreboards. The deal was accepted by the Clark-Pleasant school board Tuesday ...
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Tiger out of ATT National due to strained elbow
on his website Wednesday that he will not play in the tournament he hosts, the AT&T National, due to a left elbow strain. "I was examined after I returned home from the U.S. Open, and the doctors determined I have a left elbow strain," Woods said.Woods said that he suffered from mild discomfort in his elbow before the US Open at Merion last week but he further injured the elbow ...
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Kirsten Leaves South Africa No Wiser About Choke Habit
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Woods to Rest Elbow Skip ATT National
Tiger Woods' sore left elbow will keep him out of competition until the British Open. Woods says on his website that he had his left elbow checked out when he returned home from the U.S. Open at Merion. He says doctors found a strain to his left elbow and advised him to take a few weeks off for rest and ...
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Nebraska residents wary of crude oil pipeline
The Keystone pipeline is highly controversial because it has the potential to provide major benefits to the US and Nebraskan economy, while also posing as a potentially devastating risk, while state leaders recently conceded they have little say in whether it is built in the state.
The Keystone pipeline is a massive 2,100 mile long crude oil pipeline that has been under construction for several years and is intended to transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Illinois and Oklahoma, as well as the Gulf Coast. It will pass through the state of Nebraska as part of a 291-mile expansion to provide Cushing in Oklahoma with crude oil. Cushing is a major regional oil hub. Read more
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