Sports local digest: US Olympic women’s water polo team has Bay Area flavor

Published By On Friday, May 18th 2012. Under Sports News    
Sports local digest: US Olympic women’s water polo team has Bay Area flavor
Former Stanford star Brenda Villa and ex-Cal All-America Heather Petri are headed to their fourth Olympics as seven players with Bay Area ties were named Thursday to the U.S. women's water polo team.Coach Adam Krikorian announced his 13-player U.S. team that includes Melissa Seidemann of Walnut Creek and Annika Dries. ... Read More

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, May 18

Published By On Friday, May 18th 2012. Under Sports News    
Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, May 18
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday (times GMT): - - - - ATHLETICS SHANGHAI - Chinese high hurdler Liu Xiang will be the main focus of attention at the Shanghai Diamond League this weekend with his nation hoping he can show he is on course ... Read More

Sports in Brief: Finland downs U.S. hockey at worlds

Published By On Friday, May 18th 2012. Under Sports News    
Sports in Brief: Finland downs U.S. hockey at worlds
Jesse Joensuu's winning goal with nine seconds left lifted Finland past the United States, 3-2, on Thursday for a place in the semifinals of the hockey world championships in Helsinki. Joensuu opened the ... Read More

Lieutenant governor remains mum on Internet wagering and sport betting in …

Published By On Friday, May 18th 2012. Under Sports News    
Lieutenant governor remains mum on Internet wagering and sport betting in …
ATLANTIC CITY — At the East Coast Gaming Congress here on Thursday, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno sounded more like she was on the campaign stump than simply speaking to gambling-industry executives. Guadagno, a ... Read More

PA sports chair: Oust Israel from Olympic c’tees

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
PA sports chair: Oust Israel from Olympic c’tees
Jibril Rajoub, chairman of the Palestinian Football Association, on Thursday called for Israel to be expelled from all international Olympic unions and committees until it “honors international agreements.”Rajoub said that he was personally prepared ... Read More

The Sports Matrix: Friday 18 May 2012

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
The Sports Matrix: Friday 18 May 2012
Stuart Broad gave England the advantage on the opening day of the first Test at Lord's against West Indies yesterday, leaving the tourists already facing an uphill task to rescue the match. The 25-year-old took six wickets – his fifth Test haul of five or more – to reduce the ... Read More

Los Angeles’s unprecedented weekend of sports

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Los Angeles’s unprecedented weekend of sports
“This is unprecedented, in the history of any arena, I believe, in the United States,” said Lee Zeidman, Staples Center’s senior vice president and general manager. “And, it will never be duplicated anywhere else.”On Sunday, the sports world will revolve around the corner of S. Figueroa Street and Chick Hearn ... Read More

Sports Blog Preakness cheat sheet: Six things to know 5 of 9

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Sports Blog Preakness cheat sheet: Six things to know 5 of 9
I'll Have Another, winner of the Kentucky Derby, gallops under exercise rider Johnny Garcia at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore May 16, 2012. (Credit: AP Photo) (CBS News) The Triple Crown contest shifts Saturday to Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, where surprise Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another will attempt ... Read More

Lakers Sequel: It Just Got Worse

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Lakers Sequel: It Just Got Worse
The moment in question came at the end of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Lakers game on Wednesday night, which the Thunder won 77-75 to go up 2-0 in the Western Conference semifinals. Bryant’s performance? “He muffed it. He dropped it. He bricked it. And in the final seconds, when the ... Read More

Sports teams go head-to-head with "Call Me Maybe"

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Sports teams go head-to-head with "Call Me Maybe"
(CBS News) So first there was the Harvard Baseball team doing a fun cover of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" and I laughed, but honestly thought it was just a "one off". Now the SMU Women's Rowing team has joined the fray with their own spin ... Read More

Sports in Brief: Premier League gets greater U.S. audience

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Sports in Brief: Premier League gets greater U.S. audience
A total of 1.35 million viewers tuned into the U.S. television coverage of the final day of the English Premier League season, an increase of 72 percent over 2011. U.S. networks televised ... Read More

Post Sports Live: How many homers for Harper?

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Post Sports Live: How many homers for Harper?
Post Contributor Badge This commenter is a Washington Post contributor. Post contributors aren’t staff, but may write articles or columns. In some cases, contributors are sources or experts quoted in a story. More about badges | Request a badge ... Read More

MLB: Some of sport’s best rules are left unwritten

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
MLB: Some of sport’s best rules are left unwritten
More has been written about baseball’s unwritten rules than about most of the sports world’s written ones. In the wake of Tuesday night’s narrowly averted New York Mets-Milwaukee Brewers beanball battle; of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels’ admission that he threw at Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals last week; and ... Read More

GM to make first sports car with SS nameplate

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
GM to make first sports car with SS nameplate
DETROIT | Thu May 17, 2012 2:46pm EDT DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co, the ... Read More

Wednesday’s Sports in Brief

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Wednesday’s Sports in Brief
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Drew Brees is frustrated by what he views as a lack of communication with the New Orleans Saints in his contract negotiations, adding the club should have shown more urgency to get a long-term deal done. "It's been extremely frustrating for me. I don't think the negotiations ... Read More

At Liverpool, Results Weigh More Heavily Than Sentimentality

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
At Liverpool, Results Weigh More Heavily Than Sentimentality
After this weekend, the Russian owner of Chelsea will be on their tails, most likely also seeking a new manager or coach to turn his team around. The equation is simple: Only winners succeed in the soccer business, and anyone who believes ... Read More

Kevin-sent

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Kevin-sent
PHILADELPHIA Kevin Garnett got a few things off his chest after Boston’s 82-81 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. Frustrated by the 1-1 series tie in his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal against an inferior, untested Sixers squad, the 14-time All-Star was irate with what he’d witnessed during two sloppy games ... Read More

Kevin-sent

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Kevin-sent
PHILADELPHIA Kevin Garnett got a few things off his chest after Boston’s 82-81 home loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. Frustrated by the 1-1 series tie in his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal against an inferior, untested Sixers squad, the 14-time All-Star was irate with what he’d witnessed during two sloppy games ... Read More

Unique Flesh Eating Bacteria Survivors Return to Sports: Fan’s View

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Unique Flesh Eating Bacteria Survivors Return to Sports: Fan’s View
One blogger claims that flesh eating bacteria, like the kind that affected Aimee Copeland during a zip-line accident in Georgia, are extremely rare -- and are nothing to worry about. However, many videos on YouTube show that this is something that has taken many athletes out of the game. Furthermore, ... Read More

Unique Flesh Eating Bacteria Survivors Return to Sports: Fan’s View

Published By On Thursday, May 17th 2012. Under Sports News    
Unique Flesh Eating Bacteria Survivors Return to Sports: Fan’s View
One blogger claims that flesh eating bacteria, like the kind that affected Aimee Copeland during a zip-line accident in Georgia, are extremely rare -- and are nothing to worry about. However, many videos on YouTube show that this is something that has taken many athletes out of the game. Furthermore, ... Read More
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