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Webber breaks leg in bike crash

BBC: Sports - 1 hour 10 min ago

Formula One driver Mark Webber breaks his right leg after colliding with a car while riding his bike at a charity event in Tasmania.

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Live text - Rugby League World Cup final

BBC: Sports - 1 hour 20 min ago

Holders Australia take on New Zealand in the final of the Rugby League World Cup in Brisbane.

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Troubled Citigroup Says It Will Keep Naming Deal With Mets

New York Times: Sports - 1 hour 21 min ago

Citigroup, which agreed in 2006 to a 20-year, $400 million contract to name the Mets’ new stadium Citi Field, will keep the deal despite recently absorbing billions of dollars in losses.

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Sidebottom to undergo back scan

BBC: Sports - 1 hour 31 min ago

England send seamer Ryan Sidebottom for a new scan on his lower back as India look to wrap up victory in the ODI series.

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Katich ton puts Australia on top

BBC: Sports - 1 hour 51 min ago

Simon Katich's unbeaten 131 puts Australia on course for a probable victory in the first Test against New Zealand.

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Dawson 'in talks with Calzaghe'

BBC: Sports - 1 hour 54 min ago

America's Chad Dawson claims talks have opened between Joe Calzaghe's camp and his own, suggesting the Welshman might not be retiring after all.

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At Texas Tech, a Combination Is Both Unlikely and Dazzling

New York Times: Sports - 2 hours 11 min ago

Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell and receiver Michael Crabtree have emerged as the indelible duo of this college football season.

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Dallas captain Morrow faces long injury layoff

Reuters: Sports - 2 hours 49 min ago

DALLAS (Reuters) - Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow is expected to be out for the rest of the season due to a torn ligament in his right knee that requires surgery, the team said on their website on Friday.

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Garnett enjoys happy Minnesota return with Celtics

Reuters: Sports - 3 hours 17 min ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Boston's Kevin Garnett made his long-awaited return to the court in Minnesota on Friday and led the Celtics to a 95-78 victory over the Timberwolves.

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Biron records 40 saves in Flyers win over Sabres

Reuters: Sports - 3 hours 20 min ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia goalie Martin Biron recorded a season-high 40 saves against his former team as the visiting Flyers shut out the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Friday.

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Obama Lobbies for Chicago Games in 2016

New York Times: Sports - 3 hours 21 min ago

President-elect Barack Obama spoke via video on Friday to European Olympic committees at a meeting in Istanbul in an effort to sell Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Games.

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Sports of The Times: N.F.L. Players Union Could Use the Help of Miller

New York Times: Sports - 3 hours 27 min ago

As the N.F.L. players prepare to elect a new executive director for their union, they should seek the advice of Marvin Miller, the former Major League Baseball Players Association boss.

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Sports of The Times: A Coaching Great Is Forever a Character Builder

New York Times: Sports - 3 hours 27 min ago

The first Joe Lapchick Character Awards were presented to three memorable college coaches at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

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Returning to Harvard for an Encore on the Field

New York Times: Sports - 3 hours 55 min ago

Noah Van Niel, last year’s starting fullback, will be on the field again Saturday belting out the national anthem before the Crimson’s annual game against Yale.

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F1 driver Webber seriously hurt

Globe and Mail: Sports - 3 hours 56 min ago

Webber, who drives for F1's Red Bull team, was cycling along a road in southeast Australia when he was hit by a car

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Del Potro Falters, and Spain Pulls Even in Davis Cup

New York Times: Sports - 4 hours 6 min ago

Argentina’s David Nalbandian had a one-match lead over Spain in the Davis Cup final until Feliciano López caught up with the home team in the day’s second match.

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Women’s Roundup: Hartford Defuses a Rally to Hold Off No. 6 Duke

New York Times: Sports - 4 hours 9 min ago

Lisa Etienne scored 15 points to help Hartford upset No. 6 Duke, 53-51, at the DePaul Invitational in Chicago.

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For Utah and B.Y.U., Football Rivalry a Religion

New York Times: Sports - 4 hours 11 min ago

Many college football rivalries are conducted with a religious fervor, but when Utah and B.Y.U. play, as they will on Saturday, the fervor has religion in its roots.

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Armour eagles 18th hole at Pebble Beach

Globe and Mail: Sports - 4 hours 13 min ago

Defending champion Tommy Armour III eagled the 18th hole Friday at Spyglass Hill en route to a 1-under 71, joining Arron Oberholser in a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational

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Little Resistance in Duke’s Smooth Win

New York Times: Sports - 4 hours 15 min ago

Led by Kyle Singler, the Duke Blue Devils found the smoothness they so badly lacked in their opening victory against Southern Illinois to dispatch Michigan, 71-56.

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