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Spurs go top in West with 10th consecutive win
Fri,6 Apr 2012 09:44 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs blew past the New Orleans Hornets 128-103 to claim the Western Conference lead with their 10th consecutive victory on Friday. The win moved the Spurs (39-14) percentage points ahead of Oklahoma City (40-15) after the Thunder lost their third in a row, a 103-98 setback to the Indiana Pacers. Tim Duncan, making eight of nine field goal attempts, led the Spurs with 19 points in 20 minutes while Eric Gordon top-scored with 31 for New Orleans, who at 14-41 have the worst record in the Western Conference. ... Full Story
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Coyotes beat Blues, eye first division title
Fri,6 Apr 2012 08:56 PM PDT
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Phoenix Coyotes' players celebrate a goal by teammate Radim Vrbata during the second period of their NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues in St. Louis(Reuters) - The surging Phoenix Coyotes are one win away from clinching their first division title after a 4-1 victory over St Louis put them on top of the Pacific on Friday.


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Pressure builds for Augusta golf club to bend ban on women
Fri,6 Apr 2012 08:30 PM PDT
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A spectator wears colorful footwear while watching a practice round for the 2006 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in AugustaAUGUSTA, Ga (Reuters) - Political pressure mounted on Friday for Augusta National Golf Club, which hosts the Masters tournament, to bend its ban on women members to allow the female chief executive of tournament sponsor IBM to join the exclusive club. President Barack Obama and his likely Republican challenger in the race for the White House, Mitt Romney, both said on Thursday the conservative, all-male club should admit women. ...


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Pena strokes Rays to win over Yankees
Fri,6 Apr 2012 07:21 PM PDT
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Tampa Bay Rays' Pena and Keppinger celebrate a 7-6 win after Pena's RBI-single during the ninth inning of their MLB baseball game against the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg(Reuters) - Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena savored a dream homecoming by crushing a grand slam and then driving in the winning run as the Rays rallied to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in the American League East rivals' season opener on Friday.


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Former Masters winners meet the guillotine
Fri,6 Apr 2012 06:14 PM PDT
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Watson of the U.S. waves to the gallery as he walks off the 18th green during second round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament in AugustaAUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - South African Trevor Immelman, the Masters winner four years ago, made three birdies on the last six holes to narrowly avoid the cut at Augusta National on Friday but nine former winners of the tournament failed to survive. Veterans Bernhard Langer, Larry Mize, Sandy Lyle, Ben Crenshaw, Ian Woosnam, Craig Stadler and Tom Watson all failed to make it to the weekend. "It's disappointing. It's very disappointing because I knew what I had to do and I didn't do it," said the 62-year-old Watson who finished second in the 2009 British Open. ...


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Golf-Pairings for Masters third round
Fri,6 Apr 2012 06:06 PM PDT
Reuters - April 6 (Reuters) - Pairings for Saturday's third round ofthe Masters at Augusta National Golf Club (times GMT, playersU.S. ... Full Story
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Golf-Former Masters winners meet the guillotine
Fri,6 Apr 2012 06:05 PM PDT
Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 6 (Reuters) - South African TrevorImmelman, the Masters winner four years ago, made three birdieson the last six holes to narrowly avoid the cut at AugustaNational on Friday but nine former winners of the tournamentfailed to survive. Veterans Bernhard Langer, Larry Mize, Sandy Lyle, BenCrenshaw, Ian Woosnam, Craig Stadler and Tom Watson all failedto make it to the weekend. "It's disappointing. It's very disappointing because I knewwhat I had to do and I didn't do it," said the 62-year-oldWatson who finished second in the 2009 British Open. ... Full Story
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Frustrated Donald hopes luck with change at Masters
Fri,6 Apr 2012 06:03 PM PDT
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Donald of England hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during second round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament in AugustaAUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Luke Donald was left clinging to the hope that his luck will take a turn for the better after a frustrating second round at the Masters on Friday. The world number one shot a one-over-par 73 to reach the halfway stage at four-over, nine behind the leaders. The Englishman will need a dramatic turnaround over the weekend to have any chance of winning his first major but said he had not given up hope. "I'm going to have to go low tomorrow. I'm nine shots back, which is a long way, but I'm out early and will hopefully get some good fresh greens," he told reporters. ...


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Golf-Frustrated Donald hopes luck with change at Masters
Fri,6 Apr 2012 06:01 PM PDT
Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 6 (Reuters) - Luke Donald was leftclinging to the hope that his luck will take a turn for thebetter after a frustrating second round at the Masters onFriday. The world number one shot a one-over-par 73 to reach thehalfway stage at four-over, nine behind the leaders. The Englishman will need a dramatic turnaround over theweekend to have any chance of winning his first major but saidhe had not given up hope. "I'm going to have to go low tomorrow. I'm nine shots back,which is a long way, but I'm out early and will hopefully getsome good fresh greens," he told reporters. ... Full Story
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Tiger tantrum sums up Woods' Masters woes
Fri,6 Apr 2012 06:01 PM PDT
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Woods of the U.S. reacts to almost sinking a chip shot on the 12th green during second round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament in AugustaAUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Tiger Woods' body language said it all on Friday as he huffed and puffed and almost blew his Masters chances with his worst score at the tournament in eight years. The former world number one came into the week riding a wave of momentum after ending a two-and-a-half-year title drought on the PGA Tour but labored to a three-over-par 75 in the second round at Augusta National. ...


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Golf-Tiger tantrum sums up Woods' Masters woes
Fri,6 Apr 2012 05:56 PM PDT
Reuters - AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 6 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods' bodylanguage said it all on Friday as he huffed and puffed andalmost blew his Masters chances with his worst score at thetournament in eight years. The former world number one came into the week riding a waveof momentum after ending a two-and-a-half-year title drought onthe PGA Tour but laboured to a three-over-par 75 in the secondround at Augusta National. ... Full Story
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Connecticut lawmakers seek review after NCAA bans UConn
Fri,6 Apr 2012 05:53 PM PDT
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Players from the University of Connecticut men's basketball team hold a clinic for students from Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington(Reuters) - Two members of Congress said Friday they would seek a review of the National Collegiate Athletic Association after its decision to ban the University of Connecticut from the 2013 "March Madness" post-season basketball tournament due to low academic grades by players. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative John Larson, both Connecticut Democrats, called the NCAA's enforcement of its academic standards - against UConn as well as some other schools in recent years - as being "arbitrary and unfair. ...


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McIlroy moves, Tiger fumes as Couples shines
Fri,6 Apr 2012 05:31 PM PDT
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McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to missing a birdie putt on the eighth green during second round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament in AugustaAUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy moved in for the kill and Tiger Woods was left kicking his club in frustration during a Masters second round that ended with Americans Jason Dufner and Fred Couples sharing the lead.


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Kings' Cousins fined for criticizing game officials
Fri,6 Apr 2012 05:26 PM PDT
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Kings' Cousins reacts during their NBA basketball game against the Pistons in Sacramento(Reuters) - Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $25,000 for criticizing game officials, the National Basketball Association said on Friday.


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Golf-Masters second round scores
Fri,6 Apr 2012 05:25 PM PDT
Reuters - April 6 (Infostrada Sports) - Masters second round scores fromAugusta, Georgia on Friday. The cut was set at 149. 139 Jason Dufner (U.S.) 69 70 Fred Couples (U.S.) 72 67 140 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 68 72 Lee Westwood (Britain) 67 73 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 72 68 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 71 69 Bubba Watson (U.S.) 69 71 141 Paul Lawrie (Britain) 69 72 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 71 70 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 69 72 142 Ben Crane (U.S.) 69 73 Charles Howell III (U.S.) 72 70 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 70 72 Peter Hanson (Sweden) 68 74 Phil Mickelson (U.S. ... Full Story
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