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News: Flyers freeze out Penguins again Bobcats crash and burn against weakened Heat Motor racing-Hamilton quickest in final China practice Golf-Oosthuizen takes halfway lead at rain-hit Malaysian Open Motor racing-Chinese Grand Prix third free practice times Harrison pitches Rangers to victory in Minnesota Golf-Malaysian Open second round scores Dodgers sale and plan to exit bankruptcy approved Golf-Heritage Classic scores Golf-Knost opens two-stroke lead at Heritage Classic One of Syracuse coach's accusers says it was all a lie Huge baseball salaries show other teams can play Yankees' game Rallying-Injured Latvala out of Argentina Rally Former NBA star Williams freed from jail For women, boxing workouts pull no punches Flyers freeze out Penguins again Fri,13 Apr 2012 11:07 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux grabbed a hat-trick apiece as the Philadelphia Flyers stunned Pittsburgh for a second game in a row on Friday, while the Los Angeles Kings pulled off another playoff shocker against Vancouver, 4-2. Full Story Top Bobcats crash and burn against weakened Heat Fri,13 Apr 2012 10:04 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Miami Heat were without starters Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem but still feasted on the league's worst team, handing the Charlotte Bobcats a 15th consecutive loss in a 105-82 home romp on Friday. Full Story Top Motor racing-Hamilton quickest in final China practice Fri,13 Apr 2012 09:40 PM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI, April 14 (Reuters) - McLaren wrapped up practicefor the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday with Lewis Hamilton andJenson Button one-two on top of the timesheets and lookingcomfortably quicker than their Formula One rivals. The championship leaders will not be able to secure theirthird successive front row sweep in qualifying, however, withHamilton penalised five places on the starting grid due to agearbox change. Button, whose last pole position came at the 2009 MonacoGrand Prix in his title-winning year with Brawn GP, could stillsecure the team's 150th pole. ... Full Story Top Golf-Oosthuizen takes halfway lead at rain-hit Malaysian Open Fri,13 Apr 2012 09:36 PM PDT Reuters - April 14 (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen remained on course tomake up for the heartbreak of narrowly missing out on a U.S.Masters victory last week by taking a one-shot lead at thehalfway stage of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The South African returned to add two birdies over his lastsix holes in the second round for a four-under-par 68 afterthunderstorms and heavy rain ended play early at theco-sanctioned European and Asian Tour event on Friday. ... Full Story Top Motor racing-Chinese Grand Prix third free practice times Fri,13 Apr 2012 09:22 PM PDT Reuters - April 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Third free practice timesfrom the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Saturday 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:35.940 2. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1:36.063 3. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:36.389 4. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Mercedes 1:36.512 5. Mark Webber (Australia) Red Bull 1:36.635 6. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Williams 1:36.765 7. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Sauber 1:36.781 8. Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) Sauber 1:36.880 9. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Red Bull 1:37.039 10. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Lotus 1:37.061 11. ... Full Story Top Harrison pitches Rangers to victory in Minnesota Fri,13 Apr 2012 09:09 PM PDT Reuters - APRIL 13 - (Reuters) - Matt Harrison pitched the Texas Rangers to their sixth win in eight games, holding the Minnesota Twins to a single run over eight innings in a 4-1 victory on Friday. Full Story Top Golf-Malaysian Open second round scores Fri,13 Apr 2012 08:43 PM PDT Reuters - April 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Malaysian Open second roundscores at the par-72 course in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The cutwas set at 144. 134 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 66 68 135 Hennie Otto (South Africa) 71 64 Jbe Kruger (South Africa) 70 65 Stephen Gallacher (Britain) 67 68 136 Romain Wattel (France) 68 68 137 David Lipsky (U.S.) 70 67 Martin Kaymer (Germany) 70 67 138 Jyoti Randhawa (India) 66 72 Danny Willett (Britain) 69 69 Jeev Milkha Singh (India) 65 73 Ben Fox (U.S. ... Full Story Top Dodgers sale and plan to exit bankruptcy approved Fri,13 Apr 2012 07:03 PM PDT Reuters - WILMINGTON, Del./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers' sale to a group led by basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson for $2.1 billion and the Major League Baseball team's plan to exit Chapter 11 this month were approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday. Full Story Top Golf-Heritage Classic scores Fri,13 Apr 2012 05:44 PM PDT Reuters - April 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Heritage Classic second roundscores from the par-71 course at Hilton Head Island, SouthCarolina on Friday. The cut was set at 145. 133 Colt Knost (U.S.) 67 66 135 Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 70 65 136 Boo Weekley (U.S.) 70 66 Harris English (U.S.) 68 68 137 Chad Campbell (U.S.) 67 70 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 71 66 138 Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 71 67 Bob Estes (U.S.) 71 67 Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) 71 67 Kevin Na (U.S.) 70 68 Michael Bradley (U.S.) 74 64 139 Charley Hoffman (U.S.) 74 65 Zach Johnson (U.S.) 71 68 Bud Cauley (U.S. ... Full Story Top Golf-Knost opens two-stroke lead at Heritage Classic Fri,13 Apr 2012 05:29 PM PDT Reuters - April 13 (Reuters) - Unheralded Colt Knost carded anerror-free five-under 66 to grab the spotlight and the midwaylead at the Heritage Classic on Hilton Head Island in SouthCarolina on Friday as the 26-year-old searches for his first PGATour victory. Knost turned in a polished effort in ideal conditions at theHarbour Town Golf Links, carding two birdies on his outward nineand three more coming home to help him to a two-day total ofnine-under 133 and a two-shot lead over Swede Carl Pettersson. ... Full Story Top One of Syracuse coach's accusers says it was all a lie Fri,13 Apr 2012 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A man who last fall accused former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him as a child now says he made up the whole story. Full Story Top Huge baseball salaries show other teams can play Yankees' game Fri,13 Apr 2012 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees normally incur the wrath of fans bothered by baseball's enormous salaries. This year he has more company among players with very large, very long deals worth tens of millions of dollars. Full Story Top Rallying-Injured Latvala out of Argentina Rally Fri,13 Apr 2012 01:45 PM PDT Reuters - April 13 (Reuters) - Jari-Matti Latvala has withdrawn fromthis month's Rally of Argentina after breaking his leftcollarbone while cross-country skiing in Lapland, his Ford teamsaid. The Finn, who won this year's Rally of Sweden, fell heavilyduring training and had to have seven metal screws inserted intohis shoulder in an operation on Thursday. "Cross-country skiing is part of his regular trainingprogramme and he's a good and accomplished skier," a Ford teamspokesperson told the world rally championship (www.wrc.com)website. ... Full Story Top Former NBA star Williams freed from jail Fri,13 Apr 2012 12:46 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams was released from New York City's Rikers Island prison on Friday after serving eight months on a drunken driving charge, officials said. Full Story Top For women, boxing workouts pull no punches Fri,13 Apr 2012 10:34 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jennifer Vaughn needed to get in shape after law school. Emily McCart wanted a break from running. Punching, jabbing and kicking a heavy boxing bag turned out to be just the workout they were looking for. For women who crave an intense fitness routine, boxing-based workouts can be efficient and empowering, even if their feet never touch the inside of a ring. "I became addicted to it," said Vaughn, a Chicago-based attorney. "It has given me an amazing sense of confidence and poise; a feeling that there is nothing that can't be accomplished. ... Full Story Top

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