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Sunday, September 30, 2012 12:09 AM PDT

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News: Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday Sept 30 All Blacks thrash Pumas to win Rugby Championship UPDATE 1-Tennis-China Open women's singles round 1 results Orioles catch up with Yankees in AL East race Baseball-Orioles catch up with Yankees in AL East race Baseball standings U.S. and Europe target fast starts to end Cup UPDATE 8-Baseball results REFILE-UPDATE 2-Rugby-All Blacks thrash Pumas to win Rugby Championship Golf-U.S. and Europe target fast starts to end Cup Crowd carries U.S. to Ryder Cup lead Donald delivers when it matters most Golf-Crowd carries U.S. to Ryder Cup lead Golf-Donald delivers when it matters most Olazabal leans on Ryder experience in saying "it's not over" Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday Sept 30 Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:59 PM PDT Reuters - Reuters sports schedule at 0600 on Sunday (all times GMT): - - - - GOLF Ryder Cup (to 30) MEDINAH, Illinois - Though Tiger Woods lost for a third time this week, the United States tightened their grip on the 39th Ryder Cup by taking a commanding 10-6 lead over holders Europe at Medinah Country Club. ... Full Story Top All Blacks thrash Pumas to win Rugby Championship Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:52 PM PDT Reuters - LA PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) - Winger Cory Jane scored three of New Zealand's seven tries as the All Blacks put in a world champion performance to beat Argentina 54-15 and lift the inaugural Rugby Championship title on Saturday. The other New Zealand winger, Julian Savea, also scored two tries in an open match in which the Pumas also crossed the All Blacks line twice, most notably with scrumhalf Martin Landajo's opening try of the match. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 1-Tennis-China Open women's singles round 1 results Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:49 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the China Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat 16-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-0 Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Mona Barthel (Germany) 6-1 6-1 Ayumi Morita (Japan) beat Maria Teresa Torro (Spain) 6-3 6-0 Full Story Top Orioles catch up with Yankees in AL East race Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:08 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Baltimore Orioles jumped back into a tie for the lead with the New York Yankees in the American League East Division after taking down the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday as the Yankees stumbled 3-2 to Toronto. With the regular season just four games away from completion, the Orioles joined the Yankees on a 91-67 record thanks to a Manny Machado home run in the seventh, his blast over left field breaking a 3-3 deadlock. ... Full Story Top Baseball-Orioles catch up with Yankees in AL East race Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:59 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 29 (Reuters) - The Baltimore Orioles jumped back into a tie for the lead with the New York Yankees in the American League East Division after taking down the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday as the Yankees stumbled 3-2 to Toronto. With the regular season just four games away from completion, the Orioles joined the Yankees on a 91-67 record thanks to a Manny Machado home run in the seventh, his blast over left field breaking a 3-3 deadlock. ... Full Story Top Baseball standings Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:44 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Saturday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. NY Yankees 91 67 .576 - 1. Baltimore 91 67 .576 - 3. Tampa Bay 87 71 .551 4 4. Toronto 70 88 .443 21 5. Boston 69 89 .437 22 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 85 73 .538 - 2. Chicago White Sox 83 75 .525 2 3. Kansas City 71 87 .449 14 4. Cleveland 66 92 .418 19 4. Minnesota 66 92 .418 19 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 92 65 .586 - 2. Oakland 90 68 .570 2 1/2 3. LA Angels 87 70 .554 5 4. Seattle 73 85 .462 19 1/2 NATIONAL LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. ... Full Story Top U.S. and Europe target fast starts to end Cup Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:37 PM PDT Reuters - MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - Going into Sunday's concluding singles matches at the Ryder Cup, the heavily favored United States team hope to continue their free-wheeling style of play while Europe have been left banking on a miracle comeback. Both sides have top-loaded their line-ups for what promises to be an intriguing last day at Medinah Country Club, where birdies have been plentiful on a tree-lined layout virtually shorn of rough with greens running at lightning speed. The U.S. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 8-Baseball results Sat,29 Sep 2012 09:09 PM PDT Reuters - Sept 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) TORONTO 3 NY Yankees 2 Detroit 6 MINNESOTA 4 OAKLAND 7 Seattle 4 (10 innings) Tampa Bay 10 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4 BALTIMORE 4 Boston 3 Kansas City 7 CLEVELAND 6 (14 innings) PITTSBURGH 2 Cincinnati 1 ATLANTA 2 NY Mets 0 Philadelphia 9 MIAMI 5 MILWAUKEE 9 Houston 5 Washington 6 ST. LOUIS 4 (10 innings) ARIZONA 8 Chicago Cubs 2 SAN DIEGO 7 San Francisco 3 LA DODGERS 3 Colorado 0 Full Story Top REFILE-UPDATE 2-Rugby-All Blacks thrash Pumas to win Rugby Championship Sat,29 Sep 2012 08:39 PM PDT Reuters - (Corrects Jane's name in lead para) * All Blacks clinch inaugural title * Run in seven tries, hat-trick for Jane * McCaw relishes world champion performance LA PLATA, Argentina, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Winger Cory Jane scored three of New Zealand's seven tries as the All Blacks put in a world champion performance to beat Argentina 54-15 and lift the inaugural Rugby Championship title on Saturday. ... Full Story Top Golf-U.S. and Europe target fast starts to end Cup Sat,29 Sep 2012 08:05 PM PDT Reuters - MEDINAH, Illinois, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Going into Sunday's concluding singles matches at the Ryder Cup, the heavily favoured United States team hope to continue their free-wheeling style of play while Europe have been left banking on a miracle comeback. Both sides have top-loaded their line-ups for what promises to be an intriguing last day at Medinah Country Club, where birdies have been plentiful on a tree-lined layout virtually shorn of rough with greens running at lightning speed. The U.S. ... Full Story Top Crowd carries U.S. to Ryder Cup lead Sat,29 Sep 2012 08:03 PM PDT Reuters - MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - The crowd finally made its presence felt at the Ryder Cup on Saturday helping carry the United States to a commanding 10-6 lead. During the buildup to the biennial showdown between the U.S. and Europe, American captain Davis Love III had made it clear he was counting on the home fans to lift his team and got what he asked for on Saturday as roars echoed across the sprawling Medinah Country Club. ... Full Story Top Donald delivers when it matters most Sat,29 Sep 2012 08:01 PM PDT Reuters - MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - Luke Donald is not nicknamed 'Cool Hand' for nothing. Like the famous film character, the Englishman is utterly unflappable. Donald has held the number one ranking for 55 weeks, on and off over the past two years, and led the money list on both the European and U.S. PGA tours. Yet his achievements have never garnered the same attention as his contemporaries, mostly because of his failure to win a major, and it has irritated him. ... Full Story Top Golf-Crowd carries U.S. to Ryder Cup lead Sat,29 Sep 2012 07:55 PM PDT Reuters - MEDINAH, Illinois, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The crowd finally made its presence felt at the Ryder Cup on Saturday helping carry the United States to a commanding 10-6 lead. During the buildup to the biennial showdown between the U.S. and Europe, American captain Davis Love III had made it clear he was counting on the home fans to lift his team and got what he asked for on Saturday as roars echoed across the sprawling Medinah Country Club. ... Full Story Top Golf-Donald delivers when it matters most Sat,29 Sep 2012 07:53 PM PDT Reuters - MEDINAH, Illinois, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Luke Donald is not nicknamed 'Cool Hand' for nothing. Like the famous film character, the Englishman is utterly unflappable. Donald has held the number one ranking for 55 weeks, on and off over the past two years, and led the money list on both the European and U.S. PGA tours. Yet his achievements have never garnered the same attention as his contemporaries, mostly because of his failure to win a major, and it has irritated him. ... Full Story Top Olazabal leans on Ryder experience in saying "it's not over" Sat,29 Sep 2012 07:50 PM PDT Reuters - MEDINAH, Illinois (Reuters) - Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal saw the last great Ryder Cup comeback victory first-hand, so the Spaniard knows that overcoming their 10-6 deficit against the U.S. is possible. Olazabal was on the 17th green at Brookline when the Americans won the 1999 Ryder Cup after entering Sunday singles trailing by four points to register a record comeback for the biennial event. "I believe that it's not over," said Olazabal on Saturday, continuing to draw inspiration from great friend and mentor Seve Ballesteros, who died last year at age 54 after a battle with cancer. ... Full Story Top

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