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Today's Reuters Sports News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Baseball-World Baseball Classic result Nadal crushes Ferrer to win Mexican Open UPDATE 1-Tennis-Nadal crushes Ferrer to win Mexican Open Gulf investors may bid $2.3 billion for Arsenal: report Cricket-Sri Lanka pay row may disrupt Bangladesh tests Gulf investors may bid $2.3 bln for Arsenal -report NHL standings Doping-Major League Baseball chief wants tougher drug penalties UPDATE 4-NHL results Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday March 3 NBA standings UPDATE 3-NBA results Top seeds Isner, Haas exit Delray semi-finals Tennis-Top seeds Isner, Haas exit Delray semi-finals American Suhr sets indoor pole vault record

Baseball-World Baseball Classic result  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 11:28 PM PST March 3 (Reuters) - Result from the first round of the WorldBaseball Classic on Sunday. Pool A (Fukuoka, Japan) Cuba 5 Brazil 2 (Compiled by Peter Rutherford) Full Story	Top
Nadal crushes Ferrer to win Mexican Open  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 11:22 PM PST ACAPULCO (Reuters) - A dominant Rafa Nadal dismantled fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-0 6-2 on Saturday to win his second Mexican Open title and continue his successful comeback from a long injury lay-off. Nadal, ranked fifth in the world, needed just over an hour to dispatch top seed Ferrer and was delighted with his form. "For me, I played almost perfectly," said Nadal following the match. "My knee responded well all week." Nadal also confirmed he would play in next week's Indian Wells hard-court tournament, despite speculation he might skip the event to spare his knee. ... Full Story	Top
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Nadal crushes Ferrer to win Mexican Open  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 11:21 PM PST * Nadal happy with knee * To play Indian Wells (Adds quotes, details) ACAPULCO, March 2 (Reuters) - A dominant Rafa Nadal dismantled fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-0 6-2 on Saturday to win his second Mexican Open title and continue his successful comeback from a long injury lay-off. Nadal, ranked fifth in the world, needed just over an hour to dispatch top seed Ferrer and was delighted with his form. "For me, I played almost perfectly," said Nadal following the match. "My knee responded well all week. ... Full Story	Top
Gulf investors may bid $2.3 billion for Arsenal: report  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 10:54 PM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - A Middle Eastern consortium is poised to bid 1.5 billion pounds ($2.3 billion) for full ownership of Britain's Arsenal Football Club in the biggest-ever takeover of a soccer team, The Telegraph newspaper reported. The bid is likely to be mounted in the next few weeks, seeking to buy out the current majority owner, U.S. sports investor Stan Kroenke, the British newspaper said. ... Full Story	Top
Cricket-Sri Lanka pay row may disrupt Bangladesh tests  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 10:54 PM PST COLOMBO, March 3 (Reuters) - A pay dispute between Sri Lanka Cricket and its 23 centrally contracted players threatens to disrupt a two-test series against Bangladesh, which is due to commence at Galle on Friday. The players' contracts expired at the end of February and they met Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials to inform them they would not sign new ones by Saturday's deadline, said SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga. "We have clearly explained to the players that we are willing to pay them 67 percent of our total revenue," Ranatunga told Reuters. ... Full Story	Top
Gulf investors may bid $2.3 bln for Arsenal -report  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 10:42 PM PST DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - A Middle Eastern consortium is poised to bid 1.5 billion pounds ($2.3 billion) for full ownership of Britain's Arsenal Football Club in the biggest-ever takeover of a soccer team, The Telegraph newspaper reported. The bid is likely to be mounted in the next few weeks, seeking to buy out the current majority owner, U.S. sports investor Stan Kroenke, the British newspaper said. ... Full Story	Top
NHL standings  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 10:24 PM PST March 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NHL on Saturday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Pittsburgh 14 8 0 77 64 28 2. New Jersey 10 6 5 52 56 25 3. Philadelphia 11 11 1 66 68 23 4. NY Rangers 9 8 2 48 49 20 5. NY Islanders 8 11 2 61 73 18 NORTHEAST DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Boston 14 2 2 54 38 30 2. Montreal 13 4 4 64 50 30 3. Ottawa 12 7 3 50 41 27 4. Toronto 13 9 0 64 55 26 5. Buffalo 9 12 1 58 70 19 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Carolina 11 8 1 60 57 23 2. Winnipeg 10 10 1 55 64 21 3. Tampa Bay 9 11 1 73 67 19 4. Washington 8 11 1 55 59 17 5. ... Full Story	Top
Doping-Major League Baseball chief wants tougher drug penalties  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 10:05 PM PST (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig has called for stiffer penalties for players caught using performance-enhancing drugs, asking the league and players association on Saturday to come up with a new system. Selig asked MLB executive vice president of labor relations Rob Manfred to enter talks with Michael Weiner, MLB Players Association executive director, about introducing a tougher anti-doping regime. "If people want to continue to do what they shouldn't do, then the one thing that you have to do is you have to have stricter penalties. ... Full Story	Top
UPDATE 4-NHL results  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 10:03 PM PST March 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) PHILADELPHIA 2 Ottawa 1 BOSTON 3 Tampa Bay 2 BUFFALO 4 New Jersey 3 (SO) Washington 3 WINNIPEG 0 Pittsburgh 7 MONTREAL 6 (OT) CAROLINA 6 Florida 2 PHOENIX 5 Anaheim 4 (SO) VANCOUVER 5 Los Angeles 2 SAN JOSE 2 Nashville 1 Full Story	Top
Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday March 3  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 10:00 PM PST Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal (1600) Spurs hoping Bale can help conjure win over Arsenal LONDON - Gareth Bale-inspired Tottenham Hotspur host Arsenal knowing a win would put them seven points clear of their north London rivals and lift them back above Chelsea into third place. ... Full Story	Top
NBA standings  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 09:48 PM PST March 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NBA on Saturday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. NY Knicks 35 20 .636 - 2. Brooklyn 34 26 .567 3 1/2 3. Boston 31 27 .534 5 1/2 4. Philadelphia 23 34 .404 13 5. Toronto 23 37 .383 14 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Indiana 37 22 .627 - 2. Chicago 34 25 .576 3 3. Milwaukee 29 28 .509 7 4. Detroit 23 38 .377 15 5. Cleveland 20 39 .339 17 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Miami 42 14 .750 - 2. Atlanta 33 24 .579 9 1/2 3. Washington 18 39 .316 24 1/2 4. Orlando 16 43 .271 27 1/2 5. Charlotte 13 45 . ... Full Story	Top
UPDATE 3-NBA results  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 09:22 PM PST March 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) PHILADELPHIA 104 Golden State 97 CHICAGO 96 Brooklyn 85 MILWAUKEE 122 Toronto 114 (OT) PORTLAND 109 Minnesota 94 Full Story	Top
Top seeds Isner, Haas exit Delray semi-finals  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 09:10 PM PST (Reuters) - Top seeds John Isner and Tommy Haas were dumped out of the Delray Beach International semi-finals by two players ranked outside the world's top 100, as Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Ernests Gulbis advanced to Sunday's final. Gulbis, ranked 109th in the world, beat second seed Haas 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) in two hours and 14 minutes on Saturday before Frenchman Roger-Vasselin, ranked 105th, knocked off big-serving American Isner 6-4 4-6 6-4. Roger-Vasselin played solid tennis throughout to advance to his first ATP singles final, overcoming 21 aces from world No. ... Full Story	Top
Tennis-Top seeds Isner, Haas exit Delray semi-finals  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 09:06 PM PST March 2 (Reuters) - Top seeds John Isner and Tommy Haas were dumped out of the Delray Beach International semi-finals by two players ranked outside the world's top 100, as Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Ernests Gulbis advanced to Sunday's final. Gulbis, ranked 109th in the world, beat second seed Haas 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) in two hours and 14 minutes on Saturday before Frenchman Roger-Vasselin, ranked 105th, knocked off big-serving American Isner 6-4 4-6 6-4. Roger-Vasselin played solid tennis throughout to advance to his first ATP singles final, overcoming 21 aces from world No. ... Full Story	Top
American Suhr sets indoor pole vault record  Saturday, Mar 02, 2013 08:46 PM PST (Reuters) - Olympic champion Jenn Suhr lit up the U.S. indoor athletics championships on Saturday by leaping 5.02 meters to set a new women's pole vault world record, while throwing down the gauntlet to Russian great Yelena Isinbayeva. The 31-year-old American's stunning vault in Albuquerque, New Mexico, eclipsed Isinbayeva's indoor mark of 5.01m set in 2012 and is sure to heat up their rivalry ahead of August's outdoor world championships in Moscow. "I was in a groove tonight," Suhr, who set the mark on her first attempt at the height, told reporters. ... Full Story	Top

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