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| Rugby-Japan clinch sixth Asian Five Nations title Saturday, May 04, 2013 12:43 AM PDT May 4 (Reuters) - Japan romped to a sixth straight Asian Five Nations title with a game to spare when they easily despatched South Korea 64-5 in another thrashing at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on Saturday. The Brave Blossoms ran in 10 tries to rack up their third bonus-point win of the tournament to leave them on an unassailable 18 from three games ahead of their final match away to the United Arab Emirates on Friday. Japan raced to a 40-0 halftime lead before their scoring pace slowed in the second period. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights of Friday's major league games Friday, May 03, 2013 11:25 PM PDT May 3 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball games: - - - - Pirates 3 Nationals 1 Andrew McCutchen went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and A.J. Burnett struck out nine over seven frames as Pittsburgh downed visiting Washington. Jordy Mercer, who was called up from the minors earlier Friday, delivered the go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth, giving Burnett the margin he needed. Burnett (3-2) improved to 8-3 all-time against the Nationals while Jason Grilli struck out the side in the ninth for his 12th save in as many chances. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Friday, May 03, 2013 11:04 PM PDT May 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Friday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 20 9 .690 - 2. NY Yankees 17 11 .607 2 1/2 3. Baltimore 17 13 .567 3 1/2 4. Tampa Bay 13 15 .464 6 1/2 5. Toronto 10 20 .333 10 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 17 11 .607 - 2. Kansas City 15 10 .600 0 1/2 3. Cleveland 13 13 .500 3 4. Minnesota 12 13 .480 3 1/2 5. Chicago White Sox 12 15 .444 4 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 18 11 .621 - 2. Oakland 17 13 .567 1 1/2 3. Seattle 14 17 .452 5 4. LA Angels 11 18 .379 7 5. Houston 8 22 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, May 4 Friday, May 03, 2013 11:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - NBA Knicks see off Celtics in six games Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and visiting New York took control early before holding off a furious comeback to win the Eastern Conference playoff series in six games. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Friday, May 03, 2013 10:52 PM PDT May 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS) Cincinnati 6 CHICAGO CUBS 5 CLEVELAND 7 Minnesota 6 (10 innings) Oakland 2 NY YANKEES 0 PHILADELPHIA 4 Miami 1 PITTSBURGH 3 Washington 1 Seattle 4 TORONTO 0 NY Mets 7 ATLANTA 5 (10 innings) TEXAS 7 Boston 0 St. Louis 6 MILWAUKEE 1 Detroit 4 HOUSTON 3 Tampa Bay 7 COLORADO 4 (10 innings) LA ANGELS 4 Baltimore 0 SAN DIEGO 7 Arizona 6 SAN FRANCISCO 2 LA Dodgers 1 Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Highlights of Friday's NHL playoff games Friday, May 03, 2013 10:39 PM PDT May 3 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Friday's National Hockey League playoff games: - - - - Islanders 4 Penguins 3 Kyle Okposo scored to snap a tie with 7:37 remaining in the third period as visiting New York overcame two goals by the returning Sidney Crosby to even its Eastern Conference first-round series with top-seeded Pittsburgh at one game apiece. After being pulled in Wednesday's 5-0 loss in Game One, Evgeni Nabokov rebounded from a shaky start to turn aside 30 shots. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL play-offs quarterfinal results Friday, May 03, 2013 10:19 PM PDT May 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL Play-offs Quarterfinal games on Friday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 T CHICAGO 1 1 3 5 Minnesota 0 1 1 2 (Chicago lead the best-of-seven series by 2-0) 1 2 3 OT T San Jose 1 0 1 1 3 VANCOUVER 0 0 2 0 2 (San Jose lead the best-of-seven series by 2-0) 1 2 3 T PITTSBURGH 3 0 0 3 NY Islanders 1 2 1 4 (The best-of-seven series is level at 1-1) 1 2 3 T MONTREAL 0 3 0 3 Ottawa 0 1 0 1 (The best-of-seven series is level at 1-1) Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Friday's playoff games Friday, May 03, 2013 10:02 PM PDT (Adds more games) May 3 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Friday's National Basketball Association playoff games: - - - - Knicks 88 Celtics 80 Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and visiting New York took control early before holding off a furious comeback to win the Eastern Conference playoff series in six games. Iman Shumpert scored 17 points and Pablo Prigioni added 14 for the second-seeded Knicks, who bounced back from consecutive losses to win their first postseason series since 2000 and advance to play number three seed Indiana in the next round. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA play-offs 1st round results Friday, May 03, 2013 09:48 PM PDT May 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA Play-offs 1st Round games on Friday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 4 T NY Knicks 24 15 28 21 88 BOSTON 10 17 20 33 80 (NY Knicks win the best-of-seven series by 4-2) 1 2 3 4 T Indiana 21 16 28 16 81 ATLANTA 20 9 21 23 73 (Indiana win the best-of-seven series by 4-2) 1 2 3 4 T Oklahoma City 26 32 20 25 103 HOUSTON 29 25 23 17 94 (Oklahoma City win the best-of-seven series by 4-2) 1 2 3 4 T MEMPHIS 29 29 34 26 118 LA Clippers 26 27 26 26 105 (Memphis win the best-of-seven series by 4-2) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship results and standings Friday, May 03, 2013 07:16 PM PDT May 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Saturday Friday, May 3Godoy Cruz 3 Colon (Santa Fe) 0 Friday, May 3Quilmes 1 San Lorenzo 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Newell's Old Boys 11 8 1 2 23 14 25 2 Lanus 11 6 5 0 16 5 23 3 River Plate 11 6 3 2 14 10 21 4 Godoy Cruz 12 5 5 2 14 9 20 5 Atletico Rafaela 11 4 5 2 16 10 17 6 Quilmes 12 4 5 3 18 16 17 7 San Lorenzo 12 4 5 3 12 11 17 8 Arsenal 11 4 4 3 12 12 16 9 All Boys 11 4 3 4 13 11 15 10 Racing Club 11 4 3 4 15 14 15 11 Colon (Santa Fe) 12 4 3 5 15 21 15 12 Atletico Belgrano 11 3 5 3 9 8 14 13 ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Higginbotham extends Wallabies deal, eyes Lions success Friday, May 03, 2013 06:48 PM PDT SYDNEY, May 4 (Reuters) - Australia back row forward Scott Higginbotham has extended his deal with the Wallabies until after the 2015 World Cup and is hoping a series triumph against the British and Irish Lions this year will be the start of a string of successes. The 26-year-old has played mainly as blindside flanker in his 23 internationals since his debut in the 59-16 hammering of France in Paris in 2010 but can also play at number eight. ... Full Story | Top |
| Doping-Aussie Olympians told to cooperate with probes or miss Games Friday, May 03, 2013 06:35 PM PDT SYDNEY, May 4 (Reuters) - Australian Olympians must cooperate fully with their national anti-doping agency over the use of banned substances or face exclusion from the Games, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said on Saturday. In the midst of a doping probe into rugby league and Australian rules teams that has rocked two of the country's most popular sports, the AOC has added the new clauses to tighten up their anti-doping code. ... Full Story | Top |
| Miami Dolphins stadium renovation bill rejected Friday, May 03, 2013 06:01 PM PDT By Kevin Gray MIAMI (Reuters) - A proposal by the Miami Dolphins to use taxpayer money to help finance an upgrade of the NFL team's stadium failed on Friday to win broad support among Florida state lawmakers, dealing a potential blow to Miami's bid to host the 2016 Super Bowl. The Dolphins, owned by real estate tycoon Stephen Ross, lobbied the state legislature for months to back a bill to increase hotel taxes in Miami-Dade County to finance nearly half of a proposed $350 million renovation of the Sun Life Stadium, which is privately owned. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship scores Friday, May 03, 2013 05:59 PM PDT May 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship at the par-72 course on Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina. The cut was set at 146. 135 Phil Mickelson (U.S.) 68 67 137 Scott Gardiner (Australia) 70 67 Nick Watney (U.S.) 67 70 George McNeill (U.S.) 69 68 138 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 67 71 Lee Westwood (Britain) 70 68 Rod Pampling (Australia) 69 69 Jason Kokrak (U.S.) 68 70 Derek Ernst (U.S.) 67 71 139 Lucas Glover (U.S.) 68 71 David Lynn (Britain) 71 68 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 67 72 140 D.A. Points (U.S.) 71 69 Kevin Streelman (U.S.) 68 72 Russell Henley (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rallying-Rally of Argentina leg 2 classification Friday, May 03, 2013 05:44 PM PDT May 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Leg 2 Classification from the Rally of Argentina on Friday 1. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 3:32:15.900 2. Sebastien Ogier (France) Volkswagen +00:39.800 3. Evgeny Novikov (Russia) Ford 02:43.300 4. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Volkswagen 02:51.500 5. Thierry Neuville (Belgium) Ford 03:32.500 6. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Citroen 06:43.300 7. Mads Ostberg (Norway) Ford 10:40.600 8. Martin Prokop (Czech Republic) Ford 12:13.900 9. Andreas Mikkelsen (Norway) Volkswagen 12:44.100 10. Daniel Sordo (Spain) Citroen 13:04.100 Full Story | Top |
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