Oct 24 (Reuters) – After their Super Bowl aspirations with quarterback Brett Favre ended in disappointment, the National Football League’s (NFL) Minnesota Vikings looked like a team on the decline and destined for a spell of quiet rebuilding. But heading into the midway point of their 2012 campaign, the Vikings are 5-2 and a victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday would send them, temporarily at least, to the top of the National Football Conference’s North division. …
Serena Williams beats Li Na at WTA Championships
Serena Williams proved Wednesday at the WTA Championships that even when her serve is malfunctioning, she can still beat a top player. Knaus salvages Kansas to keep Johnson in hunt
Chad Knaus was as specific as he could be as he barked out orders from the pit box at Kansas Speedway. Foundation efforts help Gordon make a difference
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A certain four-time NASCAR champion bounds onto the stage wearing a suit with an open collar, a microphone in one hand, a set of note cards in the other. “Hello, I’m Jeff Gordon,” he tells the crowd of about 100 people assembled in this downtown hotel ballroom, but introductions are unnecessary. Everyone knows who he is, and why he’s here. The subject isn’t auto racing, but about his other passion — working to cure childhood cancer.
Harrington wins Grand Slam event by one shot
(Reuters) – Triple major winner Padraig Harrington held off a last-day charge by U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson to win the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda by one shot on Wednesday. Irishman Harrington, a late addition to the elite four-man field, fired a four-under-par 67 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton for a nine-under total of 133 in the 36-hole event. Two strokes ahead of Masters champion Bubba Watson overnight, Harrington mixed five birdies with a lone bogey at the par-four last to fend off American Simpson, who closed with a best-of-the-week 65. …
UPDATE 2-NHL-NY Islanders to move to Brooklyn in 2015
(Adds quotes) NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuters) – The National Hockey League’s (NHL) New York Islanders are moving to Brooklyn in 2015, it was announced on Wednesday. The Islanders will leave their traditional home base at Nassau County on Long Island when their current lease expires after the 2014-15 season. They will share the Barclays Center with the National Basketball Association’s Brooklyn Nets, who took up residence in the brand new multi-purpose indoor arena last month after leaving New Jersey. …
Golf-Harrington wins Grand Slam event by one shot
Oct 24 (Reuters) – Triple major winner Padraig Harrington held off a last-day charge by U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson to win the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda by one shot on Wednesday. Irishman Harrington, a late addition to the elite four-man field, fired a four-under-par 67 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton for a nine-under total of 133 in the 36-hole event. Two strokes ahead of Masters champion Bubba Watson overnight, Harrington mixed five birdies with a lone bogey at the par-four last to fend off American Simpson, who closed with a best-of-the-week 65. …
Bettman says full season 'not going to be reality'
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says it looks like a full-82 game schedule “is not going to be a reality,” as the lockout nears its seventh week.
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