Nov 10 (Reuters) – South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has landed a $25 million bid from an undisclosed Major League Baseball (MLB) club, according to local media reports on Saturday. The MLB team have 30 days to negotiate a contract with the Hanwha Eagles player, the Yonhap news agency reported. Media reports suggest the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers were interested in signing the 25-year-old left-hander. “I’d like to thank the Eagles and my manager Kim Eung-yong for their faith and support,” Ryu was quoted as saying by the report. …
MLB team bids $25.7 million for South Korean lefty
A team in South Korea says one Major League Baseball club has bid nearly $26 million for a chance to sign pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin.
Spain's national soccer team introduces retro jersey
Madrid, Nov 10 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s national soccer team revealed Friday a new jersey inspired by one first worn in 1924, featuring a golden V-shaped stripe below the collar.
Mickelson survives in Singapore after miracle shot on 18th
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson conjured up one of his trademark miracle shots to cap a brilliant back-nine to his second round as he clawed his way above the cut line at the weather-disrupted Singapore Open on Saturday. The American left-hander returned to the course early on Saturday, after not even playing a shot on a storm-hit Friday, and found himself four-over par for the tournament and three strokes short of the projected cut with nine holes to play. … NBA standings
Nov 10 (Infostrada Sports) – Standings from the NBA on Friday EASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. NY Knicks 4 0 1.000 – 2. Philadelphia 3 2 .600 1 1/2 3. Brooklyn 2 2 .500 2 4. Boston 2 3 .400 2 1/2 5. Toronto 1 4 .200 3 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Milwaukee 3 1 .750 – 2. Chicago 3 2 .600 0 1/2 3. Cleveland 2 4 .333 2 4. Indiana 2 4 .333 2 5. Detroit 0 6 0 4 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Miami 5 1 .833 – 2. Atlanta 2 2 .500 2 3. Orlando 2 3 .400 2 1/2 4. Charlotte 1 3 .250 3 5. Washington 0 4 0 4 WESTERN CONFERENCENORTHWEST DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Minnesota 4 1 .800 – 2. …
Golf-Mickelson survives in Singapore after miracle shot on 18th
SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson conjured up one of his trademark miracle shots to cap a brilliant back-nine to his second round as he clawed his way above the cut line at the weather-disrupted Singapore Open on Saturday. The American left-hander returned to the course early on Saturday, after not even playing a shot on a storm-hit Friday, and found himself four-over par for the tournament and three strokes short of the projected cut with nine holes to play. …
Lakers kick-off post-Brown era in style
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers responded to the axing of coach Mike Brown by belting the Golden State Warriors 101-77 at the Staples Center on Friday for their second win of the season. After a close first quarter, the Lakers went on a tear with Kobe Bryant scoring 27 points, much to the delight of the home crowd. Having fired Brown earlier in the day after starting the season 1-4 and losing all eight pre-season exhibition games, the Lakers showed new vigor and style under interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff. …
NBA-Lakers kick-off post-Brown era in style
Nov 9 (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers responded to the axing of coach Mike Brown by belting the Golden State Warriors 101-77 at the Staples Center on Friday for their second win of the season. After a close first quarter, the Lakers went on a tear with Kobe Bryant scoring 27 points, much to the delight of the home crowd. Having fired Brown earlier in the day after starting the season 1-4 and losing all eight pre-season exhibition games, the Lakers showed new vigour and style under interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff. …
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, Pau Gasol added 14 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers responded to coach Mike Brown's firing earlier Friday with a 101-77 victory over the Golden State Warriors. 
The next time No. 4 Ohio State, No. 10 Florida, Georgetown and Marquette try to play aboard a ship, they might need more than their jump shots and fast breaks. 
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy has girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki for company at the Singapore Open this week and while the world number one is happy to be spending more time with her, the Briton admits the constant rain delays are becoming frustrating. After three lengthy weather disruptions on the opening two days, McIlroy returned to the course at the crack of dawn for a second time on Saturday to complete a one-under 70 that left him five shots off the clubhouse leaders at two-under for the event. … 
The men's basketball game between No. 10 Florida and Georgetown on the deck of a ship was called off at halftime Friday night because the court became too wet. 
Junior guard Jarrod Polson scored 10 points -- three more than he had in his career at Kentucky -- and made the clinching free throws with 7.7 seconds to play as the third-ranked Wildcats held off a furious second-half rally by Maryland for a 72-69 victory Friday night. 
Carmelo An thony scored 31 points and the New York Knicks improved their best start in nearly two decades to 4-0 with a 104-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. 
(Reuters) – The New York Knicks remain the only undefeated team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after an impressive 104-94 win over the in-form Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden on Friday. The Knicks were led by five-time all-star Carmelo Anthony who top scored with 31 points and bench man J.R. Smith who added 22, nine of them during a third quarter surge in which the home team broke clear. The Knicks, now 4-0, halted a three-game winning streak for the Mavericks who dropped to 4-2. O.J. Mayo top scored for the Mavericks with 23 but had eight turnovers in a mixed night. … 
LeBron James scored 21 points, including the clinching jumper with 13.6 seconds remaining, and Miami knocked off the Atlanta Hawks 95-89 on Friday night for the Heat's fourth straight win. 
Cody Zeller had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Christian Watford had a career-high 15 boards, leading No. 1 Indiana to a 97-54 rout of Bryant in the season opener. 
Tennessee's first game of the post-Pat Summitt era revealed in stunning fashion just how much has changed for one of the signature programs in women's college basketball. 
Shabazz Napier scored 25 points and Connecticut upset No. 14 Michigan State 66-62 Friday night in the Armed Forces Classic, Kevin Ollie's first game as the Huskies' head coach. 
Kyle Busch set a track in winning the pole at Phoenix International Raceway, where Brad Keselowski got a jump on Jimmie Johnson in their tight championship race. 
The England striker missed a penalty against Arsenal last week, and scuffed another into the top corner against Braga, with his boss stating that he has to get better 
The NHL Players' Association has left the negotiating table to have internal discussions and hold a conference call with the union's executive board and negotiating committee to determine what step to take next in the hockey labor talks. 
If it seems as though nearly every NFL game this season has come down to the final seconds, that's not your imagination. 
Charlie Beljan had trouble breathing before he teed off, and paramedics worried about his blood pressure at the turn. He didn't stop playing Friday at Disney until he had an 8-under 64 and a three-shot lead. 
(Reuters) – New England Patriots running back Brandon Bolden has been suspended for four games for violating the National Football League's policy on perf ormance-enhancing drugs, the league said on Friday. Bolden, a rookie from the University of Mississippi, rushed for 137 yards against the Buffalo Bills in September, but has not played since October because of a knee injury. Bolden joined team mate Aqib Talib on the sidelines for doping. … 
Dozens stood in line outside the Century Napa Valley movie theater, waiting for more film choices, cushier seats and the premiere of the latest James Bond thriller. But inside Napa's lavish new cinema, it was easy for some to let themselves be distracted from film -- happily so. 
Germany pilot Maximilian Arndt and brakeman Marko Huebenbecker make a run in the two-man bobsled World Cup competition, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y. They finished in ninth place. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) 
United States 1 pilot Steven Holcomb, with brakeman Steven Langton, races to the win the two-man bobsled World Cup competition on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) 
USA's pilot Elana Meyers with brakewoman Tianna Madison race to a third-place finish in the women's bobsled World Cup competition on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) 
One of America's classic college basketball arenas could soon be getting a new look. 
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Andy Murray won their final group matches Friday at the ATP finals, sending both into Sunday's semifinals. 
Steven Holcomb has won the two-man gold medal in the World Cup bobsled season opener at Mount Van Hoevenberg as the United States swept the top two spots. 
SAO PAULO – (AP) — Players are hiring bodyguards. Death threats are painted on walls. The anonymous phone calls send a chill. The country's sports minister says this is all ''unacceptable.'' 
(Reuters) – The Pittsburgh Steelers and wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders have been fined a total of $50,000 for a faked injury by Sanders in the October 21 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the National Football League (NFL) said on Friday. Sanders was fined $15,000 and the Steelers $35,000, the league said. The league had told clubs in September it intended to crack down on faked injuries used to stop the clock or give a team a chance to get better organized. Sanders grabbed his leg and fell to the ground complaining of a cramp during the fourth quarter of the Steelers' 24-17 win. … 
The finals take place in Sweden in July of next year, and the 2009 runners-up will be in Group C alongside a French side they've never beaten, the Spaniards and Russia 
mostly -- on a list of the league's elite teams. 
The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Mike Brown on Friday after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge. 
The NFL has levied $50,000 in fines to the Pittsburgh Steelers and wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders for faking an injury during an Oct. 21 game in Cincinnati. 
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown has been fired after a 1-4 start to the season, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday. The disappointing start by the Lakers followed an off-season in which the National Basketball Association team added center Dwight Howard and point guard Steve Nash to their lineup. (Reporting by Larry Fine in New York Editing by Gene Cherry) 
Lee MacPhail, the former American League president who followed his father into baseball's Hall of Fame and whose son became a top executive for several major league teams, has died at 95. 
A report from USA Today says the Los Angeles Lakers have fired coach Mike Brown after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge of the team. 
The ex-Rossoneri midfielder has expressed his intent to train a football team at the end of his career and has ruled out returning to his former club 
The non-committal, dual-national right back has been called back into the U.S. national team for next week's friendly against Russia, according to his club. 
(Reuters) – If form through the first half of the National Football League (NFL) season is a guide, Sunday's clash between the Houston Texans and the Chicago B ears could be a potential Super Bowl preview. The Texans lead the AFC with a 7-1 record and the Bears have an identical record, bettered in the NFC only by the unbeaten Atlanta Falcons (8-0). Critics of the Bears point to their relatively easy schedule so far and the way they struggled against the toughest team they have had to face so far this season – the Green Bay Packers who beat them 23-10 in week two. … 
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FILE – In this June 8, 2012 file photo, Mexico's Giovani Dos Santos celebrates his goal against Guyana at a World Cup qualifying soccer match in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Christian Palma, File) 
The United boss believes the Dutchman's goals will alleviate fears of losing the title on goal difference again, and also backed Chicharito and Wayne Rooney to reach 20 goals 
Austria's pilot Christina Hengster with brakewoman Inga Versen race to a fourth-place finish in the women's bobsled World Cup competition on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) 
Canada's pilot Kaillie Humphries with brakewoman Chelsea Valios, left, finish in first place in the women's bobsled World Cup competition on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) 
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USA's pilot Jazmine Fenlator with brakewoman Lolo Jones races to a second-place finish in the women's bobsled World Cup competition on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) 
USA's pilot Jazmine Fenlator, right, and brakewoman Lolo Jones pose for photographers after their second-place finish in the women's bobsled World Cup competition on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) 
Canada's pilot Kaillie Humphries with brakewoman Chelsea Valios race to a first-place finish in the women's bobsled World Cup competition on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) 
Brazil says the estimated cost of public spending on stadiums, airports and other infrastructure for the 2014 World Cup has been revised upward by more than $1.7 billion. 
About 500 people, including Indians and students, protested Thursday against a privatization of Maracana Stadium that will lead to the demolition of a nearby museum and a public school. 
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