Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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Quidditch tournament coming in March The 2013 International Quidditch Association Southern Regional Championship is coming to Riverview Park on March 2-3.


Workers back as IOC visits Brazil Olympic stadium
Construction was back under way at Maracana stadium on Tuesday as the IOC arrived to inspect the venue that will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.But on the second …


AP study: Posey earns steepest rise in arbitration
Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters catches the ball during a drill at a baseball spring training workout Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)NEW YORK (AP) -- San Francisco catcher Buster Posey received the steepest increase among players in salary arbitration this year.


Iran and America unite on common goal
Iran and America unite on common goalThe U.S. and Iran join forces to fight against the IOC's decision to push wrestling out of the Olympic ring.


Golf: Players prepare for the lottery of Match Play
McIlroy of Northern Ireland watches his tee shot during practice for the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament in MaranaMARANA, Arizona (Reuters) – For the players, the self-directed questions can be endless as they steel themselves for the sheer lottery of the one-on-one format in this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain. …


Cal coach says no excuse for shoving player
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- California coach Mike Montgomery said Tuesday there was no excuse for him shoving his star player during a game and that the action was completely out of character for him.


Kvitova, Wozniacki win openers at Dubai
Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic returns the ball to Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova during the second day of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova got out of the first round of the Dubai Championships for the first time in three visits by easily handling Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday.


PREVIEW-Golf-Players prepare for the lottery of Match Play
MARANA, Arizona, Feb 19 (Reuters) – For the players, the self-directed questions can be endless as they steel themselves for the sheer lottery of the one-on-one format in this week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain. …


Female in the pits: Christmas Abbott is set to enter where few women have gone before
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The laws of physics explain why there aren’t any female members of a NASCAR pit crew: The average woman of 5-4 weighs around 130 pounds, and the average racing tire weighs between 55 and 70 lbs. So physics explains a woman of average size would have to lift and move half her weight - twice - and bolt two tires in 12 seconds or less to succeed in a NASCAR pit.


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