Friday, February 8, 2013

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Power company takes blame for Super Bowl outage
FILE - Fans and members of the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers wait for power to return in the Superdome in a Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, file photo, during an outage in the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, in New Orleans. Officials of Entergy New Orleans say the cause of the Super Bowl blackout was a faulty device called a relay that had been installed to prevent a failure of electric cables leading to the Superdome. They said the device has been removed an   d replacement equipment will be installed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl took the blame Friday for the power outage that brought the big game to a halt, explaining that a device designed specifically to prevent a blackout failed and plunged the game into darkness for more than half an hour.


Animal Kingdom tries for 1 more US win
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Animal Kingdom will try for one more victory in the United States on Saturday before heading overseas.


AP source: LSU in talks to bring in Cameron as OC
A person familiar with the situation says former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron is in talks with LSU coach Les Miles to run the Tigers’ offense.


Baseball-Schilling incident in 2008 a closed book, says MLB
Feb 8 (Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) says it fully investigated a 2008 incident in which former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was allegedly advised by a team employee to take performance-enhancing drugs before the matter was closed. In an interview with ESPN Radio earlier this week, three-times World Series champion Schilling claimed he had been offered drugs by a Red Sox employee that year as “a potential path” for him to continue his pitching career. …


CJX34. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Tatjana Hufner of Germany slides during the final heat of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
CJX34. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Tatjana Hufner of Germany slides during the final heat of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHERCJX34. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Tatjana Hufner of Germany slides during the final heat of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER


CJX27. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Anke Wischnewski of Germany reacts to her fourth place finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
CJX27. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Anke Wischnewski of Germany reacts to her fourth place finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHERCJX27. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Anke Wischnewski of Germany reacts to her fourth place finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER


CJX26. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Anke Wischnewski of Germany slides during her fourth place finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
CJX26. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Anke Wischnewski of Germany slides during her fourth place finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHERCJX26. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Anke Wischnewski of Germany slides during her fourth place finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER


CJX25. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Julia Clukey of The United States celebrates her silver medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
CJX25. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Julia Clukey of The United States celebrates her silver medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHERCJX25. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Julia Clukey of The United States celebrates her silver medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER


CJX29. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Natalie Geisenberger of Germany celebrates her gold medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
CJX29. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Natalie Geisenberger of Germany celebrates her gold medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHERCJX29. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Natalie Geisenberger of Germany celebrates her gold medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER


CJX28. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Natalie Geisenberger of Germany celebrates her gold medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
CJX28. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Natalie Geisenberger of Germany celebrates her gold medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHERCJX28. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Natalie Geisenberger of Germany celebrates her gold medal finish of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER


CJX24. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Aileen Frisch of Germany slides during the final heat of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER
CJX24. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Aileen Frisch of Germany slides during the final heat of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHERCJX24. Lake Placid (United States), 08/02/2013.- Aileen Frisch of Germany slides during the final heat of the Women's Luge competition of the FIL Luge World Cup at Mt Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York, USA 08 February 2013. EFE/EPA/CJ GUNTHER


Argentine midfielder joins Columbus Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Crew have agreed to terms with 25-year-old Argentine midfielder Matias Sanchez, who played from 2008-12 with Estudiantes of his country’s Primera Division.


Brazil's Carnival erupts, but in some cities the samba is silent
(Blank Headline Received)RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil's Carnival celebrations cut loose on Friday, but the parades, block parties and overall festivities began under the pall of a recent nightclub fire that killed 238 people in the southern city of Santa Maria. Even as the mayor of Rio de Janei ro handed over the keys of the city to King Momo, the ceremonial figurehead of Brazil's best-known Carnival celebrations, the mourning continued. President Dilma Rousseff attended a mass in honor of the fire victims at the cathedral in Brasilia, the capital, on Thursday night. …


Is Petrobras Worth A Dime?
Why Barclays maintains an equal weight recommendation on Brazil’s struggling oil firm Petrobras.


Erik Guay closing in on Canadian skiing history
Erik Guay has been dubbed as one of the handful of Canadian athletes to watch closely ahead of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The 31-year-old Mont-Tremblant, Que., native is in his 14th year as a member of Canada's national alpine ski ... Continue reading ->


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