Feb 16 (Reuters) – New Zealand’s ability to “bounce back”, as captain Brendon McCullum described it, will be seriously put to the test in the first match of their one-day international series against England in Hamilton on Sunday. “We expected to win the T20 series coming into it and we’re disappointed to lose it,” McCullum told reporters in Wellington on Friday after being beaten in the final Twenty20 game by 10 wickets to go down 2-1 in that series. “I thought we bounced back strongly in the second game,” he added in reference to New Zealand’s victory by 55 runs in Hamilton. …
Opening practice at Daytona includes 5-car wreck
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- It took about 10 minutes to wreck several cars at Daytona International Speedway on Friday.
LA Lakers owner Jerry Buss hospitalized with cancer -report
(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been hospitalized for several months with an undisclosed form of cancer, USA Today reported on Friday, citing an unnamed source. The Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday that Buss, 79, has spent time in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to his son Jim. Officials at Cedars declined to comment, citing privacy laws. The Lakers team office also declined to comment. Buss purchased the National Basketball Association team in 1979. The team has won 10 NBA championships since then. … Riviera provides feast or famine for Donald
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) – It has generally been a case of feast or famine for Luke Donald at the Northern Trust Open, but the Briton is not surprised given the unique challenge facing the players at Riviera Country Club. The iconic par-71 layout which winds its way through the Santa Monica Canyon is renowned for its small greens and shrewd bunkering, leaving a very small margin of error for approach shots. … Packers release record-setting defensive back Woodson
(Reuters) – The Green Bay P ackers released record-setting defensive back Charles Woodson after a seven-year stint that included a Super Bowl championship, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Friday. Woodson started in all 100 games he played for Green Bay since signing with the team as an unrestricted free agent in 2006 and holds franchise records for defensive touchdowns with 10 and the most interception returns for touchdowns with nine. … Goodell paid more than $29 million by NFL in 2011
NEW YORK (AP) -- Commissioner Roger Goodell was paid $29.49 million by NFL owners in 2011, nearly triple his compensation from the previous year.
Golf-Riviera provides feast or famine for Donald
PACIFIC PALISADES, California, Feb 15 (Reuters) – It has generally been a case of feast or famine for Luke Donald at the Northern Trust Open, but the Briton is not surprised given the unique challenge facing the players at Riviera Country Club. The iconic par-71 layout which winds its way through the Santa Monica Canyon is renowned for its small greens and shrewd bunkering, leaving a very small margin of error for approach shots. …
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Serena becomes oldest woman player at number one
* Serena recaptures world number one ranking * American faces Sharapova in semi-finals * Radwanska sets up last four clash with Azarenka (Updates with Radwanska victory) DOHA, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Serena Williams showed tennis was not just the domain of teenagers as she climbed back to the top of the world rankings on Friday, becoming the oldest female to hold the coveted position at the age of 31. …
Payton, Heinsohn and Hardaway named Hall of Fame finalists
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Nine-time NBA All-Star guard Gary Payton, two-time NBA-winning coach Tom Heinsohn and smooth shooting point guard Tim Har daway were named on Friday among the 12 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Among those also named as first-time finalists were three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Coach of the Year Sylvia Hatchell, WNBA All-Star guard Dawn Staley and six-time NBA All-Star Mitch Richmond. Payton, a point guard and defensive specialist for 18 NBA seasons, ranks in the top 10 all time in assists and steals. … Humphries wins overall bobsled World Cup title
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Olympic and world champion Kaillie Humphries of Canada won her first overall title in the bobsled World Cup on Friday, finishing third in the season-ending event.
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