Thursday, February 7, 2013

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UPDATE 1-NFL-Williams, reinstated after bounty affair, joins Titans
* Former Saints coach returns to where he started NFL career * Williams will be monitored by NFL to confirm compliance (Adds quotes, details) Feb 7 (Reuters) – Gregg Williams, banned for orchestrating the New Orleans Saints’ bounty program, was reinstated by the NFL on Thursday and hired as a defensive coach by the Tennessee Titans, vowing he would find “positive ways to inspire.” Williams, who was hired by the St. …


Former "Crazy Canuck" Podborski keen to see Erik Guay rewrite record book
If and when Erik Guay breaks Steve Podborski’s long-standing record for World Cup podium finishes, Podborski will be the first to applaud the younger skier.


It is back to work for the Ravens' Harbaugh
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh celebrates as owner Steve Bisciotti holds up the trophy in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New OrleansOWINGS MILLS, Maryland (Reuters) – Just days after winning the Super Bowl and bei ng hailed as a hero by several hundred thousand fans, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh is already preparing for next season. "We talk to our team about, 'We've got to improve,'" Harbaugh told reporters on Thursday. "We have to get better next year as a football team, just like we always do. "That's going to be our goal. (Guard) Jah Reid's in the weight room right now lifting as we speak, so that's what we're going to be about going forward. …


La Dolce Vita turns sour for Raptors' Bargnani
Toronto Raptors' Bargnani sits on the bench during their NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in TorontoTORONTO (Reuters) – Italian forward Andrea Bargnani has seldom experienced La Dolce Vita during seven enigmatic seasons with the National Bask etball Association's (NBA) Toronto Raptors. Despite being the first European taken with the number one pick in an NBA draft and a five-year $50 million extension in 2009, the sweet life has eluded the seven-foot Roman who is losing fan support with play that is often as bewildering as a Federico Fellini film. …


Barcelona's Messi inks 2-year contract extension
Barcelona's Messi inks 2-year contract extensionBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi signed a two-year contract extension with Barcelona on Thursday, tying him to the Spanish club until 2018.


A view from a freight elevator shows the construction site of the new Terminal 3 at the Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo
A view from a freight elevator shows the construction site of the new Terminal 3 at the Guarulhos International Airport in Sao PauloA view from a freight elevator shows the construction site of the new Terminal 3, to be ready in time for the 2014 soccer world cup, at the Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo January 29, 2013. Brazil will showcase its biggest investment opportunities on a global road show to try to drum up investment in direly needed infrastructure projects while urging the private sector to accept lower returns than it had in the past. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL – Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS SPORT EMPLOYMENT SOCCER WORLD CUP CONSTRUCTION)


NFL-It is back to work for the Ravens' Harbaugh
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Just days after winning the Super Bowl and being hailed as a hero by several hundred thousand fans, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh is already preparing for next season. “We talk to our team about, ‘We’ve got to improve,’” Harbaugh told reporters on Thursday. “We have to get better next year as a football team, just like we always do. “That’s going to be our goal. (Guard) Jah Reid’s in the weight room right now lifting as we speak, so that’s what we’re going to be about going forward. …


TV-Radio Notebook: Gus Johnson to call soccer games
The possibilities are intriguing. It's a move that could be brilliance or blunder.


Five MLSers named to CONCACAF U-20 Championship side
Five MLSers named to CONCACAF U-20 Championship sideFive MLS products are headed south of the border this spring as part of Tab Ramos' 18-man roster for 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, from which four teams will qualify for the U-20 FIFA World Cup.


Heaps: Bengtson OK after injury scare in Honduras victory
Heaps: Bengtson OK after injury scare in Honduras victoryFOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Former US defender and current New England coach Jay Heaps wrestled with his emotions when Revolution forward Jerry Bengtson scored the winner in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday afternoon.


Labourers work in the construction site of the new Terminal 3 at the Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo
Labourers work in the construction site of the new Terminal 3 at the Guarulhos International Airport in Sao PauloLabourers work in the construction site of the new Terminal 3, to be ready in time for the 2014 soccer world cup, at the Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo January 29, 2013. Brazil will showcase its biggest investment opportunities on a global road show to try to drum up investment in direly needed infrastructure projects while urging the private sector to accept lower returns than it had in the past. Picture taken January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL – Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS SPORT EMPLOYMENT SOCCER WORLD CUP CONSTRUCTION)


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