Clayton Kershaw's - Los Angeles Dodgers

The day started with the Dodgers in Los Angeles is the only thing they seem to do these days - which is celebrating its glorious past, this time with Fernando Valenzuela throw the ceremonial ground - another promising young left started to create his own legend opening day .

But when the euphoria clears Clayton Kershaw decisive withdrawal of Champions World Series and the Dodgers season-opening 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a sellout crowd of 56,000 Thursday at Dodger Stadium, there will be more questions than answers when Kershaw is affected.

They hope that this is the year where those answers start coming with regularity - in the affirmative.
Kershaw, as has become his habit last year or so, went against one of the best starting pitchers in the league, two-time Cy Young Award winner in charge Tim Lincecum. Skeptical, I would like to stress here is clearly not Lincecum at best, not the evening, in which he walked three batters and seemed to be a constant difficulty in the first inning. This is the same skeptical even remember the notoriously free-swinging for the Giants was particularly true in this game, when Kershaw navigate through his seven inning shutout in the bottom 96 places even if he has invested nine batters.

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Brett Hull hit the 86-goal

Not so long ago, asked the former Blue Gino Cavallini his brother, Paul, in his memory to help Brett Hull on 86: e targets, which still exists today as the third highest single season total in NHL history.

"I said," Do you remember the goal? "Gino recalled." And he said: "It was 20 years ago ... how can I remember the goal? It was not like he did not score more. "

On March 31, 1991, Hull took a blue line to blue line pass from Paul Cavallini and supported in position by-step patented slap, ripped a shot between the pads of goalie Brian Hayward Minnesota.

Stanley Cup without a franchise since its inception in 1967, No. 86 remains etched in Blues tradition today. "The goal he represents has been held in real time, but with 29 minutes 59 seconds left in the game, the last game of the regular season, Hull team-mates are not willing to admit that the ultimate goal with his team this season.

"You never think that he will stop at 86," Paul Cavallini said. "He's going to stop at the last minute ... it's the last game, when everything was over. Of course, it was a great result. But then, you're not really."

Hull returned to St. Louis several times in recent seasons, to mark the retirement of his famous No. 16 jersey and his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. These forces behind him, admitted last week, curiously, when a reporter phoned.

"I thought there must have birthday," said Hull. "I did not expect to hear 20 years ago (the season 86-goal). Oh my god, I never thought, but it ' is pretty cool. "

The registration of the NHL - and the first two points for the most goals in a season - owned by Wayne Gretzky. The legendary Edmonton Oilers net 92 goals in 1981-82, and followed with 87 in 1983-84. The third-highest total was 85, set by Pittsburgh Mario Lemieux in 1988-89.

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Muhammad Ali is now on display in downtown Los Angeles

A new sculpture by former boxer Muhammad Ali is now on display in downtown Los Angeles stood on two floors and is 1,300 boxes, bags, five miles of stainless steel and two miles of aluminum tubing.

Ali's wife, Yolanda, California artist Michael Kalish recruited three years ago to a piece of the family after seeing his art on a plate that led to this sculpture.

With making a name for himself in boxing, Ali was against the Vietnam War, raised funds for Parkinson's Research, where he lived for decades and has raised funds to support related hunger. He also lectures on tolerance and racial equality.

The portrait of Ali is exposed at the Nokia Plaza until April 9 when he has to go on tour across the country.

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India celebrates cricket victory

It 'been a victory celebration, which has lost the Mohali and Chandigarh awake until dawn.

From outside the stadium, fans were performed traditional dance "Bhangra" Punjabi.

No one is allowed to transit without a dance for atleast a minute. And so, you will get its way among the first, loved to dance, whether you were an Indian or a foreigner.

It 'hard to describe the joy of fans with his words. Many were seen bursting firecrackers and fireworks light the path of heaven.

"Independence Day has come seven months," said a clerk. After the action on stage and danced his way back he refuses to give way to traffic. Traffic police had to intervene and appeal to a mild lathi charge, but the boy remained jokes just for them (the police) running towards them. It was probably midnight madness.

With Bollywood actors Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta and Vivek Oberoi also join in the celebrations of victory, the drama was more like a scene from a film.

Speaking of his experience at the airport to the stadium, Oberoi said. "I've never seen so many planes waiting to land at a small airstrip seems that the whole of India is coming for the game."

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Pakistan lost, India meets Sri Lanka in World Cup Final

India has maintained its unbeaten record against Pakistan in World Cup cricket, ensuring 29-run victory in the tent of Wednesday's semi-final in Mohali to set up title clash with Sri Lanka.

Sachin Tendulkar rode his luck to 85 and Suresh Raina contributed a key cameo (36 steps) under pressure to help his side score 260 for nine after winning the toss. Although it may seem under-par total, the bowlers have done their part to give India its fifth World Cup victory to its traditional rival. Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh shared the points, winning two each.

Saturday's match in Mumbai, will be the third appearance of India in the World Cup.

Pakistan seemed in control when he began his persecution keenly. Opener Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez looked comfortable against the new ball as they put on the 44th India needed a lift - Zaheer did the job, having taken Akmal slower ball.

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Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani arrived in India to watch the Cricket World Cup

Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, has arrived in India Wednesday to watch the Cricket World Cup match between two teams of neighboring nuclear rival tries to repair relations with the wounded in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

"We all need to enjoy cricket," Gilani told reporters after landing in Chandigarh, Punjab, near the city of Mohali, which hosts the semifinal between India and Pakistan.

Pakistani leader was watching the game with his acute Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, who had called him last week, which started Wednesday.

The South Asian rivals have fought three wars since the bloody partition of the Asian subcontinent in 1947, has also used as a platform to facilitate cricket relations.

In 2005, Singh and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has seen a cricket match at the stadium in New Delhi.

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UConn gets No. 3

Kemba Walker and her Connecticut teammates get a lot of time to catch his breath, before leaving for Washington, DC, for their first NCAA tournament game against Bucknell.

The Huskies (26-9), a No. 3 seed, will play Patriot League champion Bison (24-8), Thursday in the West Regional. Both teams from the University of Connecticut national championship and three of his Final Four squads have been placed in the West.

Enter the University of Connecticut NCAA cool one of the most incredible tracks through a grueling tournament in the history of college basketball.

Husky has won the seventh title of the Grand Orient Saturday winning five matches in five days, four against ranked opponents - No. Georgetown 22, No. 3 Pittsburgh, No. 11 Syracuse and No. 14 Louisville.

But coach Jim Calhoun said he believes that fatigue is a factor to enter the NCAA tournament. After a good rest on Sunday, the Huskies should be ready to go, "he said.

"They are our children," he said. "We have no intention to reduce the practice. We're going to go, as always should be the preparation of the NCAA tournament."
Husky, who won the Maui Invitational early in the season and Big East tournament at the end was a lot of ups and downs in between.

They had a sequence of six victories in January that included victories over Texas, Villanova and Tennessee.

He also lost four of their last regular-season games for five years and have been projected as a middle seed before the Big East tournament.

"We were a good team in the league," said Calhoun. "But to be a No. 3 seed, of course, our work last week really paid off."

Calhoun warned players to be overconfident against Bucknell, a team has confessed that he knew very little. Walker said the freshmen play well even if the Connecticut Huskies hope to advance regional in Anaheim, California, and beyond.

But sophomore center Alex Oriakhi said he believes the key will again Walker, who averaged 26 points and six rebounds, four assists and three steals in the Big East tournament.

"Kemba UConn basketball," said Oriakhi. "He put this team on his back all year and we're just trying to help."




Riled up: Just got home in the South East Conference tournament, the Kentucky coach John Calipari has expressed his disappointment with the NCAA selection committee.

"They did to us again," he joked as he walked to his residence in his team, assistant coaches and the University of Kentucky President Dr. Lee Todd.

Wildcats, fresh from a victory over Florida 70-54 to capture their second consecutive SEC tournament of the year on Sunday at Atlanta, was chosen as the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament East Regional.

Shall seed Princeton 13 on Thursday in Tampa, Florida

Florida beat Kentucky twice in 10 days, received a No. 2 seed in the South Regional. The Wildcats are one of five SEC teams in the tournament.

Calipari said he thought before the SEC championship game that both Kentucky and Florida probably should be No. 3 seed or a loser in the SEC title game should be No. 4 seed.

"I'm a little surprised," said Calipari. "It was a hard road for us (and) was a hard way last year. I do not think that is personal, but wow. This team has worked very hard all year and I think our RPI is seven by seven and you're given four? But at the end of the day, which is in the tournament and has yet to win games. "

Senior Josh Harrellson said he was disappointed by the No. 4 seed.

"We thought we should have 3 seed, and many people probably are not happy with where we are now, but we can not complain," he said. "We just went out and compete and play basketball. I do not think that importing the seeds, is the NCAA tournament."
Speechless: Chris Mack did not even wait for the NCAA tournament selection show to try - again - to fix a longstanding misunderstanding.

The station manager Kenny Smith Twitter: "Hey ... Xavier is pronounced like you say the word xylophone."

No Eggsavier?

Nope.

Musketeers (24-7) received the seed that was expected - No 6 - in collaboration with the game against Marquette on Friday in Cleveland. They were also a reminder that not everyone has to pay close attention.

During the selection show Sunday night, Smith not only mispronounced the name of the school, but has called the best striker Holloway You "You Holliday, a list that made her laugh leader.

"Do not make a difference," he said. "Until they receive a" You-law. Until they say "Three Holliday" or something, I'm fine. "

Xavier will be a lot of opportunity in March to recover.

Five-time champion in the Atlantic 10 regular-season won 10 NCAA tournament once in the last 11 years. Xavier and Michigan State are the only schools to reach round of 16 in each of the last three tournaments, which might be expected to help name recognition.

"While they are still in our name, they can say what they want. But come on, Kenny Jet, Mack said, with pseudo Smith." It's like if I said I played in South Carolina. If I was going to be annoying. We (Roy) Halladay in the list, a Phillies pitcher. What's going on here? "

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Kings win last-minute goal

DALLAS - With the game seems way to overtime, Michal Handzus cut into the space between the pipes and made two critical points for the Kings in Los Angeles.

Handzus scored the tiebreaking goal with 20.8 seconds left and the Kings extended their winning streak to three with a 3-2 win against the Dallas Stars on Sunday.
Jamie Langenbrunner had two Dallas drew with 43 seconds left when the puck slipped through the pads loose Jonathan Quick, who lost the sight of the disc is the crease after the arrest of Alex Goligoski tried.

The Kings do not look down.

Off the next faceoff, which Handzus forward amid a crowd of bodies and power managed Alexei Ponikarovsky centering the past goalie Kari Lehtonen for the win.
"I came in search of the puck and got my stick down," said Handzus. "It was a large transient (Ponikarovsky).'s Huge. There are two points we need all the points. In addition, they have not earned a single point. When you mark that the end is a lot of fun. "

Drew Doughty Dustin Penner and added goals, and Quick made 17 saves for the Kings, 7-2-1 in their last 10 and winners of four in a row on the road.

Los Angeles improved 83 points, one more than Dallas in the tight race for the Western Conference playoffs.

Coyotes 5, Ducks 2: At Anaheim, Lauri Korpikoski Phoenix has a good advantage with his second goal and Taylor Pyatt and David Schlemko also accumulates in the victory Coyotes Anaheim Ducks.

Corey Perry had two goals for Anaheim, and Dan Ellis stopped shots from 17:21 two periods before being replaced by Ray Emery. 10-place Ducks are the two points and two places behind the eight seats in Calgary and the MLS border to the west.

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Buffs' big wins fails to sway the NCAA

One by one, inviting teams to the NCAA tournament was flashed on the TV screen on Sunday afternoon. Tad Boyle and his team of basketball and Colorado sit waiting their turn to celebrate the television cameras rolled during a party host shows Boyle at his home.

CU was already in trouble almost from the beginning of the show. Frowns and raised eyebrows for Georgia, Southern California, Alabama-Birmingham, and others thought to be more than Bubble Trouble in Colorado reported.

Three teams from the Colonial Athletic Conference? What is happening here? How is this possible?

When the nightmare was over, and reality struck me that Colorado is not 68-team field,
Sat Buffs players almost motionless for more than 15 minutes.

Nobody knew quite how to react, because nobody saw it coming.

"I do not think ever in my life," senior guard Cory Higgins said.

"I mean, we thought it was a" senior guard Marcus Relphorde added.

Boyle shook his head. Then he convened a private meeting with his players in the basement.
"I had no words to comfort them," Boyle said after. "I thought we were hurt. The players were shocked. It's incredible. It's a hard life lesson. I feel like how we play, we are one of the 68 best teams. I know. "

Colorado had six wins over a team ranked in the top 50 in the RPI computer power ratings. ESPN commentators were aghast at Colorado left out and ripped the selection committee. Experts and others who study the media see the yellow (21-13, 8-8 Big 12 regular-season) as a lock for a photo.

Colorado now has its attractions to the National Invitation Tournament game at home Wednesday night against Texas Southern (19-12).

CU received a No. 1 seed in the NIT, for what it's worth. The NIT is a consolation prize that usually does not draw much enthusiasm the teams only need to enter the NCAA tournament, or their fans. In fact, historically, the NIT features many changes due to lack of interest of the competing teams.

Boyle may have to do his best coaching jobs of the season to draw energy from desperate players who believe they are better than the teams received bids broadly to the NCAA tournament.

"We must play well in the NIT," said Boyle. "Otherwise, talk is cheap."

CU athletic director Mike Bohn said. "It will be important for us to go home and show the (selection committee) has made a mistake"

Boyle said he is confident that the committee of 10 members of the NCAA tournament selection sanctioned by a Colorado non-conference schedule that lacked spice. Colorado opened the 03/02 season, including losses to Georgia, San Francisco and Harvard University. CU best win was not a conference victory in overtime at home against a Colorado State team that could not make the NCAA tournament. CU has not been given credit for playing road games over a non-conference (four) than any other team in the Big 12.

"It is clear to me that hurt us in November and December, part of our program," said Boyle. "I was counting on the way we played in the tournament (Big 12)."

CU defeated Iowa State and Kansas State fell to Big 12 Tournament champion Kansas in the semi final.

Colorado had its supporters nationwide. Said CBS college basketball analyst and Sports
Illustrated writer Seth Davis: Colorado defeated Kansas State three times, I do not know what you need to get into the NCAA Tournament .. "

ESPN College Basketball analyst Jay Bilas said the committee will choose Alabama-Birmingham and the Commonwealth of Virginia instead of Colorado and Virginia Tech: "These are bad decisions, indefensible."

Colorado players insisted they could shake off the disappointment and focus on the NIT.

"We are faced with adversity all year," senior guard Levi Knutson said. "We're used to."

Boyle said no regrets about hosting watch party at home.

"Win or lose, you're doing things right," he said after the guests out the door, dejected, and still too shocked to say much.

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Nick Watney made sure this time

Watney made two key putts for a couple along the back nine of the Blue Monster on Sunday, then press two shot without fear on 18 and ended with a birdie for a 5-under 67 to win the Championship WGC-Cadillac by two shots over Dustin Johnson.

It was the third career victory Watney, by far the largest.

29 year old American at the World Golf Championship, and earned a measure of redemption Blue Monster. It 'been two years ago, when I fought Watney Phil Mickelson fired a shot over the weekend, only his 30-foot birdie putt on the last hole to stop a quick round of the possibility of a playoff.

This time, Watney left nothing to chance.

With a one-shot lead playing the 18th - where he put his tee shot into the water Saturday for a double bogey - Watney drilled his drive over 300 yards in the middle of the fairway and hit his approach to 12 feet above the hole. He pumped his fist when it dropped for birdie, knowing that Johnson had to finish the hole of the link.

Johnson solved shot 8 feet, and typical of his finals, he missed the putt.

"I'm not sure that he owed me one," Watney said at the trophy presentation. "I think I solved the score. If you continue to work hard, you come back in this situation. And fortunately today I was able to do a little better."

Francesco Molinari, who won the recent World Golf Championship stroke play in Shanghai in November last year, closed with a 69 and tied for third, Anders Hansen (67), which alter the top 50, and it is there for the next two weeks to reach the Masters.

Tiger Woods matched his best result this year with a 6 under 66, and when Rory McIlroy soaked his tee shot into the water on the 18th hole and made bogey, Woods allowed tied at 10.

It was his first top 10 in an official event on the PGA Tour for nine months, dating back to the U.S. Open.

"I want to win golf tournaments ... and I did this week," Woods said. "But I showed some positive signs for the next time I play, it's a good thing."

Watney finished in less than 16 to 272 and won $ 1.4 million, approaching to crack the top 10 world ranking.

Johnson opened a birdie on 12 and went straight pars before his next fairway bunker shot that hit the flag and settled two feet away from the 14th day. But he came to do is 16, goes to the bunker to bunker bogey at worst.

"Nothing goes in the hole all day," he said. "The hole 18 of the abstract type."

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Blue Devils rule in ACC

When the Duke seniors Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith came off the floor to hug Mike Krzyzewski the last minute on Sunday, even North Carolina coach Roy Williams stood up and applauded.

Singler and Smith won their third consecutive ACC Tournament, the Blue Devils '10. place in the last 13 years with a 75-58 victory over top-seeded North Carolina in Greensboro Coliseum.

With 20 points, 10 assists and the Tar Heel defense outstanding rookie point guard Kendall Marshall, ACC player of the year Smith added honor of tournament MVP to his trophy cabinet.

Singler took North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes, who had 40 points against Clemson days earlier, three points in the first half of Duke built 42-28 halftime lead.

"These are two great seniors," Williams said, "and you can not see older people hang so .... And what they did was fantastic. "

North Carolina (26-7) had returned to a deficit of 19 points against Miami on Friday and 14 points against Clemson on Saturday to win the first two games in the tournament, but was unable to recover this time.

Marshall Smith harassed into two turnovers in 76 seconds as No. 2 seed Duke (30-4) scored the first eight points and led 25-8 with 9:31 left in the first half. The Blue Devils led by 18 in the first half had a 42-28 advantage at halftime and were ahead in double digits for the seconds, all but 21 of the second half.

Barnes, whose 16 points led the Tar Heels, hit a jumper from 15 feet with 6:01 remaining to cut the lead to 63-54. Duke next two possessions, but Smith and Ryan Kelly Curry went to great open 3-point attempts.

The two Swiss plans through the curve. After Kelly 3-pointer extended the lead to 69-56 with 4:44 left, Krzyzewski jumped off the bench and pumped his fist. Curry spoke midcourt.

"I thought we played the best basketball game of the season," said Singler, who along with Curry made 11 points. "It 's nice to win the championship."

The teams split two games during the regular season with the capture of North Carolina, the championship of the ACC regular season with a 81-67 victory on March 5 Chapel Hill. Later, Smith said he was angry because the Blue Devils surrendered 51 points in the first half. Showing no signs of the foot injury he suffered in Friday's quarterfinals against Maryland, Smith set the tone defensively against Marshall. Smith pressure forced North Carolina to start their attack far from three-point arc.

Williams said Marshall was not convinced he could not go beyond Smith.

"We wanted to send a message to everyone - our fans, ourselves - that we are going to play defense and we want to be champions," said Smith.

North Carolina was held to 33.9 percent in the field and committed 16 turnovers. Each player in Tar Heel is less than half his shots.

After shooting 6-for-27 3-point range between the loss of Chapel Hill, Duke scored nine of his 20 3-point attempts. Blue Devils poured networks after recording a third win of 14 points or more in the tournament shows that they do their best, just in time for the start of the NCAA tournament later this week.

"We want to win every championship, we can," said sophomore forward Ryan Kelly. "This is the first step is preparing for the NCAA tournament."

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Bucks' Skiles back to the conference call

Milwaukee Bucks Garden last night, left the game in the elimination of a column from the eighth and final playoff position in the Eastern Conference, and to improve. Andrew Bogut's back injury, Michael Redd and is soon to follow.

There are still a lot of basketball to play and the Celtics [team stats] can not work as top seed in the East, but it is possible that these teams have not played their last game.

Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles was close enough to a smile when you consider the hypothetical.

"I prefer to play in Boston or someone else?" Skiles said before his team lost a 87-56 decision to the C's. "I mean, look, it's a legitimate demand that the team has done before and I know how."

But there are miles and many turns left before the NBA fulfills its supports.

"How many games to go and we are still, if you try to get, I do not think it appropriate for me to talk about the opponent to play," Skiles said. "I mean, would you like a competitive series against a good team and compete with a great team, obviously. But we want to stop a really strong and out of that place and maybe have a chance to be a movement all over the place. But are we really start chain wins. "

If the Bucks never get full, and if the Celts to stay physically questionable, should be considered a success Bogut C has been received and give the Milwaukee drill at least have the opportunity to set the first round.

Looking at his own club, Skiles refused any definitive statement that the Bucks will be strong.

"Well, we do not know," he said. "We're not healthy yet, so I really do not know yet what we have. It 's a mistake, for example, to say, well, you could be in Atlanta last year, we Bogut. I can not tell you how many times I heard this. There is no guarantee it. So we do not know what we have. We would like to clarify this point, however, I know. We want all the back and maybe a couple of weeks and say, 'Hey, this looks pretty good. "It would be our desire."

Celtics have a desire to get their list intact and active.

"I'm sure they are in a sort of feeling of the process here, pick up Carlos (Arroyo) and now they move they did," Skiles said. "I think they are good players. But anyway, put some good players there, you still have to adjust to what happens and personalities and the system, and all sorts of things.

"I'm sure it's a process for them, and Chicago now have kind of breathing on his neck a little. Therefore, it might be interesting, especially when you get down to the last dozen games."

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labor issues that affect the Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat

Since a lockout of the NFL starts and a possible NBA lockout approach this summer, here's a preview of how the two conditions could affect the Dolphins and Heat on the ground:

• The Dolphins want to be aggressive in free will, but they do not know if they will be able to spend without limits or whether they will be under pressure to clear salary cap space to sign free agents and draft picks .

Here is where we are: The Company, which decertified Friday, asking Judge David Doty an injunction to block the league from locking its nonunion workforce.

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Chong Wei stamps its mark to establish the last meeting with nemesis Lin Dan

Chong Wei francobolli impronta sua su di creare nemesi incontro a Final Lin Dan

Petaling Jaya: No. 1 Lee Chong Wei estampillés mondial de sa marque à nouveau d'une confrontation tant attendue établi avec la Chine dans le Lin Dan All-England badminton Championnats de Birmingham.

Yesterday, defending champion Chong Wei has been a fantastic network control and a good defense to win the grit Chen Long, also of China, 21-17, 21-13, and 46 minutes.

Giorni prima, due volte Campione del Mondo Junior Long Chen has impressing register a 21-12, 21-12 Vincere rispetto al 1999 All-Inghilterra Peter Gade-Christensen campione nel corso degli ultimi otto.

And the skinny shuttle continued its aggressive style of play against Chong Wei, but was not strong enough to break the defense of Malaysia.

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FA Cup Semi-final : Manchester City Against Manchester United Clash

To extract the last four were on Sunday, shortly after West Ham, Stoke won 2-1 thanks to goals from Danny Higginbotham and Robert Huth.

Stoke reward for defeating the Hammers is a semi-final against Bolton at Wembley on April 16.

Manchester United in the meantime, place the City or read in the other semi-final, April 17, after Fabio Da Silva and Wayne Rooney helped the Premier League leaders Arsenal at Old Trafford yesterday.

Speaking after scoring Hull's victory over West Ham on Sunday, told ITV Higginbotham:. "West Ham are a great team, but I think we deserved it is [controversial incidents in the game] is not something you want involved as a player.

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Sporting Events At The University of Kansas

Two men believed that the theft of ticket sales to sporting events at the University of Kansas, was a legitimate way to supplement their income received probation in federal court Monday.

Jason Jeffries, 36, and Brandon W. Simmons, 31, who pleaded guilty in July to the information at the source of the crime.

Jeffries, a former deputy director of ticket operations, admitted having hidden the tickets flights by erasing data from a card in the ATM, so taking notes with a swimming pool available to taxpayers athletic program.

Prosecutors said Simmons, a former school assistant athletic director for sales and marketing, took the tickets for which he was entitled to, and sent them to Oklahoma companies ticket broker, with whom he attended high school. He created false records to conceal the theft, prosecutors said

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Greg Anderson, back to jail

While Greg Anderson, Bonds' former trainer, has (have) been more than a year in jail for not testifying against Bonds, and (b) the practical limit of the refusal to testify against Bonds is the torque future weeks, the trial has to perform, it is not surprising that Anderson again refused to testify against Bonds.

He sat County for a week or two. Then you continue the life he has lived all these years. Compared to previous stint, you can do standing on his head.

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NFL players union movement before it ends

NFL players union movement before it ends

Both sides are preparing legal moves, even when they speak before the collective agreement expires on Thursday.

Last updated: March 1, 2011 - 23:31

Decertification of the NFL Players Association would not prevent a work stoppage when the current agreement expires on Thursday.

So says Gary Roberts, an expert on sports issues of antitrust and labor.

"If the players' union withdrew the word" lockout "no longer applies," said Roberts, vice dean at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. "You need a union to have a lockout. But the only way for owners while avoiding antitrust decision in court, to avoid being accused of conspiracy to restrain trade in how they run their business, not run their business. "

According to ESPN NFLPA decertification if, as expected, no significant progress toward a new collective agreement before the deadline Thursday. Once the due date, NFLPA will have to wait six months for decertification

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