Friday, February 3, 2012

(14 stories) Rio delays picking course designer for Games

Topix Sports

Sports - News February 3, 2012

See Sports Weather

Rio delays picking course designer for Games (Golfweek)
The winner had been scheduled to be selected Friday after the eight bidders spent two days this week in Rio de Janeiro making final presentations.

John Terry is strippped of England captaincy for duration of racism trial
John Terry is strippped of England captaincy for duration of racism trial (Scotsman)
THE Football Association have confirmed that John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy until after his racism court trial.

Occupy Boxing: Why millions of fans are protesting (examiner)
Occupy Boxing is a protest movement. Through blogs, Facebook and Twitter, it's revolutionizing how fans react to the actions of fighters and insiders.

England duo tear through top order (Theboltonnews.co.uk)
Stuart Broad and James Anderson destroyed Pakistan's top order with the new ball to reduce their opponents to 53 for seven at lunch on day one of the final Test.

Gagner ties franchise record as Oilers crush Hawks (CBC News)
Edmonton Oilers' Sam Gagner tied an Oiler team record for most points in a game held by Wayne Gretzky and defenceman Paul Coffey.

Rangers' Hamilton reportedly has relapse, drinks alcohol in Dallas-area bar (The Hamilton Spectator)
Relapse The Dallas Morning News is reporting Texas Rangers outfielder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton had a relapse earlier this week when he drank alcohol at a bar.

Parise Scores Twice to Lift Devils Over Canadiens (WKXW-FM Trenton)
Zach Parise scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally with 2:44 remaining, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Thursday night.

Fifa want answers from Egypt (footballworldcupbrazil2014)
After riots at an Egyptian football match left more than 70 people dead and more than 1,000 injured, Fifa, football's world governing body, have demanded a full report into what took place.

USC women upset Tennessee for first time in 32 years
USC women upset Tennessee for first time in 32 years (WIS-TV Columbia)
You may not remember who won Super Bowl XXIX, you will never forget the frogs. Take a look back at the Budweiser frogs and other Super Bowl commercial favorites.

Simmonds scores pair as Flyers snap Predators' win streak with 4-1 victory (The Hamilton Spectator)
Big goal Flyers' Matt Read celebrates his second-period short-handed goal with teammates Andrej Meszaros and Harry Zolnierczyk against the Nashville Predators at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday night.

Cam Ward's shutout completes Canes sweep of Bruins (Boston Herald)
The Hurricanes, who won all four meetings with the Bruins, are 15-25-9 against the rest of the NHL and are last in the Eastern Conference.

NBA All-Star starters: 2 Lakers, 2 Clippers voted into lineup (The Oregonian)
Blake Griffin and Andrew Bynum were voted Thursday to the All-Star game , joining Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul to give the city of Los Angeles four starters.

Madonna channels Victor Cruz, promises 'spectacular' halftime show (Medincine Hat News)
Madonna speaks during a news conference for NFL footbal's Super Bowl XLVI's halftime show Thursday, Feb.

'Tebowmania' comes to Super Bowl (WTHI-TV Terre Haute)
The Denver Broncos quarterback said Thursday he was told the NFL was going to be different than college football.

More Sports News...

No comments: