Stacy Lewis tied with Kemp at women’s Australian Open
February 9, 2012 at 3:27 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Stacy Lewis used some sage advice from Greg Norman and put it to good use Thursday at the Australian Open. Lewis worked her way around the difficult Royal Melbourne Golf Club and posted a four-under par 69 that tied her for the lead with Aussie Sarah Kemp in the LPGA’s season opener. Defending champion and world’s No. 1, Yani Tseng, was a shot behind along with American Brittany Linci...
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Drew Miller, Henrik Zetterberg lead Wings over resilient Oilers
February 9, 2012 at 2:56 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Drew Miller and Henrik Zetterberg chipped in a goal in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings strengthened their grip on the top spot of the Central Division with a 4-2 victory against the Edmonton Oilers Wednesday night at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings ended their two-game losing skid Wednesday as Miller and Zetterberg came through with clutch goals in the final period to beat the Oilers at home....
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Lakers look to swap Gasol for Rondo; Perkins angry about LeBron tweets
February 9, 2012 at 2:32 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly interested in trading forward Pau Gasol to the Boston Celtics for point guard Rajon Rondo, multiple sources reported Wednesday. General manager Mitch Kupchak disclosed the Lakers are seeking a young and talented point guard this season. “Well, if there were a way for us to get a 25-year-old, All-Star, ball-handling guard we’d love to do it,” Kupc...
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Ramon Sessions, Antawn Jamison guide Cavs past Clips
February 9, 2012 at 2:25 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Ramon Sessions recorded a double-double and Antawn Jamison scored 27 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers, 99-92 Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena. Sessions filled the void of injured starting point guard Kyrie Irving (concussions), scoring 24 points with 13 dimes to steer the Cavaliers past the star-studded Clippers. Jamison shot 10-for-18 from the field and 6-for...
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Michigan State holds off Penn State for decisive Big Ten victory
February 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Draymond Green delivered 23 points and 12 rebounds and Michigan State defeated Penn State 77-57 Wednesday night at the Breslin Center. Branden Dawson added 12 points and seven rebounds and Adreian Payne had 12 points and five boards for MSU. Tim Frazier led Penn State with 19 points, five rebounds and seven steals. Green scored nine points and had eight rebounds to lead MSU to a 33-19 edge at hal...
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England soccer coach Fabio Capello quits
February 8, 2012 at 2:58 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
England soccer coach Fabio Capello quit the post Wednesday, just hours after his possible successor, Tottenham’s Harry Redknapp, was cleared of tax evasion charges. Capello was on the job four years and left after a four hour meeting with Football Association executives. “We have accepted Fabio’s resignation, agreeing this is the right decision,” FA chairman David Bernstein said. &...
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Green powers Michigan State to 33-19 halftime lead over Penn State
February 8, 2012 at 2:54 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Draymond Green scored nine points and eight rebounds to lead Michigan State past Penn State 33-19 at halftime in Big Ten Conference men’s basketball action Wednesday at the Breslin Center. Green scored inside for a 9-0 lead at 12:30. Penn State didn’t score until Nick Colella hit a 3-pointer at the 12:15 mark. Branden Dawson drove inside for a 20-8 Spartan lead with seven minutes le...
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Jets wideout Santonio Holmes to return for 2012 season
February 8, 2012 at 1:27 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
The New York Jets showed their commitment to keep Santonio Holmes Wednesday, raising the wide receiver’s guaranteed money to $15.25 million over the next two seasons. Already guaranteed to receive $7.75 million of his salary in 2012, Holmes will again pocket $7.35 million in guaranteed money in 2013 after staying on the Jets roster for the second day of waiver period. The Jets signed Holmes with...
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Big Ten looking into four-team college football playoff
February 8, 2012 at 12:02 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
The Big Ten Conference has gone from derailing a possible playoff in college football a few years ago to touting its own proposal to settle things on the field. League and school officials are in the preliminary stages of exploring a plan that would take the top four teams from the BCS bowl standings and have semifinal games played at the higher seed. The championship game then would be bid out ...
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Buford’s big second half carries No. 3 Ohio State past pesky Purdue
February 8, 2012 at 10:14 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
William Buford came up big to help No. 3 Ohio State pass another tough Big Ten test. Buford scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half to lead the Buckeyes to an 87-84 victory over Purdue. With the win, the Buckeyes (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten) increased their lead over second-place Michigan State to 1½ games. Ohio State also extended its home win streak to 39, the second-longest streak in the na...
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