Jimmy Howard shuts out Blackhawks as Red Wings take 3-1 lead
May 24, 2013 at 2:33 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Jimmy Howard stopped 28 shots as the Detroit Red Wings blanked the Chicago Blackhawks, 2-0, in Thursday’s Game 4 for a commanding 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series at Joe Louis Arena. The shutout was Howard’s second in his postseason career, bringing the Red Wings to the brink of an improbable upset which they could complete with a victory over the Blackhawks in Satur...
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Aaron Rodgers wants Packers to retire Brett Favre’s No. 4
May 23, 2013 at 5:43 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hopes the Green Bay Packers retire Brett Favre’s No. 4 before the latter is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Calling for a “healing process to begin”, Rodgers said in a radio interview with “The Jim Rome Show” that he’s “excited” about the prospect of Favre and the Packers reuniting in some way. The relationship has been f...
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Tim Flock leads 2014 NASCAR Hall Of Fame inductees
May 23, 2013 at 4:06 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
NASCAR announced the five-person group in its 2014 Hall of Fame consisting of Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty and Fireball Roberts. Next year’s Induction Day is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, broadcast on Fox Sports 1 from Charlotte, N.C. The 2014 class was determined by votes cast by the 54-member Voting Panel, which included representatives from NASCAR, the NAS...
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Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista thrives on game-winning hits
May 23, 2013 at 3:43 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista gets excited to be at the plate any time the game’s on the line. In the Jays first walk-off victory of the season Wednesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in dramatic fashion, Bautista twice tied the game on a pair of monster home runs — including a ninth-inning blast to send the game into extra innings. Leading off the ninth agains...
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America’s Cup lists 37 recommendations for a safer race
May 23, 2013 at 1:55 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
America’s Cup regatta director Iain Murray has presented a list of 37 recommendations to make 72-foot catamarans and their crews safer and avoid an earlier incident where a sailor was killed during a practice run. Murray recommended structural reviews of AC72 boats and wings, a 10-knot lower wind limit (23 knots maximum) and enhanced sailor safety equipment, among other things. Many of the re...
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Robert Griffin III’s dad: Son must throw more, run less
May 23, 2013 at 1:24 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
The father of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III called on the team to revise its offensive plan and make his son pass more and run less to make him more effective and at the same time, avoid career-threatening injuries. “I just know that based on what I know Robert can do, he doesn’t have to be a runner as much as I saw last year,” Robert Griffin Jr. told The Washington P...
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73rd World Tournament to be played Aug. 19-24 in New York
May 23, 2013 at 1:24 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
The 73rd edition of the star-studded World Tournament of 14.1 – the most prestigious straight pool event in the world — will be played from August 19-24, 2013 at Steinway Billiards in New York City. Dragon Promotions, owned by multi-titled cue artist Charlie Williams, will spearhead the event for the 8th year since its revival in 2006 in partnership with Dr. Michael Fedak, the event&#...
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Defenseman Andy Sutton retires after 15 NHL seasons
May 23, 2013 at 12:46 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
After 15 seasons of grueling NHL action, veteran defenseman Andy Sutton announced that he will hang up his skates and call it a career. The 38-year-old Sutton was a member of the Edmonton Oilers during the 2012-2013 season but did not play due to injury. Last season, he played 52 games for the Oilers. “My NHL career enabled me to not only play the game I love, but to also be a part of somet...
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Heat’s LeBron James leads All-NBA First Team
May 23, 2013 at 12:29 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James, winner of four of previous five MVP awards, garnered 119 votes to lead four other superstars in the All-NBA First Team, the league announced Thursday. James, the only player to receive all 119 first-team votes, was joined by Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs, Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, and Kobe Bryant of t...
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Canucks fire Vigneault, assistant coaches for early playoff exits
May 23, 2013 at 11:01 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Vancouver Canucks president and general manager Mike Gillis cited first-round exits in the past two seasons for the decision to fire coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coaches Rick Bowness and Newell Brown Wednesday. “We’re in a results-oriented business, and if you look at the last two playoffs that we have been in, we were the higher-seeded team that lost the first two games at hom...
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