BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 1
BOSTON Jacoby Ellsbury stole home and the Boston Red Sox ran off with a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees.
Bostons speedster surprised left-hander Andy Pettitte with his dash in a three-run fifth inning that gave the Red Sox their 10th straight win, 4-1.
They came from behind in all three games [...]
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CINCINNATI 8, ATLANTA 2
CINCINNATI Jay Bruce homered twice and drove in four runs, Micah Owings earned his first win in nearly a year with seven strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves, 8-2.
Joey Votto had two doubles and three RBIs to help the Reds salvage the finale of the three-game series after [...]
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VANCOUVER 3, ST LOUIS 2 (OT)
ST LOUIS Alex Burrows scored his second goal of the game with 18,9 seconds to go in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 47 saves to help the Vancouver Canucks complete a four-game, first-round sweep of St Louis with a 3-2 victory over the Blues.
Kyle Wellwood also scored for the Canucks, [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by admin
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Doug Risebrough ended his run as the Minnesota Wilds general manager with pride and confidence, plus hope his work toward shaping the franchises foundation would be recognized decades down the road.
Fired last week by owner Craig Leipold, Risebrough said he was comfortable with the situation and respected the decision to end his nearly 10-year tenure [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by admin
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The lasting image of Calgarys Game 3 win was a violent one.
In the closing moments, Chicagos Adam Burish broke his stick on Rene Bourques shoulder and an irate Jarome Iginla wanted a piece of Burish in the ensuing melee in front of the Blackhawks bench.
So while the Flames try to even their series at two [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by admin
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Southern California coach Pete Carroll says sophomore Aaron Corp will be the Trojans starting quarterback through the summer and into fall camp.
Carroll made the announcement Tuesday on his Web site.
Corp will start Saturdays scrimmage at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where fans are expected to get their first look at the Trojans this spring.
Carroll said [...]
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Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson made his leagues case for sweeping changes to the Bowl Championship Series, including a move to an eight-team playoff, in a 90-minute presentation to other conference leaders Tuesday at the BCS meetings.
Also, the BCS coordinator John Swofford dismissed the looming antitrust lawsuit from the Utah Attorney General as having [...]
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Results from Allsvenskan, the Swedish first-division football league (home teams listed first).
Wednesdays games
Djurgarden 0, Gefle 0
Halmstad 0, Brommapojkarna 1
Hacken 4, IFK Goteborg 1
Thursdays games
Orgryte 0, Orebro 1
AIK 0, Malmo FF 1
Trelleborg 3, Gais 0
Helsingborg, 1 Hammarby 0
Elfsborg 1, Kalmar 1
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(Home teams listed first).
Quarterfinals
Second Leg
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 3, Paris Saint-Germain (France) 0 (Dynamo advances 3-0 on aggregate)
Marseille (France) 1, Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 2 (Shakhtar advances 4-1)
Manchester City (England) 2, Hamburg (Germany) 1 (Hamburg advances 4-3)
Udinese (Italy) 3, Werder Bremen (Germany) 3 (Werder Bremen advances 6-4)
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Its down to Ukraine vs Germany for the UEFA Cup.
Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev advanced to the semifinals for the first time and will meet in the final four, while Hamburg and Werder Bremen progressed despite failing to win their second legs Thursday.
Shakhtar defeated former European champion Marseille 2-1 to ease through 4-1 on aggregate, [...]
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