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Cruden Clarke help Chiefs claim crucial Crusaders win
Flyhalf Aaron Cruden and captain Craig Clarke both scored first half tries after charging down Crusaders kicks and the defending champions survived sustained periods of second period pressure from the seven-times winners to earn a crucial ...
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Jockey Ahern lodges appeal against 10-year ban
LONDON (Reuters) - Jockey Eddie Ahern has lodged an appeal against his 10-year ban for corruption, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said on ...
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Tricky French Open draw for Stosur
Samantha Stosur faces Japanese veteran Kamiko Date-Krumm in the opening round of the French Open, with Maria Sharapova a possible quarter-final ...
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Nadal Djokovic could meet in French Open semi
Riccardo De Luca/AP PARIS (AP) -- Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title. Friday's draw for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament placed Nadal and Djokovic on the same half of the field, while Roger Federer could face David Ferrer in the other semifinal. Federer, the ...
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Nadal Djokovic on semi-final collision course in Paris
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R) shakes hand with Rafael Nadal of Spain after the final match of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Olivier ...
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Former Maine sports star guilty on child porn charge
BANGOR, Maine - A former Maine college basketball star has been found guilty of a child pornography charge.Dana Wilson pleaded no contest Thursday in a Bangor courtroom. The plea means while not admitting guilt, he is not contesting the charges. The judge then found him guilty.Authorities say the 62-year-old Wilson, who works as a disc jockey, had videos of young girls engaged in sexual behavior ...
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The Joy of Six Football League play-off finals | Barry Glendenning
Manchester City players celebrate promotion after the 1999 Division Two play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ...
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Football quiz Bayern Munich
Champions League final: live webchat with Barney Ronay Barney Ronay will be online from 12pm to answer your questions about Bayern Munich v Borussia ...
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Hayne has grown into Eels captaincy Burt
Parramatta legend Luke Burt says Eels captain Jarryd Hayne has emerged as capable of leading the NRL club to a new era of success. Burt, a member of the Eels coaching staff after retiring last year, said he had reservations when Hayne was first named as skipper by new Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart. But the Eels' most prolific try-scorer said Hayne has grown into the leadership role ...
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Rain delays Headingley start
Rain delayed the start of play on day one of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds.The inclement weather had not relented by the scheduled toss at 10:30 local time (09:30 GMT), with umpires Steve Davis and Aleem Dar were yet to inspect conditions.England are likely to name an unchanged XI, while the visitors will field an all-seam attack in the wake of spinner ...
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William welcomes football chiefs
Football Association (FA), joked about who he thought would win the eagerly anticipated final.Speaking at central London's Grosvenor House hotel he told delegates: "It is a great honour for us, the English FA, to host not just this prestigious congress, but of course - the real excitement - tomorrow's Champions League final. My money is on Bayern Munich and two-nil. To host these ...
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Former Giro winner Di Luca tests positive for EPO
Italian Di Luca, who had a previous positive for the same banned substance in 2009, failed an out-of-competition test taken on April 29 at his home, five days before the start of this year's ...
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Chiefs grind down Crusaders to win 28-19
Defending Super Rugby champions the Chiefs took a firm grip of the New Zealand conference and kicked clear at the top of the overall standings with a brutal 28-19 win over the Crusaders on Friday night.In an arm wrestle between defensively strong sides, the Chiefs tackled themselves to a standstill before finishing the stronger of the two in Hamilton.Trailing 19-15 with half an hour remaining, ...
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Giro stage called off after heavy snow overnight
PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy (Reuters) - Heavy snow has forced Giro d'Italia organisers to call off Friday's mountainous stage 19 from Ponte di Legno to Val ...
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Nova Scotia high school creates all-hockey curriculum
A Nova Scotia high school has created a curriculum where every subject -- from physics to design technology to dance -- centres on hockey. Cole Harbour District High School, in Sidney Crosby's hometown, received special recognition from Hockey Canada this week for its special project, which encompasses all subjects in all grades. "In Canada, if you're going to pick a vehicle to ...
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India cricket boss faces grilling over spot fixing
(51 mins ago) The chief executive of the Chennai Super Kings is likely to be questioned by police in Mumbai later Friday as part of investigations into spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League. Gurunath Meiyappan, who is married to the daughter of Board of Control for Cricket in India president Narainswamy Srinivasan, is reported to have been in touch with Bollywood actor Vindoo Randhawa who ...
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Vikings Jared Allen confident going into a contract year
It’s a Monday in May and Jared Allen is reciting from the Book of Herm. ¶ "You always have to ask, ‘Do you love football or do you love what football gives you?’ " ¶ The adage is borrowed from Herm Edwards, Allen’s head coach during his final two seasons in Kansas City. But this is the question the Vikings’ Pro Bowl defensive end is ...
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Twins bullpen cant hold late lead in Detroit
DETROIT – Another night, another quiet clubhouse. Another night to try to shake off the latest tough loss. "It is frustrating," Twins lefthander Scott Diamond said, "but good teams have to come back and fight through these, and we are still showing some fight." The Twins battled for seven innings Thursday. They had a lead that seemed safe, with a usually capable ...
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Gophers lose 4-2 to Indiana in Big Ten tournament
The Hoosiers are the conference’s showcase team this year, and they looked the part in defeating Minnesota 4-2 in a Big Ten tournament winners’ bracket game at Target ...
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Adrian Peterson delivers ear-catching remark on gay marriage
Adrian Peterson ’s yardage goals. Back in January, when Peterson was cleaning out his Winter Park locker after the 2012 season finished, he made his early declaration to chase the 2,500-yard mark in 2013, hoping to smash the single-season NFL rushing ...
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Hartman Skills of Us Hageman get national notice
Ra’Shede Hageman . The article noted that Hageman, a former tight end who will be a redshirt senior next year, played AAU basketball ...
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Anderson Ice is out and fish are biting
Mille Lacs: "Fishing’s been phenomenal," said Terry Thurmer of Terry’s Boat Harbor. Most walleyes are being taken in 5-16 feet of water on jigs and minnows. Shiners and rainbows are working better than fatheads, and in the last hour or so of the day, dragging Rapalas or other crankbaits in bays are producing walleyes. Some leeches are taking fish, but mostly it’s been ...
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Souhan Urlacher knew only one way the Bears way
It’s probably best that the Vikings’ rumored interest in Brian Urlacher went unrequited. Urlacher retired a Bear, and without coming back five years later and signing one of those silly one-day contracts to pretend he had remained in love with his original organization all ...
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Lynx among many talented teams in WNBA this season
The WNBA has a new logo and a newly enhanced TV deal with ESPN, with all the hype and marketing that goes with it. ¶ But here’s the funny thing. The league, which will begin its 17th season Friday even though the Lynx don’t open until June 1, never has needed the hype less. Take a look at the rosters - especially in the deep Western Conference - and the feeling is the action ...
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Member rules Ryan Palmer shoots 8-under 62 at Colonial to take 1st-round lead
FORT WORTH, Texas - Ryan Palmer has a definite home-course advantage at the Colonial. Palmer and his longtime caddie James Edmondson are both full-fledged members of the club, and play there quite often. Edmondson is even the reigning Colonial club champion, having won his third such title just last year. Making good use of all that local knowledge, Palmer shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday that ...
Arkansas News Feature
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Arkansas wildfire threat
Arkansas has a history of wildfires, in 2006 alone, during January and February there were over 60 wildfires that caused havoc with mass evacuations of residents, houses burnt to the ground and millions upon millions of dollars worth of damage inflicted. Every year, without fail, there is a wildfire outbreak, fortunately, new funds granted to Arkansas firing fighting departments under the auspices of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, have enabled the purchase of new machinery and equipment to protect the public.
Since 2000, there have been over ten thousand wildfires in the state of Arkansas, that’s an average of 1,800 fires every year. In 2009 alone, 24,000 acres of forest burnt to nothing due to hundreds of runaway fires. They’re caused by a number of factors, all of them human-induced; throwing a lit cigarette out your car window, burning garbage in the garden during the fire season, a fallen power line, or the sinister danger of arsonists. Read more
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