Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Sports News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Baton Rouge Post.com http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/cat/c4cdc9be967f45f9/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 06:53:23 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:53:23 -0400 30 The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday launched the official event website for the Champions Trophy, which will be held in England and Wales June 6-23. The site will be accessible at www.icc-cricket.com. The site will have short-form highlights from all tournament matches as well as exclusive behind-the-scene content. The official match centre will be informative and interactive, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710160/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:50:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710160/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Mumbai Police reached Chennai Thursday with the objective of questioning Chennai Super Kings 'principal' Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of team owner and Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan, in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal. Meiyappan's name is figuring prominently in the interrogation of all those arrested so far, including ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709114/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:20:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709114/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres titles at this year's Moscow World championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29, reports Xinhua. Cheruiyot plans to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World championships in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709001/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709001/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has said that he is often misunderstood by some in the Cricket Australia hierarchy, saying that he will prove them wrong by proving himself on the field and bringing home the Ashes. Khawaja has been largely stranded on the periphery in the past two years, playing only six Tests since his debut in an Ashes Test in Sydney in 2011, and against England, the Sydney ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709002/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709002/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he will leave the Spanish football club at the end of the current season. The Chilean confirmed his departure at a public appearance at the Deputation of Malaga Wednesday, where he was awarded the Golden Shield of the province of the region for his excellent work at the club, reports Xinhua. Pellegrini, who had previously coached Villarreal and Real ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708998/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:40:03 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708998/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Mention Botafogo to most young Brazilian football fans and the likelihood is the word will conjure images of a battling club with a small, if passionate, supporter base and a sparse trophy cabinet. Forgotten is the fact that Brazil's 1962 World Cup-winning team comprised five Botafogo players, including the crooked-legged Garrincha, rated by many as the game's greatest player before Pele, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708993/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708993/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Dutch football head coach Louis van Gaal has named four debutants in the squad for the friendlies in Indonesia and China in June. Heracles Almelo midfielder Lerin Duarte, Feyenoord leftback Miquel Nelom, Swansea City defender Dwight Tiendalli and FC Utrecht midfielder Jens Toornstra were included in the squad Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Ajax reserve goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who is yet to ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708105/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:20:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708105/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian under-15 girls team coach Em Preston has said that more girls will look forward to pursue a career in cricket in the near future following Cricket Australia's (CA) decision to introduce pay hike in the new funding scheme. Preston played for the women's team ACT Meteors and was an age representative for her country before retiring three years ago, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707254/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707254/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian paceman Ryan Harris has said that cricketers found to be indulging in spot fixing should be banned for life and wiped from record books for turning the game into a 'joke'. Rajasthan Royals trio S.Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were arrested for alleged spot fixing in 2013 Indian Premier League fixtures, News.com.au reports. Wanting the maximum punishment for a player ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707251/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:04 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707251/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has said that Australia's Ashes bid in England will not be compromised by the Indian Premier League (IPL). Two members of the Ashes party, Shane Watson and James Faulkner, remain on the subcontinent with their team, Rajasthan Royals, who will play in an elimination semi-final in Delhi, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Describing the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707253/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:04 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707253/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian Test cricketer David Warner has copped a 5750-dollar fine from Cricket Australia for his Twitter rant controversy. Warner had pleaded guilty to unbecoming behaviour after his expletive-laden criticism of senior News Ltd cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn for an article by Craddock exposing the sleazy nightlife and alleged corruption within the Indian Premier League ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706060/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:20:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706060/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A senior official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday placed the onus of catching bookies and others involved in the recent spot-fixing scam on the police. BCCI vice-president and chairman of the IPL Governing Council Rajiv Shukla, said that it was not BCCI's job to probe who are the bookies and which Bollywood personalities are involved. "It is the job of agencies ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214691008/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:03 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214691008/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Spanish Primera Liga football club, Real Sociedad have confirmed that coach Philippe Montanier will leave the club at the end of the current season. The side from the Basque city of San Sebastian issued a communique Tuesday in which they admit Montainier has turned down the club's offer of a new contract, reports Xinhua. According to the club, Montanier has "communicated to Real Sociedad the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214689402/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214689402/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Serbia-born Sredojevic Milutin has been confirmed as the new coach of Uganda's national football team. He signed a two-year contract Tuesday and will start his work with an away friendly game to Libya June 1, reports Xinhua. The Federation of Uganda Football Association, the country's football governing body, unveiled the coach at its headquarters in the capital here. The appointment follows ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214689407/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214689407/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 England coach Andy Flower has prohibited England's cricketers from public discussions about the Ashes until next month. The players will face disciplinary actions if they speak in interviews or write on Twitter about the two-test series against Australia, Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sources said that Flower wants the players to focus on New Zealand series and the ICC Champions Trophy instead ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687945/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:03 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687945/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cricket Australia (CA) has said that it hopes for changes in the Citizenship Act by next month that will allow leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed to play his first Ashes Test in England. The Pakistan-born spinner will have to wait for applying for a passport until any legislation change takes place in the four sitting weeks of parliamentary session before the election and the cricket series begins, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687943/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:03 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687943/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Pakistan cricket team coach Dav Whatmore has backed captain Misbah-ul-Haq's batting skills. PakPassion quoted Whatmore as saying that Misbah has inspired other batsmen with his efforts and performance, although rotation and change in the battiing order is always an open option. Whatmore said that Misbah's enthusiastic zeal has motivated other players to bring the same passion to their batting. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687939/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687939/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cricket Australia (CA) has announced that the country's top female cricketers will now earn up to 80,000 dollars within a year. The women team has won Women's World Cup and the T20 trophy, prompting CA to consider female cricket as professional, News.com.au reports. CA chief executive James Sutherland compared the women's cricket team to the men's cricket club, saying that the association wants ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687942/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687942/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian opener David Warner is expected to plead guilty before a Cricket Australia (CA) hearing via teleconference from India with regard to a series of hostile tweets that he directed at News Limited journalists Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn while playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Warner could face sanctions ranging from a fine, suspension, reprimand or ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687937/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687937/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 It will be a do-or-die match for Indian women's football team when they face Chinese Taipei in their next group D match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualifiers) here Wednesday. The Indian team despite giving a good account of themselves against Myanmar in their opening game of the have their backs to wall after a 0-2 reversal. Against Chinese Taipei, who pumped in six goals against hosts ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687834/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687834/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia's opening batsman David Warner was Wednesday found guilty of breaching the Cricket Australia (CA) Code of Behaviour and was fined $5,750 for his twitter rant. Warner, who pleaded guilty, received the maximum financial penalty for a first offence under rule 6 of CA's Code of Behaviour, CA said in a statement. "In hindsight, clearly I let my frustrations get the better of me and posted ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687308/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:20:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214687308/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Twenty-one-year-old Mohammad Arifi's love for cricket convinced the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) to appoint him as their first multi-cultural ambassador. According to news.com.au, Arifi will help (SACA) run multi-cultural cricket programs, including a Come and Try Day at Brahma Lodge Indoor Sports Centre on Sunday, especially targeting new arrivals. Arifi said that he will ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214686584/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214686584/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray Tuesday announced he will skip the French Open tennis due to a back injury. The World No.2 retired with the back problem in his second-round match against Spain's Marcel Granollers at the Rome Masters last week, which posed as a bad sign for his withdrawal from the second tennis Grand Slam of the year. Scotsman Murray will now aim to be fully fit for the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685497/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685497/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Fuller, also a keen cricketer who played at domestic level for 20 years, says he wrote 'Caribbean lives-Brian Lara' during the six years he lived in Lara's homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, reports CMC. Lara, who retired in 2008, holds the world record ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685501/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685501/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Spanish basketball was thrown into turmoil late Tuesday night with the news that players from the Endesa ACB League will go on an indefinite strike from Sunday. The strike comes at the start of the quarter-finals of the play-offs of the ACB League which will decide the eventual champions of the competition, reports Xinhua. The players are striking in order to force a collective agreement which ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685354/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685354/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017. The Amsterdam-based club announced Tuesday that De Boer, whose current contract expires in 2014, will now sign a new four-year deal running from July 1, 2013 until June 20, 2017, reports Xinhua. The 43-year-old former Dutch international started as head coach of Ajax in December 2010. He captured three ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685352/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685352/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to nearly 7,000 employees on Tuesday, the network said in a statement. The Bristol, Connecticut-based company said it was looking at the financial bottom line. In a statement the company said that they were implementing changes across the company to enhance their continued growth while smartly managing costs. It added that while difficult, they ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685351/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214685351/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has hinted that an investigation could be launched into unaccounted revenues generated by the federation from World Cup 2006. President of the TTFF Raymond Tim Kee announced Tuesday that a probe is being considered during a press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, reports CMC. "From our understanding, TTFF is very much a part of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214684960/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214684960/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Stoke City coach Tony Pulis parted ways with the English Premier League football club after seven years in charge. The club, finishing in the 13th place, said Tuesday that Pulis left the club on mutual agreement, reports Xinhua. Pulis, 55, was named Stoke coach for a second spell in 2006, and led the club to promotion to the Premier League in 2008 after a 23-year ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214684606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214684606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 . Suggestions that Monaco officials also have their eyes on Jennifer Lopez are entirely understandable.Manchester United are reviving their interest in the one-time Sir Alex Ferguson ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710733/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:14:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710733/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 alleged spot-fixing in the IPL, has said the sports bill that is currently being drafted should be ready in full by June 30. Speaking to television channel CNN IBN, Singh said: "I feel it's very important for a very strict law, that processes are implemented not only in cricket but in other sports also. Cricket has just been exposed, but there might be things happening in other sports ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710605/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:12:53 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710605/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 /enpproperty--> A failed title sweep at the just-concluded table tennis worlds tournament did not mean defeat for the ever-victorious China but hope of popularizing the sport worldwide, China's head coach said. A beaming Liu Guoliang, leading team China to the first world tournament as head coach, said he and his team felt really relaxed at losing two of the five world titles in Paris ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710406/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:11:25 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710406/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 IOC Executive Board member Wu is the fourth IOC member following Germany's Thomas Bach and Singaporean Ng Ser Miang, both IOC vice presidents, and Puerto Rico's Richard Carrion to decide to run for the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710989/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:19 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710989/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Matthew Elliott accepts the buck stops with him as coach in the wake of the Warriors' record NRL defeat to Penrith.The Warriors fell to their worst loss in 19 seasons when they were humbled 62-6 by the Panthers last weekend."What prevailed there is not new here, but the fact that it's still here is my fault, my responsibility," Elliott, who is in his first season at the club, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710991/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710991/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Essendon have left open the question of whether football department staff will eventually follow chief executive Ian Robson out the door of the AFL ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710990/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710990/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 TORONTO -- From Rob Ford's SUV escape from reporters at a Tim Hortons, to his firing from his beloved high school football program, to Doug Ford's spirited defence at a City Hall press conference, Torontonians have been witness to yet another bizarre day as the mayor's crack-cocaine video scandal shows no sign of abating.The Toronto Catholic District School Board announced ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710213/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:04:20 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710213/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 In this photo provided by BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Vernon Yates, founder of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, lays his hands on Ty, a 400-pound tiger, as staff prepare to surgically extract a 4-pound hairball from the big cat on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Clearwater, Fla. Ty is cared for by Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Seminole. The non-profit animal rescue group mainly serves ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710992/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:04:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710992/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (34 mins ago) Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa have been picked in Japan's 26-man squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia next month. Japan has 13 points in Group B of Asian qualifying and can clinch its fifth straight World Cup appearance with a win or draw against Australia on June 4 at Saitama Stadium, AP reports. Australia is third with six points and needs to do well ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710215/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:53 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710215/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Japan-bound Wallabies veteran Radike Samo is poised to return to the Queensland pack as the Reds aim to break down the strong Stormers defence in Cape Town on Sunday morning (AEST). In his final season of Super Rugby, the 37-year-old has finally returned to fitness following a knee injury and looks set to be included in the Reds back-row at Newlands. Tireless workers Ed Quirk and Jake Schatz ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710563/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:59:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710563/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - Australian Cadel Evans will get the nod ahead of American Tejay van Garderen as BMC Racing's number one rider at the Tour de France, team president Jim Ochowicz said. Evans, the first Australian to win the Tour in 2011, was blown away by Briton Bradley Wiggins last year and finished seventh behind van Garderen, who took fifth place and was the best young rider on the Tour. The ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710988/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:53:53 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710988/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan's cricket board says gunmen have kidnapped the father of its national team captain. There has been no ransom demand since Mohammad Nabi's 60-year-old father, Khobi Khan, was abducted near his home in the city of Jalalabad. Cricket board ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710495/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:42:11 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710495/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710987/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:41:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710987/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A QR 3 billion (US$820 million) World-cup themed shopping mall in Doha which hopes to attract 20 million visitors a year is set to be completed in 2015 the developer said yesterday. Developer UrbaCon Trading & Contracting said the Mall of Qatar, a 162,000 square metre mall located in Doha next to one of the future venues for the FIFA 2022 World Cup, has been designed with a FIFA theme. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709052/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:14:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709052/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A press conference related to Islamic Olympic Games to take place in Azerbaijan in 2017 was held in Hilton hotel in Baku. "The European Olympic Games-2015 will be the first comprehensive competitions in Azerbaijan," Youth and Sports Ministers of Azerbaijan Azad Rahimov ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709245/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709245/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SYDNEY ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710986/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:08:54 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710986/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cricket News: IPL Cricket 2013: Rajasthan Royals will meet Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 2 for a place in the final against Chennai Super ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709468/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:45 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709468/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 India News: Indian Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today insisted that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now. And it is not only about cricket. We are talking about cricket because of this expose but there are other sports as well," he ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709470/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:28 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709470/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (AP Photo/The Palm Beach Post, Allen Eyestone). Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) scored in the last seconds of overtime to defeat the Indiana Pacers in Miami on Tuesday May 22, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709836/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:59:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709836/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia Basketball Australia (BA) and the NBL have agreed to split, with the 2013/14 season to be run by the newly-formed National Basketball Competition (NBC).The NBL will operate separately from BA, with a newly-formed leadership group to take control of the league.The NBC, which represents all NBL clubs, on Thursday signed a heads of agreement with BA to proceed with a de-merger ahead of ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709332/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:58:50 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709332/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian sports management firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which finds itself in the midst of controversy regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has refuted allegations of any financial ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709113/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709113/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Noeline Taurua's long tenure as Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic coach will end in August.Taurua, who guided the Magic to last year's trans-Tasman netball league title, says the time is right to move on."This is my 11th year in this environment, which is a long time," she said.Taurua said she made her decision early to allow plenty of time for her replacement to settle into the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709996/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:28 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709996/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709609/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:55:24 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709609/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls halted because of unrelenting race-baiting from the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709364/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:09 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709364/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today said he has been forced to hang his head in shame due to the IPL spot-fixing scandal, which is becoming bigger and murkier with each passing day, insisting that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now."It is very shameful. As a young person, as a sports fan, as the Sports Minister of the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709997/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:38 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709997/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has put his faith in the old guard to steer Australia to a third consecutive World Cup, despite three key members lacking minutes at club level. Osieck on Thursday named a 26-man squad for his side's three remaining World Cup qualifiers. The Socceroos, currently third in their qualifying pool, face Japan away on Tuesday week before crunch home fixtures against ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709424/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709424/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A year after losing in the City Section Div. I baseball final, third-seeded Chatsworth suffered a stunning 11-10 first-round setback in nine innings Wednesday to No. 19 University (22-10-1). It marked the first time in Chatsworth coach Tom Meusborn's 24-year tenure that the Chancellors lost an opening-round playoff game. The Wildcats, who will play No. 11 Marshall in Friday's ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709998/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:44:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214709998/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Plum varsity baseball team cleared one hurdle in the WPIAL Quad-A playoffs this year when it took down Shaler in the first round to snap a six-game playoff losing streak dating back to ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710000/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:43:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710000/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Plum High School Sports Hall of Fame committee has announced the eight-member Class of 2013 that will be inducted on Nov. 14 at Edgewood Country Club in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710001/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:43:34 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214710001/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 WINTER HAVEN | It's a brand new season with some brand new faces. The spring football season kicks off tonight with four games featuring three new head coaches. Ron Johnson (Haines City), Russ Rogers (Ridge Community) and Tommy Lewis (Victory Christian) make their head coaching debuts in spring games. And while students, faculty and fans are eager to see what caliber of action the new ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708852/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:03:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708852/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Mayor Rob Ford coaches the Don Bosco Eagles football team during the Metro Bowl at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Nov. 27, 2012. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708149/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:03:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708149/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Whelan is set to find out later today whether the Spaniard has decided to walk away from the DW Stadium after the club's relegation from the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708855/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:54:11 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708855/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The City defender has long known of Pellegrini's reputation having been a junior at Argentinian club San Lorenzo when the Chilean was first-team boss. Pellegrini is widely expected to be named as replacement for the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708856/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:54:10 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708856/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ATHENS ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708353/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:53:56 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708353/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 the lead. That might sound like an old Seinfeld bit, but no one in Ottawa was laughing. After goals from Milan Michalek and Kyle Turris staked the Sens to a 2-1 edge after an entertaining first period, the Pittsburgh Penguins roared back with six unanswered goals on the way to a 7-3 win and a commanding 3-1 series lead. Here are some observations from the pivotal Game ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708857/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:43:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708857/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 There has been considerable speculation about the future of the Wales international after Tottenham failed to qualify for the Champions League, with Madrid among the clubs linked with a big-money move for the Spurs talisman. Quoted in the Sun, Ramos said: "Gareth Bale is a Real Madrid-quality signing. He has had an exceptional season. He can punish any team in the world and has the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708631/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:41:47 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708631/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - The royal and ancient game of golf, renowned for its etiquette and self-imposed penalties, has undergone many changes to the rules over its 600-year history but few issues have triggered as much debate as the proposal to outlaw the anchoring of putters. In a genteel sport where an inadvertent cough on a downswing can create controversy, the announcement by golf's rule-makers ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708854/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:38:57 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708854/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Laura Geitz will return for the Queensland Firebirds this weekend but her teammates' form could mean only a bench role for the Australian defender. The Firebirds skipper has missed her team's past two trans-Tasman netball championship fixtures following the sudden death of her father Ross. The second of those matches was a victory over the Melbourne Vixens - the first time the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708397/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:38:31 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708397/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea and Japan's domination of eastern Asian football is being further eroded, judging by the make-up of the quarterfinalists in this season's Asian Champions League.The two nations have between them won all but one of the past seven Asian Champions League titles -- with the exception being a penalty shootout loss in the final -- and have been the top dogs ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708339/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708339/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 PGATOUR.com's John Swantek joins CineSport's Noah Coslov to preview the weekend's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club and to discuss the USGA's ban on anchored putting in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707996/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:19 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707996/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 John Valencia (L) of Colombia's Santa Fe fights for the ball against Oscar Gamarra of Peru's Real Garcilaso, during their Copa Libertadores soccer match in Cuzco May 22, 2013. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707601/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:52:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707601/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The appeal towards cricket among youths has increased manifold since the inception of IPL and T-20 games. Such is the attraction that the interest among youths to become doctors and engineers has taken second place. However, the fatal part of this attraction is the match fixing and spot fixing incidents, which have recently come into ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707998/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:49:41 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707998/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 There were many, many days when Auburn Mountainview High School coach Glen Walker questioned where he and his baseball program were headed. Walker has been at the helm since the school opened in 2006, but the first three years were more choppy than smooth. "I really struggled with that decision: 'Maybe it's time to give it up'," Walker said. "I'm working too ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707999/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:46:19 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707999/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Clark, 43, is a 22-year educator, coming to Boaz from Douglas High School, where he was boys’ varsity basketball coach.Other personnel actions included non-renewals, seven resignations, one other teacher employment, three additions to the substitute list, 29 summer workers, additional duties for two remediation teachers for the graduation exam, additional duties for four graduation exam ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707884/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:45:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707884/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Class 2A Archbishop Murphy of Everett has a pair big-time players. Derrick Mahlum is 10-0 on the mound and Trever Morrison is hitting nearly .600 with five home runs for the defending state champs. The Wildcats (23-2) have a seven-game winning streak. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708000/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:45:08 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708000/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 "It was a close contest and that is exactly where you need your experience to get a team over the line," Hodge told the IPL site. "This is the most thrilling game I have ever played in the IPL. I have played for Kolkata Knight Riders and Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the past editions. This is the first time with Rajasthan Royals and I am delighted to win the game for the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708001/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:44:47 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708001/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LeBron James drove for a game-winning layup as time expired to give the Miami Heat a thrilling 103-102 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday in game one of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.James, recently named regular season Most Valuable Player for the fourth time, lived up to the billing with his buzzer-beating exploit, ensuring the reigning NBA champions retain home court ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708002/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:20 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708002/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Victory at this month's French Open will make tennis star Rafael Nadal the first man in history to win the same grand slam title eight ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708003/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:19 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708003/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 If momentum counts for everything in tennis, nothing will stop Serena Williams from winning the French Open for just the second time in her career in Paris.At 31, the superstar of the women's game is on an unprecedented winning run going in to the consecration of the claycourt season at Roland Garros.Four straight tournament wins at Miami, Charleston, Madrid and Rome (the last three coming ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708004/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708004/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The NRL has vowed to fully investigate assault allegations against South Sydney's Ben Te'o in order to dispense of notions that rugby league had a poor attitude towards women.A Brisbane woman said on Wednesday she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by Te'o last month.Te'o strongly denies the allegations and won't be stood ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708005/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:14 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708005/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garcia for the season, and the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707837/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:38:55 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707837/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Justin Verlander overcame a rocky start and rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night, sweeping the two-game series between the AL Central's top ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707838/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:38:54 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707838/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Opening game of Pacific Nations Cup runs on Saturday; Canadian manager ecstatic team will ‘get high-quality games’ against Fiji, Tonga next ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707242/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:36:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707242/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 VANCOUVER -- The Mel Zajac Jr swim meet at UBC has had its share of headliners over its 50-year history but it has never had an 11-time Olympic medallist with his own reality TV show.Ryan Lochte is the dude, his show is entitled What Would Ryan Lochte Do? and the question for him Wednesday was: Hey, Ryan, what are you going to do at the Zajac meet?"Right now, this meet is just getting up on ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708007/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:36:12 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214708007/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 KATHMANDU, Nepal - An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest -- although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 8,850-metre peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at 9:05 a.m. local time Thursday, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707533/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:34:31 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707533/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on Saturday. Goalkeepers: 1-Manuel Neuer, 27: Enjoyed a record-breaking season and his first Bundesliga title after conceding just 18 goals en route to the league win. The Germany number one, however, did not avoid some of his trademark blunders. Has not missed a game in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707750/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:34:26 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707750/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 In a startling revelation, sources in the Delhi Police have told Headlines Today that players of two more franchise are on their radar for IPL spot-fixing.The Delhi Police Special Cell says that they are gathering more credible evidence before they finally lay their hands on these players.The cops are getting crucial leads from the ongoing interrogation of three arrested players and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707304/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:32:48 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707304/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Melbourne coach Mark Neeld isn't surprised other AFL clubs are queuing up to poach Jack Watts but says the Demons will do whatever they can to keep him. The 2008 No.1 draft pick is reportedly set to request a trade at season's end, seeking a fresh start after a tumultuous beginning to his career at the embattled club. He has been linked to Fremantle although another seven clubs are ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707458/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707458/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brumbies flanker Colby Faingaa will return to the Brumbies starting line-up for the first time in over two years as the only run-on change made for Saturday's Super Rugby clash with the Blues in Auckland. Faingaa's ascension to the run-on side is due to a strained medial ligament suffered by veteran flanker George Smith, which will also make room for Jordan Smiler on the bench. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707459/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707459/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Candice Agee was selected for the USA Basketball women's U19 world championships team. Agee will play in the FIBA world championships from July 18-28 in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707258/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:16 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707258/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tates Creek starter Caleb Johnson improved his record to 8-0 in guiding the host Commodores into the 43rd District finals. Johnson allowed an early run but finished with 10 strikeouts in a two-hitter. Johnson said the rain that stopped the game in the bottom of the third "helped settle my ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707975/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707975/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Indian Premier League (IPL). Warner was speaking for the first time since he was found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour on Wednesday over a Twitter tirade at two Australian journalists and fined Aus$5,750 (Dh20,343). The explosive opener said he was responding to a piece from News Limited cricket writer Robert Craddock that followed the arrest of S Sreesanth and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706214/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:47:20 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706214/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Clay Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.David Ortiz delivered a two-run single in the first off Hector Santiago (1-3), and the Red Sox backed Buchholz with several neat defensive plays on the way to their sixth win in eight games.Jonny Gomes made a sliding catch on ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706797/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:46:05 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706797/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 AzerTAc reports. The Azerbaijani karate fighters also won two world belts out from three possible in a competition marking the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev. Azerbaijan ranked 3rd in the overall medal table of the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:11 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia Veteran Socceroos Lucas Neill, Josh Kennedy and Sasa Ognenovski have all returned to the national fold in Holger Osieck's 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup Asian qualifiers.Australian skipper Neill was suspended for his side's famous 2-2 draw with Oman at Sydney's Olympic stadium in March, while Kennedy has been out with a back injury and Ognenovski has been on ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706111/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:24 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706111/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson has forecast an unhappy ending for Crows elder Graham Johncock, but says the out-of-favour veteran will play more AFL football.Johncock will be overlooked for Adelaide's indigenous round match against North Melbourne on Sunday, with Sanderson bluntly saying the 30-year-old isn't in Adelaide's best current 22 players.But Sanderson said Johncock, who ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707054/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:50 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707054/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Essendon chief executive Ian Robson has resigned over the AFL club's supplements saga but the Bombers won't say whether other officials are set to follow.Robson announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he initially offered to resign when the saga first became public in February but the board wanted him to stay on to help the club through the tumultuous months that followed.Robson ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707055/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:48 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707055/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton says recommendations released by the America's Cup review committee are prudent and reasonable.The independent review of the regatta's operations and safety followed the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson earlier this month.Simpson was killed, and New Zealander Craig Monk injured, when Swedish challengers Artemis' AC72 capsized ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707056/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707056/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BALTIMORE — Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda left in the third inning of Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Baltimore with a bruised right calf, one inning after he was struck in the leg by a line drive off the bat of Manny Machado. Kuroda (6-3) allowed five runs and eight hits in two-plus innings. "I wasn't too worried about the injury beyond tonight but was worried that it might matter ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706796/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:31 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706796/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Heat forward LeBron James hit a game-winning, buzzer-beating lay-up in overtime to defeat the Pacers 103-102 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. ';I knew I had time,'; James said. ';Coach drew up a good play. I told myself I was going to attack. I had two-plus seconds to get to the rim and I was able to convert the last one.'; The play unfolded out of an inbounds ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707057/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:27:42 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707057/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cliff Lee has already been traded four times in his career. (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) Roy Halladay is out, perhaps for the season. Carlos Ruiz is out. Ryan Howard is ailing. Chase Utley is headed for an MRI. The offense has been so lousy that it has left Cole Hamels speechless. Now Cliff Lee has admitted that he’s open to a trade. Add it all up and the Phillies appear even further from ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706758/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:27:39 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706758/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter won't back down from his decision to bench No.1 playmaker Benji Marshall - but says he hopes he never has to do it again and wants the under-pressure star to be a Tiger for life. Potter still doesn't feel comfortable revealing the reasons behind starting last week's calamitous defeat to South Sydney with Marshall out of the starting lineup - only to ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706414/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706414/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Queensland State of Origin star Ashley Harrison appears to be in extreme doubt for Gold Coast's NRL clash on Sunday against Parramatta in Mudgee. The Titans lock has failed to train all week as he battles a knee complaint, leaving him in a battle to prove his fitness for the country NSW game against the Eels. Harrison will be with the team when they depart Queensland on Friday for a flight ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706418/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706418/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat -- his ninth postseason triple-double, and barely anyone noticed. All that mattered was the last shot, which simply saved the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706869/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706869/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BIRMINGHAM — Nick Saban's scowling face now greets fans coming into the state of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and a box of his cherished oatmeal cream pies rests at his ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707062/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:08 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707062/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SYDNEY ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707053/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:05:39 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707053/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Hawthorn AFL star Lance Franklin says he was verbally attacked by the woman who accused him of rude, intimidating behaviour in a Melbourne bar.Former fashion designer Nicky Rowsell called Franklin an "absolute disgrace of a human being" after a confrontation on Saturday night.She said that Franklin had stood over her and yelled in her face.After she contacted the Hawthorn AFL club, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705902/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:55 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705902/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Members of the Chelsea soccer team practice at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Chelsea will take on Manchester City in an ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705686/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:36:53 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705686/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Troy Larson, who scored the winning run, and Andy Henkemeyer, who singled him home in the ninth inning, celebrated the Gophers’ 3-2 victory over Illinois on Wednesday in the Big Ten baseball tournament at Target ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705878/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:59 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705878/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Randy Weidner knew the horse was his the instant he saw the yellow wrap on its leg. Standing amid the rubble of the Celestial Acres Training Center near Moore, Okla., destroyed by Monday’s massive tornado, the racehorse trainer understood there was only one thing he could ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705877/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705877/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 During what he termed a "whirlwind’’ year, Kevin Buisman didn’t have time to really think about whether Minnesota State Mankato was having its most successful sports year ever. Though he enjoyed every conference championship and NCAA appearance, the aggregate result didn’t fully register with the Mavericks athletic director until he saw a spreadsheet laying it all ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705876/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:55 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705876/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ST. LOUIS - Roger Chapman is in the spotlight at the Senior PGA Championship, a year after his breakthrough victory in the major championship. "Last year, I sort of snuck in under the radar," the 54-year-old Englishman said Wednesday, a day before the start of play at Bellerive Country Club. "I've raised the bar myself. That puts a bit more pressure on me." Chapman was ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705875/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:54 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705875/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A nine-page letter signed by more than 300 people objecting to St. Paul’s design plans for the $54 million Lowertown ballpark arrived Wednesday at City Hall, but officials said the petition was too late to impede the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, opposes SEC bid to require publicly traded corporations to disclose political ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705146/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:32:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705146/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters titles at this year's Moscow world championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement on Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29. Cheruiyot planned to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:55 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators, 7-3, on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis also scored for Pittsburgh, and Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves. Down by 2-1 after the first period, the Penguins scored twice in a 40-second span early in the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707052/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:23:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707052/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brisbane 4000 Queensland batsman Chris Lynn could find himself in hot water after using Twitter to opine about assault allegations levelled against NRL player Ben Te'o.Te'o released a statement on Wednesday saying he had not "acted improperly" after a Brisbane woman said she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by the South ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705266/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:22:09 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705266/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705890/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:41 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705890/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Rugby league coaching great Graham Lowe welcomes the importing of Australian coaches into NZ sport and encourages locals to look offshore ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705889/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:41 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705889/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is on the verge of making a dramatic return to Test cricket as the Black Caps bid for a series-levelling win against England at Headingley.Former captain Vettori hasn't played a Test for nearly a year, mainly because of achilles trouble, and was only originally selected for the one-day leg of this tour.But a calf injury suffered by his fellow left-arm ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705891/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:37 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705891/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - America's Cup organizers said on Wednesday that they have made rule changes to improve safety in the upcoming regatta after a fatal training accident on San Francisco Bay earlier this ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705892/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705892/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 In-form loose forward Steven Luatua will miss the Blues' Super Rugby match against the ACT Brumbies because of injury.Luatua, who has started all 11 games this year, got a knock to his neck and shoulder area in the Blues' 23-3 defeat to the Crusaders last weekend.Coach Sir John Kirwan described the injury as not serious, but said the blindside flanker would not have been at full fitness ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705893/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:29 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705893/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Workers for Artemis and America's Cup use a crane to lift the damaged Regata from the San Francisco Bay off the coast of Treasure Island in California on May ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705894/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:19:45 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705894/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin expects Canterbury to carry out its own medical examination of Broncos centre Justin Hodges at ANZ Stadium on Friday night. Hodges was spared the late contact work at training on Thursday morning but will carry the remnants of a painful rib injury into what is tipped to be a bruising encounter with the Bulldogs, up against likely Origin rival Josh Morris. Hodges ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705331/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:49 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705331/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Dave Keefer, an assistant football coach at Greensburg Salem High School the past eight seasons, was named head coach of the Golden Lions on ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705895/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:07:59 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705895/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Harrison, perturbed by this unlucky turn of events, lost the second set, as well. Hampton also fell in close matches at first and second doubles, meaning the Talbots' season ended in a 4-1 ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705897/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:32 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705897/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Disappointed with Sewickley Academy's fourth-place finish at the team championship Saturday, seniors Will Kleeman and Colin Kaye hope for a better outcome at the PIAA Class AA boys tennis doubles tournament, to be held Friday and Saturday at the Hershey Racquet ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705898/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:18 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705898/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Penn-Trafford junior varsity baseball coach John Shusteric sits at his home in Irwin on Monday, May 20, 2013. Shusteric is recovering from a brain injury he suffered while fishing for trout on April 13, ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705899/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:48 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705899/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Samantha Pickens competes in the World Championship trials in diving on May 19, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. Pickens, a Murrysville native and Franklin Regional graduate, qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona in the 1-meter dive and 3-meter synchronized ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705119/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705119/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 When people associated with any type of hockey organization speak of the hockey gods, they do it with a tone that mirrors the same admiration that the ancient Greeks had for Zeus, Apollo, and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705900/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705900/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Fox Chapel High School baseball team saw its season come to a close on May 13 with a 2-0 loss to Hempfield in a first round WPIAL Class AAAA playoff game at Gateway High ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705901/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705901/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705312/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:06 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705312/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert has slammed FIFA's decision to host World Cup 2022 in Qatar during the country's summer.Traditionally, the quadrennial showcase tournament is held during June and July.However, numerous senior football figures have called for FIFA to break with that tradition due to predicted extremely high temperatures in the country during those months.And ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705120/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:59:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705120/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BALTIMORE ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707051/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:47:21 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214707051/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee pitches to the Miami Marlins in the first inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704607/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:40 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704607/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 NORTHERN sports clubs will be forced to adopt their own policy to deal with spectators lighting up at local venues if Salisbury Council decides it will not proceed with a policy to ban smoking in open spaces. Salisbury Council planned to become the first local government in SA to ban smoking at parks and ovals 365 days year and not just at community events. But after advice from the SA Tobacco ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706230/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:00 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214706230/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Essendon chief executive officer Ian Robson has quit as the fallout from the AFL club's supplement scandal continues.Robson has been under pressure since February when the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) announced an inquiry into the Bombers' use of supplements in 2012.An internal investigation by former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski into Essendon's governance ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704936/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:38 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704936/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 GREENBURGH, N. Y. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705886/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:29 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705886/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Richard Pitino was hired as Minnesota’s basketball coach on April 3. The first order of business in that situation is to start meeting with the players scheduled to return for the next ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704923/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:37 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704923/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 "It has been good. I think it makes me even more happy that 33 [Morneau] is out there. Justin has been playing well and been out there every day at first base," Mauer ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704924/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:36 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704924/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 NFL season. He’s suddenly in a contract year, playing out the final season of the deal he signed in 2008 and due to make $14,280,612 in base salary this season with a cap number north of $17 ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704925/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:34 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704925/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Chris Colabello said after his first major league game, "because that's how things go in my life." Good point. He spent seven years tearing up the Can-Am independent league before any team even gave him a long look. So why should this be any easier? "It was everything I could ever imagine it to be," he said of his first game, even after going 0-for-4 Wednesday with ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704926/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:33 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704926/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BALTIMORE ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705885/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:54 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705885/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 US Olympic swimming star Ryan Lochte said Wednesday he has no doubt superstar Michael Phelps will end his retirement and return to the pool for another shot at Olympic glory at the 2016 Rio Games.Speaking in Vancouver where he is swimming in a local meet in the Canadian city this weekend, the 28-year-old Lochte, winner of 11 Olympic medals and holder of three world records in the individual ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704991/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:45 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704991/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Ganlan Media International (Beijing) Co., Ltd.(GMI) said in Beijing on Wednesday that China's First American Arena Football Coach/Referee Training Camp will be held on May 27-31 in the Beijing Sports University.This is the first time that Arena Football League (AFL) comes to China to hold a professional training camp, and which marks American Arena Football is officially coming to China.GMI ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704308/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:42 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704308/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705884/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:50 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705884/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BERLIN ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705883/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:45 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705883/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Bryce Harper made a game-saving grab in right field and had a couple of big hits to help the Washington Nationals beat the host San Francisco Giants, 2-1, in 10 innings on Wednesday. San Francisco had runners on first and second with one out in the eighth when Harper dived to grab Hunter ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705882/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705882/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705881/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:03 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705881/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705880/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:57 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705880/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BERLIN ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705879/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:52 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214705879/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says his AFL side has improved this season in every area but one - clinching wins.The Kangaroos' after-the-siren loss to West Coast on Friday night was their third defeat this year by less than a goal, having also gone down in thrillers to competition powerhouses Geelong and Hawthorn.It's left the Kangaroos on a 3-5 record, precariously placed in 13th ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704931/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:17 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704931/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 PITTSBURGH ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704930/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:15 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704930/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner is back on track. After a couple of rough starts in May, he pitched another gem. Bumgarner made one mistake Wednesday, leaving a ball up to Bryce Harper. Harper's leadoff home run in the sixth was the only blemish for Bumgarner, who gave up four hits in seven innings. Harper doubled in the 10th and scored on Ian Desmond's single to give the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704748/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:48 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704748/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sanya Richards-Ross is always running, even when she's not. From the Olympics, to the hair salon she owns in Austin, to her husband's NFL games, to the filming of a reality show, to delivering the ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704932/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:10 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704932/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Heat forward Shane Battier delivered a knee to the groin of Pacers center Roy Hibbert as he drove to the hoop during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704933/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:06:58 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704933/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Carmelo Anthony’s injured left shoulder could require offseason surgery. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images) Knicks All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony has reportedly suffered a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder that could require ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704934/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:06:57 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704934/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Bryce Harper hit a home run and scored the go-ahead run in Washington’s win over the Giants. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) For the second day in a row, Bryce Harper was a difference-maker in a game between the Nationals and Giants at AT&T Park. This time, he was on the right side of the ledger, scoring both Washington runs via a pair of extra-base hits in their 2-1, 10-inning victory, and ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704935/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:06:56 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704935/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BUENOS AIRES ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704538/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:05:44 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704538/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 By Mike Collett LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Saturday's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will see the European Cup presented at Wembley for a record-extending seventh time. The old Wembley hosted five finals, in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992. The new stadium hosted the final in 2011. After Wembley, the Heysel Stadium in Brussels has staged five final ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704342/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:46 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704342/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Borussia Dortmund at London's Wembley Stadium (1845 GMT) with more at stake than Europe's premier club trophy. Bayern, four-times European champions, are Germany's richest and most successful club, while rejuvenated Borussia Dortmund won the trophy in 1997 but came to the brink of financial ruin in 2005. The Ruhr valley club have recovered on a sporting level under ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704576/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:13 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704576/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704929/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:02:25 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704929/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The constant noise around team headquarters is a combination of cranes, hammering and coaches' whistles. San Francisco's players got back to formal offseason work with organized team activities Tuesday while also celebrating the announcement that their new, state-of-the-art $1.2 billion stadium next door had landed the coveted 50th Super Bowl in ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704392/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:51:02 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704392/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The man with the lowest batting average in the major leagues was not thinking of his offense in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday at Citi Field. Ike Davis, the son of a major leaguer, had enough on his mind. Davis had gone hitless again, with two walks, dropping his average to .147, last among the roughly 170 players with enough plate appearances to qualify for a batting title. None ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704928/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:28:12 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214704928/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian cricketer David Warner regrets not keeping his outrage private, but says he was right to feel aggrieved by the use of his image next to a newspaper's story on the seedy side of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The opening batsman was fined $5750 by Cricket Australia on Wednesday night after lashing News Ltd reporters Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn on Saturday in a expletive-laden ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214703864/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:51 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214703864/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Annie Park shot a 5-under 67 and Southern California had a record-setting 12-under total Wednesday to open a 12-stroke lead during the second round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships.Southern California had a 16-under 560 total on the University of Georgia Golf Course. Defending champion Alabama was second after a 4-under round.Alabama's Stephanie Meadow topped the individual ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214703645/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:01 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214703645/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FORT WORTH, Texas - Rickie Fowler is encouraging fans attending the Colonial to contribute to relief efforts after the deadly tornado this week in Oklahoma. And Fowler is going to do his part for the state where he spent two years playing college golf at Oklahoma State. Fowler said Wednesday he will match the first $100,000 given by Colonial fans with a donation of his own. While he ... http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214703857/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:56 -0400 http://www.batonrougepost.com/index.php/sid/214703857/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9