News sport : Wild fan sucker-punches Avs fan during crowd fracas (Video)

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The Minnesota Wild’s 3-1 win at the Colorado Avalanche was a gloriously contentious affair.On the ice, you had Cody McLeod running his mouth at Mikko Koivu and pretty much jumping Charlie Coyle at the end of the game, nearly sparking a brawl at the benches as he got a misconduct.Meanwhile, there was some misconduct in the stands, as was evidenced by this fan-shot video of a fight between Wild fans and Avs fans in the lower bowl (which was also witnessed by Star Tribune beat writer Michael Russo). Watch the video here:Watch the girl bottom right in the brown jacket. Classy @mnwild fan that was escorted out by the police after assault http://ift.tt/17HhTvr — StacEy (@AvsHaveMyHeart) March 1, 2015 Stacey, an Avs season-ticket holder, shot this video that shows a woman in a brown jacket she claims was a Wild fan popping an Avalanche fan in the back of the head. That started a major disturbance in the crowd, leading to some ejections.There was a significant Wild fan presence in...
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News sport : Jake Randolph embarrasses NCAA goalie with Forsberg shootout move (Video)

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There was a showdown this weekend between No. 6-ranked Minnesota Duluth and No. 8-ranked Nebraska-Omaha in NCHC men’s hockey. They battled to a 1-1 draw in consecutive games, with the Mavericks prevailing in the shootout on both nights. But thanks to Jake Randolph, they did it in spectacular fashion on Saturday.Randolph pulled out the famous “Forsberg” move in the shootout, baffling freshman goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo with a nasty bit of trickery. He skated in, cut left, brought the puck back to his right and then tucked it into an open net.Kaskisuo attempted to reach back over with his glove, but unfortunately the rest of his body was traveling in the opposite direction.Randolph, 20, was born in Duluth, incidentally.This isn’t the first time he’s pulled this move. While playing for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL, he did this in 2012: Informal poll: Sick of “the Forsberg?” Independent of being sick of the shootout? Or is it always awesome to see the goalie deked out of his...
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News sport : Boise State moves to top of Mountain West with sweep of Aztecs

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Boise State overcame a lot of history Saturday night to earn what could prove to be a milestone victory at San Diego State.The Broncos won for the first time at San Diego State 56-46 and ended the Aztecs’ 29-game home court winning streak as well as their 47-game home winning streak when leading at halftime at Viejas Arena. It was the first road win against a ranked opponent for the Broncos since 2012 and only the second win against a ranked opponent in 20 such games under coach Leon Rice.[Yahoo Sports Tourney Pick 'Em: Enter for a chance to win $50K] The victory gave Boise State a season sweep...
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News sport : Dunk of the year nominee: Shaq Goodwin's off-glass alley-oop slam

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At the end of disappointing season in which his team isn't even in contention for the NCAA tournament, Memphis big man Shaq Goodwin is still running the floor hard. His reward Saturday night was to be on the receiving end of a SportsCenter-worthy alley-oop pass. Instead of attempting a contested layup late in the first half against Tulsa, Memphis guard Trahson Burrell spotted a trailing Goodwin out of the corner of his eye and lobbed a pass off the glass. The 6-foot-9 junior showed excellent recognition and finished the play with a two-handed flush. One of the reasons Memphis is only 17-12 is that Goodwin hasn't performed to his potential, but he enjoyed one of his better games of the season against Tulsa. He scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds, but the Tigers blew a late lead in regulation and lost 74-72 in overtime.[Yahoo Sports Tourney Pick 'Em: Enter for a chance to win $50K] Previous Dunk of the Year nominees: • Jerian Grant ruins a Yellowjacket's day• LMU's...
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News sport : CSAC decides to test all 22 fighters at UFC 184 for PEDs using blood, urine

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LOS ANGELES -- The fight against doping in mixed martial arts took a big step forward on Saturday when Andy Foster, the executive officer of the California State Athletic Commission, told Yahoo Sports he was testing all 22 fighters who took part in UFC 184 at Staples Center for performance enhancing drugs.The tests, which Foster said will "come at a significant financial cost to this commission," significantly will include both blood and urine tests of all fighters. In the event of a positive result, Foster said he would have a Carbon Isotope Ratio (CIR) test done on the sample."We want to create an environment of deterrence," said Foster, who conducted out-of-competition testing of main eventers Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano. "We're not trying to suspend people or take their money, but the athletes need to know that when they come to California, we have the resources, the means and the will to do this."There has been a recent spate of positive tests among UFC athletes, none bigger...
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News sport : Mystery solved: ESPN's Joe Lunardi is not wearing a hairpiece

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ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi's appearance on the network early Saturday caused people on social media to wonder whether he was wearing a hairpiece. Apparently, something about the look of his hair caught the attention of viewers more than previous shows.Lunardi needs to fire his toupee guy http://ift.tt/1AH5Dqa — Rob Preslan (@RPreslan) February 28, 2015 Lunardi decided to set the record straight and made a video with college basketball analyst Miles Simon in which Simon tugs on Lunardi's hair to prove to people its real. Good to see Lunardi having a little fun with the speculation.It's time to end the debate! @ESPNLunardi & @MilesSimon finish the hairpiece controversy LIVE from Bracket Bunker https://t.co/cb6SQrWVPs — ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) February 28, 2015 - - - - - - - [Kyle Ringo is the assistant editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at kyle.ringo@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @KyleRingo from Yahoo Sports http://ift.tt...
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News sport : Villanova wins Big East and bolsters case for No. 1 seed against Xavier

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No. 6 Villanova started slow Saturday on the road at Xavier where more than a few ranked teams have struggled in recent years.But guard Ryan Arcidiacono scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half and Villanova won the Big East regular season title while bolstering its case for a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 78-66 victory over the Musketeers.[Yahoo Sports Tourney Pick 'Em: Enter for a chance to win $50K] The Wildcats trailed by seven at halftime and allowed Xavier to shoot nearly 60 percent in the first 20 minutes. The Musketeers sank seven 3-pointers in the half hoping to notch their best win of the season and give the selection committee something to consider when doling out at-large berths, but they couldn’t pull off the upset.It’s not that Xavier is lacking quality wins. It had four victories over ranked opponents entering the game, but a victory over the Wildcats would have been impressive.Credit goes to Villanova returning to form on the defensive end in the...
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News sport : No. 44 car reported stolen has been found

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The reported stolen No. 44 Team Xtreme car was found Saturday morning.The team tweeted a picture of the car's owner with the car, which was found in suburban Atlanta. The Morrow Police Department confirmed to the AP that the car had been recovered. So Happy to have "old faithful" back. Favorite race car. http://ift.tt/1EW6ZNf — Team XTREME Racing (@Teamxtreme44) February 28, 2015 The hauler the car was in was reported stolen from the parking lot of a Drury Inn on Friday morning. According to police, the hauler was taken from the parking lot at 5:34 a.m. and was reported stolen at 5:52 a.m.The team was forced to withdraw from Sunday's Sprint Cup race because it was the only car it had prepared for the weekend.Surveillance video from the hotel showed a silver Jeep enter the hotel parking lot. A man then walked across the lot and seconds later, the hauler drove off in the opposite direction. The car was in the hauler because the team sent its transporter to the track to be parked...
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News sport : Jose Bautista would trade personal stats for a trip to the postseason

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DUNEDIN, Fla. – Thanks to the Kansas City Royals’ miracle playoff drive to the World Series last season, baseball’s longest active playoff drought now belongs to the Toronto Blue Jays. It has been 22 years since Joe Carter hit his World Series-winning walkoff homer off Mitch Williams and the Blue Jays have not been to the postseason since.It’s actually the longest playoff drought in professional sports, and team brass, fans, and players want to see it end. None more than All-Star slugger Jose Bautista.Bautista is the longest-serving current Blue Jay, about to enter his eighth season with the club. In that time he’s been a part of four winning seasons but the team has never finished higher than third in the tough America League East. He has also become a perennial MVP-candidate during his time in Toronto, having gone to five consecutive All-Star Games and twice leading the majors in home runs. But during his first appearance at Blue Jays spring training on Friday Bautista said...
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Palace outplay West Ham

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Glenn Murray scored twice and was sent off as resurgent Crystal Palace registered a 3-1 Premier League win against a toothless West Ham United.||| London - Glenn Murray scored twice and was sent off as resurgent Crystal Palace registered a 3-1 Premier League win against a toothless West Ham United at the Boleyn ground on Saturday to heap further misery on the stuttering east London side.Murray's header gave Palace a fortuitous lead in the 41st minute before Scott Dann doubled their advantage in the 51st minute with a powerful header.Murray, in the thick of the action all afternoon, added his second in the 63rd minute but was dismissed six minutes later for a second yellow card before Enner Valencia scored a 76th minute consolation goal for the hosts.Eighth-placed West Ham have won just two of their last 12 league games since climbing to fourth in mid-December while Crystal Palace, up to 12th, have won four of their seven games since Alan Pardew joined the club last month. – Reutersfrom...
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IFAB rejects fourth substitution

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Football's rule-making body, the International Football Association Board, rejected the idea of a fourth substitution in extra time.||| Belfast - Football's rule-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), rejected the idea of a fourth substitution in extra time on Saturday but is considering dropping the one-match ban for so-called “triple punishments”.The body, which consists of the four British associations and four from world governing body FIFA, also wants more time to discuss video trials being carried out in the Netherlands by the Dutch FA (KNVB).The fourth substitute proposal did not get approval but will be referred back for further analysis because there were concerns it would lead to demands for an even greater number of substitutions during matches.However, IFAB agreed that the triple punishment was too strong a sanction, and agreed in principle that the one-match ban could be dropped, pending further investigation.The sanction of the controversial...
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United lacking prolific striker

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says his expensively assembled squad has not challenged for the Premier League title this season because they do not have a prolific striker.||| London - Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says his expensively assembled squad has not challenged for the Premier League title this season because they do not have a prolific striker like their rivals.Despite spending more than 150 million pounds ($231.48 million) in the close season, including a six-million pound season-long loan deal for Colombia striker Radamel Falcao, United have looked uncharacteristically subdued when going forward during the campaign.Van Gaal has come under scrutiny for implementing a number of different formations and playing forward Wayne Rooney in central midfield as United have struggled to keep pace in the title race, with his team in fourth.The Dutchman claims the club are 13 points adrift of leaders Chelsea and eight behind local rivals Manchester City in...
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Nigeria coach laments ‘slave contract’

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Coach Stephen Keshi has said a new deal offered him by Nigeria amounted to a “slave contract”.||| Coach Stephen Keshi has said a new deal offered him by Nigeria amounted to a “slave contract”.A debate has raged whether 52-year-old Keshi should be given a new contract after he failed to qualify the Super Eagles for the recent Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.His initial contract of three years ran out after last year's World Cup in Brazil, where Nigeria reached the last 16 knockout stages.After a long wait, Keshi, who triumphed with Nigeria at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, said he had received his new contract from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), but had been far from impressed with what was on offer.“From the clauses I have seen so far, I don't know what words to use but the contract can be described as a 'slave contract'“, he said, probably in reference to clauses which make him answerable to several persons and committees.It was learnt that Keshi has now...
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Reds will cope without Gerrard - Rodgers

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Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool’s young players have proven they will be able to handle life without Steven Gerrard.||| Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool’s young players have proven they will be able to handle life without Steven Gerrard.Liverpool’s talismanic captain will move to LA Galaxy at the end of this season but Rodgers is adamant Gerrard will continue to put his stamp on big games and hopes the 34-year-old will recover from a hamstring problem to face Manchester City tomorrow.Gerrard was injured against Tottenham on February 10 and while his recovery has gone smoothly, he has been forced to sit out games against Southampton, Crystal Palace (in the FA Cup) and the Europa League double header with Besiktas. Rodgers, however, has been impressed by the way some key figures have started to emerge in Gerrard’s absence, most notably Emre Can.‘Steven is still a big influence,’ said Rodgers. ‘But you have to prepare the team going forward. Stevie has made his decision, and...
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Pressure no issue for Spurs’ Eriksen

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If Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Christian Eriksen gets his hands on the League Cup after the final with Chelsea he can thank his father who coached him.||| London - If Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Christian Eriksen gets his hands on the League Cup after the final with Chelsea on Sunday he can thank his father who coached him and was his harshest critic.The 23-year-old Danish international will walk out onto the Wembley turf with the hopes of trophy-starved Spurs fans on his shoulders.The free-kick specialist with the knack of scoring late goals has been to Wembley before but did not play having been injured when his country faced England in a friendly last March.This time he will have a key role for Spurs as they try to lift silverware for the first time since their 2008 League Cup triumph over Chelsea.Tottenham have struggled against Chelsea in the league in recent years but thumped them 5-3 at White Hart Lane on New Year's Day which has given them belief they can repeat the feat.“We...
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Liverpool cleared of FFP breach

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Liverpool has been cleared of breaching Uefa's financial fair play rules, European soccer's governing body said.||| London - Premier League Liverpool and Czech club Sparta Prague have been cleared of breaching Uefa's financial fair play rules, European soccer's governing body said.A Uefa statement said both clubs had been found “to have satisfied the break-even requirement and are no longer under investigation”.Premier League Hull City, Israeli side Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Greek outfit Panathinaikos and Poland's Ruch Chorzow, however, have agreed settlements of 200,000 euros ($223,860) for failing to comply with regulations.Those four clubs will now be subject to ongoing monitoring, Uefa said.Financial fair play rules, which limit club spending in relation to revenue, were introduced to prevent rich owners from pumping unlimited amounts of cash into teams and distorting the market.Critics, however, say the new regulations have cut off any opportunity for smaller clubs to challenge the...
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Ajax ease past Chippa

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Ajax Cape Town made easy work of Chippa United in a 2-0 win at the Cape Town Stadium.||| Johannesburg – Ajax Cape Town made easy work of Chippa United in a 2-0 win at the Cape Town Stadium.It was a first win in eight league games for the Urban Warriors, while the Chilli Boys have now gone nine matches without a win.Ajax were 1-0 up after only 11 minutes of action, Zimbabwean Milton Ncube scoring from close range after Chippa keeper Mbongeni Mzimela had spilled Franklin Cale's free kick.The hosts extended their lead just eight minutes later when Erwin Isaacs got his first goal for the club after his loan move from Bidvest Wits, and a real beauty it was as his crisp first time shot from 25-yards out rifled into the back of the net with Mzimela still rooted to the spot.While Chippa at times played some nice neat football, they were lacking in application and imagination when it came to the final ball in towards the Ajax box; there was very little in the way of goalmouth action or...
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News sport : Cat Zingano on what to expect from her in UFC 184 title bout: 'Just watch"

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LOS ANGELES -- Champion Ronda Rousey and No. 1 contender Cat Zingano each made weight on Firday at LA Live, making official their bout on Saturday for the UFC women's bantamweight title at Staples Center in the main event of UFC 184.Rousey, who appeared more gaunt in the face than usual, weighed at the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds. Zingano, who weighed first, was 134 1/2.She was asked by UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan for a comment about the fight following the weigh-in. She said simply, "Just watch," and then turned and headed to the locker room.Rousey (10-0, 10 finishes) praised Zingano (9-0, 8 finishes) as her most dangerous opponent, which she said is a good thing. As her hometown crowd cheered her, Rousey said, "I'm going to show you guys the most fantastic win ever."Holly Holm, a former boxing champion making her UFC debut in the co-main event, weighed in at 135 1/2, the same as her opponent, Raquel Pennington.Two fighters missed weight. Jake Ellenberger came in a half-pound...
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News sport : The 10-man rotation, starring what it's been like to be Larry Sanders

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A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: ESPN.com. A fascinating read from Kevin Arnovitz on what's been going on with Larry Sanders — what precipitated his December departure from the Milwaukee Bucks, how his substance abuse suspension short-circuited a grand statement the young big man aimed to make, how he pushed for a buyout against his representatives' advice, what led him to his first-person explanation, and so much more.PF: The Sporting News. Sean Deveney sees National Basketball Player's Association executive director Michele Roberts' recent jabs at the way some media members conduct themselves in NBA locker rooms as another piece of evidence that she's looking to succeed in one major area that Billy Hunter failed: "She is seeking the utmost loyalty of the players she has been assigned to represent."SF:...
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News sport : Watch: Video from hotel where hauler containing Travis Kvapil's car was

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The video from the hotel where Travis Kvapil's No. 44 car was located isn't too revealing.TMZ obtained the security footage from the Drury Inn where the hauler containing Kvapil's car for Sunday's race at Atlanta was reported stolen. The video shows a silver Jeep, identified in previous reports as belonging to the person(s) suspected of taking the truck. The Jeep is shown going into the parking lot and then backing up. A man then walks across the screen from the right to the left.However, it's inconclusive if the man shown in the video gets in the truck or not. He disappears and then headlights appear as the truck and hauler drive off to the left.The alleged theft took place shortly after 5:30 a.m. From USA Today: According to the police report, surveillance footage captured part of the theft. At 5:25 a.m., a newer model silver or grey Jeep Cherokee was observed driving into the Drury Inn parking lot. It was seen returning at 5:32 a.m.; two minutes later, the trailer and the...
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News sport : Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving out vs. Pacers after MRI reveals left shoulder strain

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Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out of Friday's meeting with the Indiana Pacers after a magnetic resonance imaging exam revealed a left shoulder strain.[Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] It's not clear precisely when Irving suffered the injury, but he did begin favoring his shoulder after this drive with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter of Thursday night's nationally televised matchup with the Golden State Warriors: Irving seemed to move more gingerly and look less active immediately after that possession, during which he sparred with defenders Shaun Livingston and Draymond Green before losing the ball out of bounds. He stayed in the game for another couple of minutes before exiting for reserve Matthew Dellavedova at the 1:07 mark of the third.After a trip back to the locker room to get checked out, Irving returned to the bench and, later, to the game with 8:32 remaining in the...
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News sport : Darnell Dockett leads long list of NFL veterans cut

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It might come as a surprise, but the Arizona Cardinals have released defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.Cardinals announced they released Darnell Dockett. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 27, 2015 Dockett tore his ACL prior to last season and missed the entire 2014 campaign on injured reserve. The colorful and outspoken defensive lineman turns 34 in May and was scheduled to hit for nearly $9 million on this year's salary cap. Dockett signed a four-year, $35.3 million deal prior to the 2010 season and has spent his entire career with the Cardinals until now.Although injury and age work against him, Dockett still should garner some solid attention on the free-agent market. This feels like a cap-related move by the Cardinals, who previously were projected to have about $5 million in space to operate.'Tis the season for NFL teams to hack veterans, and Friday brought a slew of financially motivated cuts.The Miami Dolphins cut receivers Brian Hartline...
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News sport : Greg Ostertag, 7-foot-2 ex-NBA center, enjoying rec league hockey in retirement

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We’ve seen what it’s like to watch a giant in 6-foot-9 Zdeno Chara play hockey. We came close to seeing 7-foot-7 Manute Bol on the ice, but sitting on the bench during an Indianapolis Ice game in 2002 caused his chronic rheumatoid arthritis to flare up and swell his feet, preventing him from taking a shift during a publicity stunt.But if you want to see a 7-foot-2, ex-NBA player lace ‘em up and skate, head out to the Ice Den in Scottsdale, Arizona and you’ll catch Greg Ostertag playing beer league hockey.Ostertag, who spent 11 years in the NBA with the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings, grew up in Texas loving hockey before steering himself towards a professional hoops career. Once he left the game in 2006, he eventually grew tired of the standard retired athlete hobby of hitting the links.From Jim Leitner of USA Hockey Magazine:“One day, I just decided to go find something to do besides playing golf every day,” says the 41-year-old Ostertag. “I was lucky to have a guy in Utah send...
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News sport : Former UNLV RB David Peeples dead at 29

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Former UNLV running back David Peeples died Wednesday according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He was 29.Peeples, a Las Vegas native, died at Mountain View Hospital with the cause of death “yet to be determined.”Peeples, the Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year in 2003, enrolled at UNLV in 2004 after a decorated career at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas. He rushed for 3,334 yards and 30 scores in his high school career, but his time at UNLV was marred with injury.UNLV Sports Information Director Mark Wallington and Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, a Las Vegas native, paid...
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News sport : NBA to publish 'last two minutes' reports grading refs' late calls, non-calls

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Back in January of 2014, after the NBA acknowledged that Monta Ellis got away with a closing-seconds foul on Austin Rivers that helped cost the New Orleans Pelicans a victory, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he loved that the league office was copping to missed calls, and not just because that particular one wound up working out in his favor."I love the transparency," Cuban said. "Now if I could just get them to do the same level of transparency for the other 47 minutes and 55 seconds, I'd really be making progress."Well, we're not quite there yet, but starting Monday, the range will be down to a scant 46 minutes. (Progress!)Beginning Monday, March 2, and continuing throughout the 2015 NBA playoffs, the NBA will provide after-the-fact play-by-play reports "regarding all calls and material non-calls that occur in the last two minutes of close games and during entire overtime periods," the league announced Friday, a move aimed at providing more specific responses to "the...
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News sport : Nick Saban says expanded Playoff couldn't 'co-exist' with other bowls

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Even though his team came up short and lost in the semifinal round to eventual champion Ohio State, Alabama head coach Nick Saban said the College Football Playoff as a whole was a success in its first year.However, beyond the teams that cracked the top four, Saban said at a coaches conference held by the Minority Coaches Association that the Playoff actually had a negative effect on the rest of the bowl teams.From the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer:He noted the lack of attendance and interest in some of the smaller bowl games. While plenty of interest was created for the CFP, he said, it subtracted...
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Injured Van Persie set for long absence

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Man United could be without its first-choice striker for a critical stage of the season after Robin van Persie was ruled out with an ankle injury.||| Manchester, England - Manchester United could be without its first-choice striker for a critical stage of the season after Robin van Persie was ruled out for a “long time” by manager Louis van Gaal on Friday.The Netherlands international was hurt in United's 2-1 loss at Swansea last Saturday and left the Liberty Stadium on crutches, with a protective shoe on his foot.Van Gaal didn't give an exact timescale of Van Persie's absence but said it was an injury that “takes a long time - it's not one week or two weeks.”That would mean Van Persie definitely missing United's next two Premier League games - against Sunderland on Saturday and Newcastle on Wednesday - and also the FA Cup quarterfinal match against his former club, Arsenal, on March 9. After that, four of United's next five matches are against Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester...
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News sport : Kyle Busch released from hospital

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Following two surgeries for the injuries he sustained in a crash in Saturday's Xfinity Series race, Kyle Busch has been released from the hospital.While my teams r still doin amazing work, we r here doin up final adjustments getting ready for recovery at home! http://ift.tt/1LRiSq5 — Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) February 27, 2015 Two surgeries, two hospitals, one very long week! So grateful we finally get to go home! Thank you God 🙏 http://ift.tt/1AB4sZc — Samantha Busch (@SamanthaBusch) February 27, 2015 Busch had surgery on his broken left foot at a hospital in North Carolina after leaving Daytona. He had his right legoperated on while in Daytona.David Ragan is filling in for Busch in the No. 18 car.- - - - - - - Nick Bromberg is the editor of From The Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!Follow @NickBromberg from Yahoo Sports http://ift.tt/1LRi...
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News sport : Vince Young, Michael Sam will work out at NFL's first veteran combine

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Michael Sam's Twitter account is still @MichaelSamNFL. He hasn't been employed by the NFL since late October.But Sam hasn't given up. He has been accepted to participate in a first-ever NFL veteran combine on March 22 in Arizona. That news was first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter. Vince Young will reportedly be there too. The former University of Texas quarterback has signed up to participate, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said. Young will turn 32 in May and hasn't played in an NFL regular-season game since 2011 with the Philadelphia Eagles.It's a combine that will be similar to the college one, with position drills and physical tests, for NFL veterans who are free agents. The Associated Press reported earlier this year that about 100 veteran players were expected to be invited.Sam, of course, is still vying to be the first openly-gay player to appear in a NFL regular-season game. The defensive end out of Missouri was drafted in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams last year....
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News sport : Michigan DBs Jabrill Peppers and Blake Countess show off gymnastics skills (Videos)

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The folks in Ann Arbor seem to be really jacked up about the beginning of spring practice.First, new Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said the first day of spring drills is “like coming out of the mother’s womb” and that he would attack it “with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”Practice began on Tuesday and Wolverines defensive backs Jabrill Peppers and Blake Countess showed that they head-over-heels excited to be back on the field.TURNT‼️💯 http://ift.tt/1MYTEcP — Breez (@JabrillPeppers) February 25, 2015 That’s Peppers, a redshirt freshman, showing off his gymnastics skills during what looks to be a special teams drill. Peppers, who recently moved from cornerback to safety, missed the majority of the 2014 season with various injuries. The former five-star recruit is expected to make an impact for the Wolverines in the fall.Two days after Peppers’ impressive backflip, fifth-year senior Blake Countess took the gymnast skills to another level.Yall decide! 😈😂 its all fun tho!...
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News sport : Derrick Rose out 4-to-6 weeks after knee surgery, return this season expected

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Derrick Rose underwent successful surgery on Friday morning to remove the damaged portion of the torn medial meniscus in his right knee. Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman termed the surgery "minor" in a session with reporters — Rose reportedly walked out of the hospital bearing his full weight on his own following the procedure — and estimated Rose's recovery timeline at four to six weeks, and said that the Bulls expect the star point guard to return."We expect Derrick to be playing this season," Forman said.The short side of the four-to-six-week timeframe would peg Rose's estimated return at March 27. The far end brings us to April 10, three games before the end of the Bulls' regular season and eight days before the start of the 2015 playoffs.Rose will begin "aggressive" rehabilitation on Saturday, with an eye toward being back to basketball activity in a week.More NBA coverage: - - - - - - - Dan Devine is an editor for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip?...
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News sport : Greg Cosell's Film Review: DeMarco Murray and his value to Dallas

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The conventional wisdom is that the NFL is now a passing league.Any conversation about the NFL usually comes back to that notion, that it’s a passing league. And I’m not disagreeing with that. But no matter how much it’s said that the NFL is a passing league, the Dallas Cowboys ran through DeMarco Murray last season.The Cowboys were very good, too. They went from a string of .500 seasons to a 12-4 record, an NFC East championship and nearly a playoff win at Green Bay once the team started going through Murray. Murray allowed the Cowboys to control the tempo and to make sure the defense wasn’t...
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