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Gay soccer organization calls for sanctions on French amateur club
PARIS - A French amateur club has refused to register a homosexual player, leading to a gay football organization to ask the French Football Federation to impose sanctions. The organization, Paris ...
Sidney Crosby hits home run at Pirates stadium during batting practice
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Sidney Crosby might have a career in baseball if hockey doesn't pan out. The Pittsburgh Penguins star and some of his teammates took batting practice at PNC Park on Wednesday afte...
Hall of Famer Dorsett not a fan of NFL's practice of platooning tailbacks
TORONTO - Tony Dorsett, who knows more than a little about running the football, isn't a fan of the NFL's current trend of platooning. With the NFL regular season poised to kick off Thursday night,...
From Pakistani back alley to capitals of world, cricket betting in full swing
LAHORE, Pakistan - In a tiny room overlooking a slum, four men work a dozen or so phones, struggling to keep up with calls from Pakistanis placing illegal bets on a cricket match in England. Some p...
England coach Fabio Capello signals end of managerial career after Euro 2012
LONDON - England coach Fabio Capello plans to retire after the 2012 European Championship when his contract expires. The 64-year-old Italian, who took charge of England in 2008, kept his job after ...
Taylor Hall becomes second Edmonton Oilers player ever to wear No. 4
EDMONTON - With eyes fixed on the future, the Edmonton Oilers reached into their storied past Wednesday as president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe presented Taylor Hall with jersey No. 4. In a sy...
Vikings at Saints provides excellent matchup to open NFL season
Maybe this time Brett Favre won’t get picked off with victory in his grasp. In as juicy a season opener as the NFL could provide, Favre marches the Minnesota Vikings into New Orleans on Thursday ...
India-Pakistan pairing hopes on-court success will lead to off-court progress
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The best measure of what India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi accomplished at the U.S. Open could be found in the stands, not the scoreline. The doubles team r...
Canadian Olympic champion Huynh wins bronze at world wrestling championships
MOSCOW - Olympic champion Carol Huynh of Hazelton, B.C., came from behind to capture a bronze medal in the women's 48-kilogram division at the world wrestling championships Wednesday. She rallied t...
Bush: Whatever Heisman Trust decides 'out of my hands,' play speaks for itself
METAIRIE, La. - Reggie Bush says whether he is stripped of his Heisman trophy is out of his hands and that his play on the field in college speaks for itself. Bush says he "cannot confirm or deny" ...
