Leading Off: N.B.A. Playoffs: Why Take Pacers' Roy Hibbert Out?
Source: International Herald Tribune
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 11:29:06 -0700 | sports-news
Liberty And then the Heat and the Pacers played along and made it exciting...A hero stepped up at the end in a proverbial cape (LeBron James). A boneheaded decision by the tortured losing coach made it possible (Frank Vogel ......
Tigers feed on final heartache
Source: BBC
Northampton :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 07:53:06 -0700 | sports-news
Leicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs says the club has endured enough heartache in the Premiership final to know how to win on the big stage. Leicester have won just three times in eight successive trips to Twickenham, losing on their...
Cook expects closer second Test
Source: BBC
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-23 07:53:02 -0700 | sports-news
Cook praises bowling attack after first Test victory With pacemen James Anderson and Stuart Broad both bagging five-fors last week, that would suggest England could look forward to more of the same here. But Headingley this year has been uncharacteristically...
Konta loses French Open qualifier
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 07:53:00 -0700 | sports-news
The Briton, 22, saved three early break points before going on to dominate the first set and move into a seemingly commanding position at 2-0 and 0-40 in the second. However, with the match slipping away, Voskoboeva let rip and...
Kris Bryant's 30-HR season with composite bat is epic
Source: Boston Herald
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 07:44:12 -0700 | sports-news
Through Sunday, Bryant had outhomered 227 of 296 teams in Division I. Projected as a top three pick in next month's draft, Bryant isn't finished swinging for the fences. He gets the chance to add to his totals when the...
In the Arena: New Asian Tennis League Is Lining Up Big-Name Stars
Source: International Herald Tribune
Singapore :: Singapore | updated 2013-05-23 07:20:04 -0700 | sports-news
Women Tennis is a particularly tough nut to crack when it comes to bold new initiatives. There are too many factions, too many agendas; too many governing bodies and management companies prepared to quash outside-the-box thinking. But Bhupathi, the 38-year-old...
This Tim Tebow Screenshot From A 2009 Videogame Might End Up Costing The NCAA Billions Of Dollars
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 08:53:28 -0700 | sports-news
EA Sports have said all along that they never used real player names or likenesses in videogames...For a great explanation on all of that, read this SB Nation post from a few weeks ago . But this is clear evidence...
Nigeria 'must prioritise World Cup'
Source: BBC
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-23 07:56:25 -0700 | sports-news
The African Champions will face Tahiti, Uruguay and Spain in Brazil in the June tournament which doubles as preparation for the South American country for the hosting of next year's World Cup. But Amodu, who was in charge of the...
Legendary Blue Jays scout Epy Guerrero dies
Source: Toronto Star
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-05-23 10:56:07 -0700 | sports-news
Photo Save to mystar Epy Guerrero, one of the most influential scouts in Blue Jays history, has died at the age of 71, according to several reports. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family of long-time Blue Jays employee...
Teenagers trapped on Yemen's death row
Source: The independent
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2013-05-23 10:53:57 -0700 | sports-news
Hafedh Ibrahim's words trip mechanically off his tongue as he describes being moments from the carrying out of his death sentence...Especially because, being television, I make him relive it again just one more time, please Hafedh, show me where the...
A Berliner in 1963 – but did John F Kennedy once admire Adolf Hitler?
Source: The independent
Berlin :: Germany | updated 2013-05-23 10:53:53 -0700 | sports-news
President John F Kennedy openly admired Nazi Germany when he toured the country as a young man, according to a new book marking the 50th anniversary of his historic 1963 visit to Cold War West Berlin. The views once held...
Theresa May keen to revive 'snooper's charter' in wake of Woolwich attack
Source: The Independent
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 10:47:41 -0700 | sports-news
Suggested Topics The Woolwich murder will be used by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to revive plans for a snoopers' charter allowing the police and the security services to monitor internet use, Conservative sources indicated. Mrs May was furious when...
Wings know Hawks' sense of desperation
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 10:33:07 -0700 | sports-news
It's a new dynamic at least for this specific iteration of the Red Wings, who have a series lead for the first time this postseason. They never led the first-round series against the Ducks until they won Game 7, and...
Toews: Hawks 'happy, confident group'
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 10:33:04 -0700 | sports-news
Obviously, all year we seemed to just go in one game at a time and kind of maintain a sense of consistency almost, and nothing seemed to disrupt that. This seems to be the first time we're running into some...
Soccer standout Cristian Roldan makes rare choice to stay and play
Source: Los Angeles Times
Mexico City :: Mexico | updated 2013-05-23 10:31:53 -0700 | sports-news
Academy club programs from the Galaxy and Chivas USA expressed interest in him. But if Roldan accepted, he'd have to give up playing for his high school team. "I chose the high school path, because I owe everything to my...
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