Crusader Owen Franks knows the bottom line
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-03 10:44:30 -0700 | sports-news
The Crusaders tighthead prop accepts the outcome of tomorrow night's match against the Brumbies is important for his side's destiny, but he's not the type to fret about the permutations of the Super Rugby competition points table. "I never really...
11 Examples Of Athletes Playing Through Extreme Injuries
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-03 10:22:25 -0700 | sports-news
AP The NBA Playoffs have been plagued by injury and sickness. Last night Bulls player Nate Robinson played 42 minutes with the flu while vomiting on the bench, and Warriors player David Lee came back from a torn hip flexor...
Sanchez confident of claiming job as Jets' starting QB
Source: Japan Times
Ōsaka :: Japan | updated 2013-05-03 14:34:27 -0700 | sports-news
Mark Sanchez spoke for more than 20 minutes about the New York Jets' crowded quarterback situation, saying all the right things throughout. Yes, he believes he'll be the starter, and, yes, he looks forward to the competition. Then came the...
Shimane's Davis stands tall in Game 1 win over Hamamatsu
Source: Japan Times
Kyōto :: Japan | updated 2013-05-03 08:42:02 -0700 | sports-news
Shimane center Jeral Davis dominated defensively in Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series, helping the Susanoo Magic rout the visiting Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix 80-67 on Friday afternoon. Davis, who was named to the 2012-13 Best Five team...
Matsui arrives in Japan two days before retirement ceremony at Tokyo Dome
Source: Japan Times
Narita :: Japan | updated 2013-05-03 08:41:57 -0700 | sports-news
Hideki Matsui returned to Japan on Friday for the first time since December, when he announced he was retiring from baseball after a 20-year career in Japan and in the majors. The 38-year-old Matsui will be given a retirement ceremony...
On Baseball: Braves Forge New Identity With Upton Brothers
Source: International Herald Tribune
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-03 08:27:28 -0700 | sports-news
Yankees The referee is the arbiter of fairness, of playing the game right and following the rules. For more than 15 years, this has been a profession of Manny Upton, a mortgage broker from Virginia who works N.C.A.A. basketball games...
Omiya keeps J-League lead
Source: Arab News
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-03 08:43:58 -0700 | sports-news
Omiya Ardija extended their J-League record of unbeaten games to 20 on Friday after beating Oita Trinita 2-0 and went three points clear at the top of the table as Yokohama Marinos were held to a draw. Slovenian striker Milivoje...
GE13: Foreign policy to the fore?
Source: The Star
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-03 03:51:49 -0700 | sports-news
S foreign policy orientation is often seen as separate from its domestic policy position. Foreign and domestic policies tend to be regarded as having little or no relationship with each other...Underpinning domestic and foreign policies is a governing mindset that...
Japanese teen tipped to become fastest Asian
Source: The Star
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-02 16:07:41 -0700 | sports-news
A Japanese teenager will this weekend bid to become the first native Asian to run 100m under the 10-second barrier, joining an exclusive world club dominated by black sprinters. Yoshihide Kiryu, 17, is already the joint world record holder for...
PSG's Veratti, Sirigu Handed Two-Match Ban
Source: International Herald Tribune
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-02 15:23:13 -0700 | sports-news
Leaders Paris St Germain will be without keeper Salvatore Sirigu and midfielder Marco Verratti in their next two Ligue 1 games after both were handed two-game suspensions by the French League (LFP) on Thursday. Verratti was sent off in PSG's...
Jono Lance joins NSW Waratahs
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-02 20:55:19 -0700 | sports-news
Jono Lance will replace Berrick Barnes in the Waratahs squad in 2014. Photo: Getty Images The cattle trading in Australian rugby's mid-tier continues with the defection of Reds playmaker Jono Lance to NSW this week...Lance is a key signing for...
Nationwide teams preparing for another wild race at Talladega
Source: Ledger-Enquirer
Date :: Japan | updated 2013-05-02 14:32:08 -0700 | sports-news
The Sports Network The race here two years ago featured a track-record 56-lead changes, 11 cautions and two red flags for extensive cleanup efforts. Kyle Busch was involved in a 21-car accident late in the race, but he somehow bounced...
Nike Kobe 8 MC Mambacurial
Source: Freshness Mag
Kōbe :: Japan | updated 2013-05-02 14:02:48 -0700 | sports-news
Building on the cross-sport face-off between Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Rafael Nadal produced by Nike last year, the Kobe 8 MC Mambacurial is a Frankenstein mash-up between Kobe's Mamba and the brand's flagship Mercurial cleat, resulting in an eye-catching sneaker with qualities of...
Playoff action tips off for bj-league's eighth season
Source: Japan Times
Fukuoka :: Japan | updated 2013-05-02 10:21:48 -0700 | sports-news
Golden Week signals the start of the 2012-13 bj-league playoffs. Which means eight teams will be in action over the next three days, including the Shimane Susanoo Magic and Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix on Friday and Saturday. The series tips off...
Section 219: One dozen wins in two dozen games
Source: Star Tribune
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-02 09:44:57 -0700 | sports-news
Not quite fascinating enough to make me watch at the expense of a Stanley Cup playoff game, but I suspect that conflict will pass in a week or so. If 2013 becomes the season of solutions for the Twins while...
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