Fans line up for Portland Timbers’ first home soccer game
Fans are in line outside Jeld-Wen Field in advance of tonight’s first home game.
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Find and tag yourself at the Timbers home opener
The Portland Timbers beat the Chicago Fire 4-2 in their first Major League Soccer home game. Were you there? Look at this Gigapan photograph to see if you can find you and your friends.
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Marcos Maidana wins on a decision
He dominates the early rounds against Erik Morales to capture interim WBA title. — Marcos Maidana outpointed five-time world champion Erik Morales of Tijuana on Saturday night to win the vacant World Boxing Assn. interim super-lightweight title.
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Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek on 9/10
By James Slater: There was a chance that Vitali Klitschko, the seemingly unbeatable WBC heavyweight king, would take an optional title defence in June, against a selected “keep busy” opponent.
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Players should be picked also noting the domestic level performances: Miandad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan batting great, Javed Miandad on Wednesday said selectors should select only those players who can perform and if the players are not performing then they shouldn’t be kept in the team.
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Web in his own league
HAWKESDALE opening bat Darren Web had no trouble stepping up to the big stage in Grassmere Cricket Association (GCA) last season.
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Sharique slams century
HYDERABAD: Sharique Khan scored an unbeaten 118 (53 balls, 15×4, 2×6) to help Dr. Reddy’s Labs record a 173-run win over Fino in the Hyundai Corporate Cup cricket tournament here.
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W. Tennis. KU Tennis Knocks Off No. 70 Missouri with Help of Freshman Windom
Photo Gallery Kansas tennis freshman Dylan Windom proved her reliability in the clutch once again, when she took a tough third set from No. 73 Missouri’s Jamie Mera that clinched a 4-3 Border Showdown win for KU, Friday afternoon in a tightly-contested match at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.
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People invited to walk for heart health
Lace up your tennis shoes and gather your friends for the Plymouth Sioux County Heart Walk April 30.
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Girls tennis: Deep Run 5, Mills Godwin 4
Deep Run 5, Mills Godwin 4
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Area prep soccer leaders, 4/14
Statistics submitted by area coaches.
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Soccer April 30 For Save the Children-Haiti
Long Islanders are invited to see a collegiate women’s soccer tournament, attend soccer clinics and beat-the-pro competitions as well as a men’s soccer game as part of the “Kick, Score, Save” soccer event on Saturday, April 30 on New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury campus. The event will benefit Save the Children-Haiti.
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Goldman Advance in India Means Turning Half-Cent Fees to Profit
For Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which is ramping up efforts to arrange takeovers and stock sales in India, progress can be slow and profit from deals elusive.
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Hypnotic jellyfish at the Shedd Video
Shedd Aquarium hopes to raise awareness of, interest in uncannily hypnotic creatures Some titles that were not used for the soon-to-open special exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium:
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Cats ready for SCG challenge
GEELONG is preparing for a tight, in-and-under style contest in a bid to extend its recent dominance over Sydney at the SCG on Saturday night.
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Tottenham wants court to help Olympic Stadium bid
LONDON (AP) — Tottenham is heading to court in an attempt to stop rival Premier League football club West Ham from moving into the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 London Games.
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Tennis great Mats Wilander to talk to Easter Bowl players
RANCHO MIRAGE — In 1988, Swedish tennis star Mats Wilander did what only Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have done since 1970 – win three Grand Slam singles titles in a single year.
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Tennis great Mats Wilander to talk to Easter Bowl players
RANCHO MIRAGE — In 1988, Swedish tennis star Mats Wilander did what only Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have done since 1970 – win three Grand Slam singles titles in a single year.
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Prep boys soccer: Monroe 2, Kamiak 0
MONROE — Arthur Pham (Taylor Turner assist) scored in the 12th minute and Omar Macias added a goal on a penalty kick in the 45th minute for Monroe. Jose Perez Jr. was the goalkeeper for Monroe (3-5-0 league, 3-6-0 overall) as was Austin Porter for Kamiak (3-5-0, 3-7-0).
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Prep boys soccer: Stanwood 2, Cascade 1
STANWOOD — Logen Flem broke a 1-1 tie in the 71st minute off an assist from Austin Schorsch to give Stanwood (2-7 league, 3-7 overall) the Wesco 4A victory. Flem put the Spartans up 1-0 in the 17th minute thanks to an assist from Quentin Mazaret.
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Valley, Dowling Catholic remain 1-2 in this week’s boys’ soccer rankings
West Des Moines Valley, Cedar Rapids Xavier and Iowa City Regina maintained their holds on the No. 1 spots.
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Monroe firefighter wins his first and only mixed martial arts fight
MONROE — Curtis Greiner proudly listed off his souvenirs from April 2. He had a swollen black eye, a bloody lip, a bloody nose, some scrapes and a swollen foot. Various aches and pains chimed in the next day.
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Be direct, please
Associations should be diplomatic when handling situations Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 07:37:00 THE nation has lost another talented athlete. This time it is national gymnast Elaine Koon. We have seen the premature departure of good athletes in the past. Most were due to injuries but there were also those who quit due to clashes of personalities.
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Pacquiao won’t allow an upset
Im not going to let that happen. This was how World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao reacted on statement attributed to …
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OPI 2000 inks TV deal
Italian company OPI 2000 (Salvatore and Christian Cherchi) announced today in Milan at a press conference a long term deal with Italian TV network SPORTITALIA. In attendance at the press conference were former World champions Giacobbe Fragomeni and Silvio Branco plus WBC International welterweight champion Phil Lo Greco (20-0, 11 KOs) and prospects Luca “Black Mamba” Giacon (14-0, 14 KOs) and …
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