Vitali Klitschko to defend WBC title against Albert Sosnowski in May
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9 Mar, 2010 0 0
BERLIN - Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Polish-born fighter Albert Sosnowski on May 29.
Klitschko's management group said Tuesday that the fight will take place at the Schalke stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Klitschko said Sosnowski is an experienced, fast and
A-Rod 'at ease' with investigation into Canadian doctor who treated him
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9 Mar, 2010 0 0
TAMPA, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez says he is "at ease, no matter what" with his relationship with a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in a cross-border drug smuggling investigation involving human growth hormone and another drug.
Rodriguez told reporters Tuesday at the Yankees spring training complex
Khan to defend light-welterweight title against Malignaggi in New York on May 15
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9 Mar, 2010 0 0
LONDON - Amir Khan will defend his WBA light-welterweight title against American challenger Paulie Malignaggi on May 15 at New York's Madison Square Garden.
The British fighter (22-1, 16 KOs) won the title from Andreas Kotelnik and defended it against Dmitriy Salita in December.
The 23-year-o
7-time Tour de France champion Armstrong arrives in South Africa for Cape Argus
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9 Mar, 2010 0 0
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has arrived in South Africa ahead of his appearance as one of 35,000 cyclists in the Cape Argus cycling race.
Armstrong flew into Cape Town late Monday and is set to ride as part of the world's biggest peloton on Sunday
Australia, Canada stay away from Commonwealth Boxing Championships in India
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9 Mar, 2010 0 0
NEW DELHI - Teams from Australia and Canada are staying away from the Commonwealth Boxing Championships which begin in the Indian capital on Wednesday.
P.K. Muralidharan Raja, secretary of the Indian Boxing Federation, said Tuesday that Australia informed of its non-participation, but Canada sen
Collison has career-high 20 assists and Hornets down Warriors 135-131
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9 Mar, 2010 0 0
Darren Collison did his best impression of injured teammate Chris Paul and lifted the New Orleans Hornets to a crucial win.
Collison had 16 points and a career-high 20 assists, and the Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 135-131 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night
Greg Henderson wins 1st stage of Paris-Nice, Boom retains overall lead
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8 Mar, 2010 0 0
CONTRES, France - Greg Henderson of New Zealand won a sprint Monday to take the first stage of the Paris-Nice race, and Lars Boom of the Netherlands maintained the overall lead.
Henderson beat Slovenian rider Grega Bole and Jeremy Galland of France to complete the 201.5-kilometre flat stage in f
Thaddeus Young scores career-high 32 points as 76ers beat Raptors 114-101
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8 Mar, 2010 0 0
Even the return of all-star Chris Bosh couldn't help the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon.
Thaddeus Young scored a career-high 32 points, Jrue Holiday had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Raptors 114-101 to snap a five-game losing streak.
"Today was just a great day," Young said. "My
Cancer survivor seeks 4th consecutive win in Iditarod despite health problems
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Both knees are shot, injected with synthetic cartilage until he can have surgery next summer. His right arm is still healing from a major operation to fix a staph infection. He continues to deal with other side effects of cancer.
But Lance Mackey is gunning for his fourth con
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