Three Twins postgame thoughts from LEN3 Homestand Hernandez Gibson

StarTribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Joe Mauer , Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham never appeared to speak to the media before the clubhouse was closed. They aren't hitting with runners in scoring position, with Mauer the most recent example. He struck out with the bases loaded in the eighth with the score 3-1. We all know Willingham isn't the world's greatest outfielder, but we didn't get a chance to ask him ...

Lacrosse powers Eden Prairie Blake renew rivalry

StarTribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Blake’s Lydia Sutton shot around Bloomington Jefferson’s Lauren Zenk to score during a recent match. Blake takes on rival Eden Prairie this week in what could be a preview of the girls' lacrosse state championship. The teams are ranked one, ...

An Emotional Swing for Wigan Athletic

New York Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

WIGAN, England ...

Chinas Ma beats Timo to enter semifinals at table tennis worlds

Global Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Second seed Ma Long of China fought off fierce challenge from fifth seed Timo Boll to enter the semifinals of the World Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday. Ma, the World Cup winner and a member of China's winning team at the London Olympics, beat the German star 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9 before a boisterous crowd at the Bercy Arena. He will next play compatriot and third ...

Study finds explosion in sports betting despite decline in number of gamblers

ABC Australia - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Australia New research has found a decline in the number of Australians who are gambling, but an explosion in sports betting.The study, conducted by researchers at New South Wales' Southern Cross University, found 64 per cent of adults gambled in the past year, compared with a much higher figure of 82 per cent back in 1999.But Southern Cross University researcher Dr Sally Gainsbury says ...

Twins Drop Fifth Straight 5-1 To Red Sox

WCCO - Sunday 19th May, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins have lost five straight and are a season-worst four games under .500. Facing a nine-game road trip, starting with a three-game interleague series against first-place Atlanta on Monday, things could quickly get out of hand if they don’t rediscover their offense. ';It’s tough to win a ballgame when you don’t have any clutch ...

ManU look forward after Ferguson exit

SBS - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Robin van Persie said Manchester United were already looking to the future after Alex Ferguson closed the book on his 26-and-a-half-year managerial tenure with an incredible 5-5 draw at West Bromwich Albion.The madcap game brought Ferguson's long, record-breaking reign to a climax and meant United finished the season 11 points above Manchester City at the top of the Premier League ...

Coach not concerned about Titans temper

Sydney Morning Herald - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Gold Coast coach John Cartwright doesn't have any long-term concerns after his team's ill-disciplined NRL derby display against rivals Brisbane last Friday. The Titans were on the end of a 10-0 penalty count during the first half of the 32-6 hiding at Suncorp Stadium, with representative forward Dave Taylor placed on report and captain Greg Bird sent to the sin-bin. But Cartwright ...

Rays Moore stops Orioles for 8-0 start

Reuters - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Matt Moore throws during the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg, Florida September 5, ...

Giulia Molinaro Wins First Symetra Tour Title

New York Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

ASHEVILLE, N. C. ...

Weakened Position Now a Strength Because of Three Bruins Rookies

New York Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

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Folau shocked by Wallabies selection

West Australian - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Israel Folau says he was stunned by his selection in the Wallabies squad to take on the touring British and Irish Lions and he's determined to press for a starting role.Rugby league convert Folau was chosen in coach Robbie Deans' 25-man squad after just 11 Super Rugby games in his new code for the NSW Waratahs.The 24-year-old former rugby league international said on Monday he was ...

Hartman Saunders reports Mbakwe stood out

StarTribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Trevor Mbakwe performed well at last week’s NBA draft combine in Chicago, which is held for players who have a likelihood of getting selected. Saunders believes Mbakwe’s physical attributes are a big plus for his chances of getting drafted. "I thought he played really well," Saunders said. "He measured out; measurement-wise, he’s probably the most impressive ...

Sweden wins world hockey championships first to claim title on home ice in 27 years

StarTribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

STOCKHOLM - Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title. Vancouver Canucks star Henrik Sedin had two goals and an assist, and Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves to help Sweden become the first team to win the title on home ice since the Soviet Union in 1986. Switzerland earned its ...

Graeme McDowell beats Thongchai Jaidee to win Volvo World Match Play Championship

StarTribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

KAVARNA, Bulgaria - Graeme McDowell won the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Sunday, beating Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee 2 and 1 in the final at Thracian Cliffs. McDowell won a year after losing the final to Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts at Finca Cortesin in Spain. The 2010 U.S. Open champion fought back from 2 down after four holes, pulled ahead of his 43-year-old opponent on ...

China sweeps Cuba in basketball series

Global Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Chinese women's basketball team recorded their third straight victory over Cuba after holding off the visitors 75-67 to conclude three-game China-Cuba International Challenge here on Sunday.Chen Nan finished with a team-high 21 points as Lu Wen helped with 14. Shen Yi and Wei Wei added 11 points apiece."I never thought that I would be on the court for so much time. Maybe the coach ...

China seals mens singles champion at table tennis worlds

Global Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

China has sucured the men's single champion at the World Table Tennis Championships after booking all four semifinal berths here on Sunday.Defending champion and Olympic gold winner Zhang Jike the last to qualify, fighting back from one set down to beat Germany's Partick Baum, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-2, 11-3.Top seed Xu Xin and second seed Ma Long both were forced to the seventh game but ...

On Pro Basketball For Knicks Already Out of Playoffs Magic May Run Out

New York Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

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Nadal Serena prepare for French Open

SBS - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams fired warning shots to their French Open rivals with comprehensive victories over Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka respectively in Rome on Sunday.Nadal has produced some blistering tennis since returning from a seven-month injury absence and his seventh victory in nine years on the red clay of Rome left his Swiss rival in no doubt as to the Spaniard's ...

Near miss for Webb on LPGA Tour

SBS - Sunday 19th May, 2013

FP - Karrie Webb's two-years-plus wait for LPGA Tour win No.39 goes on after another near-miss.Australian great Webb started the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic final round two shots off the pace and shot a four-under-par 68 to finish two shots under the previous tournament record at 19-under-par 269 on Sunday.However it was only good enough to tie for fourth, two shots behind American Jennifer ...

US V8 debut proves big success

SBS - Sunday 19th May, 2013

V8 Supercars' future in the United States looks assured after the overwhelming success of the sport's American debut, and organisers committing to expanding the race next year.The official crowd of 68,891 for the three-day event at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas stunned even the most bullish supporters of the V8s' first foray into the United States.It is by far the most ...

Don Cherry says NHLers nuts to play in hockey worlds

CBC News - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Canada's Eric Staal lies injured on the ice after a hit by Sweden's Alexander Edler (unseen) at the world hockey championships on Thursday. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty ...