Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Sports News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Francisco Star.com http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/cat/c4cdc9be967f45f9/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:13 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:13 -0400 30 Cricket Australia's (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) Wednesday named a 15-man squad for Australia A's tour to Africa in July and August. All-rounder Steve Smith will lead the side, and right-hand bat Aaron Finch has been named as his deputy. The side will play three four-day matches against Zimbabwe and South Africa A in July before the tri-series involving South Africa A and India A in ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289793/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:40:01 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289793/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian cricketers will participate in a unique training session on the Thames river here for a promotional event. The cricket pitch will be positioned on a barge in front of the iconic Tower Bridge. Skipper Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Chris Rogers, James Faulkner and Mitchell Starc will come together on the floating pitch for a brief session to prepare for the Ashes, which starts July ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289723/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:01 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289723/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Olympic and World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has denied knowingly taking a banned substance Lasix, which also goes by the name Furosemide. Brown's first public reaction came in the form of a statement released by her On Track Management (OTM) group following reports that she has tested positive for the banned drug. The OTM statement says Brown is determined to clear her name and included ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289719/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:20:01 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289719/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Indian cricket team with a clean record in the preliminary stages of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England had a strenuous session at the nets in Cardiff ahead of Thursday's semi-final clash against Sri Lanka. With this practice session yesterday, the in form Indian players are confident of facing the Sri Lankan team. The players were busy in enhancing their skills at Glamorgan County ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289581/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:50:02 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289581/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil. Demonstrations, which began last week in response to rise in public transport fares, have turned into a nation-wide rally against bad governance and corruption, reports Xinhua. Many marchers expressed their anger at the billions of dollars spent on new football stadiums ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288767/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:02 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288767/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Protestors have reportedly hacked the official website for the Brazil Football World Cup 2014 and replaced the site with a video of a violent police response to a peaceful protest. According to News.com.au, the FIFA website was replaced with an embedded YouTube video, showing protesters marching, before riot police release tear gas and fire on the protesters with rubber bullets. The report ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288438/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288438/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has said that national team will be reviewed keeping in mind the 2015 World Cup after their dismal performance in the ICC Champions Trophy in England. Poor batting led to Pakistan's defeat in all three matches as they failed to post a single total above 170 runs, with the flop performance prompting calls from former players, media and fans to overhaul the system and ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286555/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:01 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286555/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cricket Australia (CA) will reportedly be sending certain players from the defeated ICC Champions Trophy squad to join Australia A to maximise preparation time for the Ashes. Following a disappointing pool-round exit from the Champions Trophy, Australia will use the extra time before the opening tour match to give some players time with the A team, who completed a 93-run first-class win over ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286223/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:03 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286223/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 American tennis star Serena Williams has sparked outrage with her comments about a teenage rape victim, saying that the victim was 'drunk' and 'maybe...not a virgin'. In an excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine, Williams criticised a 16-year-old girl who was raped by two football players, her fellow school students, while she was drunk, in Ohio in August 2012, News.com.au reports. According to ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286222/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:03 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286222/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday. Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker are the on-field umpires while Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis have been appointed as third and fourth umpires, International Cricket COuncil (ICC) said. Englishman Chris Broad has been ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215270121/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215270121/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has been having with Caribbean prime ministers as "crucial" to the development of the sport in the region. Cameron's comments follow his latest round of meetings in which talks were held with St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in Kingstown and Prime Minister of ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215268915/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:20:02 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215268915/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Actor Vindu Dara Singh, arrested for betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and now on bail, says betting in the game should be made legal. "Cricket is like a religion in India. IPL will be conducted and betting will take place as well," said Vindu Monday on the sets of his film "Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya" here. Vindu, who got bail June 4, feels the government should legalise betting ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215267803/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:50:01 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215267803/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Left-handed batsman Phil Hughes and wicket-keeper Matthew Wade will join the Australia A squad here Tuesday ahead of their final tour match against Gloucestershire beginning Friday. Skipper Michael Clarke, James Faulkner, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers will remain in London to prepare before the Ashes squad officially assembles June 24. Australia were knocked out of ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215266789/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:30:02 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215266789/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON (Reuters) - England won the toss and elected to bowl in their Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa amid overcast conditions at The Oval on ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290892/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:37:51 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290892/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 See your ad here JACOB Willcox has returned triumphant from Nicar agua after being named the U16 world surfing champion.The 15-year-old local competed in the 2013 Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship and in the finals took on Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy, Jake Marshall of the US and Reo Inaba of Japan.He beat them all with a score of 14.90 and some impressive man oeu vres. "Glad I could ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290686/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:07 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290686/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 North limped off with a hamstring injury at half-time of last Tuesday's rout of Combined Country XV and has been battling to recover in time for the series opener against the Wallabies.But assistant ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290852/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:36 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290852/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 new Manchester United manager's first home game.Before that, Moyes opens the 2013-14 campaign at the League Cup winners Swansea on 17 August and then after hosting Chelsea, United go to Liverpool on 31 ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291392/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:30:57 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291392/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 England skipper Alastair Cook won the toss and chose to bowl first in their Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa, looking to take advantage of the swinging conditions.England announced a side devoid of Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann, with the former at the side of his about-to-gve-birth wife, while the latter had a calf injury. They were replaced by Steve Finn and James Tredwell ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291393/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:28:25 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291393/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Asia Pacific Games in December, with well-known Australian performers to take the stage in a two-hour spectacular of music, dance, theatre, lights and fireworks. Details of the gala event, planned for Dec 1, 2013 at the 30,000-seater Hunter Stadium in Newcastle were released on Wednesday. Aussie singers Anthony Callea, Marcia Hines and Marina Prior are among the line-up of entertainers, which ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290822/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:27:57 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290822/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has poured cold water on suggestions that Channel Nine will have influence over team selections under its new broadcast deal.News Limited reported that Nine Network managing director Jeffrey Browne implied at a business lunch in Sydney that the broadcaster had concerns about CA's rotation policy last summer, which rested ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290921/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:25:51 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290921/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The sly smile on Erik Spoelstra's lips said it all. If only this once, the Miami coach couldn't wait to field questions. This was just minutes after a magical Game 6, when the memories of how his Heat defied the longest of odds to steal a win in overtime were still fresh: Down five points with just under 30 seconds left in regulation, against a San Antonio team and a coach, Gregg ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291260/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:23:34 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291260/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Durban - A Pietermaritzburg father has served a letter of demand on his son’s school cricket coach for R2.1 million, claiming that the boy suffered damage to his dignity and reputation after being axed from the captaincy of the first team at the start of the school ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291395/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:17:17 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291395/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A year wiser, NSW know exactly what they can take from last year's gut-wrenching series-deciding loss to Queensland. A game in which the Blues went close, though not close enough. And as they've done in every live rubber played at Suncorp Stadium since 2005, Queensland triumphed. Last year it was a long-range Cooper Cronk field goal which sank the hopes of ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291007/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:09 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291007/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Iran players celebrate victory over South Korea in a World Cup qualifier in Ulsan, Korea, on Tuesday. South Korean media blamed Iran Wednesday for angry scenes at a tense World Cup qualifier which ended with fans pelting debris on to the pitch and the visiting coach under fire for a rude ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290706/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:12:40 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290706/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has set his sights on representing England at a third FIFA World Cup. Lampard saw his contract extended at Chelsea after a stellar 2012-13 campaign, in which he scored 17 goals in 50 matches in all competitions. The 34-year-old has won 97 caps for England and has targeted a place in Roy Hodgson's squad in Brazil - if they qualify - which could be the final ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290711/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:05:42 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290711/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville didn't want to talk about the injury that forced him to scratch forward Marian Hossa from the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins.And why not?"I think that's self-explanatory," Quenneville said, once again declining to explain the secrecy that is as much a part of the NHL culture as playoff beards and Zambonis.Hossa's ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290304/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:34:43 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290304/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has a recurring dream. A batter hits a line drive right back up the middle and it's screaming toward his head.He wakes up just before impact.The real thing is a nightmare scenario that happens a couple times a season in the major leagues."Guys are bigger now and hitting the ball harder and we're throwing the ball harder and when a guy hits ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290303/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:34:41 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290303/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 MIAMI -- When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebration.Miami's championship reign would be over. Someone in Spurs black would replace James as NBA Finals MVP.James and the Heat wouldn't let it happen. "To be a part of something like this is something you would never be able to recreate once you're ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290273/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:48 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290273/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The sly smile on Erik Spoelstra's lips said it all. If only this once, the Miami coach couldn't wait to field questions. This was just minutes after a magical Game 6, when the memories of how his Heat defied the longest of odds to steal a win in overtime were still fresh: Down five points with just under 30 seconds left in regulation, against a San Antonio team and a coach, Gregg ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291391/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:31 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291391/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 See your ad here MARGARET River A2 Women hockey team set out for another late game this week against Wests and kept attacking early in the game but couldn't convert.Wests had the same trouble with Margaret River defence holding tight with Caitlin Jarvis in goals and sister Maddie as fullback supported by Fran Badger.Jo Curtin scored the first goal for Margaret River before Wests pounced on ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290454/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:26 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290454/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Joe Kinnear was confirmed as the club's director of football on a three-year deal.In a short statement on the club's official website, posted 20 minutes before the release of the 2013-14 season fixtures, Llambias said: "I have had an incredible journey during my five years at the club, including some challenging times. I will reflect with great fondness on my time in the north east ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290455/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:11 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290455/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Aston Villa . The north-London clash is the start of a testing opening to the season for Villa, who have a home match against Liverpool and a trip to Chelsea in the following two ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290456/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:11 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290456/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 are planning a 30m swoop. They're already "making overtures" to Mata's father.Once Mata is safely ensconced inside Camp Nou, Barcelona will move quickly to ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290190/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:33 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290190/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Russ Isabella/USA TODAY Sports SANDY, Utah -- Jurgen Klinsmann is without a doubt the first coach in the history of the U.S. men's national team who uses the word "awesome" in press conferences. In fact, the West Coast transplant would be perfect for a cameo role in ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289984/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:17:41 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289984/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LeBron James and his friends are the modern-day standard for counting championships before they are won, and there they were, on their home court, watching the NBA prepare a trophy presentation for ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290457/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:17:41 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290457/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290213/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:17:23 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290213/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Canberra have made suspended NSW Origin winger Blake Ferguson unavailable for NRL selection for at least four weeks while he undertakes an extensive alcohol management program. The Raiders board made the decision on Wednesday after the club met with Ferguson following his dumping from the NSW team when charged with indecent assault over an alleged nightclub incident. The four-week period covers ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290060/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:12:10 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290060/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - Hulking Welsh winger George North has been declared fit for the British and Irish Lions' first test against Australia, providing a welcome boost for the tourists after Tuesday's shock loss to the ACT Brumbies. North, who was nursing a hamstring strain, passed a fitness test on Wednesday to make himself available for the first test at the Suncorp Stadium. "I've never seen ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290453/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:11:17 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290453/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Channel Nine Entertainment CEO David Gyngell (left) and Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland at the recent announcement of the new cricket TV deal in Melbourne. Picture: Mark ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290459/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:10:22 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290459/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 On 18th June 2013, Newcastle United, of England’s Barclays Premier League, confirmed the appointment of Joe Kinnear as their new Director of Football. Following days of speculation, the club posted the following statement on their official ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290460/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:08:03 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290460/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brazil braced for a new round of anti-government protests Wednesday after a violent night of looting and vandalism in Sao Paulo that led to at least 30 arrests. An estimated 50,000 people flooded the city's central Cathedral Square for the second night running, marching through streets and waving banners carrying slogans such as, "The people have awakened." One group tried to ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290029/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:59:53 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290029/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SANDY, Utah ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289983/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:47:42 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289983/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BOSTON ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290452/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:44:40 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290452/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SEOUL ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290450/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:23:23 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290450/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 , represents a pooling of talents by two Susans -- Susan Tibbles and Susan Bush. These are the women who invited the artists, and judged the awards, respectively. The show includes lots of assemblage work but is friendly to painting, as well, and the result is so wide-ranging and inclusive it could be understood as a kind of twin to the Santa Barbara art scene. Even artists who were not on the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289483/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:22:44 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289483/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Rob Howley revealed he has fully recovered."George came through a fitness test this morning and I've never seen him in better shape. He'll be available and that's a big boost for ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289608/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:22:43 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289608/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia's national football team, the Socceroos, have celebrated booking their ticket in next year's World Cup in Brazil after a triumph against Iraq in Sydney on Tuesday night.Players were cheered at a public reception at Customs House, Circular Quay in Sydney Wednesday, signing autographs and posing for photos.The goal that secured the Aussies' 1-0 win was kicked in the dying ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288813/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:21:50 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288813/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Vijay Telang has died aged 61. Telang, who played first-class cricket between 1970-86, scored 2724 runs in 50 games and also took seven ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289609/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:12 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289609/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sydney 2000 Josh Kennedy says the impact of his match-winning goal in the World Cup qualifier against Iraq is only just "starting to sink in".Kennedy confirmed Australia's passage to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with his 83rd-minute header at the Olympic stadium on Tuesday night.The lanky striker was still coming to terms with being the toast of the nation as he joined his ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288817/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:16:34 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288817/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 New Zealand shares fell after an online rival to Sky Network Television emerged with the rights to English football, and network operator Chorus led a decline in companies sold down by offshore investors. The NZX 50 Index fell 16.651 points, or 0.4%, to 4445.55. Within the index, 21 stocks fell, 17 rose and 12 were unchanged. Turnover was $98.7 million. Sky TV fell after closely held Coliseum ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289610/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:48 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289610/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Miami Heat claw back a 10-point deficit in the final quarter against San Antonio Spurs, setting up a tantalising NBA Finals showdown on ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289611/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:14:49 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289611/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Canterbury chief executive Todd Greenberg is confident the ugly scenes at Brookvale Oval, where star fullback Ben Barba was spat on by Manly fans, is simply a one off for the NRL. And Greenberg, who will join the NRL as second-in-command to CEO Dave Smith in August, said he is comfortable leaving the investigation in the hands of the NRL's integrity unit. He has yet to speak to the wife of ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289122/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:27 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289122/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Not much fazes Mal Meninga, but the all-conquering Queensland coach admits he is concerned about his team's attitude ahead of next week's must-win State of Origin clash in Brisbane. However, Cameron Smith reckons he is not losing sleep over the thought of being the first Queensland captain to lose an Origin series since 2005. Meninga may have masterminded an unprecedented seven ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289125/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:22 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289125/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - The Oakland Athletics overcame Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish to record a 6-2 road victory on Tuesday to stretch their lead at the top of the American League West ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289613/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:06:59 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289613/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 South Korea defender Kim Chang-Soo (L) and Iran midfielder Masoud Shojaei during their World Cup qualifier on June 18, 2013. Iran booked their ticket with a 1-0 smash-and-grab win in Ulsan, following a tetchy build-up between the two ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288823/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:40 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288823/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard makes a save while pressured by Honduras' Carlo Costly during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match. (Jim Urquhart, Reuters) SANDY, Utah - Jozy Altidore scored a goal in his fourth consecutive international match, enough for the United States to edge Honduras 1-0 in a World Cup qualifying game Tuesday night. Before 20,250 fans at Rio Tinto Stadium, the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288827/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:52:16 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288827/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SAO PAULO (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament - people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public services and a system of government infected with ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288983/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:48:55 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288983/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SYDNEY ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288811/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:35:22 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288811/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 CANBERRA ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:32:21 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 MIAMI ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289604/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:17:17 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289604/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BOSTON ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290449/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:14:31 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290449/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BOSTON ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289603/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:14:31 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289603/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BOSTON ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291390/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:14:31 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291390/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia Australian swimming's controversial 'Stilnox six' will find out their punishment from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) next week.The six men's 4x100 metres freestyle swimmers have already been disciplined by Swimming Australia (SA) but face further sanctions from the AOC.The swimmers - Eamon Sullivan, Matt Targett, James Magnussen, James Roberts, Tommaso ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288268/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:11 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288268/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Socceroos delivered SBS its highest rating program so far this year with more than 1.5 million Australians tuning in to see them qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Iraq on Tuesday ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288670/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:47 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288670/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thousands of fans from Australia and Iraq braved the rain at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, as the Socceroos secured victory for a place in the World ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288671/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:45 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288671/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 St Kilda have suspended Stephen Milne after the AFL player was charged with four counts of rape. Saints president Greg Westaway made the announcement at the club headquarters on Wednesday afternoon. "The board acknowledges this is a most serious matter and one that is distressing to all the parties that are involved," Westaway said, reading from a prepared statement. "It also ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288672/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:41 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288672/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. -- Home runs are few and far between at the College World Series these days, which made Brian Holberton's first-inning shot all the more important for North Carolina.Holberton staked freshman starter Trent Thornton to a two-run lead before he even took the mound Tuesday, and No. 1 national seed Carolina went on to beat LSU 4-2 in an elimination game."We ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288673/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:39 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288673/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The NBA finals series will go down to the wire after Miami clawed their way back to down San Antonio 103-100 in overtime in a dramtic game ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288674/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:32 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288674/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Juan Perez hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 5-4 on Tuesday night, snapping the Padres' seven-game winning ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288523/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:24 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288523/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Kendrys Morales hit an RBI single in the 10th inning against his former team, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288526/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:22 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288526/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 MIAMI ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289605/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:18 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289605/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Apprentice candidate Alex Mills plays the role of a nightmare date - as a team leader steps down for the first time in the history of the BBC One ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288415/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:09:47 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288415/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ATLANTA ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291389/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:08:37 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215291389/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ATLANTA ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290448/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:08:37 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215290448/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ATLANTA ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288669/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:08:37 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288669/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ATLANTA ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289602/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:08:37 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215289602/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 June 18 (Reuters) - Bryan Ruiz and Celso Borges scored second-half goals as Costa Rica earned a 2-0 win against Panama on Tuesday to maintain their hold on a place for an automatic qualifying place for next year's 2014 World Cup finals. The United States, who beat Honduras 1-0 earlier on Tuesday, lead the six-team group in the final round of qualifying from North, Central America and the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288294/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:06:58 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288294/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Durban: A South African lawyer has sued his son's school cricket coach for 2.1 million rand (about 1.23 lakh rupees), alleging that his son was not allowed to become the captain of any age group sides till he was playing in under-15 category because of his Indian origin.Pranesh Indrajith served legal papers on Dave Karlsen, the coach of the first X1 team at St Charles College, an elite ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288306/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:04:36 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288306/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 MIAMI ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288394/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:59:23 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288394/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The UMass football team will have three games on the ESPN networks as part of the Mid-American Conference package, including the Sept. 7 home opener against the University of Maine, and also announced kickoff times for four home games for 2013 at Gillette Stadium.DATE OPPONENT TIMEAug. 31 at Wisconsin (1) noonSept. 7 MAINE (2) 2 p.m.Sept. 14 at Kansas State 7 p.m.Sept. 21 VANDERBILT noonOct. 5 at ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288676/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:59:01 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288676/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Townsville Fire basketball team says it is urgently seeking a major sponsor after losing the support of Clive Palmer's business, Queensland Nickel. The north Queensland side placed second in the competition last season. The team says Queensland Nickel indicated it was happy with the Fire's performance, but has been forced to cut sponsorship due to internal ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288677/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:55:56 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288677/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia 's Ashes squad, has been named in the party for next month's A tour of Africa. The 31 year old claimed refuge in Australia three years ago after he fled his native Pakistan claiming he was being persecuted by the Taliban and has since gone on to forge a successful career in domestic cricket. A recent amendment to the Citizenship Act meant that Fawad would be allowed to ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287294/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:24:13 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287294/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt watches his walk off home run take flight against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287584/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:22:06 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287584/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 WELL, you didn't really doubt the Socceroos did you? The team that likes to do it the hard way is going to the World Cup in Brazil, but guess what? They did it the hard way.An 82nd-minute goal from Josh Kennedy punctured Iraq's resistance, earning the Socceroos the narrowest of wins.But ultimately no one cared about the margin, for the win was enough to confirm a third consecutive ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287887/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:14:32 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287887/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Argentinean football legend Diego Maradona, Dubai's Honorary Ambassador of Sports since September 2012, will be awarded 3 million yuan ($326,129) as compensation from three Chinese companies for using his name in an online game without his ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287199/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:58 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287199/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sky TV lose rights for English Premier League Kiwi football fans are showing mixed reactions to an announcement today that all English Premier League football matches will be shown online instead of on Sky Television. Coliseum Sports Media, which won a three-year deal for the rights to the New Zealand broadcast of the league yesterday, today announced a dedicated pay-per-view online ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287888/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:47 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287888/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Blues coach Sir John Kirwan admits he's taken a few risks in naming a 26-man squad to travel to South Africa for Super Rugby matches against the Sharks and Cheetahs.Current All Blacks squad members Charles Piutau, Francis Saili, Steven Luatua, Piri Weepu, Keven Mealamu and Rene Ranger will join the team early next week following the third Test against France in New Plymouth on ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287889/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:09 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287889/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 reports CBSSports.com . Game 4 is Wednesday night and Boston leads the best-of-seven series two games to one. Hossa missed Game 3 with an upper-body injury and the team listed him as day-to-day. Hossahas seven goals and eight assists this postseason. Quenneville was less than forthcoming about the type of injury Hossa ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287890/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:05:33 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287890/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 New Delhi: Former India international cyclist and current chief coach of Cycling Federation of India Ruma Chatterjee was killed in a road accident here early Tuesday morning.Ruma, who hails from Kolkata, was attending a national camp ahead of the Indian team's visit to Switzerland for training. The four-member squad will participate in the World Championships in Scotland.The 51-year-old was ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287892/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:32 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287892/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brisbane ruckman Matthew Leuenberger believes he's committed himself to special times ahead after signing a contract extension with the AFL club. The 25-year-old put an end to speculation linking him to several clubs including Greater Western Sydney by signing a two-year extension to his deal with the Lions on Wednesday. Leuenberger is one of several young Lions who will be expected to ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287377/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:10 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287377/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The United States national ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287327/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:43 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287327/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The former president of the Derry Area Football Boosters Club was arraigned this week on charges of stealing $27,711 from the organization over three ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287668/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:12 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287668/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ARLINGTON, Texas ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287884/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:50:40 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287884/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Kentucky has the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in America.In football.Offensive lineman Derrick Kelly committed to UK on Tuesday night, and his addition to the Cats' recruiting Class of 2014 as a two-star prospect was enough to push them past Texas for the top spot in the Rivals.com team rankings.It's likely that Kentucky will drop from the No. 1 spot as the nation's traditional ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287893/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:48:00 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287893/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 University of Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops continued to stockpile talent for the future with the commitments of two more high-profile players Tuesday.Demitrious and Chris Davis announced that they will leave the University of Pittsburgh and transfer to UK. The twin brothers from Ohio must sit out the 2013 season as transfers after redshirting in 2012.The Davis twins will have three seasons ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287895/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:59 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287895/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Offensive coordinator Neal Brown said UK's commitments have a bond so strong, even a two-win season in 2013 won't be enough to scare them off. UK Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach at practice on Wednesday March 27, 2013 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287894/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:59 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287894/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SEOUL ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287885/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:44:18 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287885/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Channel Seven have secured the rights to the Australian Open until 2019.The five-year deal extends the partnership between Tennis Australia (TA) and Seven to 46 years and Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner said that the historic relationship was part of the network's character."This is a great partnership for Seven," Worner said."The Australian Open is an extraordinary event and ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287383/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:43:23 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287383/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - The United States maintained their push for a 2014 World Cup berth with a third straight victory in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying after Jozy Altidore's late strike saw off a stubborn Honduras 1-0 in Utah on Tuesday. Altidore's 73rd minute goal was the difference between the teams at Rio Tinto Stadium as the home side were rewarded for their domination to complete a ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287351/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:35:17 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287351/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 MIAMI ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287499/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:23:20 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287499/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 All nine players in Minnesota’s lineup came to the plate in the first inning Tuesday, the first time that’s happened in 2013, and the result was a four-run lead that the Twins spent the rest of the night protecting and then squandering. The White Sox eventually tied the score at 5-5 on a Paul Konerko RBI single in the eighth, but the Twins pulled out a 7-5 victory after Ryan Doumit ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286992/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:18:19 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286992/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 All 34 players, coaches, and staff members of the Elizabethton (Tenn.) Twins were safe Tuesday after their bus crashed head on with a car driving the wrong way on an interstate highway in ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286993/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:18:18 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286993/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Jamie Hampton, an American qualifier, upset top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, 7-6 (2), 6-2, in the first round at Eastbourne, England. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287363/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:18:05 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287363/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 UCLA outfielder Christoph Bono catches a fly ball hit by North Carolina State's Trea Turner to end the eighth inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286310/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:54 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286310/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 British and Irish Lions leave the field after losing their trial match against the ACT Brumbies at Canberra stadium June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286465/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:20 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286465/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 CANBERRA ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287883/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:14:23 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215287883/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 with a handful of misdemeanors related to an incident at a College Station drinking establishment. It was at that point that the fortunes of Aggie football in general and Manziel specifically reportedly reached a crossroads that the public never knew about. Citing a source with knowledge of the situation, Kate ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286997/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:14:06 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286997/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 the milestone of their 500th Test match . Two of the three NZ tries were instant classics. In fact, there probably won't be a better score this year than Beauden Barrett's late try under the sticks following a dazzling length-of-the-field breakout. But a performance "close to perfection" and other misty-eyed exaltations? Hardly. In fact, come to think of it, there's a ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286316/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:28 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286316/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Ryan Doumit hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Tuesday ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286741/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:04:51 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286741/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Ryan Sweeney and Cody Ransom hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning and that was plenty for Jeff Samardzija, who pitched the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Tuesday ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286793/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:03:03 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286793/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286996/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:01:18 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286996/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is being sent to Africa on an Australia A tour at the same time as the Ashes series. But Ahmed remains in contention for the Ashes should his Australian citizenship be approved in time, chairman of selectors John Inverarity says. Ahmed and fellow tweaker Ashton Agar were on Wednesday named in a 15-man Australia A squad for an African tour next month. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286545/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:55:55 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286545/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sydney director Andrew Pridham will replace long-serving Richard Colless as chairman of the AFL club next year. Colless last month said he would not be seeking re-election when his term ends in February. Pridham will step into the role having served on the Swans board for the past 12 years, while Andrew McMaster will continue as deputy chairman, the club announced in a statement on Wednesday. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286546/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:55:54 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286546/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SANDY, Utah ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286485/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:55:41 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286485/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez talks on a phone during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis January 31, ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286286/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:55:07 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286286/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 At this point, almost every high-end Android phone we've seen this year has arrivedsporting Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 SoC, which combines four of the company's Krait 300 CPU cores with the Adreno 320 GPU used in last year's Snapdragon S4 Pro. But there's another chip that ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286999/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:48:07 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286999/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 -- Cliff Lee struck out nine in eight impressive innings, Michael Young tied a career high with three doubles and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night. Lee (9-2) allowed two runs and five hits to win his fifth straight decision. The three-time All-Star lefty lowered his ERA to 2.53 and helped the Phillies move into a second-place tie with the defending NL ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286772/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:46:25 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286772/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 HOUSTON ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286995/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:35:29 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286995/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Olympic 200-meter winner Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica is serving a suspension while antidoping officials rule on a recent positive drug test. Her manager said Campbell Brown was ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286579/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:34:25 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286579/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ATLANTA ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286994/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:33:31 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286994/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SANDY, Utah ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286484/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:21:04 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286484/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Rob Rogers, Jenn Rogers, and Jennifer Lemmerman, wave a Boston Strong banner before Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. The three are relatives of MIT police officer Sean Collier, killed during confrontation with suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15. (Elise ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285821/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:13:10 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285821/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the first-place Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday.Wheeler gave up only four hits and struck out seven while consistently reaching the upper 90s on the radar gun. He struggled a bit with his control, walking five, but got out of every jam.It was ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285959/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:12:38 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285959/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Erin Henderson, the sixth-year veteran slotted as the Vikings’ starting middle linebacker, chuckled when approached with the latest possibility that he won’t be holding that role when the regular season opens 11 weeks from ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286100/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:54 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286100/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 McCollum is considered one of the best shooters in the group, a guy who invites comparisons to Golden State's Steph Curry -- sorry, Wolves fans -- not only because of his small-school pedigree but also because of sweet ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:52 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Michael Mauti participated in individual drills at the Vikings minicamp on Tuesday, and that's a step ahead for the rookie linebacker who is recovering from a pair of knee surgeries over a 14-month span. Mauti, a seventh-round draft pick out of Penn State, had surgery to repair a torn left anterior cruciate ligament during the 2011 season and again for the same injury following his 2012 ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286102/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:50 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286102/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - Massachusetts State Police searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday as part of a probe into a suspected homicide, according to ABC News. Hernandez was initially uncooperative with police after the body of a 27-year-old man was found in an industrial park near his home in North Attleborough on Monday, ABC News said, citing unnamed law ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286284/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:08:27 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286284/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 New Washington men’s basketball assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger can recite Huskies lore well enough to sell the program to teenage prospects. But he admits it’s one thing to know the statistics and accomplishments and it’s something entirely different to know the players responsible for those achievements. When UW’s stars return home Sunday for Alumni and Legends games, ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286107/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:02:36 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286107/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 >Editor's note: James Montague is the author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East (deCoubertin Books). He is in Brazil for the Confederations Cup. Follow him @JamesPiotrBelo Horizonte, Brazil (CNN) -- At 11 pm, the tired and the injured gathered in Belo Horizonte for one last expression of discontent. More than a thousand sat in Praca Sete de Setembro, a square ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288675/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:01:52 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215288675/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Adam Voges and George Bailey stood out for Australia at the Champions Trophy, and it remains to be seen if the Test team misses their ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286108/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:57:06 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286108/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones homered off Justin Verlander, and Manny Machado added a double and two sparkling plays at third base to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285949/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:56:43 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285949/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's three-run eighth inning, rallying the Indians to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285947/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:56:42 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285947/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. Duncan made 11 of 13 shots in a performance straight out of 2003 and Kawhi Leonard added 10 points and five boards ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285493/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:55:29 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285493/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Jamaican national championships , his manager said on Tuesday. Blake suffered a hamstring injury in April and due to fitness issues was withdrawn from the Jamaican championships, his ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285752/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:52:52 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285752/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 OMAHA (WISH) - The IU baseball team find themselves in a must win situation. They play Oregon State Wednesday night; the loser heads home. The Hoosiers lost to Mississippi State 5-3 Monday night, sending them to the losers' bracket, but they're confident in their ability to respond. "We know that we are capable of coming back," said Indiana head baseball coach Tracy Smith. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286111/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:47 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286111/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 China's Zheng Jie plays a forehand shot during her 3rd round match against US player Serena Williams on day six of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tournament, at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, on June 30, 2012. Zheng, who will turn 30 next month, pushed world number one Williams to a tough three-setter with the American edging the decider, ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286112/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:37 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286112/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association (MBCA) is hosting the Annual Massachusetts-Connecticut New England Challenge Junior Futures All-Star Game Saturday at Tufts' Huskins Field at 2 p.m. This game features many of the best high school Juniors (Class of 2014) in Massachusetts versus Connecticut’s top Juniors. The Mass. State Junior All-Stars will be coached by MBCA board member ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286078/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:49 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286078/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LOS ANGELES ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285861/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:32:18 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285861/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Boston Red Sox may never have had wait so long for a victory over the pesky Tampa Bay Rays. Two months and six days after the game was originally scheduled, plus a rain delay of nearly three hours Tuesday, the host Red Sox finally completed a 5-1 win in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. "If you really put the hours into it, from the time it was first scheduled until the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286105/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:18:55 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286105/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A thief swiped Montevideo’s ‘‘Let’s Go Fishing’’ pontoon boat, leaving senior citizens and youths high and ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285331/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:15 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285331/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Unfortunately, that occupational hazard has become a sobering story line again for Major League Baseball after Cobb became the second pitcher in the past five weeks to take a line drive to the head. Combined with a terrifying incident last season, these cases underscore the risk that pitchers face and the need for MLB to identify safety measures that might decrease that ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285332/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:14 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285332/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 "Our family has been going on an annual fishing trip for about 20 years to Canada, but the last three years we have stayed on the Ash River and fished both Kabetogama and Namakan lakes. This year, we went a week earlier to try to have better luck, but we worried about the late ice-out. The first night I caught this 39.5-inch Northern Pike on Namakan Lake using 10-pound test line, an 8-inch ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285333/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:13 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285333/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Jamie Cheever was going so quickly that her father, standing beside the track that April day, giving her splits during the 3,000-meter steeplechase, wanted to be sure she knew the ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285334/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:11 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285334/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Eagan -native Joey King signed a tender to play for the Gophers, the University of Minnesota officially announced on Tuesday. King played at Drake last season, averaging 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds in 19 minutes a game but decided to transfer for family reasons and therefore may be eligible for a waiver to play immediately. No announcement has been made on that ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285335/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:10 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285335/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 EASTBOURNE, England ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286104/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:18 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215286104/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 After two unsuccessful campaigns, Australia finally qualified for their first World Cup. Australia were dealt a tough group. Games against East and West Germany (pictured above), ended in defeat. They gained a point against Chile but it wasn't enough to save them from group-stage elimination. Photograph: ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284538/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:17 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284538/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied Tuesday that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil.Demonstrations, which began last week in response to rises in public transport fares, have turned into a nation-wide rally against bad governance and corruption.Many marchers expressed their anger at the billions of dollars spent on new football stadiums for next ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284544/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:01 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284544/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Following are the results of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers on Tuesday:At SydneyAustralia 1, Iraq 0At SeoulSouth Korea 0, Iran 1At TashkentUzbekistan 5, Qatar 1Note: Australia, South Korea and Iran have qualified for the World Cup ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284545/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:57 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284545/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 "Many spectators were curious. Some said that monks should stay in the temple to study Zen (a school of Buddhism) and meditate, wondering why we appeared," recalls Yan ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285342/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:18 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285342/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 For Matt Harvey, it is becoming a question of when he will throw his first no-hitter rather than if he will throw one. In a season in which he has already taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning three times, Harvey seems to be a threat to no-hit any team at any time. Unfortunately for Harvey, there is a second theme to his breakout season, and it was on display in ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285341/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:52:11 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285341/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 While Dustin Martin and Jack Riewoldt are yet to re-sign to AFL deals, Richmond have re-signed Chris Newman, Jake King, Nick Vlastuin and Brandon ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285343/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:50:50 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285343/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SEOUL (Reuters) - Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and Kim Hae-jin the chance to learn from the "mother of figure skating" is worth every second of a childhood spent on ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285344/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:50:48 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285344/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Matt White case raises a series of very important questions that matter for the Orica-GreenEdge team, Australian cycling, and sports anti-doping policy generally. The first set of questions arises around the conflicts of interest and other pressures likely to emerge when past "dopers" are appointed to leadership roles in elite sport. A significant query here is how White’s ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285345/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:50:47 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285345/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Serena Williams said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."Her comments are made in one paragraph of a ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285346/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:50:46 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285346/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 While everyone in "The Bool" has long known Australian golfer Marc Leishman, the knockabout country boy is revelling in his arrival as an elite player on the US PGA Tour.Leishman's confidence has soared along with his profile over the last 12 months since his maiden win at the Travelers Championship in Hartford, Connecticut, where he returns this week to defend his title.Since ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285347/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:50:42 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285347/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night in connection with a possible homicide. A source with knowledge of the investigation said police spoke to Hernandez on Monday. About 10 police cars flanked Hernandez's home shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday night and numerous police officials entered his house. The police left after about two hours inside the home, and one detective left with a cardboard box. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284630/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:52 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284630/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Chad Johnson wants another chance after seven days in jail and hopes to play football again. (Larry Marano/Getty Images) NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson said Tuesday morning in his first interview since being released from a Florida jail a day earlier that he knows some people may believe he doesn’t deserve a second chance, but he wants to ';finish my career off the right ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284751/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:51 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284751/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Zack Wheeler making his major league debut in the nightcap. Harvey has dipped slightly since jumping out to a 5-0 record in his first nine starts while holding opposing hitters to a .149 average. In his last five starts, opponents are batting .277 against him as the Mets (25-40) have gone 1-4. The right-hander hasn't won win since May 17 and is coming off his first loss of the season ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285348/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:51 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285348/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 MIAMI ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285339/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:26 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285339/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Yankees returned home from a 10-game West Coast road trip to a rainy forecast and gloomier injury news, heaping more strain on what has already amounted to a star-crossed team in 2013. Shortly after the team announced Tuesday that it had placed first baseman Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285338/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:45:01 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285338/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 TORONTO ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285337/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:38 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285337/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt and Nick Dal Santo want teammate Stephen Milne playing in their milestone AFL match this Saturday. Milne was charged with four counts of rape this week and the Saints board met on Tuesday night to discuss the crisis. The AFL is awaiting further information from the club and it is unclear whether the veteran goalsneak will be stood down because of the charges. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284858/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:27 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284858/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Investigators in Italy say officials for track and ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284935/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:31:54 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284935/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 JERUSALEM ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284784/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:11:19 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284784/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Chicago Blackhawks centre Michal Handzus (26) mixes it up with Boston Bruins defenceman Johnny Boychuk (55) during the first period in Game 3 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals hockey series in Boston, Massachusetts, June 17, 2013. (WINSLOW ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284358/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:21 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284358/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 See your ad here About 200 people turned out to an official announcement Wednesday which included performances by Newcastle native and ceremony creative director John Foreman with Darren Percival and pianist Stewart Abbott.Performers Marina Prior, Anthony Callea, Brooke McClymont and Darren Percival all attended the launch.The Newcastle Herald reported Wednesday that those performers as well as ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284359/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:21 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284359/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The head of football's world governing body joined more than 110,000 people who tweeted about the Socceroos' World Cup qualification ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284360/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:41 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215284360/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Don Mattingly learned about the weight of expectations while playing for George Steinbrenner during the bad years. The Yankees won a lot of games in the 1980s, but not a single division title with Mattingly. Yet because of the way he played, he was beloved, more than many others in Monument Park. ... http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285336/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:37 -0400 http://www.sanfranciscostar.com/index.php/sid/215285336/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9