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| Marlins hire Redmond as new manager Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 12:24 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Marlins have hired 41-year-old Mike Redmond as their new manager, replacing Ozzie Guillen who was fired last week, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday. Redmond, a catcher with the Marlins from 1998-2004, ended his playing career, which included spells with Minnesota and Cleveland, in 2010. He worked for two seasons as a minor league manager in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, but has not yet had any major league management or coaching experience. ... Full Story | Top |
| RPT-Tennis-Bubka Jr treated in Paris hospital Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 12:17 PM PDT (Fixes typo in first para) PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Tennis player Sergei Bubka Jr, the son of the pole vault world record holder Sergei Bubka, was being treated in a Paris hospital on Thursday, the Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou said. The hospital said that Bubka Jr was "in recovery room" but could not elaborate on the reasons why he was admitted. Media reports suggested that Bubka Jr had fallen from the third floor of a Paris apartment overnight. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Pritha Sarkar) Full Story | Top |
| Ex-Penn State president charged with perjury in Sandusky case Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 12:16 PM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier has been charged with perjury and obstruction as part of a "conspiracy of silence" in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, Pennsylvania's attorney general said on Thursday. Spanier, 64, also is charged with endangering the welfare of children, conspiracy and failure to report child abuse in the Sandusky scandal, which rocked college sports and focused national attention on child sexual abuse. Sandusky was a Penn State assistant football coach. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Marlins hire Redmond as new manager Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 12:13 PM PDT MIAMI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Miami Marlins have hired 41-year-old Mike Redmond as their new manager, replacing Ozzie Guillen who was fired last week, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday. Redmond, a catcher with the Marlins from 1998-2004, ended his playing career, which included spells with Minnesota and Cleveland, in 2010. He worked for two seasons as a minor league manager in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, but has not yet had any major league management or coaching experience. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bubka Jr treated in Paris hospital Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 12:06 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Tennis player Sergei Bubka Jr, the son of the pole vault world record holder Sergei Bubka, was being treated in a Paris hospital on Thursday, the Hopital Europeen George Pompidou said. The hospital said that Bubka Jr was "in recovery room" but could not elaborate on the reasons why he was admitted. Media reports suggested that Bubka Jr had fallen from the third floor of a Paris apartment overnight. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Pritha Sarkar) Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 3-Ex-Penn State president charged in Sandusky sex abuse case Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:56 AM PDT * Two other former Penn State officials face new charges * Spanier's arraignment set for Friday (Adds arraignment, analyst comment, Spanier lawyer comment, details) HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov 1 (Reuters) - Former Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier has been charged with perjury and obstruction as part of a "conspiracy of silence" in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, Pennsylvania's attorney general said on Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 1-Soccer-Swedish championship results and standings Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:53 AM PDT Nov 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Swedish championship matches on Thursday Thursday, November 1Atvidabergs FF 2 GIF Sundsvall 2 GAIS Gothenborg 2 Gefle 3 Mjallby AIF 2 Elfsborg Boras 3 Wednesday, October 31Djurgarden 1 Syrianska FC 1 Helsingborg 2 IFK Gothenburg 0 Kalmar 0 IFK Norrkoping 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Elfsborg Boras 29 18 4 7 47 28 58 -------------------------2 Malmo 28 16 7 5 48 30 55 3 Haecken 28 16 5 7 64 34 53 -------------------------4 AIK Stockholm 28 14 9 5 38 26 51 -------------------------5 Helsingborg 29 13 10 6 50 31 49 6 IFK Norrkoping 29 14 ... Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Soccer-Spanish King's Cup last 32 results Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:51 AM PDT Nov 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Spanish King's Cup Last 32 first leg matches on Thursday Last 32Thursday, November 1, first legUD Melilla (III) - Levante 1-0 (halftime: 1-0) Real Valladolid - Real Betis 1-0 (halftime: 1-0) Eibar (III) - Athletic Bilbao 0-0 (halftime: 0-0) Wednesday, October 31, first legCD Alcoyano (III) - Real Madrid 1-4 (halftime: 0-2) Las Palmas (II) - Rayo Vallecano 1-0 (halftime: 1-0) Cacereno (III) - Malaga 3-4 (halftime: 2-2) Real Jaen CF (III) - Atletico Madrid 0-3 (halftime: 0-1) Real Zaragoza - Granada CF 1-0 (halftime: 0-0) Almeria (II) - Celta Vigo 2-0 ... Full Story | Top |
| Emotional Janowicz goes all out in search for sponsors Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:40 AM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - A few years ago, Jerzy Janowicz's parents sold their shops and apartments so that their son could play professional tennis. On Thursday, Janowicz started to repay their faith with a barnstorming performance that left U.S. Open champion Andy Murray red faced in the third round of the Paris Masters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Emotional Janowicz goes all out in search for sponsors Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:39 AM PDT PARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A few years ago, Jerzy Janowicz's parents sold their shops and apartments so that their son could play professional tennis. On Thursday, Janowicz started to repay their faith with a barnstorming performance that left U.S. Open champion Andy Murray red faced in the third round of the Paris Masters. ... Full Story | Top |
| Royal Delta aims for a repeat Breeders' win Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:28 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Already acknowledged as the top female horse in the United States, Royal Delta will aim to embellish those credentials when she defends her title at the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic on Friday. Twelve months ago, the Kentucky-bred filly broke from the pack in an explosive stretch run to triumph under the lights at Churchill Downs for her fifth win in eight career starts. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rhode Island sues Schilling over failed 38 Studios deal Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:28 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Rhode Island is suing former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and the former head of the state's economic development agency over a $75 million loan guarantee the agency made to the baseball player's failed video game company 38 Studios. The suit was filed in Superior Court on Thursday and listed Schilling, who named the company after his former jersey number, Keith Stokes, the former head of the state's Economic Development Corporation (EDC), several banks and law firms as defendants in the case. ... Full Story | Top |
| Horse racing-Royal Delta aims for a repeat Breeders' win Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:28 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Already acknowledged as the top female horse in the United States, Royal Delta will aim to embellish those credentials when she defends her title at the $2 million Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic on Friday. Twelve months ago, the Kentucky-bred filly broke from the pack in an explosive stretch run to triumph under the lights at Churchill Downs for her fifth win in eight career starts. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Nov. 1 Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 11:03 AM PDT Nov. 1 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - Penn State Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is charged with perjury, obstruction of justice, child endangerment, conspiracy and failure to report abuse in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case. (PENNSTATE/CHARGES, by Mark Shade, 700 words, has moved; will be led) See also: Spanier is placed on leave effective immediately after being charged in the Sandusky scandal. Spanier is a tenured professor and has been on sabbatical leave. ... Full Story | Top |
| East Coast staggers to recover from monster storm Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 10:49 AM PDT (Reuters) - Rescuers searched flooded streets and swamped houses for survivors, drivers lined up for hours to get scarce gasoline and millions remained without power on Thursday as New York City and nearby coastal towns struggled to recover from one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
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