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| CA-SPORTS Summary Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:41 PM PDT Breaking a sports barrier, NBA's Jason Collins comes out as gay NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jason Collins, a veteran center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced on Monday that he was gay, breaking one of the final frontiers in U.S. sports and society. Collins became the first active player from any of the four major U.S. men's professional sports leagues to publicly reveal his homosexuality. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sharapova shows off "Shugarpova" candy in Moscow Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:40 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fresh from claiming her 29th WTA singles title, Maria Sharapova made a one-day stop in Moscow to present her 'Shugarpova' candy brand to the Russian market on Monday. The Florida-based Russian insisted that despite her multiple business ventures, her tennis career remains her main focus. "Right now tennis is the most important for me," the world number two told reporters at an upscale Moscow store, where a small pack of 'Shugarpova' sweets is sold for 175 roubles ($5.66). ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Sharapova shows off 'Shugarpova' candy in Moscow Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:36 PM PDT MOSCOW, April 29 (Reuters) - Fresh from claiming her 29th WTA singles title, Maria Sharapova made a one-day stop in Moscow to present her 'Shugarpova' candy brand to the Russian market on Monday. The Florida-based Russian insisted that despite her multiple business ventures, her tennis career remains her main focus. "Right now tennis is the most important for me," the world number two told reporters at an upscale Moscow store, where a small pack of 'Shugarpova' sweets is sold for 175 roubles ($5.66). ... Full Story | Top |
| Kremlin says Putin, Obama agree security contacts after Boston Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:04 PM PDT  By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama agreed on Monday to maintain close contacts between U.S. and Russian intelligence agencies and cooperate to ensure security for the 2014 Olympics that Russia is hosting in Sochi, the Kremlin said. Putin and Obama spoke for at least the second time since the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings, which U.S. authorities believe were carried out by two brothers with roots in Russia's volatile and mostly Muslim North Caucasus. ... Full Story | Top |
| Support for Collins pours in from sporting world Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:57 AM PDT (Reuters) - Jason Collins received an outpouring of support from the sporting world on Monday after announcing he was gay. The decision to reveal his homosexuality in an interview with Sports Illustrated made the 12-year National Basketball Association veteran the first active player in a major men's North American team sport to announce he was gay. The news sparked a near-instant outpouring of support from a wide range of public figures including politicians, musicians, actors and, perhaps most notably, his peers in the sports world. "Proud of @jasoncollins34. ... Full Story | Top |
| Breaking a sports barrier, NBA's Jason Collins comes out as gay Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:57 AM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jason Collins, a veteran center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced on Monday that he was gay, breaking one of the final frontiers in U.S. sports and society. Collins became the first active player from any of the four major U.S. men's professional sports leagues to publicly reveal his homosexuality. He did so in a first-person account published in Sports Illustrated, saying he had gradually become frustrated with having to keep silent on gay issues. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Danish championship results and standings Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:50 AM PDT April 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Danish championship matches on Monday Monday, April 29Midtjylland 2 AaB Aalborg 3 Sunday, April 28Horsens 1 Randers 0 FC Copenhagen 0 AGF Aarhus 0 OB Odense 1 Brondby 2 Saturday, April 27Nordsjaelland 2 SonderjyskE 2 Friday, April 26Silkeborg IF 0 Esbjerg 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 FC Copenhagen 29 18 9 2 61 28 63 2 Nordsjaelland 29 15 8 6 53 30 53 -------------------------3 AaB Aalborg 29 13 6 10 48 39 45 4 Randers 29 13 6 10 32 37 45 -------------------------5 Esbjerg 29 10 8 11 29 29 38 -------------------------6 OB Odense 29 ... Full Story | Top |
| Collins comes out as first openly gay player in U.S. sports Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:46 AM PDT  * NBA Commissioner praises Collins for breaking barrier * Free agent Collins says hopes to find a new team (Recasts with reaction) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Jason Collins, a veteran center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced on Monday that he was gay, breaking one of the final frontiers in U.S. sports and society. Collins became the first active player from any of the four major U.S. men's professional sports leagues to publicly reveal his homosexuality. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Support for Collins pours in from sporting world Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:44 AM PDT April 29 (Reuters) - Jason Collins received an outpouring of support from the sporting world on Monday after announcing he was gay. The decision to reveal his homosexuality in an interview with Sports Illustrated made the 12-year National Basketball Association veteran the first active player in a major men's North American team sport to announce he was gay. The news sparked a near-instant outpouring of support from a wide range of public figures including politicians, musicians, actors and, perhaps most notably, his peers in the sports world. "Proud of @jasoncollins34. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Polish championship results and standings Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:30 AM PDT April 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Polish championship matches on Monday Monday, April 29 Jagiellonia Bialystok 0 Lech Poznan 1 Sunday, April 28 Gornik Zabrze 2 Ruch Chorzow 0 Zaglebie Lubin 4 Slask Wroclaw 0 Saturday, April 27 GKS Piast Gliwice 0 Legia Warsaw 0 Lechia Gdansk 1 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala 2 Polonia Warsaw 0 GKS Belchatow 1 Friday, April 26 Pogon Szczecin 2 Korona Kielce 1 Wisla Krakow 1 Widzew Lodz 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Legia Warsaw 24 16 5 3 48 21 53 -------------------------2 Lech Poznan 24 16 3 5 38 18 51 3 Gornik Zabrze 24 10 7 7 31 22 37 ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Beckenbauer clarifies Barca 'tricks' comment Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:22 AM PDT * Bayern president apologises if comments misunderstood * Tells Bild Barca will try 'every trick in the book' * Says Barca are honest (Adds Beckenbauer clarification) BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Franz Beckenbauer has sought to clarify comments in which he suggested Barcelona would try "every trick in the book" to overturn a 4-0 first-leg deficit against Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Pakistan leave Afridi out of Champions Trophy squad Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:09 AM PDT KARACHI, April 29 (Reuters) - Experienced all rounder Shahid Afridi has been left out of the Pakistan squad for the ICC Champions Trophy that will be held in England while selectors have warned Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik that they are running out of chances. The 32-year-old, who has played 354 one-day internationals, was the only senior player overlooked for the tournament with chief selector Iqbal Qasim saying Afridi's bowling had cost him his place in the squad. "Afridi's bowling has not been up to the mark in recent matches," he said in a news conference on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Monday, April 29 Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:00 AM PDT April 29 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Monday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out Jason Collins played 38 games for two different teams in 2012-13, but the 34-year-old free agent being out of the league wasn't the news today. He came out in the self-authored Sports Illustrated cover story to hit newsstands this week and says even his twin brother was surprised. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Romanian championship results and standings Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:55 AM PDT April 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Romanian championship matches on Monday Monday, April 29 Otelul Galati 2 Concordia Chiajna 1 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 4 Gloria Bistrita 0 Sunday, April 28 CFR Cluj 0 Steaua Bucharest 0 Dinamo Bucharest 2 Gaz Metan Medias 0 Saturday, April 27 Vaslui 2 FC Astra 1 Petrolul Ploiesti 3 FC Viitorul Constanta 0 Friday, April 26 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 2 Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 1 Rapid Bucharest 1 Turnu Severin 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Steaua Bucharest 28 20 6 2 62 23 66 -------------------------2 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 28 16 5 7 46 35 53 3 ... Full Story | Top |
| Collins says gay pride march, Boston bombing moved him to come out Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:53 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Boston's gay pride parade last year, and this month's bombings at the city's marathon helped persuade Jason Collins it was the time to come out as the first gay player in one of North America's top professional leagues. Collins, a former center with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Boston Celtics, said in a Sports Illustrated article published on Monday that he had gradually become frustrated with having to keep silent on gay issues. ... Full Story | Top |
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