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| Northwestern says its views on football players union 'overlooked' Friday, Mar 28, 2014 12:35 PM PDT (Reuters) - Northwestern University said April 9 is the deadline for it to file an appeal opposing a U.S. National Labor Relations Board decision that declared Northwestern football players to be school employees and allowed them to hold a union election vote. "Northwestern believes the decision overlooked or completely ignored much of the critical testimony supporting the university's position that student-athletes are not employees of Northwestern," said school spokesman Alan Cubbage in a statement on Friday. (Reporting by Amanda Becker; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and James Dalgleish) Full Story | Top |
| 76ers able to look beyond dubious loss record Friday, Mar 28, 2014 11:53 AM PDT  (Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers may be one loss shy of setting the NBA's record for consecutive losses, but rather than seek pity the struggling team is optimistic about what rewards may lie ahead. The 76ers, who can set the dubious mark with a home loss to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, have taken losing to a new level en route to dropping 26 straight games amid criticism of tanking in hopes of landing the top draft pick in June. "It's definitely tough taking ... loss after loss," Sixers forward Thaddeus Young said after Thursday's loss to the Houston Rockets tied the record. "But it's just one of those situations where you have to keep continuing to play." The 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers are the only other NBA team to lose 26 consecutive games. Full Story | Top |
| Nishikori pulls out of Miami semi with groin injury Friday, Mar 28, 2014 11:23 AM PDT  MIAMI (Reuters) - World number two Novak Djokovic received a walkover into the final of Sony Open on Friday after Japan's Kei Nishikori withdrew with a groin injury. Nishikori had reached the last four after registering a pair of three-set upsets over Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer in fourth round followed by a quarter-final win over Swiss 17-times grand slam winner Roger Federer. The ATP Tour made the announcement an hour before the 20th seeded Nishikori was about to take to center court. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cycling-Road-E3 Harelbeke results Friday, Mar 28, 2014 11:21 AM PDT March 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from E3 Harelbeke (Harelbeke - Harelbeke, 212.2 km) on Friday 1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Cannondale) 4:56:31" 2. Niki Terpstra (Netherlands / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) ST 3. Geraint Thomas (Britain / Team Sky) 4. Stijn Vandenbergh (Belgium / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 5. Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium / Belkin) +1:16" 6. Tony Gallopin (France / Lotto) 7. Borut Bozic (Slovenia / Astana) +1:19" 8. Tyler Farrar (U.S. / Garmin) 9. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland / Trek) 10. Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / BMC Racing) 11. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-India reach semis after thumping Bangladesh Friday, Mar 28, 2014 11:01 AM PDT (Adds details, quotes) By Amlan Chakraborty MIRPUR, Bangladesh, March 28 (Reuters) - Former champions India became the first team to qualify for the World Twenty20 semi-finals after half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma secured a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over hosts Bangladesh on Friday. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra (3-26) was again among the wickets as India restricted the hosts to a below-par 138 for seven and chased down target with nine balls to spare to secure their third win in three matches in the tournament. "We've performed well in this tournament but there are still a couple of areas we can improve in," India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni told reporters. "We fielded well but we've seen quite a few catches going down in the tournament and it has been a problem with all teams." It was a familiar story for the Indians as Dhoni won the toss again and inserted Bangladesh before unleashing his bowlers who restricted their rivals to a sub-140 score for the third match in the tournament. Full Story | Top |
| Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EDT on Friday, March 28 Friday, Mar 28, 2014 11:00 AM PDT March 28 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - MARCH MADNESS NCAA Tournament: Tennessee (11) vs. Michigan (2) INDIANAPOLIS - Midwest regional semifinal opposites Michigan, a guard-oriented Big Ten regular-season champion, and Tennessee, a fourth-place team in the SEC that qualified via the First Four play-in game, square off at Lucas Oil Stadium. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former skiing champion Killy resigns from IOC Friday, Mar 28, 2014 10:39 AM PDT  Former Olympic skiing champion Jean-Claude Killy, who oversaw preparations for the Sochi Games and was an International Olympic Committee member for two decades, bowed out on Friday. Frenchman Killy, best known for winning three gold medals at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, had been an IOC member since 1995. "On behalf of the entire Olympic movement I would like to express our sincere thanks and great appreciation for Jean-Claude's outstanding achievements throughout his Olympic career," IOC President Thomas Bach said in a statement. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Injured Hull goalkeeper McGregor has ban overturned Friday, Mar 28, 2014 10:35 AM PDT (Adds results of FA hearing) LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor, who was sent off against West Ham United on Wednesday, has had his claim for wrongful dismissal upheld, the Football Association said on Friday. The Scotland international was red-carded for fouling Mohamed Diame during Hull's 2-1 Premier League defeat at Upton Park, but an Independent Regulatory Commission cleared him of any wrongdoing. McGregor, however, is likely to miss the remainder of the season due to a kidney injury sustained in the incident with the Senegalese international. Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Winning trumps style for pragmatic Brazilians Friday, Mar 28, 2014 10:14 AM PDT By Keith Weir HATFIELD, England, March 28 (Reuters) - Winning the World Cup for a sixth time matters more to Brazil than putting on a display of the "beautiful game", Brazil technical director Carlos Alberto Parreira said on Friday. Parreira, who coached Brazil to the World Cup in 1994, said Brazilians loved what he called "fancy football" and dribbling but it was not always possible to turn on the style. "In the end, what really counts is to win the World Cup. Parreira's Brazil team ultimately had to grind their way to victory in that 1994 tournament, winning the final on penalties after a 0-0 draw with Italy. Full Story | Top |
| Crunch time for teams making late push for NBA playoffs Friday, Mar 28, 2014 09:58 AM PDT  (Reuters) - The NBA's playoff picture has started to come into focus and there is precious little time for the few teams clinging to slim hopes of joining the postseason party. Twelve of the 16 playoff berths are still technically up for grabs but with the regular season ending on April 16 that leaves many teams all but mathematically eliminated from contention. The Eastern Conference's Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat have officially secured their playoff berths while the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder have punched their tickets in the Western Conference. While that leaves six remaining playoff spots in each conference, there are enough near certainties to drastically reduce the actual number of available playoff berths. Full Story | Top |
| Cycling-Road-Volta a Catalunya classification after stage 5 Friday, Mar 28, 2014 09:53 AM PDT March 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Volta a Catalunya after Stage 5 on Friday 1. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) 23:03:34" 2. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff - Saxo) +4" 3. Tejay van Garderen (U.S. / BMC Racing) +7" 4. Romain Bardet (France / AG2R) +10" 5. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar) 6. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) +17" 7. Andrew Talansky (U.S. / Garmin) +18" 8. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy / AG2R) +26" 9. Warren Barguil (France / Giant) +42" 10. Robert Kiserlovski (Croatia / Trek) +48" 11. David Arroyo (Spain / Caja Rural) +51" 12. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cycling-Road-Volta a Catalunya stage 5 results Friday, Mar 28, 2014 09:50 AM PDT March 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Volta a Catalunya (Camprodon - Valls, 218.2 km) on Friday 1. Luka Mezgec (Slovenia / Giant) 5:16:00" 2. Julian Alaphilippe (France / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) ST 3. Samuel Dumoulin (France / AG2R) 4. Paul Martens (Germany / Belkin) 5. Michel Kreder (Netherlands / Wanty) 6. Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff - Saxo) 7. Adam Yates (Britain / Orica) 8. Kevin Reza (France / Europcar) 9. Tosh Van der Sande (Belgium / Lotto) 10. Davide Vigano (Italy / Caja Rural) 11. Romain Hardy (France / Cofidis) 12. Andrew Talansky (U.S. / Garmin) 13. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-India beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in World Twenty20 Friday, Mar 28, 2014 09:42 AM PDT MIRPUR, Bangladesh, March 28 (Reuters) - India beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in their Super 10 Group Two match at the World Twenty20 on Friday. India won the toss. Scores: Bangladesh 138-7 in 20 overs (Anamul Haq 44, Mahmudullah 33 not out; Amit Mishra 3-26, Ravichandran Ashwin 2-15), India 141-2 in 18.3 overs (Virat Kohli 57 not out, Rohit Sharma 56) (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty, editing by Tony Jimenez) Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Title-chasing Liverpool under 'no pressure', says Rodgers Friday, Mar 28, 2014 09:34 AM PDT Brendan Rodgers rejected Tim Sherwood's claims that Liverpool may struggle with the pressure of being in the title race when Tottenham Hotspur visit Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday. Second-placed Liverpool, who have 68 points from 31 games, have been the surprise packages in the Premier League this season and are a point behind leaders Chelsea. But Sherwood said Liverpool looked agitated in their victory over Sunderland on Wednesday and has questioned whether they can "hold their nerve" in the title race. "There was no expectation on us being where we are so there's certainly no pressure on ourselves," Rodgers told a news conference on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. college, athletes wanting to unionize face long battle Friday, Mar 28, 2014 09:30 AM PDT Northwestern University football players who tentatively won the right to unionize are digging in for a lengthy legal and political battle with the Illinois school that could reshape the multimillion-dollar sports business U.S. colleges have built around unpaid amateur players. As politicians and college sports officials warn that the athletes' push to be paid as university employees - rather than be compensated through scholarships alone - could lead to calamity at many schools, the issue has begun to shift to Washington. That is where the five-member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will consider Northwestern's bid to reverse a regional NLRB director's ruling on Wednesday in favor of the players. The regional director, Peter Sung Ohr, rejected Northwestern's contention that its football players are amateur athletes, and granted the players the right to unionize as school employees. Full Story | Top |
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