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Celtics hire Butler's Brad Stevens as coach

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 22, 2013 file photo, Butler coach Brad Stevens listens to a question during a news conference at the NCAA college basketball tournament in Lexington, Ky. The Boston Celtics announced Wednesday, July 3, 2013, that Stevens was hired as the team's head coach, replacing Doc Rivers, who was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)BOSTON (AP) — Butler's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse couldn't compete with the Boston Garden and all those NBA championship banners hanging from its rafters.

Stevens goes from mid-major to major leagues

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 09:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2013 file photo, Butler coach Brad Stevens gives his team instruction during a timeout in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against La Salle at the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament in New York. The Boston Celtics announced Wednesday, July 3, 2013, that Stevens was hired as the team's head coach, replacing Doc Rivers, who was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)Brad Stevens is going from a mid-major to the major leagues.

Dodgers' Puig leaves in 6th after run into wall

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:23 PM PDT

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig (66) is checked by center fielder Matt Kemp after being injured when making a catch against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Denver, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Puig remained through the fifth inning but was then pulled. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)DENVER (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig left the team's game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night with a bruised left hip an inning after running into the right-field wall making a catch.

Rangers, Ramirez agree to minor league contract

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 05:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, former Major League Baseball star Manny Ramirez poses for media wearing his new jersey after signing a short-term contract to play on the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan's professional baseball league, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The Texas Rangers have signed Ramirez to minor league contract. Ramirez spent three months playing in Taiwan before leaving the team on June 20. The Rangers made the announcement Wednesday, July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Manny Ramirez is apparently cutting his long dreadlocks for another shot at the major leagues.

Ginobili says he's staying with Spurs for 2 years

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 06:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2013 file photo, San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili (20) shoots against Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green during the first half of Game 1 of a Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series in San Antonio. Ginobili is sticking around to see if the Spurs can get back to the top. Ginobili tweeted Wednesday, July 3, 2013, that he is staying with the team he has helped win three NBA titles and nearly a fourth last month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Manu Ginobili is sticking around to see if the San Antonio Spurs can get back to the top.

At Tour de France, Cavendish edges toward legends

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:57 PM PDT

Stage winner Mark Cavendish of Britain celebrates on the podium of the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 228.5 kilometers (142.8 miles) with start in Cagnes-sur-Mer and finish in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Mark Cavendish will never be the greatest Tour de France rider, because he will never win the race five times like Eddy Merckx of Belgium and Frenchman Bernard Hinault. Still, the sprinter with thighs like thick hams could outdo both those legends — by winning more stages at cycling's premier race.

Max Scherzer wins again, Tigers beat Blue Jays 6-2

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Home plate umpire Mike Estabrook, right, holds back Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter, center, next to Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia, left, as Hunter stares at Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Todd Redmond after being hit by a pitch during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in Toronto. The Tigers won 6-2. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)TORONTO (AP) — Max Scherzer's latest victory was overshadowed by some bad blood on the basepaths.

Cops: Evidence found in secret Hernandez apartment

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney, Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court in Attleboro, Mass. Since Hernandez was arrested last week in the shooting death of a friend whose body was found a mile away from his home, a portrait has emerged of a man whose life away from the field included frequent connections with police-related incidents that started as long ago as his freshman year at the University of Florida. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Aaron Hernandez's home address was no secret after the media camped outside the massive house for days, and cameras caught him leaving, hands cuffed behind his back, when he was arrested for murder.

Stevens' move comes as surprise to Bulldogs

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2013, file photo, Butler coach Brad Stevens talks to players during an NCAA college basketball game against Dayton at the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament in New York. The Boston Celtics announced Wednesday, July 3, 2013, that Stevens has been hired as the NBA basketball team's coach, replacing Doc Rivers, who was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hours after Brad Stevens told athletic director Barry Collier he was leaving Butler for Boston, he sat down to explain the decision to his players.

Murray in Wimbledon SFs, with Djokovic, del Potro

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:23 PM PDT

Andy Murray of Britain reacts after defeating Fernando Verdasco of Spain in their Men's singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON (AP) — They sighed when Andy Murray faulted.

Gomes walk-off homer gives Red Sox win

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:24 PM PDT

Boston Red Sox's Gomes crosses home plate for a run in front of San Diego Padres catcher Hundley during their MLB interleague baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston(Reuters) - Boston's Jonny Gomes delivered a pinch-hit walk-off home run to give the American League leading Red Sox a 2-1 win over San Diego on Wednesday. Gomes entered the game in place of Brandon Snyder to lead off the final inning and sent the game-winning blast over the left field fence. It was the third straight victory for the Red Sox (52-34), and their seventh in eight games, as they extended their top record in the American League. In Toronto, Detroit's Max Scherzer continued his stellar start and improved to 13-0 in a 6-2 win over the Blue Jays. ...

Perfect Scherzer has Tigers purring

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:47 PM PDT

By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Max Scherzer's perfect season continued on Wednesday as the Detroit Tigers' big righthander improved his record to a sparkling 13-0 and confirmed his status as an elite pitcher with a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. No-hitters and perfect games are pitching's great personal milestones but Scherzer's run of perfection that began in the chill of early April and has carried on into the heat of the North American summer is something not seen in major league ballparks since 1986 when Roger Clemens began his campaign 14-0. ...

Celtics appoint Stevens as head coach

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 05:24 PM PDT

Butler's Brad Stevens questions a call while playing against Indiana during an NCAA basketball game in Indianapolis.(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics have hired Brad Stevens to become their 17th head coach as they look to rebuild a franchise that has won a record 17 National Basketball Association (NBA) titles, the team said on Thursday. Stevens, 36, has spent the past six years as head coach of Butler University and will replace Doc Rivers, who was released from his Boston contract nine days ago to take charge of Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a future draft pick. "Brad and I share a lot of the same values," Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said in a statement. ...

Simpson aims for third time lucky at the Greenbrier

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:58 PM PDT

Simpson of the U.S. tees off on the second hole during the third round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach(Reuters) - For two years in a row, the final nine holes at the Greenbrier Classic have cost Webb Simpson dearly and the American is hoping for a case of 'third time lucky' at this week's edition in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In 2011, Simpson was one ahead of the chasing pack after reaching the turn in the final round but he slid backwards to finish in a tie for ninth, two strokes out of a playoff for the title eventually won by American Scott Stallings. Twelve months ago, Simpson again squandered a one-shot lead on the back nine as he closed with a 73 to wind up joint seventh. ...

Rangers add Ramirez on minor league contract

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:02 PM PDT

Texas Rangers president of baseball operations and general manager Jon Daniels responds to a reporters questions during a news conference where the team announced that they had agreed to terms with designated hitter Manny Ramirez on a minor league contract before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. Ramirez has been assigned to the team's Triple-A Round Rock Express team. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Manny Ramirez is apparently cutting his long dreadlocks for another shot at the major leagues.

Saints coach Sean Payton moonlighting as caddie

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:32 PM PDT

New Orleans Saints NFL football head coach Sean Payton, left, caddies for Ryan Palmer during the pro-am for the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Wednesday, July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/The Register-Herald, Rick Barbero))WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton is moonlighting this week as Ryan Palmer's caddie at the Greenbrier Classic.

Rangers sign Ramirez to minor league contract

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT

Texas Rangers president of baseball operations and general manager Jon Daniels responds to a reporters questions during a news conference where the team announced that they had agreed to terms with designated hitter Manny Ramirez on a minor league contract before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. Ramirez has been assigned to the team's Triple-A Round Rock Express team. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have signed Manny Ramirez to minor league contract.

Saints coach Sean Payton caddies in PGA Tour event

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 01:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, right, talks with golfer Ryan Palmer, left, after Payton made a putt on the ninth green during the pro-am event at the Zurich Classic golf tournament in New Orleans. Payton is carrying the bag of good friend and PGA Tour player Ryan Palmer in this week's Greenbrier Classic. With the start of NFL training camp set for the end of the month, Payton says he was planning to spend a week relaxing at The Greenbrier resort. One thing led to another, and Payton ended up agreeing to help Palmer, who gave his regular caddie the week off. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton is carrying the bag of good friend and PGA Tour player Ryan Palmer in this week's Greenbrier Classic.

Watson names North as vice-captain for 2014 Ryder Cup

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 12:29 PM PDT

(Reuters) - United States captain Tom Watson has appointed twice former U.S. Open champion Andy North as a vice-captain for next year's Ryder Cup against holders Europe at Gleneagles in Scotland. Watson made the announcement during a news conference ahead of this week's PGA Tour event, the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where he is in the field. "Andy knows what it takes to close the deal and that's what we need on the Ryder Cup team," said Watson. "We need players who can close the deal. ...

NBA's Wade in China to promote sneakers, but supply is short

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 07:54 AM PDT

NBA Miami Heat's basketball player Dwyane Wade waves to fans as he arrives at Beijing Capital International AirportBy Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) - The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade visited China on Wednesday for the first time since signing a multi-million dollar contract with Chinese sportswear company Li Ning last year, but the sneakers that bear his name are in short supply. Chinese stores are slowly being re-stocked with the "Way of Wade" shoes, but they won't be widely available on U.S. markets for some time. ...

A-Rod hitless in first minor-league rehab game

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 01:03 AM PDT

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez takes the field during the first inning in his first rehab baseball game with the Charleston RiverDogs, against the Rome Braves in Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez took his first small steps back to the Bronx and understands he's got a long, long way to go to contribute to the New York Yankees.

Reds' Bailey adding up no-hitters _ like idol Ryan

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 12:52 AM PDT

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey, front right, hugs catcher Ryan Hanigan after Bailey threw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Cincinnati. Cincinnati won 3-0. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)CINCINNATI (AP) — The Ryan Express has an honored passenger, a hard-throwin' fellow Texan who wears the same number and has a nickname derived from a movie.
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