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 Seattle Bulletin.com http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/cat/c4cdc9be967f45f9/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 02:13:26 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:13:26 -0400 30 Australian Test cricketer David Warner has copped a 5750-dollar fine from Cricket Australia for his Twitter rant controversy. Warner had pleaded guilty to unbecoming behaviour after his expletive-laden criticism of senior News Ltd cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn for an article by Craddock exposing the sleazy nightlife and alleged corruption within the Indian Premier League ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706060/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:20:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706060/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A senior official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday placed the onus of catching bookies and others involved in the recent spot-fixing scam on the police. BCCI vice-president and chairman of the IPL Governing Council Rajiv Shukla, said that it was not BCCI's job to probe who are the bookies and which Bollywood personalities are involved. "It is the job of agencies ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691008/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:03 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691008/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Spanish Primera Liga football club, Real Sociedad have confirmed that coach Philippe Montanier will leave the club at the end of the current season. The side from the Basque city of San Sebastian issued a communique Tuesday in which they admit Montainier has turned down the club's offer of a new contract, reports Xinhua. According to the club, Montanier has "communicated to Real Sociedad the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689402/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689402/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Serbia-born Sredojevic Milutin has been confirmed as the new coach of Uganda's national football team. He signed a two-year contract Tuesday and will start his work with an away friendly game to Libya June 1, reports Xinhua. The Federation of Uganda Football Association, the country's football governing body, unveiled the coach at its headquarters in the capital here. The appointment follows ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689407/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689407/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 England coach Andy Flower has prohibited England's cricketers from public discussions about the Ashes until next month. The players will face disciplinary actions if they speak in interviews or write on Twitter about the two-test series against Australia, Sydney Morning Herald reports. Sources said that Flower wants the players to focus on New Zealand series and the ICC Champions Trophy instead ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687945/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:03 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687945/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cricket Australia (CA) has said that it hopes for changes in the Citizenship Act by next month that will allow leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed to play his first Ashes Test in England. The Pakistan-born spinner will have to wait for applying for a passport until any legislation change takes place in the four sitting weeks of parliamentary session before the election and the cricket series begins, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687943/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:03 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687943/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Pakistan cricket team coach Dav Whatmore has backed captain Misbah-ul-Haq's batting skills. PakPassion quoted Whatmore as saying that Misbah has inspired other batsmen with his efforts and performance, although rotation and change in the battiing order is always an open option. Whatmore said that Misbah's enthusiastic zeal has motivated other players to bring the same passion to their batting. ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687939/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687939/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cricket Australia (CA) has announced that the country's top female cricketers will now earn up to 80,000 dollars within a year. The women team has won Women's World Cup and the T20 trophy, prompting CA to consider female cricket as professional, News.com.au reports. CA chief executive James Sutherland compared the women's cricket team to the men's cricket club, saying that the association wants ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687942/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687942/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian opener David Warner is expected to plead guilty before a Cricket Australia (CA) hearing via teleconference from India with regard to a series of hostile tweets that he directed at News Limited journalists Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn while playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Warner could face sanctions ranging from a fine, suspension, reprimand or ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687937/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687937/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 It will be a do-or-die match for Indian women's football team when they face Chinese Taipei in their next group D match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup (qualifiers) here Wednesday. The Indian team despite giving a good account of themselves against Myanmar in their opening game of the have their backs to wall after a 0-2 reversal. Against Chinese Taipei, who pumped in six goals against hosts ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687834/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687834/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia's opening batsman David Warner was Wednesday found guilty of breaching the Cricket Australia (CA) Code of Behaviour and was fined $5,750 for his twitter rant. Warner, who pleaded guilty, received the maximum financial penalty for a first offence under rule 6 of CA's Code of Behaviour, CA said in a statement. "In hindsight, clearly I let my frustrations get the better of me and posted ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687308/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:20:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214687308/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Twenty-one-year-old Mohammad Arifi's love for cricket convinced the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) to appoint him as their first multi-cultural ambassador. According to news.com.au, Arifi will help (SACA) run multi-cultural cricket programs, including a Come and Try Day at Brahma Lodge Indoor Sports Centre on Sunday, especially targeting new arrivals. Arifi said that he will ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686584/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686584/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray Tuesday announced he will skip the French Open tennis due to a back injury. The World No.2 retired with the back problem in his second-round match against Spain's Marcel Granollers at the Rome Masters last week, which posed as a bad sign for his withdrawal from the second tennis Grand Slam of the year. Scotsman Murray will now aim to be fully fit for the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685497/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685497/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Fuller, also a keen cricketer who played at domestic level for 20 years, says he wrote 'Caribbean lives-Brian Lara' during the six years he lived in Lara's homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, reports CMC. Lara, who retired in 2008, holds the world record ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685501/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685501/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Spanish basketball was thrown into turmoil late Tuesday night with the news that players from the Endesa ACB League will go on an indefinite strike from Sunday. The strike comes at the start of the quarter-finals of the play-offs of the ACB League which will decide the eventual champions of the competition, reports Xinhua. The players are striking in order to force a collective agreement which ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685354/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685354/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017. The Amsterdam-based club announced Tuesday that De Boer, whose current contract expires in 2014, will now sign a new four-year deal running from July 1, 2013 until June 20, 2017, reports Xinhua. The 43-year-old former Dutch international started as head coach of Ajax in December 2010. He captured three ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685352/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685352/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to nearly 7,000 employees on Tuesday, the network said in a statement. The Bristol, Connecticut-based company said it was looking at the financial bottom line. In a statement the company said that they were implementing changes across the company to enhance their continued growth while smartly managing costs. It added that while difficult, they ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685351/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685351/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has hinted that an investigation could be launched into unaccounted revenues generated by the federation from World Cup 2006. President of the TTFF Raymond Tim Kee announced Tuesday that a probe is being considered during a press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, reports CMC. "From our understanding, TTFF is very much a part of ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684960/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684960/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Stoke City coach Tony Pulis parted ways with the English Premier League football club after seven years in charge. The club, finishing in the 13th place, said Tuesday that Pulis left the club on mutual agreement, reports Xinhua. Pulis, 55, was named Stoke coach for a second spell in 2006, and led the club to promotion to the Premier League in 2008 after a 23-year ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cricket commentator Ian Botham has said that England's opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad will make the Ashes series even more difficult for the Australians. The combination of Broad and Anderson with their skills and abilities will prove tough for the Australians as while Broad uses his pace and height to devastating effect; Anderson uses his swing and his craft to keep batsmen ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214682618/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214682618/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Myanmar rode two first half goals from Naw Phaw and Khin Moe Wai to edge past India in their first Group D encounter of the AFC Women's Asian Cup football qualifiers at the Faisal Al Huseni Stadium here. Naw Phaw and Khin Moe Wai scored first half goals for Myanmar in the 5th and 26th minute respectively and Yee Yee Oo's effort in the 27th minute hit the woodwork here Tuesday night. Before ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214682615/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:10:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214682615/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Football star David Beckham's eldest son Brooklyn Beckham is reportedly training with Queens Park Rangers (QPR) following David's retirement. Brooklyn, 14, had started playing at Tottenham HotSpurs when he was as young as four, spent time with the Under 14 team at LA Galaxy and will join David in training at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the Mirror reports. QPR that has recently been relegated ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214682611/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:05 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214682611/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has rejected media reports which said that he has retired from international cricket. The 38-year-old cricketer said that he is already out of the Pakistan team and haven't played top class cricket for a while now, so there is no need for him to announce any retirement, reports the Daily Times. Yousuf last played for Pakistan in an ODI against South Africa in ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214681659/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214681659/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Indian Premier League (IPL). Warner was speaking for the first time since he was found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour on Wednesday over a Twitter tirade at two Australian journalists and fined Aus$5,750 (Dh20,343). The explosive opener said he was responding to a piece from News Limited cricket writer Robert Craddock that followed the arrest of S Sreesanth and ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706214/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:47:20 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706214/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Clay Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.David Ortiz delivered a two-run single in the first off Hector Santiago (1-3), and the Red Sox backed Buchholz with several neat defensive plays on the way to their sixth win in eight games.Jonny Gomes made a sliding catch on ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706797/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:46:05 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706797/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 AzerTAc reports. The Azerbaijani karate fighters also won two world belts out from three possible in a competition marking the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev. Azerbaijan ranked 3rd in the overall medal table of the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:11 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706718/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:39:10 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706718/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia Veteran Socceroos Lucas Neill, Josh Kennedy and Sasa Ognenovski have all returned to the national fold in Holger Osieck's 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup Asian qualifiers.Australian skipper Neill was suspended for his side's famous 2-2 draw with Oman at Sydney's Olympic stadium in March, while Kennedy has been out with a back injury and Ognenovski has been on ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706111/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:31:24 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706111/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson has forecast an unhappy ending for Crows elder Graham Johncock, but says the out-of-favour veteran will play more AFL football.Johncock will be overlooked for Adelaide's indigenous round match against North Melbourne on Sunday, with Sanderson bluntly saying the 30-year-old isn't in Adelaide's best current 22 players.But Sanderson said Johncock, who ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707054/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:50 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707054/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Essendon chief executive Ian Robson has resigned over the AFL club's supplements saga but the Bombers won't say whether other officials are set to follow.Robson announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he initially offered to resign when the saga first became public in February but the board wanted him to stay on to help the club through the tumultuous months that followed.Robson ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707055/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:48 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707055/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton says recommendations released by the America's Cup review committee are prudent and reasonable.The independent review of the regatta's operations and safety followed the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson earlier this month.Simpson was killed, and New Zealander Craig Monk injured, when Swedish challengers Artemis' AC72 capsized ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707056/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:40 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707056/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BALTIMORE — Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda left in the third inning of Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Baltimore with a bruised right calf, one inning after he was struck in the leg by a line drive off the bat of Manny Machado. Kuroda (6-3) allowed five runs and eight hits in two-plus innings. "I wasn't too worried about the injury beyond tonight but was worried that it might matter ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706796/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:31 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706796/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Heat forward LeBron James hit a game-winning, buzzer-beating lay-up in overtime to defeat the Pacers 103-102 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. ';I knew I had time,'; James said. ';Coach drew up a good play. I told myself I was going to attack. I had two-plus seconds to get to the rim and I was able to convert the last one.'; The play unfolded out of an inbounds ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707057/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:27:42 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707057/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cliff Lee has already been traded four times in his career. (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) Roy Halladay is out, perhaps for the season. Carlos Ruiz is out. Ryan Howard is ailing. Chase Utley is headed for an MRI. The offense has been so lousy that it has left Cole Hamels speechless. Now Cliff Lee has admitted that he’s open to a trade. Add it all up and the Phillies appear even further from ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706758/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:27:39 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706758/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Rob Ford coaches the Don Bosco football team. (CRAIG ROBERTSON/Toronto Sun files) Players on the Don Bosco Eagles football team are backing now ex-coach Mayor Rob Ford, who was dumped Wednesday by the Toronto Catholic District School Board. A statement from the TCDSB Wednesday says Ford was notified of the board’s decision to “pursue a different direction” with a ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706114/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:26:33 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706114/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter won't back down from his decision to bench No.1 playmaker Benji Marshall - but says he hopes he never has to do it again and wants the under-pressure star to be a Tiger for life. Potter still doesn't feel comfortable revealing the reasons behind starting last week's calamitous defeat to South Sydney with Marshall out of the starting lineup - only to ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706414/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:51 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706414/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Queensland State of Origin star Ashley Harrison appears to be in extreme doubt for Gold Coast's NRL clash on Sunday against Parramatta in Mudgee. The Titans lock has failed to train all week as he battles a knee complaint, leaving him in a battle to prove his fitness for the country NSW game against the Eels. Harrison will be with the team when they depart Queensland on Friday for a flight ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706418/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:46 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706418/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat -- his ninth postseason triple-double, and barely anyone noticed. All that mattered was the last shot, which simply saved the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706869/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:40 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706869/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 MIAMI ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706865/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:18:10 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706865/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BIRMINGHAM — Nick Saban's scowling face now greets fans coming into the state of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and a box of his cherished oatmeal cream pies rests at his ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707062/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:08 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707062/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SYDNEY ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707053/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:05:39 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707053/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Hawthorn AFL star Lance Franklin says he was verbally attacked by the woman who accused him of rude, intimidating behaviour in a Melbourne bar.Former fashion designer Nicky Rowsell called Franklin an "absolute disgrace of a human being" after a confrontation on Saturday night.She said that Franklin had stood over her and yelled in her face.After she contacted the Hawthorn AFL club, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705902/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:55 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705902/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Members of the Chelsea soccer team practice at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Chelsea will take on Manchester City in an ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705686/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:36:53 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705686/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Troy Larson, who scored the winning run, and Andy Henkemeyer, who singled him home in the ninth inning, celebrated the Gophers’ 3-2 victory over Illinois on Wednesday in the Big Ten baseball tournament at Target ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705878/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:59 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705878/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Randy Weidner knew the horse was his the instant he saw the yellow wrap on its leg. Standing amid the rubble of the Celestial Acres Training Center near Moore, Okla., destroyed by Monday’s massive tornado, the racehorse trainer understood there was only one thing he could ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705877/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:58 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705877/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 During what he termed a "whirlwind’’ year, Kevin Buisman didn’t have time to really think about whether Minnesota State Mankato was having its most successful sports year ever. Though he enjoyed every conference championship and NCAA appearance, the aggregate result didn’t fully register with the Mavericks athletic director until he saw a spreadsheet laying it all ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705876/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:55 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705876/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ST. LOUIS - Roger Chapman is in the spotlight at the Senior PGA Championship, a year after his breakthrough victory in the major championship. "Last year, I sort of snuck in under the radar," the 54-year-old Englishman said Wednesday, a day before the start of play at Bellerive Country Club. "I've raised the bar myself. That puts a bit more pressure on me." Chapman was ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705875/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:54 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705875/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 A nine-page letter signed by more than 300 people objecting to St. Paul’s design plans for the $54 million Lowertown ballpark arrived Wednesday at City Hall, but officials said the petition was too late to impede the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:51 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705606/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, opposes SEC bid to require publicly traded corporations to disclose political ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705146/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:32:15 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705146/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters titles at this year's Moscow world championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement on Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29. Cheruiyot planned to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:55 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705101/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators, 7-3, on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis also scored for Pittsburgh, and Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves. Down by 2-1 after the first period, the Penguins scored twice in a 40-second span early in the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707052/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:23:49 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707052/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brisbane 4000 Queensland batsman Chris Lynn could find himself in hot water after using Twitter to opine about assault allegations levelled against NRL player Ben Te'o.Te'o released a statement on Wednesday saying he had not "acted improperly" after a Brisbane woman said she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by the South ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705266/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:22:09 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705266/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705890/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:41 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705890/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Rugby league coaching great Graham Lowe welcomes the importing of Australian coaches into NZ sport and encourages locals to look offshore ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705889/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:41 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705889/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is on the verge of making a dramatic return to Test cricket as the Black Caps bid for a series-levelling win against England at Headingley.Former captain Vettori hasn't played a Test for nearly a year, mainly because of achilles trouble, and was only originally selected for the one-day leg of this tour.But a calf injury suffered by his fellow left-arm ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705891/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:37 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705891/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - America's Cup organizers said on Wednesday that they have made rule changes to improve safety in the upcoming regatta after a fatal training accident on San Francisco Bay earlier this ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705892/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:36 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705892/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 In-form loose forward Steven Luatua will miss the Blues' Super Rugby match against the ACT Brumbies because of injury.Luatua, who has started all 11 games this year, got a knock to his neck and shoulder area in the Blues' 23-3 defeat to the Crusaders last weekend.Coach Sir John Kirwan described the injury as not serious, but said the blindside flanker would not have been at full fitness ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705893/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:29 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705893/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Workers for Artemis and America's Cup use a crane to lift the damaged Regata from the San Francisco Bay off the coast of Treasure Island in California on May ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705894/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:19:45 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705894/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Jay Leno has a word of advice for people who want a good laugh: Get off your butts and go to a show. ';I don’t do videos or HBO stuff,'; Leno said Wednesday over the phone from Los ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705107/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:17:57 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705107/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin expects Canterbury to carry out its own medical examination of Broncos centre Justin Hodges at ANZ Stadium on Friday night. Hodges was spared the late contact work at training on Thursday morning but will carry the remnants of a painful rib injury into what is tipped to be a bruising encounter with the Bulldogs, up against likely Origin rival Josh Morris. Hodges ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705331/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:49 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705331/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Dave Keefer, an assistant football coach at Greensburg Salem High School the past eight seasons, was named head coach of the Golden Lions on ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705895/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:07:59 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705895/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Harrison, perturbed by this unlucky turn of events, lost the second set, as well. Hampton also fell in close matches at first and second doubles, meaning the Talbots' season ended in a 4-1 ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705897/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:32 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705897/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Disappointed with Sewickley Academy's fourth-place finish at the team championship Saturday, seniors Will Kleeman and Colin Kaye hope for a better outcome at the PIAA Class AA boys tennis doubles tournament, to be held Friday and Saturday at the Hershey Racquet ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705898/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:18 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705898/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Penn-Trafford junior varsity baseball coach John Shusteric sits at his home in Irwin on Monday, May 20, 2013. Shusteric is recovering from a brain injury he suffered while fishing for trout on April 13, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705899/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:48 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705899/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Samantha Pickens competes in the World Championship trials in diving on May 19, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. Pickens, a Murrysville native and Franklin Regional graduate, qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona in the 1-meter dive and 3-meter synchronized ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705119/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:46 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705119/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 When people associated with any type of hockey organization speak of the hockey gods, they do it with a tone that mirrors the same admiration that the ancient Greeks had for Zeus, Apollo, and ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705900/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:44 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705900/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Fox Chapel High School baseball team saw its season come to a close on May 13 with a 2-0 loss to Hempfield in a first round WPIAL Class AAAA playoff game at Gateway High ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705901/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:17 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705901/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705312/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:06 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705312/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Bundesliga chief executive Christian Seifert has slammed FIFA's decision to host World Cup 2022 in Qatar during the country's summer.Traditionally, the quadrennial showcase tournament is held during June and July.However, numerous senior football figures have called for FIFA to break with that tradition due to predicted extremely high temperatures in the country during those months.And ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705120/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:59:58 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705120/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BALTIMORE ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707051/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:47:21 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707051/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee pitches to the Miami Marlins in the first inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704607/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:40 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704607/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 NORTHERN sports clubs will be forced to adopt their own policy to deal with spectators lighting up at local venues if Salisbury Council decides it will not proceed with a policy to ban smoking in open spaces. Salisbury Council planned to become the first local government in SA to ban smoking at parks and ovals 365 days year and not just at community events. But after advice from the SA Tobacco ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706230/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:00 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706230/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Essendon chief executive officer Ian Robson has quit as the fallout from the AFL club's supplement scandal continues.Robson has been under pressure since February when the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) announced an inquiry into the Bombers' use of supplements in 2012.An internal investigation by former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski into Essendon's governance ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704936/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:38 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704936/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 GREENBURGH, N. Y. ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705886/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:26:29 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705886/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Richard Pitino was hired as Minnesota’s basketball coach on April 3. The first order of business in that situation is to start meeting with the players scheduled to return for the next ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704923/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:37 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704923/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 "It has been good. I think it makes me even more happy that 33 [Morneau] is out there. Justin has been playing well and been out there every day at first base," Mauer ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704924/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:36 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704924/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 NFL season. He’s suddenly in a contract year, playing out the final season of the deal he signed in 2008 and due to make $14,280,612 in base salary this season with a cap number north of $17 ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704925/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:34 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704925/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Chris Colabello said after his first major league game, "because that's how things go in my life." Good point. He spent seven years tearing up the Can-Am independent league before any team even gave him a long look. So why should this be any easier? "It was everything I could ever imagine it to be," he said of his first game, even after going 0-for-4 Wednesday with ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704926/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:33 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704926/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BALTIMORE ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705885/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:54 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705885/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Ganlan Media International (Beijing) Co., Ltd.(GMI) said in Beijing on Wednesday that China's First American Arena Football Coach/Referee Training Camp will be held on May 27-31 in the Beijing Sports University.This is the first time that Arena Football League (AFL) comes to China to hold a professional training camp, and which marks American Arena Football is officially coming to China.GMI ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704308/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:42 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704308/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705884/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:50 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705884/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BERLIN ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705883/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:45 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705883/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Bryce Harper made a game-saving grab in right field and had a couple of big hits to help the Washington Nationals beat the host San Francisco Giants, 2-1, in 10 innings on Wednesday. San Francisco had runners on first and second with one out in the eighth when Harper dived to grab Hunter ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705882/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705882/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705881/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:03 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705881/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LONDON ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705880/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:57 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705880/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BERLIN ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705879/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:52 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705879/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says his AFL side has improved this season in every area but one - clinching wins.The Kangaroos' after-the-siren loss to West Coast on Friday night was their third defeat this year by less than a goal, having also gone down in thrillers to competition powerhouses Geelong and Hawthorn.It's left the Kangaroos on a 3-5 record, precariously placed in 13th ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704931/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:17 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704931/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 PITTSBURGH ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704930/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:15 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704930/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner is back on track. After a couple of rough starts in May, he pitched another gem. Bumgarner made one mistake Wednesday, leaving a ball up to Bryce Harper. Harper's leadoff home run in the sixth was the only blemish for Bumgarner, who gave up four hits in seven innings. Harper doubled in the 10th and scored on Ian Desmond's single to give the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704748/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:48 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704748/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sanya Richards-Ross is always running, even when she's not. From the Olympics, to the hair salon she owns in Austin, to her husband's NFL games, to the filming of a reality show, to delivering the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704932/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:10 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704932/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Heat forward Shane Battier delivered a knee to the groin of Pacers center Roy Hibbert as he drove to the hoop during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704933/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:06:58 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704933/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Carmelo Anthony’s injured left shoulder could require offseason surgery. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images) Knicks All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony has reportedly suffered a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder that could require ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704934/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:06:57 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704934/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Bryce Harper hit a home run and scored the go-ahead run in Washington’s win over the Giants. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) For the second day in a row, Bryce Harper was a difference-maker in a game between the Nationals and Giants at AT&T Park. This time, he was on the right side of the ledger, scoring both Washington runs via a pair of extra-base hits in their 2-1, 10-inning victory, and ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704935/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:06:56 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704935/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BUENOS AIRES ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704538/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:05:44 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704538/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 By Mike Collett LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Saturday's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will see the European Cup presented at Wembley for a record-extending seventh time. The old Wembley hosted five finals, in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992. The new stadium hosted the final in 2011. After Wembley, the Heysel Stadium in Brussels has staged five final ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704342/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:46 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704342/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Borussia Dortmund at London's Wembley Stadium (1845 GMT) with more at stake than Europe's premier club trophy. Bayern, four-times European champions, are Germany's richest and most successful club, while rejuvenated Borussia Dortmund won the trophy in 1997 but came to the brink of financial ruin in 2005. The Ruhr valley club have recovered on a sporting level under ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704576/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:13 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704576/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704929/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:02:25 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704929/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The constant noise around team headquarters is a combination of cranes, hammering and coaches' whistles. San Francisco's players got back to formal offseason work with organized team activities Tuesday while also celebrating the announcement that their new, state-of-the-art $1.2 billion stadium next door had landed the coveted 50th Super Bowl in ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704392/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:51:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704392/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The man with the lowest batting average in the major leagues was not thinking of his offense in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday at Citi Field. Ike Davis, the son of a major leaguer, had enough on his mind. Davis had gone hitless again, with two walks, dropping his average to .147, last among the roughly 170 players with enough plate appearances to qualify for a batting title. None ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704928/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:28:12 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704928/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australian cricketer David Warner regrets not keeping his outrage private, but says he was right to feel aggrieved by the use of his image next to a newspaper's story on the seedy side of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The opening batsman was fined $5750 by Cricket Australia on Wednesday night after lashing News Ltd reporters Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn on Saturday in a expletive-laden ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703864/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:51 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703864/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Annie Park shot a 5-under 67 and Southern California had a record-setting 12-under total Wednesday to open a 12-stroke lead during the second round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships.Southern California had a 16-under 560 total on the University of Georgia Golf Course. Defending champion Alabama was second after a 4-under round.Alabama's Stephanie Meadow topped the individual ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703645/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:01 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703645/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FORT WORTH, Texas - Rickie Fowler is encouraging fans attending the Colonial to contribute to relief efforts after the deadly tornado this week in Oklahoma. And Fowler is going to do his part for the state where he spent two years playing college golf at Oklahoma State. Fowler said Wednesday he will match the first $100,000 given by Colonial fans with a donation of his own. While he ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703857/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:56 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703857/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 It figures that a miscommunication is at the root of the ratcheting discord between Sergio García and Tiger Woods. In terms of personality, Woods is from Mars, and García is from Venus. If the PGA ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704927/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:10:36 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704927/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Tim Murphy is a bit of a sports fanatic. "This is a bubble boy game signed by Wayne Gretzky," Murphy pointed out. He has mounds of memorabilia to prove it. "This is a Masters flag signed by Tom Watson," he added. It's his love of sports that also sparked an idea. "It's a smartphone app for live sporting and music events," Murphy ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703652/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:40 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703652/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703519/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:51 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703519/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The sentimental subtext is clear enough: the words express the awestruck admiration of a grown man reduced, temporarily, to a schoolboy. Football is: gladiatorial heroism, a contest of spirit, technique, physicality and will, with the added spice of luck and (let's be fair here) a bit of acting skill to coax decisions from the referee. That night, this wonderful, heady mix of sport and ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703918/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:03 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703918/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Marc Gasol and the Grizzlies are facing an 0-2 hole in their series with the Spurs. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) It’s tempting to claim that Memphis has turned the corner against San Antonio after transforming a would-be blowout ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703536/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:53 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703536/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 DETROIT ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703491/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:54:15 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703491/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 South Sydney enforcer Ben Te'o will remain in contention for State of Origin selection until investigations into assault allegations against him are completed. A Brisbane woman has alleged Te'o punched her in the face, fracturing her eye socket last month, a claim Te'o has vehemently denied. The woman's version of the assault at Brisbane player Corey Norman's Ashgrove ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703260/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:23 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703260/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Yankees ' most effective starting pitcher so far this season, was forced out of his Wednesday night start in Baltimore because of an injury.It wasn't immediately clear what was wrong, but Kuroda was hit on the leg by ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703862/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:22 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703862/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 WELLAND, Ontario ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703475/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:42:06 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703475/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wally Ellenson competes in the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships. (Photos courtesy University of Minnesota Athletics). Wally Ellenson got a glimpse of the University of Texas track when the Gophers basketball team took a tour of the facility while in Austin, Texas, for the NCAA tournament in March. "I saw the track," Ellenson said, "but at the time I ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703863/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:41:14 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703863/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista hits a solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Helickson during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702579/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:25 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702579/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Vancouver Canucks fired Coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday, and they also fired the assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Browne. Vigneault, the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703860/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:59 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703860/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Lots going on at Turner Field today. Here are a bunch of things that didn't make the paper: -- Chris Colabello swung at the first big-league pitch he ever saw. But first, he asked permission. "I asked Bruno [hitting coach Tom Brunansky] if it would be all right if I let it go," Colabello said after his first big-league game. Lefthander Paul Maholm "threw a pretty good pitch ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702837/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:40 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702837/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 PGA: Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner are in the field for the Crowne Plaza, along with Matt Kuchar. ... U.S. Amateur champion Steven Fox and 19-year-old Jordan Spieth received sponsor exemptions. Spieth tied for second this year in the Puerto Rico Open. He turned pro after helping Texas win the NCAA title last year as a freshman. ... Ben Hogan won his hometown event five times. ... The Memorial is ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702836/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:40 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702836/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong has accused the opposition of hiding its plans to cut public spending if it wins government.Senator Wong said on Thursday it was time for shadow treasurer Joe Hockey to be "up front" with Australians about any coalition plans to slash federal spending."Joe Hockey talks about a fiscal repair job but he's not prepared to tell Australians what ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702838/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:35 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702838/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 CLEARWATER, Fla. -- It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.The 17-year-old tiger named Ty underwent the procedure Wednesday at a veterinary center in the Tampa Bay area community of Clearwater. Doctors said in a statement that they safely removed ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701945/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:15 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701945/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2009, file photo, NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick talks to the media during a news conferenceat the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla. The late NASCAR matriarch Anne B. France and car owners Richard Childress and Hendrick are among the nominees for the next class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which will be announced Wednesday night, May 22, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702706/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:54:46 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702706/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Chinese schoolboy Guan Tianlang has added another stop to his US tour, accepting a sponsor's exemption for the US PGA Tour's St. Jude Classic in Memphis."Guan's invitation was a no-brainer," said tournament director Phil Cannon."He certainly has made a big splash in the sports world. And we are excited our fans will get to witness history."Guan, 14, became the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702842/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:51:34 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702842/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 NRL rookie Ngani Laumape is among five young Warriors players to have their contracts upgraded by the club.Centre-winger Laumape has been signed until the end of the 2015 season while Junior Warriors captain David Bhana, prop Albert Vete, second rower Raymond Faitala-Mariner and hooker Siliva Havili will all join the 2014 NRL squad on one-year fulltime contracts.Laumape and Havili, while still ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702843/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:51:24 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702843/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Ian Desmond singled in Bryce Harper in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game series ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702550/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:48 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702550/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Mike Segar/Reuters Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. He had maintained for months that he ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702845/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:58 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702845/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Vancouver resident Candice Johnson is cycling 60 kilometres in the Ride Don’t Hide event in memory of her brother Marc, who committed suicide in ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701954/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:57 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701954/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree scores a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens during the third quarter in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 3, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702846/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:43:18 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702846/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Toronto Maple Leafs fans react to the Boston Bruins first goal while watching the game at Maple Leafs Square in Toronto on Monday May 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702847/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:39:55 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702847/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Giovanni Visconti claimed another solo victory by winning the 17th stage of the Giro ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701902/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:21:20 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701902/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Even though they did not have premiere tickets, the same pesky rain clouds that reigned over the Cannes Film Festival's first weekend stormed back into the coastal town on Wednesday. And while they succeeded in showering the red carpet, they could not dampen the day's glamour. Robert Redford, Jessica Chastain, a gaggle of designer-clad models, and even Roman Polanski still swept down ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700504/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:59:18 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700504/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FORT WORTH, Texas - Zach Johnson always feels good when he gets to Colonial. That feeling usually lasts the whole week. Johnson has won at Hogan's Alley twice in the last three years. He is the first player in more than three decades with four consecutive top-10 finishes in the event. Now he's back as the defending champion, without a top 10 this season. Johnson says he won't ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701493/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:38 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701493/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sergio Garcia could have stopped after he whined about fans of Tiger Woods making too much noise on the golf course. He should have stopped after saying Woods is not a nice person who has been lying to the media since the first time he stepped into an interview room. That he didn't close his mouth may end up to be Garcia's biggest regret in a career already chock full of them. ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701494/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:37 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701494/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday, along with assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown, following the National Hockey League team's first-round exit from the playoffs. The Canucks ended the regular season by winning the Northwest Division championship with a 26-15-7 record but were swept 4-0 by the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702841/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:53:44 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702841/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FLORHAM PARK, N. J. ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702840/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:50:16 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702840/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Michael Carberry continued his excellent form in the Yorkshire Bank 40 as holders Hampshire extended their lead at the top of Group B with a nine-wicket victory against Lancashire at the Ageas Bowl. Carberry finished on his career-best one-day score of 150 not out as Hampshire chased down a target of 245 with six overs to spare. The opening batsman, who hit 96 against Durham last Sunday, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701498/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:47:24 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701498/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FILE - In this May 27, 2012, file photo, Zach Johnson pumps his fist after winning the Colonial golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. Johnson has won two of the last three Colonials. A trip to Hogan's Alley may be just what he needs. Johnson, who doesn't have a top-10 finish this season, is the only golfer in three decades with four consecutive top 10s at ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701328/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:42 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701328/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Defending champion Roger Chapman speaks during a news conference at the 74th Senior PGA Championship golf tournament Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in St. Louis. Tournament play begins on ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701329/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:41 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701329/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Photo credit: Giants' head coach Tom Coughlin ranked No. 8 with an annual salary of $6.67 million. (Getty) The NFL dominated Forbes' list of the highest-paid coaches in American sports in a report released Wednesday. Eight of the top 10 call the shots of football teams, including Giants coach Tom Coughlin at No. 8. The other two on the list are from the NBA. Here's the full top ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701499/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:44:14 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701499/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Australia's women squash stars have experienced mixed results in the second round of the British Open, with Kasey Brown progressing through but Rachel Grinham crashing out of the tournament.No.12 seed Brown was too good for England's Sarah-Jane Perry 8-11 9-11 12-10 11-7 12-10.However 16th seed Grinham was outclassed 11-2 11-4 8-11 7-11 11-4 by another local hope Alison Waters.Brown ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701501/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:32 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701501/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The Canucks fired coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday after seven seasons. Vigneault, the Canucks' all-time leader in coaching wins, led the club to six Northwest Division titles, two Presidents' Trophy titles and an appearance in the 2011 Stanley Cup final.But Vancouver was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in the past two seasons, including getting swept by ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701541/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:29 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701541/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701158/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:57 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701158/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Putin hosting Netanyahu for talks focusing on the situation in Syria, amid concerns that Moscow could soon provide Damascus with advanced missiles. (AP Photo/ Maxim Shipenkov, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701502/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:39:30 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701502/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 SANTA CLARA, Calif. ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702543/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:00 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214702543/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - Pacy London Wasps wing Christian Wade underlined his status as one of the most promising prospects in English rugby on Wednesday by scooping the Rugby Players' Association player of the year and young player of the year awards. The 22-year-old finished joint top try scorer in the Premiership this season alongside Wasps team mate Tom Varndell with 13 tries. It is the first time ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701497/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:38 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701497/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 fractured left (non-pitching) elbow . His return was expected to take four-to-six weeks.On Wednesday afternoon, Weaver pitched in his first minor league game since suffering the injury. Kevin Baxter of ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701503/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:03 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701503/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Gophers pitcher Tom Windle throws in the first inning Wednesday against Illinois in the Big Ten baseball tournament at Target Field. (Pioneer Press: Ben ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701504/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:23:34 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701504/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Mike Krzyzewski will remain the head coach of the USA Basketball ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701496/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:17:59 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701496/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701495/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:13:13 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701495/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 In Charlotte, the Spiders fell to second-seeded Charlotte 6-5. UR (30-23), seeded seventh, at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday plays the winner of Wednesday afternoon's first-rounder involving third-seeded Rhode Island and sixth-seeded La ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699562/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:52:11 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699562/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 PARIS - Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a respiratory virus. Del Potro said in a statement Wednesday that he has not fully recovered and not fit to play. American players Brian Baker and Mardy Fish have also pulled out. Baker has not recovered from a right knee operation and Fish is unfit because of heart problems. They ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700122/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:54 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700122/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 LAS VEGAS - Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco Jr. has been accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas, in an investigation that the former baseball slugger made public with postings on a social media website claiming that a woman falsely accused him of rape. No arrest was made and police said no charges were immediately filed against the 48-year-old former Oakland Athletics rookie of the year ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700123/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:54 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700123/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas - The LPGA Tour's first trip to Paradise Island is being cut short by rain. Storms that dumped about a foot of rain on the Ocean Club wiped out the pro-am Wednesday and left the course under so much water that the first round Thursday also was canceled. The tournament now will start Friday and be played over 54 holes. The field features the top three players in ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700121/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:53 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700121/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Zach Johnson of the U.S. tees off on the second hole during the second round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Chris ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699057/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:57 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699057/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 (Reuters) - USA Basketball is set to name its men's coach for the next Olympic cycle and all signs point to Mike Krzyzewski, who has already led Team USA to a pair of Summer Games golds, retaining the job. A news conference hosted by USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo to announce the selection has been called for Thursday at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where Krzyzewski ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700127/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:58 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700127/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 BYU's head coach Dave Rose greets Tyler Haws as Haws leaves the game having scored 42 points as BYU and Virginia Tech play Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at EnergySolutions Arena. BYU won ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699971/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:08 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699971/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert poses with his son Nick Gilbert after winning the NBA basketball draft lottery, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in New ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699943/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:36:28 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699943/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Reading through Forbes’ list of the 71 most powerful people in the world this afternoon, I was struck by something interesting. For all that we talk about the influence of culture on both society and individuals, there only two people involved in the production or distribution of culture or the arts on the list. There are a lot of figures from tech companies, many of which are made more ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699161/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:33 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699161/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 China's Zheng Jie knocked top seed Caroline Wozniacki out of the Brussels Open on Wednesday, just hours after prevailing in a three-set opener held over because of Tuesday's heavy rain.Zheng, the world No 51, eased past the Dane 6-2 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals.After Tuesday's washout, 10 first round matches were yet to finish, with all eight second round matches also on the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700128/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:30 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700128/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brian Urlacher, former Chicago Bears All-Pro linebacker, announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter on Wednesday, three days shy of his 35th birthday.Urlacher was an unsigned free agent but spent his entire career in Chicago and retires as a Bear."After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire," Urlacher wrote in a ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700129/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:26 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700129/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Social media has allowed fans to send messages of support to pro athletes before (see Nike Chalkbot). Now, in preparation for the French Open, you can use Twitter to launch tennis balls at France's top contender, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Fans can visit ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699217/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:20:06 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699217/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 The 1st Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) University Sports Games is taking place in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).Turkish Youth & Sports Minister Suat Kilic who attended the opening ceremony of the event in Lefkosa on Tuesday said that this event was a ray of hope for ending the embargoes on TRNC.Athletes from seven countries are participating in the first international ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699248/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:02 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699248/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 CU quarterback Connor Wood (Denver Post file) It's never too early to look ahead to the 2013 college football season, especially for a University of Colorado program that has a new coach, Mike MacIntyre, anxious to begin the rebuilding process after the program went just 4-21 under Jon Embree, including a disastrous 1-11 last fall. With preseason camp still more than two months away, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700131/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:06 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700131/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Ike Davis has been under a harsh spotlight for his subpar hitting. On Wednesday afternoon the glare shifted to his defense at first base. Davis was involved in the play that gave the Cincinnati Reds the go-ahead run in their 7-4 win over the Mets at Citi Field. It was a battle of undefeated starting pitchers ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700126/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:08:03 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700126/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 NEW YORK ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699199/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:58 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699199/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ARLINGTON, Texas ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700124/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:57:42 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700124/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Manchester City and United States international midfielder Claudio Reyna was named as the first director of football for new Major League Soccer (MLS) team New York City Football Club, the team confirmed yesterday. The new club, which will start playing in 2015, was announced on ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697969/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:55 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697969/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski coaches his team during their NCAA men's basketball game against Michigan State in New York November 15, 2011. (MIKE ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698752/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:09 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698752/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Joe Christensen covered Major League Baseball for 15 years, including three seasons at the Baltimore Sun and eight at the Star Tribune, before switching to the college football beat. He's a Faribault, Minn., native who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1996. He covered Jim Wacker's Gophers for the Minnesota Daily and also wrote about USC, UCLA and the Rose Bowl for the ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698753/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:43 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698753/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 ATLANTA -- Righthander Vance Worley was optioned to Class AAA Rochester on Wednesday, shortly after giving up eight runs, including three home runs, in the Twins' 8-3 loss to the Braves. Worley's ERA rose to 7.21 after lasting just 3 2/3 innings in Turner Field, and the Twins, hopeful that he had solved his problems after allowing no earned runs in six innings last week against Boston, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698754/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:42 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698754/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Hillary Kipsang , who trains under Golazo Sports management, was too strong for his opponents as he led unprecedented top-four spots for Kenya. Kipsang, who boasts an impressive 8:07.71 personal best and the sixth world junior all-time, showed little respect for a classy line up that had world 3,000m steeplechase silver ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698021/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:41 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698021/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Barnsley , Greenhoff joined United in 1968 and was part of the United team that won the Second Division title in 1975.Two seasons later he won the FA Cup, playing alongside brother Jimmy in ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697788/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:44 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697788/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Brad Hodge hit 54 not out off 29 balls to see Rajasthan Royals to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League play-off eliminator at Feroz Shah Kotla.Set a target of 133, the Royals slipped to 57-5 midway through the run chase before Hodge blasted them over the winning line with four balls to spare.The veteran Australian's innings contained two fours and five ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698756/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:36 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698756/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 FILE - In this March 17, 2005 file photo, former Major League baseball player Mark McGwire testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing on the use of steroids in professional baseball. Lois Lerner of the IRS joins a diverse roll call of people who have invoked their Fifth Amendment right not to answer lawmakers’ questions over the years. McGwire, sometimes choking back tears, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698595/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:26:37 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698595/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Michael Crabtree has undergone surgery for a torn Achillies, a league source confirmed to ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. Doctors believed Tuesday night that Crabtree's torn Achilles would sideline him six months, league sources told ESPN. While a torn Achilles usually was considered a season-ending injury, ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698758/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:55 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698758/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Sergio Garcia of Spain watches his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida May 12, 2013. REUTERS/Chris ... http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698759/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:22 -0400 http://www.seattlebulletin.com/index.php/sid/214698759/scat/c4cdc9be967f45f9