Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Former NBA star Williams freed from jail
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One of Syracuse coach’s accusers says it was all a lie
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Huge baseball salaries show other teams can play Yankees’
game
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alex Rodriguez and the New York
Yankees normally incur the wrath of fans bothered by baseball’s
enormous salaries. This year he has more company among players
with very large, very long deals worth tens of millions of
dollars. Superstar Albert Pujols arrived at Yankee Stadium on
Friday for his first game here as a member of the Los Angeles
Angels, who signed him to a 10-year, $240 million contract this
offseason.
Rose withers but Bulls top Heat to stretch East lead
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Rain dents Oosthuizen charge in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. Masters runner-up Louis
Oosthuizen had his second round charge at the Malaysian Open
lead halted on Friday when thunderstorms and heavy rain ended
play early at the European and Asian Tour event. Oosthuizen was
two-under-par after 12 holes of his round at the Kuala Lumpur
Golf and Country Club for a eight-under total.
Flames and coach Brent Sutter agree to part ways
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Bruins, Sharks, Coyotes win in OT as Rangers cruise
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Spanish women boxers build London dreams on luck and pluck
LOS ALCAZARES, Spain (Reuters) – In an isolated spot on the
coast of south-east Spain dotted with characterless golf
resorts and sprawling fruit farms, a small group of dedicated
women boxers and their male coach are chasing their Olympic
dream. The five young fighters, based at a high-performance
sports centre next to a salty lagoon called Mar Menor, are
training hard ahead of next month’s world championships in
Qinhuangdao, China, where competition will be fierce for the
precious 24 qualification slots – eight in each of the three
weight categories – for this year’s summer Games.
Formula 1 says Bahrain race to go ahead despite tension
MANAMA/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Thousands of Bahrainis staged
an anti-government rally on Friday after an announcement that
the Bahrain Grand Prix motor race would go ahead despite
security concerns after a year of unrest in the Gulf Arab
state. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) gave the
green light after some doubt that the prestigious Formula One
event, cancelled in Bahrain last year amid a violent crackdown
on pro-democracy demonstrators, was on.
Phillies win to heap more misery on Marlins
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