Bruins on ice at BU as they wait for NHL season

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg drove by the TD Garden on Tuesday morning on his way to Boston University, where a handful of his teammates have been skating to keep in shape while waiting for the NHL season to start."I got a really good feeling imagining going out on the ice and getting excited about being able to play again," he said. "I'm so excited to be here."After spending...

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NHL owners, players move closer to votes

NEW YORK (AP) — All that is left of the NHL lockout are a pair of votes by owners and players.If both sides approve the tentative deal reached over the weekend — as expected — training camps will be open by Sunday.The league's board of governors will meet on Wednesday in New York, and the 30 club owners will vote on the agreement that was reached in the early morning hours of Sunday after a 16-hour...

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Maple Leafs fire GM Brian Burke as season nears

TORONTO (AP) — Brian Burke's brash and outspoken style wasn't a good fit for the new corporate owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs.The Maple Leafs fired their general manager Wednesday with the NHL season set to resume this month following a tentative settlement ending the lockout.Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment President Tom Anselmi said at a news conference that longtime Burke assistant David...

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Soccer-English League Cup semifinal results

Jan 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the English League Cup Semifinal first leg matches on TuesdaySemifinalTuesday, January 8, first legBradford City (IV) - Aston Villa 3-1 (halftime: 1-0)Next Fixtures (GMT):Wednesday, January 9Chelsea v Swansea City (194...

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Soccer-Lowly Bradford stun Aston Villa in League Cup first leg

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Fourth tier Bradford City continued their heroics with a 3-1 home victory over Premier League Aston Villa in the Capital One (League) Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday.Bradford, who had already disposed of Wigan Athletic and Arsenal, took the lead when Nahki Wells scored from close range in the first half before Rory McArdle doubled the advantage after the break.Villa...

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UPDATE 1-Soccer-English League Cup semifinal summaries

Jan 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the English League Cup Semifinal first leg matches on TuesdayBradford City (IV) 3 Naki Wells 19, Rory McArdle 77, Carl McHugh 88Aston Villa 1 Andreas Weimann 83Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 22,245- - -Next Fixtures (GMT):Wednesday, January 9Chelsea v Swansea City (194...

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League, players continue to talk as deadline looms

The National Hockey League and locked out players appeared closer to a new labor deal that would salvage a partial season after Wednesday's midnight deadline passed without the union filing a disclaimer of interest and dissolving.With the lockout reaching its 110th day, negotiations began under an NHL Players Association (NHLPA) threat to decertify, freeing individual players to file anti-trust lawsuits...

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NHL negotiations go late. No union disclaimer

 Hockey players are sticking together as a union for now and are working long and late hours with the NHL to try to reach a new collective bargaining agreement to get the game back on the ice.The sides met in small groups throughout the day Wednesday and then held a full-scale bargaining session with a federal mediator at night that lasted nearly five hours and didn't wrap up until about 1 a.m....

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UPDATE 1-NHL-League, players continue to talk as deadline looms

* Deadline to start season looming* Lots of work remains to save season (Adds detail, quotes)Jan 2 (Reuters) - The National Hockey League and locked out players appeared closer to a new labour deal that would salvage a partial season after Wednesday's midnight deadline passed without the union filing a disclaimer of interest and dissolving.With the lockout reaching its 110th day, negotiations began...

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Bounty ruling for players finally at hand

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than nine months after the NFL first disclosed its bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints, four players will finally get a ruling on whether their initial suspensions are upheld, reduced or thrown out.Former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who was appointed to handle a second round of player appeals to the league, has informed all parties he planned to rule by Tuesday...

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No. 12 Oklahoma 24-17 win at TCU for Big 12 share

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Landry Jones and Oklahoma  treated their regular-season finale like a championship game — and finished wearing caps and T-shirts declaring the 12th-ranked Sooners the Big 12 champions.The Sooners have to share their eighth Big 12 title since they didn't get any help later from archrival Texas."Sharing it or not sharing it, winning the conference championship is great,"...

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Miami bound: No. 2 Alabama holds off No. 3 Georgia 32-28 in thrilling SEC championship game

ATLANTA - Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it.Before the Bulldogs could get off another play, the clock ran out.The Crimson Tide is heading back to the national championship game.By a mere 5 yards.AJ McCarron threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with 3:15 remaining and No. 2 Alabama barely held on at the end,...

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Spectator falls from stands at ACC Championship

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after sustaining life-threatening injuries after falling about 40 feet off a fourth-floor ramp outside Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night at the ACC Championship between No. 13 Florida State and Georgia Tech.The Charlotte Observer reported that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police identified the victim as Sean Michael Powers, a resident...

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No. 7 Kansas State wins Big 12 title, beats Texas

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Just as Collin Klein was preparing to trot onto the field for the biggest home game in Kansas State history, coach Bill Snyder put his arm around his senior quarterback and whispered something in his ear."He just told me how much he appreciated me, and that he loved me," Klein said. "It was a great moment. And I know he said that to every single one of us, and I wouldn't have...

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