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Hometown Report: Davis High baseball team bonds amid passing of loved ones
Baseball is the easy part, a reprieve from the reminders of real life. Davis High School is trying to comprehend another loss to its baseball family. Nancy Hatamiya, the mother of Blue Devils senior catcher and team captain George Hatamiya, died of lung cancer Tuesday
Olympic flame arrives in Britain (The Associated Press)
ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION CULDROSE, England (AP) Even the wind cooperated Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay. There was a hushed ”oooooh” as the former England national team captain and current star for the Los Angeles Galaxy took center stage as the flame arrived in the United Kingdom from Greece on the eve of a 70-day relay. Then, as the fire roared to life in the gold and white cauldron, there was an ”ahhhh” of relief.
Olympic flame arrives in Britain (The Associated Press)
ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION CULDROSE, England (AP) Even the wind cooperated Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay.
NHL 13 Delivers Major Innovations That Will Change the Way You Play the Game
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA – News) announced today the key features for EA SPORTS TM NHL ® 13, promising the biggest change to the franchise since the introduction of the Skill Stick in NHL ® 07 .
Australia, New Zealand hail new rugby World Cup deal
Reuters – MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand , the top two rugby nations by world ranking, have welcomed a new financial model for World Cup revenue set to boost their shares of takings from the quadrennial showpiece. The sports global governing body, the International Rugby Board , announced the new model at a meeting in Dublin this week which promised an additional 50 million pounds for the game’s development over 2012-2015. New Zealand , which hosted last year’s World Cup, threatened to boycott the 2015 tournament in Britain over revenues, claiming it had cost the union NZ$13 million due to restrictions on sponsorship and foregone revenues from the abridged Tri-Nations rugby competition
Rugby-Australia, New Zealand hail new rugby World Cup deal
Australia and New Zealand, the top two rugby nations by world ranking, have welcomed a new financial model for World Cup revenue set to boost their shares of takings from the quadrennial showpiece. The sports global governing body, the International Rugby Board, announced the new model at a meeting in Dublin this week which promised an additional 50 million pounds ($80 million) for the game’s development over 2012-2015.
Chelsea, Sauber agree to partnership deal (The Associated Press)
LONDON (AP) The lucrative worlds of soccer and Formula One joined forces Monday when Chelsea and Sauber announced a deal that shed light on the unexplained inscriptions on the Swiss team’s cars at recent races. The partnership will see the Champions League finalists and Sauber exchange knowledge in sport science, launch joint commercial initiatives, and share merchandising, marketing and sponsorship opportunities. Chelsea’s crest will appear on Sauber’s cars beginning with next week’s Spanish Grand Prix, while the Premier League club will show the Sauber logo on advertising boards and interview walls at its home matches, with the aim of increasing the market presence of the teams outside their own sports
Local TV listings for April 22
TODAY AUTO RACING F1, Bahrain Grand Prix*(SPEED) 4:30 a.m. Sprint Cup, STP 400*(FOX) 9:30 a.m.
Fox networks to televise 9 EPL games May 13 (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) Fox’s cable networks and digital services will televise nine of the 10 Premier League games on May 13 live in the U.S. Fox said it will broadcast matches on FX, SPEED, FSN, FUEL TV, Fox Soccer and Fox Soccer Plus, with one simulcast on FOX Deportes. One game will be available on FoxSoccer.com and two on Fox Soccer 2Go
Garber says MLS would use goal-line technology (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) Major League Soccer would implement goal-line technology quickly if it’s approved in July by the sport’s rules-making body.