Oilers’ Gagner posts rare 8-point game (AP)

Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists in the NHL’s first eight-point game in 23 years, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday night. Gagner fell two points shy of matching the mark of 10, set by Toronto’s Darryl Sittler on Feb. 7, 1976, but he tied the club record [...]

Doctor clears Colts’ Manning to play (AP)

Peyton Manning has been cleared by his surgeon to start taking hits again. A spokesman for Dr. Robert Watkins sent a one-paragraph e-mail to the media late Thursday night after ESPN first reported that the Colts’ star had been cleared to play. The Colts contend that is nothing new because Manning was cleared to practice [...]

Report: Hamilton had alcohol relapse (AP)

The Dallas Morning News is reporting Rangers outfielder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton had a relapse earlier this week when he drank alcohol at a bar. The newspaper, citing unidentified “individuals familiar with the episode,” reported Thursday night that Hamilton was drinking at a Dallas area bar Monday.
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2 Lakers, 2 Clippers get All-Star starts (AP)

From Kobe Bryant to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin to Andrew Bynum, the NBA All-Star game is shaping up as an L.A. story. Two Lakers and two Clippers were voted as starters Thursday for the game, the first time in 15 years that two pairs of teammates have been voted to start for one conference. Oklahoma [...]

Howe suffering from mild dementia (AP)

At 83, Mr. Hockey is still in demand and on the move. Gordie Howe is about to embark on another series of fundraisers to support dementia research. It’s a personal cause. The disease killed his wife, Colleen, in 2009 and is beginning to affect him. “He’s a little bit worse than last year, but pretty [...]

Akron hires Tressel as administrator (AP)

Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is going back to school — in a newly created position at the University of Akron. The school announced Thursday that Tressel has been hired as vice president for strategic engagement and will earn a base salary of $200,000 per year. The job starts May. 1. University officials [...]

74 killed in Egypt after soccer match (AP)

At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt’s top club, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene. It was a bloody reminder of the [...]

Alabama adds 2 DTs to highly rated class (AP)

National champion Alabama restocked the nation’s top defense, scooped up a few highly recruited offensive playmakers and generally had what’s becoming a typical signing day for Nick Saban & Co. In other words, replacing departed stars with blue-chippers across the board on a program that has won two of the last three national championships.
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Mayweather to fight Cotto on May 5 (AP)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. got almost everything he wanted Wednesday, receiving a boxing license and naming an opponent and a date for his next fight. The unbeaten champion got everything except a showdown with Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather will fight Miguel Cotto on May 5 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden after Nevada’s athletic commissioners granted him [...]

Ali, Leonard trainer Dundee dies at 90 (AP)

There was no way Angelo Dundee was going to miss Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday party. The genial trainer got to see his old friend, and reminisce about good times. It was almost as if they were together in their prime again, and what a time that was. Dundee died in his apartment in Tampa, Fla., [...]

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