Nuggets get 17 from Anthony and roll past Partizan Belgrade 102-70DENVER — Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points, Arron Afflalo added 15 and the Denver Nuggets ran off with a 102-70 exhibition victory over Partizan Belgrade on Saturday night. MLS commissioner says Beckham in talks to return to LA Galaxy after another Milan loanLONDON — David Beckham is in talks with the Los Angeles Galaxy about going to AC Milan on another loan and then returning to Major League Soccer again. Czech Republic beats Costa Rica 3-2 at Under-20 World Cup, USA eliminatedALEXANDRIA, Egypt — The Czech Republic rallied to beat Costa Rica 3-2 at the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday, but Costa Rica still reached the knockout stage on goal difference, eliminating the United States. Keith Tkachuk scores twice, adds assists to help Blues sweep Red Wings in SwedenSTOCKHOLM — For the second straight game, a veteran stepped up and helped the St. Louis Blues rally past the Detroit Red Wings. Blackhawks reverse first game loss with Campbell, Kane, Sharp and Byfuglien scoringHELSINKI — The Chicago Blackhawks used three power-play goals to beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 Saturday after losing the season opener the previous day in a shootout. MLS chief says Beckham in talks to return to LA Galaxy after another Milan loanLONDON — David Beckham is in talks with the Galaxy about going to AC Milan on another loan and then returning to Los Angeles afterward. IOC president Jacques Rogge says sports has no place for ‘win-at-all-cost’ mentalityCOPENHAGEN — Now that the 2016 Games have been awarded, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has set his sights on cheaters. Rio de Janeiro bid team corrects an imbalance with a brand new Olympic mapCOPENHAGEN — The injustice has been corrected — and Rio de Janeiro has a new map to prove it. Rio celebrates win to host 2016 Olympics with caipirinhas, bronzed bodies on stunning beachesRIO DE JANEIRO — Confetti poured over 50,000 cheering Brazilians, swimsuit-clad revelers waved green, yellow and blue flags and bartenders worked overtime serving caipirinhas to celebrate one of Rio’s proudest moments: The 2016 Olympics are coming to the Marvelous City. Not even the ‘Second City’: In stunning Olympic loss, Chicago ousted earlyCOPENHAGEN — Chicago can’t blame it all on Rio. South America gets its first games: The 2016 Olympics are flying down to Rio de JaneiroCOPENHAGEN — The country’s president was blunt. “It is,” Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, “Brazil’s time.” Paul Kariya scores twice to lead the Blues past Detroit 4-3 in NHL openerSTOCKHOLM — Paul Kariya scored two goals as the St. Louis Blues rallied to edge the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in their opening game of the NHL regular season Friday. Obama’s trip to Copenhagen cost $1 million or moreWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s failed bid to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago cost more than a bruised ego. Obama expresses disappointment about Chicago’s Olympics loss but pride in effortWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put “heart and soul” into Chicago’s losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games: “A” for effort. SUNY to pursue independent review of Binghamton U. athletics after basketball dismissalsALBANY, N.Y. — The State University of New York is pursuing an independent review of Binghamton University’s athletic program following the dismissals of six basketball team members. Madrid, Tokyo fall short in race for 2016 Olympics, lose to Rio de JaneiroCOPENHAGEN — When it came right down to it, Madrid and Tokyo could do nothing to sway IOC voters from the prospect of a South American Olympics. Obama expresses regret at Chicago’s Olympic loss, says it had best possible bidWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put “heart and soul” into Chicago’s losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games: “A” for effort. Home favorite Koistinen scores in shootout for Panthers, 4-3HELSINKI — Finnish defender Ville Koistinen scored the winning goal in the shootout, lifting the Florida Panthers past the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 Friday in their season opener. International Olympic Committee’s final voting totals for 2016 OlympicsCOPENHAGEN — Final voting totals for the right to host the 2016 Olympics: Obama’s press secretary calls president ‘disappointed’ at Chicago missing 2016 Olympics GamesABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Barack Obama is “disappointed” Chicago missed getting the 2016 Olympic Games but doesn’t regret putting so much on the line to argue for it, his chief spokesman said Friday. Florida Panthers pick Randy Sexton to be GM after Jacques Martin’s summer departureHELSINKI — The Florida Panthers made Randy Sexton the team’s general manager on Friday, promoting the man responsible for the club’s numerous offseason moves. South America gets its first games: The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de JaneiroCOPENHAGEN — Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes. Chicago had Barack Obama. Tokyo had $4 billion in the bank. Madrid had powerful friends. But none of that mattered. Rio de Janeiro had the enchanting story — of about 400 million sports-mad people on a giant untapped and vibrant continent yearning, hoping, that the Olympics finally might come to them. And the International Olympic Committee was hooked. Thousands lament Madrid’s Olympic fiesta that nearly was after losing to Rio de JaneiroMADRID — For thousands of Madrid supporters, the 2016 Olympics likely will be remembered as the fiesta that was nearly theirs. Rio erupts in celebration after announcement the city will host 2016 OlympicsRIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro was ready to party Friday, and it had the best of reasons — winning the 2016 Olympics. Rio de Janeiro wins right to host 2016 Olympics, beating Madrid in final IOC voteCOPENHAGEN — The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time. Former world champion Chellsie Memmel withdraws from world championshipsHUNTSVILLE, Texas — Olympic team silver medalist Chellsie Memmel has withdrawn from the final selection process for the U.S. team for the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships. Rio, Madrid still in race to host 2016 Olympics; Chicago, Tokyo eliminatedCOPENHAGEN — Rio de Janeiro or Madrid — one of them will host the 2016 Olympics. Chicago is out — one of the most shocking defeats ever handed down by the International Olympic Committee — as President Barack Obama’s appeals for his adopted hometown failed. Chicago goes down in stunning defeat, losing in first round of IOC votingCOPENHAGEN — Chicago seemed to have everything going for it. Chicago and Tokyo are rejected as sites for the 2016 Olympics; Rio or Madrid will winCOPENHAGEN — Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists. Tokyo was also eliminated, leaving Rio de Janeiro and Madrid as the finalists. Former president Samaranch asks IOC to consider his age and pick Madrid for the 2016 OlympicsCOPENHAGEN — Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch has asked the International Olympic Committee to consider his age and award Madrid the 2016 Games. US entrepreneur Tim Barton says he’s still interested in buying Bari after Serie A seasonROME — Texas-based entrepreneur Tim Barton is still interested in buying Bari once the Serie A season is finished. After years of preparation and a close race, IOC is set to select host of 2016 OlympicsCOPENHAGEN — Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid made final pitches to the International Olympic Committee to be selected later Friday as host of the 2016 Olympics, with President Barack Obama and Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pitting their star power against each other in emotional pushes for their cities. Led by Lula, Rio urges IOC to address ‘imbalance’ and award 2016 Olympics to South AmericaCOPENHAGEN — Rio de Janeiro delivered a passionate appeal for South America to be awarded the Olympics for the first time. 43 people detained as activists try to send a message to President Obama in DenmarkCOPENHAGEN — Police say they have detained 43 people in the Danish capital for public disturbance, some trying to hang a banner on a building along the route that President Barack Obama took to attend an IOC meeting. Obamas make personal appeal for Chicago’s Olympics bid, assuring that world will be proudCOPENHAGEN — Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders on Friday to give the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago, saying a nation shaped by the people of the world “wants a chance to inspire it once more.” |
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