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ST. LOUIS — Doug McDermott was a kid before he was an All-American. He was a normal kid just like my kid or your kid — just a kid who looked up to his father and watched his father on a daily basis. And what he saw when he watched his father on a daily basis coach Iowa State for four years was a frustrated man overwhelmed by a college basketball world that at times seemed unfair. What he saw when he watched his father was a man out of his element. “I saw it every single night when things [...]

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TOKYO – Japanese equestrian rider Hiroshi Hoketsu has qualified for a spot at the London Olympics at the age of 70. Hoketsu, who will turn 71 on March 28, qualified by winning an international dressage meet in France on Thursday. Japanese equestrian officials are expected to announce in the next few weeks whether he will actually compete in London. Hoketsu, who is based in Germany and competed in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, become Japan’s oldest Olympian when he took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the age of 67. The oldest Olympian was Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn, who [...]

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There’s never a good time for injuries, but the Detroit Red Wings are really pushing the envelope of late. If it seems like most of the team is battling some sort of injury, it’s because that’s the case for almost half the active roster right now. The latest to go down is starting goalie Jimmy Howard (groin strain), who won’t be making the road trip to play against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night along with Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom (ankle), star center Pavel Datsyuk (knee), power forward Todd Bertuzzi (groin), forward Patrick Eaves (IR/concussion) and defensemen Jonathan Ericsson [...]

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There’s never a good time for injuries, but the Detroit Red Wings are really pushing the envelope of late. If it seems like most of the team is battling some sort of injury, it’s because that’s the case for almost half the active roster right now. The latest to go down is starting goalie Jimmy Howard (groin strain), who won’t be making the road trip to play against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night along with Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom (ankle), star center Pavel Datsyuk (knee), power forward Todd Bertuzzi (groin), forward Patrick Eaves (IR/concussion) and defensemen Jonathan Ericsson [...]

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NEW YORK — Former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, the central figure in a pay-for-performance “bounty” scandal, met with NFL security Monday after reports emerged this weekend about him being involved in similar practices when he coached in Washington and Buffalo, according to a league source. ‘Bounty’ litigation could be tricky For all the talk of litigation, both criminal and civil, legal action might be a reach, according to Tulane Law professor Gabe Feldman. Proving that players actually tried to hurt opponents in the course of a game when big hits are the norm could derail a criminal [...]

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This latest roundup of new golf equipment coming our way opens with Tour Edge Exotics and closes with Nike Tour Premium apparel. The Exotics clubs are additions to Tour Edge’s XCG5 line, first introduced late last year. Now, the company adds irons and hybrids. Also in the gallery are putters from Ping and Odyssey, a women’s irons set from Fourteen, plus outerwear and golf bags. Check out the new stuff MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed by Syndicated Sports news wire and aggregation service, For more golf news see: New Equipment: Exotics, Ping and Odyssey.

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Marussia’s new MR01 made its on-track debut at the UK’s Silverstone circuit on Monday. The team were forced to postpone the launch of their 2012 car – and miss the final pre-season test in Barcelona last week – after it failed to pass its final mandatory FIA crash test. “We are very pleased to be running the new MR01 for the first time this morning,” said team principal John Booth. “It has been a long and frustrating wait for everyone in the team but we can now get back on track – literally – and start working towards the first [...]

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Dana Holgorsen makes new staff responsibilities official Posted by Ben Kercheval on March 5, 2012, 11:24 AM EST West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen has been slowly putting his new defensive staff together for the past several weeks, and although the hires were official, the coaching responsibilities were not. Until today. WVU released its updated coaching staff with the new assignments for all of Holgorsen’s assistants. Only one coach, Steve Dunlap, remains from the Bill Stewart tenure. On defense, the staff ended up being mostly what it was expected to be. Former Oklahoma State defensive assistant Joe DeForest will be co-defensive [...]

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