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Rugby: Mourie and Gilbert to coach North v South
Former All Blacks captain Graham Mourie and former All Blacks assistant coach Tony Gilbert will coach the teams in the first North and South match for 17 years. The game will be held at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium on June 10 as a way to help the cash-strapped Otago Rugby Union, who recently staved off bankruptcy. Mourie, who captained the North in six appearances between 1976 and 1982, will coach the North team with assistance from North Harbour coach Liam Barry.
NHL.com: Can Finns really win Worlds again?
Joyous celebrations arose throughout Finland last spring when the Finnish national team ended a 16-year drought at the IIHF World Championship to capture the second gold medal in the nation’s hockey history. Now the 2012 tournament co-hosts along with Sweden, the Finns are faced with the challenge of defending their championship on home ice at Helsinki’s Hartwall Arena. All of Team Finland’s games, including medal-round matches, will take place in Helsinki.
AP source: UK Olympic doping ban declared illegal
By ROB HARRIS | Associated Press – LONDON (AP) — Britain ‘s last attempt to keep former doping offenders off its Olympic teams has failed, with sports’ top court declaring the country’s lifetime bans for drug cheats unlawful. A person familiar with the ruling said Sunday the Court of Arbitration for Sport has backed the World Anti-Doping Agency ‘s assertion that its code is now violated by the British Olympic Association ‘s 20-year-old bylaw. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the CAS verdict is not being publicly released until Monday.
Greenwich rugby upsets Xavier
Last year the Greenwich rugby team limped off the field at Randall’s Island, bloodied and beaten after getting blown out by Xavier. That memory lingered in the minds of the returning players all off-season and Friday night at a packed Cardinal Stadium the Cardinals got their revenge, beating Xavier 31-22
Season over for Cavs C Anderson Varejao (Yahoo! Sports)
CLEVELAND (AP) For the second straight season Anderson Varejao won’t cross the finish line with the Cavaliers. Cleveland ‘s hustling center was shut down for the remainder of the season on Friday by the Cavs because he’s still has soreness around his broken right wrist.
4 Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn From Baseball
(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Baseball’s general managers are tasked not only with building a team that can win games this season, but also to construct a team that will be successful in the years to come. Neither is an easy job, but the latter is particularly difficult as 30 different teams jockey for top talent and contend with player injuries in a constantly-changing competitive landscape. Major businesses across the country face the very same problem – succeed today but also be ready for what tomorrow could bring.
Auto Racing Capsules: Busch Brothers become owner-driver combo in Texas
FORT WORTH (AP) — The Busch Brothers are adding a new dynamic to their relationship.
Auto Racing Capsules: NASCAR In The Pits – Biffle on top, others mired in pack after break
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Greg Biffle fell two laps down at Martinsville, clawed his way to a 13th-place finish, then headed to the Bahamas as NASCAR’s points leader. “It feels good to go on vacation being the point leader,” Biffle said after the April 1 race in Virginia.
Greek track and field body suspends operations
By DEREK GATOPOULOS | Associated Press – ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s track and field authority suspended all athletic operations Wednesday due to severe spending cuts — a major embarrassment for the nation that hosted the Summer Olympics only eight years ago.
Exclusive Opening of 'Baseball, Dennis & The French' at AMC Theatres
DALLAS, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Paul Croshaw ‘s independent film , Baseball , Dennis & The French , starring nationally syndicated talk show host Dennis Prager , will open exclusively at AMC Theatres on April 6th in the Dallas area.