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Auto Racing Capsules: Johnson gives Hendrick Motorsports 200th victory
Auto Racing Glance: NASCAR Sprint Cup-Bojangles’ Southern 500 results (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 368 laps, 141.1 rating, 48 points, $319,786
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.
Torres gets Chelsea hat trick; Madrid rolls on (The Associated Press)
LONDON (AP) Fernando Torres got his first hat trick in more than 2½ years on Sunday to lead Chelsea to a 6-1 English Premier League win over Queens Park Rangers. Tottenham returned to fourth place with a 2-0 win over Blackburn but Torres’ first hat trick since September 2009 helped show that Chelsea is the in-form team of three aiming to qualify for Europe’s club top competition
Auto Racing Capsules: Hamlin holds off Truex to win at Kansas Speedway
Auto Racing Glance: NASCAR Sprint Cup-STP 400 results (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267 laps, 128.6 rating, 47 points, $248,691. 2
Auto Racing Capsules: Hamlin holds off Truex to win at Kansas Speedway
Auto Racing Glance: NASCAR Sprint Cup-STP 400 results (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267 laps, 128.6 rating, 47 points, $248,691.
Rugby: Take one for the team
Super 15 is changing the face of our premier rugby competition and Gregor Paul reports that it is no longer about the best team nor the most creative players – resilience and depth are required more than ever to win the title. Once a sprint, Super Rugby is now a slog, and the attrition, grind and relentless physicality is likely to push an ever greater number of New Zealanders towards Europe and Japan.
Patrick Chan wins 2nd world figure skating title
By JEROME PUGMIRE | Associated Press – NICE, France (AP) — Patrick Chan of Canada has won the figure skating world title for the second consecutive year despite a couple of errors in his free skate. He is the first man to win consecutive titles since the now retired Stephane Lambiel of Switzerland in 2006. Japanese skaters Daisuke Takahashi and Yuzuru Hanyu took the silver and bronze medals
Patrick Chan wins 2nd world figure skating title
By JEROME PUGMIRE | Associated Press – NICE, France (AP) — Patrick Chan of Canada has won the figure skating world title for the second consecutive year despite a couple of errors in his free skate. He is the first man to win consecutive titles since the now retired Stephane Lambiel of Switzerland in 2006
MLB eyes London Olympic stadium for baseball games
ROME (AP) Major League Baseball officials have been watching the NBA, NFL and NHL play games in Europe. Now, stadiums in London and the Netherlands could provide the chance for baseball to follow suit. The biggest obstacle for MLB in Europe has been to find a facility with the right dimensions and seating capacity , and London’s Olympic Stadium is under consideration
MLB eyes London Olympic stadium for baseball games
ROME (AP) Major League Baseball officials have been watching the NBA, NFL and NHL play games in Europe. Now, stadiums in London and the Netherlands could provide the chance for baseball to follow suit. The biggest obstacle for MLB in Europe has been to find a facility with the right dimensions and seating capacity , and London’s Olympic Stadium is under consideration