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Top Five Must-See Baseball Stadiums for Your Bucket List
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Every baseball fan has their bucket list, whether it’s tasting a Fenway frank on top of the Green Monster, touching generations of greatness in beautiful Yankee Stadium or experiencing all-American nostalgia among the ivy-covered walls at Wrigley Field. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120202/CG46791) But baseball bucket lists are as personalized as the individuals making them.
Norwich City-Wolverhampton Preview (PA SportsTicker)
LONDON (SE) – Wolverhampton Wanderers will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing home defeat by Stoke City when the face Norwich City at Molineux on Tuesday. Wolves, who are just one above the relegation zone, took the lead against Stoke last Saturday but were eventually beaten 2-1. Wolves manager Mick McCarthy was reasonably happy with the way his team played against Stoke, but was critical of referee Anthony Taylor who he felt made wrong decisions at crucial moments in the match.
NHL tackles concussion epidemic head-on
In mid-November, Brendan Shanahan, the NHL vice president for player safety, reported that concussions were down almost 50 percent from the same period in 2010, a “significant improvement” he attributed to increased player awareness about the kinds of hits that cause head trauma and the enforcement of new rules against such hits. But now the NHL has a concussion outbreak on its hands. By late Friday, 23 players were on the sidelines, all listed with concussions or concussion symptoms
Packers’ perfect season ends with 19-14 loss to KC (AP)
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Luis Enrique admits Roma was fortunate to beat Napoli (Goal.com)
Roma coach Luis Enrique has admitted that his side’s 3-1 victory over Napoli on Sunday night represented his happiest moment to date in Italian football but conceded that fortune played a part at the San Paolo.
Brady, Pats slow down Tebow, Broncos 41-23 (AP)
DENVER – Not this time, Tim Tebow. Not with Tom Brady on hand. Brady threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and the New England Patriots shut down Tebow’s late-game heroics and clinched a playoff berth with a 41-23 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Down 13 in 4th, Lions stun Raiders 28-27 (AP)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)— Ndamukong Suh reached his right arm out to block a game-winning field goal attempt, hurled his helmet about 20 yards and let out a loud scream in celebration
Eagles rout Jets, stay alive in NFC East (AP)
PHILADELPHIA (AP)— LeSean McCoy asked reporters gathered around his locker for a playoff update and came up with this conclusion when told what the Philadelphia Eagles needed to get in.
Strange Sunday: Packers lose, Colts win (AP)
NFL Sundays in 2011 haven’t been any stranger than this one: Green Bay loses and Indianapolis wins.
Rout of Santos reaffirms Barcelona’s reputation (Yahoo! Sports)
Barcelona was officially crowned the best club team on the planet Sunday, but we already knew that. Securing the Club World Cup title with a 4-0 thrashing of Santos in Yokohama was mere confirmation of a widely accepted fact, and leaves Barca running out of trophies to claim. Likewise, as further proof that this is not just a great team of this era but perhaps one of the best ever, the soccer world is running out of platitudes to anoint Barca with.