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Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race (AP)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – While sports events across Europe fall victim to the deep freeze, the Dutch are welcoming the drop in temperatures, hoping that the revered “Eleven Cities” speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years. The race, held along a 125-mile (200-kilometer) network of canals connecting 11 towns and cities in northern Friesland province, would cause a national frenzy, drawing thousands of participants and more than a million spectators. It was last held in 1997.
Woodhead plays big in Super Bowl defeat (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—For a moment, no one was bigger than 5-foot-8 Danny Woodhead. The New England running back’s 4-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the first half gave the New England Patriots a 10-9 halftime lead in the Super Bowl. “I was able to get open, and Tom (Brady) did a good job of putting the ball right on me,” he said
Hockey Rugby are defeated by late goal
Rugby and East Warwick Ladies 2 Birmingham Uni Ladies 3 Warwickshire League Division One A LAST gasp goal sentenced Rugby to an agonising defeat on Saturday. Starting against just nine players, Rugby went ahead through Nikki Siarbawa but Birmingham levelled when back at full strength. A goal just before the break meant Rugby started the second half behind but they drew level before pushing for what would have been a deserved winner
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.
Rugby in the summer just won’t work, warns Cotton
By Ian Stafford Last updated at 9:06 PM on 17th December 2011 Fran Cotton, whose mud-caked face became one of the defining images of rugby as a winter pursuit, last night kicked plans to convert the game in England into a summer sport into touch. Cotton, the former England, Coventry and Sale prop who is now a powerful voice within the game, insisted that instead of trying to rearrange the global calendar and play English domestic rugby primarily during the summer months, the Aviva Premiership clubs should instead be focusing on trying to get their own house in order
Metro + state: Michigan baseball adds a volunteer assistant coach
Baseball: Michigan coach Rich Maloney announced the addition of Wayne Welton as volunteer assistant coach.
Baseball’s Latest Villain Is An Angel
Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno. Image by Getty Images North America via @daylife For two consecutive evenings at approximately the same time, Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson had dinner at the Media Grill and Bar in the Hilton Anatole during the Baseball Winter Meetings.
Major League Baseball’s New Media Guidelines… And Are All Dress Codes Sexist?
TV Azteca’s Ines Sainz was criticized for her sideline style in 2010 This week Major League Baseball announced a new dress code—not for players, refs or coaches—but for members of the media who report on the game from the field, dugouts and locker rooms, becoming the first major pro league in North America to issue dress guidelines for media members According to the AP’s report on the MLB guidelines, media should dress “in an appropriate and professional manner” with clothing proper for a “business casual work environment.” Sheer and see-through clothing, ripped jeans, one-shouldered, strapless shirts or clothing exposing bare midriffs are banned, along with “excessively short” skirts, dresses or shorts cut more than three to four inches above the knee.
Ravens LB Lewis again out with turf toe (AP)
CLEVELAND (AP)—Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis(notes) will not play against the Browns, sitting out his third straight game with turf toe. Lewis did not practice this week.
Texas A&M fires football coach Mike Sherman (AP)
Mike Sherman was fired as Texas A&M’s coach Thursday after the Aggies finished the regular season a disappointing 6-6. Athletic Director Bill Byrne announced the move in a statement. Sherman, 25-25 in four seasons at A&M, had three years remaining on his contract and the buyout will be about $5.8 million.