MiamiHerald.com: Sports Wire http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/sports-wire/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Sports Wire http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/sports-wire/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2012 MiamiHerald.com Sports Wire 60 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:13:22 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Women's GS in Andorra canceled due to high winds]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634426/womens-gs-in-andorra-canceled.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634426/womens-gs-in-andorra-canceled.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:11 EST A women's World Cup giant slalom scheduled for Friday has been canceled because of high winds in the Pyrenees mountains of Andorra.

]]> <![CDATA[Cirstea advances when Zvonareva retires in Pattaya]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634427/cirstea-advances-when-zvonareva.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634427/cirstea-advances-when-zvonareva.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:11 EST Sorana Cirstea reached the semifinals of the Pattaya Open when top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia retired in the third set Friday because of a left hip injury.

]]> <![CDATA[Retired Paralympians get 2 free tickets for games]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634419/retired-paralympians-get-2-free.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634419/retired-paralympians-get-2-free.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:01 EST Britain's Paralympics association is celebrating the 200 days to go milestone before the Paralympic games in London by giving tickets to the event to every retired British Paralympics athlete.

]]> <![CDATA[Teenage girl from Afghanistan to box at Olympics]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634363/teenage-girl-from-afghanistan.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634363/teenage-girl-from-afghanistan.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:11 EST

Besides going after a medal in the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be taking a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women.

]]> <![CDATA[Murder trial of former U.Va. athlete set to resume]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633981/romantic-rival-testifies-at-uva.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633981/romantic-rival-testifies-at-uva.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:51 EST

The trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend is nearing the end of its first week.

]]> <![CDATA[Pa. judge to consider Sandusky jury, bail issues]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634299/pa-judge-to-consider-sandusky.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634299/pa-judge-to-consider-sandusky.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:16 EST

State prosecutors don't want the people who live near former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in central Pennsylvania to sit as jurors in his pending child sex-abuse trial. On Friday, they will try to persuade a judge to fill the jury box with people from outside the State College area instead.

]]> <![CDATA[Hearing set in slander suit v. Syracuse's Boeheim]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634296/hearing-set-in-slander-suit-v.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634296/hearing-set-in-slander-suit-v.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:11 EST Lawyers involved in a slander suit against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim (BAY'-hym) are set to argue in a New York courtroom over a procedural issue that has veered into salacious allegations about fired assistant coach Bernie Fine's wife.

]]> <![CDATA[Gonzaga beats No. 16 Saint Mary's 73-59]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634275/gonzaga-beats-no-16-saint-marys.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634275/gonzaga-beats-no-16-saint-marys.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:07 EST

For the first 30 minutes of Thursday night's game, Gonzaga and No. 16 Saint Mary's fought basket-for-basket in a showdown of the West Coast Conference leaders.

]]> <![CDATA[Tyreke Evans leads Kings past Thunder]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634267/tyreke-evans-leads-kings-past.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634267/tyreke-evans-leads-kings-past.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:36 EST

Tyreke Evans scored 22 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and nine rebounds and the Sacramento Kings rallied to beat Oklahoma City 106-101 on Thursday night, dropping the Thunder to second overall in the NBA.

]]> <![CDATA[Gonzaga beats No. 16 Saint Mary's 73-59]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634261/gonzaga-beats-no-16-saint-marys.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634261/gonzaga-beats-no-16-saint-marys.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:31 EST

Freshman Kevin Pangos scored 27 points and Gonzaga beat No. 16 Saint Mary's 73-59 on Thursday night to avenge an earlier loss to the West Coast Conference leader.

]]> <![CDATA[Ogwumikes lead No. 4 Stanford women past USC 69-52]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634217/ogwumikes-lead-no-4-stanford-women.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634217/ogwumikes-lead-no-4-stanford-women.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26 EST

At this stage, Michael Cooper is working to position Southern California in the best possible spot for the Pac-12 tournament.

]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee State upsets No. 9 Murray State 72-68]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634216/tennessee-state-upsets-no-9-murray.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634216/tennessee-state-upsets-no-9-murray.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:21 EST

Steve Prohm had never lost a game as a head coach. He doesn't think much of what his first loss will do for his sleeping habits.

]]> <![CDATA[Doan's PP goal lifts Coyotes over Flames 2-1 in OT]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634206/doans-pp-goal-lifts-coyotes-over.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634206/doans-pp-goal-lifts-coyotes-over.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:13 EST

Shane Doan scored a power-play goal at 3:05 of overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games.

]]> <![CDATA[Burke lifts Illinois women over No. 10 Ohio State]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634128/burke-lifts-illinois-women-over.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634128/burke-lifts-illinois-women-over.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:56 EST

Leading Illinois by one with less 16 seconds left in the game, Ohio State head coach Jim Foster stressed one simple message to his players: don't get beaten off the dribble.

]]> <![CDATA[Warriors hand Nuggets 5th straight loss, 109-101]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634101/warriors-hand-nuggets-5th-straight.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634101/warriors-hand-nuggets-5th-straight.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:36 EST

Stephen Curry scored a season-best 36 points and the Golden State Warriors handed the fading Denver Nuggets their fifth straight loss, 109-101 on Thursday night.

]]> <![CDATA[Scola helps Rockets top Suns 96-89]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634072/scola-helps-rockets-top-suns-96.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634072/scola-helps-rockets-top-suns-96.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:26 EST

Luis Scola scored 16 points, Patrick Patterson added 14 and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Phoenix Suns 96-89 on Thursday night.

]]> <![CDATA[BYU women use huge second half run to rout Gonzaga]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634070/byu-women-use-huge-second-half.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634070/byu-women-use-huge-second-half.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:21 EST Kim Parker had 16 points and BYU scored 20 straight in the second half to rout No. 19 Gonzaga 70-40 on Thursday night, handing the Bulldogs their worst conference loss in a decade.

]]> <![CDATA[Ogwumikes lead No. 4 Stanford women past USC 69-52]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634058/ogwumikes-lead-no-4-stanford-women.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634058/ogwumikes-lead-no-4-stanford-women.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:16 EST

Chiney Ogwumike had 21 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots and No. 4 Stanford extended its school-record home winning streak at Maples Pavilion to 75 with a 69-52 win over Southern California on Thursday night.

]]> <![CDATA[Vanderbilt upsets No. 11 Tennessee 93-79]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634062/vanderbilt-upsets-no-11-tennessee.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634062/vanderbilt-upsets-no-11-tennessee.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:16 EST

Tiffany Clarke scored 23 points, and the Vanderbilt Commodores upset No. 11 Tennessee 93-79 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win overall and a very rare victory over their in-state rival.

]]> <![CDATA[Johnson leads Miami past Virginia Tech 65-49]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634044/johnson-leads-miami-past-virginia.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634044/johnson-leads-miami-past-virginia.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:06 EST Miami overcame a possible letdown after its biggest win of the season with another solid conference performance.

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