TFC’s Stefan Frei out 8-10 weeks with broken fibula

Toronto FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei is expected to be out of the lineup for eight to 10 weeks after breaking his left leg in a freak training accident. The vice-captain suffered the injury Friday morning during a wet training game at BMO Field. Frei, who has been battling Milos Kocic for the starting position, appeared to catch his leg in the grass while going after a ball. The team states Frei suffered a broken fibula and will undergo an MRI ...

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Peyton Manning to work out for Titans

Duke football coach David Cutcliffe states Peyton Manning is throwing at “game pace” and the Tennessee Titans could be next to see for themselves. After spending eight hours meeting with Tennessee executives on Wednesday, Manning is expected to work out for the Titans — possibly as early as Saturday. Manning worked out at Duke for Denver on Friday and San Francisco Tuesday night. He has been rehabbing in North Carolina after a string of neck surgeries. After Duke’s football scrimmage ...

Submited at Saturday, March 17th, 2012 at 6:00 pm by madison

ESPN fires employee responsible for Jeremy Lin headline

ESPN states it fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline referring to Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. The headline “Chink in the Armor” was used Friday on ESPN’s mobile website after Lin had nine turnovers in New York’s loss to New Orleans. In a statement Sunday, ESPN apologizes for that headline and also states it is also aware of two other “offensive and inappropriate” comments on ESPN outlets. An ESPNEWS anchor who used the phrase has been suspended for 30 ...

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Anonymous knocks CIA website offline

THE website of the Central Intelligence Agency was inaccessible this day after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline. “CIA Tango down,” a member of Anonymous stated on @YourAnonNews, a Twitter feed used by the group. “Tango down” is an expression used by the US Special Forces when they have eliminated an enemy. Attempts to access the CIA website at cia.gov were unsuccessful. More than two hours after the initial attack on the site attempts by AFP ...

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Hyundai Hockey Nation coaching symposium on CBCSports.ca

CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada and Hyundai will team up Friday night (CBCSports.ca, 10 p.m. ET) in Vancouver for a coaching symposium as part of Hyundai Hockey Nation. Join former NHL player and coach Pat Quinn, along with hockey mentor Ron Davidson, as they will provide coaching tips and advice. Quinn and Davidson will be discussing: Responsibilities as hockey parents & coaches (do’s and don’ts).Some specific drills (scrambler, vortex, race to score, perfecting glide – all are on the HTH ...

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Stampeders name Walkosky defensive coordinator

The Calgary Stampeders promoted Dave Walkosky to defensive co-ordinator Friday. Walkosky served as Calgary’s linebackers coach last season, his first with the CFL club. He replaces Chris Jones, who left the Stampeders this off-season to become the Toronto Argonauts defensive co-ordinator. “Dave has gained a tremendous amount of coaching experience through his travels,” Stampeders head coach/GM John Hufnagel stated in a statement. “When I first hired Dave as linebackers coach prior to last season, I felt he would grow into ...

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Toronto puts ‘Blue’ back in Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays players will sport a new look on the field next season in at least one way, with their attire. The team unveiled their 2012 uniforms, complete with a new, er, familiar logo that connects the past with the future. The logo is a modernized version of the club’s powder blue jerseys from the 1980s, only this time the organization opted for darker, royal blue. The primary logo features the Blue Jays’ bird head with the red Maple ...

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‘Paranormal Activity 3′ opens big

Looks like a tiny scare was just what Hollywood needed. After two months of tepid box-office results, the horror flick Paranormal Activity 3 shook things up with a monster $26.2 million on Friday, according to early estimates. That’s the strongest opening-day gross since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 debuted way back in July. This is unquestionably a front-loaded result for the R-rated horror prequel, especially considering that the film’s Friday figure includes the $8 million it ...

Submited at Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 at 9:00 am by Gillan

Muslim Groups Back Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Scores of social and civic groups are backing the Occupy Wall Street protest movement around the world. At the site of the original Occupy demonstration in New York, a group of Muslims held Friday prayers in a show of support for the anti-corporate movement. Muslims associated with the New York Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations and the local Islamic Leadership Council came to express their grievances and to talk of social justice. “We as Muslim New Yorkers ...

Submited at Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 at 5:00 pm by hilman

Urals student commandeers tram, drives for 40 minutes

A student from Chelyabinsk region stole a tram and drove it along its regularly scheduled route for 40 minutes, a police spokesman in the region stated on Friday. The 15-year-old tram fanatic had mastered a classroom course in tram operation and repeatedly visited the tram depot, the spokesman said. He commandeered the tram during a lunch break, providing flawless, on-time service to passengers, who rode for free since the conductor was absent. Depot employees eventually shunted the tram onto a ...

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