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Barcelona struggling ahead of must-win Chelsea match

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Still recovering from a morale-busting loss at home in the Spanish league, Barcelona will need to quickly regroup to beat Chelsea and overturn a first leg deficit in the Champions League semifinals today. The defending champions in

Insects, not ankle, bug Serena in Aussie comeback

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- If anything, it was the insects buzzing around Rod Laver Arena that bugged Serena Williams the most. The injured left ankle held up fine in her opening match Tuesday at the Australian Open, and eve

Muamba 'in effect' dead for 78 minutes

LONDON (AP) -- Fabrice Muamba's heart stopped beating on its own for 78 minutes and "in effect, he was dead in that time," Bolton's team doctor said Wednesday. The 23-year-old Bolton midfielder collapsed during an FA Cup match against Tottenham on Saturday

Muamba 'in effect' dead for 78 minutes

LONDON (AP) -- Fabrice Muamba's heart stopped beating on its own for 78 minutes and "in effect, he was dead in that time," Bolton's team doctor said Wednesday. The 23-year-old Bolton midfielder collapsed during an FA Cup match against Tottenham on Saturday

Chelsea beat Tottenham 5-1, reach FA Cup final

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Chelsea sealed a meeting with Liverpool in the FA Cup final after thrashing London rival Tottenham 5-1 at Wembley Stadium yesterday thanks to some ruthless finishing and a controversial goal that will reign

Bolt sets season best of 9.76

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) -- World record-holder Usain Bolt put his poor performance in the Czech Republic behind him with a season's best 9.76 seconds in the 100-meter race at the Golden Gala. Bolt ran a relatively slow 10.04 in Ostrava

Study blames ocean CO2 for oyster declines

Study blames ocean CO2 for oyster declines By JEFF BARNARD AP Environmental Writer SCIENTISTS are blaming slightly higher levels of carbon dioxide in Pacific Ocean waters, linked to global warming, for the failure of oyster larvae to survive in a US

World not quite as hot in 2011

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world last year wasn't quite as warm as it has been for most of the past decade, government scientists say, but it continues a general trend of rising temperatures. The average global temperature

Dolphins players surprised at Sparano firing

DAVIE, Florida (AP) -- A number of key Dolphin players expressed their surprise Tuesday that coach Tony Sparano was fired with only three games remaining in the season. Chad Henne, Will Allen, Davone Bess, Dan Carpenter, Brian Hartline and Brandon Fields s

Serena gets 14th straight victory

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic made a solid return to red-clay courts, dominating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday night to open his Italian Open title defense. On the women's side, Serena William

Chavez dismisses rumours, saying he'll be home soon

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on television Monday after an eight-day silence, scoffing at rumours that his health took a turn for the worse and saying he plans to be back home t

QC Comets are on a roll

QC Comets are on a roll By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net In a fourth quarter which featured three ties and four lead changes, a late run by the No.1 seed led them to a game one win in the Bahamas Association of Independent Se

QC Comets are on a roll

QC Comets are on a roll By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net In a fourth quarter which featured three ties and four lead changes, a late run by the No.1 seed led them to a game one win in the Bahamas Association of Independent Se

QC Comets are on a roll

QC Comets are on a roll By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net In a fourth quarter which featured three ties and four lead changes, a late run by the No.1 seed led them to a game one win in the Bahamas Association of Independent Se

James' triple-double leads Heat to title

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- The decision is final: LeBron James made the right call coming to Miami. Finally an NBA champion, it's all worth it now. James had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and got the kind of help that was

After poor Golden Spike showing, Bolt isn't worried

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) -- After running a relatively slow 10.04 seconds in the Czech Republic last week, Usain Bolt is ready to ramp up his Olympic preparation with a faster time at Thursday's Golden Gala meet. The Ostrava race was Bol

sports inbrief

BASKETBALL BSC POSTSEASON EAGLES Nest pulled off a 40-35 victory over Temple Fellowship to secure a rematch with defending champions Macedonia Baptist in the Baptist Sports Council's 2012 Basketball League's 15-and-under best-of-three championship series.

'I'm 100 per cent'

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Tough luck, Frisco fans. Eli Manning's tummy is just fine. The New York Giants quarterback was back at practice Thursday after missing part of the previous day's workout with "a stomach bug." "

Let the games begin!

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net The opening day of the 30th Hugh Campbell basketball tournament featured five games to begin play with matchups between GSSSA and BAISS schools dominating the schedule. Doris Johnson Mystic M

Man United wipes out City lead in Premier League

LONDON (AP) -- Manchester United wiped out Manchester City's lead at the top of the Premier League, beating Stoke 2-0 as its neighbour lost 1-0 at Everton with the help of another Landon Donovan assist. Darron Gibson, who left Old Trafford in January, scor