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THE Thunderbirds overcame a shoddy performance and woeful umpiring to defeat a gritty NSW Swifts 50-48 in an extremely physical encounter at Netball SA Stadium today. The come-from-behind win earned tremendous praise from coach Jane ...

_ As a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, I can remember exactly where I was in October 1985 when a blown call at first base cost the Redbirds a World Series. Now I read in Phil Rogers' Sunday baseball column that instant replay on all calls, other ...

Blues defensive coach Sir Graham Henry has slammed the performance of the TMO in the 23-3 loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday. While he concedes the Crusaders ultimately deserved their win, the former All Blacks coach believes TMO ...

New Delhi: After watching the home team dish out mediocre performances throughout IPL-VI, fans in the capital can finally expect to witness some quality contests when the Kotla hosts the two play-off ties on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Qualifier One ...

Memorable TSSAA Spring Fling performances by area athletes and teams 1994: In the inaugural year, Baylor softball pitcher Amy Robertson was the first genuine star of the Fling. In a semifinal win, Robertson outdueled Brentwood High's Amanda Fine in ...

ROME: World No. 1 Serena Williams turned on a master class performance and swept Belarusian Victoria Azarenka aside 6-1, 6-3 to win the Rome Open title yesterday. Williams broke Azarenka's serve three times in a one-sided first set and despite a ...

Jose Cisnero was awarded the game ball for his exceptional work in relief. (Justin K. Aller/) PITTSBURGH First, there was the beer-and-shaving-cream postgame celebration in the shower. Then former perfect-game winner and current Astros bullpen ...

HBT Daily: Kay Adams and Craig Calcaterra talk about the poor early-season performances of Cy Young winners R.A. Dickey and David Price. Calcaterra also gives the MLB umpires a grade for their poor officiating in

If you'd just decided to start following baseball, oh, around the middle of last week, you'd probably think umpires were some kind of wacky cross between Cliff Clavin, Ralph Kramden and Homer Simpson. But if you've actually been paying attention for ...