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 | Update on Red Bull Arena, MLS playoffs Oct 30th 2012, 19:01
Red Bull Arena is without electricity but did not suffer any severe damage when Hurricane Sandy roared through the New York area Tuesday, according to D.C. United President Kevin Payne. Payne spoke this afternoon with Red Bulls General Manager Jerome de Bontin, who told him the facility in Harrison, N.J., is in good condition. They agreed to speak again as the week unfolds to determine whether the stadium would still host the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinal series Saturday night between the Red Bulls and United. Read full article >>   | | Sermanni to coach U.S. women's national team Oct 30th 2012, 17:47
Tom Sermanni, a native of Scotland who has guided the Australian women's national team since 2004, has been hired by the U.S. Soccer Federation to guide the top-ranked women's program. Sermanni, 58, has some experience with American players, having worked in the first defunct pro league, Women's United Soccer Association, as an assistant in San Jose and head coach in New York in 2003. Read full article >>   | | Amar'e Stoudemire may be out 6-8 weeks, report says Oct 30th 2012, 16:39 New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire is expected to miss at least six weeks and possibly eight after hurting the knee on which he had microfracture surgery. Stoudemire had ruptured a cyst behind the knee in an exhibition game against the Toronto Raptors on Oct. 19, but the Knicks expected to have him back within two-to-three weeks. However, ESPN's Chris Broussard, citing unnamed sources, reported that Stoudemire sought a second opinion from Dr. Thomas Carter, the Phoenix Suns' team doctor. Carter did microfracture surgery on Stoudemire's knee in 2005. Read full article >>   | | NBA "assessing" whether to postpone Knicks-Nets opener because of Sandy Oct 30th 2012, 14:47 The Nets' regular-season debut in their glittering new arena in Brooklyn is up in the air because of the devastation wreaked on the Northeast by superstorm Sandy. The Nets are scheduled to open against the New York Knicks on Thursday in the Barclays Center, but the league, according to the New York Times' Howard Beck, is considering its options. "Tonight's games will be played," Tim Frank, the league's vice-president of communications, told Beck. "We are still assessing the situation with regards to the rest of the week." Read full article >>   | | Maryland women's basketball Tuesday exhibition canceled Oct 30th 2012, 14:23 In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Maryland women's basketball team has canceled its Tuesday exhibition at the Comcast Center against Catholic University. The matchup will not be rescheduled. The University of Maryland is operating under a state-declared state of emergency and has shut down all Tuesday activities and classes. Read full article >>   | | Morning Pixels: Mike Shanahan through 40 games Oct 30th 2012, 13:52
Mike Shanahan has now reached the mid-point of his five-year contract with the Redskins. And while many fans and media members expected that there would be some short-term pain in erasing the lasting scars of the Jim Zorn and Vinny Cerrato Era, I feel pretty secure saying the bruise has lasted longer and turned uglier than anticipated. Read full article >>   | |
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