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(Source: Indiana Pacers) by Mark Montieth | askmontieth@gmail.com February 15, 2013, 11:33 PM Editor's Note: Have a Pacers-related question for Mark? Want to be featured in his mailbag column? Send your questions to Mark at askmontieth@gmail.com. Roger Brown's family knew the announcement would be made Friday morning in Houston, and would be televised live on NBA TV. So, his daughter Gayle and son-in-law Derrick Mayes stood - yes, stood - in front of the television and watched as the names were called. When it was announced that indeed Brown had been voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame from the ABA candidates, their first call was to Jeannie, Gayle's mother...

(Source: Dayton Dragons) Dragons Player in the Majors # 40: Logan Ondrusek Tom Nichols 02/15/2013 5:23 PM ET Logan Ondrusek with the 2006 Dragons  Dayton Dragons fans from 2011 remember that one of the keys to the team's run to a franchise record 83 victories was the mid-season arrival of the smallest player in Dragons history. At 5'7", 145 lbs., sparkplug second baseman Ronald Torreyes had an influence more like Paul Bunyan. Torreyes was hitting .406 as late as July 29 and finished at .356 as the team went 48-22 in the second half. Who was the tallest player in Dragons history? Based on roster sizes, the answer is 6'8" pitcher Logan Ondrusek, a member of the 2006...

(Source: USA Wrestling) Top News Stories... Frank Perrelli (55 kg) and Devin Carter (60 kg) won bronzes in freestyle in Havana, Cuba today.......

Lucas Digne has admitted it is a sign that he is performing well to be linked with Manchester United, but insists he is in no rush to leave Lille. The...

AAP Gold Coast held on to beat a fast-finishing Brisbane 16-14 in their NRL pre-season trial at Redcliffe's Dolphins Oval on Saturday night. Rival coaches John Cartwright (Titans) and Anthony Griffin (Broncos) used their full squads to...

GEELONG 0.2.0 1.6.4 (49) WEST COAST 0.3.0 1.6.2 (47) SUPER GOALS: Geelong: Selwood. West Coast: Dalziell. GOALS: Geelong: Podsiadly 2, Caddy, Walker, Hawkins, Varcoe. West Coast: Darling 3, Hams, McInnes, LeCras. BEST: Geelong: Horlin-Smith, Christensen, Selwood. West Coast: Darling, Masten, Sinclair. INJURIES: Geelong: Stokes (ankle). UMPIRES: Dalgleish, Stewart, Talbot. Geelong tested its fitness on the big Subiaco ground and in hot conditions, playing a strong running game from the opening bounce, led by George Horlin-Smith and Mitch...

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Rayo Vallecano captain Piti is backing his side to ruin Jose Mourinho's 100th league game in charge of Real Madrid with a victory at the Bernabeu on Sunday. The Primera Division surprise package stunned neighbours Atletico with a 2-1 victory last weekend and Piti is confident they can follow that up with another derby triumph over Real - despite the fact their star-studded opponents have not lost at home in La Liga...

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Moussa Sissoko admits Newcastle are determined to right the "injustice" of their first-leg draw with Metalist Kharkiv. The Magpies were held to a goalless draw in Thursday night's last-32 tie in the Europa...

Lyon must go straight from a tough defeat away to Tottenham in the Europa League into a high-pressure trip to Bordeaux as they fight to stay in the Ligue 1 title race. Gareth Bale's injury-time goal condemned Lyon to a 2-1 loss at White Hart Lane, but they have little time to sulk as they must recover from back-to-back league defeats if they are to keep Paris St Germain under pressure. Those losses have seen them fall six points off the pace at the top, a gap they can ill-afford to see increase. Although they came back from London after another loss, the Lyon players were adamant they had put in the kind of performance that can give them confidence after their domestic wobbles. "We found our...

 Gold Coast held on to beat a fast-finishing Brisbane 16-14 in their NRL pre-season trial at Redcliffe's Dolphins Oval on Saturday night. Rival coaches John Cartwright (Titans) and Anthony Griffin (Broncos) used their full squads to...

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BOSHAR, Oman – Chris Froome of Britain won the Tour of Oman on Saturday, last year's Tour de...

VICTORIA'S opponent and possibly venue for Wednesday's Ryobi Cup final remain unconfirmed after it suffered a six-wicket home loss to Queensland. Nerveless late contributions from batsman Nathan Reardon (51 not out) and debutant Dom Michael (30 not out) shepherded the Bulls past the Bushrangers' total of 8-242 with 14 balls remaining. The result elevated Queensland to second position and meant it, along with either South Australia or possibly Western Australia if each wins their final match, can meet Victoria in the...

(Source: Colorado Rapids) Las Vegas, Nev. (Thursday, February 15, 2013) - The Colorado Rapids fell to Chivas USA by a 3-0 score in the Las Vegas ProSoccer Challenge on Friday night at Sam Boyd Stadium. Eric Avila, Juan Agudelo and Jose Correa all scored for Chivas, who got an early goal and added two more in the second half. An early defensive breakdown saw Chivas USA go 1-0 up after just three minutes, as Eric Avila...

Having led the West Indies to their maiden ICC Women's World Cup final, skipper Merissa Aguilleira today said her team has a psychological edge over Australia in tomorrow's summit clash after their shock eight-run...

AAP Newcastle recruit Jeremy Smith was placed on report for a lifting tackle to take some of the gloss off an otherwise impressive Knights display in the 18-6 NRL trial win over South Sydney in Coffs Harbour. Knights...

Sampdoria youngster Pedro Obiang admits he is flattered to be linked with a move to Manchester City. According to reports in Italy, the...

India’s Vineet Kulkarni and Shaun George of South Africa was officiate the ICC...

• Alastair Cook says Jos Buttler will keep place for ODI • Wicketkeeper 'deserves his chance to take it on' Jos Buttler bats against New Zealand in a Twenty20 match. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images Jos Buttler will retain the wicketkeeper's gloves for the first of game of England's one-day series against New Zealand after impressing in the Twenty20 series. Returning England captain Alastair Cook said, "It's quite...

Motherwell assistant manager Kenny Black doubts the club could afford to re-sign James McFadden if the forward was interested in a return to Fir Park. McFadden is currently training with Motherwell after...

Chennai: Stung by his exclusion from the Test squad, Gautam Gambhir replied in the best possible manner by hitting a sparkling century as he guided India A to a comfortable 338 for four against Australia on the opening day of their second and final warm-up game here today. Riding on Gambhir's 112 alongwith...

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Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso has promised to help deliver Champions League football to the San Siro in tribute to his stricken compatriot Diego Milito. Inter's hopes of securing a top-three place in Serie A hit a major snag when the 33-year-old striker suffered season-ending ligament damage in Thursday's Europa League victory over Cluj. Cambiasso, however,...

(Source: President of the United States) The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 16, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC- In this week's address, President Obama called for quick action on the proposals he made during the State of the Union to grow our economy and create jobs, including making America a magnet for manufacturing, strengthening our education system through high-quality preschool for every child, and raising the minimum wage.  Congress must also act now to avert the sequester, which would be a harmful and self-inflicted wound on our economy, by reducing our deficit in a balanced way that makes investments in areas that help us grow and cuts what we...

(Source: USA Wrestling) By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 02/15/2013 HAVANA, Cuba -Two U.S. men's freestyle wrestlers won bronze medal at the Cerro Pelado International on Friday. Claiming bronze medals were young talents Frank Perrelli (Hackettstown, N.J./New York AC) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Devin Carter (Blacksburg, Va./Hokie Mat Club) at 60 kg/132 lbs. Both had impressive...

CHENNAI: Stung by his exclusion from the Test squad, Gautam Gambhir replied in the best possible manner by hitting a sparkling century as he guided India A to a comfortable 338 for four against Australia on the opening day of their second and final warm-up game on Saturday. Riding on Gambhir's 112 along with solid...

Videos NASCAR's Jeff Gordon talks with Kidsday Galleries Michael Waltrip tweeted a picture of 's 5-Hour Energy , 's Chevy and 's Miller Lite parked on a Manhattan street last week. The message was pretty obvious. After years of manufacturer entries becoming more and more distanced from what is offered at dealerships, the sport is hoping to rekindle the "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" mantra -- while also making the racing better. The namesake was in Manhattan as part of the Gen6 Road to Daytona Fueled by , a multi-city marketing push to introduce the changes -- which includes each manufacturer now running panels resembling their street counterparts and and aerodynamic tweaks to produce more...

Lucas Digne has admitted it is a sign that he is performing well to be linked with Manchester United, but insists he is in no rush to leave Lille. The...

Skipper James Slipper bemoaned the Queensland Reds' ill-discipline after his side were downed 24-6 by the ACT Brumbies in their Super Rugby match in Canberra on Saturday. Fullback Jesse Mogg scored two tries as the Brumbies...