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  • Zenits Shirokov sorry for obscene gesture at fans

    Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Roman Shirokov has apologised for making an obscene gesture at his team's fans during a game. Shirokov was booed by large sections of the crowd during Sunday's 3-1 home win over FC Volga, apparently for congratulating arch-rivals CSKA Moscow on winning the Russian Premier League title on Twitter. After scoring the third goal in injury time, the midfielder ...

  • Bae wins Byron Nelson tournament

    IRVING, Texas o Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship.When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned backward, obviously relieved. He was only a few shots away from his first PGA Tour victory and a congratulatory hug from Byron Nelson's widow.After ...

  • Odorizzi makes first start for Rays facing Blue Jays

    When the Rays and Blue Jays meet Monday at Rogers Centre, it will be a matchup of experience vs. youth. Thanks to their game being postponed Sunday against the Yankees, the Blue Jays will send their 38-year-old ace, R.A. Dickey, to the mound against 23-year-old Jake Odorizzi. The knuckleballer will be facing Tampa Bay for the second time in 12 days. "I faced Tampa two starts ago, so ...

  • Tampa Bay Gets 1st Look at New Players as OTAs Begin

    TAMPA | When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers start offseason training activities (OTAs) this week, there will be a lot of new faces on defense. That is expected when a team goes 7-9 and has the worst passing defense in the ...

  • Officials Multiple stabbed in Pinellas

    SOUTH PASADENA, Fla. - Emergency officials in Pinellas County are working a multiple stabbing incident at a pub in Indian Rocks Beach. According to Pinellas County Sheriff's officials, "multiple" people have been stabbed during an altercation at the Lana's Red Lion Pub at 1407 Gulf Boulevard. Officials said at least one person would be airlifted to a local hospital. When ...


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Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

The last time Disney ventured into the Land of Oz, it was 1985 and the company was in dire straights, its fortunes so muddled and dimmed from its glory years that the decision makers were actually considering the idea of shuttering the companys animation division. ... ...

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  • Tornadoes level homes in Oklahoma 21 injured

    One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents scurrying for shelter. At least 21 people were injured across the state.The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota.At least four ...

  • Zenit keep Russian title hopes alive with home win

    Defending Russian Premier League champions FC Zenit St. Petersburg have kept their 2013 title hopes alive with a 3-1 home win over Volga Nizhny Novgorod this afternoon.After falling behind in the 18th minute, Zenit went to the break at 1-1 following a 35th-minute Luis Neto equalizer. Zenit fans were then forced to wait nervously until the final 10 minutes when goals from Viktor Fayzulin and ...

  • MLB Tampa Bay 3 Baltimore 1

    Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 3-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Moore surrendered five hits, walked only one and struck out three en route to his major-best eighth victory. The left-hander lowered his ERA to 2.29 with the 106-pitch ...

  • Rays hit 2 HRs beat Orioles 3-1 for 3-game sweep

    Matt Moore pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to stay unbeaten, Luke Scott and Matt Joyce homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday for a three-game ...

  • St. Petersburgs Night of Museums

    This weekend, St. Petersburg will see two international events take place that happen only once a year: Restaurant Day, when anyone can don a toque and become a chef, will take place on May 18, right before the Night of Museums, which begins at 6 p.m. that evening and lasts till 6 a.m. the following ...

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