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Thunder stomp Bulls, 1 game back for best record

By Gemma Clisby - Last updated: Monday, April 2, 2012

AP Photo OKSO105, OKSO109, OKSO110, OKSO107, OKSO103, OKSO102, OKSO106 %reldate(2012-04-01T19:46:49 APNewsNow. Thunder 92, Bulls 78. With AP Photos. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 26 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a dominating third quarter to beat Chicago 92-78 on Sunday and move within a [...]

Paul Hayward: The beauty of football is that it offers rolling shots at redemption. Take Chelsea, for instance

By Gemma Clisby - Last updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012

FRANK Lampard struck such a maudlin note – “We’re not as good as we used to be” – that the mind immediately filled with Barbra Streisand’s The Way We Were, with its plaintive call: “If we had the chance to do it all again, tell me – would we, could we?” Well, can they? The [...]

Red Sox 2012 Starting Rotation Preview: Clay Buchholz

By Gemma Clisby - Last updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Clay Buchholz (6-3, 3.48 ERA, 82.2 IP, 60 K, 31 BB): Everyone seems to be penciling in Buchholz for a repeat of his 2010 performance. But are those appropriate expectations? Everyone will point to that impressive 17-7 record and the awe-inducing 2.33 ERA, but they tend forget that 2010 was Buchholz’s first truly productive season [...]

Athletic Bilbao knock United out of Europa League

By Gemma Clisby - Last updated: Sunday, March 11, 2012

Athletic Bilbao dominated Manchester United again as the young Basque side mesmerized in a 2-1 victory that put it into the Europa League quarterfinals. Bilbao picked up right from where it left off in the 3-2 first leg win as Fernando Llorente and Oscar de Marcos scored either side of halftime in another thrilling, up-tempo [...]