SPORTS INOF for 03 11 2011

WELCOME TO GLOBAL SPORTS Fans This Friday, MARCH 11 2011 !






NFL - The path to peace took a detour as NFL and union reps fired shots at each other as the CBA deadline looms.ESPN is reporting that the union is poised to decertify on Friday. He quotes one person saying "Get ready for this to
blowup (Friday)."



Stakes, tension rising in NFL talks.


Poll Results


What will happen by Friday's deadline?

A new CBA 8%

Another deadline extension 52%


Decertification or lockout 40%



43685 Total Votes




NBA - Heat end skid, Lakers' 8-game run. Mavs respond to coach, rip Knicks. Nuggets get rare win in Phoenix. Stern will talk to Magic about Van Gundy. Paul practices, not yet cleared for game. Bulls F Boozer day to day due to ankle. Players would welcome concussion policy.



NINE (9) NBA GAMES TODAY



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NHL - Canucks top Sharks in SO after wild end. Sabres rally twice to beat Bruins in OT. Halak beats former team, Blues top Habs. Flyers capitalize after hit, down Leafs. Coyotes' Bryzgalov defeats Flames 3-0. Predators score 3 in 1st, blank Wild.
Lightning D Kubina suspended 3 games.



EIGHT (8) NHL GAMES TONIGHT



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NCAA BASKETBALL - Walker beats buzzer as UConn ousts Pitt. St. John's G Kennedy tears right ACL. Big East quarters: Orange top St. John's. No. 2 Kansas escapes, tops Cowboys 63-62. No. 4 Notre Dame crushes Cincinnati. Marra's 6 3s power No. 14 Louisville.



FORTY FOUR (44) NCAA GAMES TONIGHT - MOSTLY CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS !



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MLB - Phillies extend manager Manuel 2 years. Tigers GM: Cabrera's status won't change. Dodgers' Garland likely to miss a month. Braves' Salazar has surgery, needs more. Halladay, Sabathia have scoreless starts. Red Sox's Crawford goes 1 for 3 vs. Rays. Berra OK after fall in Yankees clubhouse.



MLB TODAY - NINE GAMES(9) in GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE and EIGHT GAMES(8) in CACTUS LEAGUE!



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NASCAR - Brian France is cautiously optimistic with the fast start to the 2011 Cup season. Though it's early, the odds are against Greg Biffle rallying into the top 10. But that doesn't mean his Chase hopes are dashed. All about teamwork-Tony
Stewart had the fastest car at Las Vegas last weekend, but didn't win the race. Why? That's because it takes teamwork to succeed.



Upcoming Races- Date -Event- Time- TV

Mar 20 - 1:16 pm FOX - Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City - Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN.



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GOLF - Tiger Woods finally picked up a few birdies but was well behind the leaders when darkness halted play at Doral. Mahan leads after 7 birdies in 11 holes. Puerto Rico OpenAngel Cabrera (above) shot 6-under 66 and is tied for third after the first round; son Federico is 3-over.


PGA EVENT - STARTED YESTERDAY:



Mar 10 - 13 -World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, Purse: $8,500,000 Doral-Blue Monster Course, Miami, Florida.



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TENNIS - Gallery: Federer, Sampras hit a Lakers game. Venus Williams' choreographed karaoke routine.




NCAA FOOTBALL - Colorado begins first spring as part of the new Pac-12. LSU is unsettled at QB. But there is plenty of talent everywhere else. Florida to honor Tebow, other Heisman winners. Florida closes spring practice for first time ever.



SOCCER - MLS - Finnish midfielder-defender Teemu Tainio and defender Stephen Keel have signed with major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.


MLS SEASON OPENS MARCH 15, 2011!



UFC - Wanderlei Silva has gone MIA since injury last summer, but he's training again and says he wants his title back!


BOXING - Yuri Foreman, a one-man "entourage" and rabbi-in-training, isn't your ordinary fighter. That's why you should root for him.



HORSE RACING - Dubai You X Y Z wins at Santa Anita- Dubai You X Y Z beat Bogie by three-quarters of a length to win Thursday's $59,400 feature at Santa Anita. Ridden by Brice Blanc!



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POKER - Winning! Most players dream of a year where the cards fall their way and money rolls in, but even those dreamspale in comparison to what is actually happening in 2011 for Erik Seidel.