The NHL’s 2014 Winter Classic is officially sold out. The Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs are expected play in front of 107,000-plus people on New Year’s Day at Michigan Stadium. In the same football stadium, Michigan and Michigan State set a hockey attendance of 104,173 in 2010.
Full Story Winter Classic between Red Wings, Maple Leafs sold out
Goalkeeper Joe Hart was backed by his England team-mates after his impressive return to action in the 1-0 friendly defeat by Germany.
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St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford has undergone season-ending knee surgery, which was postponed earlier this month due to swelling. Coach Jeff Fisher said Tuesday that Dr. James Andrews did the operation to repair a torn left ACL a day earlier in Pensacola, Fla.
Full Story Rams QB Sam Bradford undergoes left knee surgery
Adam Bate looks at five issues the England boss faces following England’s second defeat in a week.
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Martin O’Neill has declared himself happy with his start as Republic of Ireland boss after a goalless draw in Poland.
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The NBA has suspended Grizzlies guard Tony Allen one game without pay for kicking Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul in the face. Allen was ejected after his left leg caught Paul’s face with 1:51 left in the first quarter of Memphis’ 106-102 win over the Clippers on Monday night.
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LaTroy Hawkins is returning to the Colorado Rockies and the veteran reliever may just possibly wind up as their closer. Hawkins agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million deal on Tuesday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
Full Story LaTroy Hawkins agrees to 1-year deal with Rockies: report
The United States slumped to a 1-0 defeat in a friendly game at
Austria on Tuesday, finishing the year with a fourth loss in 23
matches.
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Non-league Grimsby are through to the second round of the FA Cup after beating League Two Scunthorpe 2-1 in a first-round replay at Glanford Park.
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Kobe Bryant has participated in another full practice with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant still isn’t sure when he’ll be back in uniform, but his second workout with his teammates Tuesday left him optimistic about his return.
Full Story Kobe Bryant participates in 2nd practice with Lakers
Greece secured their place at next summer’s World Cup with a 4-2 aggregate win over Romania.
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France produced a stunning comeback in their World Cup play-off against Ukraine, winning 3-0 in Paris to progress to the tournament with a 3-2 aggregate scoreline.
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Jay Z, the new agent for Robinson Cano, had dinner Monday night with top officials of the New York Mets. Chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and general manager Sandy Alderson were among those at the dinner. The get-together also included sports agent Brodie Van Wagenen, but not Cano.
Full Story New York Mets have dinner with Robinson Cano’s agent Jay Z
The box-office contest between Sam Burgess and Sonny Bill Williams will be well worth the wait, according to New Zealand’s Shaun Johnson.
Full Story Rivals relishing Wembley clash
Australia centre Tevita Kuridrani must serve a five-week ban after his dismissal in last Saturday’s win over Ireland.
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Veteran defenceman Adrian Aucoin is retiring after 17 seasons in the NHL. Aucoin, 40, recorded 121 goals and 278 assists in 1,108 NHL games for the Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes and Columbus Blue Jackets.
Full Story Defenceman Adrian Aucoin retiring after 17 NHL seasons
Scotland made it four games unbeaten with a battling 1-0 victory over an impressive Norway side in Molde.
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Cesc Fabregas has stated that he would like to stay at Barcelona for the rest of his career dashing any hopes Arsenal had of re-signing the midfield playmaker.
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Swansea defender Angel Rangel is hoping to help his side to a hat-trick of Premier League wins at Craven Cottage this weekend.
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