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By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Homophobia in sports is worse in the United States than in other English-speaking countries and globally is more acute in team sports than other parts of society, according to a survey released on Saturday. The “Out on the Fields” study conducted by the sports and entertainment market research firm Repucom found homophobia is common in athletics in the United States, Canada, Australia, New
Derrick Rose banked in a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded, giving the Chicago Bulls a 99-96 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 2-1 series lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final. Rose, a former league MVP, tallied 30 points with seven assists and seven rebounds while producing more than his share of highlights for the Bulls. “When I released the ball I felt like it was a good shot,” said
Austin Rivers scored 25 points and sparked a pivotal second-half run, while J.J. Redick led all scorers with 31 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field as the Clippers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Clippers point guard Chris Paul returned after missing the opening two games of the series with a strained left hamstring, finishing with 12 points and seven assists and only one turnover in 23
(Reuters) – Heisman-winning quarterback Jameis Winston on Friday filed a counterclaim against a woman who accused him of raping her in 2012 while she was a student at Florida State University, court records show. Attorneys for Winston, who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the first overall pick in the National Football League draft last Thursday, said in the filing against Erica Kinsman that her claims harmed his
– What It Is: To say the last Mini Clubman was a compelling oddball would be an understatement. It was half hatchback, half station wagon and almost entirely strange, with a five-door layout that included rear barn doors and a rear-hinged suicide door on one side only. It was too small to ever be taken seriously as a load-lugger—despite Mini trying, and failing, to make a case—but it certainly had
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– These days it seems that the further something is from the norm, the cooler it is, and this 1989 Nissan Pao—for sale on eBay right now—is far, far outside the mainstream. – Let’s take a look at why this might just be the ultimate counterculture ride: As everyone knows, desirability is inversely proportional to availability, and the Pao was never sold in the United States, instantly elevating its street
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-It really doesn’t matter which form of Volkswagen’s current-generation, 10Best-award-winning Golf compact you choose—you can’t go wrong with any of them. And so it goes with the 2015 Golf SportWagen TDI diesel tested here. It’s just a damn good car. Need a small family runabout with fun handling, outstanding build quality, and exceptional fuel economy? Grab yourself a diesel-powered Golf. Need slightly more cargo room? Snap up a diesel-powered SportWagen.
– Sometime around 2006, I got a chance to drive the Camaro concept car, the one that presaged the mullet-mobile’s triumphant return for a fifth generation. I thought it would be fun to show up at GM’s proving grounds in a 1985 IROC-Z, which was my first car. GM helped track down a pristine IROC, a 5.0 TPI with the four-speed automatic transmission, just like mine. This was as nice
