Sochi 2014 Games funded by Russian tycoons and state firms
Russian oligarchs and state giants finance the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, with Potanin, Deripaska, Gazprom, and Sberbank backing more than half the $51 billion cost. Putin touts the project as national pride while critics call it a political tax on business.
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Sunday Baseball Scores and Upcoming Games Listings
Sunday results include Roswell 7 White Sands 8 Alpine 8 Taos 7 Raton 12 Santa Fe 6 and Santa Fe 4 White Sands 15 Taos 5. Upcoming games list multiple venues with times across Roswell, White Sands, Taos, Alpine, Santa Fe, Trinidad, and Las Vegas along with several MLB matchups and schedule notes.
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Bobcats rename to Hornets in potential 2014 revival
Charlotte owner Michael Jordan aims to change the team name to the Homnets as NBA officials consider a return to the Hornets identity by the 2014-15 season. Adam Silver said the process would be complex and costly across uniforms and branding but could be aided by league rights.
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Sports Transactions Pack Across Baseball Football and Basketball
A cluttered AP roundup lists multiple baseball moves including Boston optioning Jose De La Torre and Andrew Bailey activation, Detroit, Minnesota, Oakland, Texas, Toronto, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets activity. Football notes show Chicago Bears contract termination for DT Andre Finley and Steelers signing Vince Williams. Seattle adds Darren Fells and Christine Michael. College changes include Ohio State and Syracuse basketball staff moves and Texas Tech women’s basketball coach hire.
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Byron Nelson Golf Classic final results at Four Seasons
Jeff Overton and Ryan Palmer tie for second place at the PGA Byron Nelson Championship in Irving Texas with 278 scores. Both earn $32,495 prizes. Purses total 6.7 million dollars.
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Sports TV Tonight Highlights Regional MLB NBA NHL Playoffs
Regional MLB games Yankees at Baltimore or Rays at Toronto lead a busy slate. ESPN covers the Draft Lottery in New York and Playoffs Game 2 featuring Memphis at San Antonio. NBCSN airs NHL conference semifinals with Boston at New York and Los Angeles at San Jose in late games.
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