Billings and Beirnes score two goals each as Toronto Rock beat Edmonton Rush 10-9

EDMONTON - Garrett Billings and Kasey Beirnes had two goals and two assists apiece as the Toronto Rock won 10-9 over the Edmonton Rush on Sunday in the National Lacrosse League.Josh Sanderson and Scott Evans also had two-goal games while Stephan Leblanc and Rob Hellyer added each for the Rock. Toronto improved to 2-0 despite a difficult back-to-back start on the road, including a 13-11 win over the...

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Acceleration, not speed, behind BMW diesel launch in U.S.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey (Reuters) - BMW has a message for the incorrigible speed freaks looking for a more politically correct set of wheels in this era of energy efficiency: switch to a diesel.The German luxury carmaker is rolling out a new range of sporty new diesel sedans in the United States this year to complement its sole diesel on offer - the X5 xDrive 35d sport utility vehicle - and believes...

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UK finance job sackings and suspensions at five-year high: law firm

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of financial services staff sacked or suspended in Britain last year for reasons such as wrongdoing reached the highest level in five years, law firm Pinsent Masons said on Monday.Citing figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request, Pinsent Masons said 1,373 individuals were dismissed or suspended from financial services jobs - as distinct from those who...

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UPDATE 1-Soccer-Ligue 1 summaries

Jan 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Ligue 1 matches on FridayParis St Germain 0Red Card: Thiago Motta 45+1Ajaccio 0Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 43,000- - -St Etienne 2 Loic Perrin 26, Yohan Mollo 62Toulouse 2 Etienne Didot 27, Serge Aurier 43Halftime: 1-2; Attendance: 18,410- - -Next Fixtures (GMT):Saturday, January 12ES Troyes AC v Olympique Lyon (1600)AS Nancy v Lille (1900)Evian Thonon...

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UPDATE 1-Soccer-Ligue 1 top scorers

Jan 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the Ligue 1 on Friday18 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St Germain)11 Bafetimbi Gomis (Olympique Lyon)10 Dario Cvitanich (Nice)9 Anthony Modeste (Bastia)Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse)8 Julien Feret (Stade Rennes)Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (St Etienne)7 Jeremie Aliadiere (FC Lorient)Yoan Gouffran (Girondins Bordeaux)Romain Alessandrini (Stade Rennes)Eden Ben Basat...

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UPDATE 1-Soccer-Ligue 1 results and standings

Jan 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Ligue 1 matches on FridayFriday, January 11Paris St Germain 0 Ajaccio 0St Etienne 2 Toulouse 2Standings P W D L F A Pts1 Paris St Germain 20 11 6 3 36 12 392 Olympique Lyon 19 11 5 3 33 17 38-------------------------3 Olympique Marseille 19 12 2 5 24 20 38-------------------------4 Stade Rennes 19 10 2 7 29 24 32-------------------------5...

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Locals say shifting sea ice frees trapped whales

MONTREAL (AP) — About a dozen killer whales trapped under sea ice appeared to be free after the ice shifted, village officials in Canada's remote north said Thursday, while residents who feared they would get stuck elsewhere hired a plane to track them down.The whales' predicament in the frigid waters of Hudson Bay made international headlines, and locals had been planning a rescue operation with...

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U.S. attack submarine strikes vessel in Gulf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nuclear-powered U.S. attack submarine struck a suspected fishing vessel shortly after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf on Thursday, damaging one of the submarine's periscopes but injuring no one, a Navy official said on the condition of anonymity.The Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement the vessel appeared unaware of the incident, adding it "continued on...

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From monkeys to surfers, San Diego braces for cold

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Strawberry growers covered their crops while San Diego zookeepers turned on heaters for the chimpanzees as Southern California braced for a cold snap that was expected to drop temperatures to a six-year low.Forecasters warned that a low pressure trough sinking over San Diego County and parts of neighboring Orange County could keep nightly temperatures below freezing in coastal areas,...

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Senator Reid rejects Boehner "fiscal cliff" backup plan

Congressional leaders and the Obama administration are attempting to negotiate a …more WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner's backup plan that would simply extend low income tax rates for households with incomes below $1 million a year "cannot pass both houses of Congress," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday.Reid, a Democrat, said Boehner instead should focus on reaching...

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