Cricket-New Zealand 157-4 v South Africa - close, day three

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand were 157 for four wickets in their second innings, trailing hosts South Africa by 247 runs, at the close on the third day of the second test at St. George's Park on Sunday.ScoresSouth Africa first innings 525-8 declared (Graeme Smith 54, Hashim Amla 110, AB de Villiers 51, Faf du Plessis 137, Dean Elgar 103 not out)New Zealand first innings...

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Cricket-S.Africa v N.Zealand - second test scoreboard

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Scoreboardat the close on the third day of the second cricket test betweenSouth Africa and New Zealand at St. George's Park on Sunday:South Africa won the toss and elected to batSouth Africa first innings 525 for eight declared (F. DuPlessis 137, H. Amla 110, D. Elgar 103 not out)New Zealand first innings 121 all out (BJ Watling 63; D.Steyn five for...

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UPDATE 3-Cricket-New Zealand show fight against South Africa

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand fought bravely to move to 157 for four in their second innings, following on and still 247 runs behind South Africa, at the close of the third day's play in the second test on Sunday.Unbeaten pair BJ Watling (41) and Dean Brownlie (44) provided stern resistance and the duo looked relatively untroubled as they added an unbroken fifth-wicket...

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RBs Riddick, Wood give Notre Dame 1-2 punch

MIAMI (AP) — Notre Dame tailbacks Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood showed how interchangeable they are in the final two games of the regular season for the Fighting Irish.Game 11 against Wake Forest, Wood ran for 150 yards, while Riddick had 20.Game 12 against USC, it was Riddick running for 146 yards, and Wood for 20.And so has been the theme for the Irish this season: Two running backs — and sometimes...

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Bama starts with bang at BCS championship game

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — No. 2 Alabama was halfway to stamping itself a dynasty, scoring touchdowns on its first three drives and taking a 28-0 lead at halftime of a BCS championship game that wasn't living up to the hype Monday night.In a matchup of programs tied for the most AP national championships with eight, Alabama was rolling toward becoming the first team to win consecutive BCS titles...

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Bama bashing Notre Dame 35-7 at BCS title game

ational Championship college football game against …more RELATED CONTENT   View PhotoAlabama's Eddie Lacy (42) runs …View PhotoAlabama's AJ McCarron reacts to …MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — No. 2 Alabama was a quarter away from stamping itself a dynasty.The Crimson Tide scored touchdowns on its first three drives against No. 1 Notre Dame and rolled to a 35-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter...

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Dynasty: No. 2 Alabama bashes No. 1 Notre Dame 42-14 to win second straight BCS championship

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The coach no longer wears houndstooth. The result is the same. Another Alabama dynasty.Quieting the Irish by the first play of the second quarter, Eddie Lacy, AJ McCarron and the No. 2 Crimson Tide rolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 for the BCS championship Monday night, locking up a second straight national title and third in four years with another laugher of a title game.The...

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Facebook Making a Phone, Sort Of

View Photo ABC News - Facebook Making a Phone, Sort Of (ABC News) Facebook is building a phone right in front of our faces. Maybe not a real phone, but all the apps and features you'd expect one to have. Facebook has just added a voice message feature to its Messenger app for iOS and Android. Within the app you can now send a recording to your friends. If you've downloaded...

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NBA-Lakers guard Bryant finally joins Twitter world

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant finally succumbed to the social network Twitter when he opened his own verified account on Friday."The antisocial has become social #mambatweets," Bryant, who is nicknamed "Black Mamba", said in his first tweet.Within five hours of his account being open, the 14-time All-Star and five-time NBA champion had attracted nearly 300,000 followers.One...

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The Most and Least Influential Social Media Celebs

While he isn't currently available for promotional work, businesses would have the most success on social media with President Barack Obama endorsing their goods and services, new research shows.A study by social marketing platform SocialToaster revealed that Obama is considered the most influential celebrity on social media. Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Ashton Kutcher and Anderson Cooper followed the...

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