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Top Sports Advisory at 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9(Canadian Press DataFile Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Here are the top Sports stories from The Canadian Press as of 4 p.m. All times are Eastern unless otherwise stated. Coverage plans are included when available. Entries are subject to change as news develops. This advisory replaces The Canadian Press Sports Budget. Advisories will move at approximately 10:15 a.m., 4 p.m., and 9 p.m. ET weekdays and at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET weekends. Contact General Sports Editor Neil Davidson at (416) 507-2155 or neil.davidson(at)thecanadianpress.com or the Sports Desk at 416-507-2154 or sports(at)thecanadianpress.com. Friday, Sept. 9@ TOP STORIES All Blacks kick off home World Cup with a win RGU-RWC-Roundup AUCKLAND _ After a ceremony of explosive images depicting New Zealand's volatile natural wonders and a fireworks show that lit up the harbour city, the All Blacks fired a few shots of their own in a devastating first half against Tonga to open the Rugby World Cup. PHOTO. MOVED. Will be new version with Saturday games, scheduled to start 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET and 2 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. ET Saturday. --- Fans mob Auckland for opening of Rugby World Cup RGU-RWC-Cup-Overflows AUCKLAND _ This World Cup is already delivering a new addition to the New Zealand lexicon: the flash mob haka. On the opening day of the seventh Rugby World Cup, dozens of performers of the traditional Maori war dance wowed crowds in two cities where the celebrations were like festivals on Friday. New Zealanders shed their reserved image by transforming downtown Auckland into a party zone with a distinctly Pacific feel. PHOTO. MOVED. --- Murray beats Isner to reach US Open semis TEN-US-Open NEW YORK _ Andy Murray ended marathon man John Isner's best run at a Grand Slam tournament. The No. 4-seeded Murray dealt with No. 28 Isner's big serve and used a variety of lobs and pinpoint passing shots to win 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) at the U.S. Open on Friday, reaching his fourth major semifinal this season. PHOTOS. MOVED. Will be Updated. ___ Ice hockey crash revives Munich memories at United SOC-Man-United-Lokomotiv-Disaster MANCHESTER _ Manchester United has written to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to sympathize after all but one of the Russian ice hockey team's players died in a plane crash, a tragedy that has revived memories of the English football club's air disaster. In one of the worst aviation crashes ever in sports, 28 Lokomotiv players travelling to Belarus for their first game of the season were among the 43 people who died when their chartered Yak-42 jet crashed Wednesday shortly after takeoff. PHOTO. MOVED. BUZZ Man City CEO Cook quits over offensive email SOC-Man-City-Cook-Resigns LONDON _ Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook resigned Friday after he was investigated by the Abu Dhabi-owned club for emailing a player's mother ridiculing her cancer. Defender Nedum Onuoha's mother received a message sent accidentally by Cook which mocked her use of the phrase "ravaged with it" in the original email about her cancer treatment. MOVED. --- Norway captain issues apology for late night SOC-Norway-Riise-Apology OSLO _ Norway captain John Arne Riise has issued an apology to national team coach Egil "Drillo" Olsen after many of the team's players last week stayed out late to celebrate their European Championship qualifying win over Iceland. Norwegian media has been in frenzy over the news, especially since the team lost to Denmark only four days later, marginalizing its chances to qualify for Euro 2012. MOVED. --- Spurs keen on signing Beckham after LA deal ends SOC-Beckham-Future LONDON _ English clubs are keen on signing David Beckham when his Major League Soccer contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy expires at the end of the year. Both Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers have spoken this week of trying to bring the former England captain to London in January. MOVED. --- Briggs expects fine for Sept. 11 uniform FBN-Bears-Briggs-Uniform CHICAGO _ Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs says he expects to be fined for violating the NFL's uniform policy on Sunday. Briggs says he plans to wear cleats and gloves designed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The red, white and blue gloves and shoes, designed by Reebok, are not approved for use as part of the Bears' uniform. MOVED. ___ Burress criticizes Coughlin, others in mag FBN-Burress-Men's-Journal NEW YORK _ Plaxico Burress has criticized Giants coach Tom Coughlin, quarterback Eli Manning and fans for the way they reacted when he was sent to prison on a gun charge. Burress, now with the Jets, told Men's Journal magazine that he wished Coughlin had shown some concern when he met with him after accidentally shooting himself in the leg in November 2008. He added that Coughlin is "not a real positive coach." MOVED. ALSO IN THE NEWS KHL exec says Lokomotiv should rebuild HKN-Russia-KHL-Future As thousands continue to mourn the loss of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl throughout Russia and around the world, a Kontinental Hockey League executive cited that strong reaction as a reason the hockey team should be rebuilt immediately. "Sports are based on the emotions," KHL vice-president Ilya Kochevrin said Friday in an interview. "Nobody wants to exploit emotions, but I think you need to keep those emotions going. Otherwise, it's very easy to switch the emotions to something else. ___ Argos hope Jyles makes difference against B.C. FBO-CFL-Argos-Lions SURREY, B.C. _ The addition of quarterback Steven Jyles to the lineup will give the Toronto Argonauts a different look when they face the B.C. Lions in CFL play Saturday night. The Lions manhandled the Argos 29-16 last week in Toronto and the B.C. defence has not given up a touchdown in two games. PHOTO CPT109/ ___ Colts look to Manning's replacement FBN-Colts-Next-Man-Up? INDIANAPOLIS _ For nearly a decade, the Colts' motto when injuries strike has been next man up. But it's never been used for Peyton Manning, until now. The mantra is now in place this weekend and for the foreseeable future after Manning had further neck surgery. ___ Garrett weighs in on 9-11 FBN-Cowboys-Garretts-9-11-Story IRVING, Texas _ Jason Garrett was groggy when he arrived at his Manhattan apartment following a flight from Denver. It was hard to sleep, his thoughts replaying a season-opening loss. Then he heard fire trucks blaring and a call came from a former teammate _ the World Trade Center had been hit. MOVED. ___ Storied franchises meet Saturday night FBC-Notre-Dame-Michigan ANN Arbour, Mich. _ Notre Dame and Michigan, two of college football's storied schools, meet Saturday night in the first prime-time football matchup at the Big House. There will be a new quarterback for the Fighting Irish and a new-look QB for the Wolverines. ___ Belgian Gilbert takes Quebec City bike race CYC-Grand-Prix QUEBEC _ Belgian Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma-Lotto won the Grand Prix Cycliste race on Friday. The pre-race favourite completed the 201-kilometre event _ 16 laps of a demanding 12.6-kilometre trek through Old Quebec _ in five hours three minutes six seconds. MOVED. Will be Updated. ___ Diversity not reflected in coaching ranks SOC-John-Leicester-090911 PARIS _ The idea that English soccer has much to learn from the NFL will be rammed home next month when two black coaches lead their teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears, at Wembley. The sorry fact of English soccer is that the ethnic diversity of players is not reflected in the coaching ranks. MOVED Datafile only. ___ Bell Media partners with CBC for Olympic bid OLY-TV-Canada-Olympic TORONTO _ Bell Media says it will partner with the CBC in a bid for the Canadian broadcasting rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games. The telecommunications company, which owns CTV and the TSN sports network, announced the pairing with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. a day after Bell's current partner Rogers decided to bow out of a future partnership. MOVED Sports, Business and Entertainment. ___ Jordan Mein ready for Strikeforce debut MMA-Strikeforce-Mein UNDATED _ Alberta welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein steps up in class Saturday when he makes his Strikeforce debut against veteran Brazilian Evangelista (Cyborg) Santos. The fight is on the undercard of Strikeforce's Heavyweight Grand Prix at Cincinnati's U.S. Bank Arena. PHOTO CPT115. MOVED. See also: _ MMA-UFC-140. Moved. (c) 2011 The Canadian Press |