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It's the Trees versus the Ducks as #6 Stanford takes on #2 Oregon at home in Saturday morning's (Australia time) Pac-12 football match-up.

Clay Buchholz started the post-World Series shaving party shortly after the celebrations.

Walt Bellamy, the four-time All-Star and Hall of Fame center, has passed away at the age of 74, the Atlanta Hawks announced on Monday morning.

They say that the Melbourne Cup is a race that stops the nation.

The 2013 WSOP Main Event final table started play Monday evening in Las Vegas with the final nine players returning for a chance for the most prestigious and richest title in the world of poker.

Khloe Kardashian has kept mum about the real score of her relationship with former Lakers player Lamar Odom.

Both the Memphis Grizzlies and Boston Celtics are off to slow starts in the 2013-14 NBA regular season. The latter is expected to go through some growing pains as they are in rebuilding mode but the struggle has been a surprise for the team from Memphis, who was one of the best teams in the league last season.

The most anticipated bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is still possible if the Filipino boxer wins his fight against Brandon Rios.

Cristiano Ronaldo accidentally hit a girl on the face with the soccer ball.

Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a fast start in the 2013-14 NBA regular season with three wins in a row. The same cannot be said of Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers who wants to avoid a third straight loss after winning their season opener.

Eight-division titleholder Manny Pacquiao insisted on Monday that he is not a has been or over the hill in his boxing career. Stressing that he is not ready to hand his gloves despite two heartbreaking losses in the ring, Pacquiao told HBO's Max Kellerman he is too young to retire.

The Chicago Bears have lost six consecutive games to the Green Bay Packers, which are on a roll winning four straight games entering this Monday Night Football match up with their NFC North rivals.

A win is important for both teams to create separation between themselves and the rest of the conference.

The ATP World Tour Finals 2013 group stages will begin to play on Monday afternoon at the O2 Arena in London, and all eight contenders have their own reasons why they want to succeed in the ultimate ATP tournament of the season.

Speaking ahead of their UEFA Champions League battle against Arsenal on Wednesday, Borussia Dortmund midfield ace Marco Reus believes that his current goalscoring condition may contribute to his side’s objective of securing a victory against the Gunners.

After going down 2-0 to Newcastle United on Saturday in the English Premier League, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is contemplating on reshuffling his starting 11 on Wednesday against Schalke 04 in the UEFA Champions League.

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta believes that his club is in no way inferior to UEFA Champions League adversary Borussia Dortmund, despite losing to the latter on home soil.

It’s “the race that stops a nation” and by all indications the whole of Australia will be taking a break from their daily grind to witness the richest and most prestigious horse racing event in the country.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is pleased with how things are turning in his club’s favour, particularly in the English Premier League table where the Gunners are enjoying a five-point advantage over second-placed Chelsea.

Bulgarian Tennis Player Grigor Dimitrov, who currently ranks no. 22 in the world, opened up to the Daily Mail UK about his best and worst matches, his personal life with superstar athlete girlfriend, Maria Sharapova, and many more.

Arsenal have lost their first encounter against the 2012/13 bridesmaid in the UEFA Champions League – Borussia Dormund, but Aaron Ramsey is optimistic that the Gunners are capable of exacting vengeance against the German side.

Russian professional hockey player Semyon Varlamov, who plays as a goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), allegedly beat and assaulted his girlfriend.

Just when everyone thought that Lamar Odom was finally going on the right path, a not-so-good news about the former Lakers star surfaces on the Internet.

NBA superstar Tony Parker is going to be a father soon. Parker, who currently plays point guard for the NBA team San Antonio Spurs, announced the good news on Twitter on Thursday.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was spotted hanging out with America’s favourite troubled star Lindsay Lohan on Halloween.

Gabrielle Union celebrated her 41st birthday on Oct. 29.

The New England Patriots will try to book their first back-to-back wins since September, but the threat of the Pittsburgh Steelers still looms large at Gillette Stadium. On Sunday, two of the best football franchise in the last decade will square it off to begin the second of the NFL season.

Betting lines are always good indicators of what will happen in any competition. Last week, we reported that Ms. Philippines Ariella Arida was the favorite among the ladies competing in the pageant to be held at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013.

The last time the Miami Heat went under the 0.500 win-loss record was way back in the 2010-11 season. The defending champions are 1-2 so far through three games and a match-up with the winless Washington Wizards might get them back on track to start the 2013-14 NBA regular season.