Tuesday's Sports in Brief

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Robert Griffin III is having surgery Wednesday on a torn ligament in his right knee - and to see if there's a second ligament that also needs to be repaired.Baylor coach Art Briles confirmed to USA Today and The Associated Press on Tuesday night that the Washington Redskins rookie has a torn lateral collateral ligament. He said the surgery also will determine whether Griffin has...

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Maine lobster catch up, value down; glut cited

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state's lobster catch surged 18 percent last year for another record, but a marketplace glut depressed the value of its signature seafood, causing financial hardship for lobstermen, processing plants and dealers up and down the East Coast, officials said Friday.The lobster catch topped 100 million pounds for the first time in 2011, and the numbers grew again in 2012 with...

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Rebuilt Dodge Transmissions for Intrepid Cars Now Sold Online at GotTransmissions.com

Rebuilt Dodge transmissions for Intrepid cars are now sold online at the GotTransmissions.com website. This company has added these Chrysler based gearboxes to the growing online inventory to help car owners and B2B companies that purchase reconditioned units for direct replacement.Beaumont, Texas (PRWEB) January 05, 2013The GotTransmissions.com company has added a line of rebuilt transmissions for...

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Voice Activated PDA for Blind and Low Vision Users from LS&S Now Offered by Rehabmart

One of their popular devices for blindness and low vision is the TapMemo Voice Activated PDA, a cutting-edge, handheld, voice activated personal assistant. Battery powered, the TapMemo features only one multi-functional button and two volume buttons, making it easier for most users to operate.Elberton, GA (PRWEB) January 05, 2013Rehabmart.com, an online e-commerce company that sells rehabilitation...

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Cricket-Sri Lanka not good enough in Australia, says Jayawardene

SYDNEY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Mahela Jayawardene signed off his second stint as Sri Lanka captain in disappointment on Sunday after a 3-0 series sweep in Australia and said the bottom line was his team had just not played well enough.After arriving in Australia confident they could finally win a first test Down Under, Sri Lanka fell to defeat by five wickets in Sydney following an innings and 201 humiliation...

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Tennis-Kvitova thrashed in final Australian Open warmup

Jan 6 (Reuters) - World number eight Petra Kvitova's preparations for the Australian Open suffered another setback when she was thrashed by Dominika Cibulkova in the first round of the Sydney International on Sunday.The fifth-seeded Czech, who had lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round of the Brisbane International last week, was thumped 6-1 6-1 by her Slovak opponent at the Sydney Olympic...

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Kvitova thrashed in final Australian Open warmup

(Reuters) - World number eight Petra Kvitova's preparations for the Australian Open suffered another setback when she was thrashed by Dominika Cibulkova in the first round of the Sydney International on Sunday.The fifth-seeded Czech, who had lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second round of the Brisbane International last week, was thumped 6-1 6-1 by her Slovak opponent at the Sydney Olympic...

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No full talks in NHL labor fight

 Any momentum gained from a long night of negotiations between the NHL and the players' association seemed to have been lost Thursday when the sides remained mostly apart.A meeting that Commissioner Gary Bettman said would begin at 10 a.m. EST didn't start until several hours later, and then ended quickly.That one hour of talks centered on the reporting of hockey-related revenues by teams, and...

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Little talking or movement in NHL labor fight

 If there is going to be a hockey season, the NHL and the players' association can't afford many more days like this.A long night of bargaining Wednesday that stretched into the early morning hours didn't end well and likely kept the sides apart for most of the day Thursday. No new full-scale negotiations took place, and outside of a few relatively brief, small sessions on specific topics, it...

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NHL-League and union resume separate mediation sessions

Jan 4 (Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) and the union representing its locked-out players met separately with a U.S. federal mediator on Friday with a week to go before the deadline to reach a deal and salvage a shortened season.The two sides met with a mediator in New York but there has been no decision on whether the league and union would hold face-to-face negotiations on Friday, according...

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