Jays' poor defence leaves Cecil out to dry

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO -- The basic and fundamental act of communicating in the outfield is something that the Toronto Blue Jays have struggled with far too often this season, and it cost them in a big way Thursday night.A soft popper bound for Jose Bautista’s glove was disrupted by a hard-charging Corey Patterson causing the ball to drop in to start the sixth inning, and the miscue set the stage for a three-run explosion that sullied Brett Cecil's return to the majors and

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Tracy Morgan steps in it again with use of the 'R-word'

I’m beginning to feel sorry for Tracy Morgan.

It can’t be easy to breathe when your foot’s that far down your throat.

Plus, there’s the “30 Rock” star’s LGBT apology tour, which hit a snag this weekend, when, according to the New York Times, he told an audience at a Times Square comedy club: “Don’t ever mess with women who have retarded kids,” because, he added, “Them young retarded males is strong. They’re strong like

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Growers Nervous As Washington Eyes Farm Subsidies

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Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), farmer and member of House Agricultural CommitteeTroy Bredenkamp, executive vice president, Colorado Farm Bureau


Federal subsidies for farmers have been an essential element of the U.S. agricultural industry for decades. But as both political parties look for ways to cut the deficit, payments to growers are under the microscope, and farmers are bracing for leaner times.
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Sergey Brin fans test Google+ limits

Here's one way to stress test the new Google+ social network: start a video conference with Sergey Brin and let anyone try to get in.
Google Vice President Bradley Horowitz launched a Hangout--that's Google+ speak for video conference - at 5:44 pm PT today with Brin in attendance. A rush of Google+ users tried to jump into the conference. But since Google+ limits Hangouts to 10, many got messages that read "We're sorry, the Hangout looks to be jam-packed already. There's no more room!"
Brin

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Morrow, Thames shine as Jays edge Bucs

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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays staged a late seventh-inning rally to back an outstanding pitching performance from starter Brandon Morrow and edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Wednesday.
Despite entering the contest in an ugly 0-for-11 slump, Blue Jays outfielder Rajai Davis jump-started the decisive inning with a one-out ground rule double -- his second of two on the day.
Shortstop Yunel Escobar, who spoiled what could have been a strong scoring

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Sony: ‘Virtual reality is coming back’

Sony has hyped the return of virtual reality with its HMD headset, which was announced at CES.

Sony has hyped the return of virtual reality devices for gaming in an interview to promote the upcoming b.tween 3D event, claiming that virtual reality could represent the future of 3D content.

‘Another thing that’s coming back which I’m very excited is the notion of virtual reality,‘ said Sony’s Mike Hocking, who discussed Sony’s new head-mounted display (HMD) device. ‘You can

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Square raises $100 million for $1 billion valuation

Square's app and system lets buyers make mobile payments as an alternative to NFC.
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Mobile payments start-up Square has acquired a $100 million investment from venture capital giant Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, valuing the company at more than $1 billion.

The company announced the investment on its Twitter feed. "To continue to empower everyone to accept payments anywhere, we've raised $100 million in our Series C Financing, led by @kpcb," the company tweeted. KPCB

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Jays blast 4 homers, but fall short to Bucs

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO -- There were other mistakes John Farrell could have picked on in Tuesday night's 7-6 interleague loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, but it was one lapse in particular by starter Jo-Jo Reyes that drew the Toronto Blue Jays manager's attention.Farrell repeatedly pointed to Reyes's failure to cover first base on what ended being an RBI single by Garrett Jones during the pivotal four-run fourth as a key play that opened the door to a bigger-than-it-should-have

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Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig Tie the Knot in NY

Barely a month after splitting from her fiance, Darren Aronofsky, actress Rachel Weisz was spotted getting cozy with actor Daniel Craig. Rumors swirled that it was the scandalous romance with Daniel that brought down her nine year romance. That was December 2010.

Fast forward to June 2011 and Rachel, 41, and Daniel, 43, decided to secretly tie the knot in NY. Who made the celebrity guest list? Just four people - Daniel's daughter Ella, 18, Rachel's son Henry, 4, and two friends.

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SPORTS - Los Angeles Dodgers file for bankruptcy protection (AP)

LOS ANGELES – One of baseball's proudest franchises is in tatters, its future to be decided not on the field but in the courtroom.
The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday, blaming Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal that owner Frank McCourt was counting on to keep the troubled franchise afloat.
McCourt, upset that baseball Commissioner Bud Selig rejected the

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