Novak Djokovic fended off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final Sunday, earning his first Grand Slam title. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:52 pm
Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka is happy with life at his new club after he opened his goalscoring account for the Blues against Wigan. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:50 pm
Novak Djokovic fended off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final Sunday, earning his first Grand Slam title. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 1:46 pm
AFP - Tennis hot property Novak Djokovic broke through for his first Grand Slam triumph with a dramatic four-set victory over unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Australian Open on Sunday.
AP - Novak Djokovic took the expected barrage from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first set, then gave back some of his own to make the Australian Open his first Grand Slam title.
6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final Sunday, earning his first Grand Slam title. No. 3-ranked Djokovic's win broke a sequence of 11 straight majors won by either Roger... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:44 pm
Man Utd take on Spurs in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with Cardiff leading Hereford in the early kick-off. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:09 pm
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Third seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 to win the Australian Open men's singles title on Sunday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:06 pm
Novak Djokovic fended off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final Sunday, earning his first Grand Slam title. No. 3-ranked Djokovic's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:01 pm
The 20-year-old Serbian, who is ranked third in the world, defeats unseeded Tsonga in four sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6.
Novak Djokovic fended off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2), in the Australian Open final today, earning his first Grand Slam title. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:00 pm
The 20-year-old Serbian, who is ranked third in the world, defeats unseeded Tsonga in four sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 12:00 pm
Serbia's Novak Djokovic beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:53 am
West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green is hoping to be given a fresh chance under Fabio Capello to establish himself as an England regular. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:51 am
Chelsea star Frank Lampard has admitted he is prepared to battle it out for a place in Fabio Capello's England midfield. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:51 am
Adam Scott scorched the Doha Golf Club with a blistering birdie run to take a two-shot lead over Swede Henrik Stenson midway through the final round of the 2.5 million dollar Qatar Masters... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:38 am
American Bode Miller dominated the downhill section of the men's World Cup super-combined to boost his chances of claiming victory, and the overall World Cup lead, here Sunday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:25 am
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks said he discussed selling part of the Premier League club to a Dubai-based group. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:16 am
The West Indies suffered another injury blow when Shivnarine Chanderpaul was ruled out of the third one-day international against South Africa because of a knee injury. The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:12 am
It took seven set points, but Novak Djokovic finally won the third set against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 to take a two sets to one lead in the Australian Open men's final Sunday night. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 11:02 am
Novak Djokovic rallied to win the second set 6-4 against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and tie the Australian Open men's final Sunday night. Tsonga won the first set by the same 6-4 score at Rod... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:35 am
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Third seed Novak Djokovic leveled the Australian Open men's singles final against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at one set all on Sunday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:34 am
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that the Red Devils are capable of emulating his Treble-winning squad of 1999. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:23 am
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks tells the BBC he plans to keep his stake in the club for the foreseeable future. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:19 am
Serie A Roundup: Amantino Mancini scored for AS Roma to beat 10-man Palermo 1-0 in Saturday league action. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Jan 2008 | 10:14 am
AP - Andre Caldwell scored on a 2-yard end around on the final play of the Senior Bowl to cap a 14-play, 86-yard final drive and lift the South to a 17-16 win over the North on Saturday.
AP - Alex Ovechkin's move was a little bit baseball, a little bit hockey. It was a big whiff but still a big hit. Ovechkin flipped the puck off his stick, took a mighty swing and missed. Ilya Kovalchuk attempted a shot while sliding along on his knees. Marian Gaborik swooped behind the net and tried to stuff one inside the post.
AP - The packed blue canvas travel bags were in front of each locker and there seemed to be a sense of relief among the New York Giants after holding their final practice in New Jersey for the Super Bowl.
AP - David West scored 32 points and the New Orleans Hornets won their eighth straight, routing the defending champion San Antonio Spurs 102-78 on Saturday night.
AP - Connecticut didn't miss its two suspended guards Saturday. Fill-in starter Craig Austrie had 15 points to lead five scorers in double figures and the Huskies dominated the middle in a 68-63 upset of No. 7 Indiana.
AP - Break out the umbrellas for rain, and the white flags for Tiger Woods. Winning the Buick Invitational became a matter of when not who after Woods put on a clinic Saturday by hitting 17 greens in regulation, building an eight-shot lead and hoping he doesn't have to wait until Monday to collect a fourth straight title at Torrey Pines.
Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting make centuries as Australia all but end India's chances of tying their Test series. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:34 am
Sebastian Battaglia and Martin Palermo scored as Boca Juniors beat River Plate 2-0 in Saturday's preseason "superclasico". Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:32 am
PHOENIX - The images surround us out here. The phoenix, rising out of the ashes. The mirages that forever flummox travelers in the desert. This is where the Giants will come to play out the final act of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
One of the most important matchups in Super Bowl XLII pits Giants' dynamic sackmaster Osi Umenyiora trying to race past Patriots' bulldog left tackle Matt Light to get to Tom Brady. Umenyiora's charge... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
Now comes the true test of the Knicks' new Stephon Marbury-less momentum, the true measure of whether their improvement has been true or just a tease: The West Coast. Tonight at Golden State, the Knicks... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
As a Hollywood producer, Steve Tisch knows something about a story arc leading to a dramatic and rousing finish, so he can recognize a winning script when he sees one."Some of the endings were really Hollywood... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
PHOENIX - Did a little digging the other day. Found a gem somewhere in the archives. Thought I might share it with you. Here it is. Enjoy."The Giants are broken, that much is obvious. They are a mess from... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
THEY became champions of the world, five months after the world had been shaken to its core, five months after 9/11, and America couldn't have been prouder. From the time they ran out as one for the introductions,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
MINNEAPOLIS - The Nets say they can work their way through this, but management may no longer be so sure. As the Nets - losers of eight straight - head into their Battle of the Bads here tonight against... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
FOXBOROUGH - Among the flurry of ballyhooed offseason acquisitions the Patriots made en route to their historic 18-0 run entering Super Bowl XLII, the two receivers - Randy Moss and Wes Welker - were thought... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
This was long before Spygate and Super Bowl rings, long before the hoodie or Hall of Fame talk. This was 1979 and Bill Belichick was a 26-year-old who had just been hired by Giants head coach Ray Perkins... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:26 am
With training methods, computers and free agency, comparing the 2007 Patriots to the 1972 Dolphins is like apples and oranges. But a great quarterback helps.
A perfect season. Four championships in the space of seven years. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:00 am
USC blows nine-point lead in last 1:39 of regulation but recovers to win. Mayo scores 25 and shakes off cramps to spark final surge.
EUGENE, Ore. -- Their nine-point lead wiped out over the final 1 minute 39 seconds of regulation, their starters suffering from cramps and their opponent emboldened by a raucous crowd, the USC Trojans had seemingly everything working against them Saturday night at McArthur Court. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:00 am
So I'm talking to my good buddy Don the other day and he says he's going to the Super Bowl with Al Davis. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:00 am
She falls on her first jump during the free skate but comes back to finish third, which is enough to clinch crown.
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Mirai Nagasu had a big lead going into the free skate at the U.S. Championships on Saturday night but knew she would have to skate well to win. Nagasu was the last one to take the ice, and she had heard the crowd going wild for the two skaters before her. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 8:00 am
Alex Ovechkin won the breakaway challenge in the NHL's SuperSkills competition Saturday night, leading the Eastern Conference to a 9-6 victory over the West. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:30 am
Cris Carter, who ranks second in career pass receptions with 1,101 in 16 seasons, is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:28 am
One of the most influential baseball minds of the last 40 years contends that measures used to demonstrate the baseball wide effects of performance-enhancing drugs are the wrong place to look. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:25 am
My wife and I had accepted an invitation to a wedding in Philadelphia last Sunday. Who would plan to marry on the day of the N.F.L.’s conference championship games? Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:25 am
A decade ago, the N.H.L.’s Canadian franchises were the league’s economic weak links. Now the skate is on the other foot. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:24 am
The N.H.L., in an effort to make more of a connection with European countries other than signing their players, will send the Rangers and three other teams across the Atlantic to open next season. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:23 am
The assessment of Kovalchuk’s game — and attitude — has been turned upside down since he entered the N.H.L. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:23 am
A day after he suspended two guards for violating team rules, Jim Calhoun watched the Huskies turn in their grittiest performance of the season. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:22 am
LaToya Pringle scored 12 of her career-high 31 points in the second overtime to help No. 3 North Carolina beat No. 4 Maryland, 97-86. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Jan 2008 | 6:19 am
Damon Stoudamire and the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday reached terms on a buyout agreement that likely will make him a free agent next week, according to NBA front-office sources. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 5:22 am
Mirai Nagasu delighted the crowd with a refreshing and entertaining show at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night. At 14, she became the second-youngest woman to win the title, too. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 5:18 am
Yes, Tiger Woods is going to win the Buick Invitational. He owns an eight-shot lead through 54 holes, so they can start engraving his name on the trophy. But when will he receive the hardware? Ah, that's a different story. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Jan 2008 | 4:22 am
Ghana players Asamoah and Baffour Gyan begin to walk out on the Black Stars, but are persuaded to stay. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 26 Jan 2008 | 10:48 pm
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor insists he and teammate Nicklas Bendtner have put their midweek dispute behind them. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Jan 2008 | 10:41 pm
FA Cup Roundup: Yossi Benayoun scored three goals, as Liverpool beat the amateurs of Havant and Waterlooville 5-2. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Jan 2008 | 8:31 pm
How come Eli Manning is playing so well lately? SI.com's Peter King pinpoints four reasons why the Giants QB has his team in position to win Super Bowl XLII.
AFP - Tennis hot property Novak Djokovic broke through for his first Grand Slam triumph with a dramatic four-set victory over unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Australian Open on Sunday.
AP - Novak Djokovic took the expected barrage from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first set, then gave back some of his own to make the Australian Open his first Grand Slam title.
AFP - Park Ji-Sung is targeting an FA Cup triumph with Manchester United to pull off of a memorable hat-trick of cup successes.
AP - Andre Caldwell scored on a 2-yard end around on the final play of the Senior Bowl to cap a 14-play, 86-yard final drive and lift the South to a 17-16 win over the North on Saturday.
AP - Dwyane Wade saw Dorell Wright throw the ball in the air as time expired, then pumped a fist and pointed up.
AP - Alex Ovechkin's move was a little bit baseball, a little bit hockey. It was a big whiff but still a big hit. Ovechkin flipped the puck off his stick, took a mighty swing and missed. Ilya Kovalchuk attempted a shot while sliding along on his knees. Marian Gaborik swooped behind the net and tried to stuff one inside the post.
AP - The packed blue canvas travel bags were in front of each locker and there seemed to be a sense of relief among the New York Giants after holding their final practice in New Jersey for the Super Bowl.
AP - David West scored 32 points and the New Orleans Hornets won their eighth straight, routing the defending champion San Antonio Spurs 102-78 on Saturday night.
AP - Connecticut didn't miss its two suspended guards Saturday. Fill-in starter Craig Austrie had 15 points to lead five scorers in double figures and the Huskies dominated the middle in a 68-63 upset of No. 7 Indiana.
AP - Break out the umbrellas for rain, and the white flags for Tiger Woods. Winning the Buick Invitational became a matter of when not who after Woods put on a clinic Saturday by hitting 17 greens in regulation, building an eight-shot lead and hoping he doesn't have to wait until Monday to collect a fourth straight title at Torrey Pines.