Portsmouth contact the Premier League to see whether a late deal to sell striker Benjani to Manchester City can still go ahead. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:55 am
Arsene Wenger will not make the same mistake twice by rushing Arsenal striker Robin van Persie back into action too soon. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:51 am
Manchester United chief Sir Alex Ferguson believes his team are heading towards a second successive title because of their all-round strength. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:46 am
Birmingham fail to sign Georgian midfielder Levan Tskitishvili after his request for a work-permit is turned down. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:38 am
AP - At least one person has been interviewed privately by congressional lawyers looking into Roger Clemens' denial of allegations in the Mitchell Report. Now the parade of players is set to begin.
AFP - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba would still like to leave the English Premiership side to join Spanish giants Real Madrid next season, sports daily Marca reported Friday.
Every Friday Side Kicks are here to help. We know everything about soccer ... except for the stuff we make up. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:08 am
At least one person has been interviewed privately by congressional lawyers looking into Roger Clemens' denial of allegations in the Mitchell Report. Now the parade of players is set to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:06 am
Australia thrash India by nine wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international after bowling out the tourists for 74 in Melbourne. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 10:59 am
AP - Montreal punished Washington's Alex Ovechkin, breaking his nose and sending him to the locker room for stitches in his lip. Ovechkin got his revenge on the Canadiens with an overwhelming offensive performance.
Montreal punished Washington's Alex Ovechkin, breaking his nose and sending him to the locker room for stitches in his lip. Ovechkin got his revenge on the Canadiens with an overwhelming... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 10:27 am
Blustery conditions and cool temperatures hampered the pack chasing Tiger Woods in the second round of the 2.5 million dollars Dubai Desert Classic on Friday. The weather was Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 10:13 am
Heading into a key game in the Pac-10, Stanford is rolling and Washington State is recovering from its first home loss of the season. The 14th-ranked Cardinal won their fourth straight... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 10:06 am
Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has pleaded for patience as he attempts to inject confidence back into his players at St James' Park. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 Feb 2008 | 10:02 am
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says new signing Jermain Defoe can re-ignite his career at Fratton Park. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 9:55 am
A broken 9-iron didn't prevent Kevin Sutherland from grabbing a share of the opening-round lead of the FBR Open. Sutherland broke the shaft of the club swinging it into a cactus, then ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 9:43 am
A proposal for fans to seize control of Liverpool is reportedly gaining support from around the world. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 Feb 2008 | 9:42 am
Chelsea's veteran midfielder Claude Makelele has been handed an unofficial coaching role at Stamford Bridge by boss Avram Grant. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 Feb 2008 | 9:35 am
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori faces a race against time to be fit for Tuesday's Twenty20 international against England. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:12 am
Pain is the name of the game in NFL, mostly for former players
PHOENIX -- Eight o'clock on a desert morning, the rising sun casts an unsettling glow on the two deep, disparate shades of the NFL. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Dogged by his reputation, Giants' Burress finds spotlight again with prediction, nagging injuries
PHOENIX -- One way or another, Plaxico Burress has found a way to be the center of attention this week. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Lakers rally from 17-point deficit, but they lose to Pistons after Odom shoots an airball on the last shot. Bryant has an odd triple-double.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Phil Jackson undertook his annual practice of giving a book to each player on a lengthy trip, handing them out on the Lakers' plane ride to Detroit. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Shipp scores 21, Love has a double-double and UCLA outplays Arizona State in all facets of the game.
There was plenty of spectacular play by UCLA against Arizona State on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion, but just enough caution for the fifth-ranked Bruins to rout the Sun Devils, 84-51, in a Pacific 10 Conference game. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Maybe Kevin Love's distinct talents won't translate into NBA stardom, but the UCLA center is a terrific college player and a favorite to become only the second freshman to be named Pacific 10 Conference player of the year. . . . Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
It's widely believed the orcas are expanding their range because depleted Pacific Northwest stocks of salmon can no longer sustain them.
The killer whales, at least three dozen of them, coursed through and even leaped across the wind-swept ocean. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Giants had the Patriots down for much of the game in December, and it is expected they will use the same strategy Sunday.
New England quarterback Tom Brady has a reputation for being cool under pressure, but he looked a little rattled early in the third quarter when the Patriots played the New York Giants to end the regular season in late December. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
UCLA pounces on Sun Devils with an energizing stretch of early offensive creativity and takes a 46-26 halftime lead. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Lakers rally from 17-point deficit, but they lose to Pistons after Odom shoots an airball on the last shot. Bryant has an odd triple-double. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
For all of his unbeaten teams, there is a 29-1 Bruins squad that Wooden considers king of them all.
Was there a precise point in time when UCLA set the gold standard for college basketball excellence? Was it John Wooden's first NCAA championship season, when his 1963-64 Bruins went 30-0 despite having no starter taller than 6 feet 5 inches? Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Text messages from press row . . . Maybe Kevin Love's distinct talents won't translate into NBA stardom, but the UCLA... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
It's widely believed the orcas are expanding their range because depleted Pacific Northwest stocks of salmon can no longer sustain them. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
USC loses to Arizona, 80-69, before record crowd at Galen Center. Hackett suffers a hip injury.
The predicament facing USC became clear with 9 minutes 32 seconds left in the second half Thursday night when into the fray trotted sophomore Ryan Wetherell. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The head of the players union says members could strike or decertify if the owners try for a new one in November. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Former star Rod Woodson believes the New York Giants will pull off "one of the biggest upsets in NFL history" and beat New England in Sunday's Super Bowl. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:34 am
Senator Arlen Specter wants N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell to account for the league’s destruction of evidence related to spying by the New England Patriots. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:32 am
As if it was possible to heighten the hyperbole of the Super Bowl, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talked about the “biggest game in all of our lives” as an indelible part of his team’s future, whether they finish undefeated or not. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:25 am
At the Giants’ final media day before the Super Bowl, defensive end Osi Umenyiora apologized for his criticism of the Patriots’ Matt Light — sort of. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:24 am
Of the $100 million expected to be bet on Super Bowl XLII on Sunday, as much of one-third will be made on a single occurrence, unlikely or not, that may happen in 60 minutes of football. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:20 am
The Trail Blazers are thriving, and Channing Frye is quietly finding his niche. The Knicks are dragging, and Zach Randolph is quietly wondering where it all went wrong. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:04 am
Portsmouth signed Jermain Defoe from Tottenham on Thursday after the England striker decided to switch clubs because of a lack of first-team opportunities. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:57 am
Tim Duncan banked in a shot with 30.9 seconds remaining, Manu Ginobili hit four late free throws and the undermanned San Antonio Spurs rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 84-81 on Thursday... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:55 am
RALEIGH, N.C. - Captain Rod Brind'Amour was in the right place at the right time for the Carolina Hurricanes. Brind'Amour scored the game-winner with 1:40 left in overtime and Carolina Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:53 am
LeBron James is questionable for the Cavaliers' game Thursday night against the Seattle SuperSonics, after spraining his ankle in the second quarter of a win over Portland. Source: ESPN.com | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:52 am
Brian Cashman guides the Yankees franchise, but pressure from above, and the self-imposed pressure all club officials handle, has put his return beyond 2008 in question. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:42 am
The Rangers’ dominant performance must have left them wondering why they had not approached this level more often. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:41 am
Federal and local authorities are trying to stop the sale of counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise in the days leading up to the game by seizing fakes. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:39 am
Trevon Hughes scored 16 points and Marcus Landry had 14 points and 11 rebounds Thursday night as No. 13 Wisconsin held on to beat No. 11 Indiana, 62-49, in Madison, Wis. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:34 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Tiger Woods picked up right where he left off last week at the top of the leader board. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:33 am
Paul Pierce scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half while Rajon Rondo put back his missed jumper with 42 seconds remaining to lift Boston over Dallas 96-90 on Thursday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:29 am
A Tennessee judge dismissed misdemeanor charges against suspended Titans player Adam "Pacman" Jones on Thursday, agreeing with the prosecutor that Jones has been punished enough over the past year. Source: ESPN.com | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:23 am
AP - Kevin Everett slowly unbuttons his suit jacket and sits down. It hardly seems like a big deal, those three little buttons. For Everett, though, it is nothing short of amazing. Less than five months after the catastrophic collision that doctors said might leave him paralyzed or worse he is walking and slowly regaining full use of his hands.
AP - Point guard Rajon Rondo had a season-high 12 rebounds, following one of them with a putback layup with 42 seconds left to give the Celtics the lead, and Boston held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 96-90 on Thursday night.
The NBA announced 14 reserves for the 2008 All-Star Game to be played on Sunday, February 17 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiania. Source: ESPN.com | 1 Feb 2008 | 4:38 am
Gene Upshaw on Thursday brushed off criticism of ex-players' pensions, saying the union won't take from current pensions to help former players. Source: ESPN.com | 1 Feb 2008 | 2:12 am
Thierry Henry's goal led FC Barcelona past Villarreal 1-0 and into the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 31 Jan 2008 | 11:13 pm
Defending champion Luis Horna was eliminated by Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) in a three-hour, second-round marathon at the Movistar Open on Thursday.
David Beckham will have to wait for his 100th England cap after Fabio Capello left him off the roster for the Swiss friendly. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 31 Jan 2008 | 6:30 pm
AP - NFL players will consent to a urine test for Human Growth Hormone once such a test is developed.
AP - A broken 9-iron didn't prevent Kevin Sutherland from grabbing a share of the opening-round lead of the FBR Open.
AP - Heading into a key game in the Pac-10, Stanford is rolling and Washington State is recovering from its first home loss of the season.
AP - At least one person has been interviewed privately by congressional lawyers looking into Roger Clemens' denial of allegations in the Mitchell Report. Now the parade of players is set to begin.
AFP - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba would still like to leave the English Premiership side to join Spanish giants Real Madrid next season, sports daily Marca reported Friday.
AP - Montreal punished Washington's Alex Ovechkin, breaking his nose and sending him to the locker room for stitches in his lip. Ovechkin got his revenge on the Canadiens with an overwhelming offensive performance.
AP - The Boston Celtics only had two of their Big Three and one little point guard who made up for the absence of Kevin Garnett.
AP - Kevin Everett slowly unbuttons his suit jacket and sits down. It hardly seems like a big deal, those three little buttons. For Everett, though, it is nothing short of amazing. Less than five months after the catastrophic collision that doctors said might leave him paralyzed or worse he is walking and slowly regaining full use of his hands.
AP - Adam "Pacman" Jones is busy clearing away the legal problems that led to his suspension from the NFL.
AP - Point guard Rajon Rondo had a season-high 12 rebounds, following one of them with a putback layup with 42 seconds left to give the Celtics the lead, and Boston held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 96-90 on Thursday night.