Jason Kidd is Eastern Conference All-Star, who by Sunday could play for a team in the West. How's the NBA supposed to handle that one? Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 11:36 am
Jason Kidd is Eastern Conference All-Star, who by Sunday could play for a team in the West. How's the NBA supposed to handle that one? Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 11:35 am
AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson insists his current Manchester United squad has two years to fulfil its potential as they prepare for Saturday's titanic FA Cup fifth round tie against top-flight rivals Arsenal here at Old Trafford.
After the Virginia Tech shootings in April, the Northern Illinois athletic department upgraded its emergency crisis plan. Tragically, the plan was put into action Thursday afternoon. Source: ESPN.com | 16 Feb 2008 | 11:23 am
Oscar De La Hoya has finalized a deal with his next opponent, former junior lightweight titlist Steve Forbes on May 3, multiple sources involved in the deal told ESPN.com. Source: ESPN.com | 16 Feb 2008 | 11:12 am
Los Angeles Galaxy defender Ty Harden has decided to quit soccer to explore philanthophic endeavors, saying he has “always loved helping people.” Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:55 am
Sacked managers are the victims of chairmen and owners who "can't stand the pressure" from volatile fans, according to Sam Allardyce. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:48 am
GOYANG, South Korea - Canada's Joannie Rochette managed a season's best performance in the short program to take the ladies silver medal at the Four Continents figure skating... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:46 am
There is a rising possibility that Jason Kidd's expected trade to from New Jersey to Dallas won't happen before the league's trade deadline Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.
The president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association has agreed to testify in front of a House panel investigating the effects of performance-enhancing drugs. Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:37 am
The resources afforded Avram Grant may make him the envy of his Premier League peers, but privately the Chelsea manager might be pining for the days when his squad was stretched to breaking Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:36 am
Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing has insisted he never wanted to leave his home town club after agreeing a new deal with Boro. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:19 am
Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are wary of each other's leading scorers ahead of the FA Cup tie between Manchester United & Arsenal. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:11 am
Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez believes Saturday evening's FA Cup fifth round clash with Arsenal could impact on the title race. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:06 am
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits his team selection for the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester United will be a careful balancing act. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 16 Feb 2008 | 10:06 am
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reiterated his determination to limit the number of foreign players in the Premier League. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 16 Feb 2008 | 9:44 am
Richard Scudamore insists he will continue to pursue plans to take Premier League matches abroad at a meeting with FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 16 Feb 2008 | 9:43 am
Reuters - Sherman Smith has become an
offensive coordinator at the Washington Redskins, giving up his
post as running backs coach with the Tennessee Titans, his new
team announced on Friday. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Feb 2008 | 9:36 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sherman Smith has become an offensive coordinator at the Washington Redskins, giving up his post as running backs coach with the Tennessee Titans, his new team... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 9:36 am
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Chilean Felipe Aguilar shot a solid third-round 67 to stay two strokes clear in the Indonesia Open at 16 under par on Saturday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 9:33 am
Dallas goalie Marty Turco appreciates Stephane Robidas' plays on both ends of the ice. Explaining that the defenseman really helped him in the Stars' 4-2 win over Anaheim on Friday... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 9:10 am
SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds' personal trainer still isn't talking. Greg Anderson, jailed for more than a year for refusing to testify against the slugger, declined comment yesterday after a judge rejected... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - Willie Randolph doesn't think the Mets' collapse last fall requires drastic measures this spring.Facing the media here yesterday for the first time since pitchers and catchers reported,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
TAMPA - Chien-Ming Wang's quiet personality dictates he won't allow losing at the arbitration table to affect his pitching. However, if Wang gets off to a slow start, he can expect to hear that as the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - El Duque is taking the Mets at their word.Despite speculation Orlando Hernandez might move to the bullpen, the Mets continue to say the fragile Cuban right-hander is part of their starting... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
NFL: Another twist in Spygate case The lawyer for former Patriots employee Matt Walsh said his client is willing to turn over videotapes he made for the team if the NFL guarantees Walsh protection from... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
Jerel McNeal scored 17 points and Ousmane Barrow scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Marquette to a 72-54 win against No. 22 Pittsburgh last night in Milwaukee. Marquette (18-6, 8-5 Big East)... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
NEW ORLEANS - Jerry Colangelo, the executive director of USA Basketball and former longtime Suns owner, said yesterday he would be interested in interviewing for the Knicks' presidency this summer if Isiah... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Red Sox are a franchise that used to live by the words: The Curse of the Bambino. Everything has changed. "Dynasty" is the latest book about the Red Sox, written by Tony Massarotti,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - Jose Reyes kept shrugging off his September From Hell at the time, even as he was taking the Mets' playoff hopes down with him.Just part of baseball, the Mets' All-Star shortstop would... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
There was no celebration for regaining a share of the division lead again. The Devils squandered another two-goal lead in last night's shootout loss. The Devils visit Ottawa tonight, and if they'd held... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:18 am
The tale of Oscar De La Hoya, a former striptease dancer and some embarrassing photos posted on the Internet. Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
Starting forward practices and Howland says he looks good.
UCLA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute participated in his first full-contact practice since spraining his left ankle Feb. 2 and is listed as probable for Sunday's game against USC. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Kuroda's 30-pitch session is a breeze compared with training in Japan, where, he says, he threw as many as 300 pitches in side sessions. 'I like this better,' he says.
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- For Hiroki Kuroda , his first day of camp with the Dodgers felt like an instant. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
As far as Mickelson moments go, this one wasn't bad, an 18-foot birdie putt on the sly and treacherous 18th hole at Riviera Country Club, just before sundown. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
With a new team and early-season success, Earnhardt's merchandise is flying off the shelves again.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- When Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead at the Budweiser Shootout here a week ago, it was almost more than Earnhardt fan Marty Briles could stand. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
While keeping his roots in Atlanta, Andruw Jones already wants to extend his career with the Dodgers, saying he will bounce back from a bad 2007.
DULUTH, Ga. -- Nine tall boxes sit in the garage of Andruw Jones' nine-bedroom house, taped up and ready to be shipped to Los Angeles. Inside are his clothes. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The outspoken and successful basketball coach is now at St. Louis, where he can be closer to his mom, and his words can still get him in trouble.
ST. LOUIS -- The sweater is a different color, but the person inside it, working the sidelines, is the same. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Cornell won the first game of its weekend road trip by erasing a 5-point deficit in the waning moments, beating Harvard 72-71. Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:53 am
LOS ANGELES - The future of the Los Angeles Kings is starting to look bright - even in one of their dreariest seasons. Ted Purcell scored his first NHL goal and Brian Boyle notched his Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:52 am
Indiana’s athletic director has seven days to investigate the N.C.A.A.’s accusations of recruiting violations against Coach Kelvin Sampson. Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:51 am
Jason Kidd sliced through a mob of cameras, microphones and bodies, settled into a padded chair and tried to dispel the chaos with a simple three-word introduction: “I’m a Net.” Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:50 am
Salim Sdiri of France, the long jumper who was struck in the back by a javelin last year at a Golden League meet in Rome, is still coping with the freak injury. Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:46 am
If Jimmie Johnson can capture the Sprint Cup this year, he will stand alongside Cale Yarborough, who is the only driver to win three straight championships. Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:44 am
It’s one of the tried-and-true realities of life in the Mets’ clubhouse. Looking for José Reyes? Just find the loudest shirt, and there he is. Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:43 am
Eric Staal had the “A” sewn onto all his jerseys earlier this week after a teammate was traded and he became Carolina’s newest alternate captain. Now, he must take even more of a leadership role Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:43 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic and world silver medalist Adam Nelson recorded the third-longest indoor shot-put throw of all-time to win the Tyson Invitational meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 7:41 am
NEW ORLEANS -- Daniel Gibson made a record 11 3-pointers and scored 33 points to lead the NBA's sophomores stars to a 136-109 victory over a team of the league's top rookies.
Marian Hossa received some kind words from Thrashers coach Don Waddell after scoring the tying goal with 18.1 seconds left in regulation. "I'm proud of you," Waddell, who doubles as the Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Feb 2008 | 6:24 am
Dirk Nowitzki wants the Mavs to make a trade for Jason Kidd. Chris Mannix says if there is no deal, the big man will have to repair the Dallas locker room.
AP - Jerel McNeal scored 17 points and Ousmane Barrow scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Marquette to a 72-54 win against No. 22 Pittsburgh on Friday night.
Second baseman Brandon Phillips has agreed to a $27 million, four-year deal, settling the Cincinnati Reds' final arbitration case. Source: ESPN.com | 16 Feb 2008 | 5:35 am
Reuters - New York Yankees pitcher Wang
Chien-Ming will make a 2008 salary of $4 million instead of his
request for $4.6 million in an arbitration decision announced
on Friday in favor of the American League club.
AP - Phil Mickelson seems determined to add Los Angeles to his collection of West Coast trophies. A year after losing at Riviera in a playoff, Mickelson played golf as spectacular as the weather Friday in the Northern Trust Open, finishing with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 7-under 64 and a four-shot lead.
Duke freshman Kyle Singler has been taking a beating this year, but it's been worth it. Luke Winn has the Blue Devils at No. 2 in his latest Power Rankings.
AP - Second baseman Brandon Phillips agreed to a $27 million, four-year deal Friday, settling the Cincinnati Reds' final arbitration case and satisfying a player who doesn't want to leave.
Northern Illinois officials canceled all of this weekend's athletics events after Thursday's deadly shooting rampage at the DeKalb campus. Source: ESPN.com | 16 Feb 2008 | 2:34 am
Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing, who battled for NCAA and NBA titles, and Miami Heat coach Pat Riley were selected as finalists Friday for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Source: ESPN.com | 16 Feb 2008 | 2:33 am
Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy stayed on course for a fifth career title when she beat seventh-seeded Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3, 6-3 in the Cachantun Cup quarterfinals on Friday.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger squares off with old rival Sir Alex Ferguson once again in an FA Cup dream clash. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 16 Feb 2008 | 12:35 am
Real Madrid Dutchman Wesley Sneijder is likely to miss up to a month after fracturing a rib in training on Friday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Feb 2008 | 10:58 pm
Milan have insisted that Ronaldo has a better chance of recovering from his tendon injury than he did eight years ago. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Feb 2008 | 10:34 pm
Top-seeded Carlos Moya rallied from 4-1 and two breaks down in the final set and Nicolas Lapentti saved three match points to reach the Brasil Open semifinals on Friday.
Top-seeded James Blake advanced to the semifinals in the International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach for the second straight year Friday, beating Russia's Igor Kunitsyn 6-2, 6-4.
Cricket South Africa bosses apologise for their roles in the controversy surrounding team
selection for Bangladesh. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Feb 2008 | 6:13 pm
The Football Association expresses "serious reservations" over the Premier League's plan to play games abroad. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Feb 2008 | 5:23 pm
Top-ranked Justine Henin survived a day of upsets by beating Russian qualifier Alisa Kleybanova 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Diamond Games semifinals on Friday.
Andy Murray beats Nicolas Mahut 7-5 7-6 (7-5) to reach the semi-finals of the Open 13 in Marseille. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Feb 2008 | 3:26 pm
Chelsea captain John Terry is in the squad to face Huddersfield in the FA Cup after recovering from a broken foot. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Feb 2008 | 2:42 pm
Clarence Seedorf believes AC Milan team-mate Ronaldo may not return to playing football after a serious injury this week. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Feb 2008 | 1:20 pm
AP - Jason Kidd is Eastern Conference All-Star, who by Sunday could play for a team in the West.
AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson insists his current Manchester United squad has two years to fulfil its potential as they prepare for Saturday's titanic FA Cup fifth round tie against top-flight rivals Arsenal here at Old Trafford.
AFP - Croatian Davis Cup winner Mario Ancic took another step forward in reigniting his career on Friday by reaching the Marseille ATP semi-finals.
AP - Dallas goalie Marty Turco appreciates Stephane Robidas' plays on both ends of the ice.
AP - Jerel McNeal scored 17 points and Ousmane Barrow scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Marquette to a 72-54 win against No. 22 Pittsburgh on Friday night.
AP - Annika Sorenstam was back in charge Friday.
Reuters - New York Yankees pitcher Wang
Chien-Ming will make a 2008 salary of $4 million instead of his
request for $4.6 million in an arbitration decision announced
on Friday in favor of the American League club.
AP - Phil Mickelson seems determined to add Los Angeles to his collection of West Coast trophies. A year after losing at Riviera in a playoff, Mickelson played golf as spectacular as the weather Friday in the Northern Trust Open, finishing with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 7-under 64 and a four-shot lead.
AP - Second baseman Brandon Phillips agreed to a $27 million, four-year deal Friday, settling the Cincinnati Reds' final arbitration case and satisfying a player who doesn't want to leave.