Portsmouth's former Chelsea midfielder Lassana Diarra has hinted that he could be interested in a return to Stamford Bridge in the future. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 Feb 2008 | 2:12 pm
Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate wants to put his injury woes behind him by collecting the first winner's medal of his career. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 Feb 2008 | 2:10 pm
After Wednesday's congressional hearing where Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte seemed at odds over the Rocket's alleged steroid use, Yankees catcher Jorge Posada supports Clemens without casting aside his current New York teammate. Source: ESPN.com | 17 Feb 2008 | 2:01 pm
Australia's Eamon Sullivan broke Alexander Popov's eight-year-old world record in the 50 meter freestyle on Sunday, instantly inheriting the title as the fastest swimmer in history. Source: ESPN.com | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:52 pm
Reading chairman John Madejski hopes Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore does not lose his job in the wake of the 'match 39' plan. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:44 pm
The proposal to play a 39th round of Premier League games is in the "trash bin", says Reading chairman John Madejski. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:16 pm
With a nearly perfect run through an obstacle course of dribbling, passing and shooting, Utah's point guard Deron Williams won the Skills Challenge on All-Star Saturday, defeating New Orleans playmaker Chris Paul in the final round. Source: ESPN.com | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:52 pm
India's batsmen imploded as Australia recorded an unlikely 50-run win in their tri-series match here Sunday. After the Indian bowlers had done well to restrict Australia to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:42 pm
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says an F1 anti-racism campaign is not necessary and thinks the abuse of Lewis Hamilton was a "one-off". Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:13 pm
AP - Michael Beasley had 40 points and 17 rebounds for his 21st double-double to lead No. 18 Kansas State to a 100-63 victory over Missouri on Saturday.
Michael Beasley had 40 points and 17 rebounds for his 21st double- double to lead No. 18 Kansas State to a 100-63 victory over Missouri on Saturday. Beasley leads the nation in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 11:54 am
Japanese runner Koichiro Fukuoka strode to victory in his debut appearance in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon Sunday, organisers said. The 26-year-old completed the Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 11:36 am
Real Madrid will unveil a statue Sunday of Alfredo Di Stefano scoring a goal, in tribute to the soccer great who helped transform the Spanish club into a global force. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 Feb 2008 | 11:32 am
Kwak Tae-Hwi's injury-time goal lifted South Korea to a 3-2 win over hosts China in the opener of the East Asian championship here Sunday, preserving a 30-year unbeaten record against their Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 11:17 am
Bundesliga Roundup: Werder Bremen beat Nuremberg 2-0 Saturday to share the league lead with Bayern Munich. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 Feb 2008 | 11:07 am
Serie A Roundup: David Suazo scored twice to lead Inter Milan over Livorno 2-0 and increase its lead in the Serie A. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 Feb 2008 | 11:06 am
La Liga Roundup: Real Betis upset Real Madrid 2-1 Saturday, while Barcelona cut their lead by beating Zaragoza. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 17 Feb 2008 | 11:06 am
Australia move well clear in the CB Series table after a 50-run win over India in a low-scoring match in Adelaide. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 17 Feb 2008 | 10:59 am
With eight minutes left and Syracuse comfortably ahead of Georgetown, the manager of the Carrier Dome came tapping on the shoulders of the reporters seated by the court. Source: NYT > Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 10:58 am
India's bowlers tightened their grip on the Australian batsmen in restricting the home side to 203 for nine in their tri-series match here Sunday. With teenager Ishant Sharma Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 10:51 am
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Eamon Sullivan broke Alexander Popov's eight-year-old world record for 50 meters freestyle on Sunday, instantly inheriting the title as the fastest swimmer in Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 9:30 am
US basketball's NBA league could expand into Europe "in the decade", according to commissioner David Stern. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 17 Feb 2008 | 9:12 am
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Darron Stiles birdied the final hole to capture the New Zealand PGA on Sunday, the American finishing a shot clear of the field in an event reduced to 36 holes after... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:38 am
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Mets' 25-year-old All-Star third baseman, who last season hit 30 homers, stole 34 bases and won his first Gold Glove.Q: What were the days immediately following... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
Mark Martin refuses to dwell on his near miss a year ago at Daytona. "I don't look back," Martin said. "That's the way I have always been. I am a looking-forward kind of guy." When he looked back in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
Rick DiPietro could have taken a 2 1/2-hour siesta in the Islander goal last night, and it's possible nobody would have noticed. Workdays don't come easier than this for a goalie. DiPietro faced only... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
Six veteran New York-breds lined up for the $75,000 Hollie Hughes Handicap at six furlongs, but it turned into virtual match race as 5-2 Gold and Roses went to the front under Rajiv Maragh, then 1-2 favorite... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
Jocelyn's double-teamMarrying a Giant, broadcasting MetsSNY has found a Super replacement for its popular "Mets Weekly" show - Jocelyn Maldonado, fiancee of Giants MLB Antonio Pierce. She replaces Rumble... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltran didn't exactly make a soft landing at Mets camp yesterday. Beltran not only revealed that surgery on both knees last October will cause him to miss... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
Lance Stephenson had a tough act to follow. Sebastian Telfair won three PSAL championships, had a documentary made about his senior year and a book chronicling his leap from Lincoln to the NBA. Stephenson,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - Already cautious with Carlos Beltran, the Mets aren't going to rush Luis Castillo, either. Castillo says he has recovered from arthroscopic surgery on his balky right knee in October,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
AND so it's well underway, the demonizing of players who either refuse to waive their no-trade clauses or are uncertain whether to so. Wade Redden was called selfish when he rejected Ottawa's request... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
KANATA, Ontario - It's bumpy and wobbly, but it's still a roll. These Devils have ridden it within two points of the Eastern Conference lead. Only 24 hours after blowing a two-goal lead to lose a shootout,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:17 am
Sweden's Annika Sorenstam wins her 70th LPGA Tour title and first since 2006 with victory in the season-opening SBS Open in Hawaii. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:09 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.
During All-Star week, NBA comes through with help for a city still recovering from Katrina.
NEW ORLEANS -- Whatever this is, the NBA's symbolic return or the start of an elaborate last tango, there was never an All-Star game like this. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The center fielder, who as a child had to ask neighbors for food, is enjoying all the benefits of his five-year, $90-million contract
PROSPER, Texas -- It seems fitting that Torii Hunter chose this burgeoning North Dallas suburb to build his dream home, a 19,900-square-foot, Mediterranean-style estate that sits on 20 acres, 3 1/2 of them covered by a lake. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The fight goes the distance this time and Pavlik gains a unanimous decision in the non-title bout.
LAS VEGAS -- Kelly Pavlik didn't beat Jermain Taylor in the punishing fashion he did five months ago. He just won again, unanimously. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Bruins are looking to avenge earlier loss and solidify NCAA seeding, while Trojans seek to avoid becoming a tournament bubble team.
The color scheme for tonight's cross-town rivalry game at the Galen Center -- UCLA wearing its road blue, USC its home, er, black -- could go a long way toward describing how the loser might feel with a month left before the NCAA tournament . Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Protecting a lead can be as tough as coming from behind, but at the end of the day, someone is going to be handed a trophy.
Phil Mickelson has a one-shot lead over Jeff Quinney when the last round begins today at Riviera Country Club. By the sound of things, there will be no handouts. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Former Dodger, named in Mitchell Report as a steroids/HGH user, says he's sorry for 'mistakes in judgment' but won't discuss specifics.
VIERA, Fla. -- Paul Lo Duca, cited in the Mitchell Report as a user of steroids and human growth hormone and the person who referred former Dodgers teammates Eric Gagne and Kevin Brown to his drug supplier, issued a statement Saturday in which he apologized for "mistakes in judgment." Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Despite a hole in one, non-winner still trails left-hander by a shot in what may turn out to be match play for final 18 holes at Riviera.
Phil Mickelson saved par with a tricky putt at No. 18, saved his lead through 54 holes at the Northern Trust Open, and now can only hope he saved his best for last. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Second victory over Taylor doesn't provide the thrills of their initial matchup.
LAS VEGAS -- The face of Youngstown, Ohio , left the ring here Saturday night with a couple of lumps but no blemishes on an unbeaten record. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Kelly Pavlik used a strong finish to defeat Jermain Taylor for the second time in less than six months, registering a 12-round unanimous decision in a non-title super middleweight fight. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:54 am
The freshman Corey Stokes scored 13 points Saturday night, when Villanova jumped to an early lead and never lost it in a 60-42 victory over St. John’s at Madison Square Garden. Source: NYT > Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:49 am
Toronto Raptors forward Jason Kapono made 10 shots in a row and five of his last six for a record-matching 25 points to defend his title Saturday in the NBA Three-point Shootout. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:45 am
AFP - Toronto Raptors forward Jason Kapono made 10 shots in a row and five of his last six for a record-matching 25 points to defend his title Saturday in the NBA Three-point Shootout.
Professional cycling is beginning its new season about where it finished the last one, with the consequences of the use of performance-enhancing drugs casting a broad shadow over the sport. Source: NYT > Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:39 am
The N.H.L.’s Southeast Division is in a virtual dead heat, with the Hurricanes and the Thrashers battling for first place and the Panthers and Capitals not far behind. Source: NYT > Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:38 am
Ten seconds into the game, Rangers center Brandon Dubinsky grabbed control of the puck and barreled toward the Buffalo net, catapulting them toward a 5-1 victory. Source: NYT > Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:37 am
With N.H.L. divisional races so close, the bonus point has often resulted in third periods in which teams playing not to lose instead charging for victories. Source: NYT > Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:36 am
Plans for large new European arenas have National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern looking more intently than ever at expanding across the Atlantic Ocean by 2018. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:23 am
A loss Wednesday night to last-place South Florida seemed the lowest of lows, but the Orange learned quickly that beating No. 8 Georgetown Saturday could alleviate all that pain. Source: NYT > Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:19 am
Craig Austrie dribbled nearly the length of the court, penetrated the lane and made a 14-foot runner to give No. 17 Connecticut its ninth consecutive victory. Source: NYT > Sports | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:16 am
AP - The Atlanta Hawks are trying balance out their backcourt and make a playoff push by bringing in Mike Bibby. Hawks coach Mike Woodson said Bibby, acquired from the Sacramento Kings for four players on Saturday, will provide scoring help for Joe Johnson.
NIU announced that sports events will be canceled through Sunday, February 24th in the wake of a campus shooting. Source: ESPN.com | 17 Feb 2008 | 6:56 am
Mike Bibby propelled the Kings on one of the longest playoff runs in their history with several clutch shots. Now he'll likely be taking his clutch ability East to help the playoff-hopeful Atlanta Hawks. Source: ESPN.com | 17 Feb 2008 | 6:38 am
AP - Markus Naslund scored the opening goal and helped set up Daniel Sedin's winner 7:45 into the third period, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a rough, fight-filled 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
The Sporting News - The Daytona 500 is my favorite sports event of the year. It's better than the Super Bowl, better than the World Series, and better than any seven-game series in the NHL or NBA. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 17 Feb 2008 | 5:05 am
AP - Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Dwight Howard super slam dunk champion. A red cape trailing behind him, Orlando's man of steel made like Superman and won perhaps the best dunk contest, definitely the most creative, in NBA history to close a memorable All-Star Saturday.
AP - Eric Gordon scored 28 points and broke Indiana's freshman scoring record Saturday night, leading the 13th-ranked Hoosiers to an 80-61 victory over No. 10 Michigan State.
AP - Annika Sorenstam waited 17 months to collect a T-shirt from her sister and a bottle of wine from a friend with No. 70 proudly displayed on them. "It's probably dusty," she said. "I'm ready to collect it now."
Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy defeated fourth-seeded Pauline Parmentier of France 6-4, 6-0 Saturday to reach the Cachantun Cup final against Klara Zakopalova.
Teen qualifier Kei Nishikori of Japan reached his first ATP final by beating third-seeded Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7) on Saturday at the International Tennis Championships.
Top-seeded Carlos Moya of Spain survived a late challenge to defeat Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti 6-2, 3-6 7-6 (4) on Saturday and make the finals of the Brasil Open.
FA Cup Roundup: Manchester United thrashed Arsenal 4-0 at Old Trafford while Liverpool suffered a shock ousting. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 16 Feb 2008 | 8:03 pm
AP - Michael Beasley had 40 points and 17 rebounds for his 21st double-double to lead No. 18 Kansas State to a 100-63 victory over Missouri on Saturday.
AFP - Toronto Raptors forward Jason Kapono made 10 shots in a row and five of his last six for a record-matching 25 points to defend his title Saturday in the NBA Three-point Shootout.
AP - The Atlanta Hawks are trying balance out their backcourt and make a playoff push by bringing in Mike Bibby. Hawks coach Mike Woodson said Bibby, acquired from the Sacramento Kings for four players on Saturday, will provide scoring help for Joe Johnson.
AP - Markus Naslund scored the opening goal and helped set up Daniel Sedin's winner 7:45 into the third period, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a rough, fight-filled 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
AP - Although you wouldn't know it from Kelly Pavlik's history of dynamite knockouts, patience is among the middleweight champion's greatest virtues.
AP - Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Dwight Howard super slam dunk champion. A red cape trailing behind him, Orlando's man of steel made like Superman and won perhaps the best dunk contest, definitely the most creative, in NBA history to close a memorable All-Star Saturday.
AP - Eric Gordon scored 28 points and broke Indiana's freshman scoring record Saturday night, leading the 13th-ranked Hoosiers to an 80-61 victory over No. 10 Michigan State.
AP - Annika Sorenstam waited 17 months to collect a T-shirt from her sister and a bottle of wine from a friend with No. 70 proudly displayed on them. "It's probably dusty," she said. "I'm ready to collect it now."
AFP - Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori shocked young American San Querrey in a three-set thriller on Saturday to book his first ATP finals berth.