Eduardo da Silva appears certain to miss the European Championship after breaking his leg in Arsenal's Premier League game at Birmingham. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:38 pm
Wales face Italy, Ireland host Scotland and England travel to France on a packed day of international rugby. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:35 pm
Arsenal striker Eduardo suffers a suspected broken leg in Arsenal's Premier League encounter at Birmingham. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:19 pm
South Korea fought to a 1-1 draw with fierce rivals Japan on Saturday to leave the East Asian championship hanging in the balance. South Korea finished the tournament level... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:10 pm
Levi Leipheimer, who won last year’s Tour De France final time trial, won the fifth stage of the Tour of California by 29 seconds over David Millar, the British time-trial champion. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:07 pm
The coming matchup between No. 1 Memphis and No. 2 Tennessee has a confluence of national prominence and a heated in-state rivalry. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:06 pm
Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the coach at Indiana after being accused of committing recruiting violations. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:05 pm
Bobcats scoring leader Gerald Wallace was taken off the floor on a stretcher during Friday's game against Sacramento after being hit in the face with an inadvertent elbow. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:53 pm
AP - As Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan pondered a resolution to the Kelvin Sampson mess, he kept thinking about the implications for senior forward D.J. White.
As Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan pondered a resolution to the Kelvin Sampson mess, he kept thinking about the implications for senior forward D.J. White. Back in 2006, White Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:50 pm
Avram Grant's father Meir will be a special guest at Sunday's Carling Cup final just days after celebrating his 80th birthday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:28 pm
Chelsea boss Avram Grant says he is facing one of the toughest decisions of his managerial career ahead of the Carling Cup final against Spurs. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:28 pm
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United's never-say-die attitude will serve them well in the coming weeks and months. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:25 pm
Nani has revealed that a stern word from Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was enough to persuade him not to repeat his juggling antics. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:24 pm
Bangladesh end day two of the first Test with South Africa 147 runs ahead with six second wickets standing. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Feb 2008 | 11:59 am
Leaders Arsenal trail Birmingham in Saturday's early Premier League game after seeing Eduardo suffer a horrific injury. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Feb 2008 | 11:46 am
In his 60 years in racing, Mr. Watters proved a versatile figure. He rode steeplechase horses, then trained champions in steeplechase and flat racing. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 10:40 am
South Africa slumped to a first innings deficit, conceding a lead to Bangladesh on the second day of the first Test here on Saturday. South Africa, who defeated Bangladesh by Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 10:39 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Controversial former sprinter Linford Christie was mistakenly invited to carry the Beijing Olympic torch when it passes through London, the Greater London Authority (GLA) Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 10:38 am
An explosive Brendon McCullum wrecked the best bowling England could offer as New Zealand overcame a mid-innings crisis to win the one-day cricket decider by 34 runs here Saturday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 10:35 am
Thanks largely to one of the game's best post players, the Phoenix Suns roughed up the Boston Celtics. Even Shaquille O'Neal was impressed. Led by 28 points from Amare Stoudemire,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 10:27 am
As Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan pondered a resolution to the Kelvin Sampson mess, he kept thinking about the implications for senior forward D.J. White. Back in 2006, White Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 10:27 am
Athens Olympic bronze medallists Reiko Nakamura and Yuko Nakanishi issued an Olympic warning by setting new world records at the Japan Open short course swimming championships on Saturday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 10:19 am
China were fined 4,500 dollars on Saturday for picking up excessive yellow cards at the East Asian football championships as Japan formally protested against the hosts' "dangerous" play. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 9:29 am
Athens Olympic bronze medallist Yuko Nakanishi set a new women's 200m butterfly world record at the Japan Open short-course swimming championships on Saturday. Nakanishi... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 9:27 am
AFP - Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have been handed a vote of confidence by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson as the club's bright young talents begin to heap pressure on the two Old Trafford legends.
AFP - Robby Ginepri upset second-seeded James Blake in straight sets here Friday to reach the semi-finals of the 436,000-dollar SAP Open ATP tennis tournament.
It's beyond ridiculous. When the Islanders visit Newark this afternoon, the Devils will try for an 11th time to win their first game this season from either of their local rivals. This curiosity is the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
One year ago, Tom Coughlin addressed the media at the NFL Scouting Combine after a turbulent season that resulted in the relative insecurity of a one-year contract extension. A year later, the Giant coach... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
TAMPA - For the first time this spring, George Steinbrenner was having lunch at his favorite Legends Field hangout, Max's Cafe. Andy Pettitte came strolling down the hallway on his way home when he spotted... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
MARANA, Ariz. - Tiger Woods was at his best. It almost wasn't enough. He was firing at every flag he could, making birdie on every other hole, and still feeling enormous pressure from Aaron Baddeley,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
Zach Randolph was applauded as he left the court for the final time last night, and quite deservedly. So maybe there's hope Isiah Thomas got it at least half right when he decided to keep Randolph and... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
DURHAM, N.C. - What a glorious week to be a Duke hater. North Carolina coach Roy Williams recently called out Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, telling him to, "Coach your [bleeping] team and I'll coach mine."... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
URBANA, Ill. - Former University of Illinois football player Derrick McPhearson pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing a laptop computer from another student's apartment. McPhearson pleaded guilty to felony... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
TAMPA - This time Derek Jeter wasn't blindsided by the words spilling out of Alex Rodriguez's mouth. A year ago, Jeter didn't know Rodriguez was going to talk about their faded friendship when spring training... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - Salomon Manriquez will be telling his grandkids years from now what he did to Johan Santana yesterday.Manriquez, a 25-year-old catcher who has never been above Double A, took the Mets'... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
For the final 38 minutes of last night's 48-minute game, Eddy Curry stayed on the sidelines. Benched. Last Wednesday, coach Isiah Thomas played Curry only 9:18, claming afterward there's "a slow phasing... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
Colin Montgomerie crashes out of the WGC Match Play Championship in Tucson with a 4&2 defeat to Stewart Cink. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:07 am
The veteran center fielder, 30, says he sees a lot of himself as a young player in the 23-year-old right fielder.
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Andruw Jones said he saw something familiar in Matt Kemp when they met for the first time at the Dodgers' mini-camp in Los Angeles last month. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The closer will get $10 million rather than the $12.5 million he was seeking. His salary still ties the record for highest awarded in arbitration.
The sting of an arbitration loss and the potential backlash it could produce may have been eased by the man who delivered the news to Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez on Friday. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The two U.S. open-wheel racing series end their 12-year separation in hopes of increasing interest in their sport.
U.S. open-wheel auto racing, made famous by the exploits of Andretti, Foyt and Unser but then devastated by a 12-year civil war between rival factions, agreed Friday to reunify the sport in hopes of stemming its decline. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Top-ranked player advances with a birdie on the 20th hole after Baddeley misses two chances to end the match.
MARANA, Ariz. -- Not once, but twice, Aaron Baddeley stood over putts that would defeat Tiger Woods. And not once, but twice, those putts slid past the hole. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Some numbers might not show it, but players say they're as good as ever at stopping opponents.
There is the impression that UCLA was a better defensive team last season and some evidence to back up the premise -- USC shot nearly 47% against the Bruins, Washington State 52%, and Arizona 64% in the second half of a game, all in the last month. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Open-wheel racing will try to recapture the glory of Indianapolis 500 and challenge the popularity of NASCAR.
The news of the day is that open-wheel auto racing finally found its way. Turns out, despite all those left turns, it had gotten lost. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Times staff writer Sam Farmer's report Friday from Indianapolis, where many of the nation's top professional football prospects are participating in the NFL scouting combine:
Oregon State is winless in the Pacific 10, but USC remembers a similar situation last season when it lost to Arizona State.
The phrases "Arizona State" and "last year" entered the discussion Friday as USC prepared to face another Pacific 10 Conference team with an uh-oh-and-14 conference record. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Pahlsson's goal comes quickly in extra period to defeat St. Louis, 2-1.
Fans at the Honda Center on Friday night got to see something out of Samuel Pahlsson and Rob Niedermayer that hasn't happened in months. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Courtney Paris, possibly the greatest player in the history of women’s collegiate basketball, is on the same team as her twin sister Ashley, Courtney’s de facto personal assistant. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 7:55 am
The Memphis-Tennessee matchup pits the top two teams in the country against one another for state bragging rights. But the game within the game -- the posturing and the war of words between Bruce Pearl and John Calipari -- promises to be just as exciting, writes Chris Low. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Feb 2008 | 7:36 am
Amelie Mauresmo says she is considering retiring from tennis if her struggles with poor form continue. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Feb 2008 | 7:25 am
Oliver Pérez will make $6.5 million, a hefty raise from last year’s $2.325 million. The Mets’ offer for this season has been $4.725 million. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 7:10 am
After signing with the Mets, one of the Braves’ main rivals in the National League East, Tom Glavine found his way back to Atlanta in the twilight of his career. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 7:10 am
Tony Dungy, Mike Martz and Herman Edwards represent a spectrum of opinions on how much the illicit videotaping mattered and where to go from here. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 7:09 am
Officials from the Indy Racing League reached an agreement with leaders of the opposing Champ Car World Series to unify the two into one open-wheel racing series. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 7:08 am
This 75-minute documentary wraps itself around Joe Louis in a loving embrace with photos and film footage of this grandson of slaves. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Feb 2008 | 7:07 am
Sen. Arlen Specter said Friday that the Patriots have stonewalled his requests to interview team employees about Spygate. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Feb 2008 | 4:59 am
The Atlanta Falcons, who won only four games last season, won a coin toss Friday morning that will allow them to select third in the 2008 draft. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Feb 2008 | 4:21 am
Nadia Styger charged to victory in a World Cup downhill on the 2010 Olympic course on Friday while American Lindsey Vonn crossed second to clinch the discipline title. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Feb 2008 | 3:55 am
AP - Yao Ming had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets won their 11th straight game, 100-80 over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
AP - The Boston Red Sox are headed for the White House next week to celebrate their 2007 World Series championship with President Bush. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:32 am
Reuters - Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga said
on Friday he was selling 50 percent of the NFL franchise to
real estate developer Stephen Ross. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:27 am
TAMPA, Fla. -- Manny Ramirez spoke to reporters about his contractual situation Thursday, but when he did he failed to mention one new revelation: Ramirez is switching agents and has hired Scott Boras, a friend of Ramirez's told SI.com.
There is a buzz at the NFL combine, and it surrounds ... a Blue Hen? Believe it, says Don Banks, who thinks QB Joe Flacco has a shot at going in the first round.
On a cold and snowy day in Indianapolis, the long, bitter and divisive IndyCar "Cold War" has come to an end, ironically with the stroke of a pen in Chicago and not the "World Capital of Auto Racing" in Indianapolis.
Javier Zanetti has called on Inter to show their fighting spirit against Sampdoria after losing to Liverpool on Tuesday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Feb 2008 | 10:02 pm
Argentina's Jose Acasuso beat No. 6 Igor Andreev of Russia 3-6, 6-1, 6-3,
overcoming early first-set woes to advance to the semifinals of the Copa Telmex.
Reality has set in at St. James' Park and it won't get any easier for Kevin Keegan as the Magpies host Manchester United. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Feb 2008 | 7:36 pm
Chelsea's Avram Grant has won over his bosses. Now he can win over the fans by lifting the Carling Cup on Sunday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Feb 2008 | 7:07 pm
AP - As Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan pondered a resolution to the Kelvin Sampson mess, he kept thinking about the implications for senior forward D.J. White.
AP - Cody McLeod needed just a little space to make Paul Stastny's return to Colorado's lineup a winner.
AP - Thanks largely to one of the game's best post players, the Phoenix Suns roughed up the Boston Celtics. Even Shaquille O'Neal was impressed.
AFP - Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have been handed a vote of confidence by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson as the club's bright young talents begin to heap pressure on the two Old Trafford legends.
AFP - Robby Ginepri upset second-seeded James Blake in straight sets here Friday to reach the semi-finals of the 436,000-dollar SAP Open ATP tennis tournament.
AP - Michelle Wie couldn't believe her scorecard. It could be from all the positive thinking she's been doing.
AP - Yao Ming had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets won their 11th straight game, 100-80 over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
AP - Tiger Woods was at his best. It almost wasn't enough.