Bundesliga Preview: Schalke boss Mirko Slomka's job is on the line as he heads into one of the season's toughest weeks. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Feb 2008 | 11:32 am
AP - Roger Clemens' vehement public denials about using steroids drew congressional scrutiny. Now his denials under oath have the Justice Department's attention.
AP - LeBron James hopped off the court and limped to the locker room, unsure if he'd be able to return for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sure enough, the All-Star forward came back and became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 points. That still wasn't enough to beat the Boston Celtics.
AP - The Memphis Tigers knew the right prescription after tasting defeat for the first time. Second-ranked Memphis blitzed Tulsa early Wednesday night and shook off its loss to Tennessee with an 82-67 victory. The Tigers clinched a tie for the Conference USA regular-season title for the third straight year.
Sunderland boss Roy Keane says Liam Miller was transfer-listed because he kept turning up late for training. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 11:23 am
AP - Robert Allenby and Boo Weekley couldn't wait to get back to PGA National, which is somewhat surprising. A year ago, each was poised to win the Honda Classic. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 28 Feb 2008 | 11:16 am
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has accused Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson of attempting to unsettle Karim Benzema. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Feb 2008 | 11:07 am
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he considered working abroad but the magnetic appeal of Manchester United proved too strong. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Feb 2008 | 11:07 am
Perhaps the only relief for the Rams is that they have time to avoid breaking the N.C.A.A. record of 58 consecutive losses, set by Long Island University from 1987 to 1989. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:50 am
Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano has revealed he is close to finally making his move to Liverpool a permament one. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:36 am
The chairman of the Indian Premier League says he has been contacted by some of England's leading players. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:29 am
AFP - UEFA president Michel Platini admitted Thursday he has been forced to tell the joint hosts of the 2012 European Championships to speed up their preparations for the event.
Singapore's women reached the semi-finals of the world team table tennis championships in dramatic style here Thursday as giants China continued to demolish all in their path. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 9:27 am
Frank Rijkaard has no plans to leave Barcelona in order to take over at Chelsea, according to the Dutchman's brother and adviser. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Feb 2008 | 9:24 am
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard airs his frustration over the side's failure to challenge for the Premier League title. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:52 am
Mathew Tait signs a new one-year deal with Newcastle Falcons, keeping him at the club until 2009. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:48 am
Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa began her season by shooting six birdies to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the inaugural $2 million HSBC Women's Champions tournament on Thursday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:46 am
World number one Lorena Ochoa started her season with a sizzling 66 Thursday to lead Ai Miyazoto and Paula Creamer by one shot at the inaugural HSBC Women's Champions tournament here. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:34 am
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns home, 17 months after being deposed in a military coup. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:20 am
Mr. Heinz, a sports columnist, war correspondent, magazine writer and novelist, was considered one of the finest journalistic stylists of his era. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:16 am
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The massive Asian contingent on the LPGA Tour is good for golf and Commissioner Carolyn Bivens said showcasing top talent regardless of nationality was more important... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:14 am
Click here for images of all the big news, best moments and fanatical support from the past week of soccer. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:10 am
Controversial grand champion Asashoryu is embroiled in a fresh tussle after photographers accused the wrestler of insulting them with rude language. The Mongolian, who is... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:01 am
They re seen in very different lights, but the two downhill stars could accomplish the first U.S. World Cup sweep in a quarter of a century. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The race will remain scheduled for April 20 under terms of the merger of the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Watching three-time Oscar winner Jack Nicholson congratulate best supporting actor Javier Bardem at the Academy Awards, it wasn't hard to imagine the Lakers' most recognizable fan making a similar salute to another supportive Spaniard -- Pau Gasol -- come June. . . . Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
They include the uncertainties that remain in left field, right field and at third base.
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- When spring training was only a few days old, the Dodgers' new manager admitted that he couldn't recognize most of his players by sight. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The 14-year-old Arcadia High freshman, who won the U.S. figure skating title, is well-grounded and charming, as well as extremely talented. She is everything the faltering sport could wish for.
It's barely 7 a.m., but the Pickwick Ice Center in Burbank is a maze of skaters, some so newly awake that pillowcase creases are still imprinted on their faces. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
'He's been our best pitcher for two years,' Lowe says, suggesting that his fellow right-hander get the Dodgers' starting assignment for the season's first game.
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Pointing to his 0-3 record as the Dodgers' opening-day starter, Derek Lowe said someone else should pitch the first game of the season. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The games may not count in the standings, but they count for something, as Erick Aybar, Maicer Izturis, Gary Matthews Jr., Juan Rivera, Robb Quinlan, Reggie Willits and Kendry Morales could attest.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- After two weeks of conditioning, fielding drills, bullpen workouts and batting practice, spring training shifts into second gear today when the Angels open Cactus League play against the Texas Rangers in Tempe Diablo Stadium. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The games may not count, but they count for something, as Erick Aybar, Maicer Izturis, Gary Matthews Jr., Juan Rivera, Robb Quinlan, Reggie Willits and Kendry Morales could attest. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The games may not count, but they count for something, as Erick Aybar, Maicer Izturis, Gary Matthews Jr., Juan Rivera, Robb Quinlan, Reggie Willits and Kendry Morales could attest. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The Shipp link to the Pac-10 started with Joe and has been carried on by Josh and Jerren.
Joe Shipp is speaking almost 15,000 miles from his home in Los Angeles and about as far from the Pacific 10 Conference basketball drama as a man can get. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
In a letter to the Justice Department, a House committee says there are 'significant questions' over the star pitcher's steroids testimony to warrant an inquiry.
Roger Clemens was referred to the Justice Department for a perjury investigation Wednesday in a bipartisan letter that cites repeated contradictions in Clemens' sworn testimony and alleges he "may have intentionally misled" Congress by denying he ever used steroids or human growth hormone. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Five things to look for on the professional golf scene: 1 One thing about Tiger Woods , he can't be accused of playing... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Five things to look for on the professional golf scene:
1 One thing about Tiger Woods , he can't be accused of playing too much, just winning too much. He's taking this week and next week off, after winning the Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday in Arizona and will put his five-tournament winning streak on the line at Bay Hill in Florida on March 13. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
During a meeting on Capitol Hill, most disapprove of a possible USADA drug testing program.
WASHINGTON -- Commissioners and union leaders of the four major professional sports leagues sat side by side before a House subcommittee Wednesday, debating whether drug testing recommended in the Mitchell Report should be enforced through federal legislation or remain a collective bargaining issue. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
With Rutgers’ victory over DePaul, C. Vivian Stringer became the third coach in women’s college basketball history to reach 800 wins. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 7:38 am
In the Mets’ Grapefruit League opener against the Tigers, Mike Pelfrey threw two scoreless innings, but knows he faces stiff competition for the remaining No. 5 starter’s job. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 7:35 am
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Turner Sports said Wednesday it has extended its deal with retired basketball star Charles Barkley, who has worked as a studio analyst for the past... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 7:32 am
AP - LeBron James returned from a first-half ankle injury to score 26 and become the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 10,000-point milestone, but the Boston Celtics got 22 points from Ray Allen to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-87 on Wednesday night.
AP - John Paddock ran out of ideas and time as he tried to get the Ottawa Senators to play the way they did in building the Eastern Conference's best record.
0227s_IndyCar_Merger It took an unusual approach to solve the problem that almost scuttled the open-wheel unification talks. While the Champ Car World Series is no more, there will be... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 7:13 am
Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa will undergo a heart procedure in Chicago on Thursday to correct an irregular heartbeat. Team doctor Stephen Adams said DeRosa is expected to return to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:55 am
AP - The Carolina Panthers cut ties with disappointing quarterback David Carr on Wednesday and brought back an old favorite, receiver Muhsin Muhammad. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:54 am
Utilityman Scott Spiezio was cut by the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, released after being charged in a six-count complaint involving drunken driving and assault in a December car... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:53 am
AP - Utilityman Scott Spiezio was cut by the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, released after being charged in a six-count complaint involving drunken driving and assault in a December car crash.
The Celtics may have spolied LeBron James' milestone, but Boston's coach still thinks the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers area a team to watch. James returned from a first-half ankle... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:52 am
England are bowled out for 131 on the opening day of the three-day tour match with a New Zealand XI. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:38 am
Phil Mickelson’s barbed sense of humor, usually confined to P.G.A. Tour locker rooms, will be on display in a new batch of golf themed television ads. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:38 am
Roger Clemens did a lot of throwing, but essentially ignored questions from reporters during his three-and-a-half-hour visit to the team’s spring training complex. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:37 am
Copa del Rey Roundup: Xavi's late equalizer brought Barcelona a 1-1 draw with Valencia in the Copa del Rey semifinal first leg. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:37 am
N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern insisted that Congress need not legislate drug testing in the major professional sports leagues. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:36 am
Both injured last season after being hit by line drives, pitchers Jeff Karstens and Darrell Rasner are now healthy and relishing the chance to secure a spot in the Yankee bullpen. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:35 am
Mayor Mike Fahey may face an uphill fight in winning approval for the new stadium it’s hoped will help Ohmaha keep the College World Series in town. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:34 am
Fernando Alonso tells the BBC that his former McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton could win the title in 2008. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:29 am
The Cardinals have released utilityman Scott Spiezio, a move that came after police issued a six-count warrant for his arrest following a December car crash. Source: ESPN.com | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:22 am
The former Pittsburgh Steelers announcer known for his screechy voice and for creating the Terrible Towel has died. Source: ESPN.com | 28 Feb 2008 | 5:45 am
Congress will ask the Justice Department to investigate whether Roger Clemens made false statements under oath to a House committee, The Associated Press has learned. Source: ESPN.com | 28 Feb 2008 | 4:51 am
Ten teams for eight spots. Needless to say, the playoffs race in the West should be wild. SI.com's Paul Forrester handicaps the conference's top contenders.
Death threats on cellphones. Vulgar chants. Over-the-top taunting. College basketball fans are going too far, and SI.com's Grant Wahl suggests it's time to act.
Top-seeded Andy Roddick successfully opened his bid for a second consecutive tournament victory, beating qualifier Gilles Muller 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) Wednesday in the first round of the RMK Championships.
When defending national champion LSU opens spring practice Friday, the two quarterbacks who led the Tigers last season won't be there. Source: ESPN.com | 28 Feb 2008 | 12:53 am
Paddy Kenny suffered a cruel fate as Sheffield United's FA Cup dream came to an end as they lost 1-0 at Boro. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:29 pm
Serie A Roundup: Javier Zanetti produced a stunning late equalizer as Inter salvaged a 1-1 draw with Roma. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Feb 2008 | 10:48 pm
Top-ranked Justine Henin was stretched to the limit by Katarina Srebotnik, before beating the Slovenian qualifier 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 to reach the Dubai Championships quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic served 18 aces in beating fellow Croat Lovro Zovko 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) to make the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Indoors on Wednesday.
AP - Roger Clemens' vehement public denials about using steroids drew congressional scrutiny. Now his denials under oath have the Justice Department's attention.
AP - LeBron James hopped off the court and limped to the locker room, unsure if he'd be able to return for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sure enough, the All-Star forward came back and became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 points. That still wasn't enough to beat the Boston Celtics.
AP - The Memphis Tigers knew the right prescription after tasting defeat for the first time. Second-ranked Memphis blitzed Tulsa early Wednesday night and shook off its loss to Tennessee with an 82-67 victory. The Tigers clinched a tie for the Conference USA regular-season title for the third straight year.
AP - The San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Sabres received immediate dividends from their blockbuster deal on NHL trade deadline day.
AFP - UEFA president Michel Platini admitted Thursday he has been forced to tell the joint hosts of the 2012 European Championships to speed up their preparations for the event.
AP - LeBron James returned from a first-half ankle injury to score 26 and become the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 10,000-point milestone, but the Boston Celtics got 22 points from Ray Allen to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-87 on Wednesday night.
AP - John Paddock ran out of ideas and time as he tried to get the Ottawa Senators to play the way they did in building the Eastern Conference's best record.
AP - Utilityman Scott Spiezio was cut by the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, released after being charged in a six-count complaint involving drunken driving and assault in a December car crash.