Share Liverpool FC insists DIC's offer to buy the Anfield club will not prevent them pushing forward with their own takeover bid. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:06 pm
China's sports authority is lowering medal expectations and offering counseling for athletes as pressure mounts on the hosts to succeed at Olympic Games in August. Deputy Sports... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:48 am
Newcastle have had their appeal to allow Joey Barton to play against Liverpool this weekend turned down by the courts. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:42 am
Karim Benzema has pledged to stay with Lyon despite it failing to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:11 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Celebrity athletes can expect no special treatment at Beijing's Olympic village, its vice-director said on Wednesday, after world tennis number one Roger Federer said he Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Cesc Fabregas claims Arsenal are good enough to win the Champions League and Premier League this season after the win over AC Milan. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 10:35 am
AP - Welcome back, Sid and Pete. Former MVPs Sidney Crosby and Peter Forsberg successfully returned to the NHL Tuesday night. Crosby, the reigning Hart Trophy winner, came off the injured list and helped the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay 2-0. Forsberg, the 2003 league most valuable player, made his season debut with Colorado in a 2-1 victory over Vancouver.
Welcome back, Sid and Pete. Former MVPs Sidney Crosby and Peter Forsberg successfully returned to the NHL Tuesday night. Crosby, the reigning Hart Trophy winner, came off the injured list Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 10:21 am
Win ugly, win often. It's been that way for years in San Antonio. The Lakers offer more thrills, since Kobe Bryant can do something spectacular at any moment. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 10:10 am
France name three uncapped players in their starting XV for Sunday's Six Nations game against Italy in Paris. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 10:10 am
AP - After a season of nothing going right, Ohio State could do no wrong for one night. The Buckeyes put things together just in time to knock Purdue out of the Big Ten lead.
Britain's Andy Murray takes on Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the second round of the Dubai Championships. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 9:57 am
AP - Another Super Bowl, another record, another roar from the crowd none of it was enough. Brett Favre couldn't stomach the thought of forcing his battered body and mind through another year of tedious practices and merciless hits, only to have another chance at a championship yanked away in an instant. So the 38-year-old icon turned his back on a promising young team Tuesday, telling the Green Bay Packers he finally is tired enough to retire.
Juventus could make an approach for Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard this summer as they seek to build a squad capable of winning silverware. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
Win ugly, win often. It's been that way for years in San Antonio. The Lakers offer more thrills, since Kobe Bryant can do something spectacular at any moment. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 9:14 am
Another Super Bowl, another record, another roar from the crowd _ none of it was enough. Brett Favre couldn't stomach the thought of forcing his battered body and mind through another... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 9:02 am
Avram Grant is relishing the pressure that comes with guiding Chelsea towards success - even if it means upsetting members of his squad. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:53 am
Click here for the sporting week in weird, wonderful and wacky images from clear across the globe! Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:18 am
THERE is no cream in the Eastern Conference, or by 68 games it would have already risen somewhere. In the capped-out world, where talent is spread too thin and the NHL lays it on too thick about how exciting... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
WASHINGTON A bankruptcy judge has approved plans by the New York Racing Association to sell more than 60 parcels of land. Last week, Judge James M. Peck of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan said in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
JUPITER, Fla. - The Mets finally got some positive injury news yesterday, they hope. A CT scan showed backup infielder Ruben Gotay suffered only a sprain of his right ankle and not the fracture the Mets... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
The ball that Brett Favre threw on his last play in the NFL is owned by an Army officer who lost both legs in a roadside bomb in Iraq. Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, who had been an inspirational figure for the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
Any thrilled Giants fan who reveled in their incredible and improbable Super Bowl run is sure to win a bet in the years to come when the following trivia question is asked: Who caught the final pass of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
Lawyers for Brian McNamee filed motions yesterday with a federal judge in Texas to have Roger Clemens' defamation suit dismissed and Clemens' lead lawyer disqualified from the case. The motions stated... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
IN GREEN Bay, Wis., and all across America, really, we will all miss Brett Favre, we will root for him to change his mind between now and summer training camp, and hope that his decision to retire yesterday... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
When the Jets opened the coffers and handed over superstar money to unheralded linebacker Calvin Pace, they invested in his future potential based on one solid season with the Cardinals. He acknowledges... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
TORONTO - Martin Brodeur's excellence is the given, win or lose. This season, though, as Zach Parise goes, so go the Devils. The third-year winger responded to slashed ice-time with a two-goal outburst... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
Henrik Lundqvist played well enough to lose and so did the Rangers. As such, call last night's 4-3 shootout victory for the Islanders at the Garden, justice. Actually, call it a life saver for the Islanders,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:12 am
Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points and the Phoenix Suns fought off a late surge by the Portland Trail Blazers for a 97-92 victory on Tuesday night. Phoenix had lost two straight and was Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:02 am
Before his first game against the team that traded him, shortstop says the Angels are so deep they probably won't miss him. He says he's fortunate to be with White Sox.
TUCSON -- Orlando Cabrera got off the plane from his honeymoon in Turks and Caicos, turned on his cellphone and picked up a message. Tony Reagins , the Angels' new general manager, called to say he had just traded Cabrera to the Chicago White Sox. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
The club's top prospect pitches one inning in his major league spring training debut, giving up a home run but striking out three.
Clayton Kershaw crossed the bridge at Dodgertown on Tuesday, walking from the minor league clubhouse into a world where he had trouble controlling the flow of his adrenaline and his mistakes were punished. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
He's been booed by fans and brutalized by bloggers, but his old-school play and speed will benefit the team as he becomes a complement and not the cornerstone of the lineup.
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- There's a boxer in the house. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
Legendary UCLA coach was on the floor for as long as seven hours after fall, although there was no dereliction of duty by involved.
We will start with the image of an injured 97-year-old John Wooden, alone on the floor of his condominium in Encino, for as long as seven hours last Thursday night and Friday morning. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
Addition of Joe Torre as manager and signings of Andruw Jones and Hiroki Kuroda heighten expectations, he says. He refers to young players as team's 'nucleus' who 'look more like adults.'
Noting the addition of Joe Torre , the signings of high-priced free agents Andruw Jones and Hiroki Kuroda, and the increased maturity of the young players, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt made clear Tuesday what he expects from his team this year. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
The Packers' record-setting quarterback says he's 'tired mentally' after 17 seasons. For Green Bay residents, it's reason to be glum.
More than once Tuesday, Green Bay's mayor felt the need to gently remind his teary-eyed staff members of this: Brett Favre retired, but he's still alive. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
The Bruins' junior guard says his focus is to win a national championship.
Darren Collison paid attention to how two former UCLA teammates handled season-long speculation about whether they planned to leave the Bruins early for the NBA. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 34 points in an electric fourth-quarter performance, and Pau Gasol added 31 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 12th victory in 13 games, 117-105 over the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:58 am
Brian McNamee asked a federal judge on Tuesday to throw out Roger Clemens' defamation suit and to disqualify the pitcher's lead attorney. McNamee's lawyers filed motions in U.S.... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:51 am
John-Michael Liles scored his first goal in nearly four months, Peter Forsberg showed very little rust in his return and the Colorado Avalanche won their fourth straight, beating the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:49 am
AP - John-Michael Liles scored his first goal in nearly four months, Peter Forsberg showed very little rust in his return and the Colorado Avalanche won their fourth straight, beating the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Ian Sawyers will be the coach of the New Jersey/New York team of the Women’s Professional Soccer league, which is scheduled to begin play in April 2009. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:35 am
Goaltender Wade Dubielewicz reprised his role as the unlikely hero in a shootout victory, rekindling memories of a similar victory last season in the Islanders’ desperate run at a playoff spot. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:35 am
Zach Parise scored twice and Martin Brodeur made 40 saves for the Devils, who ended a three-game winless streak on Tuesday night with a 4-1 victory over the Maple Leafs in Toronto. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:34 am
The president of the Dominican Republic’s baseball league said the nation would pull out of next year’s World Baseball Classic if it was not chosen as a site. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:34 am
Although he was 12-3 with a 2.16 earned run average in 2006, Francisco Liriano needed surgery and missed the 2007 season. Now Liriano is almost back. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:33 am
No one has benefited from the injuries to Carlos Beltrán, Endy Chávez, Ryan Church and Ben Johnson more than Ángel Pagán, who has made the most of his at-bats this spring. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:33 am
No. 24 Marist recently completed an 18-0 season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, a first for the league since it expanded to 10 teams in 1997. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:32 am
Harvard and the Ivy League said Tuesday that they would review the possibility that the Crimson men’s basketball program committed recruiting violations. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:31 am
Jamar Butler scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half as the Buckeyes defeated visiting Purdue, 80-77, on Tuesday night. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:29 am
Defensive tackle Warren Sapp announced his retirement on the Oakland Raiders’ Web site after 13 years in the N.F.L. Source: NYT > Sports | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:29 am
As Brett Favre calls it quits, Wright Thompson explains why every football fan will miss the NFL's last "gunslinger." Source: ESPN.com | 5 Mar 2008 | 7:09 am
Oklahoma City voters approved a sales tax extension Tuesday to fund $121.6 million in improvements to a downtown arena and build a practice facility in hopes of luring an NBA team. Source: ESPN.com | 5 Mar 2008 | 5:28 am
Australia's Andrew Symonds will not face any action after flattening a streaker during a one-day game against India. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 5:16 am
England overcome some big-hitting from Brendon McCullum to restrict New Zealand to 282-6 on the opening day of their Test Series. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 4:43 am
Reuters - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett
Favre has retired after 17 record-breaking seasons, saying the
stress of living up to his high standards had become too much.
AP - Sidney Crosby missed scoring chance after scoring chance before finally setting up Maxime Talbot for the game's first goal with only 2:47 remaining. The Pittsburgh star made a dazzling return in his first game in 6 1/2 weeks, leading the Penguins' 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
Retired tennis star Martina Hingis will play exhibition matches in Liverpool in June, her first appearance on court since her two-year ban for a positive test for cocaine at last year's Wimbledon.
Team owner Rick Hendrick thinks NASCAR should not return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway until the retaining wall Jeff Gordon slammed into is improved. Source: ESPN.com | 5 Mar 2008 | 1:42 am
Cesc Fabregas led Arsenal to a stunning 2-0 victory at Milan and a place in the Champions League quarterfinals. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Mar 2008 | 1:04 am
AP - Warren Sapp's 13-year NFL career officially ended when his retirement was posted on the Oakland Raiders' Web site. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:42 am
Cristiano Ronaldo scored Tuesday to give Manchester United a 1-0 win over Lyon and a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals 2-1 on aggregate. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:54 pm
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits his side were not at their best as they saw off Lyon to reach the Champions League last eight. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:17 pm
FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi tore a left thigh muscle during his team's 1-0 win over Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Messi, the competition's leading scorer with six goals, pulled up as he made a run before leaving the field in tears in the 35th minute of the second-round match at Camp Nou.
The injury was similar to the one which kept Messi sidelined for six weeks in December and January, club officials said. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 4 Mar 2008 | 10:28 pm
AFP - Ryan Babel has promised Rafael Benitez more "beautiful" displays as Liverpool look to cement a top-four finish in the Premier League table.
AP - Welcome back, Sid and Pete. Former MVPs Sidney Crosby and Peter Forsberg successfully returned to the NHL Tuesday night. Crosby, the reigning Hart Trophy winner, came off the injured list and helped the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Tampa Bay 2-0. Forsberg, the 2003 league most valuable player, made his season debut with Colorado in a 2-1 victory over Vancouver.
AP - Win ugly, win often. It's been that way for years in San Antonio.
AP - After a season of nothing going right, Ohio State could do no wrong for one night. The Buckeyes put things together just in time to knock Purdue out of the Big Ten lead.
AP - Another Super Bowl, another record, another roar from the crowd none of it was enough. Brett Favre couldn't stomach the thought of forcing his battered body and mind through another year of tedious practices and merciless hits, only to have another chance at a championship yanked away in an instant. So the 38-year-old icon turned his back on a promising young team Tuesday, telling the Green Bay Packers he finally is tired enough to retire.
AP - Brian McNamee asked a federal judge on Tuesday to throw out Roger Clemens' defamation suit and to disqualify the pitcher's lead attorney.
AP - John-Michael Liles scored his first goal in nearly four months, Peter Forsberg showed very little rust in his return and the Colorado Avalanche won their fourth straight, beating the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Reuters - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett
Favre has retired after 17 record-breaking seasons, saying the
stress of living up to his high standards had become too much.
AP - Sidney Crosby missed scoring chance after scoring chance before finally setting up Maxime Talbot for the game's first goal with only 2:47 remaining. The Pittsburgh star made a dazzling return in his first game in 6 1/2 weeks, leading the Penguins' 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.