West Ham are reportedly preparing to sack Alan Curbishley and have already sought out potential replacements after successive 4-0 defeats. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:57 pm
The FA are to review Sir Alex Ferguson's comments about Martin Atkinson after Manchester United's 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth in the FA Cup. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:57 pm
Kevin Keegan says the partnership between Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard has the "wow" factor that will terrorise English football. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:45 pm
Serie A Roundup: Serie A leader Inter Milan bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 2-0 win over Reggina. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:40 pm
Chinese police have captured and killed alleged terrorists plotting attacks on the Olympics, say officials. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
The Football Association is to review Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson's outburst about referee Martin Atkinson. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:18 pm
Middlesbrough play host to Cardiff in Sunday's first FA Cup quarter-final, with another Cup tie and three Premier League games later. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:01 pm
David Beckham scored a late equalizer before the Galaxy suffered a penalty shootout defeat by South China on Sunday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 9 Mar 2008 | 11:34 am
England defender Rio Ferdinand is hoping to sign a new deal that will keep him at Manchester United for the rest of his career. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 9 Mar 2008 | 11:07 am
AP - For the first time in school history, Georgetown has back-to-back Big East regular-season titles. DaJuan Summers hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds to play, and the No. 11 Hoyas celebrated Senior Day on Saturday with a 55-52 victory over No. 12 Louisville.
AP - Brian Butch scored 20 points and matched his career-high with 14 rebounds as No. 10 Wisconsin clinched the Big Ten regular-season title Saturday, using a strong second half to beat Northwestern 65-52.
AP - Danny Green had 18 points and top-ranked North Carolina scored the final 10 points of its 76-68 victory over No. 6 Duke on Saturday night to give the Tar Heels the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.
Manager Arsene Wenger is confident the midfield talents of Cesc Fabregas and Mathieu Flamini can take Arsenal to Premier League glory. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:58 am
BERLIN (Reuters) - The IOC may try to renegotiate its deal with FIFA over Olympic soccer to get the world's top players competing at future Games, IOC president Jacques Rogge said in an... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:49 am
Fifa president Sepp Blatter says a Great Britain football team at the 2012 Olympics should feature only English players. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:21 am
CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn took provisional first place in a World Cup super combined when she clocked the best time of the downhill on Sunday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:18 am
Wales coach Warren Gatland says he did not expect his side to win the Triple Crown in his first Six Nations in charge. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:09 am
AP - Josh Beckett's back pain began when he landed on a soft spot after his first warmup pitch. He threw five more, then walked off the field before the game even started.
AP - In less than three hours, the Atlanta Hawks added two much-needed wins to their record. The Hawks held off hapless Miami in the replay of a protested game, then defeated the Heat in the regularly scheduled contest 97-94 as Joe Johnson matched a season high with 39 points Saturday night.
AP - Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday.
AP - Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets are making it look easy, even against the best teams in the Western Conference. McGrady scored 41 points Saturday night and the Rockets stretched their winning streak to 18 games with a 106-96 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.
There won't be nearly the fanfare - nor the handwringing - tonight, when "The Wire" signs off for good as there was when "The Sopranos" cut to black last year. That's about right. If you've come late to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
With attendance still sharp and Isiah Thomas playing rookies Wilson Chandler and Randolph Morris with the eye on next season, the Knicks president/coach keeps sounding more emboldened about being a part... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
We have known for a time that Glen Sather believes Sean Avery is worth approximately $2.75M a year, given the Rangers' stance in contract negotiations with the impending unrestricted free agent. What... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
Carl Edwards' lead atop of the Sprint Cup standings did not last a week. Edwards won his second consecutive race last week in Las Vegas, which put him in first place, but he was quickly dropped down to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
PHILADELPHIA - Scott Hartnell two of Philadelphia's four power-play goals, leading the Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the Islanders last night. Danny Briere and Jeff Carter had goals, and Kimmo Timonen... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
TORONTO - Martin Brodeur made 42 saves, and Zach Parise scored with 48.3 seconds left to give the Devils a 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs last night. Parise, who also scored Friday night in New Jersey's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
There is no longer any need to speculate what would have become of Tom Coughlin if the Giants had not slipped into the playoffs in 2006 or if their late-season stumbles against the Vikings and Redskins... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - After a defiant Orlando Hernandez vowed to stay in the Mets' rotation yesterday morning, Mike Pelfrey gave him no reason to worry yesterday afternoon. Hernandez's hold on the rotation's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
DALLAS - With 7:03 left in the third quarter and the Mavs comfortably ahead, the Nets' Josh Boone was ahead of the field going for an apparent fastbreak layup. Jason Kidd, the former Net, caught up to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
An oversized, framed cover shot of his famous catch sits on the floor, leaning on a wall near two tiny pink chairs, each filled with a miniature green stuffed Shrek. Sharpie pens are strewn around a breakfast... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:43 am
Zach Parise scored both goals for the Devils, including the winner with 48.3 seconds remaining, and Martin Brodeur made 42 saves Saturday in a 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs in Toronto. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:15 am
Most significantly for an event that is distinctly short on high-profile duels, Dayron Robles of Cuba did not threaten Liu Xiang of China in the men’s 60 hurdles. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:14 am
Lindsey Vonn captured her 10th career World Cup downhill Saturday in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, winning in 1 minute 23.57 seconds. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:13 am
With the No. 1 power play in the league and second only to Ottawa in total goals entering the weekend, Montreal is loaded with scorers. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:13 am
In 1958, I was just another unsophisticated 19-year-old college sophomore from the provinces, looking forward to his first visit to the big city. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:09 am
To say that Brett Favre was better than, or not quite as good as, Joe Montana or Johnny Unitas or Otto Graham isn’t fair to them or to any other cherished quarterback. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:08 am
I find myself intrigued by Monday’s matchup between Pete Sampras, the greatest player of his generation, and Roger Federer, the greatest player of his generation. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:05 am
Senator Arlen Specter said Saturday that he doubted the N.F.L. would ever talk to Matt Walsh, the former New England video assistant who may have information about the Patriots’ spying tactics. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:04 am
Mike Westhoff was forced to quit coaching the Jets’ special teams, if only for the coming season, after a ninth operation on his leg, performed in mid-February. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:04 am
Bob Osborne, the crew chief for Carl Edwards, was punished by Nascar because a postrace inspection in Las Vegas discovered that the lid to an oil tank reservoir was dislodged in Edwards’s car. Source: NYT > Sports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:03 am
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Samuel Peter of Nigeria stopped Russian Oleg Maskaev in the sixth round, pummeling him with 12 unanswered power punches to force a stoppage and claim the WBC... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
An ugly rift fractured the clubhouse last year, and ingredients exist for it to happen again. The new manager was hired in part to prevent a recurrence.
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- So far, they smile and hug and make nice.
EVERYBODY THINKS I've got it in for the guy, angry people e-mailing all week to point out fans were even chanting for him in Sacramento, so get with it.
With NCAA berth seemingly in the bag, Floyd tries something different and it works against the Cardinal.
This wasn't so much about a game played Saturday at the corner of Jefferson and Figueroa as it was about one to be played 11 or 12 days from now in some faraway place such as Raleigh, N.C., or Birmingham, Ala.
Junior makes a high-arching shot from the baseline with 1.5 seconds left and the Bruins come back from an 11-point deficit to beat the Bears.
Josh Shipp's shot, taken with UCLA trailing California by a point, was created from desperation and released inches from the baseline near the Bruins' bench. The ball arched high and seemed to pass over the corner of the backboard before dropping through the net, causing barely a ripple of movement and hitting the floor with 1.5 seconds left.
He's out at least eight weeks because of torn ligament in thumb.
JUPITER, Fla. -- Andy LaRoche said he never saw it coming -- the ball that hit his right hand or the news that he had a torn ligament that would require surgery.
David Haye stops Enzo Maccarinelli in round two to add the WBO cruiserweight title to his WBC and WBA belts. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 9 Mar 2008 | 7:18 am
Brad Isbister scored with 4:12 left in the third period to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2, come-from-behind victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Alex Burrows, who... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 7:00 am
AP - Brad Isbister scored with 4:12 left in the third period to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2, come-from-behind victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
Samuel Peter showed killer instinct and brutal punching power in stopping Oleg Maskaev to win a portion of the heavyweight title in Cancun, Mexico. Source: ESPN.com | 9 Mar 2008 | 6:57 am
Defending champion Lance Mackey was the first musher out of this Yukon River checkpoint Saturday in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, leaving with a team he said was not running at... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 6:57 am
Nigeria's Samuel Peter stops Oleg
Maskaev in the final seconds of the sixth round to win the WBC heavyweight title. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 9 Mar 2008 | 6:56 am
Al Jefferson had 30 points and 12 rebounds, Randy Foye tied a career- high with 26 points _ six in the final 1:15 _ and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 13-point third-quarter... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 6:54 am
Al Jefferson had 30 points and 12 rebounds, Randy Foye tied a career- high with 26 points _ six in the final 1:15 _ and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 13-point third-quarter... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 6:11 am
Samuel Peter let out a joyous cry as he left the Mexican bullfighting ring with the WBC heavyweight title belt draped over his hulking shoulders. The Nigerian Nightmare had finally... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 9 Mar 2008 | 5:44 am
Will Carl Edwards stay hot or will Hendrick snap its '08 drought? SI.com's experts offer up their predictions for Sunday's Sprint Cup Kobalt 500 in Atlanta.
Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan said Saturday that baseball was finally addressing the use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs by major leaguers after previously ignoring the problem. Source: ESPN.com | 9 Mar 2008 | 2:44 am
Stewart Cink's fortunes turned quickly in a vicious wind that never went away Saturday, running off three straight birdies for a 2-under 68 in the PODS Championship that likely puts him in the final group for the third time this year. Source: ESPN.com | 9 Mar 2008 | 2:28 am
Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan said Saturday that baseball was finally addressing the use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs by major leaguers after previously ignoring the problem.
AP - Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer moved into position for his second Champions Tour victory Saturday, shooting his second straight 6-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead in the Toshiba Classic.
PL Roundup: Liverpool powered to a comfortable 3-0 win over Newcastle at Anfield to go fourth in the Premiership. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 8 Mar 2008 | 10:16 pm
FA Cup Roundup: Championship side Barnsley stunned Chelsea 1-0 to knock the defending champs out. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 8 Mar 2008 | 8:45 pm
Andy Roddick won his second title in three weeks by rallying past Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 6-2 in the Dubai Tennis Championship final on Saturday.
AP - For the first time in school history, Georgetown has back-to-back Big East regular-season titles. DaJuan Summers hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds to play, and the No. 11 Hoyas celebrated Senior Day on Saturday with a 55-52 victory over No. 12 Louisville.
AP - Brian Butch scored 20 points and matched his career-high with 14 rebounds as No. 10 Wisconsin clinched the Big Ten regular-season title Saturday, using a strong second half to beat Northwestern 65-52.
AP - Danny Green had 18 points and top-ranked North Carolina scored the final 10 points of its 76-68 victory over No. 6 Duke on Saturday night to give the Tar Heels the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.
AP - Josh Beckett's back pain began when he landed on a soft spot after his first warmup pitch. He threw five more, then walked off the field before the game even started.
AP - In less than three hours, the Atlanta Hawks added two much-needed wins to their record. The Hawks held off hapless Miami in the replay of a protested game, then defeated the Heat in the regularly scheduled contest 97-94 as Joe Johnson matched a season high with 39 points Saturday night.
AP - It wasn't pretty, but Matt Kenseth was just happy to be in a NASCAR Nationwide Series Victory Circle after nearly a year.
AP - Josh Shipp hit a rainbow jumper from behind the backboard with 1.5 seconds remaining to help No. 3 UCLA rally from an 11-point deficit and beat California 81-80 on Saturday.
AP - Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets are making it look easy, even against the best teams in the Western Conference. McGrady scored 41 points Saturday night and the Rockets stretched their winning streak to 18 games with a 106-96 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.
AP - Brad Isbister scored with 4:12 left in the third period to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2, come-from-behind victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
AP - Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer moved into position for his second Champions Tour victory Saturday, shooting his second straight 6-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead in the Toshiba Classic.