Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui will undergo surgery to repair an anal fissure on Monday in Houston. Source: ESPN.com | 15 Mar 2008 | 1:58 pm
The SEC will take the unprecedented move and have a team play twice in one day in order to conclude the storm-delayed conference tournament in Atlanta before the NCAA tournament selection announcement Sunday at 6 p.m. Source: ESPN.com | 15 Mar 2008 | 1:49 pm
Italy host Scotland, England play Ireland and then Wales face France in the Six Nations decider in Cardiff. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Mar 2008 | 1:20 pm
Gianfranco Zola has revealed that Roman Abramovich has twice offered him a role at Chelsea - but the Blues legend only wants the top job. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Mar 2008 | 12:58 pm
Chelsea boss Avram Grant admits the Blues can not consider themselves a big club until they reach a Champions League final. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Mar 2008 | 12:57 pm
FIFA's executive committee are unanimously against the Premier League taking games abroad. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Mar 2008 | 12:19 pm
Italy's Manfred Moelgg wins the World Cup slalom title after Jean-Baptiste Grange messes up his chance of victory. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Mar 2008 | 11:58 am
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal are all in action on a busy day of Premier League action. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
Manfred Moelgg of Italy won the World Cup slalom title in the final race of the season Saturday. Moelgg led after the first run and finished in a share for sixth place after the two... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 11:32 am
AP - Milan Michalek scored on the opening shift, San Jose added three more goals in its highest-scoring period of the season and the Sharks coasted to their franchise-record 11th straight victory, 4-1 over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.
AP - Sam Young scored 22 points to lead Pittsburgh to the Big East tournament championship game for the seventh time in eight years, this time with a 68-61 victory over No. 25 Marquette on Friday night.
AP - The shenanigans between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays will leave them short-handed. Yankees first baseman Shelley Duncan and center fielder Melky Cabrera were suspended for three games and Tampa Bay outfielder Jonny Gomes was docked two games Friday following the latest dustup this week. "I sure hope we can put this fire out," Gomes said.
AP - Freshman Kevin Love scored 11 points in a 15-2 run to open the second half that propelled No. 3 UCLA to a 57-54 victory over Southern California in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals Friday night.
Freshman Kevin Love scored 11 points in a 15-2 run to open the second half that propelled No. 3 UCLA to a 57-54 victory over Southern California in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals Friday Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 11:27 am
AP - Alabama and Mississippi State were locked in a thrilling game at the Southeastern Conference tournament. Suddenly, everyone started looking toward the roof of the Georgia Dome, wondering where that rumbling sound was coming from.
AP - The Houston Rockets' 21st consecutive victory gave them the second-longest winning streak in NBA history and a share of first place in the Western Conference.
AP - China's red flag with its yellow stars blew in a stiff breeze in deep left field alongside the U.S. Stars and Stripes. Except for this, the first Major League Baseball game in China mostly looked like any afternoon at the ballpark in America.
Manfred Moelgg of Italy won the World Cup slalom title in the final race of the season Saturday. Moelgg led after the first run and finished in a share for sixth place after the two... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 11:13 am
Andre Iguodala scored 25 points and Rodney Carney had 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:43 am
Allen Iverson scored 28 points despite a fractured finger, Carmelo Anthony added 22 and the Denver Nuggets won their fifth straight at home, blowing out the Toronto Raptors 137-105 on... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:41 am
Minnesota's Blake Hoffarber caught a long pass with 1.5 seconds left Friday night, spun away from a defender and hit a 14-foot left-handed shot at the buzzer to upset No. 22 Indiana 59-58 Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:40 am
Ryan Gomes led seven Minnesota players in double figures with 23 points and 15 rebounds, and the Timberwolves pulled away in the final 16 minutes to beat the Seattle SuperSonics 121-116... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:38 am
Much of the Houston Rockets' remarkable roll has come without Yao Ming. Now their upcoming opponents might have to see what they can do without an injured star. The Lakers could be... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:32 am
BORMIO (Reuters) - Bode Miller has released all his staff following his overall World Cup title, one of his former employees said on Saturday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:31 am
The way the past few weeks have gone for San Jose and St. Louis, the first shift of the game was more than enough to fuel the Sharks to their 11th straight win and deflate the reeling... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:29 am
Park gives up one run in five innings, then signs autographs for a large contingent of Korean fans who made the trip to Beijing. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:20 am
The government of Nepal plans to block climbers’ ascents for the first 10 days of May, at the request of China, which plans to send a team of Olympic torchbearers over the mountain during the span. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:11 am
Ira Newble is not worried about a backlash for having spoken out about Darfur in a manner that some might have interpreted as unhelpful to the N.B.A.’s global blueprint for success. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:07 am
Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal's Premier League title rivals that his side are ready to "take the handbrake off" and hit top form again. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:29 am
Eddy Curry is out for the year. And despite it all, Jamal Crawford argues we will be able to tell. "His field-goal percentage is really high (55 percent), so we'll miss him," said Crawford, never mind... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
They have waited a year for this moment, for this championship night, for this foe, on this floor, this Garden floor they call home. And now tonight, finally, the Pittsburgh Panthers, 68-61 winners last... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
After Thursday's 4-3 shootout win in Minnesota, the Devils will look to build on their one-point lead over Ottawa for first place in the Eastern Conference. They visit the Avalanche today (3 p.m. MSG Plus;... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - Met closer Billy Wagner was in the clubhouse this week watching Aaron Heilman pitch in relief when an offhand com ment from the SNY broadcasters set Wagner off. Hearing the team's own... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
Make room in the bracket for the red, white and blue. American is finally going to the NCAA tournament. To the strains of "Don't Stop Believin" in their intimate and noisy arena, the Eagles won the Patriot... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
JUPITER, Fla. - John Maine's 15-win season last year is looking like anything but a fluke. The young right-hander gave the Mets another terrific outing yesterday, scattering three hits and striking out... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
The walk from the locker room to the press center in the Garden took an extra couple of minutes because, for the only time last night, the Georgetown Hoyas didn't follow the path of their coach, John Thompson... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
SARASOTA, Fla. - Having been suspended and fined, the Yankees and Rays now have another rematch. Major League Baseball made its disciplinary rulings yesterday, suspending Shelley Duncan and Melky Cabrera... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
ORLANDO - It was Tiger Woods, not Vijay Singh, who entered this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational armed with momentum and poised to conquer difficult Bay Hill. Woods, after all, entered the tournament... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is sure Saturday's opponents Reading have enough quality to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:08 am
Fernando Torres admits the support he has received from the Liverpool fans is "even more special" than what he experienced at Atletico Madrid. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:08 am
Guatemala shocked Mexico 2-1 on Friday in Group B play at the CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying tournament. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 15 Mar 2008 | 9:04 am
AFP - Title jousts between Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson have never been lacking in psychological warfare, but the Arsenal manager should be more concerned at the mental state of his own players ahead of Saturday's clash with Middlesbrough.
The sudden departure of seven players and an assistant coach at the qualifying tournament for the Olympics represented a stunning rebuke to the Cuban government. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 8:42 am
England are given an injury scare after bowler James Anderson is injured playing football after the third day's play against New Zealand. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Mar 2008 | 7:13 am
The Panthers jumped on Marquette early and held on for a 68-61 victory that clinched a spot for the Panthers in the Big East title game for the seventh time in eight seasons. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 7:13 am
Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller confirmed the obvious by mathematically clinching the overall World Cup titles that stand for consistent achievement. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 7:03 am
All that separated the defending champion, Vijay Singh, from a round of 65 and the second-round lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Friday was one more par. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 7:01 am
Derrick Rose scored 25 points Friday and No. 2 Memphis advanced to the conference championship for a fourth straight year, defeating Southern Mississippi, 69-53. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 7:00 am
He has his third consecutive strong outing, holding the Cardinals to a run and three hits over five innings, as he battles for a spot in the rotation.
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Esteban Loaiza may have pitched himself into the rotation and Yhency Brazoban may have pitched himself out of the bullpen after widely different performances in the Dodgers' 6-4 Grapefruit League loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
Marquez is the latest Mexican fighter who will try to end the dominant run that Pacquiao has had over other fighters from Mexico.
At Olvera Street this week, an estimated 1,000 mostly Latino boxing fans showed up for a publicity event hyping tonight's super-featherweight world title fight between Mexico's latest hope to defeat the respected but despised Filipino Manny Pacquiao.
Federer is still No. 1, but he'd like to blot out questions at Indian Wells after failing to reach the Australian Open final and just finding out he had a bout with mononucleosis.
Being on a pedestal means others will be looking for ways to knock you off.
Bruins, who lose Mbah a Moute to a sprained ankle, use a big run early in the second half to take control and then hold on to beat Trojans to reach conference final.
For no good reason other than that they crave wins, the third-ranked UCLA Bruins beat USC, 57-54, Friday night at Staples Center in the semifinals of the Pacific 10 Conference tournament.
Undrafted right-hander has retired 35 of 41 hitters, showing excellent command, and could open season with big league club as Bootcheck's replacement.
MESA, Ariz. -- He's having the best spring of any pitcher in Angels camp, but reliever Darren O'Day seems uncomfortable with, even a little self-conscious about, the buzz he has created.
Lawyer Michael Levy finds himself in the middle of the Patriots’ spying scandal, standing between his client Matt Walsh and a long list of powerful people who want to talk to him. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 6:59 am
B. J. Ryan, pitching in a game for the first time since having elbow reconstruction surgery, struck out two of the three batters he faced during Friday. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 6:56 am
Eddy Curry will have arthroscopic knee surgery next week to remove a small piece of torn cartilage from his right knee, the Knicks announced Friday. Source: NYT > Sports | 15 Mar 2008 | 6:55 am
Lewis Hamilton earns pole position for the Australian Grand Prix but Kimi Raikkonen suffers problems. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 15 Mar 2008 | 4:54 am
Bruce Bowen of San Antonio, who has the longest active consecutive games played streak in the NBA, won't play tonight after he was suspended Friday. Source: ESPN.com | 15 Mar 2008 | 4:47 am
LSU officials have agreed to pay football coach Les Miles at least $3.75 million a year for five years, part of a renegotiated contract after the Tigers won the national championship. Source: ESPN.com | 15 Mar 2008 | 2:07 am
Fifth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova opened her title defense in the Pacific Life Open with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over wild-card Angela Haynes on Friday in a windy second-round match.
Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal have recovered from their European 'hangover' in time for a title push. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 14 Mar 2008 | 10:39 pm
Roma captain Francesco Totti has maintained that this season's title race is set for a dramatic finish. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 14 Mar 2008 | 9:22 pm
England and Ireland's Six Nations clash could well decide the future of one or other of the two teams' head coaches. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 14 Mar 2008 | 7:09 pm
Shelley Duncan of the Yankees will be suspended for three games for his spikes-high slide that ignited a brawl earlier this week with Tampa Bay. Rays rightfielder Jonny Gomes, who charged in to level Duncan from behind after Duncan kicked Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura in the groin with his slide, will be suspended for two games.
AP - Milan Michalek scored on the opening shift, San Jose added three more goals in its highest-scoring period of the season and the Sharks coasted to their franchise-record 11th straight victory, 4-1 over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.
AP - Sam Young scored 22 points to lead Pittsburgh to the Big East tournament championship game for the seventh time in eight years, this time with a 68-61 victory over No. 25 Marquette on Friday night.
AP - The Los Angeles Lakers lost a starting center who accounts for nearly 20 points a game, then lost their edge despite Kobe Bryant's best efforts.
AP - The shenanigans between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays will leave them short-handed. Yankees first baseman Shelley Duncan and center fielder Melky Cabrera were suspended for three games and Tampa Bay outfielder Jonny Gomes was docked two games Friday following the latest dustup this week. "I sure hope we can put this fire out," Gomes said.
AP - Freshman Kevin Love scored 11 points in a 15-2 run to open the second half that propelled No. 3 UCLA to a 57-54 victory over Southern California in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals Friday night.
AP - Alabama and Mississippi State were locked in a thrilling game at the Southeastern Conference tournament. Suddenly, everyone started looking toward the roof of the Georgia Dome, wondering where that rumbling sound was coming from.
AP - The Houston Rockets' 21st consecutive victory gave them the second-longest winning streak in NBA history and a share of first place in the Western Conference.
AP - China's red flag with its yellow stars blew in a stiff breeze in deep left field alongside the U.S. Stars and Stripes. Except for this, the first Major League Baseball game in China mostly looked like any afternoon at the ballpark in America.
Reuters - The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego
Padres tied 3-3 when Major League Baseball made its debut in
China on Saturday.
AFP - Title jousts between Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson have never been lacking in psychological warfare, but the Arsenal manager should be more concerned at the mental state of his own players ahead of Saturday's clash with Middlesbrough.