Forward Jeomi Maduka, the Ivy League basketball player of the year, is a primary reason the Big Red has reached the N.C.A.A. women’s tournament for the first time. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 3:07 pm
PL Roundup: Tottenham needed late goals from two substitutes to beat Portsmouth 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 3:06 pm
Tennessee went on a late 10-4 burst on the way to a difficult 72-57 victory over the American University Eagles. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 3:06 pm
AFP - Darren Bent came off the bench to put a dent in Portsmouth's push for a UEFA Cup place as the Tottenham striker set up his side's 2-0 win at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
While his Red Sox teammates are playing baseball in Japan, Josh Beckett is in Florida working his way back from back spasms. Source: ESPN.com | 22 Mar 2008 | 2:47 pm
David Ortiz homered to power the Red Sox to a 6-5 exhibition win over the Hanshin Tigers, the first of Boston's four games on its trip to Japan. Source: ESPN.com | 22 Mar 2008 | 2:46 pm
AP - Bobby Crosby and Jack Hannahan hit back-to-back homers and Rob Bowen drove in the winning run in the ninth as the Oakland Athletics beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 in Japan.
Connecticut junior point guard A.J. Price suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during Friday's NCAA tournament first-round overtime loss to San Diego, UConn spokesperson Kyle Muncy said Saturday morning. Source: ESPN.com | 22 Mar 2008 | 2:12 pm
Former major league third baseman Graig Nettles, a key member of the Yankees' World Series teams of the 1970s, has prostate cancer and will have surgery next month, according to a media report. Source: ESPN.com | 22 Mar 2008 | 2:00 pm
Marcus Trescothick retired Saturday from international cricket, the England batsman's county, Somerset, announced. His decision followed his recent withdrawal from the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 1:45 pm
Brazilian Felipe Massa secured pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of world champion teammate Kimi Raikkonen on an all-Ferrari front row on Saturday. Source: ESPN.com | 22 Mar 2008 | 1:45 pm
Suspended Titans cornerback Pacman Jones said earlier this month he'd love to play for the Cowboys. Apparently the teams have begun the process of trying to make a marriage happen. Source: ESPN.com | 22 Mar 2008 | 1:36 pm
Spain's all-time leading scorer Raul Gonzalez was left out of coach Luis Aragones' squad for the friendly against Italy. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 1:31 pm
McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen are penalised five grid places for impeding rivals during qualifying in Malaysia. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 22 Mar 2008 | 1:20 pm
All Times Eastern Baseball Spring Training Atlanta vs Washington, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs Houston, 1:05 p.m. Detroit vs Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Florida vs Baltimore, ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 1:12 pm
The U.S. women's soccer team regained the top spot in the FIFA rankings with its victory in the Algarve Cup. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 1:04 pm
AP - The last thing Memphis wanted was a first-round pushover. Good thing. Texas-Arlington, making its NCAA tournament debut, actually led the top-seeded Tigers in the opening minutes. Chris Douglas-Roberts' layup sparked a 15-2 run that effectively ended any hopes the Mavericks had for a momentous upset, and Memphis cruised to an 87-63 victory Friday night in the first round of the South Regional.
AP - Already a supreme scorer, LeBron James is second to none. James passed Brad Daugherty as Cleveland's career scoring leader in the first quarter and finished with 29 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 90-83 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in a possible first-round playoff preview.
AP - San Diego's Brandon Johnson, a 6-foot, play-making point guard, and Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet, a 7-foot-3, shot-blocking center, shook hands at midcourt during pre-game introductions.
AP - Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's first 60-goal scorer in 12 years by netting two Friday night in the Washington Capitals' comeback 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.
AP - Villanova coach Jay Wright figures someone has to come up with a name for what happened Friday in Tampa. He even offered one up: "It's got to be Tampa Turmoil or something," he said. Sounds good, Coach.
AP - Privately, some Siena players wondered in recent days if their counterparts on the Vanderbilt roster knew any of their names. If the Commodores didn't, they surely do now.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists the Gunners will win the Premier League if they can remain unbeaten for the rest of the season. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 12:26 pm
Barcelona forward Thierry Henry has a 'feeling' that his former club Arsenal will claim the Premier League title this season. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 12:25 pm
Felipe Massa secures pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, with Lewis Hamilton fourth. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 22 Mar 2008 | 12:21 pm
The opening night at the Australian swimming championships and Olympic trials produced two world records on Saturday. Stephanie Rice broke the world mark in the 400-meter individual ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
Stephanie Rice smashed the world record in the 400m individual medley on the opening night of the Australian Olympic swimming trials Saturday setting a new mark of four minutes 31.46... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 11:05 am
0322s_NCAA_Post When baby-faced Stephen Curry walks on the court, you'd swear he misread the schedule for the junior high game in another gym. But when the Davidson sophomore starts... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 10:43 am
Take it from Rick Pitino: It's time to stop calling Butler a mid- major. The Louisville coach was a believer long before the 11th-ranked Bulldogs went through South Alabama 81-61 Friday... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 10:42 am
0322s_NCAA_Recap 0322s_NCAA_Post First Drake, then Connecticut. Vanderbilt and Clemson, too. If you're looking for Upset City, then Tampa's the place for buzzer-beaters and ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 10:40 am
Memphis coach John Calipari looked at the box score and saw all kinds of numbers he liked. The best one? The final score. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 10:38 am
LeBron James went from Cleveland's top pick to its top scorer in less than five years. James passed Brad Daugherty in the first quarter and finished with 29 points, leading the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 10:36 am
Growing up has been good for Johnny Weir. A more focused and mature Weir is 4 1/2 minutes away from his first medal at the World Figure Skating Championships after skating a near flawless Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 10:35 am
Giant fans learned this week the price of realizing their Super Bowl dream - a $7 rise in ticket prices. The NFL champs sent their ticket holders a letter revealing the 8 percent increase. Last season,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 10:07 am
Sir Alex Ferguson insists he will not allow his Manchester United players to harangue referees, claiming anyone who does that is "ridiculous". Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:53 am
Rafa Benitez says the growing understanding between Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard can end Liverpool's shocking recent run at Old Trafford. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:49 am
John Terry has admitted he has faced an anxious wait to discover who Fabio Capello will name as England's captain. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:42 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - Brian Schneider's on-again, off-again spring is on again. The Mets' recently acquired catcher, limited to just five Grapefruit League at-bats by a strained right hamstring, is expected... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
Is Donnie Walsh already calling the shots? The Knicks are tanking and appear on a mission to sink to the suddenly attainable second seed in the lottery for Walsh or whomever replaces Isiah Thomas. It... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
While the Islanders glimpsed hope for their future, the Devils were haunted again by the specter of scoring famine that threatens to undo their present. "Score one goal? It's not enough," Devil coach... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - David Godbold knows there's not much fun in making a quick trip to the NCAA tournament. The senior guard helped make sure Oklahoma stuck around awhile. Godbold scored 25 points and... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
WASHINGTON - Duke's Gerald Henderson estimates he has seen his former Knicks namesake father's famous steal in Game 2 of the 1984 NBA Finals at least a million times, even sitting in class one time and... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
OMAHA, Neb. - He doesn't look like a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders, does he? He doesn't seem like a coach whose every move, adjustment, X and O will be scrutinized and second-guessed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - The Mets aren't going to coddle Pedro Martinez this season. Manager Willie Randolph saw enough from the three-time Cy Young winner in his second Grapefruit League start yesterday to proclaim... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
TAMPA - The month of March traditionally has been very good to Jim Calhoun and his Connecticut basketball team. But in the last few years, the month has been one Calhoun would like removed from the calendar... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
RALEIGH, N.C. - This would have been a disheartening college-basketball story had it happened anywhere in the nation: A coach who allegedly committed multiple major NCAA violations was forced to resign... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:32 am
San Diego’s plan to upset Connecticut was to be aggressive and show no fear, and the Toreros were certainly not intimidated as they pulled out a wild 70-69 victory. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 7:35 am
Maria Sharapova's unbeaten start to the season comes to an end as she is beaten by Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Pacific Life Open. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 22 Mar 2008 | 7:20 am
Siena never trailed in a 83-62 victory over No. 4 Vanderbilt, making it the first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference team to reach the second round since 2004. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 7:04 am
Torre not sure whether the second baseman will have enough at-bats to be ready.
TUCSON -- Jeff Kent may be running out of time to get ready for opening day, Manager Joe Torre conceded Friday, which could leave the Dodgers with two big holes to fill in their infield.
Second two-man advantage of the game is key as Roenick scores winning goal in 2-1 win for San Jose, which closes in on Pacific Division title
SAN JOSE -- Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere hit the ice for the warmup before Friday's critical game against the San Jose Sharks. Nothing unusual about that.
Neither candidate has made an error in exhibition play.
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- With nine days to go before the season opener, neither Erick Aybar nor Maicer Izturis has emerged as a clear-cut favorite for the shortstop job.
In wake of first-round NCAA loss, Trojans coach doesn't know what next season's lineup will look like. But if Mayo, Gibson and Jefferson all go pro, talent and depth could be major issues.
OMAHA -- Consider this possible USC starting lineup: Returning starters O.J. Mayo, Taj Gibson, Davon Jefferson and Daniel Hackett, plus five-star recruit DeMar DeRozan.
Aggies like to use their muscle and the Bruins remember last season's game at the Wooden Classic. More of the same is anticipated for Saturday's second-round NCAA tournament game.
They come walking down the hall, this assortment of Texas A&M muscle, and it's hard not to stop and stare.
The perjury case against Barry Bonds was put on hold for three months Friday, with prosecutors telling a federal judge they plan to obtain a new indictment against baseball's home run king. Source: ESPN.com | 22 Mar 2008 | 6:55 am
Allen Iverson had 26 points and 9 assists and led a fourth-quarter run that sent the Denver Nuggets past the Nets, 125-114, Friday at the Izod Center. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 5:56 am
Among the oddities to emerge from the Knicks’ muddled situation is that Isiah Thomas, who seemingly has no future with the team, is now coaching as if the future is all that matters. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 5:56 am
Kyle Okposo snapped a third-period tie by scoring his first N.H.L. goal as the Islanders ended a six-game losing streak by beating the Devils Friday. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 5:55 am
The Rangers found inspiration in an improbable gut check of a comeback in a game in which they lost another player to injury, even though it wasn’t enough to beat the Flyers. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 5:54 am
Geoff Ogilvy’s second consecutive bogey-less round was good enough to distance himself from the field at the W.G.C.-CA Championship, but not from Tiger Woods. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 5:54 am
Chien-Ming Wang is slated to start when the Yankees face the Toronto Blue Jays on March 31 for the team’s home opener. Source: NYT > Sports | 22 Mar 2008 | 5:53 am
Kevin Pietersen hits a century as England struggle to 240-7 on day one of the third Test against New Zealand. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 22 Mar 2008 | 4:47 am
Tiger Woods stays on course to win an eighth straight event after shooting a 66 to lie one shot behind leader Geoff Ogilvy at the WGC-CA Championship. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 21 Mar 2008 | 10:26 pm
AFP - Darren Bent came off the bench to put a dent in Portsmouth's push for a UEFA Cup place as the Tottenham striker set up his side's 2-0 win at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
AP - Bobby Crosby and Jack Hannahan hit back-to-back homers and Rob Bowen drove in the winning run in the ninth as the Oakland Athletics beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 in Japan.
AP - The last thing Memphis wanted was a first-round pushover. Good thing. Texas-Arlington, making its NCAA tournament debut, actually led the top-seeded Tigers in the opening minutes. Chris Douglas-Roberts' layup sparked a 15-2 run that effectively ended any hopes the Mavericks had for a momentous upset, and Memphis cruised to an 87-63 victory Friday night in the first round of the South Regional.
AP - Lofa Tatupu agreed to a $42 million contract with Seattle that will keep the Pro Bowl linebacker with the Seahawks through the 2015 season.
AP - Already a supreme scorer, LeBron James is second to none. James passed Brad Daugherty as Cleveland's career scoring leader in the first quarter and finished with 29 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 90-83 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in a possible first-round playoff preview.
AP - Svetlana Kuznetsova ended Maria Sharapova's winning streak at 18 matches Friday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 victory in the Pacific Life Open semifinals.
AP - San Diego's Brandon Johnson, a 6-foot, play-making point guard, and Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet, a 7-foot-3, shot-blocking center, shook hands at midcourt during pre-game introductions.
AP - Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's first 60-goal scorer in 12 years by netting two Friday night in the Washington Capitals' comeback 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers.
AP - Villanova coach Jay Wright figures someone has to come up with a name for what happened Friday in Tampa. He even offered one up: "It's got to be Tampa Turmoil or something," he said. Sounds good, Coach.
AP - Privately, some Siena players wondered in recent days if their counterparts on the Vanderbilt roster knew any of their names. If the Commodores didn't, they surely do now.