Manchester United's Anderson will replace the injured Kaka for Brazil's friendly against Sweden on Wednesday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Mar 2008 | 2:21 pm
Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh, who has reportedly had discussions with the New York Knicks about possibly replacing Isiah Thomas as team president, is leaning toward staying with Indiana, according to a published report. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Mar 2008 | 2:02 pm
New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte was scratched from his scheduled start in a minor league game Saturday because of back spasms. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Mar 2008 | 1:59 pm
Shannon Stewart appears to have won the job as the Blue Jays' starting left fielder after Toronto released Reed Johnson on Sunday morning. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Mar 2008 | 1:56 pm
Kimi Raikkonen cruised to victory in Malaysia on Sunday to put Ferrari back on the winning track and slash Lewis Hamilton's lead to three points. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Mar 2008 | 1:48 pm
Sophie Edington lowered a day-old world record in the women's 50-meter backstroke Sunday at the Australian swimming championships and Olympic trials. Edington finished in 27.67 seconds Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 1:17 pm
Donnie Murphy hit a grand slam in the eighth inning Sunday, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Hanshin Tigers 10-2 in their final exhibition game before opening the regular season in Japan against the Boston Red Sox. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Mar 2008 | 1:16 pm
All Times Eastern Baseball Spring Training Baltimore vs Minnesota, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland vs Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Houston vs Atlanta, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs Pittsburgh, ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 1:12 pm
Third baseman Miguel Cabrera reached a preliminary agreement Saturday to an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension with Detroit that will make him the highest-paid player in Tigers' history. Source: ESPN.com | 23 Mar 2008 | 1:10 pm
Avram Grant wants Chelsea to become a "unique" side as he attempts to build on the legacy left by former coach Jose Mourinho. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Mar 2008 | 1:09 pm
Lewis Hamilton takes comfort in leading the title race after battling to fifth at the Malaysia Grand Prix. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Mar 2008 | 12:56 pm
David Beckham is on course for his 100th game for England after he was retained in Fabio Capello's final squad. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Mar 2008 | 12:47 pm
John Terry believes David Beckham should be captain if he earns his 100th international appearance for England in a friendly at France on Wednesday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Mar 2008 | 12:47 pm
Beleaguered South Africa football coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has told politicians to stop interfering in his attempts to turn round the on-field fortunes of the 2010 World Cup hosts. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 12:14 pm
Man Utd host arch-rivals Liverpool ahead of Arsenal's visit to Chelsea on a compelling day of Premier League action. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Mar 2008 | 12:02 pm
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists the Gunners are the Premier League's most consistent side and will finish the season as champions. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Mar 2008 | 11:53 am
Australian Sophie Edington broke the 50-metre backstroke world record with a new time of 27.67 seconds at the Australian Olympic trials here on Sunday. Edington shaved 0.28... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 11:34 am
Serie A Roundup: Inter Milan lost in the league for only the second time this season when Juventus beat them 2-1. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Mar 2008 | 11:15 am
Basketball is rising in Washington State, with products thriving in the N.C.A.A. tournament and in the N.B.A. But this buffet of basketball talent was not always heavily consumed. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 10:59 am
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen dominates the Malaysian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton's McLaren down in fifth. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Mar 2008 | 10:56 am
Everything in American life seems to be about college — the games on television or the obsession about getting in. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 10:26 am
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Frenchman Alain Bernard, who lowered the world 100 meters freestyle record twice in the last two days, brushed aside all rivals in the 50 freestyle heats... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:58 am
Cristiano Ronaldo "has the world in front of him" according to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the veteran boss wants the Portugal winger to maintain his "fantastic" form... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:33 am
Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's consistency will prove decisive as their Premier League title challenge enters a defining period. The Gunners face Chelsea on Sunday knowing... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:31 am
U.C.L.A.’s 53-49 victory was the 12th straight for the Bruins, who will face Western Kentucky or San Diego in Phoenix. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:27 am
Sir Alex Ferguson insists Rafael Benitez is trying to influence referee Steve Bennett ahead of Manchester United's showdown with Liverpool. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:19 am
After four upsets in the West and Midwest Regions, coaches and players scrambled Saturday to reclaim the underdog role as if it were a loose ball in the final seconds. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:17 am
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Oliver Perez looked more like the Pirates castoff he was two years ago than a big arbitration winner yesterday. In a worrisome outing for the young left-hander so close to the regular... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
MINNEAPOLIS - The Knicks ended "Tank-a-thon Weekend" last night with their 50th defeat - on the despicable path to the franchise's first 60-loss season. On a mission to drop to the lottery's second seed,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
MIAMI - Marveling at what Tiger Woods is in the midst of accomplishing has become as much a spectator sport as actually watching him hit golf shots many of us would sell our souls to be able to hit. When... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
TAMPA - Fran McCaffery was driving to his office one day in 2005 before his first season as Siena basketball coach, listening to sports talk radio. The host began discussing the Siena men's basketball... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
THE American shad has been on the decline in the Hudson for years, and their numbers have gotten so low that New York is implementing emergency fishing restrictions. Effective immediately, New York's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
PITTSBURGH - Their prestige battered, their confidence shaken, and their conference and division leads gone, the Devils' scoring famine is wrecking their season with only seven games left before the playoffs... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
IT DOESN'T matter what tortured explana tion the NHL office in Toronto offers to justify its lack of action in response to Torrey Mitchell's hit from behind on Kurtis Foster Wednesday night that sent the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
WASHINGTON - When C.J. Anderson decided to leave Manhattan, when he chose to transfer and ended up at Xavier, he wanted to play big games in March, wanted to be part of something special. Yesterday he... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
MINNEAPOLIS - Sebastian Telfair as the Knick point guard next year? It's not so farfetched. Telfair, a free agent July 1, harbored the same dreams as his older cousin Stephon Marbury growing up in Brooklyn... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - The Mets haven't said anything to Mike Pelfrey about his chances of winning their fifth-starter job. They don't have to. "All I know is what I read in the papers, but I can tell just... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 9:16 am
AFP - Cristiano Ronaldo "has the world in front of him" according to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the veteran boss wants the Portugal winger to maintain his "fantastic" form against arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday.
Sri Lanka's proposed series of one-day internationals against Pakistan next month is in jeopardy due to a clash of dates with the cash-rich Indian Premier League. Sri Lanka... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 8:47 am
SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen won the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica second and McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen third. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 23 Mar 2008 | 8:45 am
AP - Those UCLA Bruins keep finding more drama and ways to win in the closing seconds. Darren Collison scored the go-ahead basket on a one-handed layin with 9 1/2 seconds remaining, Josh Shipp blocked Donald Sloan's final drive and the West Region's No. 1 seed held on for a 53-49 victory over Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.
Judy Mayer, who is attending each day of the event in Indian Wells, Calif., for the 10th consecutive year, has followed the sport since she met Goran Ivanisevic in August 1994. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 7:17 am
Since quitting their jobs in 2001, Noel and Angelina Andreoni’s lives have been governed by three passions: travel, photography and basketball. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 7:15 am
As the Mets prepare to play in the second annual Civil Rights Game, Manager Willie Randolph recognizes his pioneering role within a movement that is still evolving. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 7:13 am
The Devils had not allowed more than five goals in a game this season, but on Saturday night, the host Pittsburgh Penguins scored five in the third period alone. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 7:11 am
David Wells can presumably still pitch. Yet the season is only a week away, and no one is knocking down his door, let alone knocking on it. Source: NYT > Sports | 23 Mar 2008 | 7:10 am
Although the Bruins have shown a flair for the dramatic the last few seasons, this was almost a debacle.
Russell Westbrook missed all five of his field-goal attempts against Texas A&M in the first half Saturday and didn't make a shot until he dropped in a layup with 8 minutes 41 seconds left in the second half, and still, UCLA won.
UCLA's Darren Collison, often overlooked in the shadow of Kevin Love, shows his value once again.
Though Darren Collison's value to UCLA often is overlooked because of Kevin Love's dominant play, the junior point guard is projected to be a higher NBA draft pick than former Bruins Jordan Farmar and Arron Afflalo . . . .
Sprinting from the smoldering wreckage, racing to the sunny regionals, Russell Westbrook soared through the Anaheim night and slammed down the punctuation dunk and finished with the perfect description.
Ogilvy hangs onto his one-shot lead in the CA Championship, with Scott making a big move into second. Tiger and Singh are three shots back in the rain-delayed event.
DORAL, Fla. -- Geoff Ogilvy joked that he and fellow Australian Adam Scott might work some Aussie voodoo in their pairing with Tiger Woods on Saturday at the CA Championship.
American, ranked 98th, overwhelms the world's No. 1 player, 6-3, 6-2, in semifinal at Indian Wells and will face Djokovic, who beats Nadal by same score.
AP - Joel Przybilla had a career-high 25 rebounds and 14 points, Brandon Roy scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers sent the Los Angeles Clippers to their seventh straight loss with an 83-72 victory on Saturday night.
What did we learn Saturday? UCLA's dynamic duo came of age, the ACC just wasn't that good this season and it's a gunslingers tournament, writes Grant Wahl.
AP - Jarome Iginla notched his seventh NHL hat trick, and the Calgary Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a key Northwest Division clash on Saturday night.
Ryan Sidebottom takes 7-47 to put England in command on day two of the third Test decider against New Zealand in Napier. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 23 Mar 2008 | 5:10 am
AP - Back at his alma mater, back in the NCAAs, Bob Huggins looked and sounded just like the Bob Huggins everyone remembers. He yelled. He groused. He drew an early technical foul. And he willed his No. 7-seeded West Virginia past second-seeded Duke.
AP - David West scored 37 points and the New Orleans Hornets overcame an early 15-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 113-106 on Saturday night.
AP - Stanford coach Trent Johnson missed an amazing game. Ejected for unsportsmanlike behavior in the first half, Johnson wasn't around to see the Cardinal defeat Marquette 82-81 in overtime Saturday night in the NCAA's South Regional on Saturday, advancing to the round of 16 for the first time since 2001.
AFP - Mardy Fish pulled off a whale of an upset on Saturday, stunning world number one Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 to reach the final of the ATP Masters Series Pacific Life Open.
Top-ranked Roger Federer was routed by Mardy Fish of the United States 6-3, 6-2 in the Pacific Life Open semifinals on Saturday. By the same score, Novak Djokovic powered past defending champion Rafael Nadal.
AP - Three-time All-Star Javy Lopez retired Saturday after being reassigned to the Atlanta Braves' minor league camp, ending his bid to return to the majors as a backup catcher.
Unseeded American Mardy Fish produces a stunning display to beat Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the Pacific Life Open. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 22 Mar 2008 | 11:21 pm
PL Roundup: Newcastle beat Fulham 2-0 to give Kevin Keegan his first win in his return as Newcastle manager. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 22 Mar 2008 | 7:35 pm
AFP - Cristiano Ronaldo "has the world in front of him" according to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the veteran boss wants the Portugal winger to maintain his "fantastic" form against arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday.
AP - Those UCLA Bruins keep finding more drama and ways to win in the closing seconds. Darren Collison scored the go-ahead basket on a one-handed layin with 9 1/2 seconds remaining, Josh Shipp blocked Donald Sloan's final drive and the West Region's No. 1 seed held on for a 53-49 victory over Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.
AP - Joel Przybilla had a career-high 25 rebounds and 14 points, Brandon Roy scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers sent the Los Angeles Clippers to their seventh straight loss with an 83-72 victory on Saturday night.
AP - Vanderbilt's motto this season is "No Pressure." And that's exactly how it went in the NCAA tournament opener.
AP - Jarome Iginla notched his seventh NHL hat trick, and the Calgary Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a key Northwest Division clash on Saturday night.
AP - Back at his alma mater, back in the NCAAs, Bob Huggins looked and sounded just like the Bob Huggins everyone remembers. He yelled. He groused. He drew an early technical foul. And he willed his No. 7-seeded West Virginia past second-seeded Duke.
AP - David West scored 37 points and the New Orleans Hornets overcame an early 15-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 113-106 on Saturday night.
AP - Stanford coach Trent Johnson missed an amazing game. Ejected for unsportsmanlike behavior in the first half, Johnson wasn't around to see the Cardinal defeat Marquette 82-81 in overtime Saturday night in the NCAA's South Regional on Saturday, advancing to the round of 16 for the first time since 2001.
AFP - Mardy Fish pulled off a whale of an upset on Saturday, stunning world number one Roger Federer 6-3, 6-2 to reach the final of the ATP Masters Series Pacific Life Open.
AP - Three-time All-Star Javy Lopez retired Saturday after being reassigned to the Atlanta Braves' minor league camp, ending his bid to return to the majors as a backup catcher.