Check out the first installment of Keith Costigan's MLS Power Rankings as the season kicks off this weekend. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:38 pm
AFP - Swedish tennis great Bjorn Borg has tipped Spain's Rafael Nadal to replace Switzerland's Roger Federer as the world number one player in a newspaper interview published Friday.
If you're thinking of becoming a soccer convert, Robert Burns says now's the time as the MLS season 13 kicks off Saturday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:30 pm
Arsenal defender Kolo Toure believes he has a "nasty" streak that can help the Gunners put their Premier League title bid back on track. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:26 pm
Arsenal is heading into a two-week spell that is likely to define its entire season. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:25 pm
India's Virender Sehwag hits the fastest triple-century in Test history - in terms of balls faced - against South Africa in Chennai. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:25 pm
Phil Neville has insisted Everton must meet the challenge head on to beat Liverpool to fourth spot in the Premier League. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:19 pm
AP - So what if he hadn't scored in the first 40 minutes? In overtime, B.J. Raymond didn't hesitate to take and make the two biggest shots of the night.
The Malaysian FA is confident Chelsea boss Avram Grant will be able to gain entry to the country during the club's Asian tour this summer. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Mar 2008 | 11:57 am
Sunderland manager Roy Keane hits out at the "hypocrisy" of his colleagues over their demand for respect for referees. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 11:42 am
Uefa examines videos appearing to show Celtic supporters involved in offensive chanting in Barcelona. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 11:25 am
Nikolay Davydenko's lawyer tells BBC Sport he expects his client to be cleared of match-fixing "any moment now". Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 11:24 am
Nigel Dawes scored the tiebreaking goal while sliding on his back into Devils goalie Martin Brodeur late in the third period and the New York Rangers beat New Jersey for the seventh... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 11:03 am
AP - Nigel Dawes scored the tiebreaking goal while sliding on his back into Devils goalie Martin Brodeur late in the third period and the New York Rangers beat New Jersey for the seventh straight time this season, 3-2 Thursday night.
AP - Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and sparked the decisive run in the third quarter of the Denver Nuggets' 118-105 win over the sliding Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
AP - Roy Williams has never stopped pushing his North Carolina team to play better defense, not even as it piled up lopsided wins and crowd-pleasing offensive displays that few teams can match.
AP - Three-pointers saved Xavier. Missed free throws doomed West Virginia. B.J. Raymond made two 3-pointers in the last 1:18 of overtime Thursday night and the Musketeers advanced to the West Region final with a 79-75 victory over coach Bob Huggins' Mountaineers.
AP - Nothing comes easy for UCLA these days. With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly frittered away a 21-point halftime lead and hung on to defeat Western Kentucky 88-78 in the NCAA West Region on Thursday night.
So far this year, Dean Wilson has made just three cuts in eight starts. On Thursday, he got a good head start on No. 4 at the Zurich Classic. Wilson, whose only win on the PGA Tour came... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 10:52 am
AP - So far this year, Dean Wilson has made just three cuts in eight starts. On Thursday, he got a good head start on No. 4 at the Zurich Classic. Wilson, whose only win on the PGA Tour came at the 2006 International, shot 6-under 66 for the first round lead.
sportsminute Even though he went scoreless in his return, the surging Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back captain Sidney Crosby. Crosby, who missed the previous seven games and 28 of the Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 10:43 am
AP - Jarkko Ruutu had a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Thursday night in Sidney Crosby's first home game in more than two months.
Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov will not be allowed to quit Tottenham this summer without a fight, according to Spurs coach Juande Ramos. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Mar 2008 | 10:41 am
Massimo Moratti has rubbished reports linking Liverpool's Rafa Benitez and Jose Mourinho with the Inter Milan job. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Mar 2008 | 10:07 am
World Snooker refers suggestive comments made by Ronnie O'Sullivan at a news conference at the China Open to a disciplinary committee. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:52 am
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Eamon Sullivan broke the 50 meters freestyle world record for the second time in 24 hours on Friday, enhancing his claims as the early favorite to win the gold medal in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:51 am
Eamon Sullivan has broken his own world record in the 50-meter freestyle, setting a second mark in 24 hours at the Australian swim championships and Olympic trials. It was the fourth... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:44 am
Former rowing world champion Rebecca Romero sets her sights on the Olympics after winning world gold in cycling. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:29 am
PITTSBURGH - The Islanders were the perfect foil for the Penguins and Sidney Crosby, who played in his first home game in more than two months. Jarkko Ruutu had a goal and two assists, and Georges Laraque... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
NEXT week marks the start of New York's fishing season for both the salt and sweetwater crowds. The winter flounder season opens on Tuesday along with the start of the trout and salmon season, but in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
The Devils took the first syllable of deadline too literally. They've been staggering since. The five-game losing streak they bring to Newark tonight against the Flyers is their worst since 2000. It has... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
PORT ST. LUCIE - The Mets are one step closer to letting Fernando Tatis clear his name. The veteran appears poised to grab one of the Mets' final roster spots after backup infielder Ruben Gotay was placed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
If president-in-waiting Donnie Walsh ever gets to town and takes a poll of the Knicks locker room, he'll find a familiar Garden refrain: "Fire Isiah." According to one Knick player, virtually all his... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
GOLF: Wilson leads Zurich Classic Dean Wilson birdied three of the last four holes in windy conditions for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Zurich Classic yesterday in Avondale,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
After their initial trade offer of a seventh-round draft pick for Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was declined, the Cowboys have added a player to their proposal, according to a report on SI.com... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
War Pass, champion 2-year-old who suffered his first defeat finishing dead last in March 15 Tampa Bay Derby, had his first work since that shocker yesterday, breezing half-mile in sharp :47.4 at Palm Meadows... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
The Jets, after spending some $140 million in free agent contracts this offseason on players who have never worn their uniform, yesterday took care of one of their most respected, hardest-working players... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
Scott Gomez was no hero last night in bringing his sprained ribs onto the Garden ice against the Devils just six days after careening into the rear wall in Philadelphia. Rather, he was a hockey player,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
Louisville went ahead early, and while Tennessee kept the game within range into the second half it could never close the gap in a 79-60 loss. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:08 am
Baron Davis had an excuse for his slow start after being sick for two days and needing a pregame IV just to be able to take the floor for the Golden State Warriors. Coach Don Nelson... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:03 am
No one is playing at a higher level than Louisville and North Carolina, writes SI.com's Grant Wahl. UCLA, on the other hand, keeps winning, but winning ugly.
Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer gave South Africa a dose of their own medicine with an unbroken 176-run stand in the first cricket Test here on Friday. India, Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 7:43 am
Jarkko Ruutu had a goal and two assists Thursday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the visiting New York Islanders, 3-1. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 7:01 am
Third-seeded Wisconsin has amassed a 31-4 record with 11 players from the state of Wisconsin, not particularly known as a hotbed of basketball talent. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 7:01 am
The Rangers scored their wildest goal of the season with three minutes left, capping a come-from-behind victory Thursday at the Garden. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 7:01 am
Musketeers blow an early 18-point lead but beat West Virginia in overtime, 79-75, in game of wild momentum changes. They'll face UCLA in the West Regional final.
PHOENIX -- It was exhausting, exhilarating, extraordinary.
A 10-inning tie is perhaps fitting for a one-game Freeway 'Series' matchup that has lost a lot of its former luster.
It used to be called the Freeway Series and it was as much a part of the Southland sports scene as Rams football and title fights at the Olympic Auditorium.
Performance-enhancing drugs remain a hot topic in the sport, the media and Congress, but fans seem to have moved on and just want to talk about the game.
MESA, Ariz. -- The most reliable fans in America migrate here every spring, supporters of a team celebrating a complete century of failure. They bask in the informality of training camp, savoring a conversation or two with the men wearing the uniform of the Chicago Cubs.
Abreu will start the season on the disabled list because of a strained groin.
Blake DeWitt has never played above double A and doesn't even have a mug shot in the Dodgers' media guide, but the odds of him being the club's starting third baseman on opening day increased significantly Thursday when Manager Joe Torre said that Tony Abreu would start the season on the disabled list.
Driver of pickup is a first cousin of Damon Mashore, who once played outfield for team. Gomez, 84, remains in intensive care but is taken off respirator.
In a bizarre twist to the Wednesday morning accident that seriously injured Preston Gomez , the Angels special assistant to the general manager, it turns out the driver of the pickup truck that struck Gomez is the first cousin of an outfielder who played briefly for the Angels and is now coaching in their minor league system.
Prosecutors at the trial of the cyclist Tammy Thomas, directed I.R.S. Special Agent Jeff Novitzky to describe his investigative work without identifying any of the athletes implicated for doping. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 6:58 am
As of Thursday evening, Major League Baseball’s commissioner’s office and the players association had not reached an agreement on recommendations on performance-enhancing drugs. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 6:58 am
George Steinbrenner, the Yankees’ principal owner, made a rare visit to the team’s spring training home on the day that it was renamed after him. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 6:57 am
Tom Glavine, who returned to the Atlanta Braves so he could be closer to his family, is scheduled to pitch against the Mets on April 5. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 6:56 am
The coaches of Tennessee and Washington State may well be on the brink of pushing their universities into the arms race of big-time intercollegiate athletics. Source: NYT > Sports | 28 Mar 2008 | 6:51 am
DETROIT (Reuters) - Brothers Eric, Marc and Jordan Staal grew up playing each other for imaginary trophies on a backyard rink. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 6:13 am
KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia (Reuters) - More Europeans tune in to watch biathlon than Americans do for the Superbowl, yet while NFL team jerseys can be had in Oslo and Frankfurt, U.S.... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 6:06 am
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons clinched their fourth consecutive Central Division title on Thursday with a 85-69 win over the Miami Heat. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 28 Mar 2008 | 5:51 am
Refreshed after a couple of weeks off, Dean Wilson birdied three of the last four holes in windy conditions Thursday for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Zurich Classic.
Alex Smith is back in the weight room and on the San Francisco 49ers' practice fields, working to get healthy for an uncertain future with his fourth offensive coordinator in four NFL seasons. Source: ESPN.com | 28 Mar 2008 | 1:25 am
Graham Rahal, the son of former Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal and one of the more recognizable names coming from Champ Car, won't be racing Saturday in the Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300. Source: ESPN.com | 28 Mar 2008 | 1:20 am
Struggling Marat Safin hit another low when he lost to American qualifier Bobby Reynolds 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Thursday.
Great Britain win the men's team pursuit title, in a new world record, the women's individual pursuit and team sprint at the World Track Cycling Championships. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Mar 2008 | 7:25 pm
AFP - Swedish tennis great Bjorn Borg has tipped Spain's Rafael Nadal to replace Switzerland's Roger Federer as the world number one player in a newspaper interview published Friday.
AP - So what if he hadn't scored in the first 40 minutes? In overtime, B.J. Raymond didn't hesitate to take and make the two biggest shots of the night.
AP - Nigel Dawes scored the tiebreaking goal while sliding on his back into Devils goalie Martin Brodeur late in the third period and the New York Rangers beat New Jersey for the seventh straight time this season, 3-2 Thursday night.
AP - Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and sparked the decisive run in the third quarter of the Denver Nuggets' 118-105 win over the sliding Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
AP - Roy Williams has never stopped pushing his North Carolina team to play better defense, not even as it piled up lopsided wins and crowd-pleasing offensive displays that few teams can match.
AP - Three-pointers saved Xavier. Missed free throws doomed West Virginia. B.J. Raymond made two 3-pointers in the last 1:18 of overtime Thursday night and the Musketeers advanced to the West Region final with a 79-75 victory over coach Bob Huggins' Mountaineers.
AP - Nothing comes easy for UCLA these days. With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly frittered away a 21-point halftime lead and hung on to defeat Western Kentucky 88-78 in the NCAA West Region on Thursday night.
AP - Louisville's suffocating defense has coach Rick Pitino a step away from a sixth trip to the Final Four.
AP - So far this year, Dean Wilson has made just three cuts in eight starts. On Thursday, he got a good head start on No. 4 at the Zurich Classic. Wilson, whose only win on the PGA Tour came at the 2006 International, shot 6-under 66 for the first round lead.
AP - Jarkko Ruutu had a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Thursday night in Sidney Crosby's first home game in more than two months.