Barcelona has reportedly asked Ronaldinho's agent for a meeting in an attempt to improve relations with the Brazil forward. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Apr 2008 | 12:36 pm
La Liga Preview: Villarreal has leap-frogged Barcelona as the top rival to Real Madrid in the race for the league title. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Apr 2008 | 12:33 pm
Four of the road-car makers in Formula One criticise motorsport boss Max Mosley following accusations about his private life. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Apr 2008 | 12:20 pm
Rangers boss Walter Smith believes an extension to the Scottish domestic season may become unavoidable in the event of his quadruple-chasing squad reaching the UEFA Cup final in May. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 12:09 pm
Manchester United have lost the services of Serbian centreback Nemanja Vidic for up to three weeks following the knee injury he suffered during Tuesday's Champions League win over Roma. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 12:06 pm
South Africa take a 147-run lead on day one of the second Test as Dale Steyn takes five wickets to dismiss India for 76 in Ahmedabad. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:56 am
Rangers boss Walter Smith believes an extension to the Scottish domestic season may become unavoidable in the event of his quadruple-chasing squad reaching the UEFA Cup final in May. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:38 am
Arsenal are one of three clubs interested in signing Werder Bremen's Brazilian playmaker Diego, according to the player's father and agent. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:36 am
Nemanja Vidic will only miss two to three weeks with a knee injury, leaving Manchester United relieved he won't be missing the rest of the season. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
AP - Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo homer to help the Washington Nationals stay unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
AP - Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics tied the NBA record for the best single-season turnaround with a 92-77 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
AP - Sidney Crosby scored twice and Evgeni Malkin netted the go-ahead goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who clinched their first division title in 10 years with a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.
AP - Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has been accused of punching an 18-year-old man in the face and breaking his car window with a beer bottle, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
AP - Brian McNamee was planning to dump all his mementos of his relationship with Roger Clemens. Then a friend persuaded him to think better of it. Now the former personal trainer who claims he injected the seven time Cy Young Award winner with steroids is selling dozens of personal items in an online auction, and donating the profits to his juvenile diabetes charity.
AP - Dirk Nowitzki unexpectedly returned to the starting lineup and scored 18 points after missing four games with a high ankle sprain, and the Dallas Mavericks finally beat a winning team since acquiring Jason Kidd.
Fausto Carmona felt that familiar sinking feeling. So did the Chicago White Sox, who pounded his signature sinker into the dirt over and over again in the Cleveland Indians' 7-2 win on... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:14 am
For the Washington Nationals, being 3-0 is big news. Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo homer to help the Nationals stay unbeaten with a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:13 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee, under fire for not speaking out on China's human rights record before the Beijing Games, vigorously defended its policy of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:06 am
A group of about 200 Uighur Muslims demonstrated against China before Thursday's Olympic torch ceremony near one of Turkey's most famous tourist destinations. The protest near... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:04 am
AP - Deciding what to do with Isiah Thomas might be the easy part for Donnie Walsh. Making the New York Knicks a contender in the future and competitive now is a much bigger challenge.
0402s_Walsh_Knicks Deciding what to do with Isiah Thomas might be the easy part for Donnie Walsh. Making the New York Knicks a contender in the future and competitive now is a much... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 10:56 am
The coin toss was altered and the playoffs weren't touched. Hate forceouts? They're gone. Afraid of more looks by referees at instant replay. These might be worthwhile. A busy NFL... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 10:53 am
AP - Lawyers for Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia University will meet in court for the first time at a hearing on Thursday on scheduling and pretrial motions in the lawsuit over a $4 million contract buyout clause. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 3 Apr 2008 | 10:49 am
Lawyers for Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia University will meet in court for the first time at a hearing on Thursday on scheduling and pretrial motions in the lawsuit over a $4 million... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 10:48 am
AP - A collapse like this should have left scars. Suzann Pettersen looked like a runaway winner at the Kraft Nabisco Championship without four holes to play. Then came a bogey from the right rough on the 15th. She clipped a tree branch trying to escape the rough on the 16th, leading to double bogey. Another bogey on the 17th. And just like that, she was in tears, blowing a chance to win her first major.
Arsene Wenger is angry with the referee in Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Liverpool but still feels his side can win their Champions League tie. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Apr 2008 | 8:11 am
Click here for all the big news, best moments and Turin tragedy from the past week of soccer. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Apr 2008 | 8:04 am
Jason Giambi's candidacy for a Gold Glove award probably took a hit last night. The dream was fun while it lasted. Giambi looked sharp defensively on Opening Night, but last night it was back to the stark... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
MIAMI - The news arrived moments before the opening pitch, and it was about as hopeful as the Mets could have asked: mild hamstring strain. Four to six weeks. Which means if you look at things realistically,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
Three major Kentucky Derby preps are on tap this Saturday: the Wood Memorial here at Big A, Illinois Derby at Hawthorne and Santa Anita Derby, which drew field of 11 entered yesterday, with Colonel John,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
MEMPHIS - Stripped of his presidency and power at a Garden press conference staged without him 1,000 miles away, Isiah Thomas kissed up to his new boss, Donnie Walsh, last night. "I'm glad he's here with... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
The revival is on, just when the Devils looked like burned-out overachievers, fodder for some fortunate playoff foe. Their third straight ugly victory, a 3-2 shootout triumph over the Bruins in Newark... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
To the victors go the spoils. And when you're the coach at a school with an enrollment of a mere 1,700 students, making it to the Elite Eight is an unprecedented and undisputed victory. Fresh off that... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
A stiff right shoulder bumped Jorge Posada out of the lineup last night, as the Yankees said they wanted to be cautious with their star catcher. "His shoulder's a little stiff," Joe Girardi said before... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
There was Isiah Thomas. Stephon Marbury. Eddy Curry. Larry Brown. Scott Layden. And others, of course. One by one over the years, the latest Knicks savior was trotted out for the masses at Madison Square... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
If Donnie Walsh is able to turn around the Knicks, fans may want to thank Lou Carnesecca. The legendary former St. John's coach placed a call to Walsh before he took the job. "He just said, 'Frank McGuire... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
DONNIE Walsh, the Garden's Donnie Basketball, knows his way around the block, from 21st Street and 10th Avenue, from Astoria to Brooklyn, from Riverdale and Fordham Prep all the way to 49th and Eighth,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
Check out the first regular season installment of Keith Costigan's MLS Power Rankings since opening day. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:22 am
The Houston Dynamo drew 0-0 with Deportivo Saprissa in the first leg of their Champions' Cup semifinal on Wednesday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Apr 2008 | 7:02 am
The quarterback is near-perfect in his throws, particularly excelling with deep passes. Keith Rivers, Sedrick Ellis and Chauncey Washington also impress.
Quarterback John David Booty arrived and departed from USC's annual pro day Wednesday wearing the same wide grin.
Veteran sees a new attitude and new goals in his second tour of duty with the Ducks.
On the night the Ducks clinched their third consecutive playoff appearance, Teemu Selanne took a mental note of what was said by his teammates in the aftermath.
Gasol's return allows Lakers to return to winning form.
Center Pau Gasol, out of the Lakers' lineup for nine games after spraining his left ankle, said he wanted to play enough in his return Wednesday to get back into a routine.
UCLA begins spring practice today, the first of 15 workouts that will conclude April 26 with the annual spring scrimmage at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins return five starters on offense and five on defense. Times staff writer Chris Foster takes a look at five questions facing the Bruins.
MINNEAPOLIS -- To the seemingly endless array of statistics baseball has produced, add this rare one, courtesy of the Angels' defense Wednesday night: the quadruple-double.
Yuri Foreman, a rabbinical student and undefeated professional boxer, wears the Start of David on his boxing trunks and a black skullcap when studying or praying. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:37 am
Jim Larranaga, who took George Mason to the Final Four two years ago, signed a three-year extension to remain coach of the Patriots on Wednesday. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:34 am
What is intriguing about the relationship between Terrell Owens and Andy Roddick is Owens’s connection to rising young stars searching for the secret of breaking through. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:33 am
Zach Parise scored the only goal in a four-round shootout and the Devils won their third straight game by beating the visiting Boston Bruins, 3-2, Wednesday night. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:32 am
Mets pitcher Pedro Martínez was placed on the disabled list for the fourth time in four seasons after suffering what the team is describing as a mild strain. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:28 am
Jorge Posada was a late scratch from the lineup Wednesday with because of stiffness in the shoulder that he injured on a throw Tuesday. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:28 am
The Yankees’ second game of the season was 20 degrees colder than their first, and the Blue Jays’ A. J. Burnett was not the kind of pitcher who makes a hitter feel warm. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:28 am
Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hit a bases-empty homer to help the Nationals stay unbeaten. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:27 am
David Ortiz broke open a scoreless game with a two-run homer in the seventh and the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics, 5-0, on Wednesday in Oakland. Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:26 am
Boss Dave Jones says Cardiff's sights are on winning the FA Cup, not just the Wembley semi-final clash with Barnsley. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Apr 2008 | 6:12 am
Darren Collison spurned track, his parents' sport. But the way he runs the UCLA team will dictate how well the Bruins do in the Final Four, writes Dana O'Neil. Source: ESPN.com | 3 Apr 2008 | 5:29 am
Pedro Martinez will be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks with what the New York Mets said was a mild strain of his left hamstring. Source: ESPN.com | 3 Apr 2008 | 4:15 am
AP - Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has been accused of punching an 18-year-old man in the face and breaking his car window with a beer bottle, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Remember Rafael Nadal? He's nearly going unnoticed lately, but the Spaniard is still No. 2 in the world and headed to the Key Biscayne semis after a three-set win over James Blake. With the clay season about to begin, Nadal will return to the spotlight, Jamey Eisenberg says.
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks saw his first game in three months and declared himself delighted with team as it nudged closer to Champions League glory.
Although the quarterfinal with Arsenal is tied 1-1, the Reds take the advantage of an away goal into Tuesday's second leg.
Wednesday's match had threatened to be overshadowed by a visit by warring American owners, but snow in Colorado prevented George Gillett Jr. from attending the game. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Apr 2008 | 12:40 am
Andy Roddick's winning percentage against Roger Federer could be worse. Yes, Roddick has lost to his nemesis 15 times, including their past 11 meetings. And yes, Roddick has won only six of the 43 sets they've played.
Deivid scored a late goal Wednesday to give Fenerbahce a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 2 Apr 2008 | 11:00 pm
Haroon Lorgat says he is hopeful he will be offered the chance to succeed Malcolm Speed as ICC chief executive. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 10:38 pm
Chelsea boss Avram Grant believes his side will overcome Fenerbahce, despite losing the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Istanbul. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 9:57 pm
As the regular season comes to a close, it's time to hand out some hardware -- but with a twist. SI.com's Michael Farber selects his On The Fly award winners.
Rangers manager Walter Smith hints at a more attacking approach for their Uefa Cup clash with Sporting Lisbon. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 2 Apr 2008 | 2:22 pm
AP - Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo homer to help the Washington Nationals stay unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
AP - Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics tied the NBA record for the best single-season turnaround with a 92-77 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
AP - Sidney Crosby scored twice and Evgeni Malkin netted the go-ahead goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who clinched their first division title in 10 years with a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.
AP - Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has been accused of punching an 18-year-old man in the face and breaking his car window with a beer bottle, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
AP - Brian McNamee was planning to dump all his mementos of his relationship with Roger Clemens. Then a friend persuaded him to think better of it. Now the former personal trainer who claims he injected the seven time Cy Young Award winner with steroids is selling dozens of personal items in an online auction, and donating the profits to his juvenile diabetes charity.
AP - Dirk Nowitzki unexpectedly returned to the starting lineup and scored 18 points after missing four games with a high ankle sprain, and the Dallas Mavericks finally beat a winning team since acquiring Jason Kidd.
AP - Deciding what to do with Isiah Thomas might be the easy part for Donnie Walsh. Making the New York Knicks a contender in the future and competitive now is a much bigger challenge.
AP - A collapse like this should have left scars. Suzann Pettersen looked like a runaway winner at the Kraft Nabisco Championship without four holes to play. Then came a bogey from the right rough on the 15th. She clipped a tree branch trying to escape the rough on the 16th, leading to double bogey. Another bogey on the 17th. And just like that, she was in tears, blowing a chance to win her first major.