Arsenal has strengthened its ties with American businessman Stan Kroenke and set up a partnership with his soccer club Colorado Rapids. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:22 pm
Dick Vitale, in his fourth time being nominated for enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, revealed to listeners of ESPN's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" on Monday that he has been selected for the class of 2008. Source: ESPN.com | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:17 pm
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has identified his side's batting meltdown early in their second innings as the turning point in the second and final Test against West Indies which... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
AP - Kansas plays Memphis tonight for the NCAA men's college basketball championship. It's once-beaten Memphis against a Kansas team that was able to open a 28-point lead on top-ranked North Carolina Saturday in easily winning its national semifinal. Both teams are athletic, like to push the ball up the court and run at every opportunity. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:57 am
European athletes and officials demanded clearer guidelines Monday on how free they will be to express opinions on human rights, Tibet and other issues at the Beijing Olympics. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:51 am
Kansas plays Memphis tonight for the NCAA men's college basketball championship. It's once-beaten Memphis against a Kansas team that was able to open a 28-point lead on top-ranked North... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:41 am
PARIS - Security officials have extinguished the Olympic flame amid heavy protests during the torch relay in Paris. Police in jogging gear put the flame out and brought the torch aboard Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:32 am
Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson would love Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra to buy Ronaldinho. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
Cardiff City may be given a wildcard into Europe if they win the FA Cup, UEFA spokesman William Gaillard revealed on Monday. Under current Football Association (FA) rules,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:25 am
Chelsea faces a homegrown threat in its attempt to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Fenerbahce and reach the semifinals of the Champions League. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:20 am
Ben Sheets had high expectations when he pitched his first shutout back in 2001. "I thought it was going to be easy," he said. "I thought I'd get 15, 20, 100 of these. Seven years... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:14 am
All Black winger Joe Rokocoko has been sidelined for up to four months due to a wrist injury and will miss Tests against Ireland and England as well as part of the Tri-Nations series. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:09 am
Somerset trainer David Pipe is slowly coming to terms with being a Grand National winner in his second season as a trainer. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:50 am
Rafael Benitez has ruled out Liverpool attempting to play for a goalless draw against Arsenal but warned Reds fans to to be patient as his side seek to reach the Champions League... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:47 am
Paris became the stage Monday for the latest round of global protests against China, with thousands of police deployed to protect the Olympic torch relay after chaos in London the day... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:47 am
WEBSTER: Is Arsene Wenger's failure to bring a 'big personality' to Arsenal the reason behind their drop in form? Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:08 am
Nicklas Bendtner maintains it does not matter how Arsenal are getting the ball in the net at the moment - as long as they score. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:08 am
Robin van Persie again looks to be a major doubt for Arsenal ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Liverpool. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:07 am
Hull forward Danny Tickle signs a new two-year contract which will keep him at the KC Stadium until the end of the 2010 season. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:00 am
Elimination is inevitable. Sort of like death and taxes. It will come, maybe Wednesday, likely by the end of the week. But like with death and taxes, the Nets are trying to fight the expected. And Vince... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:49 am
AP - Unrest in Tibet became a major topic among an Olympic officials meeting in Beijing on Monday, despite Beijing's calls against mixing politics with the upcoming Summer Games.
New Zealand winger Joe Rokocoko will miss the summer Tests against Ireland and England because of a wrist injury. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:18 am
ATLANTA - The Mets' bullpen is picking up where it left off last season, and that's not a good thing. A liability in 2007 is already looking like a liability this year, with yesterday afternoon's 3-1... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
SAN ANTONIO - We may as well start getting used to the sound of it. So here goes; let's try this one for size: "John Calipari, championship coach." There it is. There you go. Consider it Out There. Consider... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon are out-bets to be officially announced today in San Antonio as Hall of Fame inductees. This is the first year of eligibility for the hallowed coach and the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
After Saturday's coast-to-coast trio of major Kentucky Derby preps - the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, the Illinois Derby at Hawthorne and the Santa Anita Derby - several 3-year-olds that were borderline... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
WHAT if new cars came with flat tires? Or bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches were made with bacon or lettuce or tomatoes, but not all three? Why don't fire alarms make the same sounds as ice cream trucks?... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
ATLANTA - A trek through the spring made even longer by two series on the road in the opening week finally brought the Mets back to New York last night. Willie Randolph never thought he would miss Shea... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
You never forget your first. Johnson Wagner surely will never forget yesterday, because it represented not only his first PGA Tour victory but his first invitation to play the Masters. Indeed, what a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
ATLANTA - It is never a good thing to get swept by the Braves, even though it's only April and they aren't the mental road blocks the Mets have struggled to conquer like they once were. A 3-1 loss at... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
Knick legend Patrick Ewing, guaranteed to be named to the Hall of Fame today, gave an endorsement for his former teammate, Mark Jackson, to coach the Knicks. If Jax is hired, Ewing likely would be on his... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:31 am
Newcastle romped to a third straight Premier League win, all but ending their relegation fears. This and more in our PL gallery! Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 7:35 am
Tiger Woods, the runaway leader in earnings and world ranking, has mastered better than anyone else the magic ingredients of performance that lead to low scores. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 7:25 am
The Lady Vols prevailed on a last-second follow shot by guard Alexis Hornbuckle and will play for their second consecutive national championship on Tuesday against Stanford. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 7:15 am
Sir Alex Ferguson bemoaned Manchester United's 'haphazard' defending after they fought back to earn a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough on Sunday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 7:14 am
Kevin Love and Darren Collison are seen as probable losses to NBA after team's third straight loss in Final Four. Prospects for Josh Shipp, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and others are weighed.
The problem with insisting that nothing short of a national title is worth advertising is the day after.
Brand plays at home for first time this season but ends up on the short side of a 105-79 outcome.
He rose and as he did, so did a growing applause from the audience. For a faithful flock with few moments to earnestly cheer for this season, this was one.
Nyeholt, paralyzed from the chest down, and Orr, a recovering alcoholic, are the driving forces behind "Swim With Mike," which has profoundly strengthened the already tight bond between them.
Anyone familiar with the charity juggernaut that is "Swim With Mike," the annual USC fund-raiser that provides scholarships for physically challenged former athletes, knows that it was born of friendship and brotherhood.
The lengthening and toughening of Augusta National in recent years may not have been targeted specifically at Woods, but it has made Masters more challenging for everyone.
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tiger-proofing Augusta National Golf Club, they didn't really do that, did they?
Geoff Cameron scored in the 91st minute to give the Houston Dynamo a 3-3 draw with FC Dallas on Sunday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:59 am
The Devils did just enough to give themselves an injection of confidence heading into the postseason by defeating the Rangers, their first-round opponent, in a shootout. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:38 am
Isiah Thomas, relieved of his team presidency last Wednesday, is still the coach and probably will be for at least another nine days, or until Donnie Walsh completes his review process. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:33 am
Martin Biron stopped 20 shots Sunday for the Philadelphia Flyers, who prevented the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins from capturing the No. 1 seeding in the Eastern Conference Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:32 am
Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points and the visiting Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit for a crucial 105-98 victory against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:32 am
Because Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera allowed Joe Girardi to manage the last three innings on autopilot, the offensively challenged Yankees had a victory that was pretty important. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:31 am
The Yankees’ bats returned just long enough with Chien-Ming Wang back on the mound to avoid a three-game losing streak and shut out the Tampa Bay Rays. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:29 am
Trevor Hoffman was charged with his second loss in three appearances Sunday, allowing Chin-Lung Hu’s tie-breaking single in the ninth inning of the San Diego Padres’ 3-2 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:27 am
Frank Thomas broke a fifth-inning tie with his 11th career grand slam, Vernon Wells added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Source: NYT > Sports | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:26 am
Uefa may give Cardiff City a wildcard into Europe if the Welsh club win next month's FA Cup final. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:01 am
Manchester United anxiously await news of Rio Ferdinand after the defender limped off in the draw at Middlesbrough. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 5:30 am
With fast-paced offenses and suffocating defenses, the rule of thumb for Kansas and Memphis' title-game clash, says SI.com's Stewart Mandel, is don't blink.
PL Roundup: Manchester United had its league lead cut to three points after drawing 2-2 at Middlesbrough. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 7 Apr 2008 | 5:06 am
AP - Nick Swisher homered on the game's second pitch, Carlos Quentin had four RBIs and the Chicago White Sox handed the Detroit Tigers their sixth straight loss, 13-2 Sunday night.
Padres manager Bud Black defended Jake Peavy on Sunday, saying a dark substance on his right hand after a game against the Dodgers on Saturday was just a mix of dirt and rosin.
AP - Chris Kunitz and Bobby Ryan scored 43 seconds apart in the third period against former teammate Ilya Bryzgalov, and Ryan Getzlaf had the deciding goal in the shootout to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes Sunday night in the final game of the NHL's regular-season schedule.
AP - Lorena Ochoa set the silver trophy on a table, clasped hands with her parents and sprinted to the edge of the lake surrounding the 18th green at Mission Hills, raising both arms as she plunged into the water.
AFP - Russian fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko defeated Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 Sunday in the final of the 3.77 million-dollar Miami ATP Masters Series Sony Ericsson Open hardcourt event.
Nikolay Davydenko rips Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 to win Key Biscayne. And after a year full of gambling controversies, Jamey Eisenberg says this may be the event that helps the Russian make a better name for himself.
AFP - Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted Monday he would love to buy Brazil forward Ronaldinho.
AP - Ben Sheets had high expectations when he pitched his first shutout back in 2001.
AP - The Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets both clinched playoff berths, though neither was likely in much of a celebratory mood.
AP - Unrest in Tibet became a major topic among an Olympic officials meeting in Beijing on Monday, despite Beijing's calls against mixing politics with the upcoming Summer Games.
AP - Nick Swisher homered on the game's second pitch, Carlos Quentin had four RBIs and the Chicago White Sox handed the Detroit Tigers their sixth straight loss, 13-2 Sunday night.
AP - Chris Kunitz and Bobby Ryan scored 43 seconds apart in the third period against former teammate Ilya Bryzgalov, and Ryan Getzlaf had the deciding goal in the shootout to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes Sunday night in the final game of the NHL's regular-season schedule.
AP - Lorena Ochoa set the silver trophy on a table, clasped hands with her parents and sprinted to the edge of the lake surrounding the 18th green at Mission Hills, raising both arms as she plunged into the water.
AP - As his interim crew chief headed toward inspection, Carl Edwards offered to lend him cash to bribe NASCAR's officials.
AFP - Russian fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko defeated Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 Sunday in the final of the 3.77 million-dollar Miami ATP Masters Series Sony Ericsson Open hardcourt event.