The Brewers’ Prince Fielder has become a lightning rod for his off-season decision to spurn meat and fish, including the bratwurst that tailgating Milwaukee fans hold so dear. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 1:17 pm
When Jim Thome’s career statistics are dissected and debated, he is not universally considered an automatic Hall of Famer. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 1:16 pm
Talk about change in the postseason structure had percolated through the bowl season, but no major changes appear to be on the horizon. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 1:14 pm
Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland made a 30-foot birdie putt to beat Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen by a stroke to clinch the Asian Open on Sunday. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Apr 2008 | 1:02 pm
World number one Roger Federer takes on second-ranked Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo Masters final. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Apr 2008 | 1:01 pm
FANTASY trades are never as simple as they seem at the outset. Sure, your buddy offered Chase Utley for Hanley Ramirez, but even a deal that fair is hard to do as a straight-up swap. Whether it's a matter... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 12:53 pm
A North Korean defector tried to set himself on fire to halt the Olympic torch relay through Seoul, while thousands of police guarded the flame Sunday from protesters blasting China's treatment of North Korean refugees. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Apr 2008 | 12:52 pm
Vera Zvonareva beat Vania King 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the first reverse singles on Sunday to give Russia an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the United States in their Fed Cup semifinal and send the defending champions into the final. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Apr 2008 | 12:26 pm
AP - Deron Williams scored eight of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 86-82 on Saturday night for a 3-1 series lead.
AP - Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade, affecting 14 of the 31 first-round picks. At one point, five of seven selections had been bartered. A little while later, it was another five of six.
Liverpool fans' groups have been assured that Jose Mourinho has not been offered Rafael Benitez's job as boss at Anfield. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Apr 2008 | 12:12 pm
France fly-half Frederic Michalak faces six months on the sidelines after tearing knee ligaments in a Super 14 match. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Apr 2008 | 12:02 pm
Portsmouth host Blackburn in Sunday's early Premier League game on a crucial day in the race for Uefa Cup qualification. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Apr 2008 | 11:45 am
The FA will ask to see "all details and TV footage" of the post-match bust-up between Manchester United players and Chelsea staff. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Apr 2008 | 11:12 am
AFP - The Football Association (FA) confirmed Sunday they will be examining TV footage of the post-match bust-up between Manchester United players and Chelsea staff.
The FA is to ask for CCTV footage of a scuffle involving Manchester United players and Chelsea staff on Saturday. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:59 am
Finland's Mikko Hirvonen won the Rally of Jordan, the fifth leg of the 15-race world rally championship, on Sunday. The Ford Focus driver finished 1min 15sec ahead of the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:59 am
Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced Manchester United's sense of injustice at their 2-1 defeat against Chelsea will help carry them to the Premier League title. United face a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:53 am
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone wants embattled FIA president Max Mosley to resign, it has emerged. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:33 am
Arsene Wenger hopes the likes of Mathieu Flamini show the "strength" not to walk out on Arsenal for the sake of a "few bucks". Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:23 am
AP - This was the Erik Bedard the Seattle Mariners believed they were getting to be the ace of their staff. Making his first start in three weeks, Bedard gave up just two hits in 6 2-3 scoreless innings in his return from the disabled list, and the Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Saturday night.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez wants officials in Wednesday's Champions League semifinal second leg to clamp down on Didier Drogba's theatrics. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:14 am
0425s_Talladega It's been all about Tony Stewart at Talladega Superspeedway, where he's planted himself inside the spotlight by entering free agency. He's backed up the high level of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:13 am
Chelsea skipper John Terry has warned Manchester United that the Blues are set to drag the Premier League title away from Old Trafford. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:12 am
AP - Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down. Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL's top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal.
AP - The complicated deal to get Adam "Pacman" Jones to the Dallas Cowboys was finished Saturday night. Now it's up to the suspended cornerback to make the most of the last chance he's getting from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
AP - Michael Jordan took a chance on a young, inexperienced coach and it didn't work. Sam Vincent was fired Saturday after one turmoil-filled, non-playoff season running the Charlotte Bobcats.
AP - Rashard Lewis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Dwight Howard added 19 points and 16 boards, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 106-94 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Once again, the Denver Nuggets couldn't keep their emotions or Kobe Bryant in check. Bryant scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-0 lead in their first-round series,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 10:06 am
Sometimes a team makes a pick in the first round of the NFL Draft that triggers all sorts of wonderment and surprise. That was not the case yesterday, as the Super Bowl champion Giants did the expected... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
One year ago, Duaner Sanchez's role didn't matter. His career was up in the air. Sanchez had undergone two surgeries and carried around a screw in his right shoulder. It wasn't a matter of when as much... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
PITTSBURGH - The Penguins always have been an interesting franchise, saved from leaving town first in 1984 by conspiring to lose enough games the final six weeks of the season in order to be in position... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
Kenny Phillips, S, Miami, 6-2, 213, 31st overallWidely regarded as the top safety in the nation. Three-year starter for the Hurricanes who entered the draft after his junior year. Excellent athlete with... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the Jets, who traded the 36th overall pick (a second-rounder) and the second of their two fourth-round picks (113th overall) to the Packers, were selecting... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
Rick Pitino, who ran the Knicks from 1987 to 1989, said he's done with coaching in the NBA and would not be interested if Donnie Walsh came calling. "It's a young man's game," Pitino told The Post. "I'm... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
* Recipe for fixing the Mets: 1) In between starts, let Johan Santana play first base. He has a higher batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage than Carlos Delgado, and will surely play... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
There were no squeamish scenes of a highly touted quarterback sitting forlornly in the Green Room as it emptied out, one happily drafted player at a time. There was a run on offensive linemen - eight... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
David Wright finally got a hit. Actually, he got two. Now if he could just put this lineup on his back and carry it for, say, a month, the Mets might be on to something. The Mets got plenty of pitching... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke won the 2.3-million-dollar BMW Asian Open on Sunday, finishing one stroke clear of Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen. Clarke sank a birdie putt of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:18 am
La Liga Roundup: Barcelona's 2-0 loss to Deportivo has given Real the chance to win the title this weekend. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Apr 2008 | 9:18 am
West Ham's Sweden midfielder Freddie Ljungberg is a doubt for the Euro 2008 finals after suffering a cracked rib during Saturday's draw with Newcastle. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 27 Apr 2008 | 8:40 am
Saracens director of rugby Alan Gaffney believes Sunday's European Cup semi-final against one of his former clubs Irish giants Munster offers his side the ideal opportunity to claim the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 8:38 am
MLS Roundup: Landon Donovan stayed hot with a hat trick as the Galaxy thumped Chivas USA on Saturday night. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 27 Apr 2008 | 8:33 am
India spinner Harbhajan Singh was facing a lengthy ban from cricket on Sunday after being accused of slapping national team-mate Shanthakumaran Sreesanth during a domestic Twenty20 match. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 8:25 am
Amelie Mauresmo coasted to a 6-1, 6-4 win over Ai Sugiyama in reverse singles Sunday as France clinched a Fed Cup World Group playoff tie against Japan.
The Cowboys have signed Pacman Jones to a three-year contact with a club option for a fourth season and submitted the documentation to the NFL. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Apr 2008 | 7:44 am
After being no-hit into the sixth inning, Anaheim ties the score with three runs in the seventh before giving back the runs. Guerrero picks up 2000th hit of his career.
DETROIT -- These are the days, Torii Hunter said, when it's good to be a bald man.
Chelsea's 2-1 victory on late penalty kick has Manchester United coach, who complains a lot anyway, in a particularly foul mood.
It was only a few weeks ago that Manchester United Coach Alex Ferguson was talking about players having to show respect for referees instead of challenging every decision.
Yao Ming's China will take on the mighty United States in the opening round of the Beijing Olympic basketball tournament, organisers said. China will face the USA's NBA stars Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:50 am
Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo outclassed Ai Sugiyama to give France an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Japan and secure a return to the Fed Cup World Group on Sunday. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:39 am
Duke associate head coach Johnny Dawkins has been named head coach at Stanford, the school announced Saturday. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:35 am
After eight races, Jeff Burton leads the Sprint Cup points standings going into Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:35 am
At 6 feet 2 inches, 213 pounds, Kenny Phillips is a big, physical safety in the mold of the former Miami safety and Pro Bowl player Sean Taylor. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:32 am
Quarterback Matt Ryan, selected third by the Atlanta Falcons, was one of the safest picks in the draft, lauded for his leadership skills and already possessing a polished public presence. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:31 am
Vernon Gholston, a defensive rush end from Ohio State, was the expected pick in the N.F.L. draft. Dustin Keller, a tight end from Purdue, was the day’s surprise. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:29 am
The Jaguars selected Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey with the eighth overall pick Saturday, filling a glaring need. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:26 am
Tampa Bay beat the visiting Boston Red Sox, 2-1, on Saturday night for the Rays’ first five-game winning streak in more than two years. Source: NYT > Sports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:22 am
Deron Williams scored eight of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 86-82 on Saturday night for a 3-1 series lead. Mehmet Okur added 14 points Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 27 Apr 2008 | 6:20 am
Brewers are hoping that a bullpen session for Ben Sheets on Saturday will clarify the immediate future for the ace of their pitching staff. Source: ESPN.com | 27 Apr 2008 | 5:41 am
How do you explain eight trades in the first round? It's all about need, says SI.com's Don Banks, who dispenses his Snap Judgments from Day 1 of the NFL draft.
PL Roundup: Michael Ballack's double gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Manchester United to tie the teams on points. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Apr 2008 | 5:14 pm
Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters final for the fourth straight year.
Anna Chakvetadze and Svetlana Kuznetsova won the opening singles Saturday to give Russia a 2-0 lead over the United States in the World Group semifinal match of the Fed Cup.
AFP - Five-time winners Spain reached the Fed Cup final Sunday, thumping China 4-1 to set up a title decider with defending champions Russia.
AP - Deron Williams scored eight of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 86-82 on Saturday night for a 3-1 series lead.
AP - Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade, affecting 14 of the 31 first-round picks. At one point, five of seven selections had been bartered. A little while later, it was another five of six.
AFP - The Football Association (FA) confirmed Sunday they will be examining TV footage of the post-match bust-up between Manchester United players and Chelsea staff.
AP - This was the Erik Bedard the Seattle Mariners believed they were getting to be the ace of their staff. Making his first start in three weeks, Bedard gave up just two hits in 6 2-3 scoreless innings in his return from the disabled list, and the Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Saturday night.
AP - Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down. Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL's top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal.
AP - The complicated deal to get Adam "Pacman" Jones to the Dallas Cowboys was finished Saturday night. Now it's up to the suspended cornerback to make the most of the last chance he's getting from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
AP - Johnny Dawkins, a longtime assistant coach at Duke, has been hired as Stanford's new basketball coach.
AP - Michael Jordan took a chance on a young, inexperienced coach and it didn't work. Sam Vincent was fired Saturday after one turmoil-filled, non-playoff season running the Charlotte Bobcats.
AP - Rashard Lewis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Dwight Howard added 19 points and 16 boards, and the Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 106-94 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.