The president feted the Giants with compliments and humor during a ceremony at the White House to honor the team’s win in Super Bowl XLII. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 2:53 pm
John Terry insists Avram Grant has done enough to keep his job after guiding Chelsea to the first Champions League final in their history. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 May 2008 | 2:44 pm
Didier Drogba says Manchester United are the best team in England - but feels Chelsea can achieve their main aim and win the Champions League. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 May 2008 | 2:44 pm
Cristiano Ronaldo belives Manchester United can go on and lift the Champions League trophy in the final in Moscow. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 May 2008 | 2:41 pm
Bobby Cox prefers having John Smoltz in Atlanta's rotation but the Braves' ace made it clear in a text message to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he plans on coming back as a reliever. Source: ESPN.com | 1 May 2008 | 2:21 pm
Sven-Goran Eriksson's agent says the Swede may have been in contact with Benfica and would consider a return for the right money. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 May 2008 | 2:21 pm
AFP - Former world number one Marat Safin is through to the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Munich after beating local hero Michael Berrer in a tight game on Thursday.
The confidence that Rick Dutrow and Mike Iavarone have in their colt Big Brown, the undefeated Florida Derby champion, knows no bounds. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 2:01 pm
McLaren boss Ron Dennis denies he had any involvement in the newspaper expose into Max Mosley's private life. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 May 2008 | 1:59 pm
David Weir is passed fit to face Fiorentina but Kirk Broadfoot is set to be dropped by Rangers for their Uefa Cup semi-final. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 May 2008 | 1:35 pm
Rafael Nadal has made a thinly-veiled attack on the ruling body of the men's game, saying that the ATP's crowded calendar is ruining tennis in Europe and endangering the longevity of players' careers. Source: ESPN.com | 1 May 2008 | 1:18 pm
The confrontation between the author Buzz Bissinger and the sports blogger Will Leitch symbolized the fear and hatred between mainstream media and the blogosphere. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 1:14 pm
All Times Eastern American League Tampa Bay vs Baltimore, 12:35 p.m. Kansas City vs Texas, 2:05 p.m. Detroit vs N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Seattle vs Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 1:12 pm
PL Preview: With a Champions League final showdown in place, Man Utd and Chelsea are both confident of Premiership glory. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 May 2008 | 1:02 pm
AP - Actress Mia Farrow was briefly questioned at Hong Kong's airport Thursday before officials allowed her to enter the Chinese territory to give a speech criticizing China's relations with Sudan.
Rafael Nadal says the European tennis calendar is being "destroyed" with three Masters Series events in four weeks. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 May 2008 | 12:53 pm
Carmelo Anthony's lawyer said the Denver Nuggets forward's blood-alcohol content was above the legal limit when he was arrested on April 14, The Denver Post reported. Source: ESPN.com | 1 May 2008 | 12:09 pm
AP - Benching goalie Carey Price couldn't spark Montreal. Now Danny Briere and the Flyers are one win from ending the Canadiens' season. Briere scored the winner on a rebound with 3:38 left to lift Philadelphia to a 4-2 win over the Canadiens on Wednesday night and a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
AP - The expectations were there for Kevin Durant the day he first arrived in Seattle: anything less than being the best rookie in the NBA would be a disappointment. The 19-year-old didn't disappoint. Durant, the Sonics' dynamic young star, has been chosen as the NBA Rookie of the Year, The Associated Press has learned from a person with knowledge of the vote.
AP - Even a three-game playoff was too much for the BCS. Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the much-criticized system for deciding a national champ into a playoff involving four teams, starting in the 2010 season.
AP - From the start, Avery Johnson was a perfect fit as coach of the Dallas Mavericks. At the end, it was pretty obvious he wasn't. Johnson lost his job Wednesday, a move the team referred to as "relieving him of his duties."
AP - Takedowns and menacing gestures. Double technicals and flagrant fouls. And the Boston Celtics are heading to Atlanta to try to deliver the knockout punch. Paul Pierce scored a playoff-high 22 points and Ray Allen hit three 3-pointers in the middle of the third quarter Wednesday night to turn back the Hawks' last charge, leading Boston to a hard-fought 110-85 victory over Atlanta and giving the Celtics a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
AP - Caron Butler saved Washington's season. Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards held their breath as LeBron James missed a potential series-ending layup at the horn, giving Washington an 88-87 victory Wednesday night and adding at least one more game to this overheated NBA playoff series.
sportsminute Caron Butler saved Washington's season. Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards held their breath as LeBron James missed a potential series-ending layup at Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 11:08 am
France captain Patrick Vieira claimed in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport on Thursday that he intends to finish his career with Italian champions Inter Milan. Vieira... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 10:56 am
Rafael Nadal has lashed out at hard-bitten tennis administrators, saying the compressed 2008 clay-court season is sure to take a physical toll on players. The world number... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 10:45 am
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal has made a thinly veiled attack on the ruling body of the men's game, saying that the ATP's crowded calendar is ruining tennis in Europe and endangering... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 10:35 am
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese owners of former Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem are struggling to explain why the American thoroughbred has lost his libido. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 10:28 am
Rangers manager Walter Smith had mixed injury news ahead of Thursday's UEFA Cup semi-final, second leg clash against Fiorentina here. The tie is finely poised following a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 9:53 am
Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri believes only a Champions League final victory will prevent the Blues from sacking Avram Grant this season. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 May 2008 | 9:28 am
The Atlanta Braves keep finding new and creative _ and most certainly disheartening _ ways to lose one-run games. The latest? Committing an error on a flubbed bunt in the 12th inning ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 9:22 am
Avram Grant pays an emotional tribute to Frank Lampard after he guides Chelsea to the Champions League final. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 May 2008 | 9:19 am
Check out the latest installment of Keith Costigan's MLS Power Rankings as America's league heats up. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 May 2008 | 9:18 am
Unfancied Englishman Joe Perry reached the semi-finals of snooker's World Championships late Wednesday by winning the last two frames to defeat Scotland's Stephen Maguire 13-12. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 9:14 am
The Atlanta Braves keep finding new and creative _ and most certainly disheartening _ ways to lose one-run games. The latest? Committing an error on a flubbed bunt in the 12th inning ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 1 May 2008 | 9:13 am
Manny Ramirez slid in just ahead of the tag on Jason Varitek's single in the ninth, giving the Boston Red Sox their second straight win in their last at-bat, 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 9:09 am
Click here for all the big news, best moments and barefoot action from the past week of soccer! Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 1 May 2008 | 9:00 am
Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman leaves the club "to seek pastures new and embark upon fresh challenges". Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 May 2008 | 8:59 am
College football’s top officials decided that the method for determining a national champion will stay the same until at least January of 2015. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 8:21 am
Avery Johnson, who guided the Dallas Mavericks to the 2006 N.B.A. finals but failed to win a playoff series since, was fired as head coach on Wednesday. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 8:20 am
Chelsea advanced to the European Champions League final for the first time, with Frank Lampard scoring the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick in a 3-2 overtime victory over Liverpool. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 8:18 am
This is what Knick president DonnieWalsh was waiting for. The Knick coaching search revved up yesterday as Dallas fired Avery Johnson and the Suns reportedly planned to ax Mike D'Antoni. The developments... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
His ears perked up when he heard of Sean Avery's spleen injury. Former Ranger defenseman Tom Laidlaw says he would have died if he'd taken that team flight to New York from Boston, with what was being... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
JOE Girardi prefers to reveal as little as possible about the Yankees, and you could understand that philosophy these days. What can he say about his $200 million roster? We can't pitch very well, but... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - I said I didn't care what post position Big Brown drew, it's impossible for the post to get him beat. Now we're going to find out after picking post 20. We were 16th on the list and... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
In Philadelphia, benching goalie Carey Price couldn't spark Montreal. Now Danny Briere and the Flyers are one win from ending the Canadiens' season. Briere scored the winner on a rebound with 3:38 left... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
How about just putting the whole stinking team on the disabled list? Disabled, disengaged and disappointing. There you have the Yankees, in a nutshell, as they wallow below .500. On a night the Yankees... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
Divine Park took control on the turn and drew off to win the Grade 3, $109,100 Westchester Handicap by five lengths over favored Grasshopper. Alan Garcia rode the Kiaran McLaughlin trainee to victory,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
The Mets are running out of patience with the maddeningly inconsistent Oliver Perez. Amid the rubble of a 13-1 loss to the last-place Pirates that started with Perez's second-inning meltdown, Billy Wagner... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
I ASKED Jaromir Jagr to tell me that I was wrong, and boy did he ever. I think.I asked No. 68 if it is wrong to interpret the fire, passion and anger he's demonstrated the last two games - as exemplified... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 1 May 2008 | 7:40 am
Rafael Benitez says missed chances cost his Liverpool side victory in their Champions League semi-final against Chelsea. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 1 May 2008 | 7:24 am
He contends that the horse, which last competed about 40 years ago, had the greatest season in the history of horse racing but often gets overlooked.
Understanding the motivation behind Richard Aller's relentless and unceasing PR campaign for Dr. Fager, a marvelously gifted racehorse who last circled a track competitively nearly 40 years ago, is not easy.
They may look at their budget and say they can't make it work at the end of the season, but he's proved to be invaluable, with more confidence and better numbers than seemed possible early on.
Players are enjoying the time off and express no concern about an extended layoff.
The Lakers returned from their 24-hour respite, the first round against Denver tucked squarely into their back pockets, and found themselves facing two questions.
The Santa Anita Derby winner will leave from the No. 10 hole. Favorite Big Brown gets the outside 20th slot.
Generally, post positions in a horse race don't mean much, but when you're talking about a 20-horse field for Saturday's Kentucky Derby it helps to start somewhere in the middle.
Recovered from cancer surgery on his throat, he returns to the job for which he has set the standard, revving up the crowd with his signature phrase, 'Let's get ready to rumble.'
Michael Buffer knows how to put an exclamation point on the anticipation of a major boxing match.
The owner of a Houston weight-loss center said he was questioned on Monday by federal authorities investigating Roger Clemens for perjury. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 6:20 am
Sonics guard Kevin Durant will be named NBA Rookie of the Year, the Seattle Times reported, citing two anonymous league sources. Source: ESPN.com | 1 May 2008 | 5:56 am
Saying the BCS was in an "unprecedented state of health," ACC commissioner John Swofford announced that college football will not change the way it determines its national champion. Source: ESPN.com | 1 May 2008 | 5:55 am
Forward Sean Avery was hospitalized after he suffered a lacerated spleen during a hit in Tuesday’s loss to the Penguins and will miss the rest of the season. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 5:36 am
José Reyes had seemingly drifted off and neglected to cover second base during a botched rundown that was the nadir of the team’s humiliating loss to the Pirates Wednesday. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 5:36 am
Pitcher Micah Owings hit a pinch-hit homer to tie the score in the sixth inning as the host Diamondbacks rallied from four runs behind to defeat the Astros on Wednesday. Source: NYT > Sports | 1 May 2008 | 5:36 am
The Dallas Mavericks fired coach Avery Johnson on Wednesday, the first of what's likely to be many offseason moves for the club. Source: ESPN.com | 1 May 2008 | 5:08 am
The Washington Kastles, featuring Serena Williams, will join World TeamTennis this summer, playing home matches in a 2,020-seat temporary stadium in D.C.
Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Sesil Karatantcheva 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 Wednesday, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.
AFP - Former world number one Marat Safin is through to the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Munich after beating local hero Michael Berrer in a tight game on Thursday.
Reuters - The New York Yankees have lost another
starter after pitcher Phil Hughes was placed on the 15-day
disabled list with a strained side muscle.
AP - Actress Mia Farrow was briefly questioned at Hong Kong's airport Thursday before officials allowed her to enter the Chinese territory to give a speech criticizing China's relations with Sudan.
AP - Benching goalie Carey Price couldn't spark Montreal. Now Danny Briere and the Flyers are one win from ending the Canadiens' season. Briere scored the winner on a rebound with 3:38 left to lift Philadelphia to a 4-2 win over the Canadiens on Wednesday night and a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
AP - The expectations were there for Kevin Durant the day he first arrived in Seattle: anything less than being the best rookie in the NBA would be a disappointment. The 19-year-old didn't disappoint. Durant, the Sonics' dynamic young star, has been chosen as the NBA Rookie of the Year, The Associated Press has learned from a person with knowledge of the vote.
AP - Even a three-game playoff was too much for the BCS. Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the much-criticized system for deciding a national champ into a playoff involving four teams, starting in the 2010 season.
AP - From the start, Avery Johnson was a perfect fit as coach of the Dallas Mavericks. At the end, it was pretty obvious he wasn't. Johnson lost his job Wednesday, a move the team referred to as "relieving him of his duties."
AP - Sean Avery's season is already over. The rest of the New York Rangers are hoping to avoid the same fate with a comeback of epic proportions.
AP - Takedowns and menacing gestures. Double technicals and flagrant fouls. And the Boston Celtics are heading to Atlanta to try to deliver the knockout punch. Paul Pierce scored a playoff-high 22 points and Ray Allen hit three 3-pointers in the middle of the third quarter Wednesday night to turn back the Hawks' last charge, leading Boston to a hard-fought 110-85 victory over Atlanta and giving the Celtics a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
AP - Caron Butler saved Washington's season. Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards held their breath as LeBron James missed a potential series-ending layup at the horn, giving Washington an 88-87 victory Wednesday night and adding at least one more game to this overheated NBA playoff series.