The Olympic torch relay will be simplified, downscaled and open with a minute of silence Wednesday when a leg starts in the southeastern city of Ruijin, a symbolic gesture to thousands who died in a massive earthquake in central China. Source: ESPN.com | 13 May 2008 | 1:33 pm
Landon Donovan will miss the Los Angeles Galaxy's friendly against the Vancouver Whitecaps after MLS' top goal-scorer stayed home Monday when the team flew to Canada. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 1:29 pm
Sven-Goran Eriksson is reportedly being lined up to become the next manager of the Mexican national side. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 1:26 pm
Buster Posey was all over the field for Florida State. The Seminoles catcher played all nine defensive positions -- and hit a grand slam -- in a 10-0 victory over Savannah State on Monday. Source: ESPN.com | 13 May 2008 | 1:23 pm
Hall of Famer Goose Gossage has some issues with New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain's expressive celebrations on the pitcher's mound. Source: ESPN.com | 13 May 2008 | 1:19 pm
Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed fresh rumors linking him with a move to Real Madrid by saying he is at "the right club" in Manchester United. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 1:18 pm
Bills tight end Kevin Everett, who is walking again after suffering a life-threatening spinal cord injury last season, was placed on the team's waived/failed physical list Tuesday, freeing him to pursue long-term disability benefits from the NFL. Source: ESPN.com | 13 May 2008 | 1:14 pm
Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc is reportedly planning to raid former club Manchester United for Mikael Silvestre. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 1:10 pm
AP - Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh arrived at the NFL offices Tuesday morning to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.
Alex Rodriguez's strained right quadriceps will keep him from playing this week, causing him to miss this weekend's series against the crosstown rival New York Mets. Source: ESPN.com | 13 May 2008 | 12:37 pm
Rangers target a second of four possible trophies this season in Wednesday's Uefa Cup final in Manchester against Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 12:27 pm
Kevin Mitchell will defend his WBO Intercontinental belt at the Boardwalk Hotel in Atlantic City next month. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 11:43 am
Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh arrived at the NFL offices Tuesday morning to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 11:41 am
Back to even, and back to Boston _ with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 11:37 am
AP - Back to even, and back to Boston with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
Everton manager David Moyes is set to meet chairman Bill Kenwright to discuss a new contract and summer transfers. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 11:31 am
Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh arrived at the NFL offices Tuesday morning to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches'... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 11:30 am
Didier Drogba expects to play in the Champions League final — but has refused to confirm he will stay at Chelsea. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 11:03 am
AP - Asdrubal Cabrera went deep in the first game of the doubleheader, and turned three all by himself in the nightcap. Despite the strong play of Cabrera, who pulled off the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, and two stellar pitching performances by Fausto Carmona and Cliff Lee, the Indians could only manage a split with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
Asdrubal Cabrera went deep in the first game of the doubleheader, and turned three all by himself in the nightcap. Despite the strong play of Cabrera, who pulled off the 14th unassisted... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 10:46 am
Carlos Zambrano didn't let the chilly mid-May temperatures affect him on the mound, or at the plate. Zambrano won his fifth straight decision and had two hits on a 41-degree night,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 10:45 am
Wales great Gareth Edwards calls for Ian McGeechan to take charge of the Lions tour to South Africa. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 10:17 am
Didier Drogba says he and Chelsea team-mate John Terry will be fit for the Champions League final against Manchester United. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 9:25 am
Badminton's powerbrokers admitted Tuesday they needed to re-examine the rules after South Korea threw a match at the prestigious Thomas Cup here. The Badminton World... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 9:03 am
New England manager Martin Johnson names Bath lock Steve Borthwick as skipper for next month's two-Test tour of New Zealand. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 9:01 am
Liverpool has rejected a huge US$78million bid from Chelsea for striker Fernando Torres, according to reports in Spain. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 8:37 am
TREVOSE, Pa., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Broder Bros., Co. (the "Company") today announced results for its first quarter ended March 29, 2008. First... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 8:35 am
Rising toward the rim, LeBron James cocked his right arm and unleashed four games of frustration on the Boston Celtics. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 8:33 am
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton expects a tight battle with Ferrari at the Monaco Grand Prix - his favourite race. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 8:15 am
LIVONIA, Mich., May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As of April 4, 2008, the Secretary of State reports Michigan has more than 939,121 registered boats on file and Michigan State... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 8:10 am
WASHINGTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: TUESDAY, MAY 13: JOE LOUIS ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 8:00 am
CINCINNATI, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 2008 Summer Games just around the corner, gold-medal swimmer and mother of two, Summer Sanders, is teaming up with Pampers(R)... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 13 May 2008 | 8:00 am
Inter Milan missed the chance to secure the Serie A crown, taking the race into the final round. Check out our European gallery! Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 7:48 am
Nelson Figueroa should consider pitching underhanded to the Nationals, if there is a next time for him. Here it is, girls, go ahead and hit it. "They were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 7:26 am
Mike D'Antoni no longer has Steve Nash to run his "Seven Seconds or Less" frenetic offense. But in one week, at the NBA Draft Lottery, the new Knicks coach will find out if he has someone whom he privately... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 7:26 am
ST. PETERSBURG - In Japanese or English, the word for mop is the same. So, there is no translation needed to describe Kei Igawa's new role in the Yankees' bullpen until he is sent to the minor leagues... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 7:26 am
Hondo walked the plank with the Mariners last night as they squandered a 5-0 lead and caused the bankroll to plunge to 155 phelpses. Tonight, he's hoping to generate a Blue Jay pay day with a 10 unit-pitch... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 7:26 am
GOLF: Tiger begins chipping, putting Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 7:26 am
A few weeks ago, kicker Lawrence Tynes lamented the fact that the Giants last season were the only team in the NFL that did not employ a long-snapping specialist. Instead, they split the job between two... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 7:26 am
CLEVELAND - Back to even, and back to Boston - with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cavaliers beat... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 7:26 am
COOPERSTOWN - On the day Goose Gossage said he was "blown away" walking with legends at the Baseball Hall of Fame, the newest Hall of Famer offered these words to Joba Chamberlain and other young Yankees:... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 13 May 2008 | 7:26 am
New Chelsea recruit Jose Bosingwa has realised a "dream" by moving to the Premier League and says he is at Stamford Bridge "to win titles". Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 7:25 am
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari wants Cristiano Ronaldo to replicate his brilliant club form after naming the winger in his Euro 2008 squad. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 7:10 am
World 100m record holder Asafa Powell is back in training after missing the start of the season because of injury. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 13 May 2008 | 7:06 am
Alex Ferguson was selected as England's manager of the year on Monday night by his coaching colleagues - 24 hours after claiming his 10th Premier League title with Manchester United. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 13 May 2008 | 7:00 am
Former Compton player says promoter Guillory befriended him as he had NBA-bound former USC star, now facing allegations of NCAA violations. 'Watch the fast-talkers,' Maddox warns aspiring athletes.
Tito Maddox is watching the O.J. Mayo saga unfold, "stunned by the parallel" of reports illustrating allegations that cash and gifts prohibited by college rules were funneled to the NBA-bound college star.
Shortstop, who has missed the last five games because of lower back pain, is put on the 15-day disabled list and won't rejoin team before May 21.
Shortstop Rafael Furcal , who has missed the Dodgers' last five games because of lower back pain, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday. The move is retroactive to May 6, meaning the earliest Furcal can be activated is May 21 for the final game of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium against Cincinnati.
Organization says a report that the basketball player received thousands of dollars in cash and benefits was 'new to the NCAA' and will be reviewed in conjunction with school and Pac-10.
The NCAA and Pacific 10 Conference on Monday opened an investigation into whether former USC basketball player O.J. Mayo received benefits in violation of college rules before and during the one season he played for the Trojans.
A reconfigured version, which resembles a street-style basketball game on trampolines, has the backing of the IMG firm and is ready to launch a league, with preview event set for L.A. in June
A winded Shaun Cobbs listened as three judges critiqued his performance on a makeshift obstacle course in a North Hollywood gym. He was one of about 250 athletes last month who shot hoops, jumped on trampolines and tried to bull their way past guys built like NFL linemen armed with padded shields.
Guerrero's three-run home run helps Adenhart beat the White Sox, 10-7, for first major league win.
Vladimir Guerrero pumped some dread back in those locks of his Monday night, delivering a not-so-subtle reminder that, despite his three-week power drought, he can still be one of baseball's most feared hitters.
League MVP vows to be ready for Game 5 against Utah on Wednesday at Staples Center, but the back spasms that hampered him Sunday could diminish his game again.
It's the story of his career: Bryant finishes a game any ordinary player would have left with a sore back, but his overtime performance draws criticism.
Kobe Bryant will play Wednesday, I learned Monday.
AFP - LeBron James scored 21 points while adding six rebounds and a playoff career-high 13 assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past Boston 88-77 to level their second-round series.
The Bobby Valentine on view in the documentary “The Zen of Bobby V” is both familiar and alien to those who recall him managing the Mets and the Texas Rangers.
LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming a powerful dunk in the final two minutes, as the host Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics, 88-77, on Monday night.
Pavel Datsyuk scored twice in the first period and then again with 2 minutes 41 seconds remaining in the Detroit Red Wings’ 5-2 victory over the Stars in Dallas.
The Mets made it difficult for the crowd to stick around in the cold past a sloppy fifth inning, when the Nationals scored three runs to snap a tie on their way to a victory.
Carmona pitched a five-hitter for Cleveland’s second consecutive shutout against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, a 3-0 victory Monday the first game of a doubleheader.
During their first 10 seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays grew accustomed to serving as gracious hosts whenever they faced the Yankees or the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. But that’s beginning to change.
Glasgow Rangers are in their first European final since 1972, when they won the Cup Winners’ Cup. And their success this season is reflected in their workload.
Matt Walsh, a former video assistant for the New England Patriots, will meet with the N.F.L. commissioner on Tuesday. The following is a timeline of how Walsh, the Patriots and the league got to this point.
Jennifer Blum is a lawyer. She’s also the career leading scorer for the New York Sharks, one of more than 80 women’s tackle-football teams in the country.
AP - This is how ridiculously good the Detroit Red Wings are playing: They lose the NHL's top scorer this postseason and their regular-season scoring leader steps up with the first hat trick of his entire career while one of his linemates scores a demoralizing short-handed goal.
AP - The head of the sports agency representing O.J. Mayo denied any illegal activity involving the Southern California star on Monday, a day after ESPN reported Bill Duffy Associates gave cash to an event promoter who provided gifts.
AP - Indiana University told the NCAA on Monday that its own self-imposed penalties should be enough to keep the organization from having to punish the school for improper phone calls made by Kelvin Sampson before he resigned as basketball coach. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 13 May 2008 | 2:46 am
AP - The San Jose Sharks fired coach Ron Wilson on Monday after his club followed another outstanding regular season with yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
AP - Kobe Bryant met the media Monday with a new companion an electronic stimulation device hooked up to his sore lower back. Plans call for the two to spend a lot of time together for the next couple of days, or longer.
Roger Federer's birthday is on the opening day of the Beijing Olympics, and the top-ranked tennis player hopes to be bearing the Swiss flag when the athletes march in at the opening ceremony.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rallied to beat Nicolas Mahut 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 in the first round of the Hamburg Masters on Monday, his first win after coming back from a knee injury.
Tenth-seeded Vera Zvonareva extended her impressive streak of clay-court victories Monday, cruising past Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open.
AP - Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh arrived at the NFL offices Tuesday morning to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.
AP - Back to even, and back to Boston with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
AP - Asdrubal Cabrera went deep in the first game of the doubleheader, and turned three all by himself in the nightcap. Despite the strong play of Cabrera, who pulled off the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, and two stellar pitching performances by Fausto Carmona and Cliff Lee, the Indians could only manage a split with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
AFP - Didier Drogba insists there is no chance he or John Terry will miss Chelsea's Champions League final showdown against Manchester United.
AFP - LeBron James scored 21 points while adding six rebounds and a playoff career-high 13 assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past Boston 88-77 to level their second-round series.
AP - This is how ridiculously good the Detroit Red Wings are playing: They lose the NHL's top scorer this postseason and their regular-season scoring leader steps up with the first hat trick of his entire career while one of his linemates scores a demoralizing short-handed goal.
AP - The head of the sports agency representing O.J. Mayo denied any illegal activity involving the Southern California star on Monday, a day after ESPN reported Bill Duffy Associates gave cash to an event promoter who provided gifts.
AP - The San Jose Sharks fired coach Ron Wilson on Monday after his club followed another outstanding regular season with yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs.
AP - Kobe Bryant met the media Monday with a new companion an electronic stimulation device hooked up to his sore lower back. Plans call for the two to spend a lot of time together for the next couple of days, or longer.