AP - Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion. Dispensing with the come-from-behind drama of her previous two matches, Safina advanced to the French Open final by beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday.
AP - Nearing Super Bowl-like proportions, the buildup has included black-and-white footage from the 1960s images of Red Auerbach puffing a victory cigar, Bill Russell swatting away a shot and Jerry West rising for a jumper. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 5 Jun 2008 | 2:52 pm
Dinara Safina advanced to the French Open final by beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday. Source: ESPN.com | 5 Jun 2008 | 2:35 pm
Real Madrid are reportedly prepared to offer Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo an astonishing £300,000-a-week after tax to move to Spain. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Jun 2008 | 2:31 pm
Ruud van Nistelrooy believes Real Madrid will eventually sign Cristiano Ronaldo as they are "a club which signs the best in the world". Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Jun 2008 | 2:31 pm
AFP - Russia's Dinara Safina moved one victory away from joining big brother Marat as a Grand Slam title winner when she reached the French Open final on Thursday.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo gives his backing to motorsport boss Max Mosley just a day after he had called for him to resign. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 2:23 pm
AP - Bill Parcells is speaking out, and wants it known that Jason Taylor has a place with the Miami Dolphins. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 5 Jun 2008 | 2:02 pm
Left fielder Johnny Damon has some doubts about taking Joba Chamberlain out of his set-up relief role, where he has been dominant, and making him a starter. Source: ESPN.com | 5 Jun 2008 | 1:58 pm
Jelena Jankovic faces fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic in the second women's semi-final at the French Open. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 1:48 pm
Washington Wizards forward Andray Blatche reportedly was arrested in Virginia on Wednesday and charged with reckless driving and operating a vehicle with a suspended license. Source: ESPN.com | 5 Jun 2008 | 1:23 pm
All Times Eastern American League Toronto vs N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Tampa Bay vs Boston, 6:05 p.m. Cleveland vs Texas, 8:05 p.m. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 1:12 pm
Liverpool's Fernando Torres says Chelsea's Ricardo Carvalho is the best of a bad bunch of defenders in the Premier League. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Jun 2008 | 12:25 pm
Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar says luck will play a major role in determining the Euro 2008 champion. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Jun 2008 | 12:14 pm
Alexander Hleb's agent says the Arsenal midfielder has met representatives from Barcelona with a view to sealing a transfer. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 12:02 pm
AP - Oil up the Winged Wheel, it's time for another victory parade. Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup again. For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings are the Stanley Cup champions. They used experience and grit to knock out the young up-and-coming Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory in Game 6 of the finals.
Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra admits he is trying to lure Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho to Eastlands. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Jun 2008 | 11:32 am
Ruud van Nistelrooy says the "s*** period" he was enduring at Manchester United contributed to his World Cup nightmare in 2006. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Jun 2008 | 10:50 am
World number one Tiger Woods has been paired with number two Phil Mickelson and third-ranked Adam Scott for the US Open. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 10:28 am
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will rule on Friday on an appeal by reigning Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin to have his doping suspension reduced so he can defend his title at Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 10:26 am
South Africa make 10 changes from the side which won the World Cup for the First Test against Wales. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 10:14 am
Fifa announces England's 3-0 friendly win against Trinidad & Tobago will stand, despite a mix-up over the number of substitutions used. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 10:13 am
Thursday's play at the Bank Austria Open in Vienna has been washed out without a shot being played. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 10:06 am
Fighting for first-place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have quickly developed a testy rivalry. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 10:04 am
Ruud van Nistelrooy wants to star at Euro 2008 so he can erase the painful memory of a World Cup flop he blames on Manchester United. Van Nistelrooy endured a dismal... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 10:02 am
Wigan stand-off Trent Barrett agrees to join Cronulla Sharks on his return to Australia at the end of the season. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 9:43 am
Kevin Pietersen and Tim Ambrose compile a century stand on day one against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 5 Jun 2008 | 9:35 am
Fighting for first-place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have quickly developed a testy rivalry. Josh Beckett and the David Ortiz-less Red Sox regained the top... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 8:54 am
Joey Votto had the hit that gave Edinson Volquez the little room he needed. Votto's two-out RBI double in the seventh inning broke up Brett Myers' no-hit bid, and Volquez allowed two... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 8:54 am
B.J. Upton was ejected for arguing a third strike. Dustin Pedroia was mad that a ball that appeared to be a homer was ruled foul. And Coco Crisp slid in hard to send a message. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 8:17 am
Click here for all the big news, best moments and Euro 2008 beauty contests from the past week of soccer! Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Jun 2008 | 8:14 am
Iraq said on Thursday it will appeal its suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and send a high-level delegation to present its case. The IOC on Wednesday... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 7:14 am
Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz, who spent five weeks on the disabled list with an inflamed rotator cuff, will have season-ending shoulder surgery, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Source: ESPN.com | 5 Jun 2008 | 6:51 am
IF there is one horse in Saturday's Belmont Stakes with a sporting chance of upending the hot favorite Big Brown, it might be the colt who powered home third behind him in the Kentucky Derby - Denis of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 6:42 am
SAN FRANCISCO - Their fans fretted and fumed, but the Mets say they never doubted Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran would heat up this season. That patience is now being rewarded. The Mets' main catalysts... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 6:42 am
BOSTON - Somewhere tonight, Red Auerbach will light a cigar and look down below with a twinkle in his eye. Somewhere, George Mikan and Wilt Chamberlain will raise a glass to toast tonight's tip-off. The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 6:42 am
Rick Dutrow Jr. trains Big Brown, the undefeated "Brown Bomber" who bids for the Triple Crown in Saturday's Belmont Stakes. This week he shares his thoughts and insights with Post readers. As told to Ed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 6:42 am
PITTSBURGH - Oil up the Winged Wheel, it's time for another victory parade. Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup - again. For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Red Wings are the Stanley Cup champions... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 6:42 am
Chicago joined Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo in moving a step closer to hosting the games, setting up a final, fierce race to see which city will win out.
when he's playing his best golf in years. Perry, whose victory last week in the Memorial boosted his only goal for 2007 of earning a Ryder Cup spot in his home state of Kentucky, will... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 6:03 am
AP - Jason Taylor has another reason to dance. Two weeks after announcing Taylor won't practice with the team through training camp, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said Wednesday he told the six-time Pro Bowl defensive end that he and the organization want him back.
AP - Tiger Woods played his first round of golf Wednesday since knee surgery two days after the Masters, getting a thumbs-up from his swing coach after 17-plus holes at Torrey Pines riding in a cart.
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 | 5 Jun 2008 | 5:45 am
China's 110m hurdles world champion Liu Xiang is a doubt for Sunday's Prefontaine Classic in the United States, his last race before the Beijing Olympics, his coach said. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 5:44 am
AP - The Detroit Red Wings are Stanley Cup champions because they excel at both ends of the rink. None of them does it better than Henrik Zetterberg, whose two-way play earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Jose Reyes made up for a defensive lapse with a big game on offense, and the Mets continue to show that they can shrug off adversity and storm right back.
A starting lineman for the New England Patriots worked as an informant for federal drug agents after he was arrested in New York on a charge of carrying the powerful painkiller oxycodone... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 5 Jun 2008 | 5:39 am
The Triple Crown has become a big deal, on the assumption that racing needs a new champion, but the prospect of this challenge going on for a few more decades is intriguing.
TRECKER: The U.S. had another opportunity to redeem itself against Spain but once again delivered nothing. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 5 Jun 2008 | 4:28 am
Bob Bryan needed to win twice in one day to reach the French Open mixed doubles semifinals, and he did just that on Wednesday, making him the only pro from the United States with a chance to leave Roland Garros with a trophy.
AP - Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion. Dispensing with the come-from-behind drama of her previous two matches, Safina advanced to the French Open final by beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday.
AFP - Russia's Dinara Safina moved one victory away from joining big brother Marat as a Grand Slam title winner when she reached the French Open final on Thursday.
AP - Oil up the Winged Wheel, it's time for another victory parade. Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup again. For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings are the Stanley Cup champions. They used experience and grit to knock out the young up-and-coming Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory in Game 6 of the finals.
AFP - Ruud van Nistelrooy wants to star at Euro 2008 so he can erase the painful memory of a World Cup flop he blames on Manchester United.
AP - Fighting for first-place in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have quickly developed a testy rivalry.
AP - Jason Taylor has another reason to dance. Two weeks after announcing Taylor won't practice with the team through training camp, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said Wednesday he told the six-time Pro Bowl defensive end that he and the organization want him back.
AP - Tiger Woods played his first round of golf Wednesday since knee surgery two days after the Masters, getting a thumbs-up from his swing coach after 17-plus holes at Torrey Pines riding in a cart.
AP - The Detroit Red Wings are Stanley Cup champions because they excel at both ends of the rink. None of them does it better than Henrik Zetterberg, whose two-way play earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.