Former Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann has been invited to attend Sunday's European Championship final in Vienna between Germany and either Spain or Russia. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Jun 2008 | 1:55 pm
Defending champion Venus Williams is pushed hard by British number one Anne Keothavong before coming through their second-round match 7-5 6-2. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 26 Jun 2008 | 1:54 pm
O. J. Mayo has been a magnet for publicity and controversy since age 14, so it seems only natural that he is now a central figure in what may be the N.B.A.’s wildest draft night in years.
Arsene Wenger says the timing of Luiz Felipe Scolari's appointment as Chelsea boss harmed Portugal's Euro 2008 campaign. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Jun 2008 | 1:37 pm
AFP - Former Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport was forced to withdraw from this year's tournament on Thursday because of a knee injury but then prepared for an Olympics and US Open swansong.
Ernie Els will reunite with caddie Ricci Roberts for the Scottish Open and the Open Championship. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 26 Jun 2008 | 1:20 pm
Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber has confirmed that the match against Germany was his last for the national team. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Jun 2008 | 12:53 pm
England's one-day captain Paul Collingwood is banned for four matches following his side's slow over-rate against New Zealand. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 26 Jun 2008 | 12:49 pm
Euro 2008 organizers apologized for the 18-minute TV coverage blackout of the first semifinal and pledged it won't happen again. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Jun 2008 | 12:48 pm
Australia flanker Rocky Elsom will join Irish province Leinster in September on a one-year deal. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 26 Jun 2008 | 12:26 pm
AP - Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.
Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a knee injury. The 1999 Wimbledon champion was due to play Gisela Dulko in the second round on Thursday, but withdrew hours... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 11:59 am
AP - The Toronto Raptors have agreed in principle to acquire forward Jermaine O'Neal from the Indiana Pacers for point guard T.J. Ford, center Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be named, Yahoo reported Wednesday.
Rocco Mediate was told a story about how a father and his 3-year-old daughter were riveted to the U.S. Open, walking from "Dora the Explorer" to watch the 72nd hole when Tiger Woods made a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 10:35 am
AP - Rocco Mediate was told a story about how a father and his 3-year-old daughter were riveted to the U.S. Open, walking from "Dora the Explorer" to watch the 72nd hole when Tiger Woods made a putt to force a playoff.
The Buick Open's golden anniversary at Warwick Hills lost a lot of luster without Tiger Woods, making Jim Furyk the tournament's top player and John Daly the fan favorite. Even though... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 10:34 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Yao Ming is winning his fitness race to lead China's basketball challenge at the Beijing Olympics and should be back on court in mid-July, the NBA All-Star said on... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 10:02 am
Basel police detained 21 violent football fans after Germany's 3-2 win over Turkey at the European Championship semifinal on Wednesday night. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Jun 2008 | 9:59 am
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes new Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari will be a welcome addition to the Premier League. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 26 Jun 2008 | 8:51 am
Bradford Bulls forward Sam Burgess agrees a new deal that will keep him at Odsal until the end of the 2011 season. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 26 Jun 2008 | 8:33 am
While Yahoo reported the deal, citing an unidentified NBA executive, Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo told The Canadian Press that he was in the midst of "four or five" conversations Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 7:57 am
Marat Safin suddenly looked like a dominant force again on Centre Court on Wednesday, bombing big serves as he defeated the third-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Sprinter John Capel career had been meteoric, starting as a dazzling burst across track’s skies and fizzling as he failed to deal with his own success.
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Double world champion Tyson Gay and a host of the world's leading performers will be vying for coveted Olympic spots at the United States selection trials which... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 6:36 am
Of course Baron Davis had played soccer before — he was in seventh grade at the time. And of course he had a game plan for Wednesday night’s pickup soccer match.
Athletes who inject themselves with a performance- enhancing drug that boosts their blood cell count can do so with little risk of getting caught, a new study indicates.
Australia will send its smallest Olympic track and field squad to Beijing for 16 years, Athletics Australia said Thursday. The 41-strong squad, headlined by reigning world... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 6:00 am
AP - Gary Sheffield's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Detroit Tigers an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night in a game that included a nearly 2 1/2-hour rain delay. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 26 Jun 2008 | 5:37 am
AFP - Defender Philipp Lahm's late strike put three-times European champions Germany in Sunday's Euro 2008 final and sealed a 3-2 win to knock out injury-ravaged Turkey.
Gary Sheffield's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Detroit Tigers an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night in a game that included a nearly 2 1/2-hour rain... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 5:08 am
Greg Maddux's winless streak reached nine starts, the second-longest drought of his brilliant career, when the Minnesota Twins beat the San Diego Padres 9-3 Wednesday night for their eighth Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 26 Jun 2008 | 5:07 am
AP - The San Jose Sharks got off to a head start on their offseason moves, re-signing forwards Jeremy Roenick and Joe Pavelski and backup goaltender Brian Boucher on Wednesday, six days before the start of the free-agency period.
EuroTRECKER: Inspirational Turkey gave Germany all it could handle in the Euro 2008 semifinal, but it wasn't enough. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 26 Jun 2008 | 4:01 am
AP - Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots.
Finally, Turkey ran out of miracles. This time it was Germany that found the last-minute winning goal in the dying moments.
The Turks' dramatic, roller-coaster ride through Euro 2008 came to halt at St. Jakob Park on Wednesday with a 3-2 defeat that covered coach Fatih Terim's team in glory - but no place in Sunday's final in Vienna. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:16 pm
The finale to Germany's 3-2 win over Turkey in the European Championship semifinal was a thriller, but unfortunately no one outside the ground saw it, either in victorious Germany, gloomy Turkey or any other country around the world.
A violent thunderstorm swept across Austria to knock out telecommunications for most of the second half of the gripping contest. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 25 Jun 2008 | 10:23 pm
Serbian wunderkinds Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic both struggle in Wimbledon's second round Wednesday, but only Ivanovic finds a way to survive it, Art Spander says.
Draft for need or take the best player available? How do GMs balance upside vs. polish? SI.com's Paul Forrester analyzes some of the hardest draft decisions.
WEBSTER: Nick previews what is expected to be an epic battle: the 'Spanish Bull' taking on the 'Russian Bear'. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 25 Jun 2008 | 2:23 pm
AP - Former champion Lindsay Davenport withdrew before her second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday with an injured right knee.
AFP - Former Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport was forced to withdraw from this year's tournament on Thursday because of a knee injury but then prepared for an Olympics and US Open swansong.
AP - Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.
AP - The Toronto Raptors have agreed in principle to acquire forward Jermaine O'Neal from the Indiana Pacers for point guard T.J. Ford, center Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be named, Yahoo reported Wednesday.
AP - Rocco Mediate was told a story about how a father and his 3-year-old daughter were riveted to the U.S. Open, walking from "Dora the Explorer" to watch the 72nd hole when Tiger Woods made a putt to force a playoff.
AFP - Defender Philipp Lahm's late strike put three-times European champions Germany in Sunday's Euro 2008 final and sealed a 3-2 win to knock out injury-ravaged Turkey.
AP - Fresno State went from underdogs to "wonderdogs" on its way to a most unlikely national championship.
AP - The San Jose Sharks got off to a head start on their offseason moves, re-signing forwards Jeremy Roenick and Joe Pavelski and backup goaltender Brian Boucher on Wednesday, six days before the start of the free-agency period.
AP - Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots.