Government leaders of co-hosts Austria and Switzerland have described Euro 2008 as a resounding success. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:25 pm
Dwight Howard was forced to sit out practice Saturday due to a stress fracture of his sternum, an injury he sustained during the Orlando Magic's second round playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons.
AP - Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and it still wasn't good enough for the Los Angeles Angels.
Germany coach Joachim Low praises Spain ahead of Sunday's Euro 2008 final in Vienna, pinpointing their consistency throughout the competition as key to their success. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:49 am
Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night _ and it still wasn't good enough for the Los Angeles Angels. The Dodgers became the fifth... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:13 am
Fans of Germany's football team unfurled the national flag, daubed the national colors of black, red and gold upon their faces, and readied the beer and bratwursts ahead of the European Championship final with Spain on Sunday. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:04 am
Spain coach Luis Aragones warns his players not to fail ahead of their Euro 2008 final against three-times champions Germany. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 29 Jun 2008 | 10:52 am
AFP - Rafael Nadal struck a blow for Spain on the eve of the Euro 2008 football final when he beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday.
World 100m record holder Usain Bolt beats Asafa Powell to make the Olympics but refuses to confirm he will run the event in Beijing. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 29 Jun 2008 | 9:45 am
Left-hander Suresh Raina continued his rich vein of form, notching a hundred to steer India to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in an Asia Cup Super League match here... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 9:35 am
Rookie Stacy Lewis fires a six-under 67 to seize a one-shot lead ahead of fellow American Paul Creamer after the third round of the US Women's Open. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 29 Jun 2008 | 8:57 am
Euro 2008 reaches its climax on Sunday when Spain face a Germany team who could be without captain Michael Ballack. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 29 Jun 2008 | 8:57 am
Emmanuel Adebayor's future at Arsenal has again been cast in doubt with the Togo striker expressing an interest in joining Barcelona. Italians AC Milan are also pursuing the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 8:46 am
The top two finishers qualify for Beijing, making an Olympic berth the equivalent of a winning lottery ticket. The fields in most events are deeper than a diving well.
Australia A went on another try-scoring spree with seven in their 50-13 romp over Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup rugby at Ballymore here on Sunday. The second-string... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 8:04 am
Manny Pacquiao becomes a four-weight world champion, stopping David Diaz in the ninth round to win the WBC lightweight title. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 29 Jun 2008 | 7:05 am
Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao added another world title to his growing collection by dethroning David Diaz in a World Boxing Council lightweight bout at the Mandalay Bay hotel on... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 6:54 am
Daniel Chopra has shot a four under 68 to grab a two-stroke lead after the third round of the five million dollar PGA Buick Open. Chopra drained a 15-foot birdie on the final Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 6:23 am
The Yankees acknowledged that Hideki Matsui could need surgery on his ailing left knee if it doesn't start feeling better. Source: ESPN.com | 29 Jun 2008 | 6:15 am
The Los Angeles Dodgers were held hitless but still managed to get a run across the plate en route to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. The Dodgers, who... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 6:14 am
Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night _ and it still wasn't good enough for the Los Angeles Angels. The Dodgers became the fifth... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 5:48 am
TORONTO - John Parrish had to wait four years to beat the Atlanta Braves. The 30-year-old left-hander scattered four hits over six innings in his first start in four years as the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 5:48 am
World champ Veronica Campbell failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in her signature event and Usain Bolt validated his world's fastest human title at the Jamaican Olympic athletics... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsSports | 29 Jun 2008 | 5:38 am
Reuters - San Francisco pitcher Tim Lincecum
tossed seven stellar innings, striking out 11 to steer the San
Francisco Giants to a 1-0 road victory over the Oakland
Athletics on Saturday. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 29 Jun 2008 | 5:14 am
Jenn Stuczynski holds the American pole-vault record, but it was only four years ago that her coach persuaded her to pick up a pole for the first time.
Ray D’Errico, an account executive for a retail brokerage in Upper Saddle River, N.J., spends most of his summer vacations at beach volleyball stops around the country.
Michelle Wie has battled a wrist injury and drama in her professional relationships. She has also gone through more caddies than most pros have drivers.
Stewart Cink is playing some of the best golf of his career and is third in the FedEx Cup regular-season rankings with only Phil Mickelson and the sidelined Tiger Woods in front of him.
AP - Manny Parra allowed two hits in seven innings to win his sixth straight start and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota 5-1 on Saturday night to end the Twins' 10-game winning streak.
AP - Stacy Lewis was walking up the 16th fairway Saturday afternoon at Interlachen when she saw a leaderboard and turned to her father, who was carrying her bag in her professional debut.
AP - One swing from completing her week's work, Venus Williams toed the baseline, dribbled the ball, gave it a toss and delivered yet another thunderclap serve at sun-kissed Wimbledon.
AP - Carlos Quentin hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the bottom of the seventh Saturday, closer Bobby Jenks escaped a ninth-inning jam and the White Sox made it two straight over the Cubs with a 6-5 victory.
Leonardo Ghiraldini's last-minute converted try secures Italy a remarkable 13-12 win over Argentina. Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 28 Jun 2008 | 10:17 pm
AP - The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the short-term negotiating rights to Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts on Saturday for a conditional draft pick. Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:26 pm
EuroTRECKER: Spain goes into the Euro 2008 final hoping to shed its 'underachiever' tag, but Jamie Trecker thinks it's all a myth. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Jun 2008 | 9:01 pm
Sunday's European Championship final between Spain and Germany could be decided by which team copes best with an injured star player.
Spain already knew it would be without David Villa at Ernst Happel Stadium after the tournament's leading scorer ruptured a right leg muscle in the semifinals, but now it looks like Germany captain Michael Ballack could also be on the sidelines because of a calf strain. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Jun 2008 | 8:45 pm
Michael Ballack did not take part in training Saturday because of a calf injury, putting him in doubt for Sunday's Euro final. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Jun 2008 | 8:44 pm
After starting the same team in four of the five matches at the European Championship, Spain coach Luis Aragones must tweak his lineup for Sunday's final against Germany with Cesc Fabregas a possible replacement for injured striker David Villa. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Jun 2008 | 8:43 pm
It's time for Michael Ballack to finally deliver for Germany and bring back a title - provided he can get onto the field Sunday.
The talented but inconsistent midfielder owes the three-time winner a big performance when Germany faces Spain in Sunday's European Championship final. Otherwise, the nation that has also won three World Cups and been one of the game's most consistent powerhouses is guaranteed to go at least 14 years without a title. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:48 pm
Iker Casillas has emerged as one of the world's best goalkeepers and a key man in Spain's success at Euro 2008 so far. Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 28 Jun 2008 | 7:36 pm
AFP - Germany coach Joachim Loew is hopeful captain Michael Ballack can shake off the calf strain he suffered in training on the eve of Sunday's Euro 2008 final to lead his country against Spain.
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic overcame a knee injury and determined
17-year-old Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the fourth round
at Wimbledon. Venus Williams and Elena Dementieva also advanced.
SI.com's Jon Heyman ranks the top starting pitchers and relievers who may be up for grabs at the trade deadline. And the intrigue will begin with C.C. Sabathia.
AP - Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and it still wasn't good enough for the Los Angeles Angels.
AFP - Rafael Nadal struck a blow for Spain on the eve of the Euro 2008 football final when he beat Germany's Nicolas Kiefer to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday.
AP - Manny Parra allowed two hits in seven innings to win his sixth straight start and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota 5-1 on Saturday night to end the Twins' 10-game winning streak.
AP - Stacy Lewis was walking up the 16th fairway Saturday afternoon at Interlachen when she saw a leaderboard and turned to her father, who was carrying her bag in her professional debut.
AP - One swing from completing her week's work, Venus Williams toed the baseline, dribbled the ball, gave it a toss and delivered yet another thunderclap serve at sun-kissed Wimbledon.
AP - Carlos Quentin hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the bottom of the seventh Saturday, closer Bobby Jenks escaped a ninth-inning jam and the White Sox made it two straight over the Cubs with a 6-5 victory.
AFP - Germany coach Joachim Loew is hopeful captain Michael Ballack can shake off the calf strain he suffered in training on the eve of Sunday's Euro 2008 final to lead his country against Spain.