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ESPN.com has launched many new widgets that offer scores, stats, and newsSource: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:11 pm S Africa to host Champions TrophyThe 2009 Champions Trophy is moved to South Africa by the ICC.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:11 pm MVP Dustin Pedroia out days, not weeks as fearedRed Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been diagnosed with an abdominal strain and will likely be out only a matter of days, not weeks as originally feared.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:59 pm Gayle set to play in opening ODISkipper Chris Gayle is on course to make a surprise return for West Indies in Friday's opening one-day international against England.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:56 pm O'Dea called up to Republic squadCeltic defender Darren O'Dea is called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Italy.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:37 pm Manny Ramirez aggravates sore left hamstring in spring training gameManny Ramirez has aggravated his sore left hamstring while playing the outfield for the first time this spring.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:34 pm Vidic handed two-match suspensionManchester United defender Nemanja Vidic is banned for two matches following his dismissal in Saturday's 4-1 Premier League defeat by Liverpool.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:26 pm Iraqi fan kills soccer player in close gamePolice say an Iraqi soccer player has been shot dead just as he was about to kick what could have been the tying goal in a weekend game south of Baghdad. Police Maj. Muthanna Khalid saysSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:26 pm Coast Guard Academy women's basketball coach diesThe women's basketball coach at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut has been found dead in his car, but a Coast Guard spokesman says no foul play is suspected. Coast Guard...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:18 pm U.S. avoids WBC elimination, KOs NetherlandsVisit ESPN.com for the complete story.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:12 pm Louisville Cardinals leads Big East rush on NCAA tourneyLouisville earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament as the Big East took three of four top spots.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:06 pm Special task force for security of athletes at Commonwealth GamesNEW DELHI - India's federal government will form a special task force for the security of athletes and spectators at next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, according to reports...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:02 pm Sri Lanka spinner leaves hospitalSri Lankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis leaves hospital after recovering from wounds sustained in attacks on the Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:01 pm Big East Shows Its Power in N.C.A.A. FieldThe Big East became the first conference to have three No. 1 seeds: Louisville, Connecticut and Pittsburgh.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:55 pm Agent: Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison to attend workouts despite contract talksSteelers outside linebacker James Harrison will attend the Super Bowl champion's first offseason workout despite unresolved contractual issues, his agent said Monday.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:50 pm Avery's pair helps Rangers continue East climbVisit ESPN.com for the complete story.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:47 pm Toyota slashed F1 budget after Honda pulloutTOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota came close to following Honda out of Formula One after their Japanese rivals pulled out of the glamour sport to cut costs in December, Toyota team principal TadashiSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm Meeting with Josh McDaniels, GM backfires, Jay Cutler asks Denver Broncos for tradeDenver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler said Sunday night that he will not report to the team's first meeting on Monday and has formally asked to be traded.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:31 pm Collins and Bellamy in Wales callCraig Bellamy and James Collins have been named in Wales' 26-man squad for their World Cup qualifiers with Finland and Germany.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm Anderton slams Romanov leadershipFormer chief executive Phil Anderton believes owner Vladimir Romanov cost Hearts the SPL title in 2006.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Economic downturn altering every aspect of NBA business.Is the souring economy damaging the league? Let us count the ways.Source: SI.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:36 am NFLPA tabs outsider DeMaurice Smith as executive directorDeMaurice Smith was elected the new executive director of the NFL Players Association on Sunday, succeeding the late Gene Upshaw.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am West Ham and Blades end Tevez dispute (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:31 am West Ham and Blades end Tevez disputeEnglish clubs West Ham United and Sheffield United announced on Monday they had reached an out-of-court settlement over the contoversial Carlos Tevez affair. In a joint statement, the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:29 am O'Neill refuses to surrender Champions League dreamMartin O'Neill believes his faltering team can still scrape a Champions League place despite a dispiriting 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham which left them in fifth place in the Premier League.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:15 am France rugby team unchanged despite England flopFrance coach Marc Lievremont on Monday announced an unchanged squad for the final Six Nations game against Italy in Rome on Saturday despite calls for widescale changes in the wake of the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:12 am Peter King: Cutler's time as Bronco nearing endAn NFL relationship doomed to fail and thoughts on new union chief.Source: SI.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:11 am Big East puts up big number 3 top NCAA seeds (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:08 am Bird's Nest in battle to avoid white elephant tagBEIJING (Reuters) - Six months after 91,000 people packed the Bird's Nest to watch the closing ceremony of the Paralympics bring down the curtain on Beijing's Olympic Summer, its owners areSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:32 am West Ham & Blades end Tevez sagaWest Ham and Sheffield United reach an out-of-court settlement over the long-running Carlos Tevez dispute.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:13 am Fate of cricket's IPL uncertain, govt talks stallCricket's lucrative Indian Premier League hung in the balance Monday as talks with the government on security matters failed to resolve match dates. "There has been no decision," Indian...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:11 am India to form Commonwealth Games task forceIndia's federal government will form a special task force for the security of athletes and spectators at next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, local media reported Monday. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:43 am Revised IPL fixture list rejectedThe playing schedule for this year's Indian Premier League remains in doubt after a second revised fixture list is rejected by home ministry officials.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:56 am Nadal breezes into third round at Indian Wells (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:50 am Mickelson holds off Watney for 1st WGC win (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:25 am Attorney Smith elected NFLPA executive director (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:25 am Kansas State passed over by NCAAs, accepts NIT bid (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:24 am Title race is back on - HiddinkChelsea boss Guus Hiddink says there is scope for surprises in the title run-in after Manchester United's defeat by Liverpool.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:56 am N.C.A.A. Men's Roundup: Duke Lifts a Trophy and Puffs Out Its ChestWhen Duke beat Florida State on Sunday to win the A.C.C. Title, it was as if they were trying to issue a decree that they were upset-proof.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:33 am Cavaliers 98, Knicks 93: Knicks’ Promising Trip Ends With a DefeatThe trip that rekindled the Knicks’ flickering playoff hopes ended Sunday against the Cavaliers with a predictable thud, along with an unpredictably competitive showing.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:33 am N.B.A. Roundup: Clippers Edge Nets With a Buzzer-BeaterKobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom had a big hand in Sunday’s 107-100 victory against the visiting Dallas Mavericks.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:33 am N.H.L. Roundup: Islanders Goalie Wins in First N.H.L. StartPeter Mannino made 40 saves Sunday in his first N.H.L. start for the Islanders in a 4-2 win over the Blackhawks in Chicago.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:33 am N.F.L. Union Selects Lawyer as New LeaderDeMaurice Smith was elected executive director of the National Football League Players Association on Sunday night.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:32 am Rangers 4, Flyers 1: With All Eyes on Him, Avery Lifts RangersSean Avery scored two power-play goals against the Flyers on Sunday and has four goals in six games in his latest stint with the Rangers.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:32 am St. Mary’s Misses a Top Seeding in the N.I.T.The Gaels and their playmaking guard Patrick Mills earned a No. 1 seed in the 32-team National Invitation Tournament.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:32 am N.C.A.A. Women’s Roundup: Baylor Takes Big 12 Title, Holding Off Texas A&MNo. 7 Baylor won the Big 12 championship Sunday with a 72-63 victory over No. 10 Texas A&M in Oklahoma City.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:31 am Keeping Score: A Slight Deficit Can Actually Be an EdgeAn analysis of over 6,000 N.C.A.A. basketball games played in the past four seasons shows that trailing by a little can actually be a good thing.Source: NYT > Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:29 am Beware the idleness of March MadnessNBA will fly under the radar for three weeks, but the Lakers have it under control.Goodbye for a while . . . Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Suns got the tail end of coin flipPhoenix made the wrong call and wound up with Neal Walk instead of Lew Alcindor.The disappointment cut so deep, Jerry Colangelo remembers, that he left his office, jumped into his car and drove aimlessly around Phoenix for hours, "just trying to shake it." Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Gary Matthews Jr. wants more playing time with the Angels'My goal is to play every day. . . . I don't intend to sit around and play a couple times a week like last year,' the outfielder says. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Rafael Nadal: No. 1 on charts and in heartsHe is No. 1 in the world and it is fair to say the guys on Mars and Venus can't touch him, either.Rafael Nadal of Spain played Michael Berrer of Germany in a tennis match in front of nearly 16,000 people in Indian Wells on Sunday. Both are left-handed. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Dodgers' Manny Ramirez exits with sore hamstringRamirez pulls out of Sunday's game in the fourth inning after aggravating a sore hamstring in his left leg, which he says tightened up. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Lakers center Andrew Bynum says he'll 'definitely' returnHe is feeling optimistic as he enters the seventh week since sustaining a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee.Andrew Bynum will be back this season. He guarantees it. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am USC takes hardened approach into NCAA tournamentThe Trojans, challenged by an assistant coach to show some toughness, responded with five straight wins to reach the Big Dance. They will play Boston College in a Midwest Regional game on Friday.USC's basketball team is beef-jerky tough, something for Boston College to chew on. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Ducks hurt by an old friendIt seemed like old times as Travis Moen racked up a game-high six hits, was plus-1 defensively and scored a significant goal Sunday at the Honda Center.Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Duke defeats Florida State for ACC tournament titleThe Blue Devils play one of their best games of the season to beat the Seminoles, 79-69. Duke is back in a familiar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Trevor Ariza answers Lakers' call for backup in winThe former reserve, starting his third straight game, responds with a career-high 26 points and bails Lakers out of a tight spot in the fourth quarter of 107-100 victory over Mavericks.Maybe Phil Jackson should make a new pact with Trevor Ariza, one in which the fifth-year pro will never be removed from the starting lineup. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Dancing with scars in the NCAA tournamentNobody's perfect, certainly not the selection committee, with St. Mary's feeling left out, surprise tournament winners knocking off bubble teams and Memphis bumped to a No. 2 seeding behind three Big East...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Dancing with scars in the NCAA tournamentNobody's perfect, certainly not the selection committee, with St. Mary's feeling left out, surprise tournament winners knocking off bubble teams and Memphis bumped to a No. 2 seeding behind three Big East teams and North Carolina.Louisville ended up as the top team in the field, Kentucky won't sniff the bluegrass for the first time since 1991 and Arizona got up off the desert floor to extend its tournament streak to 25 consecutive years. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Lakers center Andrew Bynum says he'll 'definitely' returnHe is feeling optimistic as he enters the seventh week since sustaining a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Andrew Bynum...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am UCLA gets its marching orders to face Virginia CommonwealthBruins get sixth seeding in East Regional, and will face No. 11 Rams in Philadelphia. Too many losses result in the tough road ahead after recent stays in the West for NCAA tournament.The way Josh Shipp sees it, he and his UCLA teammates pretty much got what they deserved after a few too many losses this season. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Dodgers' Manny Ramirez exits with sore hamstringRamirez pulls out of Sunday's game in the fourth inning after aggravating a sore hamstring in his left leg, which he says tightened up.Bat in hand, Manny Ramirez strolled into the Dodgers' clubhouse before Sunday's game, looked at the lineup card and saw he was listed to play his normal position of left field for the first time this spring. Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Ducks hurt by an old friendIt seemed like old times as Travis Moen racked up a game-high six hits, was plus-1 defensively and scored a significant goal Sunday at the Honda Center.Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Trevor Ariza answers Lakers' call for backup in winThe former reserve, starting his third straight game, responds with a career-high 26 points and bails Lakers out of a tight spot in the fourth quarter of 107-100 victory over Mavericks. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Cal State Northridge sizes up MemphisThe 15th-seeded Matadors, who have worked through adversity this season, prepare for the second-seeded Tigers' athletic offense, which has been influenced by former Pepperdine coach Vance Walberg. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am USC takes hardened approach into NCAA tournamentThe Trojans, challenged by an assistant coach to show some toughness, responded with five straight wins to reach the Big Dance. They will play Boston College in a Midwest Regional game on Friday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Rafael Nadal: No. 1 on charts and in heartsHe is No. 1 in the world and it is fair to say the guys on Mars and Venus can't touch him, either. Rafael Nadal...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Cutler plans to miss Broncos meeting on MondayENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Jay Cutler finally met face-to-face with Josh McDaniels over the weekend, but nothing was resolved, leading to doubt the quarterback will show up for the new coach's first team meeting Monday.Source: SI.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 6:05 am Smith elected NFLPA's new exec directorIn a year in which sweeping and historic change has come to Washington D.C. on a national scale, the NFL Players Association followed suit with the trend Sunday night, electing D.C.-based attorney DeMaurice F. Smith, a relative unknown quantity in NFL circles, as the union's new executive director, SI.com has learned.Source: SI.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 5:47 am Cutler, McDaniels finally meet face-to-face (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 5:31 am Moen, Nabokov lead Sharks past Ducks (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 5:30 am Novak's 3 gives Clippers 107-105 win over Nets (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 4:52 am Rollins helps USA thump Dutch 9-3Baseball looked more like America's national pastime Sunday night.Source: SI.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 4:27 am Sixers limit Heat offensively, win third straightVisit ESPN.com for the complete story.Source: ESPN.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 4:01 am Tom Verducci: Competing interests blow up on Team USACompeting interests finally blow up on the United States in the WBC.Source: SI.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:43 am Chipper Jones out of WBC with strained side muscle (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:19 am WBC: Japan blanks CubaPitching in the same ballpark where he led Japan to the inaugural WBC title three years ago, Boston Red Sox ace Daisuke Matsuzaka was brilliant in silencing Cuba's previously undefeated big boppers, leading Japan to a 6-0 win in the second round of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday.Source: SI.com | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:24 am
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