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Joe Drape's Belmont PicksJoe Drape makes his picks for Saturday's 142nd running of the $1 million Belmont Stakes.
Source: NYT > Sports | 4 Jun 2010 | 4:03 am Kobe spurs Lakers past Celtics in finals opener (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 4 Jun 2010 | 3:57 am Barry returns to England trainingEngland are boosted by the sight of Gareth Barry training on the first day at their Rustenburg World Cup base.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 3:43 am Live - England v BangladeshEngland win the toss and will bat first against Bangladesh on the first day of the second Test at Old Trafford.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 3:35 am Paterson sticking with relegated Burnley (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 4 Jun 2010 | 3:13 am Liverpool start hunt for new bossKenny Dalglish will lead the search for the new Liverpool boss despite being recommended by others as a replacement for Rafael Benitez.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 3:08 am On Soccer: Goalkeepers Dislike Official World Cup BallGoalkeepers have criticized Adidas’s official World Cup soccer ball, the Jabulani, for being too light and too curvy.
Source: NYT > Sports | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:45 am Schiavone faces Stosur for French title (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:22 am Selig won't reverse ump's mistake on perfect game (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:15 am Tiger trails 3 leaders by 7 at MemorialSource: SI.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:10 am Streaks: Braves win 9th straightLOS ANGELES(AP) Troy Glaus is picking up right where he left off in May, when he earned NL player of the month honors.Source: SI.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:10 am Kobe-led Lakers roll Celtics 102-89 in openerFueled by the Big Two and a third-quarter spurt, the Lakers crushed the Celtics 102-89 in Game 1 of the Finals. It also served as L.A.'s ninth consecutive home victory of the playoffs.Source: SI.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:10 am FanHouse: Texas key to Pac-10's expansion planSource: SI.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:10 am Big deal: Pronger trade delivering for Flyers (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 4 Jun 2010 | 2:03 am Lancashire sign Nathan McCullumLancashire sign New Zealand international Nathan McCullum for the Twenty20 campaign.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 1:59 am Bryant inspires LA Lakers victoryKobe Bryant top-scores for the LA Lakers as they beat the Boston Celtics in the opening game of the best-of-seven match NBA finals.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 4 Jun 2010 | 1:48 am Celtics stuck on a number they can't ignore (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 4 Jun 2010 | 1:48 am Mickelson in prime spot after Memorial's 1st round (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 4 Jun 2010 | 1:43 am UCLA: Former UCLA coach John Wooden hospitalized (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 4 Jun 2010 | 1:10 am Lakers push the Celtics into submission in Game 1Lakers show how far they ve come from their 2008 Finals loss to Boston, playing with Celtics-like aggression in their 102-89 victory. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:54 am Lakers push Celtics into submission in Game 1Lakers show how far they ve come from their 2008 Finals loss to Boston, playing with Celtics-like aggression in their 102-89 victory.Lakers show how far they've come from their 2008 Finals loss to Boston, playing with Celtics-like aggression in their 102-89 victory.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:54 am Lakers 102, Celtics 89: Lakers Put Celtics in a HoleRedemption weighed heavily on both teams before momentum swayed strongly in the Lakers’ favor, as Kobe Bryant’s 30 points lead Los Angeles over Boston in the N.B.A. finals opener.
Source: NYT > Sports | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:40 am Source: Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley will be fired The fact Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley is going to be fired is inevitable; the only question is when, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.Source: ESPN.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:34 am Injury Sidelines Mets’ Daniel Murphy for SeasonA hard slide by an opposing player during a minor league game ended the season for the Mets’ Daniel Murphy.
Source: NYT > Sports | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:30 am Reports: Wooden hospitalized in 'grave' conditionLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former UCLA basketball coach and Hall of Famer John Wooden was reportedly hospitalized in Los Angeles on Thursday night.Source: SI.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:29 am 2010 World Cup: Jozy Altidore of United States sprains ankle, is day-to-day U.S. forward Jozy Altidore has sprained an ankle during a training drill and is day to day.Source: ESPN.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:21 am Lakers set ring tone in opener, 102-89In a big change from two years ago, L.A. is the more physical team against Boston. Kobe Bryant scores 30 points. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:20 am Lakers set ring tone in opener, 102-89In a big change from two years ago, L.A. is the more physical team against Boston. Kobe Bryant scores 30 points.In a big change from two years ago, L.A. is the more physical team against Boston. Kobe Bryant scores 30 points.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:20 am Reports: UCLA Bruins legend John Wooden, 99, gravely ill in hospital Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden is reportedly hospitalized in grave condition.Source: ESPN.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:16 am Dodgers' lack of offense catches up with them in 4-3 loss to BravesAfter back-to-back 1-0, extra-inning wins over Arizona, the Dodgers fall short against Atlanta.The Dodgers didn't hit any worse than they had the previous two days.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:12 am Dodgers' lack of offense catches up with them in 4-3 loss to BravesAfter back-to-back 1-0, extra-inning wins over Arizona, the Dodgers fall short against Atlanta. The Dodgers didn't...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:12 am Ian Thomsen: Lakers beat Celtics at own gameFor one game at least, the Lakers were tougher, scrappier and more resourceful than the Celtics, gaining a level of respect they hadn't earned with last year's title, writes Ian Thomsen.Source: SI.com | 4 Jun 2010 | 12:07 am Quentin gains retribution with game-winning homerCHICAGO (Reuters) - Carlos Quentin made up for an early error by belting a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:58 pm Unhappy scene on the coastThe Graduate was there. So were Rocky Balboa, Jack Dawson, Happy Gilmore, Snoop Dogg, and the Million Dollar Baby. If Jack Nicholson had yelled “You can’t handle the truth!’’, Tom...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:58 pm Commissioner Bud Selig says he'll look at expanded instant replay in wake of blown call Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said he would look at the game's umpiring system and the expanded use of instant replay, but would not reverse the blown call that cost Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers a perfect game on Wednesday night.Source: ESPN.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:54 pm Sports of The Times: Before World Cup, an African Ideal Crosses BordersThe Boston Celtics, who are in the N.B.A. finals, and the U.S. men’s soccer team, which is in the World Cup, have adopted the word ubuntu as a rallying cry.
Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:51 pm Geoff Ogilvy, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose share first-round lead at Memorial Geoff Ogilvy dropped into a three-way tie for the lead at the Memorial, giving up the outright lead by carelessly missing a par putt inside three feet.Source: ESPN.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:47 pm Players Channel Their Inner 'Idol'The karaoke room has grown in popularity this year after a two-year absence at the French Open.
Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:44 pm Spain Wins World Cup, Sort OfA computer simulation played the entire 32-team, 64-game tournament that will not begin, for real, until June 11.
Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:42 pm Source: Hornets don't enforce deadline, wait for Tom Thibodeau to answer coaching offer The New Orleans Hornets' coaching search will last at least one day longer than expected after the Hornets chose not to enforce a deadline issued earlier this week to Boston Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau.Source: ESPN.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:42 pm Ken Griffey Jr. was benched, allegedly caught napping before abrupt retirement In the final months before his abrupt retirement Wednesday, Ken Griffey Jr. struggled so mightily manager Don Wakamatsu met with the Seattle icon last month and told him he was benching him.Source: ESPN.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:37 pm Medlen, Glaus lead Braves past Dodgers, 4-3 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:11 pm Yankees 6, Orioles 3: Yankees Keep Winning as Orioles Stumble (Literally)The Yankees won their fifth straight with the help of an Orioles balk and some more power hitting.
Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:08 pm Tiger Woods Is Tied for 50th After a First-Round 72Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler shot 65s to share the lead at the Memorial Tournament.
Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:04 pm On Day After Blown Call, Good Sportsmanship and Good WillTigers pitcher Armando Galarraga received ovations from fans and a car from a team sponsor the day after his perfect game was spoiled by a bad call.
Source: NYT > Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:01 pm New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis holding out from OTA New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is holding out from Thursday's offseason training activity while in talks with the team to rework his contract, according to a league source.Source: ESPN.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:55 pm Celtics' powerful defense missing in Game 1The team that used to do the pushing turned into pushovers. The guys in green couldn't take nearly as well as they gave two years ago, and if they don't regain their toughness, the Boston Celtics might...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:18 pm Celtics-Lakers, BoxBOSTON (89) Pierce 6-13 12-13 24, Garnett 7-16 2-2 16, Perkins 2-2 4-5 8, Rondo 6-14 1-4 13, R.Allen 3-8 6-6 12, T.Allen 1-4 2-2 4, Wallace 3-4 2-2 9, Davis 1-3 1-2 3, Finley 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 0-3 0-0...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:08 pm Bryant's Lakers beat Celtics in Game One of FinalsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers produced a sizzling display at both ends of the court to beat the Boston Celtics 102-89 in Game One of the NBA Finals on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm Commissioner calls a foul on JacksonChiding Phil Jackson and siding with Doc Rivers before the start of the Finals, NBA commissioner David Stern last night said the Lakers coach acted improperly when he offered his team money to play tougher...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm No longer a soft touchAny haunting memories of the 2008 Finals may begin to fade for Pau Gasol. Pau Gasol - Sports - National Basketball Association - 2008 Finals - HealthSource: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm Artest distinguished in debutRon Artest had one block last night, but it came at a key moment in the fourth quarter. Ron Artest - sport - Los Angeles Lakers - United States - Los AngelesSource: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm Bryant feeds fans’ and team’s hungerPhil Jackson said the first game of a playoff series “kind of sets the table’’ after the Los Angeles Lakers’ 102-89 win over the Celtics last night. And Lakers fans were comfortable...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm Replay isn't needed, perfect isn't the pointIt's the imperfections, including blown calls by umpires, that make the sport so special.Perfection has been imperfectly busted before. What is different today is that suddenly it seems the entire Western world wants Major League Baseball to fix it.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:55 pm NBA commissioner David Stern: Players won't hold free agency summit There will be no free agency summit. So says NBA commissioner David Stern, saying he's been assured at the highest levels that there will be no sitdown among LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the other superstars who could hit the market on July 1.Source: ESPN.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:48 pm Italy hardly looks World Cup-ready in 2-1 loss to MexicoThe defending Cup champions are outplayed in every aspect, but Coach Marcello Lippi isn't worried on eve of South Africa.Reporting from Brussels -- Italian soccer Coach Marcello Lippi has been nothing but confident — even cocky — in the run-up to this summer's World Cup.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:44 pm Canadian Tour rookie An has blistering first round of 8 under at VictoriaVICTORIA - New Zealand rookie Jae An opened with an impressive 8-under 62 Thursday at the Canadian Tour's $250,000 Times Colonist Open. Scott Harrington making his first Canadian start...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:26 pm Fast downhill? Bode's tennis adventure ends quicklyBode Miller's quest to make the U.S. Open tennis tournament came to a quick end, when he lost 6-4, 6-2 to Erik Nelson-Kortland in an opening match at sectional playoffs in Hawaii.
 Source: Tennis News : CBSSports.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 9:08 pm Angels beat Kansas City, 5-4, to get back to .500Jered Weaver pitches seven shutout innings, but bullpen struggles. The team tries to keep good outlook despite early-season struggles and lead hitter Kendry Morales' injury.Reporting from Kansas City, Mo. -- The Angels climbed their way back to what many consider mediocrity Thursday, riding seven shutout innings from Jered Weaver to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals that pushed their record to .500 (28-28) for the first time since April 30.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:36 pm Bill Dwyre: It's only a game, not a perfect oneArmando Galarraga and umpire Jim Joyce don't overreact and neither should anyone else in baseball.We had a truly wonderful moment this week. Somebody hit the pause button on the daily noise in our world of sports.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:19 pm Reports: Former UCLA coach and Hall of Famer John Wooden hospitalizedJohn Wooden is reportedly hospitalized in Los Angeles. Los Angeles television station KCAL and the Los Angeles Times are reporting Thursday night that the 99-year-old Wooden is in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:18 pm Illinois' Scott Langley wins NCAA individual title (AP)AP - Scott Langley and his Illinois teammates barely qualified for the NCAA golf tournament. He took that as an excuse to relax about their chances of winning a title.Source: Yahoo! News: Sports News | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:12 pm Helene Elliott: Role players are carrying Blackhawks, Flyers in Stanley Cup finalsAlthough some of the teams' biggest stars have struggled, players such as Chicago's Brent Sopel and Philadelphia's Claude Giroux have elevated their games.From Philadelphia -- Who would have thought fourth-liner Ben Eager would have scored more goals for the Chicago Blackhawks than emergent power forward Dustin Byfuglien three games into the Stanley Cup finals?
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:07 pm Nadal and Soderling on course for Paris rematchPARIS (Reuters) - In a French Open of upsets, only Rafael Nadal's progress has been predictable and he is now strong favorite to add to his four titles after storming into Friday's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:05 pm UCLA legend John Wooden said to be gravely illThe former basketball coach, 99, is being treated at UCLA Medical Center. His health has been an issue in recent weeks.
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:49 pm Stern: No free agency summit with LeBron, WadeLOS ANGELES (AP) -- There will be no free agency summit.Source: SI.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:48 pm Jose Canseco testifies before federal grand jury investigating Roger Clemens Jose Canseco completed his testimony Thursday before a federal grand jury, where he was expected to maintain his support for Roger Clemens.Source: ESPN.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:40 pm Douglas leads Fever past Silver Stars, 79-57Katie Douglas scored 22 points to help the Indiana Fever beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 79-57 on Thursday night. Douglas had been struggling with her shot, but the 2009 All-Star went...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:17 pm Ogilvy, Fowler, Rose share lead at MemorialGeoff Ogilvy felt as though he made more putts in one round at the Memorial than he had in the last month. One little miss that cost him the outright lead Thursday sure wasn't going to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 7:14 pm An appreciation: Ken Griffey Jr.'s exuberant play captivated a generation of fansInjuries cost him more than 600 games, but Griffey ends his playing career with his legacy intact.Why couldn't it have been him?
Source: L.A. Times - Sports | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:57 pm Denkinger feels for umpire Joyce after blown call"He told me, 'Hey, my brother says a guy just made a call probably worse than yours,'" Denkinger said Thursday. No matter what, Denkinger can never get far from a split-second decisionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:53 pm Coach Payton says Shockey should be ready to go for Saints mini-camp this weekendMETAIRIE, La. - Saints coach Sean Payton says he expects Jeremy Shockey to practice during the club's three-day mini-camp that starts Friday. Shockey was hospitalized last week...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:28 pm Judge allows limits on Web coverage of Wis. sportsA federal judge has ruled that the Wisconsin school sports association can sign exclusive contracts for Internet coverage of state tournaments. U.S. District Judge William Conley's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsSports | 3 Jun 2010 | 6:25 pm Rose takes early lead at MemorialEngland's Justin Rose hits a seven-under-par first-round 65 to lead the weather-delayed Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Ohio.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:26 pm SA edge past Windies in thrillerSouth Africa beat the West Indies by one wicket and with two balls to spare at Port of Spain to claim a clean sweep in their five-match one-day series.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm Selig, MLB won't reverse ump Joyce's blown callNEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig won't reverse an umpire's admitted botched call that cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.Source: SI.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 3:05 pm Big Ben: Trying to make most of 'second chance'PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger says he is striving to make better decisions in his life and is working closely with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to make the best of his "second chance" in football.Source: SI.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:08 pm Schiavone, Stosur reach final of FrenchPARIS (AP) -- Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to reach a Grand Slam final Thursday, and the first person to offer congratulations was her semifinal opponent, Elena Dementieva.Source: SI.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 1:56 pm US suffer Altidore injury setbackUnited States striker Jozy Altidore needs a scan on a sprained ankle after suffering an injury in training.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 12:21 pm Caucchioli suspended for dopingItalian Pietro Caucchioli becomes the latest rider to be banned under the ruling of the International Cycling Union's biological passport programme.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 11:11 am USA striker Altidore injures ankleThe U.S. team is holding its breath after star striker Jozy Altidore sprained his ankle.Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:55 am 10 players who will emerge at World CupWe know which 10 players will emerge at the World Cup.Source: FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER | 3 Jun 2010 | 10:25 am Stosur reaches French Open finalAustralia's Sam Stosur storms into her first Grand Slam final with a crushing win over fourth seed Jelena Jankovic at the French Open.Source: BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:57 am Italy's Schiavone makes French final, will meet StosurFrancesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to reach a Grand Slam final Thursday, winning her semifinal at the French Open when Elena Dementieva retired after losing the first set.
Source: Tennis News : CBSSports.com | 3 Jun 2010 | 8:36 am
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