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05/23/12
QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - An elusive revenue-sharing deal between the United States and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is close to being finalized, officials said on Wednesday, ending a bitter dispute that has paralyzed American efforts to host an Olympic Games.
05/23/12
MONACO (Reuters) - McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are living the Monaco dream after swapping Swiss isolation and Guernsey rain for Mediterranean sunshine.
05/23/12
(Reuters) - The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the NFL and its owners of collusion to establish a secret salary cap during the 2010 season.
05/23/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - The cost of much coveted television rights for top sports programming will continue to rise, a panel of top U.S. TV sports executives predicted on Wednesday.
05/23/12
VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Luke Donald has topped the world rankings on three occasions and lifted a host of leading honors and titles but one thing continues to bug him - the lack of a major championship victory.
05/23/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Former champion Amir Khan will fight undefeated American light-welterweight Danny Garcia on July 14 for the WBC title.
05/22/12
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay rookie starter Matt Moore fared better than his Toronto counterpart Drew Hutchison as the Rays blasted three home runs in an 8-5 victory on Tuesday.
05/22/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on fire, the Miami Heat pounded the Indiana Pacers 115-83 on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff semi-final.
05/22/12
(Reuters) - Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year's U.S. Open, Belgian news agency Belga has reported.
05/22/12
(Reuters) - The late Joe Paterno, the Penn State University football coach whose six-decade career ended abruptly last year in controversy, earned a $13.4 million pension for running one of the sport's most successful programs, a family spokesman said on Tuesday.
05/22/12
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-1 in a spiteful encounter on Monday to tie the NHL Eastern Conference final series at 2-2 as escalating tension between the cross-river rivals boiled over.
05/22/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Racing Association has been temporarily placed under state control following the suspension last month of its president over allegations it had short-changed gamblers, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday.
05/22/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Golden State Warriors will return to San Francisco, where the National Basketball Association franchise's owners plan to build a privately financed arena on the city's waterfront, team officials and Mayor Edwin Lee said on Tuesday.
05/22/12
(Reuters) - The late Joe Paterno, the Penn State University football coach whose six-decade career ended abruptly last year in controversy, earned a $13.4 million pension for running one of the sport's most successful programs, a family spokesman said on Tuesday.
05/22/12
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (Reuters) - Eight people were wounded, one critically, by gun shots fired as thousands of sports fans left a National Basketball Association playoff game late Monday, police said.
05/21/12
(Reuters) - David Ortiz sparked a dramatic comeback with a sixth-inning home run to help the Boston Red Sox beat the first-place Baltimore Orioles 8-6 on Monday to get their record back on level terms for the first time in nearly a month.
05/21/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-1 in a spiteful encounter on Monday to tie their NHL Eastern Conference final at 2-2 as the increasing tension between the cross-river rivals began to boil over.
05/21/12
(Reuters) - Boston's Brandon Bass scored 27 points to spark the Celtics to a 101-85 win over Philadelphia on Monday and move with one victory of a place in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
05/21/12
(Reuters) - The Orlando Magic fired head coach Stan Van Gundy following a season where he clashed with All-Star center Dwight Howard, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Monday.
05/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The key government witness in the perjury trial of former Major League Baseball star pitcher Roger Clemens said on Monday he also provided two other players with human growth hormones and helped a third to obtain the performance-enhancing drug.
05/21/12
ROME (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal enjoyed the perfect fillip ahead of his French Open defense with a commanding 7-5 6-3 victory over world number one Novak Djokovic in the delayed Rome Masters final on Monday.
05/21/12
LONDON (Reuters) - The Olympic flame went out on Monday for the first time during the torch relay around Britain ahead of the London Games because of a "malfunctioning burner", organizers said.
05/21/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The red-hot San Antonio Spurs steamrolled their way into the Western Conference finals by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 102-99 on Sunday to complete another series sweep.
05/20/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Rangers forward Brandon Prust was suspended for one game by the NHL on Sunday for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov.
05/20/12
(Reuters) - LeBron James and Dwyane Wade combined for 70 points as the Miami Heat recovered from back-to-back defeats to grind down the Indiana Pacers 101-93 on Sunday and level the NBA's Eastern conference semi-final at 2-2.
05/20/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A late three-pointer by Kevin Durant capped a dramatic fightback by the Oklahoma City Thunder as they pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink of playoff elimination with a 103-100 win in Game Four on Saturday.
05/19/12
ROME (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in straight sets on Saturday and will play Rafa Nadal in the Rome Masters final for the second year in a row.
05/19/12
ROME (Reuters) - Five-times champion Rafa Nadal wore down fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Rome Masters.
05/19/12
ROME (Reuters) - Tournament favorite Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open on Saturday with a lower back injury, the WTA said.
05/18/12
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers roared back from a 14-point deficit to start the game to defeat the Boston Celtics 92-83 and tie their Eastern Conference semi-final series at 2-2 on Friday.
05/18/12
(Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves handed Tampa Bay a rare home loss when they chased top pitcher James Shields after six innings in a 5-3 victory over the Rays on Friday.
05/18/12
CULDROSE, England (Reuters) - The flame for the London Olympics arrived on British soil on Friday on board a special golden-liveried British Airways flight from Athens.
05/18/12
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel and umpire Bob Davidson were each banned for one game by Major League Baseball (MLB) on Friday following their nose-to-nose shouting match during a game earlier this week.
05/18/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The key witness in ex-baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens' federal perjury trial faces a last day of marathon testimony on Friday, with the defense likely to hammer anew on his shifting story.
05/18/12
ROME (Reuters) - Serena Williams enjoyed an easy passage into the semi-finals of the Italian Open tennis on Friday when her opponent Flavia Pennetta retired with a right wrist injury.
05/17/12
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage.
05/17/12
(Reuters) - The surprising Indiana Pacers held Dwyane Wade to five points and shocked the cold shooting Miami Heat 94-75 to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series on Thursday.
05/17/12
(Reuters) - Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell over statements regarding a "bounty" scheme reportedly used by the Saints.
05/17/12
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Eagles rewarded LeSean McCoy with a five-year contract extension after the running back enjoyed a breakout 2011 season, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Thursday.
05/17/12
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage.
05/17/12
(Reuters) - The New York Rangers refuse to spend time thinking about missed opportunities after failing, for the third time, to capitalize on series-opening victories in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs.
05/17/12
(Reuters) - Australian Marc Leishman soared into an early one-shot lead with a pair of eagles on the back nine in Thursday's opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.
05/17/12
ATHENS (Reuters) - The flame for the London Olympics, which start on July 27 after a 70-day torch relay around Britain, was formally handed over at a ceremony in a damp Athens on Thursday.
05/17/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former trainer to Roger Clemens will undergo more key cross-examination in the baseball star's perjury trial on Thursday, with the defense expected to attack inconsistencies in the trainer's story.
05/16/12
(Reuters) - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish continued his blistering start to life in Major League Baseball as the Japanese right-hander breezed through the Oakland Athletics lineup in a 4-1 win on Wednesday.
05/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils overcame a mid-game slump to defeat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday and level their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 1-1.
05/16/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics trounced the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday to spoil their return home and move ahead 2-1 in the second round East series of the NBA playoffs.
05/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Players and coaches with the New York Giants football team gathered at Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store in New York City on Wednesday evening to receive newly designed rings commemorating their Super Bowl victory earlier this year.
05/16/12
(Reuters) - Adidas AG has sued to stop a U.S. sporting goods retailer and a skateboarding equipment maker from selling sneakers with three parallel diagonal stripes, a design it said looks too much like its own.
05/16/12
(Reuters) - Adidas AG has sued to stop a U.S. sporting goods retailer and a skateboarding equipment maker from selling sneakers with three parallel diagonal stripes, a design it said looks too much like its own.
05/16/12
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers players Devin Ebanks and Andrew Bynum were each fined by the National Basketball Association for separate violations, the league said on Wednesday.
05/16/12
ROME (Reuters) - An aching Roger Federer made up for lost time on Wednesday as he saw off Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the Rome Masters.
05/16/12
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - American sprinter Justin Gatlin continued his recent resurgence ahead of the London Olympics with victory in the men's 100 meters at the IAAF World Challenge meeting on Wednesday.
05/16/12
(Reuters) - Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg may read warning labels a little closer in future after some 'Hot Stuff' heat rub ointment got on "the wrong place" and made Tuesday's outing on the mound an uncomfortable one.
05/16/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings dominated Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Tuesday to continue their playoff transformation and storm to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
05/15/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Without Chris Bosh, championship favorites Miami suddenly looked vulnerable as they suffered an upset defeat to the Indiana Pacers, while the West's top seeds San Antonio look to have hit peak form with a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in their second-round opener on Tuesday.
05/15/12
(Reuters) - Baltimore handed CC Sabathia his first loss of the season with a 5-2 home victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday that kept the Orioles tied for the American League East lead.
05/15/12
DALLAS (Reuters) - The United States Olympic Committee's media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with no bold predictions but plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medal table in London.
05/15/12
DALLAS (Reuters) - The United States Olympic Committee's media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with no bold predictions but plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medal table in London.
05/15/12
(Reuters) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA) rookie of the year in a landslide victory after leading all first-year players in scoring, the league said on Tuesday.
05/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The star prosecution witness in Roger Clemens' perjury trial testified on Tuesday that he secretly stashed medical waste that became evidence of the former ace pitcher's alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
05/15/12
ASSISI, Italy (Reuters) - Spanish overall contender Joaquim Rodriguez used his trademark uphill surge to blast away from his rivals and claim Tuesday's 10th stage win and the overall lead in the Giro d'Italia.
05/15/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers put slugger Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list on Monday just hours after the outfielder's streak of 399 consecutive games came to an end.
05/14/12
(Reuters) - Mark Teixeira blasted a decisive two-run homer to help the New York Yankees beat the division-leading Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Monday and close the gap in the standings.
05/14/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Rangers, battling sheer exhaustion as much as their opponents, drew first blood in their National Hockey League playoff against the New Jersey Devils on Monday.
05/14/12
(Reuters) - Philadelphia avoided repeating their Game One mistakes and held on for a 82-81 road triumph over Boston on Monday as they outdueled the Celtics late to tie their East second round playoff series.
05/14/12
DALLAS (Reuters) - Michelle Obama offered a pep talk on Monday to U.S. athletes who will be competing at the 2012 London Olympics while announcing a nationwide program to get more American children active.
05/14/12
(Reuters) - Dale Hunter has stepped down as head coach of the Washington Capitals after salvaging the season with a late playoff berth and getting to within one win of the Eastern Conference final, the team said on Monday.
05/14/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat's hopes of capturing their first NBA title in six years were dealt a severe blow as All-Star forward Chris Bosh is out indefinitely with a strained abdominal muscle, the team said on Monday.
05/14/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte's wavering testimony that former teammate Roger Clemens told him he used performance-enhancing drugs should stand, the judge in Clemens' perjury trial ruled on Monday, handing a victory to prosecutors.
05/14/12
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Olympiakos Piraeus point guard Acie Law was heading into basketball obscurity halfway through the season but ended up winning Europe's premier club competition with the Greek side.
05/14/12
BEIJING (Reuters) - When Chinese athletes swept to the top of the gold medal table during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the feat was accompanied by a wave of national pride, the culmination of China's "100 year dream" to host the world's most prestigious sports event.
05/13/12
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The hard-hitting Texas Rangers flexed their muscles yet again to thump the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday and improve their American League-best record.
05/13/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings produced more Stanley Cup playoffs magic on Sunday with a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes in their Western Conference Finals opener.
05/13/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - American Matt Kuchar won the Players Championship on Sunday by two shots to secure the biggest win of his career and a $1.71 million pay check.
05/13/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - American Matt Kuchar won the Players Championship on Sunday by two shots to secure the biggest win of his career.
05/13/12
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Seven Formula One personnel were taken to hospital, and 31 tended to by circuit doctors, after a fire gutted the Williams garage while the team were celebrating winning Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.
05/13/12
MADRID (Reuters) - A fired-up Serena Williams sent out a warning to the young pretenders of women's tennis when she powered to a crushing 6-1 6-3 victory over world number one Victoria Azarenka to win the Madrid Open on Sunday.
05/13/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers finally put away the Denver Nuggets while the Boston Celtics got their series with the Philadelphia 76ers off to a nervous but successful start on Saturday.
05/12/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Rangers, roared on by a boisterous Madison Square Garden crowd starved of success, beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Saturday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, the penultimate stage of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
05/12/12
MADRID (Reuters) - Roger Federer moved a step closer to a record-equaling 20th Masters title when he thumped Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3 at the Madrid Open on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Tomas Berdych.
05/12/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miami Heat forward LeBron James was named on Saturday as the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player for the 2011-12 season.
05/12/12
MADRID (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka took a step closer to a fifth title of 2012 when she dispatched Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-4 to reach the final of the Madrid Open on Saturday.
05/12/12
(Reuters) - Free-swinging Josh Hamilton provided the fireworks and pitcher Yu Darvish lit up the mound on a stormy evening in Texas as the Rangers thumped the Anaheim Angels 10-3 on Friday.
05/11/12
(Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies staved off playoff elimination by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 90-88 on the road in Game Six on Friday to level the best-of-seven series at 3-3.
05/11/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Former National Football League star Junior Seau, who killed himself last week, was buried on Friday after a private ceremony in his California hometown, with tens of thousands expected to attend a public memorial service later in the day.
05/11/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Players Championship after shooting a four-over-par 76 in Friday's second round which ended with a trio of Americans sharing the lead.
05/11/12
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) - The Tour of California, the most prestigious annual cycling race in the United States, gets underway on Sunday.
05/11/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy is almost certain to miss the cut at the Players Championship after a four-over 76 on Friday while American Zach Johnson stormed into the early clubhouse lead.
05/11/12
OCEANSIDE, California (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of fans are expected to attend Junior Seau's public memorial in a San Diego stadium on Friday, more than a week after the former National Football League star killed himself in his beachfront home.
05/11/12
MADRID (Reuters) - Serena Williams blew away fellow former number one Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-3 to join top seed Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals at the Madrid Open on Friday.
05/10/12
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers reached the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time in nine years with a nail-biting, last-gasp 79-78 win over the injury-hit Chicago Bulls in Game Six on Thursday.
05/10/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, the seventh pick in the 2009 NFL draft, was charged on Thursday with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop last month, an official said.
05/10/12
DENVER (Reuters) - Sheriff's deputies raided the Colorado home of Denver Nuggets center Chris "Birdman" Andersen on Thursday as part of an Internet child crimes investigation but the NBA player has not been charged or arrested, police said.
05/10/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Britain's Ian Poulter and Martin Laird shared the lead at the Players Championship after firing seven-under-par rounds of 65 in Thursday's opening round.
05/10/12
MADRID (Reuters) - Serena Williams overcame a lethargic start to upset fellow former world number one Caroline Wozniacki at the Madrid Open on Thursday and set up a quarter-final meeting with old foe Maria Sharapova.
05/10/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Five players pulled out of the opening round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday, including three with back injuries.
05/10/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods risks missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his career unless he recovers from the two-over-par 74 he shot in the opening round of the Players Championship on Thursday.
05/10/12
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The United States survived an early scare to beat Belarus 5-3 while Finland turned on the style to destroy France 7-1 in Group H action at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday.
05/10/12
(Reuters) - Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden was named the winner of the National Basketball Association's award for best player in a reserve role after leading all bench players in scoring, the league said on Thursday.
05/10/12
MADRID (Reuters) - Serena Williams overcame a lethargic start to upset fellow former world number one Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday, setting up a quarter-final meeting with old foe Maria Sharapova at the Madrid Open.
05/10/12
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Aphrodite Tagios broke down in tears as cream-robed priestesses struck graceful poses on a grassy slope at the birthplace of the Olympics in a solemn ceremony that reminded her of her country's glorious past and how far it has fallen since.
05/10/12
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The London 2012 Olympics torch was lit by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, kicking off a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium's cauldron during the opening ceremony on July 27.
05/10/12
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota House on Thursday gave final approval to a $975 million plan for a new stadium for the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings in downtown Minneapolis.
05/09/12
(Reuters) - Jamaican world champion Yohan Blake missed the fastest 100 meters of the year by the blink of an eye on Wednesday, his 9.84 seconds a mere 0.02 behind world record holder and training partner Usain Bolt's mark.
05/09/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat hammered the final nail into the injury-ravaged New York Knicks' coffin with a 106-94 win on Wednesday to clinch their place in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
05/09/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - - Carl Beane, the longtime "Voice of Fenway Park," died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while driving and then crashing his car, the Boston Red Sox said. He was 59.
05/09/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - The PGA Tour will not take a stance over Augusta National's no-women membership policy or determine whether it is right or wrong, Commissioner Tim Finchem said on Wednesday.
05/09/12
(Reuters) - A convicted steroids dealer told a Washington jury on Wednesday that a U.S. postal receipt admitted into evidence represented a package containing two kits of human growth hormone and 50 to 100 needles that he mailed to Roger Clemens' trainer at Clemens' home, USA Today reported.
05/09/12
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League's Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the St. Louis Blues to a group headed by a former minority owner of the team, the league said on Wednesday.
05/09/12
MADRID (Reuters) - American eighth seed John Isner became the first significant casualty at the Madrid Open when he was pipped 7-6 7-6 in the second round by fellow big-serving giant Marin Cilic on Wednesday.
05/09/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Battling for their NBA playoff lives, the Denver Nuggets needed no extra motivation to give the Los Angeles Lakers the fight of their lives in Game Five. Andrew Bynum gave it to them anyway.
05/09/12
(Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks survived a careless turnover in the final seconds to edge the Boston Celtics 87-86 on Tuesday and keep alive their playoff aspirations.
05/08/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees' reliever Dave Robertson, nicknamed "Houdini" for his ability to escape jams, overcame a bout of nerves on Tuesday before passing his first test as the replacement for Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera.
05/08/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yankee Stadium was home run heaven for batters on Tuesday with the first six runs of New York's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay coming off five straight roundtrippers.
05/08/12
(Reuters) - Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils made their long awaited return to the Eastern Conference finals after brushing Philadelphia aside 3-1 on Tuesday to complete their second-round series victory.
05/08/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees stood in fourth place heading into Tuesday's game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays but have turned to veteran Andy Pettitte to help turn around their season, with news he will return to the rotation on Sunday.
05/08/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees stood in fourth place heading into Tuesday's game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays but have turned to veteran Andy Pettitte to help turn around their season, with news he will return to the rotation on Sunday.
05/08/12
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Ultramarathon runner Micah True died from heart disease while on a run last March in the rugged wilderness of southwestern New Mexico, an autopsy report revealed Tuesday.
05/08/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Rarely has the contrast between golf as an enjoyable game and torturous frustration been as evident in two players as in the appearances of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods at the Players Championship on Tuesday.
05/08/12
(Reuters) - The judge in the perjury trial of former pitching ace Roger Clemens admonished attorneys for both sides on Tuesday about the slow pace of the proceedings, saying jurors were growing bored, USA Today reported.
05/08/12
MADRID (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic lashed out at Madrid Open organizers and the ATP over the event's controversial blue clay courts after fighting off Spanish qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the second round on Tuesday.
05/08/12
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Barely a month after the year's opening major was billed as a two-horse race between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, there is now the prospect of a very different rivalry at the top of international golf.
05/08/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Blake Griffin scored a game-high 30 points to help the Los Angeles Clippers push the Memphis Grizzlies to the brink of elimination with a 101-97 overtime victory in their Western Conference quarter-final on Monday.
05/07/12
MCKINNEY, Texas (Reuters) - Football star Deion Sanders gets to stay in his sprawling Dallas area mansion and his estranged wife must stay at least 500 feet away, a judge ruled on Monday.
05/07/12
(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs swept into the second round of the NBA playoffs with an 87-81 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday, erasing bitter memories of last year's embarrassing first-round exit.
05/07/12
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Buffalo Sabres defenseman Andrej Sekera struck the game-winning goal as Slovakia stunned the United States 4-2 on Monday to claim their first victory at the world ice hockey championships.
05/07/12
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux has been suspended for Game Five of the Eastern Conference semi-final for his late hit to the head of New Jersey Devils center Dainius Zubrus, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Monday.
05/07/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for ex-pitching ace Roger Clemens sought on Monday to strike a key witness' wavering testimony that Clemens once said he used performance-enhancing drugs, a critical element of the perjury case against him.
05/07/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has appealed the season-long suspension he received for the leading role he took in the team's bounty scandal, the National Football League (NFL) said on Monday.
05/07/12
(Reuters) - Ramon Sessions and Steve Blake landed clutch three-pointers in the final minute to give the Los Angeles Lakers a nail-biting 92-88 road victory over the Denver Nuggets and a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
05/06/12
(Reuters) - The improbable dream continued for the Los Angeles Kings as the eighth seeds swept second-seeded St. Louis to advance to the Western Conference finals with their second surprising series triumph on Sunday.
05/06/12
(Reuters) - Rickie Fowler delivered on his vast potential by claiming his first PGA Tour win at the Wells Fargo championship with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff against Briton Rory McIlroy and fellow American D.A. Points at Quail Hollow on Sunday.
05/06/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Knicks, led by Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire, avoided a sweep at the hands of the Miami Heat and ended an 11-year playoff victory drought with an 89-87 win at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
05/06/12
OCEANSIDE, California (Reuters) - Hundreds of surfers paid their respects to Junior Seau on Sunday with a "paddle-out" ceremony in the Pacific, just beyond the beachfront home where the football great and avid surfer committed suicide at age 43.
05/06/12
MADRID (Reuters) - In fine fettle after a month-long rest, Roger Federer is ready to get his clay season underway and continue his bid to recapture the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic.
05/05/12
(Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder roared home in a final quarter blitz to eliminate the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks from the Western Conference playoffs with a 103-97 comeback victory on Saturday.
05/05/12
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - I'll Have Another won the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs before a record crowd of more than 165,000 on Saturday.
05/05/12
(Reuters) - Former National Football League star Junior Seau's family is revisiting its plans for research on the brain of the retired linebacker, who killed himself in his California home on Wednesday, a pastor for the family said on Saturday.
05/05/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea's remarkable turnaround since Roberto Di Matteo took over as interim coach has taken them to the brink of a cup double after they beat a disappointing Liverpool side 2-1 with goals from Ramires and Didier Drogba on Saturday.
05/04/12
(Reuters) - New York pitching ace C.C. Sabathia extended his win streak to four games and Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer as the Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on the road on Friday.
05/04/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics, lifted by the return of suspended guard Rajon Rondo, scraped past the Atlanta Hawks 90-84 in overtime on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference quarter-final series.
05/04/12
(Reuters) - The visiting Phoenix Coyotes pushed the Nashville Predators to the brink of elimination with a 1-0 victory in Game Four of their Eastern Conference semi-final on Friday.
05/04/12
(Reuters) - A frustrated Tiger Woods missed a cut for only the eighth time in a PGA Tour event while Nick Watney stormed into a one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.
05/04/12
(Reuters) - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, Major League Baseball's career saves leader, may be lost for the season after tests showed he had torn a knee ligament, manager Joe Girardi said on Thursday after their game in Kansas City.
05/03/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miami center Chris Bosh capped off the "finest day ever" by rushing back to New York to help his team wallop the Knicks 87-70 on Thursday in a game the Heat dedicated to his newborn son Jackson.
05/03/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James awoke from a third-quarter slumber with a vengeance to lead the visiting Miami Heat to an 87-70 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday and a commanding 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.
05/03/12
MCKINNEY, Texas (Reuters) - Police sought a second charge against former football star Deion Sanders on Thursday stemming from an altercation with his estranged wife and her friend at the couple's home in a Dallas suburb last month.
05/03/12
OCEANSIDE, California (Reuters) - An autopsy confirmed on Thursday that former National Football League star Junior Seau killed himself, and the coroner's office was awaiting family permission for outside researchers to examine his brain for damage from repeated head injuries.
05/03/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key witness in the federal perjury trial of former baseball ace Roger Clemens could testify early next week, a prosecutor said on Thursday, setting the stage for a potential courtroom confrontation.
05/03/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Authorities on Thursday were conducting an autopsy on the body of former National Football League great Junior Seau, a day after the linebacker's death from an apparent suicide, a coroner's official said.
05/03/12
(Reuters) - Terrell Suggs will need surgery to repair a partial tear of his Achilles but expects to return midway through the 2012 National Football League (NFL) season, the reigning defensive player of the year said on Thursday.
05/03/12
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 50 professional boxers will compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, according to International Boxing Association (AIBA) president Wu Ching-Kuo.
05/03/12
LONDON (Reuters) - London 2012 officials have defended the preparation of the Olympic hockey pitch after one of Australia's players picked up an injury on the artificial blue surface that ruled him out of the Games.
05/03/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top Olympic hope in Greco-Roman wrestling, Ukraine-born Myroslav Dykun, has been suspended and risks missing London 2012 after failing a dope test, British Wrestling said on Thursday.
05/03/12
(Reuters) - The New York Rangers needed almost five hours to secure a triple-overtime 2-1 victory over Washington on Wednesday, giving the Eastern Conference top seed an equally narrow advantage in their second-round playoff series.
05/03/12
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jered Weaver tossed baseball's second no-hitter in less than two weeks when he dominated visiting Minnesota in a 9-0 victory on Wednesday.
05/02/12
(Reuters) - Pekka Rinne made 32 saves to help revive Nashville's playoff hopes after the hosts shut out the Phoenix Coyotes 2-0 on Wednesday, reducing their best-of-seven second round series deficit to 2-1 in the process.
05/02/12
(Reuters) - The top-seeded San Antonio Spurs thrashed Utah 114-83 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference first-round series.
05/02/12
LAS VEGAS, May 2 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. is renowned almost as much for taunting his opponents outside the ring as for dominating them inside the ropes but he has struck a complimentary tone ahead of Saturday's fight with Miguel Cotto.
05/02/12
OCEANSIDE, California (Reuters) - Former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau, considered one of the best defensive football players of his generation, was found dead at his home in Southern California on Wednesday from a gunshot wound to the chest in an apparent suicide, police said. He was 43.
05/02/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The group that paid a record $2.15 billion to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team expects to boost the return on their investment by creating value with stadium improvements, aggressive investment on talent and by exploring a regional sports network after a TV contract with Fox ends.
05/02/12
(Reuters) - World number two Rory McIlroy and third-ranked Lee Westwood head a strong field assembled for this week's Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina at a venue that typically produces elite winners.
05/02/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau was found dead from an apparent suicide at his home in Southern California on Wednesday, police said.
05/02/12
NAIROBI (Reuters) - World marathon record holder Patrick Makau, who was omitted from Kenya's Olympic team, did not run hard during last month's London race because he believed he had already been selected for the Games, the athlete said on Wednesday.
05/02/12
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) suspended four players for their role in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal, including a season-long ban for current Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma.
05/02/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 38 points as the Los Angeles Lakers held off a late fightback by the Denver Nuggets to win 104-100 on Tuesday and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference quarter-final series.
05/01/12
(Reuters) The Boston Celtics held firm, while Eastern Conference rivals the Chicago Bulls collapsed as the NBA title contenders handled the absence of their All Star point guards in different ways on Tuesday.
05/01/12
MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a broad probe on Tuesday into complaints that authorities were failing to aggressively investigate sexual assault reports in Missoula, Montana, citing more than 80 reported rapes there during the past three years.
05/01/12
(Reuters) - Pitcher Trevor Cahill took advantage of a Washington lineup without any teeth as he pitched the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 victory over the Nationals on Tuesday.
05/01/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers' $2 billion sale creates a new game plan for loss-making sports teams hoping to command top dollar -- file for Chapter 11.
05/01/12
(Reuters) - A brush with death has given Bob Baffert a new perspective on the Kentucky Derby.
05/01/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte took the witness stand on Tuesday to testify against former teammate Roger Clemens, charged with lying to Congress about his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.
05/01/12
(Reuters) - Oklahoma City Thunder dealt Dallas another heartbreaking loss in the NBA playoffs on Monday to take a 2-0 lead over last season's champions in a series that is threatening to boil over.
04/30/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire suffered a badly cut hand after his team's 104-94 defeat to the Miami Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs on Monday.
04/30/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two sailors killed in a mysterious crash at sea that reduced their vessel to ruins during a yacht race from California to Mexico died of blunt-force injuries, while a third crewman drowned, coroners reported on Monday.
04/30/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - A dominant Miami Heat took a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first round playoff series against the New York Knicks with a convincing 104-94 victory on Monday.
04/30/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Chavez supplied the firepower with a two-run home run and Hiroki Kuroda combined with two relievers on a five-hitter as the New York Yankees edged the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Monday in the opener of their three-game series.
04/30/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for former baseball ace Roger Clemens derided as a "show trial" on Monday the Capitol Hill hearing during which the onetime pitcher was pressed by lawmakers about performance-enhancing drugs.
04/30/12
(Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy says that one of the biggest challenges when he defends his U.S. Open title in June at San Francisco's Olympic Club will be to balance his lofty expectations with a level-headed approach.
04/30/12
(Reuters) - Paul Silas was fired as head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday after leading the eight-year-old franchise to the National Basketball Association's worst-ever record and a search for his successor is underway.
04/30/12
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The United States will open the defense of their Olympic men's basketball title against France on July 29 at the London Games.
04/30/12
(Reuters) - Paul MacLean's ability to revive the Ottawa Senators' offense and get the team into the playoffs earned the first-year coach a nomination for the National Hockey League's (NHL) coach of the year award, the league said on Monday.
04/30/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Clippers enjoyed a stunning come-from-behind victory over Memphis in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Sunday but it came at a high price as forward Caron Butler suffered a broken left hand and could miss 4-6 weeks.
04/30/12
(Reuters) - A ruling that would allow British drug offenders Dwain Chambers and David Millar to compete in the London Olympics is the right one, and sends a "strong and powerful statement" regarding the World Anti-Doping Agency's authority, the chief executive of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) told Reuters.
04/30/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 27-point deficit to stun the Memphis Grizzlies 99-98 in Game One of their first-round playoff series.
04/29/12
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay pitcher David Price finally managed to get the better of Texas as the Rays became the first team to register a series victory over the Rangers this season with a 5-2 triumph on Sunday.
04/29/12
(Reuters) - The Phoenix Coyotes beat visiting Nashville 5-3 on Sunday without their signature playoff drama to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semi-finals.
04/29/12
(Reuters) - Danny Briere scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in Game One of the Eastern Conference semi-finals on Sunday.
04/29/12
(Reuters) - Tony Parker scored a game-high 28 points and the red-hot San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 106-91 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday in the opening game of their best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final.
04/29/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The perjury trial of former ace pitcher Roger Clemens over alleged steroid use is set to resume on Monday with a witness expected to detail why congressional lawmakers wanted to question him.
04/29/12
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Russia's Maria Sharapova beat world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-4 in the Stuttgart clay court final on Sunday to claim her first WTA tour title of the year and end a two-match losing streak against the Belarussian.
04/29/12
(Reuters) - Chicago and Miami opened the National Basketball Association post-season with comfortable wins on Saturday but the Bulls paid a steep price for their victory when Derrick Rose was ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
04/28/12
(Reuters) - The New York Rangers scored third period goals 90 seconds apart to beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday and draw first blood in their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semi-final.
04/28/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls opened the National Basketball Association post-season with a comfortable 103-91 home win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday but it could prove costly after Derrick Rose was helped off the court with an injured knee.
04/27/12
(Reuters) - Derek Jeter scored on a passed ball to give the New York Yankees a 7-6 come from behind win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday, spoiling another visit to the Bronx for Detroit ace Justin Verlander.
04/27/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young apologized on Friday for an incident that led to a hate crime charge against him for allegedly yelling anti-Semitic remarks during a scuffle with tourists in New York.
04/27/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moose Skowron, a power-hitting first baseman who played alongside Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris with the New York Yankees' title teams in the 1950s and 1960s, died Friday at the age of 81.
04/27/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fate of the National Football League's annual Pro Bowl remains uncertain amid growing speculation the All-Star game could be suspended next year or possibly scrapped altogether.
04/27/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, fresh from leading the New York Rangers into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, is one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy, the annual award for the most valuable player in the National Hockey League (NHL).
04/27/12
April 27 - The winds of change have howled through the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, blowing away the old guard and leaving behind some unfamiliar names and faces heading into the conference semi-finals.
04/27/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls closed out the regular season with a 107-75 demolition of the Cleveland Cavaliers to claim the number one overall seed on Thursday for the National Basketball Association playoffs.
04/26/12
(Reuters) - After pitching a perfect game last weekend, Chicago starter Philip Humber was given a sharp dose of reality in front of his home fans on Thursday as Kevin Youkilis smashed a grand slam to power Boston to a 10-3 win over the White Sox.
04/26/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After spending years searching for a quarterback of the future the success-starved Washington Redskins believe they have landed one in Robert Griffin III.
04/26/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck admits he could never replace Peyton Manning, his football idol growing up.
04/26/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts kicked off the 2012 National Football League (NFL) Draft by taking Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with the No. 1 pick on Thursday at Radio City Music Hall.
04/26/12
(Reuters) - This year's U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco has attracted its fourth highest entry total of 9,006 entries, the United States Golf Association (USGA) said on Thursday.
04/26/12
(Reuters) - Masters champion Bubba Watson struggled with fatigue as fellow American Ken Duke birdied two of his last three holes to grab a share of the lead in Thursday's opening round of the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana.
04/26/12
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - One is the world's fastest man. The other wants to be.
04/26/12
(Reuters) - Zdeno Chara's strong two-way play that helped the Boston Bruins win a division title, earned the Slovakian a nomination for the Norris Trophy given to the top defenseman, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Thursday.
04/26/12
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal was less than his dominant best on the clay at the Barcelona Open on Thursday but was still good enough to secure a 6-2 6-3 win over Colombian wildcard Robert Farah and set up a quarter-final clash against Janko Tipsarevic.
04/25/12
(Reuters) - Boston's dreams of holding onto the Stanley Cup for another season were crushed on Wednesday when they suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of their Eastern Conference playoff series.
04/25/12
DALLAS (Reuters) - Former football star Deion Sanders has been charged with simple assault in his altercation with his estranged wife that got her arrested and jailed earlier in the week on a similar charge.
04/25/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2012 NFL draft will likely be remembered for its leading men, with quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III the certain top two picks as players who will always be measured against one another.
04/25/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NFL is close to determining punishment for players who were involved in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal but a ruling is unlikely to come this week, Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday.
04/25/12
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Serbia Open tennis following the death of his grandfather during the Monte Carlo Masters event last week, the Serbian said on Wednesday.
04/24/12
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has been suspended seven games for delivering an elbow to the head of Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Tuesday.
04/24/12
MCKINNEY, Texas (Reuters) - The estranged wife of Deion Sanders was accused of assaulting the former football star at their home after he sent out Twitter messages that she and a friend had attacked him.
04/24/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roger Clemens' lawyer on Tuesday told jurors that the former pitching star did not commit perjury when he denied using steroids, saying Clemens is opposed to the performance-enhancing drugs and succeeded through hard work.
04/24/12
(Reuters) - The New York Mets placed three-time All-Star outfielder Jason Bay on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left rib he suffered while trying to make a diving catch, the team said on Tuesday.
04/24/12
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States will face old political foes North Korea on the soccer field once again at the London Olympics after the draw for the women's tournament threw the two sides together on Tuesday.
04/23/12
(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs cemented their position as the Western Conference top seeds for the second year in a row after thrashing the Portland Trail Blazers 124-89 on Monday.
04/23/12
(Reuters) - The top-seeded New York Rangers exploded for three goals in the second period before fending off a late Ottawa rally to force a Game Seven decider in their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 3-2 win on Monday.
04/23/12
(Reuters) - USA Track & Field (USATF) ended a 16-month search to replace its former chief executive by naming ex-board member Max Siegel, who has extensive marketing ties to sports and entertainment, to the job on Monday.
04/23/12
(Reuters) - After 21 years in Major League Baseball with six teams, catcher Ivan Rodriguez formally retired on Monday, returning to his original big league team in Texas to say goodbye after 14 All-Star games and 13 Gold Glove awards.
04/23/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for Roger Clemens and the government are expected to make opening arguments on Monday in a new trial of the former baseball pitching ace, who is accused of lying to Congress about taking performance-enhancing steroids.
04/23/12
LONDON (Reuters) - From mines in the United States and Mongolia to the necks of the world's most elite athletes, a display at the British Museum investigates the journey of the 4,700 Olympic medals to be handed out in London this summer.
04/22/12
(Reuters) - Rain brought the struggling Boston Red Sox some relief on Sunday when their three-game series finale against the New York Yankees was washed out.
04/22/12
(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs moved to within one victory of securing the Western Conference top seed for the playoffs on Sunday as the NBA's leading contenders continued to jostle for position in the final week of the regular season.
04/22/12
(Reuters) - Former British Open champion Ben Curtis registered his first PGA Tour victory in six years by holding off a pair of pursuers down the stretch to claim a two-stroke victory at the Texas Open in San Antonio on Sunday.
04/22/12
(Reuters) - The defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins staved off elimination from the playoffs with a 4-3 overtime win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday while the Philadelphia Flyers ousted Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins.
04/22/12
MANAMA (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Grand Prix in Bahrain on Sunday while rage boiled beyond the circuit among protesters who say the ruling family that crushed Arab Spring demonstrations last year should not have hosted the race.
04/22/12
DUBAI (Reuters) - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel may have won the Bahrain Grand Prix, but there was no winner in the main event: a public relations battle between the ruling Al Khalifa family and protesters in the streets over competing visions of Bahrain.
04/22/12
MANAMA (Reuters) - World champion Sebastian Vettel celebrated Red Bull's first victory of the season and went back to the top of the standings on Sunday after a Bahrain Grand Prix that put Formula One in the eye of a desert storm.
04/22/12
MANAMA (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel roared to his and Red Bull's first victory of the season in a lively and controversial Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.
04/22/12
MANAMA (Reuters) - When Formula One drivers performed their usual parade around the circuit on the back of a flatbed truck ahead of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, the seats they were waving at were empty.
04/22/12
(Reuters) - Derrick Rose returned to the lineup to help Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 93-83 on Saturday and increase their lead over the Miami Heat in the race for the Eastern Conference's top seed.
04/21/12
(Reuters) - Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber, a late-blooming top prospect who battled past elbow injuries, threw Major League Baseball's first perfect game in nearly two years on Saturday in a 4-0 win over the Mariners in Seattle.
04/21/12
(Reuters) - The Washington Capitals put the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins on the brink of playoff elimination with a 4-3 win in Boston on Saturday to grab a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference quarter-final.
04/21/12
(Reuters) - Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber threw a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday in a 4-0 victory.
04/21/12
(Reuters) - The Washington Capitals put the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins on the brink of playoff elimination with a 4-3 win in Boston on Saturday to grab a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference quarter-final.
04/21/12
MANAMA (Reuters) - While demonstrators hurled petrol bombs at the police a half hour's drive away, the only smoke that reached the Bahrain Grand Prix paddock on the eve of Sunday's race was laid on by the organizers at the "relaxed Bahraini-style barbecue".
04/21/12
MANAMA (Reuters) - Dozens of armored vehicles were deployed along the main highway to Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix circuit on Saturday after police clashed with anti-government protesters who have promised to mark this weekend's race with "days of rage".
04/21/12
(Reuters) - Defending NBA champions Dallas prepared for another playoff run with a 104-94 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday while red-hot San Antonio crushed the Los Angeles Lakers despite Kobe Bryant's return to the court.
04/20/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - An outpouring of nostalgia swept over Fenway Park for the 100th anniversary of the stadium on Friday with over 200 former Red Sox players participating in a pre-game love-fest at the Boston landmark.
04/20/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Yankees spoiled a day of feel-good nostalgia at Fenway Park on Friday by blasting five home runs in a 6-2 win over the Red Sox on the 100th anniversary of the first game played at the ballpark.
04/20/12
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Larry Sanders has been suspended for two games for initiating an altercation that resulted in fines for two Indiana Pacers, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Friday.
04/20/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Yankees spoiled a day of feel-good nostalgia at Fenway Park on Friday by blasting five home runs in a 6-2 win over the Red Sox on the 100th anniversary of the first game played at the ballpark.
04/20/12
(Reuters) - The estate of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has received more than $5.5 million from the university where he coached for 46 years before being fired after a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant coach.
04/20/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Phoenix Coyotes winger Raffi Torres will learn on Saturday the length of his suspension for his devastating hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa, the National Hockey League said on Friday.
04/20/12
LONDON (Reuters) - England soccer star Wayne Rooney and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie are among a new group of 46 people suing over alleged phone-hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper, court documents showed on Friday.
04/20/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - An outpouring of nostalgia swept over Fenway Park for the 100th anniversary of the stadium on Friday with over 200 former Red Sox players participating in a pre-game love-fest at the Boston landmark.
04/20/12
(Reuters) - Colorado Avalanche winger Gabriel Landeskog, Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and New Jersey Devils center Adam Henrique are finalists for rookie of the year, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Friday.
04/20/12
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Czech Tomas Berdych overpowered world number four Andy Murray in their Monte Carlo Masters quarter-final on Friday to reach the last four for the second time in the season's first big claycourt event.
04/19/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls 83-72 in an ill-tempered and physical encounter between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Thursday.
04/19/12
(Reuters) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard will undergo back surgery on Friday and miss the NBA playoffs and Olympic Games, ESPN reported on Thursday.
04/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Capitals overcame the absence of Nicklas Backstrom and a 45-21 disadvantage in shots on goal to defeat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday and level their Eastern Conference first round playoff best-of-seven series at 2-2.
04/19/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Major League Baseball's oldest stadium hits the century mark on Friday and the Boston Red Sox are throwing a grand 100th anniversary bash for fabled Fenway Park.
04/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he will give the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the top civilian honor, to retiring University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, who amassed the most wins of any men's or women's collegiate basketball coach.
04/19/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Major League Baseball's oldest stadium hits the century mark on Friday and the Boston Red Sox are throwing a grand 100th anniversary bash for fabled Fenway Park.
04/19/12
(Reuters) - Fourteen time All-Star Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, who caught in more games than any other Major League Baseball player, will retire on Monday, the Texas Rangers said on Thursday.
04/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he will give the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the top civilian honor, to retiring University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, who amassed the most wins of any men's or women's collegiate basketball coach.
04/19/12
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades at anti-government activists on Thursday and members of the Force India race team were caught up in a petrol bomb incident as unrest simmered ahead of this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix.
04/18/12
(Reuters) - Teetering on the brink of elimination, the Pittsburgh Penguins refused to surrender as they savaged the Philadelphia Flyers 10-3 on Wednesday to avoid a first round sweep out of the National Hockey League playoffs.
04/18/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics clinched the Atlantic Division title on Wednesday with a 102-98 win over the Orlando Magic with Paul Pierce nailing a crucial jump shot in the final seconds to seal the game.
04/18/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra was sentenced on Wednesday to 270 days in jail and 36 months probation over charges that he exposed himself to five women who answered his Craigslist ads for an assistant or housekeeper.
04/18/12
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Pat Summitt, the most successful college basketball coach in U.S. history, retired on Wednesday as head coach of the University of Tennessee women's team following the disclosure last year that she suffers from early-onset dementia.
04/18/12
(Reuters) - Kenyan 800 meters world record holder David Rudisha will make his U.S. debut at the June 9 New York Grand Prix Diamond League meeting, organizers said on Wednesday.
04/18/12
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to the Monte Carlo Masters third round after defeating Italian Andreas Seppi 6-1 6-4 in the season's first big claycourt tournament on Wednesday.
04/18/12
(Reuters) - San Antonio made amends for last week's stinging home loss to Los Angeles by trouncing the Lakers 112-91 on their home court on Tuesday.
04/17/12
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Florida Panthers clawed back from a 3-0 first-period deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday and seize a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven NHL first-round playoff series.
04/17/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Marlins welcomed back manager Ozzie Guillen from a five game suspension with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
04/17/12
(Reuters) - Peyton Manning's first game as the Denver Broncos quarterback will be in primetime when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers on the opening Sunday of the 2012 National Football League (NFL) season in September.
04/17/12
(Reuters) - Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw has been suspended three games for hitting Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith in Game Two of the Western Conference quarter-final, the National Hockey League said on Wednesday.
04/17/12
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - As Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh trains in four-hour, early-morning sessions, his mind is on the man who could once again spoil his Olympic dream: Michael Phelps.
04/17/12
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - World number four Andy Murray trashed Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-0 6-3 to book his place in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday.
04/17/12
(Reuters) - The streaking Los Angeles Clippers knocked Oklahoma City out of first place in the West with a forceful 92-77 victory on Monday that earned the hosts a first playoff berth in six years.
04/17/12
(Reuters) - The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins posted tight Game Three away victories to regain control of their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference quarter-finals on Monday.
04/16/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans will host the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2014 All-Star Game, the league said on Monday, which will mark the second time in six years the city will enjoy the economic boost the event provides.
04/16/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and former team mate Scott Fujita accompanied union officials to meet with the NFL on Monday as the league considers possible player punishment over the "bounty" scandal.
04/16/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings are on the brink of producing a huge playoff upset after they beat the top-seed Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Sunday to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
04/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens faces a new trial this week on charges he lied to Congress about taking steroids, nine months after a judge stopped his first trial in its opening days because of a misstep by prosecutors.
04/15/12
(Reuters) - A contentious triple-play allowed the league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day in style with a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
04/15/12
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers grabbed a 3-0 first-round series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins with an impressive but ill-disciplined 8-4 home victory on Sunday.
04/15/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One sailor died and four were missing after powerful waves battered a sailboat during a yacht race and tossed it into rocks around islands off San Francisco, officials said on Sunday.
04/15/12
ROME (Reuters) - The death of Italian second division soccer player Piermario Morosini during a game on Saturday has triggered investigations into a delay in the ambulance's arrival and calls for more medical equipment at sporting events.
04/14/12
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt opened his 2012 season with a sizzling anchor leg as his Racers Track Club logged a world leading time of 37.82 seconds in a 4x100 meters relay on Saturday.
04/14/12
(Reuters) - Sweden's Carl Pettersson fired five consecutive birdies in a sparkling five-under 66 that elevated him one stroke ahead Colt Knost after the third round of the Heritage Classic on Saturday.
04/14/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Organizers of Monday's Boston Marathon have put extra safety measures in place and are encouraging some runners to sit out the event entirely on what is projected to be one of the hottest days in the race's 116-year history.
04/14/12
APRIL 14 - (Reuters) - Hockey Hall of Famer and former Montreal Canadiens captain Emile "Butch" Bouchard passed away on Saturday aged 92, the team said.
04/14/12
(Reuters) - Boston Red Sox All-Star center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after he dislocated his right shoulder, the team said on Saturday.
04/13/12
(Reuters) - A man who last fall accused former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him as a child now says he made up the whole story.
04/13/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees normally incur the wrath of fans bothered by baseball's enormous salaries. This year he has more company among players with very large, very long deals worth tens of millions of dollars.
04/13/12
(Reuters) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams was released from New York City's Rikers Island prison on Friday after serving eight months on a drunken driving charge, officials said.
04/13/12
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Masters runner-up Louis Oosthuizen had his second round charge at the Malaysian Open lead halted on Friday when thunderstorms and heavy rain ended play early at the European and Asian Tour event.
04/12/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls were forced to rely on their bench as a rusty Derrick Rose misfired but still managed a 96-86 overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday that kept them in the driving seat in the race for the Eastern Conference title.
04/12/12
(Reuters) - Tim Thomas prevailed in a goaltending showdown and his shutout gave the Boston Bruins a 1-0 overtime triumph over the Washington Capitals in the opening match in their first-round playoff series on Thursday.
04/12/12
(Reuters) - American Vaughn Taylor eagled his final hole of the day to join campatriots Chad Campbell and Colt Knost atop the leaderboard after Thursday's opening round of The Heritage at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
04/12/12
(Reuters) - Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm will miss the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs after having surgery to repair lacerated tendons in his right forearm, the National Hockey League team said on Thursday.
04/12/12
(Reuters) - The Calgary Flames and head coach Brent Sutter have decided to part ways after failing to make the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs during his three years in charge, the team said on Thursday.
04/12/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics stepped up their run to the playoffs on Tuesday by upsetting Miami 115-107 for their second victory over the Heat in 10 days.
04/12/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings pulled off a 4-2 upset road win over the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final series on Wednesday.
04/12/12
(Reuters) - Chris Paul scored 24 of his game-high 31 points in a dominant second half display to carry the Los Angeles Clippers to a last-ditch 100-98 road victory over the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
04/11/12
(Reuters) - The top-seeded Vancouver Canucks will be without Daniel Sedin in their Stanley Cup playoff opener on Wednesday as the team's top goal scorer needs more time to recover from a concussion suffered three weeks ago.
04/11/12
(Reuters) - Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton will miss the playoffs due to a concussion, the defending Stanley Cup champions said on Wednesday, a day before they open their postseason.
04/11/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Baltimore Orioles southpaw Chen Wei-yin opened his Major League Baseball career with a solid debut, giving up two earned runs and seven hits to the New York Yankees over five-plus innings in a narrow home defeat on Tuesday.
04/10/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics stepped up their run to the playoffs on Tuesday by upsetting Miami 115-107 for their second victory over the Heat in 10 days.
04/10/12
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Cuban national soccer player who disappeared from his team while in Nashville, Tennessee, for an Olympic qualifying tournament has defected and is seeking asylum in the United States, his attorney said on Tuesday.
04/10/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Marlins baseball team suspended manager Ozzie Guillen for five games after he praised Cuba's Fidel Castro in a magazine interview, the team said on Tuesday.
04/10/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Washington's Alex Ovechkin will return to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff stage this week eager to steal the spotlight and steer their respective teams to a Stanley Cup.
04/10/12
(Reuters) - Cincinnati Reds All-Star second baseman Brandon Phillips was rewarded for his breakout campaign with a six-year contract extension through the 2017 Major League Baseball season, the team said on Tuesday.
04/10/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Washington's Alex Ovechkin will return to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff stage this week eager to steal the spotlight and steer their respective teams to a Stanley Cup.
04/10/12
(Reuters) - Nike Inc and Reebok International Ltd have settled a lawsuit over the right to sell New York Jets football apparel bearing the name of the Jets' new quarterback, Tim Tebow.
04/10/12
(Reuters) - Steve Smith, the Carolina Panthers' all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards, agreed to a three-year contract extension, the National Football League team said on Tuesday.
04/10/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Marlins baseball team suspended manager Ozzie Guillen for five games after he praised Cuba's Fidel Castro in a magazine interview, the team announced on Tuesday.
04/10/12
BEIJING (Reuters) - Four years after Beijing hosted a spectacular summer Olympics, China's bustling capital sees vastly improved public transport and infrastructure, but many of the venues built for the event languish unloved, underused and draining public finances.
04/10/12
(Reuters) - Prized Japanese pitching prospect Yu Darvish did not set the world on fire in his Major League Baseball debut but shrugged off a rough start to lead Texas to an 11-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.
04/09/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Champion Bubba Watson will always have the prestigious green jacket but, once the dust settles, the most stirring memory of the 76th Masters will be the wonder shot for the ages conjured up by Louis Oosthuizen.
04/09/12
BEIJING (Reuters) - Four years after Beijing hosted a spectacular summer Olympics, China's bustling capital sees vastly improved public transport and infrastructure, but many of the venues built for the event languish unloved, underused and draining public finances.
04/09/12
(Reuters) - The judge overseeing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial has barred attorneys involved from speaking to the media, citing the "unprecedented publicity" surrounding the case.
04/09/12
(Reuters) - The familiar sight of Arizona beating San Francisco continued in spectacular fashion on Sunday as the Diamondbacks overcame a six-run deficit to once again spurn the Giants with a 7-6 victory.
04/09/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers liked the trade the Jets made for quarterback Tim Tebow even though they believe he should become the backup to starter Mark Sanchez, a poll released on Monday showed.
04/08/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Matt Kuchar achieved his best finish at a major at the Masters on Sunday and indicated he might yet deliver on the promise he first showed at Augusta National in 1998.
04/08/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen's best shot at the Masters on Sunday might also have been his worst. Like the galleries that roared with excitement at his amazing albatross, Oosthuizen could not get it out of his mind.
04/08/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson has always been a risk taker on the golf course.
04/08/12
(Reuters) - American Bubba Watson became only the third left-hander to win the Masters with a gripping playoff victory over South African Louis Oosthuizen at Augusta National on Sunday.
04/08/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - South African Louis Oosthuizen and American Bubba Watson took the 76th Masters into a sudden-death playoff on Sunday.
04/08/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - One step forward, two steps back. For Tiger Woods, the long road back to the top looks further away than ever.
04/08/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy bowed out of the Masters with a disappointing 76 on Sunday, ending a tournament that many had thought he could win with little more than lessons to be learnt.
04/08/12
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The devout Christian who has been called "God's quarterback" talked faith and football in front of thousands on a warm, sunny Easter Sunday at a Central Texas megachurch.
04/08/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - South African Louis Oosthuizen grabbed the Masters lead in sensational fashion on Sunday, holing out from the fairway at the par-five second for a rare albatross two in the final round.
04/08/12
(Reuters) - Orlando's Dwight Howard was back to his dominating best on Saturday with 20 points and 22 rebounds as the Magic ended a five-game losing streak with an 88-82 victory over Eastern Conference rivals Philadelphia.
04/07/12
(Reuters) - Orlando's Dwight Howard was back to his dominating best on Saturday with 20 points and 22 rebounds as the Magic ended a five-game losing streak with an 88-82 victory over Eastern Conference rivals Philadelphia.
04/07/12
(Reuters) - The Florida Panthers and Phoenix Coyotes celebrated their first division titles with convincing victories on the final day of the National Hockey League's regular season on Saturday.
04/07/12
(Reuters) - The Houston Astros spoiled 49-year-old Jamie Moyer's bid to become the oldest Major League pitcher to win a game on Saturday, cruising past the Colorado Rockies 7-3.
04/07/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Henrik Stenson's performances at the Masters have had more ups and downs than the undulating terrain of Augusta National but somehow the Swede still has a chance in Sunday's final round.
04/07/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Lee Westwood, hunting his first major title, still has a "slight sniff" of victory at the Masters after ending Saturday's third round five strokes off the lead.
04/07/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson stormed up the Masters leaderboard on Saturday to finish within a shot of surprise third round leader Peter Hanson and restore some sense of normality to the first major of the year.
04/07/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's Masters dreams were dashed once again after a five-over par 77 on Saturday dropped him out of contention and left him with no chance of making amends for his final round collapse last year.
04/07/12
(Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen is already a proven major winner and he steadily moved into a good position to clinch this week's Masters title without getting the very best out of his game in Saturday's third round.
04/07/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - The birdie roars finally returned to the Masters in Saturday's third round as three-times champion Phil Mickelson made an electrifying run after the turn to charge into contention.
04/07/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington shot a four-under 68 on Saturday to position himself for a final round push at the Masters but said he is not putting any pressure on himself.
04/07/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Tiger Woods failed to make a move up the Masters leaderboard on Saturday but apologized for the club-kicking incident which has brought him sharp criticism.
04/07/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - A frustrated Luke Donald blew his chances of contending for the Masters after dropping five shots on the tricky back nine in Saturday's third round at Augusta National.
04/07/12
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain squandered the chance to clinch a Davis Cup semi-final berth against France or the U.S. when Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez lost 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6 to unfancied Austrian pair Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach on Saturday.
04/06/12
(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs blew past the New Orleans Hornets 128-103 to claim the Western Conference lead with their 10th consecutive victory on Friday.
04/06/12
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena savored a dream homecoming by crushing a grand slam and then driving in the winning run as the Rays rallied to beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in the American League East rivals' season opener on Friday.
04/06/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - South African Trevor Immelman, the Masters winner four years ago, made three birdies on the last six holes to narrowly avoid the cut at Augusta National on Friday but nine former winners of the tournament failed to survive.
04/06/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Tiger Woods' body language said it all on Friday as he huffed and puffed and almost blew his Masters chances with his worst score at the tournament in eight years.
04/06/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy moved in for the kill and Tiger Woods was left kicking his club in frustration during a Masters second round that ended with Americans Jason Dufner and Fred Couples sharing the lead.
04/06/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen found himself in welcome foreign territory when he made the cut for the first time in four attempts at the Masters on Friday.
04/06/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Back pain or not, there is something magical about Augusta National and the Masters for Fred Couples that keeps the easy-going American playing well enough to command the spotlight.
04/06/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Jason Dufner grabbed a share of the clubhouse lead in the second round of the Masters on Friday after shooting a two-under-par 70.
04/06/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Americans Fred Couples and Jason Dufner grabbed the clubhouse lead at the Masters on Friday with several players just a stroke behind on a tight leaderboard.
04/06/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Last year's runner-up Jason Day withdrew from the Masters midway through his second round on Friday because of an ankle injury.
04/06/12
(Reuters) - The Eastern Conference leading Chicago Bulls roared back from a 13-point first-half deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 93-86 in a meeting between playoff-bound teams on Thursday.
04/05/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers opened their Major League Baseball season with a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday despite flu-ridden pitcher Clayton Kershaw leaving the game after just three innings.
04/05/12
(Reuters) - The Florida Panthers will return to the NHL playoffs for the first time in 12 years but they failed to wrap up their first division title after a 4-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
04/05/12
(Reuters) - The New York Knicks beat the beleaguered Orlando Magic 96-80 on Thursday, with New York's Carmelo Anthony scoring 19 points while a subdued Dwight Howard could manage just eight for the Magic.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Sweden's Peter Hanson fed off the crowd's energy as they cheered on his playing partner Phil Mickelson to post a 68 in the first round of the Masters on Thursday.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - For a few fleeting moments, it looked like Rory McIlroy was about to relive his 2011 Masters meltdown all over again.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - World number three Lee Westwood grabbed the first round lead at the Masters on Thursday, once again showing he has the skill set to deal with the unique challenges of Augusta National.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Charl Schwartzel made a solid start to his Masters defense at Augusta National on Thursday but was unable to conjure up the same magic that won him the green jacket a year ago.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - An unhappy Tiger Woods said his old swing habits returned as he bogeyed the final two holes in his opening round at the Masters on Thursday, where he slipped to five shots off the pace.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Henrik Stenson blew a chance at leading the Masters on his birthday after a horror ending to his opening round at Augusta National on Thursday.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - World number one Luke Donald's scorecard was being investigated by Masters tournament officials after suggestions the Englishman had signed for the wrong score.
04/05/12
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky appeared on Thursday in a Pennsylvania court where his attorneys and prosecutors discussed defense efforts to have the high-profile child sex abuse case dismissed.
04/05/12
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Even as he teed off on Thursday at the famed Masters tournament, Tiger Woods could rest assured he had plenty of practice behind him -- not only on the course but with his new videogame, too.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Tiger Woods made a scrambling start to the 76th Masters on Thursday with an unlikely par at the opening hole after hooking his drive well left into pine trees followed by a birdie at the third.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Former champion Mark O'Meara became the second player to withdraw from the 76th Masters, pulling out with an unspecified injury before starting Thursday's opening round.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - World number one Luke Donald donned a Rory McIlroy wig during a pre-Masters awards speech he turned into a comedy routine, mocking the lack of attention he has received from the United States media.
04/05/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Watched by huge galleries, golfing greats Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player launched the 76th Masters on Thursday as Charl Schwartzel prepared to begin his title defense later in the day.
04/05/12
LYON, France (Reuters) - Budding tennis stars who dream of being the next Novak Djokovic should think twice before shelling out for more coaching when they might better invest in the racket that tracks every move.
04/04/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Not since 2001, when Tiger Woods was seeking an unprecedented fourth successive major title, has a Masters tournament been so eagerly anticipated as this week's 76th edition.
04/04/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Twice champion Ben Crenshaw will tee off in his 41st Masters on Thursday and the 60-year-old American cannot recall a more wide open edition of the season's first major.
04/04/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nike Inc on Wednesday won its bid to stop Reebok International from making, selling and shipping apparel bearing the name and number of popular New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.
04/04/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - The prickly issue of whether women should be allowed to join the exclusive all-male Augusta National Golf Club refuses to go away.
04/04/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - An overnight storm that downed trees and washed out bunkers at Augusta National left course staff scrambling to clean up debris on Wednesday during practice rounds ahead of this week's Masters.
04/04/12
(Reuters) - World Cup rugby player Hayden Smith has agreed to join the New York Jets, according to his representatives.
04/04/12
(Reuters) - LeBron James delivered a season-high 41 points in the absence of injured sidekick Dwyane Wade as the Miami Heat clinched a playoff berth with their 99-93 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
04/04/12
(Reuters) - A gutsy rally maintained Buffalo's playoff push as the Sabres twice overcame daunting deficits to outlast the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday and move level on points with eighth-placed Washington.
04/03/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reebok says Nike Inc made a bad call by suing it over New York Jets T-shirts bearing the name and No. 15 of popular National Football League quarterback Tim Tebow.
04/03/12
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - If there is to be a series of head-to-head battles between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods in the years ahead it does not sound like there will be much in the way of trash talk to stimulate the hype.
04/03/12
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Reuters) - Raucous fans of the University of Kentucky basketball team took to the streets of Lexington to celebrate the school's eighth national basketball championship on Monday night, prompting dozens of arrests and sending dozens of people to hospitals with minor injuries.
04/03/12
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Kentucky coach John Calipari knows he has no time to rest despite winning his first national title with one of the most dominant seasons ever in college basketball.
04/03/12
(Reuters) - Two goals by scoring machine Steven Stamkos in the final minute gave the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-2 win over Washington on Monday, leaving the Capitals under pressure in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
04/02/12
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Kentucky overcame an uncharacteristically tepid performance by red-hot freshman Anthony Davis to defeat Kansas 67-59 on Monday to win the national basketball championship for the eighth time.
04/02/12
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, once a San Diego Chargers first-round draft pick, was arrested on Monday for the second time in three days in his hometown of Great Falls, Montana, on drug and theft charges, authorities said.
04/02/12
(Reuters) - Cleveland Indians right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez was suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Monday for intentionally throwing a pitch at Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki.
04/02/12
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Sharpshooting guard Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers and longtime National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Don Nelson were elected on Monday to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
04/02/12
Augusta, Georgia (Reuters) - Fourteen years after playing Augusta National for the first time as a wide-eyed kid, Webb Simpson is back at the venue this week feeling the same excitement as he prepares to make his Masters debut.
04/02/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell said he hoped to wrap up the New Orleans Saints' "bounty" affair after meetings this week with representatives of the NFL Players Association.
04/02/12
MALI POZAREVAC, Serbia (Reuters) - Left without the use of both legs after a car struck him in 1996, Mile Stojkoski turned to sport as his rehabilitation -- table-tennis, target-shooting, kayaking, gymnastics, swimming.
04/02/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - As Americans grow more aware of the risk of brain injury tied to football - the country's most popular sport - players and coaches are experimenting with the latest technology in a bid to make the game safer.
04/01/12
(Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder made a major statement heading into the final month of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season with a playoff-clinching 92-78 home victory over the league-leading Chicago Bulls on Sunday.
04/01/12
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The master of the so-called one-and-done, Kentucky coach John Calipari has a solution for keeping the nation's best basketball players in college for more than a single season before jumping to the National Basketball Association (NBA).
04/01/12
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Britain's Andy Murray 6-1 7-6 to win the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday.
03/31/12
(Reuters) - The New York Knicks overcame the bad news of Jeremy Lin's knee injury and persevered over the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers with a 91-75 win at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
03/31/12
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, once a Heisman Trophy finalist and San Diego Chargers first round draft choice, was arrested in his hometown of Great Falls, Montana, on theft and drug charges, authorities said on Saturday.
03/31/12
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Kentucky took a bold step toward winning its first national basketball championship since 1998 by defeating bitter intrastate rival Louisville 69-61 in the semi-finals of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at the Superdome.
03/31/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin will miss at least the next six weeks due to a torn meniscus in his knee, the NBA team said on Saturday, signaling a likely end to the season for the Asian-American.
03/31/12
(Reuters) - New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin will miss at least the next six weeks due to a torn meniscus in his knee, the National Basketball Association team said on Saturday, signaling a likely end to the season for the Asian-American
03/31/12
(Reuters) - New York Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda, who reported tightness behind his right shoulder after pitching on Friday, will begin the season on the disabled list with tendinitis, the team said on Saturday.
03/31/12
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska used her wits to defeat world number two Maria Sharapova 7-5 6-4 to win the Sony Ericsson Open final on Saturday and once again deny the Russian.
03/31/12
(Reuters) - American Jeff Maggert birdied three of his last eight holes to grab a one-shot lead when the weather-delayed second round of the Houston Open was finally completed in Humble, Texas on Saturday.
03/30/12
(Reuters) - Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat to a 113-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday but admitted played with a "heavy heart" after learning his adult nephew had been among those injured in Chicago shooting spree.
03/30/12
(Reuters) - The New York Rangers regained first place in the NHL overall with a league best 50th win of the season on Friday, a comfortable 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden.
03/30/12
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat Argentine Juan Monaco 6-0 7-6 on Friday to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he will meet Andy Murray.
03/30/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton will appeal his one season suspension for his role in the team's "bounty" scandal, the National Football League's (NFL) network said on Friday.
03/30/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal has been forced to pull out of his semi-final against Andy Murray at the Sony Ericsson Open due to a knee injury, the world number two said on Friday.
03/30/12
(Reuters) - The New England Patriots have re-signed wide receiver and former Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Deion Branch and added two free agent fullbacks, the National Football League team said on Friday.
03/30/12
LONDON (Reuters) - London is fully prepared to welcome the world at this year's summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday following the 10th and final visit of its inspection commission.
03/29/12
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - Argentine Juan Monaco celebrated his 28th birthday by booking a spot in the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals with a 6-1 6-3 win over American Mardy Fish on Thursday.
03/29/12
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - Second seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the Sony Ericsson Open final by beating Caroline Wozniacki 4-6 6-2 6-4 on Thursday in a two and a half hour battle.
03/29/12
(Reuters) - Nike Inc has won a court order blocking rival Reebok International Ltd from selling New York Jets apparel bearing the name of the popular quarterback Tim Tebow, in a battle over licensing rights.
03/29/12
TOKYO (Reuters) - Yoenis Cespedes drilled a two-run home run as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Thursday to split their two-game MLB season-opening series in Tokyo.
03/29/12
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Cuban soccer player who may be trying to defect in the United States left his team while it was in Tennessee for an Olympic qualifying tournament, local media reported on Wednesday.
03/29/12
TOKYO (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge praised Major League Baseball for raising awareness of the massive rebuilding job still to be done in Japan after last year's deadly tsunami.
03/28/12
(Reuters) - In a 2011 season in which the New Orleans Saints rewarded players for injuring opponents in a "pay-for-pain" bounty scheme, the team was among the most violent in the National Football League, a Reuters analysis shows.
03/28/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced on Tuesday, capping a two-year drama that started with McCourt's divorce and wound its way through bankruptcy court.
03/28/12
(Reuters) - South African Charl Schwartzel has two good reasons to be happy competing at this week's Houston Open in Humble, Texas, as he prepares for his Masters title defence the following week.
03/28/12
(Reuters) - Justin Verlander, King of the Hill in the American League after winning last season's Cy Young and MVP awards, feels the Kansas City Royals are the darkhorse team to give his Detroit Tigers a battle in the 2012 season.
03/28/12
(Reuters) - Regular-season overtime games will follow the protocol used in the playoffs and all turnovers will be automatically reviewed, according to results of a vote by National Football League (NFL) owners on Wednesday.
03/28/12
(Reuters) - New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire will miss two-to-four weeks while he receives treatment for a bulging disc in his lower back, the National Basketball Association team said on Wednesday.
03/28/12
(Reuters) - Nike Inc accused Reebok International of improper use of National Football League quarterback Tim Tebow's name on the apparel of his new team, the New York Jets, a lawsuit said.
03/28/12
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Seattle Mariners rode a wave of 'Ichiro-Mania' in Tokyo to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 in extra innings on Wednesday in the opening game of the Major League Baseball season.
03/28/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced on Tuesday, capping a two-year drama that started with McCourt's divorce and wound its way through bankruptcy court.
03/27/12
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic and second ranked Rafa Nadal moved into the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open with straight set victories on Tuesday.
03/27/12
(Reuters) - Edmonton Oilers second-leading scorer Taylor Hall will miss the rest of the National Hockey League (NHL) season to have shoulder surgery, the team said on Tuesday.
03/27/12
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - Second seed Maria Sharapova stormed into the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open after ending her jinx against China's Li Na with a convincing 6-3 6-0 win on Tuesday.
03/27/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans coach Sean Payton will talk to Bill Parcells about coaching the Saints this season while he considers appealing his one-year suspension by the National Football League (NFL), he said on Tuesday.
03/27/12
PARIS (Reuters) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will spearhead France's challenge against the United States in their Davis Cup quarter-final at home next month, team captain Guy Forget announced on Tuesday.
03/26/12
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Now that Tiger Woods has ended his 30-month victory drought on the PGA Tour, the question turns to whether the former world number one can win again where it really counts - in a major championship, starting with the Masters.
03/26/12
FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Greeted by a media crush worthy of a movie star, matinee idol, or world leader, Tim Tebow met the New York media on Monday for the first time since being signed as a backup quarterback by the New York Jets.
03/26/12
(Reuters) - A power shift that could darken the prospects of the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and threaten the Texas Rangers' American League dominance is one of many changes in store for the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) season.
03/26/12
(Reuters) - Albert Pujols does not like it one bit. Since his much trumpeted move to the Los Angeles Angels at the end of last year, he has appeared on billboards all over Southern California linked to the nickname "El Hombre".
03/26/12
MANILA (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao, widely regarded as the world's best pound-for-pound boxer, said on Monday he would fight charges filed against him by the Philippines' main revenue agency and that the case had affected his training for his next fight.
03/25/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Venus Williams, playing her first tournament since returning from an autoimmune disease, continued her inspiring comeback at the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday.
03/25/12
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods ended his two and a half year drought on the PGA Tour when he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by five strokes on Sunday, sending a warning signal to his rivals ahead of next month's Masters.
03/25/12
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - After months of mourning, IndyCar drivers returned to work on Sunday but the series-opener brought little closure as Dan Wheldon's death continued to weigh heavily on the sport.
03/24/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls edged the Toronto Raptors 102-101 in the final second of overtime to win their fourth consecutive game and their league-leading 40th of the season at the United Center on Saturday.
03/24/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has, in his own words, behaved like a "Neanderthal" for much of his life.
03/24/12
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, looking to end his long victory drought, will take a one-stroke lead over Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell into Sunday's final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational after shooting a one-under par 71 on Saturday.
03/24/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A psychologist warned Penn State University police in 1998 that football coach Jerry Sandusky's behavior was that of a pedophile after he had showered naked with an 11-year-old boy, NBC News reported on Saturday.
03/24/12
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, looking to end his long victory drought, will take a one-stroke lead over Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell into Sunday's final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational after shooting a one-under par 71 on Saturday.
03/24/12
(Reuters) - Closer Ryan Madson's first season with the Cincinnati Reds was declared over on Saturday before it had even started as the National League club said he needed season-ending surgery for a torn ligament in his pitching elbow.
03/24/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers may have lost their coolest head in veteran Derek Fisher last week but they have gained a red-hot facilitator in fellow guard Ramon Sessions.
03/23/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton apologized on Friday for his role in the "pay for pain" scheme and accepted full responsibility for the scandal that rocked the National Football League (NFL).
03/23/12
(Reuters) - Tate George, a former National Basketball Association player who held himself out as the chief executive of a real estate firm, was indicted on four counts of wire fraud for allegedly running a $2 million Ponzi scheme targeting former professional athletes, prosecutors said.
03/23/12
(Reuters) - As college basketball's March Madness rolls on, the NCAA is on the verge of banning a perennial contender from next year's championship tournament because of poor performance - not on the court, but in the classroom.
03/23/12
SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Team bosses were cool on the idea of becoming actively involved in any flotation of Formula One on the Singapore stock exchange, instead preferring to focus on their own interests.
03/23/12
(Reuters) - Boston halted the Milwaukee Bucks' six-game winning streak on Thursday after a defensive change in the third quarter helped them to a 100-91 road win that tightened their grip on an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
03/23/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh fans showered Evgeni Malkin with chants of "MVP" on Thursday after the NHL's leading points scorer grabbed two goals to lead the streaking Penguins to a 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators.
03/22/12
(Reuters) - Denver Nuggets guard Rudy Fernandez needs to have back surgery and is expected to miss the rest of the National Basketball Association season, the team said on Thursday.
03/22/12
(Reuters) - Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones plans to retire at the end of the 2012 Major League Baseball season, the team said on Thursday.
03/22/12
(Reuters) - Wide receiver Mario Manningham, whose spectacular sideline catch helped the New York Giants win the Super Bowl last month, has been signed by the San Francisco 49ers on a two-year deal.
03/22/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl winning head coach Sean Payton has been suspended for a year without pay by the National Football League (NFL) after an investigation into "bounty" schemes which rewarded players for hurting opponents.
03/22/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trading for Tim Tebow and bringing ‘Tebowmania' to New York quickened the pulse of Jets fans in the Big Apple, which has already had a Linsane love affair this winter with the heartwarming rise of unsung Jeremy Lin with the NBA's Knicks.
03/21/12
(Reuters) - The New Orleans Saints were handed the bill for their pay-for-pain bounty scheme on Wednesday and it was a hefty one as the National Football League (NFL) administered its own hurt with massive fines and suspensions.
03/21/12
(Reuters) - Alexander Radulov's long and winding road back to the National Hockey League came to an end on Wednesday when the Nashville Predators welcomed back the wayward Russian, who deserted them four years ago.
03/21/12
(Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers re-signed quarterback Alex Smith to a three-year contract on Wednesday after the National Football League (NFL) team was spurned by Peyton Manning.
03/21/12
(Reuters) - Quarterback Tim Tebow has been traded by the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets, the National Football League website NFL.com reported on Wednesday.
03/21/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl winning head coach Sean Payton has been suspended for a year without pay by the National Football League (NFL) after an investigation into 'bounty' schemes which rewarded players for hurting opponents.
03/21/12
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Arnold Palmer has expressed his disappointment at the world's top players, particularly Rory McIlroy, who opted not to compete in his annual tournament, starting at Bay Hill on Thursday.
03/20/12
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods appears recovered from the mild Achilles strain that forced him out of the WGC-Cadillac Championship after carding a level par 72 in the final round of the Tavistock Cup on Tuesday.
03/20/12
(Reuters) - Four-time NFL Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning has reached a deal to resume his illustrious career with the Denver Broncos, the team said on Tuesday.
03/20/12
(Reuters) - Detroit Tigers third basemen Miguel Cabrera suffered a minor fracture below his right eye after getting hit by a grounder in a spring training game but is hopeful for the regular season opener, the team said on Tuesday.
03/20/12
(Reuters) - The Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning have agreed to a five-year contract that will pay the 11-time Pro Bowl quarterback $96 million, according to a report on the National Football League's (NFL) website.
03/20/12
(Reuters) - The family of a baseball fan who was badly beaten after a Los Angeles Dodgers game last year can proceed with their California lawsuit against the team.
03/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The owners of the New York Mets agreed to pay $162 million to settle a lawsuit by the trustee seeking money for the victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud, a deal that eases pressure on the owners of the cash-strapped baseball team.
03/19/12
(Reuters) - Tim Tebow, who had a huge following last season as he led the Broncos to the National Football League playoffs, was expected to be traded now that coveted free agent quarterback Peyton Manning has reportedly picked Denver as his desired team.
03/19/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors want any reference to the botched first trial against baseball pitching star Roger Clemens over whether he lied about taking steroids excluded from his upcoming second trial, according to a court filing made on Monday.
03/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With two Olympic gold medals dangling around her neck and two toddlers at her feet, Kerri Walsh already knows the importance of having balance in her life.
03/19/12
(Reuters) - Peyton Manning, who was recently cut by the Indianapolis Colts, will resume his illustrious career with the Denver Broncos, the National Football League's (NFL) website reported on Monday.
03/19/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic organizers have unveiled the white and gold kit to be worn by torchbearers as they carry the flame on its 8,000-mile journey around Britain plus the name of a 99-year-old who will take part.
03/19/12
(Reuters) - Owners of the New York Mets baseball team have agreed to pay $162 million to settle a lawsuit by the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud.
03/19/12
BERLIN (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia looks set to send women athletes to an Olympics for the first time later this year.
03/18/12
(Reuters) - Scott Hartnell scored with less than a second remaining in overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 comeback win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
03/17/12
(Reuters) - Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov was in spectacular form as he resisted almost everything the New York Rangers could throw at him as the Avalanche battled to a 3-1 road win at Madison Square Garden.
03/17/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls recovered from a sluggish start to run past the Philadelphia 76ers for an 89-80 victory at the United Center on Saturday.
03/17/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - John Isner pulled off the biggest win of his career at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday before Roger Federer outplayed long-time rival Rafa Nadal in the other semi-final.
03/17/12
(Reuters) - Ailing South African Retief Goosen birdied three of the last five holes to surge into a tie for the lead in Saturday's third round of the Transitions Championship at Palm Harbor, Florida, and keep his Masters hopes alive.
03/17/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Big-serving John Isner overpowered Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-6 3-6 7-6 upset in the last four on Saturday.
03/16/12
(Reuters) - The Winnipeg Jets ate into Southeast division rival Washington's lead for the final playoff position in the Eastern Conference with a vital 3-2 home win over the Capitals on Friday.
03/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may be the end of "Linsanity" as we have known it but Jeremy Lin was alive and well at Madison Square Garden on Friday as the New York Knicks made it two easy wins in a row under new coach Mike Woodson.
03/16/12
(Reuters) - Dwight Howard displayed his loyalty to the Orlando Magic by leading a balanced attack to a comfortable 86-70 win over an understrength New Jersey Nets to the delight of an appreciative home crowd at the Amway Center on Friday.
03/16/12
(Reuters) - Peyton Manning showed off his throwing strength for the Denver Broncos on Friday while the San Francisco 49ers emerged as a potential destination for the future Hall of Fame quarterback, according to reports on Friday.
03/16/12
(Reuters) - Andy Pettitte is coming out of retirement to rejoin the New York Yankees as the former starting pitcher signed a one-year minor-league contract, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team said on Friday.
03/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three years after Bernard Madoff admitted to running the biggest investment fraud in history, the first trial in the quest to recoup cash for his defrauded customers is about to begin in New York.
03/15/12
(Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills pulled off the biggest free-agent acquisition in franchise history by agreeing to a contract with two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Mario Williams that gives their pass rush a significant boost.
03/15/12
(Reuters) - The reigning champion Dallas Mavericks survived a late rally by the league-worst Charlotte Bobcats to record their first back-to-back wins in nearly a month with a 101-96 victory on Thursday.
03/15/12
(Reuters) - Dwight Howard, the face of the Orlando Magic franchise, will stay with the team for at least another season rather than test the free agent market later this year, the six-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star said on Thursday.
03/15/12
(Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills pulled off the biggest free-agent acquisition in franchise history by agreeing to a contract with two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Mario Williams that gives their pass rush a significant boost.
03/15/12
SCHLADMING, Austria (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn added a fourth crystal trophy to her 2012 haul in Thursday's super-G won by Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg at the Alpine ski World Cup finals.
03/14/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls overcame the absence of league MVP Derrick Rose to earn a 106-102 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday with third-string point guard John Lucas III scoring 24 points to emerge as an unlikely game winner.
03/14/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mike Woodson did not have long to wait for his first win as new coach of the New York Knicks as his team trampled the Portland Trail Blazers 121-79 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday to end a six-game losing streak.
03/14/12
(Reuters) - Film producer Peter Guber has joined the bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team as part of a group led by Magic Johnson, the Los Angeles Times reported.
03/14/12
(Reuters) - Owners of the cash-strapped New York Mets baseball team lost a key ruling ahead of a federal trial over whether they should return $303 million because they turned a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's fraud.
03/14/12
(Reuters) - New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni resigned on Wednesday in the midst of a losing skid that has the National Basketball Association (NBA) team battling for a playoff spot, according to multiple reports.
03/14/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Lions signed All-Pro Calvin Johnson to a seven-year contract extension that will reportedly make him the highest-paid wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), the team said on Wednesday.
03/14/12
SCHLADMING, Austria (Reuters) - Overall champion Lindsey Vonn notched her 12th win of the season and remained on course for the highest score recorded in the women's World Cup when she won the downhill at the finals on Wednesday.
03/14/12
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Bucks acquired Monta Ellis from the Golden State Warriors in a five-player swap between the teams on Tuesday as the NBA's impending trade deadline loomed into sharp focus.
03/13/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Triple champion Roger Federer survived an early storm from Milos Raonic before taking control to complete a 6-7 6-2 6-4 victory in the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Tuesday.
03/13/12
(Reuters) - Chicago netminder Corey Crawford took over from starter Ray Emery with his team trailing 3-1 to St. Louis and turned the game in the Blackhawks' favor, stopping all 18 shots he faced and earning a 4-3 shootout win over the NHL-best Blues on Tuesday.
03/13/12
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant's partnership with Andrew Bynum continued to blossom on Tuesday as the Lakers duo carried Los Angeles to a thrilling 116-111 double overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
03/13/12
DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, America's basketball fan-in-chief, treated British Prime Minister David Cameron to courtside seats for "March Madness" on Tuesday, taking him to an NCAA tournament game in the presidential election swing state of Ohio.
03/13/12
(Reuters) - Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was fined $25,000 by the National Basketball Association (NBA) for criticizing officials after Monday's win over the New York Knicks, the league said on Tuesday.
03/13/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Fifth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer was ousted from the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Tuesday as Juan Martin Del Potro survived a shaky second set before moving into the fourth round.
03/13/12
(Reuters) - The Buffalo Sabres' late-season playoff push was dealt a major blow after defenseman Tyler Myers was suspended three games for an illegal hit on Montreal's Scott Gomez, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Tuesday.
03/13/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will make his second comeback of the season on Thursday against the New York Rangers after being cleared for a return to action, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said.
03/13/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax may testify for the owners of New York Mets at a civil trial accusing them of turning a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's epic fraud.
03/13/12
(Reuters) - The widespread viral infection at Indian Wells, California, claimed two big names on Monday as former French Open winner Francesca Schiavone and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova both pulled out.
03/13/12
(Reuters) - The Nashville Predators squandered a two-goal lead before edging out the Phoenix Coyotes 5-4 in a shootout as two of the Western Conference's playoff contenders turned up the intensity on Monday.
03/12/12
(Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers have given Randy Moss a route back into the NFL after agreeing on a one-year deal with the veteran wide receiver on Monday.
03/12/12
(Reuters) - The heady days of "Linsanity" are fading further from Knicks fans' minds after New York slumped to their sixth straight defeat on Monday with a 104-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
03/12/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic blunted the power serving of South African Kevin Anderson to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Monday, while Mardy Fish was upset by Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden.
03/12/12
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods received some welcome news on the injury front when he was diagnosed with nothing more than a mild strain of his left Achilles tendon and the former world number one hopes to return to practice later in the week.
03/12/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur made a premature exit at the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Monday while second seed Maria Sharapova advanced in straight sets.
03/12/12
(Reuters) - Peyton Manning may decide where to resume his National Football League (NFL) career by Tuesday, according to various media reports published after he visited with the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals.
03/12/12
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - ‘Watch out London - the Americans are coming' was the message after the U.S. team recorded their best showing at the world indoor championships with 10 gold medals in Istanbul.
03/11/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Twice champion Rafa Nadal and triple winner Roger Federer barely raised a sweat as they each cruised into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament with imperious victories on Sunday.
03/11/12
(Reuters) - England's Justin Rose clinched the biggest win of his career in Sunday's WGC-Cadillac Championship then promptly set his sights on landing his first major.
03/11/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant displayed his customary late-game heroics and newfound trust in his team mates to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the visiting Boston Celtics 97-94 on Sunday.
03/11/12
DORAL, Florida (Reuters) - England's Justin Rose won the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Sunday by one stroke from American Bubba Watson after former world number one Tiger Woods set off alarm bells by withdrawing mid-round with injury.
03/11/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant made a game-winning jumper in the final minute as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 97-94 on Sunday.
03/11/12
(Reuters) - Intestinal fortitude has become a prized commodity at Indian Wells where at least six players have succumbed to what appears to be a viral infection over the past three days, organizers said.
03/11/12
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - There were twists, turns and a back flip at the world indoor championships on Sunday but no world records, despite pole vault winner Yelena Isinbayeva's best efforts.
03/11/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic eased into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Saturday while fourth-seeded Andy Murray made a premature exit.
03/11/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and former winner Maria Sharapova cruised into the third round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with 6-2 6-0 victories on Saturday.
03/11/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Andy Murray's storming start to the season hit an unexpected road bump on Saturday when the Briton was upset 6-4 6-2 by Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament.
03/10/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith was fined $25,000 by the National Basketball Association for posting "inappropriate pictures" on his Twitter account, the league announced on Saturday.
03/10/12
(Reuters) - Canadian skier Nik Zoricic died on Saturday after crashing in a World Cup ski cross race in the Swiss resort of Grindelwald, Alpine Canada said.
03/10/12
(Reuters) - Minnesota's Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio will miss the rest of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season and the London Olympics after badly injuring his knee, the Timberwolves announced on Saturday.
03/10/12
DORAL, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Rory McIlroy threatened to make a charge at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Saturday's third round but was ultimately left disappointed after two late bogeys undid some of his outstanding work.
03/10/12
(Reuters) - The Washington Redskins will trade with the St. Louis Rams for the second pick in this year's National Football League (NFL) draft, giving them the chance to take highly-rated quarterback Robert Griffin III.
03/10/12
(Reuters) - Canadian Nik Zoricic died on Saturday after crashing in a World Cup ski cross race in the Swiss resort of Grindelwald, Alpine Canada said in a statement.
03/10/12
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - American Ashton Eaton broke his own world indoor heptathlon record with a total of 6,645 points to take the title at the world indoor championships on Saturday.
03/09/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has been the game's top player for more than a year but the Serbian is not taking his world number one ranking for granted.
03/09/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to Arizona for meetings early next week to be vetted by Major League Baseball, ahead of the next and third round of bids due around next Friday, three sources familiar with the matter said.
03/09/12
(Reuters) - The rebuilding Indianapolis Colts cut five players on Friday, including popular tight end Dallas Clark and running back Joseph Addai just two days after releasing franchise quarterback Peyton Manning.
03/09/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brandon Jacobs, the bruising running back who helped the New York Giants win two Super Bowls, has been cut after failing to come to terms on a new contract, the team said on Friday.
03/09/12
(Reuters) - The Peyton Manning sweepstakes got underway on Friday as the National Football League's (NFL) most prized free agent began his fact-finding tour into finding a new team to resume his career.
03/09/12
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ukraine's Nataliya Dobrynska emerged from the shadows to set a pentathlon world record of 5,013 points at the world indoor championships on Friday and remind her rivals that she will be a force to be reckoned with at the London Olympics.
03/09/12
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ukraine's Nataliya Dobrynska set a pentathlon world record of 5,013 points to win the gold medal at the world indoor championships on Friday.
03/09/12
(Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks scored twice in the third period to overcome the visiting Winnipeg Jets 3-2 and stay in the hunt for top spot in the Western Conference on Thursday.
03/08/12
(Reuters) - Stung by an embarrassing defeat to Charlotte earlier in the week, the Orlando Magic responded in the best possible way with a 99-94 win over the NBA-best Bulls in Chicago on Thursday.
03/07/12
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Jordan Farmer sank a last-second three-pointer to lift the New Jersey Nets to a 101-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday as the visitors missed a chance to leapfrog city rivals the Lakers.
03/07/12
(Reuters) - Pascal Dupuis scored two goals, including the game-winner in the third period, to steer the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
03/07/12
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Healthy eating habits and a well balanced playing schedule have helped Roger Federer stay ultra-competitive and largely free of injury, the Swiss world number three said on Wednesday.
03/07/12
(Reuters) - Peyton Manning was released by the Indianapolis Colts after a 14-year stint with the franchise that included a Super Bowl win and four league National Football League MVP awards, the team said on Wednesday.
03/07/12
DORAL, Florida (Reuters) - Three-time Masters winner Phil Mickelson believes he is "back in the mix" among the world's top golfers thanks to some new-found confidence after rediscovering his touch on the green.
03/07/12
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and the family of a baseball fan who was badly beaten at a game last year were encouraged by a bankruptcy judge to discuss a settlement of a negligence lawsuit.
03/06/12
(Reuters) - Dirk Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks to a revenge 95-85 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday as the "Linsanity" frenzy showed further signs of fizzling out.
03/06/12
DORAL, Florida (Reuters) - New world number one Rory McIlroy does not see Tiger Woods as a rival and said his toughest opponent is simply the golf course he faces each week.
03/06/12
(Reuters) - The Peyton Manning era with the Indianapolis Colts appears set to end as the National Football League (NFL) team is expected to cut the 11-time Pro Bowl quarterback on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
03/06/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis have taken full responsibility for the team's "pay for pain" bounty program to injure opponents and promised it would never happen again.
03/06/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis have taken full responsibility for the team's "pay for pain" bounty program to injure opponents and promised it would never happen again.
03/06/12
(Reuters) - The Houston Texans secured a key member of their highly-potent offense by agreeing to a long-term contract extension with speedy running back Arian Foster, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Tuesday.
03/06/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been cleared for contact and is inching closer to a return but no timetable has been set for him to rejoin the lineup.
03/05/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins moved quickly to shore up their goaltending depth on Monday after backup Tuukka Rask was diagnosed with strains to his lower abdomen and groin that will sideline him for 4-6 weeks.
03/05/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Golf's new world number one Rory McIlroy tried his hand at a different sport on Monday, winning a rally against Maria Sharapova during his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki's tennis exhibition.
03/05/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - Dwight Howard is the face of the Orlando Magic franchise but the towering center and scoring leader's uncertain future in Florida following a trade request is taking its toll on team moral.
03/05/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gregg Williams, the coach at the center of a scandal involving bounties paid for big hits on opposing players, met with National Football League investigators Monday in advance of a decision about punishments over the practice.
03/05/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets star and World Series hero Lenny Dykstra was sentenced to three years in state prison on Monday, following an October no contest plea to grand theft auto charges.
03/05/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets star and World Series hero Lenny Dykstra was sentenced to three years in state prison on Monday, following an October no contest plea to grand theft auto charges.
03/05/12
JACKSONVILLE (Reuters) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have long been in need of a boost and the struggling National Football League team may have finally found it from an unexpected source, Pakistan-born Shahid Khan.
03/05/12
(Reuters) - Owners of the New York Mets struckout as a federal judge refused to dismiss a $386 million lawsuit by the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud, clearing the way for a possible March 19 trial.
03/05/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League has ordered Gregg Williams, the coach at the center of a scandal involving paying bounties for big hits on opposing players, to meet on Monday with league investigators in New York, a spokesman said.
03/04/12
(Reuters) - Deron Williams put on a storming second half display to record an NBA-season leading 57 points and guide the New Jersey Nets to a 104-101 road victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.
03/04/12
Britain's Rory McIlroy held off a spectacular final round charge from Tiger Woods to win the Honda Classic on Sunday and take over as golf's new world number one.
03/04/12
LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Reuter) - Kobe Bryant came back from a broken nose to score a game-high 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat 93-83 in an emotion-charged victory at the Staples Center Sunday.
03/04/12
Britain's Rory McIlroy held off a spectacular final round charge from Tiger Woods to win the Honda Classic on Sunday and take over as golf's new world number one.
03/04/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A scandal in which U.S. football players got rewarded for injuring opponents could have legal consequences, with prosecutors, players and even fans getting in on the judicial action.
03/04/12
(Reuters) - Derek Stepan scored the game-winning goal in the third period to ensure the host New York Rangers held off the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Sunday and maintained their stranglehold on the Eastern Conference.
03/04/12
KVITFJELL, Norway (Reuters) - Kjetil Jansrud finally earned the success he deserved by winning a Super-G in Kvitfjell Sunday for his first World Cup victory after nine podium finishes.
03/04/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Thirty players in the National Hockey League have joined a campaign intended to promote gay and lesbian equality in sports with a television ad that will premiere during Sunday's matchup of the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins.
03/03/12
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko announced Saturday a much-awaited fight with Briton David Haye for the WBC crown without specifying a date or location.
03/03/12
(Reuters) - The National Football League's (NFL) "bounty" scandal spread on Saturday with media reports that Washington Redskins players also had a cash scheme to reward individuals who injured opponents and forced them to leave games.
03/03/12
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Vladimir Klitschko knocked out Jean-Marc Mormeck of France in the fourth round at the Esprit Arena on Saturday to retain his world heavyweight titles.
03/03/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World all-around women's champion Jordyn Wieber and fellow-American Alexandra Raisman finished one-two, and compatriot Danell Leyva claimed men's honors at the American Cup gymnastics meet on Saturday.
03/03/12
(Reuters) - The San Diego Padres have signed outfielder Cameron Maybin to a five-year contract extension with an option for the 2017 season, the Major League Baseball team said on Saturday.
03/03/12
DUBAI (Reuters) - Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 7-5 6-4 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday, the Swiss maestro's 72nd tour title.
03/02/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - When you are seven-feet tall and a National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star it seems inconceivable Memphis Grizzlies big man Marc Gasol would live in anyone's shadow.
03/02/12
Britain's Justin Rose and American journeyman Tom Gillis moved into a share of the lead in Friday's third round at the Honda Classic where ideal scoring conditions saw the course record smashed by three strokes.
03/02/12
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints players were involved in an illegal "bounty" system that rewarded individuals for injuring opponents, the National Football League (NFL) said on Friday.
03/02/12
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) is expanding its postseason format by two teams to 10 in 2012, a decision that establishes a one-game playoff between wild card teams in both the American and National leagues.
03/02/12
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sixty-six mushers and their dogs will line up on Saturday for the launch of the 40th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an event that has grown from an obscure contest many considered a one-time lark into a world-famous, big-money sports extravaganza.
03/02/12
DUBAI (Reuters) - Andy Murray beat world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 in the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday, the duo's first meeting since the Serb triumphed in a five-set epic at January's Australian Open.
03/02/12
(Reuters) - Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe's latest setback in his bid to swim at this year's London Games was not as terrible as it first appeared, his coach said Friday.
03/01/12
(Reuters) - The Winnipeg Jets narrowed the Florida Panthers' Southeast Division lead with a comprehensive 7-0 thrashing of their rivals at the MTS Center on Thursday.
03/01/12
(Reuters) - Jason Varitek the long-time catcher and captain of the Boston Red Sox, officially called it quits on Thursday, ending his 15-year career in an emotional news conference on the diamond at the team's spring training camp in Florida.
03/01/12
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Davis Love III had a hole-in-one and tied the course record as he took a two-shot lead in Thursday's first round of the Honda Classic while Rory McIlroy made a positive start in his bid to grab the world number one ranking.
03/01/12
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods said he is happier with his putting despite shooting a one-over-par 71 that left him seven shots off the pace after Thursday's first round of the Honda Classic at the PGA National.
03/01/12
(Reuters) - Jason Varitek the long-time catcher and captain of the Boston Red Sox, officially called it quits on Thursday, ending his 15-year career in an emotional news conference on the diamond at the team's spring training camp in Florida.
03/01/12
(Reuters) - The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and All-Star catcher Yadier Molina agreed on a five-year contract extension, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday.
03/01/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a fractured right orbital bone sustained in a bunting drill, the team said on Thursday.
03/01/12
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy made a positive start in his bid to take the world number one ranking from Luke Donald by shooting a four-under-par 66 in the first round of the Honda Classic on Thursday.
03/01/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Companies will try to piggyback this year's London Olympics to win themselves free advertising, despite some of the strictest rules ever, by upstaging rivals paying millions of pounds to be official sponsors, a survey said on Thursday.
03/01/12
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Vikings have reached a tentative $975 million deal with state and local officials to build a new public stadium for the National Football League team near the current Metrodome in Minneapolis, officials said on Thursday.
02/29/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With Jeremy Lin getting an assist from fellow point guard Baron Davis, the New York Knicks made good use of their new-found depth by overcoming the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-103 on Wednesday.
02/29/12
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers plan to release former Super Bowl most valuable player Hines Ward before the start of the 2012 National Football League (NFL) season, the team said on Wednesday.
02/29/12
GENOA, Italy (Reuters) - Clint Dempsey fired the United States to a 1-0 friendly win over Italy Wednesday to leave the Azzurri's Euro 2012 plans in further disarray.
02/29/12
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant suffered a broken nose and concussion during the All-Star Game but has been symptom free since Tuesday, the National Basketball Association (NBA)team said on Wednesday.
02/29/12
DUBAI (Reuters) - Holder Novak Djokovic had to combat Sergiy Stakhovsky's aggressive serve and volley game to reach the Dubai Championship quarter-finals Wednesday, and next faces a baseline barrage from compatriot Janko Tipsarevic.
02/28/12
(Reuters) - Chicago's Derrick Rose showed he is back to full fitness by grabbing 32 points and nine assists to help the Bulls beat the New Orleans Hornets 99-95 on Tuesday.
02/28/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - After being forced to loosen the purse strings and spend $30 million just to make the NHL's minimum team salary level, the long-suffering Florida Panthers have emerged as this season's surprise package.
02/28/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto have plenty of common. They both wanted to fight Manny Pacquiao but have ended up with a dynamic "Ring Kings" showdown against each other.
02/28/12
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) will kick off the 2012 season a day earlier than usual, on Wednesday September 5, to avoid a clash with President Barack Obama's planned speech to the Democratic National convention the following night.
02/28/12
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) will kick off the 2012 season a day earlier than usual, on Wednesday September 5, to avoid a clash with President Barack Obama's planned speech to the Democratic National convention the following night.
02/28/12
(Reuters) - Roger Federer ranged from imperious to effective as he beat Michael Llodra 6-0 7-6 in the Dubai Championships on Tuesday but Britain's Andy Murray was made to fight for his spot in the second round.
02/27/12
(Reuters) - Boston Red Sox catcher and captain Jason Varitek will bring an end to his illustrious career on Thursday, Major League Baseball reported on its website.
02/27/12
DAYTONA BEACH (Reuters) - The Daytona 500 was suspended with 40 laps remaining Monday after a bizarre accident when Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya's car hit a jet dryer truck causing it to burst into flames.
02/27/12
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and debutant Danica Patrick were involved in a five-car crash on the second lap of the Daytona 500 on Monday that ended their chances of glory early.
02/27/12
(Reuters) - The Cleveland Browns have signed linebacker D'Qwell Jackson to a multi-year contract extension, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Monday.
02/27/12
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League Deadline Day frenzy turned into Dud-line Day as the trade window closed on Monday with only a handful of mostly minor deals.
02/27/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen, St Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke and a group that includes media executive Leo Hindery and Los Angeles investor Tom Barrick are among seven parties who advanced to the next round of bids for the Los Angeles Dodgers, two people with knowledge of the bidding said on Monday.
02/27/12
CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland (Reuters) - Olympic champion and multiple world gold medalist Bode Miller will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, the American ski team said on Monday.
02/27/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Hunter Mahan joined some elite company with his victory at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, but the American says he has a long way to go before he will be happy with his win ratio on the PGA Tour.
02/27/12
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant paid a price for becoming the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game's leading scorer, breaking his nose in the Sunday contest, the Lakers said on Monday.
02/27/12
BEIJING (Reuters) - The New York Knicks may have given Jeremy Lin his break in the NBA, but a sports ball maker in eastern China saw potential in the Harvard-educated Chinese-American more than a year and a half ago -- and quietly registered his trademark for $700.
02/26/12
(Reuters) - Kevin Durant stole the spotlight from LeBron James to help orchestrate a stirring 152-149 All-Star Game victory for the Western Conference Sunday that shifted from exhibition to grudge match in the closing stages.
02/26/12
(Reuters) - Former world champion Sanya Richards-Ross celebrated her birthday with the fastest 400 metres of the year as Americans sped to four season-leading performances at the U.S. world indoor championships trials at Albuquerque, New Mexico Sunday.
02/26/12
(Reuters) - American rookie John Huh won his first PGA Tour title in only his fifth start by beating Australian Robert Allenby in a marathon playoff at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico Sunday.
02/26/12
(Reuters) - The Dallas Stars climbed further into the Western Conference playoff picture with a dramatic 3-2 overtime win over the league-leading Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
02/26/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - American Hunter Mahan ended Rory McIlroy's bid to become world number one for the first time with a 2&1 victory over the Northern Irishman in Sunday's final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
02/26/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy booked his place in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship final after storming back from three down to beat Lee Westwood 3&1 with a scintillating seven-birdie display on Sunday.
02/26/12
(Reuters) - The Washington Nationals and third baseman Ryan Zimmerman have agreed to a six-year, $100 million extension with a full no-trade clause, Major League Baseball's (MLB) website reported on Sunday.
02/25/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - Alexander Ovechkin is awakening from his scoring slumber and the Washington Capitals launched their post-season push with weekend wins over the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs.
02/25/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins survived a late rally to continue their dominance of Northeast Division rival Ottawa with a 5-3 win over the Senators Saturday.
02/25/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood set up a mouth-watering duel in the last four of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when they each completed comfortable victories in Saturday's quarter-finals.
02/25/12
(Reuters) - Little-known American Daniel Summerhays, in pursuit of a maiden PGA Tour title, broke clear of a congested leaderboard to move two strokes in front after Saturday's third round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico.
02/25/12
(Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils acquired experienced Czech defenseman Marek Zidlicky from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for three players and two draft picks on Friday.
02/24/12
(Reuters) - The streaking Vancouver Canucks surged into first place overall in the NHL with a narrow 2-1 road win over the New Jersey Devils Friday.
02/24/12
(Reuters) - Reggie Miller, one of the greatest clutch scorers in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, headlined the list of 12 finalists for the 2012 class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
02/24/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Lee Westwood, oozing confidence, reached the last eight for the first time at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship while Germany's Martin Kaymer became the biggest casualty in Friday's third round.
02/24/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ryan Braun's 50-game ban for a positive drug test was reversed over procedural mistakes but the Milwaukee Brewers slugger and Major League Baseball (MLB) may not be done battling.
02/23/12
(Reuters) - The red-hot San Antonio Spurs raced to a big early lead and coasted to an easy 114-99 road win over the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on Thursday.
02/23/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin's exciting talent has lit up the NBA this season but after he and the New York Knicks suffered a humbling loss to the Miami Heat on Thursday, the talk about him was of learning rather than leading.
02/23/12
(Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks halted the Detroit Red Wings' NHL-record home win streak at 23 games on Thursday after they grabbed a game-tying goal in the dying seconds of the third period and prevailed in the shootout.
02/23/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - Regular-season powerhouse San Jose have struggled for years to shake off their postseason chokers tag, but this year their dreams of winning a first Stanley Cup have been put on the back burner as the Sharks battle just to reach the playoffs.
02/23/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks were swept aside 102-88 by the Miami Heat on Thursday as the National Basketball Association's latest sensation was given a reality check in Miami's eighth straight win.
02/23/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - Players are in for a restless weekend as Monday's National Hockey League (NHL) trade deadline approaches with general managers ready to wheel-and-deal and the rumor mill already spinning at warp speed.
02/23/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Tiger Woods tumbled out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday after fellow Americans Hunter Mahan and Dustin Johnson had eased into the third round with commanding victories.
02/23/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National League most valuable player Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers won his appeal of an apparent violation of Major League Baseball's (MLB) drug program and will not be suspended 50 games as originally announced, the MLB Players Association said on Thursday.
02/23/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Steve Stricker gave himself a timely birthday present with a one-up victory in Thursday's second round at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after trailing most of the way.
02/23/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - In a small chapel at the Miami Heat's arena, New York Knicks sensation Jeremey Lin offered a simple prayer three weeks ago.
02/23/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Hunter Mahan became the first player to reach the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship with a crushing 5&3 victory over Yang Yong-eun on Thursday.
02/23/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chris Paul poured salt into the wounds of the ailing Denver Nuggets with 36 points and nine assists to carry the Los Angeles Clippers to a much-needed 103-95 home win Wednesday.
02/22/12
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese basketball icon Yao Ming has been taken aback by Jeremy Lin's rise at the New York Knicks and thinks his style and size could make China's state sports system rethink how it selects and grooms its athletes.
02/22/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - It is too early to call it a Motor City revival but like the auto industry the Detroit Pistons are showing signs of life as the National Basketball Association (NBA) heads into the All Star break.
02/22/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni is looking forward to some rare downtime following this weekend's All-Star game that will give him a chance to fit all the moving pieces of his team together for the second half of the season.
02/22/12
ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a drunken driving charge against Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, who instead pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was sentenced to probation.
02/22/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - While three-times winner Tiger Woods was in early trouble, Yang Yong-eun drew first blood in Wednesday's opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship by beating Graeme McDowell 2&1.
02/22/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - The FedExCup playoffs, the PGA Tour's lucrative four-event season finale, have been extended for a further five years, commissioner Tim Finchem said Wednesday.
02/22/12
(Reuters) - The Portland Trail Blazers made San Antonio pay dearly for resting two of their leading players on Tuesday, mauling the Spurs by 40 points in their worst defeat for nearly 15 years.
02/21/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - For nearly two decades it was a question never asked but when the National Hockey League season began, the debate raged. Had the time finally come for a changing of the guard in the New Jersey Devils net?
02/21/12
(Reuters) - Miami's reserves starred in a critical late-game stretch that delivered the Heat their seventh straight victory with a 120-108 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Danica Patrick is convinced that if "the stars are aligned" she can win the Daytona 500 in her first attempt on Sunday.
02/21/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Danica Patrick is convinced that if "the stars are aligned" she can win the Daytona 500 in her first attempt on Sunday.
02/21/12
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has often been fired up by adverse comments in the past but appeared to shrug off claims by Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano that he was beatable at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
02/21/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs sent young pitcher Chris Carpenter to the Boston Red Sox as compensation for hiring general manager Theo Epstein, the two teams said on Tuesday.
02/21/12
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees have signed veteran outfielder Raul Ibanez to a one-year contract with an eye toward using the left-handed power hitter as a designated hitter, the Major League Baseball club said on Tuesday.
02/20/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carmelo Anthony made his long-awaited return to the Knicks Monday but his partnership with Jeremy Lin failed to fire as New York fell 100-92 to the New Jersey Nets.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - All-Star guard Derrick Rose made a triumphant return to the Chicago Bulls lineup by scoring a game-high 23 points in a 90-79 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Portland Trail Blazers centre Greg Oden underwent micro-fracture surgery on his left knee and will miss the remainder of the National Basketball Association season, the team said on Monday.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended two games for throwing a ball at an official and striking him in the chest, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Monday.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Manny Ramirez, a 12-times All-Star who retired last year rather than face a 100-game ban over a drug-policy issue, agreed to a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to a report on Major League Baseball's (MLB) website on Monday.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson each scored two goals and Craig Anderson collected the shutout as the surging Ottawa Senators pounded the New York Islanders 6-0 on Monday, extending their winning run to three games.
02/20/12
(Reuters) - Newly-acquired Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett hopes a change of scenery from pressure-packed New York to a smaller market will help revive his slumping career, the right-hander said on Monday.
02/20/12
MUNICH (Reuters) - British boxer David Haye is wanted for questioning by German police over his brawl with fellow British heavyweight Dereck Chisora following a WBC title clash in Munich on Saturday, a police spokesman said Monday.
02/19/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - It was a case of so near yet so far for playing partners Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley after they lost to fellow American Bill Haas in a playoff for the Northern Trust Open Sunday.
02/19/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Bill Haas clinched his fourth PGA Tour title by beating fellow Americans Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley in a gripping sudden-death playoff for the Northern Trust Open Sunday.
02/19/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Americans Bill Haas, Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley took the Northern Trust Open into a sudden-death playoff at Riviera Country Club on Sunday.
02/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin, whose meteoric rise from obscurity to dazzling court general for the New York Knicks has become a global story, had a rare favor to ask of the massive media turnout for his team's 104-97 victory over the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
02/19/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Knicks rained down a torrent of three-pointers in the fourth quarter to gain the upper hand and beat the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks 104-97 on Sunday before a raucous crowd at Madison Square Garden.
02/19/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star left wing James Neal has capitalized on a standout season by signing a six-year, $30 million contract extension, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Sunday.
02/19/12
(Reuters) - British heavyweight boxers David Haye and Dereck Chisora were involved in an ugly brawl following a WBC title clash in Munich Saturday that left Haye's manager Adam Booth with nasty facial cuts.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - The Sedin twins helped the in-form Vancouver Canucks continue their domination of the visiting Maple Leafs as the hosts recorded a 10th straight victory over Toronto with a 6-2 thrashing on Saturday.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a surprisingly easy 97-85 road win over the Central Division-leading Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Saturday.
02/18/12
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Vitali Klitschko comfortably retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday, scoring a unanimous points decision over British challenger Dereck Chisora in Munich's Olympic Hall to ensure his family maintained a global stranglehold on the division.
02/18/12
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - Top seed Roger Federer battled past Russian Nikolay Davydenko in an entertaining 4-6 6-3 6-4 triumph on Saturday to reach the World Indoor Tournament final.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - Muhammad Ali, the legendary prizefighter who turned 70 last month, will celebrate his birthday Saturday night with a big cast of pop stars and sports icons at a Las Vegas gala to raise money for the battle against neurological disorders.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - Sports network ESPN apologized on Saturday for an anti-Asian slur that appeared with a story about New York Knicks star point guard Jeremy Lin published on one of its websites overnight.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - British challenger Dereck Chisora will be fined for slapping World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Vitali Klitschko on the cheek during the weigh-in for Saturday's heavyweight title fight in Munich.
02/18/12
(Reuters) - Jeremy Lin coughed up nine turnovers in his first defeat as a New York Knicks starter with the lowly New Orleans Hornets claiming a surprise 89-85 victory at a sold-out Madison Square Garden on Friday.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - Bryan Little scored two goals two minutes apart in the third period to carry the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 win at the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins on Friday.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat, led by LeBron James, torched the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-87 on Friday to record their fifth consecutive road win in front of an unforgiving crowd in Cleveland on Friday.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - Tim Wakefield, who carved out a 19-year Major League Baseball pitching career thanks to his utterly unpredictable knuckleball, announced his retirement from the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
02/17/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 23-year-old New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin has become not only a sports legend but a major business opportunity for everyone who can come up with a pun on his name.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - Tim Wakefield, who carved out a 19-year Major League Baseball pitching career thanks to his utterly unpredictable knuckleball, announced his retirement from the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
02/17/12
Twice champion Phil Mickelson remained one shot in front of the chasing pack when the delayed first round of the Northern Trust Open was completed on Friday.
02/17/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Jarno Trulli's abrupt departure from Formula One Friday triggered no shockwaves around the world but the Italian's exit was still a significant moment for the glamour sport and the home of Ferrari.
02/17/12
(Reuters) - American prospect Ryan Harrison saved two match points before storming through a third-set tiebreaker to reach the San Jose Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 2-6 7-6 victory over compatriot Robbie Ginepri on Thursday.
02/16/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls defended stingily and stunned the Boston Celtics with a late offensive burst to prevail 89-80 at the United Center on Thursday.
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks scored four first-period goals on their way to a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday to snap a nine-game losing streak and get back on track in the chase for an NHL playoff berth.
02/16/12
(Reuters) - Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who led the New York Mets to a World Series and was known as "The Kid" for the exuberance he displayed on the field, died on Thursday after battling brain cancer. He was aged 57.
02/16/12
(Reuters) - Former Major League Baseball catcher Gary Carter, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame who won a World Series with the 1986 New York Mets, died on Thursday, aged 57, after battling brain cancer, his family said.
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Earl "The Pearl" Monroe feels the New York Knicks finally have the floor leader they needed in Jeremy Lin, and from his unique perspective predicts high-scoring Carmelo Anthony will have no trouble fitting in when he returns from injury.
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Less than two weeks ago anyone looking to buy a ticket to watch the New York Knicks play the Dallas Mavericks this weekend could expect to pay around $270. Today, the same ticket would cost about twice that.
02/16/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin is trying not to get caught up in the buzz generated by his explosion onto the NBA scene but the Taiwanese-American point guard is glad to be helping break down stereotypes.
02/15/12
BERLIN (Reuters) - The surprise departure of Rome from the race to host the 2020 Olympics has put the spotlight on the finances of the five remaining candidates, with Azerbaijan's Baku and Qatar's Doha, initially seen as outsiders but flush with cash, set to gain in status.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin showed off another dimension on his magical NBA ride in leading the New York Knicks to a 100-85 rout of the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday for the team's seventh win in a row.
02/15/12
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays and two-times American League manager of the year Joe Maddon have agreed on a three-year contract extension that extends through the 2015 Major League Baseball season, the team said on Wednesday.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The clock is starting to tick faster for Michael Phelps. The London Olympics are drawing closer and the American swimmer knows that time is running out on his golden career.
02/15/12
(Reuters) - Albert Haynesworth, once one of the National Football League's (NFL) most feared and best paid defensive linemen, was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team said on Wednesday.
02/15/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Less than two weeks ago anyone looking to buy a ticket to watch the New York Knicks play the Dallas Mavericks this weekend could expect to pay around $270. Today, the same ticket would cost about twice that.
02/15/12
(Reuters) - Not even the NHL record books can stop the red-hot Detroit Red Wings as the league's top team set a new mark with their 21st consecutive home victory in a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
02/14/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Los Angeles traffic is perhaps the most congested of any PGA Tour venue but that has not stopped a quality field from flowing into the Riviera Country Club for this week's Northern Trust Open.
02/14/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - 'Linsanity' slammed into hockey-mad Canada with the force of a winter storm on Tuesday as Jeremy Lin, the National Basketball Association's (NBA) newest sensation, set hearts aflutter with a Valentine's Day visit to the league's most northern outpost.
02/14/12
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Having ended a lengthy title drought with back-to-back victories late last year, Sergio Garcia has regained his golfing appetite and is hungry to return to the European Ryder Cup team.
02/14/12
(Reuters) - Former world number one Tiger Woods will play in next month's $1.02 million Honda Classic for the first time as a professional.
02/14/12
(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals have picked up manager Ned Yost's contract option for the 2013 season, the Major League Baseball team said Tuesday.
02/14/12
(Reuters) - Big-hitting David Ortiz has agreed terms on a one-year deal to extend his stay with the Boston Red Sox, the team announced on Monday.
02/13/12
(Reuters) - LeBron James helped Miami finally find a way past the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 35 points in the Heat's 114-96 victory on Monday.
02/13/12
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Monday granted nearly all requests from former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, allowing 11 of his 14 grandchildren to visit him under house arrest and securing a local jury for his child sex abuse trial.
02/13/12
(Reuters) - A judge on Monday allowed ex-Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky to visit with 11 of his 14 grandchildren at his home, where he is under house arrest on child sex abuse charges.
02/13/12
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As the first ripples of "Linsanity" hit Asia, ethnic Chinese-American Jeremy Lin's fairytale rise has marketing men rubbing their hands with glee as they contemplate a potential candidate to fill the very large shoes left by last year's retirement of Yao Ming.
02/13/12
(Reuters) - Chicago's Derrick Rose, last season's National Basketball Association MVP, is to see a specialist about ongoing back problems.
02/12/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings tied the NHL record for consecutive home victories Sunday after a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers earned them a 20th win in a row at Joe Louis Arena.
02/12/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - 'Linsanity' may be the NBA's newest smash hit but the Kobe Bryant Show remains one of professional basketball's longest running acts.
02/12/12
(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson totally upstaged playing partner Tiger Woods while charging past overnight leader Charlie Wi to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in spectacular fashion by two shots on Sunday.
02/12/12
DUBAI (Reuters) - Lee Westwood was one shot ahead at the turn on the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday after sinking a 35-foot eagle to stay clear of the pack on 16 under.
02/12/12
(Reuters) - An evenly balanced offense helped the Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia 76ers easily defeat the under-manned Cleveland Cavaliers 99-84 on Saturday.
02/11/12
(Reuters) - South Korean Charlie Wi maintained ice-cool composure to retain control of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Saturday's third round as some of golf's biggest names snapped at his heels.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings survived an anxious 2-1 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks to extend their home winning streak to 19 games.
02/10/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Linsanity" reigned at Madison Square Garden for another night Friday as point guard Jeremy Lin outdueled Kobe Bryant to lead the New York Knicks to a fourth straight win with a 92-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
02/10/12
MADRID (Reuters) - John Isner shocked Roger Federer in four sets to secure a 2-0 lead for the United States away to Switzerland in Davis Cup World Group action Friday while holders Spain carved out the same advantage over Kazakhstan in their first-round tie.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - His university classmates may be thriving in law school, at brokerage houses and on the early rungs up the corporate ladder, but Jeremy Lin is blazing a trail as the sudden savior of the New York Knicks.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - South Korean Charlie Wi birdied three of his last six holes to grab an early two-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am as Tiger Woods finished six strokes off the pace.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - John Isner spoiled a rare Davis Cup appearance by Roger Federer by stunning the Swiss 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-2 to give United States a 2-0 lead in their World Group first-round tie in Fribourg Friday.
02/10/12
(Reuters) - In-form Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving will miss at least two more games while recovering from concussion, the National Basketball Association team said on Friday.
02/10/12
PARIS (Reuters) - World number three Maria Sharapova slumped to a surprise 6-4 6-4 defeat against German Angelique Kerber in the Paris Open quarter-finals on Friday.
02/10/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Thierry Henry, Arsenal's all-time leading scorer, will return to New York Red Bulls next week as his loan spell cannot be extended past the agreed date, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday.
02/10/12
DUBAI (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy sank seven birdies to be 13 under par after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday, two shots ahead of Martin Kaymer, who hit his first hole-in-one.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - Pau Gasol came up big for the Los Angeles Lakers as they beat the red-hot Boston Celtics 88-87 in overtime for a rare road win on Thursday.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - New Zealander Danny Lee recorded two eagles in near-perfect scoring conditions to soar into a tie for the first-round lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday as Tiger Woods made an encouraging start.
02/09/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around February 23, according to several people familiar with the process.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods had a glint in his eye as he made a confident start to his 2012 PGA Tour campaign, firing a four-under-par 68 in Thursday's opening round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - New Zealander Danny Lee and South Korean Charlie Wi thrived in near-perfect scoring conditions to surge into a tie for the early lead in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday as Tiger Woods made a solid start.
02/09/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around February 23, according to several people familiar with the process.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods made a confident start to his 2012 PGA Tour campaign, mixing three birdies with a lone bogey in his first nine holes at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - Hard-hitting outfielder Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract extension, the team said on Thursday.
02/09/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin's sudden rise from obscure reserve to the toast of Broadway could not have come at a better time for the New York Knicks.
02/09/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 Winter Classic that is expected to attract a record crowd, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Thursday.
02/08/12
- (Reuters) - Detroit's 18th successive home win was harder than expected but the Red Wings outlasted the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 Wednesday to close in on the NHL record for consecutive wins on home ice.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - San Antonio's Tony Parker scored 37 points to continue his hot scoring stretch and lead the Spurs to a 100-90 road win over the Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday for their sixth successive victory.
02/08/12
LONDON (Reuters) - There will be an unfamiliar look about Spain when they begin the defense of the Davis Cup against Kazakhstan on Friday with a new captain and without several regulars, most notably Rafa Nadal.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - Padraig Harrington believes that Tiger Woods will surpass the record 18 major victories achieved by Jack Nicklaus without ever regaining his dominance of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Marlins lost their second arbitration case in three days as outfielder Emilio Bonifacio was awarded a $2.2 million salary for 2012, according to a report on Major League Baseball's website on Wednesday.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - While celebrities such as actor Bill Murray and musician Kenny G will command a lot of attention at this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the golfing spotlight will focus mainly on former world number one Tiger Woods.
02/08/12
(Reuters) - Houston has been selected to host the 2013 NBA All-Star game for the second time in seven years, the league said on Wednesday.
02/08/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For Michael Phelps, inspiration comes in all different shapes and sizes.
02/07/12
- (Reuters) The Los Angeles Clippers were dealt a blow as starting guard Chauncey Billups was ruled out for the rest of the NBA season with a torn left Achilles tendon, the team said Tuesday. He will also miss this year's London Olympics.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat inched closer to top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 107-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - Super Bowl gambling in Nevada rose to its highest level in six years and the state's sports books cashed in when the New York Giants edged the favored New England Patriots in Sunday's National Football League (NFL) title game.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - Former NFL rushing leader Ricky Williams is retiring after 11 seasons, the Baltimore Ravens running back said on Tuesday.
02/07/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exultant fans of the Super Bowl champion New York Giants packed into downtown Manhattan for a victory parade on Tuesday, blowing on horns, dancing salsa and hoisting signs with the triumphant line "Believe in Blue."
02/07/12
(Reuters) - New York Knicks All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony will be sidelined for one to two weeks with a strained right groin, the National Basketball Association team said Tuesday.
02/07/12
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups was helped off the court after injuring his left Achilles during his team's overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday.
02/06/12
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant moved past Shaquille O'Neal to become the NBA's fifth highest scorer on Monday but it was a bitter-sweet moment for the Los Angeles guard as the Lakers lost 95-90 to the Philadelphia 76ers.
02/06/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a late night of Super Bowl celebrations, New Yorkers kept the party going on Monday following a Giants victory that fans said was made sweeter because it was over the exalted New England Patriots.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - You will not catch Eli Manning bragging about his two Super Bowl wins or answering those who doubted him but New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin said Sunday's win over the New England Patriots should end the debate over the quarterback's status.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said 'mental toughness' explained how his team could find the late season burst of form that led them to win the Super Bowl over the New England Patriots.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A few critical mistakes was all it took to open the door for another New York Giants Super Bowl win and slam shut another opportunity for the New England Patriots to soar in the record books.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Mario Manningham refused to place his clutch grab among the greatest moments in Super Bowl history, but the forgotten wide receiver made a memorable catch with the season on the line in the New York Giants' 21-17 Super Bowl win on Sunday.
02/06/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Eli Manning has long been used to living in the shadow of his older brother Peyton. Comparisons between the two quarterbacks began long before he even made it to the National Football League.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said his team paid the price for missed opportunities as he suffered his second Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants on Sunday.
02/05/12
(Reuters) - Pop superstar Madonna dazzled football fans and more than 100 million television viewers on Sunday when she performed during the Super Bowl halftime show.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Latest from the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Latest from the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - An NFL season that began under a dark cloud was heading towards a brilliant finish as the Super Bowl party raged under sunny skies on Sunday with the New England Patriot and New York Giants preparing for the opening kickoff.
02/05/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has said tight end Rob Gronkowski will "definitely" play in the Super Bowl against the New York Giants, NBC television reported Sunday.
02/04/12
(Reuters) - The Phoenix Coyotes broke out of an extended slump in form with a confidence-boosting 5-3 home win over Pacific Division rival San Jose on Saturday.
02/04/12
(Reuters) - Tony Parker scored a season-high 42 points to propel the San Antonio Spurs past the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 107-96 on Saturday night.
02/04/12
(Reuters) - Former world number one Serena Williams gave the United States a commanding 2-0 lead over Belarus in their Fed Cup tie Saturday after top ranked Victoria Azarenka was unable to compete for the eastern Europeans because of a sore lower back.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New England Patriots made a surprise roster change on the eve of their Super Bowl clash with the New York Giants, releasing wide-receiver Tiquan Underwood.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Curtis Martin, who ranks fourth on the National Football League's all-time rushing list, was one of six players elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A broken-down bus failed to prevent the New York Giants from finishing off their Super Bowl preparations with a shortened practice session on Saturday while the New England Patriots took the day off to spend time with family and friends.
02/04/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Curtis Martin, who ranks fourth on the National Football League's all-time rushing list, was one of six players elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday.
02/04/12
(Reuters) - Indianapolis authorities called on Super Bowl celebrants to play it safe on Saturday night at festivities near the city's football stadium, after at least 10 people were injured the previous evening.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - The visiting New York Islanders edged the Ottawa Senators 2-1 in overtime on Mark Eaton's first goal in over two years at Scotiabank Place Friday.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday.
02/03/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Sunday's Super Bowl 46 appears set to boil down to the same fundamental clash of strengths seen four years ago when the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots in the Big Show.
02/03/12
Los Angeles (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.
02/03/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Friday they had closed an investigation into members and associates of a bike racing team partly owned by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
02/03/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - One of the most tumultuous National Football League (NFL) seasons ever will climax on Sunday when the New York Giants and New England Patriots lock horns in the 46th Super Bowl.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Jason Dufner birdied two of his last five holes to join Ryan Palmer in a tie for the lead when the frost-delayed opening round of the Phoenix Open was completed in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined $75,000 for criticizing the referees following a 95-86 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, the National Basketball Association said on Friday.
02/03/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - One last elimination game remains for the New York Giants, and coach Tom Coughlin said Friday he already knows what he will tell his players before they take the field Sunday in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.
02/03/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Super Bowl fans will enjoy a halftime concert from Madonna on Sunday but New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is concerned about the impact of the break on his team - so much so that he simulated the extended interval.
02/03/12
(Reuters) - Derrick Rose took over scoring duties late in the game to ensure the surging Chicago Bulls held off the New York Knicks to record a 105-102 victory at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.
02/02/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New England Patriots got a Super Bowl boost on Thursday as record-setting tight end Rob Gronkowski practiced for the first time since suffering an ankle injury nearly two weeks ago.
02/02/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sees little point in analyzing his team's Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants four years ago and says his team has already worked out most of their game plan for Sunday's rematch.
02/02/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin has shrugged off many suggested comparisons to his Super Bowl winners from four years as he prepared his players for Sunday's National Football League (NFL) title rematch against the New England Patriots.
02/02/12
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal issued a statement Thursday saying he had met all his fiscal obligations after a Spanish website published details about several companies linked to the world number two it said had been set up to drastically trim his tax bill.
02/01/12
TORONTO (Reuters) - An inspired Evgeni Malkin has taken over the mantle of Pittsburgh Penguins leader with an MVP-caliber season that has ensconced his team in the thick of the playoff hunt despite the prolonged concussion-related absence of captain Sidney Crosby.
02/01/12
(Reuters) - Milwaukee continued to relish the role of giant-killers when a storming second-half performance led the Bucks to a 105-97 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
02/01/12
PORT SAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Seventy-four people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday when Egyptian soccer fans staged a pitch invasion in the city of Port Said, in what a deputy minister called the biggest disaster in the nation's soccer history.
02/01/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell has had a sleepless week and he blames Tom Brady.
02/01/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy were named winners of the National Football League's Air & Ground Players of the Year awards on Wednesday.
02/01/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin was thrilled to be getting back to serious work with Wednesday's first team practice in Indianapolis for Sunday's Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.
02/01/12
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed and hundreds of others injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, healthy ministry sources said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football."
02/01/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New England Patriots know from experience that protecting quarterback Tom Brady from the marauding New York Giants pass rush is absolutely central to the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl.
02/01/12
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - The rival camps have been infiltrating each other for centuries. New Yorkers head to Boston for an education. Bostonians follow their career paths right onto Wall Street.
02/01/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant's fast start afforded him the luxury of a late rest as the Los Angeles Lakers made light work of the free-falling Charlotte Bobcats with a 106-73 blowout home win on Tuesday.
01/31/12
INDIANAPOLIS, JAN 31 - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was walking without a supportive ankle boot on Tuesday, raising hopes that he may be fit to take part in Sunday's Super Bowl against the New York Giants.
01/31/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - He is a double Super Bowl winner and seven years ago was named the Most Valuable Player in the National Football League's ultimate game but Deion Branch rarely gets a mention from pundits surveying the New England Patriots' offense.
01/30/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning said on Monday that watching his older brother Peyton Manning win a Super Bowl and claim the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award lit a fire under him.
01/30/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and New York Giants counterpart Tom Coughlin won a Super Bowl together 21 years ago but on Sunday they will be doing all they can to outsmart each other in the championship game.
01/30/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants arrived in town on Monday, one day after the New England Patriots, as coach Tom Coughlin said he was letting experience be his guide even if his opponents got an extra day of practice for Sunday's Super Bowl.
01/30/12
(Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Tim Gleason to a four-year contract extension that will keep him with the National Hockey League (NHL) team through the 2015-16 season, the club said on Monday.
01/30/12
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Finishing plays and games have been recurring themes this season for New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, who is urging his upstart team to cap the National Football League campaign with a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots.
01/30/12
LONDON (Reuters) - When the year began common logic suggested Novak Djokovic would struggle to emulate his extraordinary 2011 but after retaining his Australian Open title in astonishing fashion Sunday the question is can anyone stop him setting the bar even higher.
01/29/12
BOSTON (Reuters) - Possessing 'All-American' good looks, married to a supermodel and one of the most successful quarterbacks of all time, the New England Patriots' Tom Brady transcends sport.
01/29/12
(Reuters) - Brandon Marshall was the star of the show with a Pro Bowl record four touchdowns to lead the AFC to 59-41 victory over the NFC at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on Sunday.
01/29/12
MIAMI, Jan 29 - LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 97-93 in a thrilling duel between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Sunday.
01/29/12
(Reuters) - The New England Patriots arrived in Indianapolis ahead of their Super Bowl opponents the New York Giants Sunday, anxious to add to their championship legacy.
01/29/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker clinched his third PGA Tour title by beating fellow American Kyle Stanley in a nerve-jangling sudden-death playoff for the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
01/29/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 35 points as the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 97-93 in a thrilling clash between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Sunday.
01/29/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal fought off intense pressure on his own serve from Novak Djokovic to break the world number one twice in an error-ridden first set before he won it 7-5 after 80 minutes to take the early lead in the Australian Open final on Sunday.
01/29/12
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Bucks, missing key starters, stunned the travel-sick Los Angeles Lakers 100-89 Saturday, helped by a herculean effort from Drew Gooden.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - The injury-hit Milwaukee Bucks stunned the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 100-89 Saturday helped by a herculean effort from Drew Gooden.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - The fun and games of the National Hockey League's All-Star weekend turned serious Saturday as league commissioner Gary Bettman and player's union chief Donald Fehr danced around questions about a looming labor war.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has sustained a serious neck injury as well a concussion, the National Hockey League team said on Saturday.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - Largely sticking to his mantra of playing "boring golf" from tee to green, American Kyle Stanley charged into a commanding five-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open after the third round Saturday.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - Largely sticking to his mantra of playing "boring golf" from tee to green, American Kyle Stanley charged into a commanding five-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open after the third round Saturday.
01/28/12
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Stephen Jackson has been suspended one game for verbally abusing an official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner, the National Basketball Association said on Saturday.
01/28/12
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - A host of pinpoint golf shots and a deadly touch with the putter helped Tiger Woods to move within sight of his first victory in a full-field event for more than two years at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Saturday.
01/28/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka sank to her knees in disbelieving triumph after winning her first grand slam singles title with a one-sided victory over Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday.
01/28/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek upset Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 6-2 to win the Australian Open doubles title on Saturday and foil the American twins' bid for a record 12th grand slam crown.
01/28/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka became the first Belarusian to win a grand slam singles title when she claimed the Australian Open title with a crushing 6-3 6-0 victory over Russia's Maria Sharapova on Saturday.
01/28/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic comes into the Australian Open final shouldering the expectations of defending champion and with a huge target on his back after winning back-to-back grand slam titles.
01/27/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - All Star guard Dwyane Wade returned from a six-game injury absence with 28 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 99-89 win over the New York Knicks on Friday.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - The United States women's soccer team booked their spot in the London Olympics with a 3-0 win over Costa Rica in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday.
01/27/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Defensive end Justin Tuck said on Friday that this year's Super Bowl will boil down to whether the New York Giants can get to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, pure and simple.
01/27/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The group of entrepreneurs and sporting figures bidding for the Los Angeles Dodgers has been narrowed and will be notified soon on whether they made the cut, according to two sources familiar with the process.
01/27/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Defensive end Justin Tuck said on Friday that this year's Super Bowl will boil down to whether the New York Giants can get to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, pure and simple.
01/27/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - South Korea's Bae Sang-moon recorded five birdies on his outward nine before grabbing an early two-shot lead in Friday's second round at the Farmers Insurance Open where Phil Mickelson missed the cut.
01/27/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Giants are one win away from becoming the only National Football League (NFL) team with four Super Bowl wins in the last 25 years, a stunning turnaround for a franchise that always seemed to come up short in its early years.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors will be without leading scorer Andrea Bargnani indefinitely after the Italian centre reinjured his strained left calf, the National Basketball Association team said on Friday.
01/27/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics overcame a 27-point deficit with a remarkable second-half rally to stun the Orlando Magic 91-83 at the Amway Center on Thursday, inflicting a second defeat on the hosts in less than a week.
01/27/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka is fed up with the hubbub surrounding her serial grunting but admits the noise from her Australian Open final against Maria Sharapova will carry far and wide.
01/26/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson, an unabashed fan of Torrey Pines where he has triumphed three times, was totally perplexed after battling to a five-over-par 77 in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday.
01/26/12
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Kyle Stanley was one of several players who took advantage of a picture postcard day on the California coastline, charging into a share of the early lead in Thursday's first round at the Farmers Insurance Open.
01/26/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants began serious preparations for their hotly-anticipated Super Bowl matchup against the New England Patriots with a simple message to the players on Thursday.
01/26/12
(Reuters) - New England Patriots Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski missed the team's first official practice for next week's Super Bowl with an injured left ankle, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Thursday.
01/26/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Manning has played quarterback in the considerable shadow of big brother and future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, but next week he could surpass him in the most important statistical category - Super Bowl titles.
01/26/12
(Reuters) - Reliever Brad Lidge signed a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday, hoping the right-hander can return to his All-Star form after a season disrupted by shoulder problems.
01/26/12
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Some 10,000 ticket holders headed to a campus memorial service on Thursday for one final goodbye to late Penn State coach Joe Paterno, concluding five days of public mourning for the U.S. college football legend.
01/26/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal came from behind to topple great rival Roger Federer 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4 on Thursday in an enthralling match of the highest quality.
01/26/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Grunt work saw Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova reach the Melbourne Park final on Thursday, as Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal prepare for a mouthwatering semi-final that could leave fans shouting from the rooftops on Australia Day.
01/26/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The inner-city battle for Los Angeles added another feisty chapter as the Lakers battled to a 96-91 win over the Clippers on Wednesday to reassume their top billing status.
01/25/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka reached her first grand slam final with a 6-4 1-6 6-3 victory over defending champion Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open on Thursday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The final game before the All-Star Break provided a shocking outcome as the struggling Montreal Canadiens crushed the NHL-leading Detroit Red Wings 7-2 to end the visitors' seven-game winning streak Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The New England Patriots will head to the Super Bowl as the most successful NFL team of the past decade but the proud franchise began life flitting from home to home in a city that was at first a tough place for a professional football organisation.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets signed Italian forward and top scorer Danilo Gallinari to a multi-year contract extension, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts named former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano as their new head coach, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Charlotte Bobcats exercised a fourth-year option on top scorer Gerald Henderson that will keep the guard/forward with the club through the 2012-13 NBA season, the team said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Minnesota Timberwolves secured the cornerstone of their franchise by agreeing to four-year contract extension with All-Star forward Kevin Love, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers have unseated the New York Knicks as the National Basketball Association's (NBA) most valuable team with an estimated worth of $900 million, according to a Forbes report released on Wednesday.
01/25/12
(Reuters) - National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell, who helped reach a labor deal with players that salvaged the 2011 season, was handed a five-year contract extension that will extend his reign to 13 years, the league said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is fighting fit and very happy with his game going into this week's Abu Dhabi Championship, world number three Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday.
01/25/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A ruthless Andy Murray ended Kei Nishikori's brilliant run at the Australian Open on Wednesday, carving up the Japanese sensation with a dominant 6-3 6-3 6-1 victory to stroll into his third successive semi-final at Melbourne Park.
01/24/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Russia's Maria Sharapova booked her spot in the last four of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a surprisingly straightforward 6-2 6-3 win over compatriot Ekaterina Makarova.
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Chris Bosh scored 17 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter to supply the firepower for the Miami Heat in a 92-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.
01/24/12
JAN 24 - (Reuters) - Chris Bosh scored 17 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter to supply the firepower for the Miami Heat in a 92-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday.
01/24/12
- (Reuters) - The New York Rangers put the finishing touches on an ideal first-half of the season with a 3-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, keeping them on top of the Eastern Conference heading into the All Star Break.
01/24/12
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Football fans, former players and mourners who thought of Penn State coach Joe Paterno as family paid their respects on Tuesday to the late, legendary Hall of Famer, whose casket was set out for public viewing.
01/24/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Like most of his team mates, New York Giants defensive back Antrel Rolle has already experienced a Super Bowl.
01/24/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning gave his team mates some simple advice on how to prepare for next week's Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Two time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum has reached a verbal agreement with the San Francisco Giants on a two-year, $40.5 million contract, avoiding salary arbitration, Major League Baseball's website said on Tuesday.
01/24/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Wizards fired coach Flip Saunders on Tuesday after opening the season with a National Basketball Association-worst 2-15 record.
01/24/12
(Reuters) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow has signed a three-year, $20 million contract with a club option for the 2015 season of $10 million, the Major League Baseball team said Tuesday.
01/24/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dick Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has accused the National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA) of using stalling tactics to block the introduction of tests for human growth hormone (HGH) in America's most popular professional sport.
01/24/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A fired-up Rafa Nadal survived a huge scare from big-hitting Czech Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open on Tuesday to prevail 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3 and set up a mouthwatering semi-final with great rival Roger Federer.
01/24/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the Australian Open by big-hitting Belgian Kim Clijsters Tuesday, ensuring the women's game will have a new number one by the end of the year's first grand slam.
01/23/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Kim Clijsters ended Caroline Wozniacki's Australian Open title hopes and her hold on the world's top ranking Tuesday when she beat the 21-year-old 6-3 7-6 to advance to a semi-final against Victoria Azarenka.
01/23/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number three Victoria Azarenka roared back from a set down to beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-7 6-0 6-2 and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open Tuesday.
01/23/12
(Reuters) - As the euphoric New York Giants return to practice this week after winning the National Football Conference (NFC) title, they have an eerie sense of déjà vu about their march to another Super Bowl showdown with the New England Patriots.
01/23/12
(Reuters) - The fitness of New England Patriots' tight end Rob Gronkowski is looming as a possible game breaker for the February 5 Super Bowl against the New York Giants.
01/23/12
(Reuters) - Longtime New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will announce his retirement from Major League Baseball (MLB) on Tuesday after a 17-year career that included four World Series titles, the team said on Monday.
01/23/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - An NFL season which almost did not happen is set for a thundering finale with the New York Giants and the New England Patriots heading to the Super Bowl for what should be a pulsating battle.
01/23/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A never-say-die attitude has been the hallmark of the New York Giants, who rebounded from a four-game losing streak earlier this season and carried a winning momentum all the way to an NFC Championship victory on Sunday.
01/23/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - For the San Francisco 49ers, a dream season came up just a couple of botched punt returns short in their National Football Conference championship game against the New York Giants on Sunday.
01/22/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The New York Giants advanced to the Super Bowl with a 20-17 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in the National Football Conference championship game.
01/22/12
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - It was far from a vintage passing performance from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, but the National Football League's ultimate winner found another way to secure a victory and a fifth trip to the Super Bowl.
01/22/12
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens put on a brave face after a heartbreaking 23-20 loss to the New England Patriots in the American Football Conference title game on Sunday but their pain was on display for all to see.
01/22/12
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The New England Patriots edged the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 on Sunday to reach the Super Bowl after Billy Cundiff hooked a potential game-tying field goal left of the upright in the final seconds of the game.
01/22/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins survived a bruising encounter to emerge with a 6-5 shootout triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday as two of the Eastern Conference's top teams treated spectators to a thrilling roller-coaster ride.
01/22/12
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The New England Patriots edged the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 on Sunday to reach the Super Bowl when Billy Cundiff hooked a 32-yard potential game-tying field goal left of the upright in the final seconds of the game.
01/22/12
(Reuters) - It's almost put-up or shut-up time for the high rollers and big talkers circling one of baseball's most storied franchises.
01/22/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who died on Sunday at 85, was revered as one of the greatest coaches of the high-profile sport but saw his legacy tarnished by a child sexual abuse scandal.
01/22/12
(Reuters) - Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died on Sunday, the family said in a statement.
01/22/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal was keeping his fingers crossed for the second week of the Australian Open after reaching the quarter-finals with a comfortable 6-4 6-4 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez on Sunday.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Chris Bosh sparked the Miami Heat to a third home win on the bounce Saturday, draining 30 points in a 113-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Valtteri Filppula scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday and stretch their franchise record run of home victories to 16.
01/21/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whether driving the lane or the snow-fallen roads of frigid Minnesota, Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio navigates with a fearless abandonment that's winning over fans and team mates alike in his debut season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, fired in the wake of a sex abuse scandal at the football powerhouse, is in serious condition after health complications in recent days, a family spokesman said on Saturday.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors has been fined $25,000 for throwing a ball into the spectator stands during a game against the Dallas Mavericks, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said Saturday.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts will decide on a replacement for sacked head coach Jim Caldwell by the end of next week, team owner Jim Irsay said Saturday.
01/21/12
GEORGE, South Africa (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal is chasing a fairytale victory after surging to within two shots of the leaders in the third round of the Volvo Golf Champions event Saturday.
01/21/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fans caught a fleeting glimpse of Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday as the Serb hurtled into the fourth round of the Australian Open, while Andy Murray's mauling of the French continued at Melbourne Park.
01/21/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mature student Serena Williams raced into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday by drubbing Hungary's Greta Arn in less than an hour and said she hoped the year's first grand slam was a good enough excuse not to do her homework.
01/21/12
(Reuters) - Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish expects to make a smooth transition to the majors next season and the Texas Rangers' expensive acquisition was quick to display a subtle sense of humor at his introductory news conference on Friday.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Slugging first baseman Carlos Pena is returning to the Tampa Bay Rays on a one-year deal while reliever Joel Peralta also agreed to a one-year contract, the Major League Baseball team said on Friday.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers detailed their plan on Friday for repaying creditors with cash from the expected sale of the team, which would clear the way to end the baseball franchise's bankruptcy by May.
01/20/12
(Reuters) - Oklahoma City All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook has capped a memorable week by signing a five-year contract extension with the Western Conference leading Thunder worth a reported $80 million.
01/20/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant confessed he was finding life after Phil Jackson "strange" after the Los Angeles Lakers fell to another road defeat at the Miami Heat on Thursday.
01/19/12
MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James shrugged off flu to deliver a game-winning 31 points as the Miami Heat beat Kobe Bryant and the L.A. Lakers 98-87 in the clash of the NBA's two biggest names on Thursday.
01/19/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal sent the last qualifier spinning out of the Australian Open Friday with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 6-2 win over Slovakian Lukas Lacko.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - The New York Giants have enjoyed plenty of playoff success on the road, but their good fortunes will be tested in Sunday's NFC title game against a San Francisco 49ers team that has lost just once at home all season.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - Sunday's American Football Conference (AFC) championship game between the high-powered New England Patriots and ferocious Baltimore Ravens is more than just a clash between two rivals battling for a place in the Super Bowl.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - Top Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, seen as an early Olympic gold medal favorite ahead of the 2014 games, died on Thursday from injuries sustained in a training accident in Utah last week, a family spokeswoman said.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - World-class Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died on Thursday from injuries she sustained in a training accident in Utah last week, a family spokeswoman said.
01/19/12
LONDON (Reuters) - World record holder Usain Bolt will race over 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Rome on May 31 in preparation for the London Olympics.
01/19/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Ticket holders for the first session on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open on Friday should certainly get their money's worth when Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer go back-to-back in third-round matches.
01/19/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Roddick's 11th Australian Open campaign ended in disappointment Thursday when he was forced to retire against Australian Lleyton Hewitt when trailing two sets to one.
01/19/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Alexandr Dolgopolov honed his craft belting practice balls at Boris Becker as a plucky child of the tour and only hard work and time separates him from mixing with the modern greats of the game, according to his coach Jack Reader.
01/19/12
(Reuters) - Chauncey Billups delivered on his reputation as "Mr Big Shot" with a game-winning three-pointer with one second remaining to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 91-89 home victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
01/18/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former champions Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams swept into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday as rumblings about the lack of depth in the women's game resurfaced at Melbourne Park.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - An opportunistic offensive performance helped the Washington Capitals overcome the struggling Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Wednesday to move top of the Southeast Division.
01/18/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams said before the start of the Australian Open that even with just two warm-up matches under her belt she was ready for Melbourne Park. More than ready it seems.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sat out practice on Wednesday for this weekend's American Football Conference (AFC) title game against the Baltimore Ravens with a sore shoulder.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning left practice early on Wednesday with an upset stomach and flu symptoms but the team did not seem to think it would keep him out of Sunday's NFC title game against the San Francisco 49ers.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's (MLB) Texas Rangers agreed to terms on a six-year deal with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish just as the negotiating window was set to close, the team said on Wednesday.
01/18/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens sought on Wednesday to diffuse a simmering controversy over Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed's verbal shot at his own quarterback, Joe Flacco.
01/18/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray answer the bell for round two at the Australian Open on Thursday with neither expected to struggle on day four, while Maria Sharapova kicks off the action against qualifier Jamie Hampton on Rod Laver Arena.
01/18/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's creaky knee, Alejandro Falla's leg cramps and Andreas Beck's bad back created discussion and a sniff of controversy as most of the main contenders safely reached the Australian Open third round on Wednesday.
01/18/12
(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants rewarded resurgent third baseman Pablo Sandoval with a three-year contract extension Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The Ottawa Senators fought back to beat bitter rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 as sparks flew and the Battle of Ontario got a little nasty on Tuesday.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Kim Clijsters and the player she beat in last year's final Li Na rarely got out of first gear while Roger Federer did not even have to get out of bed to advance to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Three-pointers rained down from all directions as the Miami Heat burnt the San Antonio Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday despite the absence of All-Star guard Dwyane Wade.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - American number one Mardy Fish was sent crashing out of the Australian Open second round 7-6 6-3 7-6 by Colombia's Alejandro Falla on Wednesday.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The ATP is listening to players' grievances and is still the best body to represent their interests, the new chairman of the men's professional tennis tour said on Wednesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford could miss the start of the 2012 Major League Baseball season after undergoing wrist surgery on Tuesday, the team said.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Tom Brady was never really part of the National Football League (NFL) most valuable player (MVP) discussion this season and was barely present on Twitter where Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow was trending worldwide.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez will likely miss the 2012 Major League Baseball season after the four-time All-Star injured his left knee in off-season conditioning, the team said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees have avoided arbitration with relievers Joba Chamberlain and David Robertson by signing the two right handers to one-year, non-guaranteed contracts, the American League team said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts fired head coach Jim Caldwell after the team finished tied for the National Football League's worst record on the 2011 season, the club said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The American League champion Texas Rangers and reliever Mark Lowe have agreed to a one-year, $1.7 million deal to avoid arbitration, the Major League Baseball team said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays avoided arbitration with Carlos Villanueva by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $2.27 million with the right-handed pitcher, the Major League Baseball team said on Tuesday.
01/17/12
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided arbitration with Andre Ethier by agreeing to a one-year, $10.95 million contract with the All-Star outfielder, according to a report on the Major League Baseball team's website on Tuesday.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's painful right knee will be tested on centre court on Wednesday when he meets German Tommy Haas in the second round of the Australian Open tennis.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Novak Djokovic made a triumphant return to the venue that kick-started his remarkable 2011 as the former joker of the courts emphatically demonstrated he was not prepared to cede his Australian Open crown without a fight.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A rusty and agitated Serena Williams returned to Melbourne Park after a two-year break with a scratchy 6-3 6-2 win over Austria's Tamira Paszek on Tuesday.
01/17/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Roddick is convinced professional tennis players have the leverage to push through the changes they want to see in the men's game if they remain united.
01/17/12
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Derek Fisher's game-winning three-pointer put a pretty ribbon on a workmanlike 73-70 victory for the Los Angeles Lakers over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks Monday.
01/16/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number two Petra Kvitova took a little bit of time to get warmed up in the blistering Melbourne heat before demolishing Vera Dushevina 6-2 6-0 in just over an hour on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Australian Open.
01/16/12
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees avoided arbitration with Phil Hughes by agreeing to a one-year, $3.2 million contract with the right-hander, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team said on Monday.
01/16/12
(Reuters) - After a disastrous playoff performance, the Green Bay Packers have gone from a team that was on the cusp of creating a dynasty to one which could undergo significant change.
01/16/12
(Reuters) - While the NFC divisional playoffs provided two surprises, action in the AFC went according to script as the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens will square off in a battle of the top two seeds for a ticket to the Super Bowl.
01/16/12
(Reuters) - NBA All-Stars LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are among the 20 players who will compete for selection for the U.S. men's basketball Olympic team, USA Basketball said on Monday.
01/16/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has much to live up to after his spectacular feats last year.
01/16/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki thanked Roger Federer for roaring through his match and allowing her a decent night's sleep after she crushed local hope Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-1 at the Australian Open on Monday.
01/15/12
(Reuters) - With a revitalized defense, The New York Giants have become a complete team and a force to be reckoned with in the NFL playoffs, a point they drove home in Sunday's 37-20 trouncing of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
01/15/12
(Reuters) - The New York Giants eliminated last year's Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers from the National Football League (NFL) playoffs with a 37-20 road win on Sunday to reach next week's NFC title game against the San Francisco 49ers.
01/15/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens know full well the challenge that lies ahead when they hit the road for next week's game against the top-seeded New England Patriots with a berth in the Super Bowl on the line.
01/15/12
BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Houston Texans 20-13 in the National Football League (NFL) divisional playoffs on Sunday to earn a date with the top-seeded New England Patriots in next week's AFC Championship game.
01/15/12
(Reuters) - The National Football League playoffs bring drama and excitement but they can also be cruel - just ask New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.
01/15/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals will avoid salary arbitration with starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez by agreeing to a contract extension through the 2016 season, the team said on Sunday.
01/15/12
(Reuters) - Quarterback Alex Smith put aside lingering doubts about his ability with a memorable performance on Saturday to guide the San Francisco 49ers past the New Orleans Saints 36-32 and into next week's NFC Championship game.
01/15/12
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn showed she had fully recovered from a stomach complaint which has hampered her recent performances by winning the Cortina d'Ampezzo World Cup Super-G for the third year in succession on Sunday.
01/14/12
(Reuters) - Tom Brady put an end to Tebow-mania tossing six touchdowns in a record-smashing performance as the New England Patriots demolished the Denver Broncos 45-10 on Saturday to storm into the AFC conference championship.
01/14/12
(Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes scored three goals in the final six minutes to rally past the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins 4-2 at the RBC Center Saturday.
01/14/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jim Harbaugh, the first year coach of the San Francisco 49ers, could not disguise his delight after watching his team beat the New Orleans Saints 36-32 in a thrilling NFL playoff on Saturday.
01/14/12
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers won a thrilling divisional playoff over the New Orleans Saints 36-32 on Saturday to reach the NFC Conference championship for the first time since the 1997 season.
01/14/12
(Reuters) - Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan ran the fastest times of their lives on Saturday to win the U.S. marathon trials and book their spots at this year's London Olympics.
01/14/12
(Reuters) - Derrick Rose, who took last season's Most Valuable Player award, returned to the Chicago line-up on Friday and paced the league leading Bulls to an 88-79 victory over the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden.
01/14/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams has played two matches in five months and comes into the Australian Open still feeling the effects of a twisted ankle but the American has no doubts she can claim a 14th grand slam single title.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - The struggling Buffalo Sabres snapped the Toronto Maple Leafs four-game winning streak with a narrow 3-2 victory over their Northeast division rival at the First Niagara Center on Friday.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - Powerful Tennessee Titans tight end Craig Stevens, a key blocker for Pro Bowl running back Chris Johnson, has agreed to a multi-year contract.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers, led by Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers, host the pass-rushing New York Giants in the National Football League playoffs Sunday.
01/13/12
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The pass-happy National Football League will get a glimpse of the past on Sunday when the Houston Texans visit the Baltimore Ravens in a match-up of run-oriented, grind-it-out offenses.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby skated with his team mates for the first time in more than a month on Friday, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said.
01/13/12
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka emerged as a big noise for the Australian Open by winning the Sydney International title Friday while beaten opponent Li Na asked her supporters to stop shouting during matches.
01/13/12
(Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens traded Mike Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames on Thursday, 24 hours after the forward had made some controversial comments regarding the team and complained about his lack of playing time.
01/12/12
(Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 94-83 mauling of the New York Knicks at the FedExForum on Thursday.
01/12/12
(Reuters) - The Denver Broncos will try to bring a little Mile High magic to Foxboro when they take on the New England Patriots in a fascinating National Football League (NFL) divisional showdown on Saturday featuring two of the game's most intriguing figures.
01/12/12
(Reuters) - The New Orleans Saints, looking for their second Super Bowl appearance in three seasons, take their offensive firepower to San Francisco for Saturday's divisional round playoff where they will face the formidable defense of the 49ers.
01/12/12
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Bud Selig, who overcame a bumpy start with the cancellation of a World Series but then ensured decades of labor peace, received a two-year contract extension on Thursday that will extend his reign to 22 years.
01/12/12
(Reuters) - The host Ottawa Senators will have the largest representation at this month's National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star game in the Canadian capital with five players, according to the final roster released on Thursday.
01/12/12
LOS ANGELS (Reuters) - Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers survived their biggest test of the season with a 95-89 overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday, proving the home team can stand toe-to-toe with the best of the NBA.
01/11/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Knicks won their Atlantic division showdown against Philadelphia 85-79 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday to claim their fourth victory in a row and snap the 76ers six-game winning streak.
01/11/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby took a step towards returning from concussion-like symptoms on Wednesday with coach Dan Bylsma saying he had joined them on their road trip and that he would shortly begin skating on his own.
01/11/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said on Wednesday this week's death of offensive coordinator Joe Philbin's son had a deep effect on him, but that he hoped the tragedy could help bring the National Football League (NFL) team closer together.
01/11/12
(Reuters) - There is a tendency to over-emphasize statistics in the National Football League (NFL), but when it comes to first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh's record with the San Francisco 49ers, the numbers really do tell the story.
01/11/12
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A world class Canadian freestyle skier, Sarah Burke, was in critical condition and sedated at a Utah hospital on Wednesday after being badly injured during a training run, doctors said.
01/11/12
(Reuters) - The New York Jets have hired former Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano as their offensive coordinator, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Wednesday.
01/11/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday with word that cornerback Aaron Ross was cleared to practice for this weekend's National Football League (NFL) playoff tilt against the Green Bay Packers.
01/11/12
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki faced a battle to be fit for the Australian Open after being reduced to tears during a dramatic defeat by Agnieszka Radwanska at the Sydney International on Wednesday.
01/11/12
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennis great Margaret Court told Reuters on Wednesday she was sad her religious views were being used as fuel for a planned protest at next week's Australian Open, but said she remained staunchly opposed to same-sex marriage.
01/11/12
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant turned back the clock with a 48-point effort to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 99-83 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
01/10/12
(Reuters) - Tim Tebow may have been getting all the headlines but if the Denver Broncos are to beat the New England Patriots in Saturday's divisional showdown and take another step towards the Super Bowl it is their defense that will have to come through.
01/10/12
(Reuters) - Lessons from recent National Football League campaigns have the New York Giants hoping that history will repeat as they prepare to face Super Bowl champions Green Bay Packers in the playoffs on Sunday.
01/10/12
New York (Reuters) - Barry Larkin, baseball's newest Hall of Famer, is curious to see how some of the best known players of the so-called steroids era would be treated in next year's election.
01/10/12
(Reuters) - The Oakland Raiders fired head coach Hue Jackson after just one season in charge of the team, NFL.com reported on Tuesday, citing a league source.
01/09/12
(Reuters) - If Super Bowl favourites the Green Bay Packers watched 'wildcard weekend' they will have seen plenty of exciting football but probably only one team that will be truly worrying them - the New Orleans Saints.
01/09/12
(Reuters) - Long before Tebow-Mania swept across North America, football fans had a fascination for another National Football League (NFL) quarterback with a no less compelling story.
01/09/12
(Reuters) - Barry Larkin, a 12-time All-Star shortstop who won a World Series with the Cincinnati Reds, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in results announced on Monday.
01/09/12
(Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed reliever Darren Oliver to a one-year contract worth $4 million for the 2012 season with a club option for $3 million in 2013, the team said on Monday.
01/09/12
LONDON (Reuters) - The London Olympics countdown entered its final 200 days Monday with government and organizers talking up the legacy Britain can look forward to long after the last medal has been won and the show is over.
01/09/12
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Petra Kvitova will challenge Caroline Wozniacki for the world number one ranking this week, though it is a subject the Czech prefers not to discuss.
01/09/12
(Reuters) - Pavel Datsyuk's overtime winner helped the Detroit Red Wings move to the of the Central division with a 3-2 victory over the reeling Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
01/08/12
(Reuters) - Stumbling into the playoffs on a three-game losing skid, the Denver Broncos showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday was seen by many as a referendum on Tim Tebow's future as the National Football League (NFL) team's starting quarterback.
01/08/12
(Reuters) - The Denver Broncos stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers with an 80-yard touchdown strike from Tim Tebow on the first play of overtime for a 29-23 win on Sunday to advance to the second round of the National Football League (NFL) playoffs.
01/08/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns to continue his brilliant National Football League (NFL) season, but the most uplifting element in the New York Giants' rout of the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday was the team's defense.
01/08/12
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants used a ferocious defense and a second-half scoring surge to rout the Atlanta Falcons 24-2 in the National Football League (NFL) wild card playoffs on Sunday.
01/07/12
(Reuters) - Drew Brees tossed three touchdown passes and the red-hot New Orleans Saints romped to a 45-28 victory over the Detroit Lions in a National Football League wild-card game on Saturday.
01/07/12
(Reuters) - The Houston Texans got back to basics to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in their AFC wild-card playoff game on Saturday with head coach Gary Kubiak saying his players had learnt the lesson from losing their last three regular season games.
01/07/12
(Reuters) - The Houston Texans won their first ever National Football League (NFL) playoff game with a 31-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday earning them a divisional round clash with the Baltimore Ravens.
01/07/12
(Reuters) - Former Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Parcells and 12-time Pro Bowl guard Will Shields are among 15 modern-era finalists in the running for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame next month, the Hall announced on Saturday.
01/07/12
(Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks scored four power play goals to edge the defending champion Boston Bruins 4-3 on Saturday in a spirited rematch between last season's Stanley Cup finalists.
01/07/12
LONDON (Reuters) - Amir Khan's promoter said on Saturday the WBA had informed him it will order a rematch with American Lamont Peterson following the British boxer's controversial defeat on a split decision in their world title fight in Washington last month.
01/07/12
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University introduced new football head coach Bill O'Brien on Saturday as the successor to Hall of Famer Joe Paterno, who was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal.
01/06/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls extended their winning streak to six games with a late run to pull away from the Orlando Magic 97-83 at the Amway Center on Friday.
01/06/12
(Reuters) - Goalie Henrik Lundqvist backstopped the outplayed New York Rangers to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Consol Energy Center on Friday.
01/06/12
(Reuters) - The Atlanta Falcons look to overcome their recent playoff pain when they face a New York Giants team on Sunday that has fought its way into the National Football League post-season with a late rally.
01/06/12
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bears have promoted offensive line coach Mike Tice to offensive coordinator to replace Mike Martz, who parted ways with the club earlier this week, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Friday.
01/06/12
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A judge granted a request from boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr to postpone until June his three-month jail sentence for domestic battery so the welterweight champion can compete in an upcoming bout, prosecutors said.
01/06/12
DOHA (Reuters) - Gael Monfils stormed back from 4-1 down in the second set to beat Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 in the semi-finals of the Qatar Open Friday and set up an all-French final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga following Roger Federer's withdrawal with a back injury.
01/06/12
BERNE (Reuters) - FIFA has refuted allegations by former vice-president Jack Warner that implied a decision to sell him World Cup television rights was a reward for supporting Sepp Blatter's presidential campaigns.
01/06/12
PERTH (Reuters) - American Mardy Fish and Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov had to be separated by the match referee when they squared up to each other during a changeover in a bad-tempered Hopman Cup encounter on Friday.
01/06/12
DOHA (Reuters) - Roger Federer pulled out of the Qatar Open due to back pain on Friday only 10 days before the start of the Australian Open.
01/06/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins routed the Calgary Flames 9-0 at the TD Garden on Thursday to maintain a relentless run of form that has taken them to the top of the Northeast division and within a point of the Eastern Conference lead.
01/05/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Heat overcame the absence of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to beat the Atlanta Hawks 116-109 in triple overtime on Thursday, avenging their only loss of the season so far.
01/05/12
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers blew a two-goal lead before James van Riemsdyk fired his second of the game with less than a minute left to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in a cliff-hanger on Thursday.
01/05/12
Jan 5 - Two potent defenses will test a pair of rookie quarterbacks when the Houston Texans host the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday to launch the National Football League playoffs on wild card weekend.
01/05/12
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Florida Panthers forward Krystofer Barch has been suspended for one game after making an inappropriate comment to P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Thursday.
01/05/12
DOHA (Reuters) - A stuttering Roger Federer and a rampaging Rafa Nadal need to clear only one more hurdle before setting up a tantalising final showdown at the Qatar Open.
01/05/12
Jan 5 (Reuters) - The stage is set for a shootout in the Superdome when sharpshooting quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints take on rifle-armed Matt Stafford and the visiting Detroit Lions on Saturday in the NFL playoffs.
01/05/12
(Reuters) - The New York Jets have fined linebacker Bart Scott $10,000 for an obscene gesture he made to a photographer, the National Football League team said on Thursday.
01/05/12
(Reuters) - Paul Westphal has been fired as coach of the struggling Sacramento Kings, the National Basketball Association team said on Thursday.
01/05/12
DOHA (Reuters) - Top seed Rafael Nadal beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-4 6-4 in a bruising encounter on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open.
01/05/12
(Reuters) - The Miami Marlins have acquired pitcher Carlos Zambrano from the Chicago Cubs for fellow right-hander Chris Volstad, the Major League Baseball teams said on Thursday.
01/05/12
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees have been unable to sign Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima and he will return to the Seibu Lions for the 2012 season, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday.
01/05/12
(Reuters) - The Ottawa Senators, riding a rush of fan support, will have four starters in the National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game in Ottawa on January 29, the league announced on Thursday.
01/05/12
DOHA (Reuters) - Defending champion Roger Federer won a 20th straight match on Thursday by beating Andreas Seppi 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open to set up a final four meeting with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
01/05/12
DOHA (Reuters) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a potential semi-final against Roger Federer after an untroubled 6-2 6-1 win over Spanish left-hander Albert Ramos in the Qatar Open on Thursday.
01/04/12
(Reuters) - LeBron James carried the extra load without Dwyane Wade as the Miami Heat crushed the Indiana Pacers 118-83 on Wednesday to rebound from their first loss of the season.
01/04/12
(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins blew away the New Jersey Devils with a six-goal barrage on Wednesday to move within a point of top spot in the Eastern Conference.
01/04/12
(Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs guard and leading scorer Manu Ginobili will undergo surgery on his broken shooting hand on Thursday and miss up to two months, the National Basketball Association team said on Wednesday.
01/04/12
(Reuters) - The pass-happy National Football League's (NFL) second season begins this weekend with four games kicking off the playoffs in do-or-die battles to stay on track to reach the Super Bowl.
01/04/12
(Reuters) - The injury-riddled Florida Panthers signed three-time Stanley Cup winner John Madden to a one-year contract in a bid to give their roster a veteran presence, the National Hockey League team said on Wednesday.
01/04/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joe Torre resigned from his position in Major League Baseball's front office on Wednesday to explore opportunities with a group that will try to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
01/04/12
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant rediscovered his scoring touch to score 37 points and lead the Los Angeles Lakers to top spot in the Pacific division with a 108-99 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
01/03/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Lions, whose secondary was shredded by Green Bay's back-up quarterback in Sunday's regular season finale, might be fortified by the return of safety Louis Delmas for Saturday's playoff game against the New Orleans Saints.
01/03/12
(Reuters) - The Detroit Lions, whose secondary was shredded by Green Bay's back-up quarterback in Sunday's regular season finale, might be fortified by the return of safety Louis Delmas for Saturday's playoff game against the New Orleans Saints.
01/03/12
(Reuters) - Houston Texans quarterback T.J. Yates and five-time Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson should both be ready to go in Saturday's playoff game against the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, the team said on Tuesday.
01/03/12
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - With another successful Winter Classic in the books the National Hockey League (NHL) woke up on Tuesday and did what it has each of the last five years, pat itself on the back and think about what to do as an encore for the outdoor game.
01/03/12
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - The world will not need to wait long to get a glimpse at triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt's fitness for his highly anticipated 2012 season.
01/03/12
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark will not play in Sunday's AFC wild card playoff game against the Denver Broncos because of health risks to him in the high altitude of Denver, the team said on Tuesday.
01/03/12
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jerry Angelo was fired on Tuesday as general manager of the Chicago Bears, a victim of the team's failure to make the playoffs in four of the last five seasons.
01/03/12
(Reuters) - No last-second buzzer-beater could save Oklahoma City this time as the Thunder lost a rematch with the Dallas Mavericks 100-87 on Monday to become the last NBA team to record a loss this season.
01/02/12
(Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili fractured his left shooting hand during a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday and is out indefinitely, the team said.
01/02/12
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Once a novelty act, the Winter Classic proved it can stand on its own without exotic venues and marquee names as the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in another memorable outdoor showcase for the NHL Monday.
01/02/12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Redskins' miserable National Football League season has hardened the resolve of head coach Mike Shanahan to return the once-proud franchise to its winning ways.
01/02/12
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Michael Rupp grabbed the Winter Classic spotlight with two goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-2 comeback win over the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League's outdoor showcase on Monday.
01/02/12
(Reuters) - The St. Louis Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired their head coaches on Monday, a day after each team ended the National Football League (NFL) season in last place in their respective divisions.
01/02/12
DOHA (Reuters) - Roger Federer is hoping his ageing body will be able to stand up to a hectic start to 2012, the former world number one said on Monday.
01/01/12
(Reuters) - The Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals clinched places in the National Football League playoffs despite losing their final regular season games on Sunday, while the streaking New England Patriots captured the top seed in the AFC.
01/01/12
(Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens captured the AFC North division title and earned a first-round bye in the playoffs with a 24-16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on the final weekend of the National Football League's regular season on Sunday.
01/01/12
(Reuters) - The Denver Broncos won the AFC West division title and advanced to the National Football League playoffs for the first time in six years despite losing their regular season finale to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
01/01/12
(Reuters) - The Cincinnati Bengals clinched the final AFC wild card spot and punched their ticket to the postseason despite closing out the National Football League's regular season with a loss on Sunday.
01/01/12
(Reuters) - Tom Brady became just the third quarterback to pass for over 5,000 yards in a National Football League season as he rallied the New England Patriots to a 49-21 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday that secured home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
01/01/12
(Reuters) - The New England Patriots earned home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs and the San Francisco 49ers secured a first-round bye in the NFC postseason with wins in their final games of the National Football League's regular season on Sunday.
01/01/12
(Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers clinched a first round bye in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs with a 34-27 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
01/01/12
(Reuters) - Tom Brady became the third quarterback to pass for over 5,000 yards in a National Football League season as he rallied the New England Patriots to a 49-21 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday that secured home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
01/01/12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) failed to reach an agreement over new pricing to show MSG's sports network, leaving Time Warner subscribers without access to the games in the new year.
01/01/12
PERTH (Reuters) - Fernando Verdasco fought off a valiant effort by former world number one Lleyton Hewitt to help Spain get a 2-1 win over hosts Australia in the Hopman Cup on Sunday.
12/31/11
(Reuters) - Center Andrew Bynum scored 29 points in his first game of the season after serving a suspension as the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind to beat the Denver Nuggets 92-89 Saturday.
12/31/11
(Reuters) - Center Andrew Bynum scored 29 points in his first game of the season after serving a suspension as the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind to beat the Denver Nuggets 92-89 Saturday.
12/31/11
(Reuters) - Reserve center Hamed Haddadi, the first Iranian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), has signed a new contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, the team said Saturday.
12/31/11
(Reuters) - The San Diego Padres have given their offense a boost by acquiring two-time All-Star outfielder Carlos Quentin from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for two pitching prospects, the Major League Baseball teams said on Saturday.
12/31/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray has ended his long search for a full time coach by appointing eight-times grand slam winner Ivan Lendl.
12/31/11
(Reuters) - The New York Rangers started quickly with three goals in the first period that helped them to a comfortable 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in a clash between division leaders on Friday.
12/31/11
(Reuters) - Arizona defensive tackle Darnell Dockett was fined a total of $30,000 by the NFL for two incidents that took place in the Cardinals' 23-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals last week, the league said on Friday.
12/30/11
(Reuters) - The defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 99-86 on Friday for their first win of the season boosted by 56 points from their reserves.
12/30/11
LONDON (Reuters) - After playing the mother of Queen Elizabeth in "The King's Speech," actress Helena Bonham Carter will take part in a real-life royal performance when she receives an honor from the monarch herself.
12/30/11
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Boxing welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. pleaded no contest on Friday in Las Vegas to misdemeanor battery against a security guard, prosecutors said.
12/30/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant's injured wrist did not prevent the All Star guard from lifting the LA Lakers to a 99-82 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday.
12/29/11
(Reuters) - Jaromir Jagr enjoyed a successful return to Pittsburgh on Thursday when he scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers win 4-2 and snap the Penguins' four-game winning streak.
12/29/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Londoners waking Sunday with blurred vision and throbbing heads will not have to wait long for their next party as the city enters its Olympic year and prepares to host the sporting show of a lifetime.
12/29/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger expects to play in Sunday's regular season finale against the Cleveland Browns, as long as he can cope with the pain in his sprained left ankle.
12/29/11
(Reuters) - British world number one Luke Donald added another accolade to his rapidly growing resume when he was named male player of the year by the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) on Thursday.
12/29/11
(Reuters) - The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a five-year, $65 million contract extension with starting pitcher John Danks, the American League team said on Thursday.
12/29/11
(Reuters) - The struggling Phoenix Suns have signed former All-Star guard Michael Redd to boost their scoring depth, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Thursday.
12/29/11
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic's preparation over the next two weeks will be key to holding on to top spot in the rankings next year, the world number one said on Thursday.
12/29/11
(Reuters) - The final week of the National Football League (NFL) regular season takes place on New Year's Day with seven teams battling for the last three available spots in the playoffs and another four hoping to earn a week off on the road to the Super Bowl.
12/29/11
(Reuters) - Miami Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor is to bring the curtain down on his 15-year NFL career after Sunday's season finale against the New York Jets.
12/28/11
(Reuters) - San Antonio squashed some of the hype surrounding the revamped Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday with a 115-90 victory that lifted the Spurs to 2-0 in the new season.
12/28/11
(Reuters) - The Washington Capitals took the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers down a peg with a 4-1 home victory on Wednesday, snapping the Rangers' five-game winning streak.
12/28/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors delivered every ounce of effort they promised fans before their NBA home opener against Indiana on Wednesday but it would not be enough to secure the victory as the Pacers ran out 90-85 winners.
12/28/11
(Reuters) - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo expects to play in Sunday's regular season finale against the New York Giants, when the NFC East title will be on the line, despite struggling with a bruised right hand this week.
12/28/11
(Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox acquired All-Star pitcher Andrew Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney from the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday in exchange for outfielder Josh Reddick and two minor league prospects, the teams said.
12/28/11
(Reuters) - With egos badly bruised after losing their first two games of the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed a rare day off on Wednesday having avoided their first 0-3 start since 1978.
12/28/11
(Reuters) - New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez made a successful trip to Germany this month to have experimental treatment on his right knee and left shoulder, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team said Wednesday.
12/28/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby continues to experience concussion symptoms, raising questions about whether he will return to the National Hockey League (NHL) this season.
12/28/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government has sued New York Yankees co-owner Hal Steinbrenner and his wife seeking more than $670,00 in taxes, saying that amount was erroneously refunded to the baseball team based on a late refund claim for the 2001 tax year.
12/28/11
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees have signed reliever Hideki Okajima, the Major League Baseball team said on Wednesday, hoping the Japanese left-hander can regain the form that helped their great rivals, the Boston Red Sox, to a World Series title.
12/27/11
(Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens exploded out of a five-game losing streak to beat division rivals Ottawa 6-2 on Tuesday and give interim coach Randy Cunneyworth his first taste of success.
12/27/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat beat Boston 115-107 on Tuesday to maintain their impressive start to the National Basketball Association season and hand the Celtics their second consecutive loss.
12/27/11
(Reuters) - Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers and New England Patriots' Tom Brady were named on Tuesday as the starting quarterbacks for the National Football League (NFL) Pro Bowl.
12/27/11
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Drew Gooden has been suspended one game without pay for a flagrant foul against Gerald Henderson of the Charlotte Bobcats, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Tuesday.
12/27/11
(Reuters) - Wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been released by the San Francisco 49ers after an injury plagued season where he had only 15 receptions in eight games.
12/27/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers continued their stumbling start to a new era with a 100-91 road loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday as the visitors matched their poorest opening to a campaign for nine years.
12/26/11
(Reuters) - New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's 27-year single-season passing record as the Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 45-16 to clinch the NFC South on Monday.
12/26/11
(Reuters) - The New York Rangers took over top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 3-0 win over the Islanders on Monday.
12/26/11
(Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs bolstered their bullpen by signing right-handers Manny Corpas and Andy Sonnanstine to one-year contracts, the Major League Baseball team said on Monday.
12/26/11
(Reuters) - The Houston Rockets recruited the big man they have been looking for when they signed free-agent centre Samuel Dalembert, the NBA team said on Monday.
12/26/11
(Reuters) - Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy has a big decision to make ahead of the defending Super Bowl champions' final game of the regular season: should he stick with a winning combination or rest his key players ahead of the playoffs?
12/25/11
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers rebounded from the disappointment of missing out on perfection by taking the aerial route to beat the Chicago Bears 35-21 and secure home-field advantage for the National Football League (NFL) playoffs Sunday.
12/25/11
(Reuters) - LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose all shined as the NBA tipped off in style on Christmas Day with some sparkling action putting aside memories of the five month long lockout.
12/25/11
- (Reuters) - The Miami Heat gained a little revenge for their loss in last year's NBA finals, by spoiling the Dallas Mavericks' championship celebration with a resounding 105-94 victory on Sunday's opening day of the season.
12/25/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) season belatedly got underway on Christmas Day, with the New York Knicks wrapping up a 106-104 victory over the Boston Celtics.
12/25/11
ALICANTE, Spain (Reuters) - Leading boats Camper and Telefonica entered the final phase of battle in the first stage of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race with just 12 nautical miles separating them on Christmas Day after 13 days at sea.
12/24/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Detroit Lions sealed their spot in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs by beating the San Diego Chargers on Saturday while the New England Patriots clinched a first-round bye in the postseason with a comeback win over the Miami Dolphins.
12/24/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Giants beat the Jets 29-14 in a pivotal New York showdown on Saturday that gave the winners a direct path to reach the playoffs and imperiled the losers' chances of advancing.
12/24/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Tom Brady led the New England Patriots back from a 17-point deficit to beat the Miami Dolphins 27-24 on Saturday and clinch a first-round bye in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs.
12/24/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Giants beat the Jets 29-14 in a pivotal New York showdown on Saturday that gave the winners a direct path to reach the playoffs and imperiled the loser's chances of advancing.
12/24/11
(Reuters) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton broke Peyton Manning's National Football League (NFL) record for the most passing yards in a rookie season on Saturday.
12/24/11
ORCHARD PARK (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills played the role of Christmas Grinch to perfection denying the Denver Broncos a chance to clinch a playoff spot with a 40-14 win on Saturday, halting their own seven game losing streak.
12/24/11
(Reuters) - The Washington Nationals have acquired All-Star left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez in a six-player trade with the Oakland A's, the teams said on Friday.
12/23/11
(Reuters) - Boston's Brad Marchand blasted a hat-trick as the Bruins thrashed the Florida Panthers 8-0 at the TD Garden on Friday.
12/23/11
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant plans to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday despite a torn ligament in his right wrist.
12/23/11
(Reuters) - Injured Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will definitely not start and probably will not play at all on Saturday when the Steelers host the St. Louis Rams, the National Football League team said on Friday.
12/23/11
(Reuters) - The Cincinnati Reds, seeking to bolster their bullpen, have acquired reliever Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs as part of a four-player trade, the National League team said on Friday.
12/23/11
(Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets have moved quickly to fill the void left by injured center Brook Lopez, acquiring Mehmet Okur from the Utah Jazz for a future draft pick.
12/23/11
(Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts scored a touchdown in the final minute to stun AFC South rivals Houston 19-16 at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday.
12/23/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings gave new coach Darryl Sutter a few early scares before delivering a triumphant welcome with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
12/22/11
(Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals have signed outfielder Carlos Beltran pending a physical, the team announced on Thursday.
12/22/11
(Reuters) - Penn State held onto the No. 3 position in Forbes' rankings of the most valuable college football programs this year, but is expected to drop in the future because of a sex abuse scandal, the magazine said on Thursday.
12/22/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four former National Football League players, including two Pro Bowl players, sued the league over brain injuries that they say left them facing medical problems years after their careers ended.
12/22/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Deryk Engelland has been suspended for three games for an illegal check to the head of Chicago Blackhawks forward Marcus Kruger, the National Hockey League announced on Thursday.
12/22/11
(Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks took down another leading Western Conference team on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
12/21/11
(Reuters) - MVP point guard Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Chicago Bulls, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Wednesday.
12/21/11
(Reuters) - Fifteen teams remain alive in a mad scramble for five remaining playoff spots, and the seven clubs already qualified for the postseason play fight for seeding in the penultimate week of National Football League (NFL) action.
12/21/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat stumbled at the final hurdle last season and for the team's 'Big Three', whose stunning formation transformed the franchise, the 2011-12 National Basketball Association (NBA) campaign simply has to be the year.
12/21/11
(Reuters) - Fans of the Dallas Mavericks may find themselves wondering who all the new faces are when the team raises their championship banner to the rafters on Christmas Day as the curtain goes up on a shortened National Basketball Association (NBA) season.
12/21/11
(Reuters) - The starter's gun sounds Christmas Day on an National Basketball Association (NBA) sprint of a season that will reward cohesiveness and fitness in a compressed 66-game campaign that has the Miami Heat as clear front-runners.
12/20/11
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins survived a nail-biting third period onslaught to hold off the NHL-leading Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday.
12/20/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington netminder Michal Neuvirth stopped 20 shots as the Capitals snapped the Nashville Predators' five-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday.
12/20/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Willie Gault, a former Chicago Bears wide receiver, faces a civil lawsuit by U.S. securities regulators accusing the American football player and several others of engaging in an alleged scheme to inflate the price of stock in a heart-monitoring device company.
12/20/11
New York (Reuters) - Outspoken New York Jets coach Rex Ryan is billing Saturday's Christmas Eve showdown against the New York Giants as a battle for the Big Apple, but the fellow-tenants of MetLife Stadium are not biting.
12/20/11
(Reuters) - The NCAA on Tuesday barred Ohio State University's football team from post-season play in 2012 as punishment for a scandal over players accepting cash and discounted tattoos in exchange for signed Buckeyes memorabilia.
12/20/11
(Reuters) - The Denver Nuggets re-signed Arron Afflalo to a multi-year contract after the starting guard had a breakout season, the National Basketball Association team said on Tuesday.
12/20/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings named Darryl Sutter as their new head coach in hopes he can help the struggling team get their National Hockey League (NHL) season back on track, the club said on Tuesday.
12/20/11
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers' home-field 20-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, televised live on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" broadcast, was delayed by back-to-back power outages that twice plunged Candlestick Park into darkness.
12/20/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Seven-times grand slam champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from her Australian Open warm-up event in New Zealand due to "health reasons," placing her participation in the year's first grand slam in doubt.
12/20/11
(Reuters) - A pair of stadium power outages could not prevent the San Francisco 49ers from overcoming the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3 Monday in a gritty matchup between playoff-bound teams.
12/19/11
(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers have won the rights to negotiate exclusively with Japanese pitching ace Yu Darvish after offering what may be the sport's richest ever posting fee, Major League Baseball announced in a statement on Monday.
12/19/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings were considered Stanley Cup contenders ahead of the 2011-12 National Hockey League season but a slow start, injuries and inconsistency has left the team playing catch-up in the standings.
12/19/11
(Reuters) - In a season where the Green Bay Packers have had an answer for everything, there are suddenly questions that are not so easily explained.
12/18/11
(Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks continued to shine with Ray Emery in goal, claiming a routine 4-2 triumph over the Calgary Flames to register a fifth straight victory and climb to the top of the NHL standings on Sunday.
12/18/11
(Reuters) - Surging San Diego overcame Baltimore 34-14 Sunday to keep alive their postseason hopes while damaging the Ravens' playoff top seed ambitions.
12/18/11
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers suffered a shock 19-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, shattering their hopes of a perfect season as three more teams joined them in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs.
12/18/11
(Reuters) - The Seattle Seahawks routed the Chicago Bears 38-14 on Sunday to record their fifth win in six games and bull their way back into the National Football League playoff picture.
12/18/11
(Reuters) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will not play in the final two games of this season's National Football League (NFL) campaign as he continues to recover from neck surgery that has kept him out all season, the team said Sunday.
12/18/11
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers suffered a shock 19-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, shattering their hopes of a perfect National Football League (NFL) season, and the Indianapolis Colts finally got a win without Peyton Manning.
12/18/11
(Reuters) - The Seattle Seahawks routed the Chicago Bears 38-14 on Sunday to record their fifth win in six games and bull their way back into the National Football League playoff picture.
12/18/11
(Reuters) - The quarterback of bowl-bound Penn State was taken to hospital after a locker room fight with a teammate, said the university, which is struggling to restore its image from a child sex abuse scandal.
12/18/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants stumbled out of a share of first place in the NFC East by falling 23-10 on Sunday in an embarrassing loss to the lowly Washington Redskins.
12/17/11
(Reuters) - Daniel and Henrik Sedin delivered their usual response to petty taunts by helping the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3 win over the slumping Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
12/17/11
(Reuters) - Tony Romo passed for three touchdowns and scored another as the Dallas Cowboys kept their NFC East title hopes on track with a 31-15 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday.
12/17/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins has agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract with an option for a fourth year, Major League Baseball's website reported on Saturday.
12/17/11
(Reuters) - The Cincinnati Reds boosted their pitching rotation by acquiring right-hander Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres as part of a five-player trade, the National League team said Saturday.
12/17/11
(Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets have re-signed forward Carl Landry as they prepare to play without traded All-Star guard Chris Paul, the National Basketball Association team said Saturday.
12/17/11
- (Reuters) - Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will undergo surgery for an aortic aneurysm next month and miss the 2011-12 season, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Saturday.
12/17/11
(Reuters) - The Phoenix Coyotes traded disgruntled forward Kyle Turris to the Ottawa Senators for defenseman David Rundblad and a second round draft pick, the National Hockey League (NHL) teams said on Saturday.
12/17/11
(Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons, looking to improve under new coach Lawrence Frank, have re-signed leading scorer Rodney Stuckey, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Saturday.
12/16/11
(Reuters) - Thomas Vanek scored the game-winner in his 500th NHL game as the Buffalo Sabres edged divisional rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in a fast-paced and sometimes frenetic encounter at the First Niagara Center on Friday.
12/16/11
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Home-run king Barry Bonds avoided a prison sentence on Friday over a single criminal conviction related to an investigation of steroids in sports, a punishment one prosecutor called a slap on the wrist.
12/16/11
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Friday that two former senior Penn State officials must stand trial on charges of lying to a grand jury about what they knew of sexual abuse allegations against former coach Jerry Sandusky.
12/16/11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Bears said on Friday they will cut wide receiver Sam Hurd from the football team following his arrest on federal drug charges.
12/16/11
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Baseball home-run king Barry Bonds was sentenced on Friday to 2 years probation, with no prison time, for his conviction on a single criminal count related to an investigation over steroids use in sports.
12/16/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Ian Poulter battled a bout of food poisoning amid sweltering afternoon heat but emerged two strokes clear after the second round of the Australian Masters on Friday.
12/16/11
(Reuters) - Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward was in top form backstopping his side to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday.
12/15/11
(Reuters) - The Atlanta Falcons had little difficulty dispatching the woeful Jacksonville Jaguars 41-14 at the Georgia Dome on Thursday to keep their pursuit of a playoff place on track.
12/15/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers captain Chris Pronger will miss the rest of the National Hockey League (NHL) season with a concussion, the team said on Thursday, adding another name to the growing list of players sidelined by the injury.
12/15/11
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - A key witness who said that he saw former assistant Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky raping a 10-year-old boy in 2002 may testify in court on Friday, a legal source said.
12/15/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors dropped criminal charges against New England Patriots football player Julian Edelman on Thursday, saying there was not enough evidence to prove he groped a woman at a bar, officials said.
12/15/11
(Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins added some power to their lineup by signing free-agent outfielder Josh Willingham to a three-year deal worth $21 million, the Major League Baseball (MLB) club said on Thursday.
12/15/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Clippers acquired point guard Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday in a deal that ends a week-long saga involving the sought after All Star.
12/14/11
(Reuters) - The National Football League reached deals with the CBS, FOX and NBC broadcast networks that will extend television rights for the games through the 2022 season while substantially increasing payments to the league.
12/14/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Jets and New York Giants are on pace to reach the National Football League playoffs and both are guarding against Sunday ambushes by potential spoilers before the Big Apple teams clash next week.
12/14/11
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) said it has agreed with broadcasters CBS Corp, FOX and NBC for a new nine-year broadcast rights agreement that runs through the 2022 season.
12/14/11
(Reuters) - Tim Tebow, the most-talked about quarterback in the National Football League, goes up against one of the most successful of the past decade when the Denver Broncos host Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Sunday's marquee game.
12/14/11
(Reuters) - The struggling Carolina Hurricanes were dealt another blow on Wednesday when forward Jeff Skinner and defenseman Joni Pitkanen were ruled out indefinitely with concussions, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said.
12/14/11
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers moved to shore up their batting order by signing slugging free agent third baseman Aramis Ramirez to a three-year contract, the Major League Baseball (MLB) club said on Wednesday.
12/14/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man accusing former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him was in jail on Wednesday for violating bail conditions in his own child sex abuse case, police said.
12/13/11
(Reuters) - The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks continued their roster changes on Tuesday by trading away Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez and forward Corey Brewer to the Denver Nuggets.
12/13/11
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins were no match for goaltender Jimmy Howard and Detroit as the Red Wings cruised to a 4-1 road victory on Tuesday.
12/13/11
(Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets moved to firm up their frontline by signing free agent forward Shelden Williams, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Tuesday.
12/13/11
(Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys signed veteran running back Sammy Morris after putting rookie DeMarco Murray on the season-ending injured reserve list with an ankle injury, the team said on Tuesday.
12/13/11
(Reuters) - National Hockey League (NHL) top scorer Claude Giroux is out indefinitely with a concussion after taking an inadvertent knee to the head during a recent game, the Philadelphia Flyers said on Tuesday.
12/13/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker James Harrison was suspended one game for a dangerous helmet-to-helmet hit on Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy, the National Football League (NFL) announced on Tuesday.
12/13/11
BELLEFONTE, Pa (Reuters) - Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Tuesday abruptly waived his right to a preliminary hearing on sex abuse charges, meaning his case will go to trial.
12/12/11
(Reuters) - An inspired defensive effort guided the Seattle Seahawks to a decisive 30-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams Monday that continued their strong second half to the season.
12/12/11
(Reuters) - Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos scored two late goals to put the heat on New Jersey in the final period but the Devils held on to claim a 5-4 win over the Lightning on Monday.
12/12/11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge eased courtroom rules on Monday for reporters covering a preliminary hearing for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant coach accused of sexually abusing boys.
12/12/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Dolphins fired head coach Tony Sparano and named assistant coach Todd Bowles as his replacement on an interim basis, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Monday.
12/12/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is out indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms and there is no timetable for his return, the National Hockey League's (NHL) biggest drawing card said on Monday.
12/12/11
(Reuters) - The struggling Kansas City Chiefs have fired head coach Todd Haley, the National Football League team said on Monday on the heels of their fifth loss in sixth games.
12/12/11
(Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks scored two late goals to claim a 3-2 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks Sunday.
12/11/11
(Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys squandered a 12-point lead in the final six minutes to suffer a gut-wrenching 37-34 defeat to the rival New York Giants Sunday that left the teams tied atop the NFC East division.
12/11/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Houston Texans and New Orleans Saints both booked their spots in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs with wins on Sunday while the unbeaten Green Bay Packers secured a first-round bye with their 13th win.
12/11/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - If a run of three home wins suggested the Miami Dolphins had turned the corner after their miserable 0-7 start to the season, Sunday's 26-10 home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was a reminder of the team's limitations.
12/11/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Houston Texans reached the National Football League (NFL) playoffs for the first time on Sunday while the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots both edged closer to booking their spots in the post-season.
12/11/11
(Reuters) - The Houston Texans reached the National Football League's playoffs for the first time after a dramatic 20-19 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
12/11/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Jets roared to a 37-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday that kept alive their hopes of landing a berth in the National Football League playoffs.
12/11/11
WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters) - Britain's Amir Khan lost his WBA super-lightweight and IBF light-welterweight titles on Saturday after he was deducted two points and dropped a split decision to American Lamont Peterson.
12/11/11
(Reuters) - Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League most valuable player, has appealed a reported positive test for a performance-enhancing substance, according to U.S. media reports.
12/10/11
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings continued their strong run of form with a lopsided 7-1 win over the fatigued Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.
12/10/11
LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, attending his first Army-Navy football game as commander in chief on Saturday, praised the dedication of the country's armed forces ahead of a week in which he will focus heavily on the end of America's war in Iraq.
12/10/11
LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, attending his first Army-Navy football game as commander in chief on Saturday, praised the dedication of the country's armed forces ahead of a week in which he will focus heavily on the end of America's war in Iraq.
12/10/11
DUBAI (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's viral illness is a common problem among travelling golfers and the world number two should make a complete recovery as long as he takes some rest, the European Tour's chief medical officer has said.
12/10/11
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Memphis police have opened an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against Amateur Athletic Union president Bobby Dodd that date to the 1980s, police said on Friday.
12/09/11
(Reuters) - Washington defenseman Dennis Wideman scored three power play goals to record his first NHL career hat-trick and lead the Capitals to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.
12/09/11
GREENBURGH, New York (Reuters) - The deal to bring center Tyson Chandler to the New York Knicks was done though not yet official, and top Knicks players and their coach said on Friday they believed they were on track to winning a title.
12/09/11
(Reuters) - A new National Basketball Association era began in controversy as a blockbuster three-way trade that would have sent New Orleans Hornets All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers was vetoed by NBA Commissioner David Stern.
12/09/11
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees will bring back right-handed starting pitcher Freddy Garcia for another season, announcing on Friday they had signed the Venezuelan to a one-year contract.
12/09/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger battled through the pain of an injured ankle to connect with Antonio Brown for a late touchdown and seal a 14-3 win over divisional rivals Cleveland on Thursday.
12/08/11
(Reuters) - Baseball home-run king Barry Bonds should spend 15 months in prison due to his conviction on a single criminal count related to an investigation over steroids in sports, U.S. prosecutors argued in a court filing.
12/08/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) players and owners ratified a new collective bargaining agreement on Thursday, formally ending a five-month lockout and ensuring the season will start on Christmas Day.
12/08/11
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers were cleared by a judge to begin a multibillion sale of future rights to broadcast the bankrupt team's games, dealing a blow to its current broadcaster Fox Sports.
12/08/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) players and owners ratified a new collective bargaining agreement on Thursday, formally ending a five-month lockout and ensuring the season will start on Christmas Day.
12/08/11
(Reuters) - Albert Pujols is to leave the World Series winning St. Louis Cardinals and join the Los Angeles Angels on a 10-year deal, worth up to $265 million, MLB.com reported Thursday.
12/08/11
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Light heavyweight Roman Simakov, who was carried from the ring on a stretcher after being knocked out in a WBC Asian Boxing Council title fight on Monday, has died, the Russian federation (RBF) said.
12/07/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants clash on Sunday as the battle for playoff spots in the National Football League heats up.
12/07/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Marlins made their third major free-agency signing of the offseason by agreeing to terms on a four-year, $58 million deal with four-time All-Star pitcher Mark Buehrle, MLB.com reported on Wednesday.
12/07/11
WILMINGTON, Del./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prospective bidders are piling up for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Fox Sports argued on Wednesday that the bankrupt team's owner Frank McCourt is improperly breaking its broadcasting contract in his effort to sell the team.
12/07/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will sit out the next two games as a precaution after taking a hard hit during Monday's game against the Boston Bruins, the National Hockey League team said on Wednesday.
12/07/11
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - It took Lindsey Vonn 46 World Cup victories to finally win on home soil and she could not dream of a better place to do it than Beaver Creek, the resort in which she was raised.
12/07/11
(Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested on Wednesday and charged with 12 new counts of sexual abuse of minors, Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly said.
12/07/11
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn, fresh off her Lake Louise hat-tick, captured another women's World Cup Super-G in Beaver Creek on Wednesday.
12/07/11
(Reuters) - Dallas Stars defenseman Mark Fistric has been suspended three games for charging after leaving his feet to deliver a hit on New York Islanders forward Nino Niederreiter, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Wednesday.
12/07/11
SYRACUSE, NY (Reuters) - Accusations that former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine fondled ballboys would have led to his arrest except for the legal statute of limitations, Onandaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said Wednesday.
12/07/11
DUBAI (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy is a more talented golfer than 14-times major winner Tiger Woods, said world number one Luke Donald on the eve of his Dubai World Championship showdown with the young Northern Irishman.
12/07/11
(Reuters) - Vancouver thrashed the Colorado Avalanche 6-0 thanks to a Daniel Sedin hat-trick on Tuesday, but the victory came at a cost with goaltender Roberto Luongo and winger David Booth suffering injuries.
12/06/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers said late on Tuesday it has filed a motion with a U.S. bankruptcy court to approve its settlement with Major League Baseball, which would kickstart the sale of the bankrupt team.
12/06/11
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) does not yet have a ratified labor agreement but the league moved full speed ahead Tuesday by announcing a provisional schedule.
12/06/11
(Reuters) - Baseball home run king Barry Bonds should receive no jail time for his conviction on a single criminal count related to an investigation of steroids in sports, his attorneys argued in a court filing on Tuesday.
12/06/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - They have not won a game in a month, but the New York Giants hope their latest loss can fuel a last, desperate push to reach the playoffs.
12/06/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - If they are not careful, the Miami Marlins could end up being as hated by the rest of America as the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat.
12/06/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - They have not won a game in a month, but the New York Giants hope their latest loss can fuel a last, desperate push to reach the playoffs.
12/06/11
ORCHARD PARK, New York (Reuters) - The crushing heartbreak of losing four consecutive Super Bowls is starting to feel like the glory days for long-suffering Buffalo Bills fans, who once again are watching a season full of promise slip away into an uncertain future.
12/06/11
(Reuters) - The Miami Marlins have offered free agent Albert Pujols a monster ten year deal worth more than $200 million, Major League Baseball's MLB.com reported on Tuesday.
12/06/11
(Reuters) - Nashville Predators forward Jordin Tootoo has been suspended two games for charging into Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Tuesday.
12/06/11
(Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired closer Sergio Santos in a trade with the Chicago White Sox for promising right-handed pitcher Nestor Molina, the Toronto club announced on Tuesday.
12/06/11
(Reuters) - Fans of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers snapped up shares in the opening minutes of the team's public stock sale on Tuesday, slowing the website under demand for an ownership that conveys mainly bragging rights.
12/06/11
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has shelved an investigation into former FIFA head Joao Havelange after he resigned as an IOC member just days before an ethics hearing into his conduct, IOC President Jacques Rogge told Reuters on Tuesday.
12/06/11
(Reuters)- Heisman Trophy runner-up Andrew Luck will be hoping to go one better after the Stanford quarterback was shortlisted again for college football's highest individual award.
12/06/11
(Reuters) - The San Diego Chargers provided a glimmer of hope to their slim playoff chances by pounding the Jacksonville Jaguars 38-14 on Monday to end a six-game losing streak.
12/05/11
(Reuters) - Boston goaltender Tim Thomas blunted Pittsburgh's potent offense as the Bruins extended their incredible turnaround with a 3-1 win over Sidney Crosby's Eastern Conference-leading Penguins on Monday.
12/05/11
(Reuters) - If any team can stop the unbeaten Green Bay Packers from going all the way this season it could well be the New Orleans Saints, who are starting to look like the team that won a Super Bowl two years ago.
12/05/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick practiced on Monday and said he expects to play on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins after missing three games with broken ribs.
12/05/11
(Reuters) - Former Chicago Cubs third baseman and broadcaster Ron Santo, who overcame debilitating effects of diabetes to inspire others, was elected posthumously to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday.
12/04/11
(Reuters) - Manny Ramirez applied for reinstatement from Major League Baseball's (MLB) retired list Sunday, eight months after the 12-times All Star walked away from the game rather than face a 100-game ban over a drug-policy issue.
12/04/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers booked their spots in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs on Sunday with four weeks of the regular still to go.
12/04/11
(Reuters) - Quarterback Tim Tebow led the Denver Broncos to a fifth straight win and joint leadership of the AFC West division with a thrilling 35-32 comeback victory at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
12/04/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers celebrated the clinching of a playoff berth on Sunday by beating the New York Giants 38-35 to maintain their unbeaten record.
12/04/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods ended a frustrating victory drought of just over two years when he clinched the Chevron World Challenge which he hosts by one shot Sunday, holing a six-foot birdie putt at the last.
12/04/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers secured a playoff spot Sunday before taking the field on a record-breaking day in the National Football League (NFL).
12/04/11
ORCHARD PARK, New York (Reuters) - Chris Johnson ran for a pair of touchdowns to help power the Tennessee Titans to a 23-17 win over the fading Buffalo Bills on Sunday to remain in the playoff hunt.
12/04/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Dolphins continued their mini-revival with a convincing 34-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
12/04/11
- LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn secured a spectacular weekend hat-trick in Lake Louise when she won a women's Super-G Sunday to add to her downhill victories Friday and Saturday.
12/04/11
SUN CITY, South Africa (Reuters) - Defending champion Lee Westwood held off the rest of the field to win the Sun City Challenge by two strokes at the Gary Player Country Club on Sunday.
12/04/11
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal mounted a thrilling comeback back from a set down to beat Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 and clinch Spain's fifth Davis Cup tennis title Sunday.
12/04/11
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy boosted his hopes of finishing the year as Europe's top golfer after sensationally holing a bunker shot for birdie at the last to capture the Hong Kong Open on Sunday.
12/04/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto avenged his controversial loss to Antonio Margarito three years ago when he beat the Mexican on Saturday to retain his WBA super-middleweight world title at Madison Square Garden.
12/03/11
(Reuters) - The Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins continued their red-hot streak with a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, notching up their 13th victory in their past 14 games.
12/03/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods endured a challenging day in gusting winds before finally surrendering his overnight lead to fellow American Zach Johnson in Saturday's third round of the Chevron World Challenge.
12/03/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods endured a challenging day in gusting winds before finally surrendering his overnight lead to fellow American Zach Johnson in Saturday's third round of the Chevron World Challenge.
12/03/11
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn won a Lake Louise downhill for a remarkable ninth time Saturday and for her 10th World cup victory in all in the Canadian resort.
12/03/11
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who is serving a two-game suspension after appearing to stomp on a Green Bay Packers player, lost control of his car and crashed into a tree early on Saturday but was not injured, police said.
12/03/11
SUN CITY, South Africa (Reuters) - Lee Westwood showed why he is ranked third in the world on Saturday, reeling off 10 birdies in a spectacular 62 to charge seven strokes clear of the field after the Sun City Challenge third round.
12/03/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ousted Penn State football coach Joe Paterno never confronted former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky with accusations that Sandusky had molested young boys, even though Paterno had reportedly been told of the incidents, the New York Times said on Saturday.
12/03/11
(Reuters) - Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University football coach facing charges of sexual abuse of boys, denied in an interview with The New York Times that he molested any child and said his charitable work with children had been falsely portrayed.
12/03/11
SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - Syracuse University head basketball coach Jim Boeheim, who two weeks ago lashed out at those accusing a former assistant of sexually molesting ball boys, apologized on Friday for what he called insensitive remarks and said he "misspoke very badly."
12/02/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Matt Kuchar found an unusual way to celebrate his dizzying run of success in global golf this month, spending a day at the spa with his wife Sybi in China.
12/02/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods mixed dazzling brilliance with occasional moments of sloppiness while charging into a three-shot lead in the second round of the Chevron World Challenge on Friday.
12/02/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods mixed dazzling brilliance with occasional moments of sloppiness while charging into a three-shot lead in the second round of the Chevron World Challenge Friday.
12/02/11
KIEV (Reuters) - Traditional rivals Germany and Netherlands will lock horns in a tough group at the 2012 European soccer championship while co-hosts Poland will be hoping that history does not repeat itself when Greece provide the opposition on the opening day next June.
12/02/11
(Reuters) - Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh's appeal of a two-game suspension for stomping on the arm of an opposing player during last week's Thanksgiving Day game has been rejected, the National Football League (NFL) said on Friday.
12/02/11
(Reuters) - Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller is returning to the team's lineup on Friday for the first time since suffering a concussion nearly three weeks ago.
12/02/11
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Bode Miller surged back to win his first World Cup downhill in over three years in Beaver Creek on Friday.
12/02/11
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) confirmed on Friday that the 2011-12 season will start on Christmas Day with five high-profile games, including a blockbuster showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat.
12/02/11
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal opened Spain's bid for a third Davis Cup triumph in four years with a ruthless 6-1 6-1 6-2 destruction of Argentina's Juan Monaco on Friday to put the favorites 1-0 ahead in the best-of-five final.
12/02/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Vince Young was in a charitable mood on Thursday, gifting the Seahawks four interceptions, three of which were converted into touchdowns, as Seattle eased to a 31-14 home victory.
12/01/11
(Reuters) - Washington coach Dale Hunter suffered his second successive loss since taking the reigns at the struggling Capitals as the Pittsburgh Penguins moved to the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a 2-1 win at the Verizon Center on Thursday.
12/01/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods came into this week's Chevron World Challenge with a glint in his eye and growing confidence in his game but strong winds in Thursday's first round made it impossible for him to assess his progress.
12/01/11
(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine was officially introduced as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday after agreeing to a two-year deal.
12/01/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods put himself in position to end a victory drought of more than two years by moving into a tie for second place in Thursday's wind-buffeted first round at the Chevron World Challenge.
12/01/11
(Reuters) - The Minnesota Vikings released Donovan McNabb on Thursday, freeing the out-of-favor quarterback to move to another team.
12/01/11
(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine, who once famously put on a fake mustache to return to the bench after being ejected from a game, has been asked to inject life into the Boston Red Sox after being hired Thursday as their new manager.
12/01/11
GREENBURGH, New York (Reuters) - Carmelo Anthony was the first New York Knick on the team's practice floor Thursday as the NBA allowed the clubs to open facilities in advance of the expected ratification of their new labor deal.
12/01/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rather than cheering along in a soccer stadium or basketball arena, today's biggest sports fans can probably be found sifting through spreadsheets in a quiet corner office.
12/01/11
SUN CITY, South Africa (Reuters) - Masters champion Charl Schwartzel boldly attacked the back nine at the Gary Player Country Club to seize a share of the first-round lead in the Sun City Challenge with a dazzling 68 Thursday.
12/01/11
(Reuters) - Kyle Brodziak finally broke the deadlock with the game-clinching goal in a six-round shootout as the Minnesota Wild outlasted the Edmonton Oilers in a 3-2 thriller on Wednesday.
12/01/11
(Reuters) - The Anaheim Ducks fired coach Randy Carlyle following their 4-1 victory on Wednesday, ending his seven-year tenure with the franchise after a poor start to the campaign.
12/01/11
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Series-winning short-stop Munenori Kawasaki filed for free agency on Thursday, saying he wanted to switch to Major League Baseball but only if he can play with Ichiro Suzuki in Seattle.
12/01/11
(Reuters) - Kyle Brodziak finally broke the deadlock in a six-round shootout with the game-clinching goal as the Minnesota Wild outlasted the Edmonton Oilers in a 3-2 thriller on Wednesday.
11/30/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins capped off a near-perfect November with a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, extending their unbeaten run to 13 games.
11/30/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia's fading NFL playoff hopes took another hit on Wednesday when quarterback Michael Vick was ruled out of this week's game against the Seattle Seahawks.
11/30/11
(Reuters) - The unbeaten Green Bay Packers can secure their place in the playoffs and take a step towards the 'perfect season' when they face the New York Giants on Sunday while the San Francisco 49ers could join them in the post-season with a win over St.Louis.
11/30/11
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods had a noticeable glint in his eye ahead of this week's Chevron World Challenge, oozing confidence about his game after an encouraging fortnight of competition in Australia.
11/30/11
(Reuters) - National Hockey League teams are worth an average $240 million, a five percent rise on last year due to increased revenues, business magazine Forbes reported on Wednesday in its annual survey of the NHL.
11/30/11
(Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs signed free agent outfielder David DeJesus to a two-year contract, the National League club said on Wednesday in the first significant move by their new chief baseball executive Theo Epstein.
11/30/11
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) began stirring back to life Wednesday with player agents and team officials formally allowed to begin discussions about free agents in anticipation of next month's start of the delayed season.
11/30/11
(Reuters) - The struggling Indianapolis Colts fired defensive coordinator Larry Coyer and appointed backup Dan Orlovsky as the team's new starting quarterback on Tuesday in a bid to salvage their winless season.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby continued his potent point-scoring run since returning from injury but the Penguins fell 4-3 to New York on Tuesday, allowing the Rangers to close the gap in the Atlantic division.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - Bobby Valentine has accepted the job as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants, one year removed from their World Series triumph, kept their baseball brain trust intact by extending the contracts of manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean, the team said Tuesday.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - A federal judge has issued a stay of all court proceedings in a legal fight between National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players on Tuesday so the two sides can wrap up details on their new labor agreement.
11/29/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Soccer's top executive said he is "uncertain" the sport's English superstar David Beckham will stay with Los Angeles Galaxy given the financial lure to join French club Paris St Germain.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - Jacksonville Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver has reached an agreement to sell the National Football League (NFL) team to Pakistani-born businessman Shahid Khan.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward James Neal has been fined $2,500 for high-sticking Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban, the National Hockey League said on Tuesday.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year contract with former Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, the American League team said Tuesday.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been suspended for two games by the National Football League (NFL) for unsportsmanlike conduct in stomping on the arm of an opposing player, the league said on Tuesday.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired longtime coach Jack Del Rio, the NFL Network reported on Tuesday.
11/29/11
(Reuters) - Drew Brees cut the Giants down to size with four airborne touchdowns and one on the ground as the New Orleans Saints romped to a 49-24 triumph on Monday that further damaged New York's NFC playoff hopes.
11/28/11
(Reuters) - The Minnesota Wild joined Chicago at the top of the Western Conference on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
11/28/11
(Reuters) - Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty has been suspended three games for an illegal hit that left Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang with a broken nose, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Monday.
11/28/11
(Reuters) - A full postseason share for each member of the 2011 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals was worth over $323,000, up 1.7 percent from last year's payout, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Monday.
11/28/11
(Reuters) - The Houston Texans suffered another setback when they lost their second quarterback to injury in as many weeks as Matt Leinart has a broken collarbone and will require season-ending surgery, the team said Monday.
11/28/11
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays sorted out their catching needs for the 2012 Major League Baseball season by signing veteran Jose Molina to a one-year deal, the team said Monday.
11/28/11
(Reuters) - Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has earned a 5-1 record since taking over the starting role but is still the subject of a raging debate about whether he has a long-term future in the National Football League (NFL).
11/28/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers captain Chris Pronger will have surgery on his left knee Tuesday and will miss a month, the National Hockey League team said on Monday.
11/28/11
(Reuters) - The struggling Carolina Hurricanes fired coach Paul Maurice on Monday and named former National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Kirk Muller as his replacement.
11/28/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman paid by Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Lawrence Taylor for sex when she was 16 years old sued the former New York Giants football player on Monday for unspecified damages.
11/28/11
ASPEN, Colo (Reuters) - Downhill skiing Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Vonn announced that she and her husband, Thomas, are getting a divorce.
11/28/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The struggling Washington Capitals have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau and replaced him with former team captain Dale Hunter, the team said Monday.
11/28/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer says he is "very excited" about his prospects for next year after finishing 2011 riding a wave of optimism and with the mental scars of some painful defeats apparently healed.
11/27/11
(Reuters) - Tom Brady threw three touchdowns as the New England Patriots crushed the Philadelphia Eagles 38-20 and Tim Tebow led the Denver Broncos to their fourth straight win in National Football League action on Sunday.
11/27/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Syracuse University fired assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine, the target of an investigation into allegations he molested a former ball boy and at least one other boy, the university said on Sunday.
11/27/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Jets scored on a 16-yard touchdown catch by Santonio Holmes with 61 seconds remaining to beat the Buffalo Bills 28-24 on Sunday and revive their playoff hopes.
11/27/11
(Reuters) - The injury-hit Houston Texans, playing with their third-string rookie quarterback, held on for a 20-13 win at divisional rivals the Jacksonville Jaguars in National Football League action on Sunday.
11/27/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Jets scored on a 16-yard touchdown catch by Santonio Holmes with 61 seconds remaining to beat the Buffalo Bills 28-24 Sunday and revive their playoff hopes.
11/27/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement which paves the way for a 66-game season starting on Christmas Day.
11/27/11
HAIKOU, China (Reuters) - The United States team of Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland won the World Cup on Sunday, giving America its 24th victory in the event.
11/26/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang bounced back from being bloodied by a hit to score a controversial overtime winning goal to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
11/26/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Defending champion Roger Federer continued his torment of David Ferrer to set up a title showdown against French powerhouse Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the ATP World Tour Finals on Saturday.
11/26/11
DENVER (Reuters) - Former prizefighter Ron Lyle, a convict-turned-contender who once fought Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title, died on Saturday at age 70 in Denver.
11/26/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and players have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, the League said on Saturday.
11/26/11
(Reuters) - The Detroit Lions have censured defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for his conduct against Green Bay on Thursday, while the player himself apologized for his "unacceptable" behavior.
11/26/11
(Reuters) - NBA owners and players met on Friday to try to reach an agreement that would salvage the league's Christmas Day marquee schedule.
11/25/11
(Reuters) - Sidney Crosby recaptured his scoring touch with three assists to help the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday.
11/25/11
LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic followed Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray out of the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday when he lost to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic for the first time.
11/25/11
LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic followed Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray out of the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday when he lost to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic for the first time.
11/25/11
KABUL (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie has helped transform soldiers' firing ranges into driving ranges on a trip to Afghanistan to support foreign troops and promote golf in a country with plenty of checkpoints, but few fairways.
11/25/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic was left sweating on a place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday after losing for the first time in his career to fellow-Serb Janko Tipsarevic.
11/25/11
(Reuters) - Fox Sports stepped up its battle with Frank McCourt, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, saying he needed to "get out of the way" and let the bankrupt team return to the business of baseball.
11/25/11
HAIKOU, China (Reuters) - Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are refusing to underestimate any of their rivals after the high-ranked duo drew level with Australia at the top of the World Cup leaderboard on Friday.
11/25/11
(Reuters) - Baltimore's John Harbaugh won the NFL's first battle of head-coaching brothers on Thursday as his hard-hitting Ravens defense smothered sibling Jim's San Francisco 49ers 16-6 at the M&T Bank Stadium.
11/24/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh cemented his reputation as one of the National Football League's dirtiest players when he was ejected from Thursday's loss to Green Bay for stepping on an opponent.
11/24/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers overcame a slow start and kept their perfect National Football League (NFL) season intact with a 27-15 win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday that spoiled yet another Motor City Thanksgiving Day.
11/24/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer completed his round-robin matches at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-1 3-6 6-3 defeat of American Mardy Fish at the O2 Arena on Thursday.
11/24/11
HAIKOU, China (Reuters) - Brendan Jones and Richard Green put Australia on top after the first day of golf's World Cup and hoped their performance would stir up interest in the event back home.
11/23/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings kicked off what Motor City sports fans hope will be a happy Thanksgiving holiday by powering to a 5-3 win over the struggling Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
11/23/11
(Reuters) - After enjoying a spectacular return to NHL action on Monday, Sidney Crosby delivered a low-key performance in his second game back from injury and was held without a point in Pittsburgh's 3-2 overtime loss to St Louis.
11/23/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal could make the Nittany Lions a pariah at the postseason college football bowl party.
11/23/11
- (Reuters) - Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson will miss the rest of the National Football League season with a broken bone in his lower right leg, dealing a blow to the team's once-promising playoff hopes.
11/23/11
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers, undefeated and looking like a good bet for a second straight Super Bowl title, hope to avoid a repeat of a very different kind when they visit the Detroit Lions Thursday for a Thanksgiving Day clash of division rivals.
11/23/11
(Reuters) - Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub needs season-ending surgery to repair a foot injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list, the team said on Wednesday.
11/23/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Competitors in the first Olympic women's boxing tournament next year should not be forced to wear skirts, a member of the British team said on Wednesday.
11/23/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Every day, Michael Phelps wakes before dawn, packs his swimming trunks, goggles and towel in his bag and heads to the pool.
11/23/11
MADRID (Reuters) - World middleweight champion Sergio Martinez believes his most realistic chance of winning recognition as the world's best boxer lies in a bout with American Floyd Mayweather Jr.
11/23/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Tomas Berdych came within inches of a second consecutive defeat at the ATP World Tour Finals Wednesday but rode his luck to beat Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic 2-6 6-3 7-6 at the o2 Arena.
11/23/11
MIAMI - Britain's world number three Lee Westwood has had a change of heart and rejoined the PGA Tour for the 2012 season.
11/22/11
(Reuters) - The Toronto Maple Leafs made up for more than a year of frustrating results against Tampa Bay with a stunning 7-1 rout of the Lightning on Tuesday to storm to the top of the Northeast Division.
11/22/11
(Reuters) - She belongs -- women's world surfing champion Carissa Moore has created a voluminous barrel of history by becoming the first female to compete against the men in the famed Triple Crown in Hawaii.
11/22/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun was named the winner of the Most Valuable Player Award for the National League Tuesday.
11/22/11
STATE COLLEGE, PA (Reuters) - A preliminary hearing for former Penn State University assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on child sex abuse charges has been postponed for a week, district court officials said on Tuesday.
11/22/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) players and owners reached a five-year collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday that includes extra drug testing and plans to expand the postseason.
11/22/11
LONDON (Reuters) - French showman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won a few thousand more admirers as he got off the mark at the ATP World Tour Finals with a virtuoso display against Mardy Fish Tuesday.
11/22/11
KABUL (Reuters) - The luxury apartment in north Kabul where Rohullah Nikpai lives with his family was a gift from the Afghan president, made after the 24-year-old Taekwondo champion brought home his country's first ever Olympic medal in 2008.
11/21/11
(Reuters) - The New England Patriots overcame a sluggish start before roughing up the Kansas City Chiefs in a 34-3 blowout on Monday to earn some breathing space at the top of the AFC East Division.
11/21/11
(Reuters) - Canadians cheered and ice hockey fans held their breath as Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby made a spectacular return to action on Monday after being sidelined for nearly a year recovering from a concussion.
11/21/11
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The sight of Sidney Crosby on the ice was more than enough, but the Pittsburgh Penguins captain gave the excited crowd even more by scoring the opening goal against the New York Islanders in his long-awaited comeback from concussion on Monday.
11/21/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There are just six weeks to go before the end of the National Football League regular season and once again the Green Bay Packers are looming as the team to beat.
11/21/11
(Reuters) - Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has a broken thumb on his throwing hand and will need surgery that will sideline him for an extended period of time, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Monday.
11/21/11
(Reuters) - Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has an ankle sprain and remains in doubt for next week's NFL clash against the Atlanta Falcons is uncertain, coach Leslie Frazier said on Monday.
11/21/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was named on Monday as the winner of the American League's Most Valuable Player Award.
11/21/11
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death in Rotterdam on Monday and his brother has been arrested in connection with the incident.
11/20/11
EAST RUTHERFORD (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Eagles cut down division rivals the New York Giants 17-10 Sunday to leave the race for playoff places in the NFC East division wide open.
11/20/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - David Beckham's LA Galaxy captured the MLS Cup championship with a 1-0 triumph over the Houston Dynamo in front of a celebratory home crowd on Sunday.
11/20/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been cleared to make his long-awaited return to the National Hockey League Monday.
11/20/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers survived a scare from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before sealing a hard-fought 35-26 win on Sunday to match their best start to an NFL season in nearly half a century.
11/20/11
LONDON (Reuters) - A rusty Rafa Nadal was pushed to the limit by Mardy Fish in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday before joining great rival Roger Federer at the top of Group B.
11/20/11
Nov 20 (Reuters) - The British Olympic Association (BOA) has vowed to defend its hardline approach on doping despite facing the prospect of sanctions after being found to be non-compliant by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
11/20/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been cleared to make his long-awaited return to the National Hockey League Monday.
11/20/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Defending champion Roger Federer made a winning start at the ATP World Tour Finals with 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory in his opening round-robin match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the O2 on Sunday.
11/20/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The United States team won the Presidents Cup because they were the better team, not because they were more accustomed to its format, captain Fred Couples said after his team's fourth straight victory in the biennial tournament on Sunday.
11/19/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The United States clinched their fourth successive Presidents Cup on Sunday after winning their fifth singles match against the Internationals at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
11/19/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - There were plenty of offensive fireworks in the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-1 thrashing of the Washington Capitals on Saturday but none of them off the stick of misfiring sniper Alexander Ovechkin.
11/19/11
PARIS (Reuters) - Former French tennis hero Yannick Noah has been criticised by France's sports minister after saying the best way to combat doping in sport was to legalize the use of drugs.
11/19/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Internationals face a Herculean task to prevent the United States from sealing their fourth successive Presidents Cup but captain Greg Norman backed his team to tear up the script in Sunday's singles.
11/19/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - International team captain Greg Norman backed his South Korean players to hold back the American tide in the Saturday afternoon's four-ball matches.
11/18/11
JOHOR BAHR, Malaysia (Reuters) - Champion Padraig Harrington battled a stomach complaint to birdie four of his closing nine holes and move into a three-way tie for second place at 11-under par at the close of the second round of the rain-affected Iskandar Johor Open.
11/18/11
(Reuters) - Buffalo goaltender Jhonas Enroth made 34 saves to allow the visiting Sabres to secure a 1-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
11/18/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The United States struck a decisive blow in its Presidents Cup defense early on Saturday, making light of wet conditions at Royal Melbourne Golf Club to win four of the final five foursomes matches against the Internationals.
11/18/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired last week in fallout from a sex abuse scandal at the university, has a treatable form of lung cancer, one of his sons said on Friday.
11/18/11
(Reuters) - Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and five other players were fined a total of $62,500 for incidents in Sunday's ill-tempered game between the Lions and Chicago Bears, the National Football League (NFL) said on Friday.
11/18/11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno has been diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer, his son Scott Paterno said on Friday.
11/18/11
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) season may be in danger of being wiped out by a bitter labor dispute already five months old but the big bucks will keep rolling in for LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and a select few of the game's biggest stars.
11/18/11
(Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum has been named as the new Chicago Cubs' manager, the Cubs said on Friday.
11/18/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter apologized for his controversial comments about racism on Friday but said he would not be resigning despite a growing clamor in Britain for him to step down.
11/18/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The United States maintained their grip on the Presidents Cup Friday, holding off a late charge by the Internationals to share the points 3-3 in the opening four-ball matches as the Royal Melbourne course bared its teeth amid searing northerly winds.
11/18/11
(Reuters) - Rookie quarterback Tim Tebow's fourth-quarter touchdown led the Denver Broncos to a stirring 17-13 win over the New York Jets before a thrilled home crowd at Sports Authority Field on Thursday.
11/17/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer will aim to finish an off key year on a high note by winning a record sixth title at the ATP World Tour finals which start on Sunday at London's O2 Arena, a venue more famous for staging the biggest acts in the music business.
11/17/11
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) owners have approved the sale of the Houston Astros as part of a deal that will see the National League Central Division club move to the American League West for the 2013 season.
11/17/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Several more people have told a private attorney they were abused as children by former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
11/17/11
(Reuters) - Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Thursday, capping a season where he had the league's lowest earned run average and highest strikeout total.
11/17/11
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) owners have approved the sale of the Houston Astros as part of a deal that will see the National League Central Division club move to the American League West for the 2013 season.
11/17/11
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities have charged eight people over the kidnapping of Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos that threw a spotlight on violent crime in the South American nation.
11/17/11
(Reuters) - Fox Sports wants the Los Angeles Dodgers thrown out of bankruptcy, saying the baseball team is using Chapter 11 to enrich club owner Frank McCourt.
11/17/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The United States recovered from a stunning collapse by the much-vaunted pairing of Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker to take a commanding 4-2 lead in the Presidents Cup at the end of Thursday's opening foursomes.
11/16/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tiger Woods and his former caddy Steve Williams moved to defuse tension early in the Presidents Cup, shaking hands at the first tee at Royal Melbourne Golf Club before their group's opening foursomes match Thursday.
11/16/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A senior district judge with no known ties to Penn State University has been named to preside over a hearing for accused child molester and former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, authorities said Wednesday.
11/16/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers sued Fox Sports on Wednesday to stop the broadcaster of the baseball team's games from interfering with plans to auction the bankrupt franchise.
11/16/11
(Reuters) - Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays was named the American League's manager of the year for the second time on Wednesday while Kirk Gibson of the Arizona Diamondbacks took home the National League honors in landslide victories.
11/16/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Penn State on Wednesday named as acting head of its shattered athletic department a member of the university board that forced out the previous Athletic Director after he was charged with covering up a child sex abuse scandal.
11/16/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will make his debut in the Abu Dhabi Championship next year in what will be his only competitive appearance in the Middle East, tournament organizers said on Wednesday.
11/16/11
(Reuters) - Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved past his mentor Bob Knight to become U.S. Division I college basketball's all-time wins leader on Tuesday.
11/15/11
(Reuters) - Defending Stanley Cup champions Boston extended their hot streak to six consecutive wins with a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils Tuesday.
11/15/11
(Reuters) - U.S. professional basketball players filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the National Basketball Association on Tuesday for antitrust violations, according to a copy of the lawsuit.
11/15/11
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association has notified teams that regular season games through to December 15 have been canceled because of the labor dispute that has locked out players for nearly five months, a league spokesman said on Tuesday.
11/15/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Tuesday, capping a brilliant season in which he led the league in wins, earned run average and strikeouts.
11/15/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Old foes Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the group stage of the ATP World Tour finals starting in London Sunday while world number one Novak Djokovic will clash with number three Andy Murray.
11/15/11
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The pairing of Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker that cut a swathe through the Internationals team at the 2009 Presidents Cup could again be set to terrorize the hosts at Royal Melbourne this week, if Woods has his way.
11/15/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Basketball Association players rejected the league's latest contract offer on Monday and will disband as a union, a move that could wipe out the entire NBA season with the sides taking their labor dispute into the court of law.
11/14/11
(Reuters) - Quarterback Aaron Rodgers produced a four-touchdown masterpiece as the unstoppable Green Bay Packers crushed the Minnesota Vikings 45-7 on Monday.
11/14/11
STATE COLLEGE (Reuters) - Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach charged with child sex abuse, says he is not a pedophile, but admits he showered with young boys.
11/14/11
(Reuters) - Claude Giroux broke out of a mini scoring slump with two goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to the top of the Atlantic Division standings with a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.
11/14/11
(Reuters) - The Houston Texans must once again show their ability to compensate for the loss of a key player after learning on Monday that quarterback Matt Schaub is out with an injury, but few would bet against them doing just that.
11/14/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - Even as Mark Howe was enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, there was no escaping the shadow in which he spent his entire career.
11/14/11
(Reuters) - Houston quarterback Matt Schaub is out indefinitely with a major foot injury, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said on Monday.
11/14/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) rejected the owners' latest proposal for a new labor agreement and will file an antitrust lawsuit against the league, union chief Billy Hunter said Monday.
11/14/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel was the unanimous choice as the National League's Rookie of the Year, while Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson claimed American League honors on Monday.
11/14/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick broke two ribs in Sunday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals and his status for this week's game against the New York Giants is uncertain, Eagles coach Andy Reid said on Monday.
11/13/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New England Patriots pounded the New York Jets 37-16 Sunday to snap a two-game losing streak and reclaim the outright lead in the AFC East title race.
11/13/11
(Reuters) - The Western Conference leading-Chicago Blackhawks gave Edmonton an unhappy ending to their long road trip with a 6-3 victory over the Oilers on Sunday.
11/13/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - John Kasay's overtime field goal gave the New Orleans Saints a 26-23 victory over the Atlanta Falcons as the visitors capitalised on a failed gamble by the home team to take control of the NFC South Sunday.
11/13/11
(Reuters) - The World Series-winning St Louis Cardinals launched a fresh era of leadership by announcing that Mike Matheny has been named the team's new manager Sunday.
11/13/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Dolphins ended a year-long streak without a home victory by beating the Washington Redskins 20-9 on Sunday with two touchdowns from Reggie Bush finally giving their fans something to cheer about.
11/13/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - A field goal in overtime from John Kasay gave the New Orleans Saints a thrilling 26-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons as they took over control of the NFC South in the National Football League Sunday.
11/13/11
PARIS (Reuters) - A resurgent Roger Federer swept past local favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 7-6 to clinch his maiden Paris Masters title Sunday and send a deafening warning to his rivals ahead of the ATP World Tour finals.
11/13/11
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao was tested to the full before retaining his WBO welterweight title with a controversial majority decision over Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday.
11/12/11
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Greg Chalmers won the Australian Open by one shot from compatriot John Senden at the Lakes Golf Club on Sunday.
11/12/11
(Reuters) - Nick Foligno scored twice to help the Ottawa Senators overcome a slow start and defeat Northeast division rivals Toronto 5-2 in the NHL's Hockey Hall of Fame Game at the Air Canada Center on Saturday.
11/12/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State's football team played its last home game of the year on Saturday before a somber crowd still in shock from a child sex abuse scandal that has ripped the university apart in the past week.
11/12/11
(Reuters) - The bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers have sought permission to auction the team's lucrative media rights earlier than scheduled to bolster the sale of the team under a recent settlement with Major League Baseball, according to court documents filed on Saturday.
11/12/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University's football team kicked off its final home football game of the year on Saturday under a heavy police presence, days after the firing of its revered coach following a child sex abuse scandal.
11/12/11
STATE COLLEGE, Penn. (Reuters) - Until a few days ago, Jerry Sandusky's face smiled down on students from a mural in downtown State College, the home of Penn State University, where football players and coaches are treated like royalty.
11/12/11
MONACO (Reuters) - Jamaican Usain Bolt and Australian Sally Pearson were named Athletes of the Year by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Saturday.
11/12/11
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former champion John Senden hit a course record equaling nine-under-par 63 to outshine Jason Day and a slumping Tiger Woods and take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday.
11/12/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pennsylvania State University, reeling from a child sex abuse scandal that has shocked the nation, will try a first step toward repairing its shattered image at a football game on Saturday.
11/11/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Ousted Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has hired high profile Washington lawyer J. Sedgwick (Wick) Sollers to represent him in the sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant to Paterno, the coach's son Scott said in a statement.
11/11/11
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins took top spot in the National Hockey League with a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday.
11/11/11
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces found kidnapped Major League baseball player Wilson Ramos alive on Friday in mountains near where he was seized, Information Minister Andres Izarra said.
11/11/11
(Reuters) - Oakland Raiders linebacker Aaron Curry has been fined $20,000 for a hit on Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, the National Football League (NFL) said on Friday.
11/11/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A key figure in the Penn State University sex abuse scandal was placed on administrative leave on Friday as university officials scrambled to contain the damage after shocking allegations of child rape rocked the campus in the last week.
11/11/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University said on Friday it had put assistant coach Mike McQueary on administrative leave amid a child sex abuse scandal and alleged cover-up at the institution.
11/11/11
(Reuters) - Former Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has agreed to a four-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth a reported $50 million, Major League Baseball's website said Friday.
11/11/11
(Reuters) - Texas Rangers All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton has undergone successful surgery for a sports hernia and is expected to be fully recovered in time for spring training in February, the team said on Friday.
11/11/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade says he is ready to compete for the United States in next year's Olympic Games, ending uncertainty over his involvement in the team's gold medal defense.
11/11/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University considered, but rejected, cancelling Saturday's final home game, given the fallout from a child sex abuse scandal involving current and former team coaches.
11/11/11
CARACAS (Reuters) - Friends and family of kidnapped U.S. Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos in Venezuela prayed for his safe return on Friday from gunmen who seized him during an off-season visit to the South American country.
11/11/11
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tiger Woods flourished in balmy morning conditions to claim one-stroke advantage halfway through the Australian Open on Friday, leading a tournament overnight for the first time this year.
11/11/11
(Reuters) - Recently acquired Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer propelled the Raiders to a 24-17 victory over the slumping San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday.
11/11/11
(Reuters) - NBA owners and the players union have concluded their latest negotiating efforts with a proposal to be voted on by the players that if accepted will allow for a 72-game season beginning on December 15.
11/11/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University struggled to stem the damage on Thursday from a sex abuse scandal that ended the 46-year career of football coach Joe Paterno, one of the most revered U.S. sports figures.
11/11/11
(Reuters) - Recently acquired Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer propelled the Raiders to a 24-17 victory over the slumping San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday.
11/11/11
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tiger Woods flourished in balmy morning conditions to claim one-stroke advantage halfway through the Australian Open on Friday, leading a tournament overnight for the first time this year.
11/10/11
(Reuters) - NBA owners and the players union have concluded their latest negotiating efforts with a proposal to be voted on by the players that if accepted will allow for a 72-game season beginning on December 15.
11/10/11
(Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Boston picked up their fourth consecutive win Thursday with a 6-3 victory over the high-flying Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden.
11/10/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University struggled to stem the damage on Thursday from a sex abuse scandal that ended the 46-year career of football coach Joe Paterno, one of the most revered U.S. sports figures.
11/10/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat's seven-times All Star Dwyane Wade has travelled the world during the NBA lockout but says he cannot wait to return to the court and get the lingering 'itch' of his team's defeat in last season's finals out of his system.
11/10/11
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan police hunted on Thursday for a gang who kidnapped Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos at gunpoint from a family home, in a case highlighting the country's appalling crime problem.
11/10/11
(Reuters) - To understand America's devotion to college football, consider that after Penn State fired coach Joe Paterno over the school's sex abuse scandal, many dedicated fans said it was as if a deity or god had fallen.
11/10/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State struggled to stem damage on Thursday from a sex abuse scandal and cover-up that ended the 46-year career of football coach Joe Paterno, one of the country's most revered sports figures.
11/10/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The New England Patriots and the New York Jets clash on Sunday with top spot in the National Football League's (NFL) AFC East division at stake while the Big Apple's other contenders, the Giants, face the San Francisco 49ers in a match-up of divisional leaders.
11/10/11
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan police hunted on Thursday for a gang who kidnapped Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos from a family home in a case highlighting the South American nation's appalling crime problem.
11/09/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - More than a thousand emotional Penn State students converged on the university administration building on Wednesday following the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno, a Reuters witness said.
11/09/11
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players continued their last-ditch labor dispute talks in New York on Wednesday well after commissioner David Stern's deadline had passed.
11/09/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The tug-of-war between the New England Patriots and New York Jets resumes Sunday night when the Patriots come to the Meadowlands for another AFC East showdown.
11/09/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A child sexual abuse scandal brought down one of the most iconic names in American sports on Wednesday as Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno said he would retire amid criticism he did not do enough to stop the alleged crimes by a former assistant coach.
11/09/11
(Reuters) - Underperforming defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, cut on Tuesday by the New England Patriots, has been claimed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced on Wednesday.
11/09/11
(Reuters) - Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers, perennially viewed as likely Super Bowl contenders only to fade at crucial moments, aim to resurrect a frustrating 4-4 season when they host the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.
11/09/11
(Reuters) - NBA commissioner David Stern has set a deadline of 5:00 p.m. EST Wednesday for players to accept his latest offer -- or get a worse deal on the table - but the players union say they will not back down in the dispute.
11/09/11
PARIS (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic pocketed a $1.6-million bonus just for turning up on court Wednesday before making light of recent shoulder pains to beat Croatian Ivan Dodig 6-4 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters.
11/09/11
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is convinced he is finally in position to begin his rise to the top of world golf again but he will have to beat a world class field at the Australian Open this week if he is to end his two-year title drought.
11/08/11
(Reuters) - The Florida Panthers mauled the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 Tuesday to put an end to a string of frustrating shootout defeats.
11/08/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Tuesday on Joe Paterno to retire as head football coach at Penn State amid a widening scandal involving allegations an assistant coach sexually abused boys for over a decade and school officials covered it up.
11/08/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Father figure to underprivileged children or serial sexual predator? For ex-Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, a jury will have to decide.
11/08/11
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Newly hired general manager Dan Duquette vowed Tuesday to make once-proud Baltimore Orioles a title contender despite the presence of the free-spending New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the American League East.
11/08/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors Tuesday urged a judge to reject retired baseball star Roger Clemens' request that the government pay some of his legal fees and costs due to the prosecution mistake that caused a mistrial in his steroids case.
11/08/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno, one of the most famous figures in American sports, on Tuesday avoided his first chance to publicly address questions regarding a criminal investigation into allegations that a long-time assistant coach sexually abused boys.
11/08/11
(Reuters) - The sports world paid tribute to former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier on Monday after the warrior whose toughness resonated with the blue collar everyman died at the age of 67.
11/07/11
(Reuters) - The Chicago Bears slammed the brakes on Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles in a 30-24 road victory on Monday to keep contact with the NFC North Division race.
11/07/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Frazier, the relentless slugger who became the heavyweight champion of the world and earned boxing immortality with three epic battles against Muhammad Ali, died Monday at age 67, his personal manager said.
11/07/11
SYDNEY (Reuters) - American Tiger Woods had a face-to-face meeting with his former caddie Steve Williams in Sydney on Tuesday at which the New Zealander apologized for a racist comment he made last week.
11/07/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Two former Penn State officials were charged on Monday with covering up alleged sexual assaults of young boys by a former coach, as authorities widely criticized the university for allowing the abuse to continue unchecked for more than a decade.
11/07/11
(Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins replaced General Manager Bill Smith with Terry Ryan on an interim base, the team said on Monday.
11/07/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - Two top Penn State officials quit their posts and were charged on Monday with covering up a sexual abuse scandal that has tarnished the reputation of revered football coach Joe Paterno.
11/07/11
(Reuters) - Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl receiver Miles Austin is expected to miss three-to-five weeks after suffering his second hamstring injury of the season during Sunday's win over Seattle, the team said on Monday.
11/07/11
(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez and minor league prospect Ryan Verdugo, the Major League Baseball teams said on Monday.
11/07/11
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Penn State's athletic director and a finance official have stepped down from their duties to defend themselves against charges in a high-profile child sex abuse case involving a former football coach.
11/06/11
(Reuters) - In a win that evoked their Super Bowl triumph from the 2007 season, the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in dramatic fashion on Sunday with a touchdown pass from Eli Manning in the final seconds.
11/06/11
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers held off a furious late fightback by the San Diego Chargers to extend their perfect start to the National Football League season with a nail-biting 45-38 victory on Sunday.
11/06/11
(Reuters) - The Houston Texans, playing without top receiver Andre Johnson for a fifth straight game, showed off their running game in a 30-12 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday while the New Orleans Saints got their playoff plans back on track with a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
11/06/11
(Reuters) - The Dallas Stars extended their red-hot start to the National Hockey League season with a dominant 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday to extend their lead in the Pacific Division.
11/06/11
ORCHARD PARK, New York (Reuters) - The high-flying New York Jets bombed the Buffalo Bills 27-11 Sunday, soaring back into contention for top spot in the AFC East.
11/06/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya led the top three home in record-breaking time at the New York City Marathon Sunday while Firehiwot Dado of Ethiopia came from behind to claim the women's title.
11/06/11
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Roger Federer won the Swiss Indoors for the fifth time in six years when he demolished unseeded Kei Nishikori in the final on Sunday.
11/06/11
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Martin Kaymer shot a brilliant final round 63 to win the WGC-HSBC Champions event by three strokes with a 20 under par total of 268 on Sunday.
11/06/11
(Reuters) - NBA owners and players met for more than eight hours with federal mediator George Cohen in New York on Saturday but were unable to negotiate a resolution to the ongoing labor dispute.
11/05/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins made headlines with an outrageous bar tab after ending their 39-year NHL title drought in June and now look to be suffering from the dreaded "Stanley Cup hangover."
11/05/11
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Former Belmont Stakes champion Drosselmeyer scored a spectacular upset in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday while delivering a much-needed dose of redemption for jockey Mike Smith.
11/05/11
(Reuters) - Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, who earned boxing immortality after three epic fights with Muhammad Ali, is in hospice care with liver cancer, his manager said on Saturday.
11/05/11
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Caleb's Posse came from off the pace and blew past Preakness winner Shackleford in the stretch to win the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on a sun-splashed Saturday at Churchill Downs.
11/05/11
BASEL (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic was surprisingly beaten 2-6 7-6 6-0 by unseeded Kei Nishikori of Japan in the semi-finals of the Basel Open on Saturday.
11/05/11
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Fredrik Jacobson will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the WGC-HSBC Champions event after the Swede held off the challenge of a high-class chasing pack with a third round five-under 67 on Saturday.
11/04/11
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players will resume negotiations for a new labor agreement on Saturday amid reports a group of frustrated players want to dissolve their union.
11/04/11
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - (attention use of obscene language in paragraph 4) Caddie Steve Williams has shocked guests at an awards ceremony in Shanghai with a racist remark aimed at his former employer Tiger Woods.
11/04/11
(Reuters) - A deal to sell the Atlanta Hawks to a California businessman has fallen through and the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Friday it was no longer for sale.
11/04/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Speed is the buzz word at this year's New York City Marathon, as runners gear up to keep pace with the fast times registered around the world.
11/04/11
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players will resume negotiations for a new labor agreement on Saturday amid reports a group of frustrated players want to dissolve their union.
11/04/11
(Reuters) - Taiwanese pitcher Wang Chien-ming signed a one-year contract to remain with the Washington Nationals for the 2012 Major League Baseball season, the team said on Friday.
11/04/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake and Kenyan David Rudisha have been shortlisted for the men's World Athlete of the Year award, while Valerie Adams of New Zealand, Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot and Australia's Sally Pearson are up for the women's prize.
11/04/11
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are out for revenge against the Baltimore Ravens in their AFC North divisional clash on a Sunday packed with fascinating match-ups in the National Football League.
11/03/11
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) owners have launched a "pre-emptive strike" by commencing legal action they hope will end the labor dispute, an anti-trust lawyer said.
11/03/11
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are out for revenge against the Baltimore Ravens in their AFC North divisional clash on a Sunday packed with fascinating match-ups in the National Football League.
11/03/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mary Keitany of Kenya came to Manhattan last year as a marathon debutante but returns as the favorite for Sunday's New York City Marathon through the five boroughs of the Big Apple.
11/03/11
(Reuters) - The Nashville Predators and Finnish netminder Pekka Rinne have agreed to a seven-year contract extension, worth around $49 million, it was announced Thursday.
11/03/11
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - American Keegan Bradley shot a seven under par 65 to open up a two-shot first round lead at the WGC Champions tournament at the Sheshan International Club on Thursday.
11/02/11
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Former world number one Tiger Woods said on Thursday he was fortunate to have been picked by U.S. captain Fred Couples for the Presidents Cup defense in Australia later this month.
11/02/11
(Reuters) - Joffrey Lupul's sizzling second period hat-trick led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-3 victory over New Jersey Wednesday that ruined goaltender Martin Brodeur's return for the Devils.
11/02/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - New England coach Bill Belichick can be terse and robotic with the media, but the three-time Super Bowl winner was unreserved Wednesday in praise of his Sunday counterpart, Giants coach Tom Coughlin.
11/02/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Nearly four years since their epic clash in Super Bowl XLII, the New England Patriots and New York Giants are finally getting ready to lock horns again.
11/02/11
(Reuters) - Mike Quade was sacked as manager of the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, the club's new president of baseball operations Theo Epstein saying that a fresh approach was needed going forward.
11/02/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel because of a "right gluteal strain," organisers said Wednesday.
11/02/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team said it has agreed with Major League Baseball (MLB) officials to a court-supervised sale of the team and its media rights, potentially ending a long-running court battle between the league and owner Frank McCourt.
11/01/11
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota Vikings and state officials were scrambling to find funding for a proposed $1.1 billion stadium after state lawmakers rejected plans to increase a local sales tax without a public referendum.
11/01/11
(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins ended a three-game losing run with a 5-3 victory over the streaking Ottawa Senators in a battle of divisional rivals on Tuesday.
11/01/11
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Tuesday Miami Heat owner Micky Arison has been fined following reports that he used his Twitter account to comment on the league's four-month-old lockout.
11/01/11
(Reuters) - General manager Brian Cashman has signed a three-year contract to remain with the New York Yankees, the American League team said on Tuesday.
11/01/11
(Reuters) - A haunting Halloween howler by San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers helped the Kansas City Chiefs steal an improbable 23-20 overtime victory and move into joint control of the AFC West on Monday.
10/31/11
(Reuters) - The Winnipeg Jets had the final say in a back and forth divisional battle that saw them knock off the Florida Panthers in a 4-3 shootout on Monday.
10/31/11
(Reuters) - As one of Major League Baseball's (MLB) most successful managers, Tony La Russa always had a reason to step out of the dugout to make a move.
10/31/11
(Reuters) - Davey Johnson, who led the Washington Nationals to their best Major League Baseball finish since the franchise moved from Montreal in 2004, will return as manager next season, the team said on Monday.
10/31/11
(Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has retired, just three days after his team won the World Series, he said on Monday.
10/30/11
Oct 30 (Reuter) - The red-hot Ottawa Senators came from behind to beat Northeast division rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Sunday and extend their longest winning streak in two seasons to six matches.
10/30/11
(Reuters) - The New Orleans Saints suffered a shock 31-21 defeat to the previously winless St. Louis Rams and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New England Patriots in National Football League action Sunday.
10/30/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ryan Fitzpatrick began to earn his big raise firing two touchdown passes as the Buffalo Bills crushed the Washington Redskins 23-0 on Sunday to finally record their first regular season win in Canada.
10/30/11
(Reuters) - David Beckham created the 15th-minute winner for Mike Magee as the L.A. Galaxy beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 in their Major League Soccer Western Conference semi-final, first-leg match on Sunday.
10/30/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ryan Fitzpatrick began to earn his big raise firing two touchdown passes as the Buffalo Bills crushed the Washington Redskins 23-0 on Sunday to finally record their first regular season win in Canada.
10/30/11
(Reuters) - David Beckham created the 15th-minute winner for Mike Magee as the L.A. Galaxy beat the New York Red Bulls 1-0 in their Major League Soccer Western Conference semi-final, first-leg match on Sunday.
10/30/11
(Reuters) - The New Orleans Saints suffered a shock 31-21 home defeat to the previously winless St. Louis Rams and the New York Giants rallied to avoid a similar fate against the Miami Dolphins in National Football League action on Sunday.
10/30/11
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Petra Kvitova provided further proof that she is the rising force in women's tennis by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-5 4-6 6-3 to win the WTA Championships Sunday.
10/30/11
VIENNA (Reuters) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bounced back from a set behind and a service break down to beat Juan Martin del Potro for the first time and win the Vienna ATP tournament Sunday.
10/30/11
(Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy held his nerve in the closing stages to edge out American Anthony Kim in a sudden death playoff and pocket the $2 million winner's cheque at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
10/29/11
(Reuters) - Phil Kessel scored his league leading 10th goal midway through the third period to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in a clash of division leaders on Saturday.
10/29/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals' spirited charge to the World Series title only served to pad the Hall of Fame credentials of Tony La Russa, the club's stoic, lawyer-trained manager with a cerebral approach.
10/29/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - Local boy David Freese traveled a long road from his high school playing days in the St Louis suburb of Wildwood to reach his destination with a sweep of postseason awards for the comeback kings of baseball.
10/28/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - David Freese was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the World Series on Friday after leading the St. Louis Cardinals to victory over the Texas Rangers in the Fall Classic.
10/28/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Play by play of Friday's seventh and deciding game in Major League Baseball's World Series.
10/28/11
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. Open winner Samantha Stosur destroyed China's Li Na 6-1 6-0 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Championships for the second consecutive year.
10/28/11
(Reuters) - Just eight months ago, Britain's Luke Donald missed the cut in his first PGA Tour event of the year but confidently said his sights were firmly set on becoming world number one.
10/28/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday will miss Friday's Game Seven of the World Series against the Texas Rangers due to injury and will be replaced on the roster by outfielder Adron Chambers, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Friday.
10/28/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - St Louis Cardinals hero David Freese said he was able to keep his emotions under control in Game Six of the World Series by remembering baseball, in its essence, is just a child's game.
10/28/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers are hoping to brush off their agonizing Game Six capitulation, when they were twice just one strike away from a maiden World Series crown, and return with renewed vigor for Friday's decider.
10/28/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - David Freese homered in the 11th inning to cap an incredible comeback that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-9 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday and forced a decisive Game Seven in the World Series.
10/27/11
(Reuters) - Marathon negotiations between National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players failed to deliver a new labor agreement Thursday but both sides left negotiations vowing to continue talks to end the lockout.
10/27/11
(Reuters) - The Toronto Maple Leafs ruined the New York Rangers home opener rallying for a 4-2 victory, though the Rangers had two disallowed goals.
10/27/11
(Reuters) - With the two-year anniversary of his last tournament win fast approaching, Tiger Woods is preparing for next month's Australian Open amid growing doubts over whether he can ever regain his former dominance.
10/27/11
St LOUIS (Reuters) - Manager Ron Washington maintained it was business as usual despite his Texas Rangers being one win away from their first World Series championship.
10/27/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals faced a do-or-die World Series game against the Texas Rangers on Thursday but the National League champions are accustomed to the pressure.
10/27/11
(Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick can become the most successful partnership in the National Football League (NFL) with a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
10/27/11
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players will meet Thursday, less than 12 hours after a marathon negotiating session ended, with growing hopes of ending the lockout and salvaging the entire 2011-12 season.
10/27/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was not singing the blues over Wednesday's World Series postponement as the extra day meant he could likely use ace Chris Carpenter in a Game Seven.
10/26/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said Wednesday's weather postponement would not affect his plans to start Matt Harrison should there be a Game Seven decider in the World Series.
10/26/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was not singing the blues over Wednesday's World Series postponement as the extra day meant he could likely use ace Chris Carpenter in a Game Seven.
10/26/11
(Reuters) - Game Six of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals has been postponed due to inclement weather, Major League Baseball said on Wednesday.
10/26/11
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki is certain to end the year as the world number one after Maria Sharapova withdrew from the season-ending WTA Championships with an ankle injury Wednesday.
10/26/11
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Samantha Stosur came crashing back to earth Wednesday when Australian was crushed in her second match at the WTA Championships by a fired-up Victoria Azarenka.
10/25/11
(Reuters)- The Pittsburgh Penguins received a welcome return from Evgeni Malkin and a shutout performance from goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury as they posted a 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
10/25/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - After being burned by Albert Pujols in record-setting fashion, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington is making no excuses for being cautious.
10/25/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - One day later, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa was still trying to explain the unraveling of the Cardinals in Monday's Game Five loss that left them on the brink of elimination in the World Series.
10/25/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pitching star Roger Clemens on Tuesday asked a federal judge to make the government pay for some of his legal tab in his steroids case after a mistrial was declared because of a miscue by prosecutors.
10/25/11
(Reuters) - New Jersey will host a round of the Formula One world championship from 2013, the state governor Chris Christie confirmed on Tuesday.
10/24/11
(Reuters) - Four field goals from Josh Scobee, three of them from over 50 yards, secured a 12-7 victory for the Jacksonville Jaguars over the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League on Monday.
10/24/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Monday to move within one win of claiming their first World Series title since the franchise was born in 1961.
10/24/11
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers overcame an ugly first-period injury to defenseman Chris Pronger to turn back the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 4-2 home victory that ended their slump on Monday.
10/24/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - It is a debate that has polarized American football fans for over two years. Is former college favorite Tim Tebow an NFL caliber quarterback or not?
10/24/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays and Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers were named winners Monday of the Hank Aaron Award as the outstanding offensive players in their respective leagues.
10/24/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Frank Thomas hit baseballs so hard they called him the "Big Hurt" during his big league playing days, so it did not come as much of a surprise when he revealed what he enjoyed most about this World Series.
10/24/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Whether he is jumping up and down at a good play, waving a runner home from his perch in the dugout or high-fiving everyone in sight, Ron Washington is the most animated manager in the major leagues.
10/24/11
(Reuters) - IndyCar officials have begun an investigation into the cause of the 15-car crash that killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, series boss Randy Bernard saying on Monday they need to understand what went wrong.
10/24/11
(Reuters) - Washington Redskins running back Tim Hightower will miss the rest of the National Football League season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the team said on Monday.
10/24/11
(Reuters) - Luke Donald added further accolades to his stellar 2011 campaign when the Briton was named winner of the 2011 PGA of America player of the year award and the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average on Monday.
10/24/11
PARIS (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko expects a Tyson-like challenge from next opponent Jean-Marc Mormeck but says no amount of planning will help the Frenchman when the two get into the ring.
10/24/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Temperamental pitcher Derek Holland kept his emotions in check and the result put the Texas Rangers back in the hunt for their first World Series title.
10/23/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Derek Holland delivered a pitching masterclass as the Texas Rangers shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Sunday to level the best-of-seven World Series at 2-2.
10/23/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Ken Griffey Jr., a 13-time All-Star who retired with 630 career home runs, was honored with the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award prior to Game Four of the World Series on Sunday.
10/23/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tim Tebow rallied the Denver Broncos to a remarkable 18-15 overtime victory over the Miami Dolphins Sunday, throwing for two touchdowns after a woeful start from the former college favorite.
10/23/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter will be making a critical start in Monday's World Series Game Five and said he felt great following his victory in the opener of the best-of-seven series.
10/23/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tim Tebow rallied the Denver Broncos to a remarkable 18-15 overtime victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, throwing for two touchdowns after a woeful three quarters from the former college favorite.
10/23/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Jay Cutler threw a touchdown and Matt Forte and Marion Barber ran for scores as the Chicago Bears intercepted quarterback Josh Freeman four times to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-18 Sunday in the fifth annual regular season game at Wembley Stadium.
10/23/11
SOELDEN, Austria (Reuters) - American Ted Ligety won an alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom in Soelden on Sunday.
10/22/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals clobbered the Texas Rangers 16-7 as Albert Pujols blasted a record-tying three home runs to take a 2-1 lead on Saturday in the best-of-seven World Series.
10/22/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki might be looking for work early next year but it is clear professional baseball will not be in his future.
10/22/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Traveling man Edwin Jackson hopes to make his mark in the World Series when he takes the mound for his first Fall Classic start Sunday when his St. Louis Cardinals face the Texas Rangers.
10/22/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Rangers left-hander Derek Holland recalls playing in his first World Series for all the wrong reasons.
10/22/11
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was remembered as a champion, loving husband, father and brother during an emotional memorial service for the British racer on Saturday.
10/22/11
SOELDEN, Austria (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn became the fifth female skier to win in all five Alpine disciplines when she claimed her maiden giant slalom victory in the opening race of the World Cup season on Saturday.
10/22/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Lohse has no illusions about pitching at Rangers Ballpark, baseball's most unforgiving launching pad.
10/21/11
(Reuters) - Theo Epstein, who helped the Boston Red Sox snap an 86-year World Series drought, has agreed to become president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs where he will try to lead the team to their first championship in over 100 years.
10/21/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Albert Pujols is hitless in the World Series and committed a costly error in a Game Two loss to the Texas Rangers yet the St. Louis Cardinals slugger insists it is too early to say he is in a slump.
10/21/11
(Reuters) - Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson will miss the Houston Texans' game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday because of a lingering hamstring injury, the National Football League team said on Friday.
10/21/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Number crunchers have come up with an unexpected conclusion about the National Basketball Association's decision to cut short its season: There may actually be a few economic winners.
10/21/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - The power-hitting Texas Rangers resorted to small-ball at its finest, using just two singles to score two runs in the ninth inning to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 and tie the World Series 1-1.
10/20/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers scored two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the St Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Thursday and tie the best-of-seven World Series at 1-1.
10/20/11
(Reuters) - Marathon talks between NBA players and owners to resolve a long-running labor dispute that has put the entire season on hold broke off on Thursday with little sign of progress toward a deal, raising the likelihood of more games being canceled.
10/20/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Texas manager Ron Washington said he would not fancy playing chess against Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, but this is baseball and the Rangers skipper defended his moves in Wednesday's World Series opening defeat.
10/20/11
(Reuters) - It says everything about Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow's stature that Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins, featuring teams with a combined 1-9 record, is so anticipated simply because it is his first since being handed the starting job.
10/20/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Whether the St. Louis Cardinals or Texas Rangers win the World Series, Arthur Rhodes is in the unique position of knowing he will receive a championship ring.
10/20/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - David Freese, a local boy making it big with the St. Louis Cardinals, said he had to fight an impulse to soak in the special occasion of playing in the World Series before his home crowd.
10/19/11
ST LOUIS (Reuters) - League championship MVP Nelson Cruz nearly played the hero again but his sliding effort to catch a slicing line drive came up short and allowed the run that gave the World Series opener to the St. Louis Cardinals.
10/19/11
(Reuters) - New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur will miss 7-10 days to rehabilitate a right shoulder injury, the team said on Wednesday.
10/19/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals opened the World Series with a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers, combining some timely hitting with a stingy bullpen to win a pitchers' duel at chilly Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
10/19/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - When Ron Washington became the Texas Rangers manager in 2007 his baseball pedigree had already taught him there were no shortcuts to success.
10/19/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Jaime Garcia insists his lack of big-game experience will not be a factor when the St. Louis Cardinals southpaw takes the hill Thursday against the Texas Rangers in Game Two of the World Series.
10/19/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he is impressed by how rookie Cam Newton has "leapfrogged the learning curve" in his first six starts in the National Football League (NFL).
10/19/11
(Reuters) - Mediation talks between National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players continued unexpectedly Wednesday for a second straight day in New York in a bid to resolve the bitter labor dispute.
10/19/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) declined comment on Wednesday on a call by U.S. senators to ban tobacco, including smokeless tobacco, from the game.
10/19/11
(Reuters) - PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley held off a charging Charl Schwartzel to win the elite, end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf by one shot in Southampton, Bermuda on Wednesday.
10/18/11
(Reuters) - Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller backstopped the Sabres to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Center Tuesday.
10/18/11
(Reuters) - Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, a noted master of baseball detail, said a lack of first-hand knowledge of the Texas Rangers bothered him heading into Wednesday's opening game of the World Series in St. Louis.
10/18/11
(Reuters) - Texas Rangers starting pitcher C.J. Wilson said he may have an edge in dealing with temperatures expected to dip near the freezing mark in Wednesday's Game One of the World Series in St. Louis -- cryotherapy.
10/18/11
(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees hopes to end his National Football League (NFL) career with the 2009 Super Bowl champions but says there has been little progress in talks over a new contract with the team.
10/18/11
(Reuters) - Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson's three-game ban for violating the National Football League's (NFL) personal conduct policy has been reduced to one game, the league said on Tuesday.
10/18/11
(Reuters) - The Oakland Raiders acquired disgruntled quarterback Carson Palmer from the Cincinnati Bengals for a pair of draft picks, the two National Football League (NFL) teams said Tuesday.
10/18/11
(Reuters) - The sale of the Philadelphia 76ers to a group led by Apollo Global Management co-founder Josh Harris was approved by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) board of governors, the league said on Tuesday.
10/18/11
PARIS (Reuters) - The 2012 Tour de France, featuring new steep climbs and a large dose of time trialing, is expected to suit three-times champion Alberto Contador -- if he takes part, that is.
10/17/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Jets ended a three-game slide in the NFL by taking advantage of the hapless Miami Dolphins with a 24-6 win at the Meadowlands on Monday.
10/17/11
(Reuters) - If there were any doubts over whether the San Francisco 49ers were legitimate challengers in the National Football Conference (NFC), they answered them in resounding fashion with their victory over the previously unbeaten Detroit Lions on Sunday.
10/17/11
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern has set his sights on the regular season starting within 30 days as team owners and players prepare to resolve their labor dispute through mediation.
10/17/11
(Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers bring similar strengths to their World Series clash starting Wednesday but the two Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises come from vastly different pedigrees.
10/17/11
(Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers bring similar strengths to their World Series clash starting Wednesday but the two Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises come from vastly different pedigrees.
10/17/11
PARIS (Reuters) - New York Knicks center Ronny Turiaf will become the sixth NBA-based Frenchman to play in the French league when he joins Villeurbanne ASVEL during the NBA lock-out, the Pro A team said on Monday.
10/17/11
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Milwaukee's slugging first baseman Prince Fielder had to fight back the emotions after what may have been his last game as a Brewer on Sunday.
10/16/11
(Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals beat the hosting Milwaukee Brewers 12-6 Sunday to advance to the World Series by clinching the National League Championship Series 4-2.
10/16/11
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton endured a painful Sunday with his team going down to a 26-20 defeat by divisional rivals Tampa while he suffered a serious leg injury after a freak collision with his tight end Jimmy Graham.
10/16/11
(Reuters) - The Detroit Lions suffered their first defeat of the National Football League season on Sunday, their 25-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers leaving the Green Bay Packers as the only unbeaten team after six weeks of play.
10/16/11
(Reuters) - Briton Dan Wheldon, who won the Indianapolis 500 on its 100th anniversary in May, has died after a horrific 15-car crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday which left the motor sports world in shock.
10/16/11
(Reuters) - British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in an horrific crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, race organisers said.
10/16/11
(Reuters) - The Detroit Lions suffered their first defeat of the National Football League season on Sunday, their 25-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers leaving the Green Bay Packers as the only unbeaten team after six weeks of play.
10/16/11
OCT 16 - (Reuters) - Americans Webb Simpson and Ben Crane took the PGA Tour's McGladrey Classic into a sudden-death playoff at St Simons Island in Georgia Sunday.
10/16/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants got back on track in the NFC East by beating the surprising Buffalo Bills 27-24 in a see-saw battle on Sunday.
10/16/11
VILAMOURA, Portugal (Reuters) - British youngster Tom Lewis won the Portugal Masters on Sunday to earn a European Tour exemption in only his third event as a professional.
10/16/11
(Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova won her fifth WTA title of the year on Sunday when she brushed aside Dominika Cibulkova to take the Linz Open.
10/16/11
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Andy Murray beat Spain's David Ferrer 7-5 6-4 to claim the Shanghai Masters tennis title on Sunday and move ahead of Swiss Roger Federer in the rankings for the first time in his career.
10/15/11
(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers crushed the Detroit Tigers 15-5 Saturday to reach the World Series for the second year in a row by winning the best-of-seven American League Championship Series 4-2.
10/15/11
(Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Boston Bruins twice came from behind to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout at the United Center on Saturday.
10/15/11
(Reuters) - PGA Tour rookie Michael Thompson moved one shot clear after Saturday's third round of the McGladrey Classic at St Simons Island in Georgia while fellow American Webb Simpson stayed in the hunt for his third victory of the year.
10/15/11
(Reuters) - Anaheim Ducks left wing Jason Blake is expected to be sidelined for three months after suffering tendon damage above his left wrist, the National Hockey League team said Saturday.
10/15/11
SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) - Comeback specialist David Ferrer sealed a place in the Shanghai Masters final after beating compatriot Feliciano Lopez 6-7 6-3 6-3 on Saturday.
10/14/11
(Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of sloppy Milwaukee fielding with another superb bullpen outing to beat the visiting Brewers 7-1 Friday and claim a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.
10/14/11
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Eagles are eager to get their 2011 National Football League (NFL) season turned around after a brutal start left them in a must-win situation heading into their divisional matchup against the Washington Redskins.
10/14/11
SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) - Kei Nishikori reached his first Masters Series semi-final with a commanding 6-4 6-3 victory over Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov on Friday, underlining his imminent status as Japan's highest-ranked player ever on the ATP Tour.
10/13/11
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers were able to capitalize on the subtle pitching of left-hander Randy Wolf to beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Thursday and level up the best-of-seven National League Championship Series at 2-2.
10/13/11
(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings blanked the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 at Joe Louis Arena on Thursday to extend their perfect start to the new season with a third straight win.
10/13/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - Justin Verlander is not only the ace of the Detroit Tigers pitching staff, he is the workhorse ready to be sent out again minutes after beating the Texas Rangers on Thursday and extending the American League Championship Series.
10/13/11
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern warned on Thursday that the entire season could be in jeopardy if significant progress toward a collective agreement is not made early next week.
10/13/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - Delmon Young crushed a pair of home runs and Justin Verlander was superb as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Thursday to avoid elimination and send the American League Championship Series back to Texas.
10/13/11
(Reuters) - The National Football League's NFC Conference is producing some of the season's most in-form teams and Sunday's clash between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers will be a stern test for the division leaders.
10/13/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been cleared for contact but the National Hockey League's (NHL) biggest drawing card gave no timetable for his return from a concussion that has sidelined him since January.
10/12/11
(Reuters) - The revamped Philadelphia Flyers maintained their perfect start to the season with an offense-driven 5-4 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.
10/12/11
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A fiery Chris Carpenter pitched his way out of danger against bitter rivals Milwaukee to earn a 4-3 victory for St. Louis on Wednesday that gave the Cardinals an edge in the National League Championship Series.
10/12/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - Nelson Cruz slammed a three-run homer in the 11th inning to seal a 7-3 victory for the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday to leave "Motor City" on the brink of elimination in the American League Championship Series.
10/12/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander made his best pitch but could not convince manager Jim Leyland to send him out for Game Four of American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
10/12/11
VILAMOURA, Portugal (Reuters) - Renowned British coach Pete Cowen and his latest pupil, Padraig Harrington, are seeking further proof this week that the three-times major champion's game is back on song.
10/11/11
(Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting the hang of playing without two of their top players as they overcame key absences to beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in their home opener on Tuesday.
10/11/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - Doug Fister overcame a shaky start and Jhonny Peralta, Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera hit home runs as the Detroit Tigers clawed their way back into the American League Championship series with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.
10/11/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young was ruled out of Game Three of their American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers after aggravating a strained stomach muscle, the team said on Tuesday.
10/11/11
(Reuters) - The 2015 Super Bowl will be played in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, National Football League (NFL) owners decided on Tuesday.
10/11/11
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers will be allowed to continue to use its lawyers to represent it in its bankruptcy petition, a day after the Major League Baseball withdrew a motion to disqualify the team's lawyers.
10/11/11
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Fifth seed Mardy Fish became the first big casualty at the Shanghai Masters when he lost to 49th-ranked Bernard Tomic on Tuesday but fellow American Andy Roddick did make the third round.
10/11/11
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States stormed to gold in the women's team event at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday to emphatically put down a marker for next year's London Olympics.
10/10/11
(Reuters) - The resurgent Detroit Lions continued their perfect start to the season with a 24-13 home victory over the Chicago Bears on Monday to confirm their status as surprise contenders.
10/10/11
(Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals clobbered the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 on Monday to level their best-of-seven National League Championship Series at 1-1.
10/10/11
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA), locked in a labor dispute with its players, has canceled the first two weeks of the regular season, NBA commissioner David Stern said on Monday.
10/10/11
(Reuters) - Houston Texans linebacker Mario Williams will undergo season-ending surgery after tearing a pectoral muscle in Sunday's loss to the Oakland Raiders, Texans coach Gary Kubiak said on Monday.
10/10/11
(Reuters) - Nelson Cruz belted a grand slam home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.
10/10/11
(Reuters) - The surprising Buffalo Bills will have to make do without speedy wide receiver Donald Jones, who is expected to miss four to six weeks due to a sprained ankle, coach Chan Gailey said on Monday.
10/10/11
(Reuters) - The giddy pre-season talk of a 'dream team' seems long ago for the Philadelphia Eagles. After four consecutive defeats, head coach Andy Reid is facing criticism from all quarters with pundits lambasting his team and fans calling for his head.
10/10/11
(Reuters) - Detroit slugger Delmon Young is back on the Tigers' roster for the American League Championship Series after being named to replace injured right fielder Magglio Ordonez on Monday.
10/09/11
(Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers have lost Magglio Ordonez for the remainder of the playoffs after the veteran outfielder re-injured his troublesome right ankle, the team said on Sunday.
10/09/11
(Reuters) - The Oakland Raiders earned an emotional victory that would have delighted late owner Al Davis as they beat the Houston Texans 25-20 on Sunday while the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots also enjoyed wins on the fifth week of the National Football League season.
10/09/11
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 9-6 on Sunday in the opener of their best-of-seven National League Championship Series.
10/09/11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Moses Mosop of Kenya set a course record in cruising to victory in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in a race tempered by the first death in the event in four years after a runner collapsed near the finish line.
10/09/11
(Reuters) - The Oakland Raiders earned a dramatic victory that would have delighted late owner Al Davis as they beat the Houston Texans 25-20 on Sunday while the New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills moved to 4-1 records with wins in week five of the National Football League season.
10/09/11
(Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills fought off a determined Philadelphia rally to claim a 31-24 win on Sunday and send the Eagles to a fourth consecutive defeat.
10/08/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins put their Stanley Cup defense back on track with a convincing 4-1 win at home over the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday in a re-match of their 2011 Eastern conference final.
10/08/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard tore an Achilles tendon in Friday's season-ending loss to the St. Louis Cardinals and may not recover in time for the Phillies' pre-season training camp in February, the team said Saturday.
10/08/11
SAN MARTIN, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods finally worked his way into the upper reaches of the Frys.com Open leaderboard in Saturday's third round, though he failed to capitalize on good momentum after the turn.
10/08/11
(Reuters) - Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young will miss the American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers because of a strained stomach muscle, the team said just hours before the first game was due to start on Saturday.
10/08/11
(Reuters) - Familiar foes who have had some testy moments this season will take their rivalry to a new level starting on Sunday when the Milwaukee Brewers and visiting St. Louis Cardinals open the National League Championship Series.
10/08/11
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Buffalo Sabres made it two wins from two games with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings Saturday in the first NHL regular-season contest to be played in Germany.
10/08/11
SAN MARTIN, California (Reuters) - Britain's Paul Casey retained his one-stroke lead at eight under par and Tiger Woods made the cut by two shots when the fog-delayed second round of the Frys.com Open was completed Saturday.
10/08/11
(Reuters) - Al Davis, the long-time owner of the National Football League's Oakland Raiders, died Saturday at the age of 82, the team's official website reported.
10/07/11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 on Friday to reach the National League Championship Series (NLCS) by clinching their best-of-five divisional playoff series 3-2.
10/07/11
SAN MARTIN, California (Reuters) - While Tiger Woods had to work hard to make the projected cut at the Frys.com Open, Britain's Paul Casey charged into a one-shot lead in Friday's fog-delayed second round.
10/07/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings held off a third period rally to win their season opener 5-3 over the Ottawa Senators at Joe Louis Arena.
10/07/11
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 in 10 innings on Friday to reach the National League Championship Series (NLCS) by claiming their best-of-five divisional playoff series 3-2.
10/07/11
(Reuters) - Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross denied a request by the Los Angeles Dodgers to expand the team's access to data regarding Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's handling of other teams.
10/07/11
SAN MARTIN, California (Reuters) - Thick fog finally gave way to dazzling sunshine at the Frys.com Open Friday, a metaphoric omen for a much needed resurgence by Tiger Woods in the second round of the PGA Tour's Fall Series event.
10/07/11
(Reuters) - On paper, the Texas Rangers look to have some advantages in their American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Detroit Tigers, but playoffs are won and lost on the field as the New York Yankees would attest.
10/07/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees' annual mission statement is to win the World Series so anything short of that is a disappointment. Losing a deciding playoffs game at home makes defeat all the more stinging.
10/06/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) could have the North American sporting stage to itself if the National Basketball Association's (NBA) lockout drags into the New Year but the league has no plans to try and poach fans.
10/06/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday to reach the American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers.
10/06/11
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers spoiled the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup banner-raising celebration with a narrow 2-1 win in the opening game of the 2011-12 National Hockey League (NHL) season on Thursday.
10/06/11
SAN MARTIN, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods came into this week's Frys.com Open with lofty hopes after finally regaining full fitness but the former world number one was betrayed by woeful putting in Thursday's opening round.
10/06/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins opened their National Hockey League (NHL) season on Thursday with a noisy, emotional ceremony to mark their 2011 Stanley Cup victory.
10/06/11
(Reuters) - Baseball buddies Roy Halladay and Chris Carpenter, who forged a close bond during their formative years as pitchers, duel each other on Friday in their biggest game of the 2011 Major League Baseball season.
10/06/11
SAN MARTIN, California (Reuters) - PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele and fellow Americans Briny Baird, Garrett Willis and Matt Bettencourt upstaged Tiger Woods as they charged into a share of the early lead at the Frys.com Open on Thursday.
10/06/11
(Reuters) - The Atlanta Falcons have revenge and Aaron Rodgers on their mind when they face the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers Sunday in a rematch of last season's NFC divisional playoff game.
10/06/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Olympic 400 meters champion LaShawn Merritt, cleared to run at the 2012 Games by a court ruling Thursday having previously been barred for doping, said he would pull out all the stops to succeed in London.
10/05/11
(Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals staved off elimination with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, forcing a deciding Game Five in their National League division playoff series.
10/05/11
(Reuters) - The Arizona Diamondbacks can thank a pair of rookies for saving their season on Tuesday, as they routed the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 to stave off elimination and climb back into their National League divisional playoff series.
10/04/11
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees escaped elimination from the American League division series on Tuesday by thumping the Tigers 10-1 in Detroit to force a deciding Game Five.
10/04/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first two weeks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season will be canceled if the lockout is not resolved by October 10, league commissioner David Stern said Tuesday.
10/04/11
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies, fueled by Ben Francisco's pinch-hit home run, pushed the St. Louis Cardinals to the brink with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday that gave them a 2-1 lead in their National League division series.
10/04/11
(Reuters) - Adrian Beltre powered the Texas Rangers back into the American League Championship Series (ALCS) by pounding three home runs in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday.
10/04/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fate of the upcoming National Basketball Association (NBA) season remained in doubt on Tuesday as labor talks between team owners and the players union broke down.
10/04/11
(Reuters) - Adrian Beltre powered the Texas Rangers back into the American League Championship Series (ALCS) by pounding three home runs in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday.
10/04/11
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur lost in the second round of the China Open Tuesday, beaten for the second time in a week by Russian Maria Kirilenko.
10/04/11
(Reuters) - Detroit closer Jose Valverde survived another ninth-inning scare but held his nerve to preserve the Tigers' 5-4 win over the New York Yankees on Monday, giving them the upper hand in their American League divisional series.
10/04/11
TAMPA (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts suffered their fourth loss in a row and remain winless in the National Football League this season after a 24-17 defeat at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday.
10/03/11
(Reuters) - ESPN dropped Hank Williams Jr.'s traditional opening theme song to Monday night's football broadcast because the country singer compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.
10/03/11
(Reuters) - Delmon Young hit the winning home run and the Detroit Tigers survived a ninth-inning scare to hold off the New York Yankees 5-4 at Comerica Park on Monday and take control of their best-of-five divisional playoff series.
10/03/11
(Reuters) - Colby Lewis tossed a gem and Mike Napoli crushed a two-run homer as the Texas Rangers held on to edge the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Monday and grab control of their American League (AL) division series.
10/03/11
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers, the first team to repeat as Super Bowl winners back in the 1960s, are showing signs they have the talent and the depth to go all the way again this season.
10/03/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - The re-launch of the Winnipeg Jets offers a feel-good story to start the 2011-12 National Hockey League (NHL) campaign and help push back dark clouds that hovered over the hockey world after a grim offseason.
10/03/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss at least the first week of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2011-12 season after being placed on injured reserve, the team said on Monday.
10/03/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers said a bankruptcy judge has unfairly limited the team in its fight to prove Major League Baseball overstepped its bounds, according to new court documents filed on Monday.
10/03/11
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sixth seed Andy Roddick was sent packing by South African Kevin Anderson 6-4 7-5 in the first round of the men's draw at the China Open on Monday after an unavailing series of last gasp match point saves.
10/02/11
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens steamrolled the New York Jets 34-17 on Sunday on the back of three touchdowns from their defense to seize control of the AFC North and make it an uncomfortable night for former defensive coordinator Rex Ryan.
10/02/11
(Reuters) - Another gritty St. Louis comeback lifted the Cardinals to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday to tie their best-of-five divisional playoff series 1-1.
10/02/11
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers flexed their home field advantage to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Sunday for a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-five divisional playoff series.
10/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Lions erased a 24-point deficit to stun the Dallas Cowboys 34-30 Sunday and join the Green Bay Packers as the only undefeated teams in the National Football League (NFL).
10/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 5-3 behind the masterful pitching of Max Scherzer and the hitting of Miguel Cabrera to level their best-of-five divisional playoff series at 1-1 Sunday.
10/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 5-3 to level their best-of-five divisional playoff series at 1-1 on Sunday.
10/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The undefeated Detroit Lions erased a 24-point deficit to stage a second straight comeback with a 34-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday while the Buffalo Bills' fairytale start to the National Football League (NFL) season came unstuck when they suffered their first loss.
10/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Move over Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira, there is a new best bat in the New York Yankees lineup in Robinson Cano, who left no doubt he had come of age in New York's opening game of the 2011 postseason.
10/01/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robinson Cano crushed a grand slam home run to lift the New York Yankees to a 9-3 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Saturday and complete their rain-delayed opening game of the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs.
10/01/11
(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers rallied from an early deficit then survived a late-inning scare to edge the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 on Saturday and level their best-of-five American League divisional series at 1-1.
10/01/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) team owners and locked out players failed to reach agreement after a second straight day of labor talks on Saturday, saying they would meet again in New York Monday.
10/01/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia launched their Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs campaign in emphatic fashion on Saturday, coming from behind to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6 in the opening game of their National League division series.
10/01/11
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - For years, the only September race that held any interest for Milwaukee Brewers fans was a sprint between the team's famous sausage mascots before the bottom of the sixth inning of every home game.
10/01/11
(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers launched the National League baseball playoffs with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Saturday's opening game of their best-of-five division series.
09/30/11
(Reuters) - South Korean Charlie Wi overcame his old fear of the low scoring typically produced at the Las Vegas Open to charge into a three-way tie for the lead in Friday's second round.
09/30/11
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays extended their incredible late season surge to six consecutive wins when they thumped the Texas Rangers 9-0 in the first of their best-of-five division series playoffs on Friday.
09/30/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After being sent down to the minor leagues in mid-season, pitcher Ivan Nova vowed he would never go back to a life of riding buses to road games again once he got another shot at pitching for the New York Yankees.
09/30/11
(Reuters) - Terry Francona's eight-year run as manager of the Boston Red Sox ended Friday when the Major League Baseball team announced he was not returning next season.
09/30/11
(Reuters) - Curtis Painter will make his first National Football League start at quarterback for the injury-hit Indianapolis Colts against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week, the team said on Friday.
09/30/11
(Reuters) - Teenage prodigy Alexis Thompson will compete full-time on the LPGA Tour next year after her petition for membership was approved by the LPGA on Friday.
09/30/11
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general has concluded that Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, was not targeted inappropriately by agency staff in its insider trading probe against him.
09/30/11
(Reuters) - NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant was on the verge of making a remarkable move to the modest Italian basketball arena on Friday after Virtus Bologna president Claudio Sabatini described the deal as "95 per cent done."
09/30/11
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fourth seed Vera Zvonareva bundled Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova out of the Pan Pacific Open with a 7-6 6-0 victory on Friday to book a place in the Tokyo finals.
09/29/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two powerhouse top seeds in the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, and a pair of wild card Cinderellas make for intriguing match-ups in the first round of Major League Baseball playoffs starting Friday.
09/29/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings have reached a verbal agreement on a multi-year contract with restricted free agent defenseman Drew Doughty.
09/29/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justin Verlander has always had an electrifying arm but it took time for the 28-year-old right-hander to graduate to the ranks of mature mound ace, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said on Thursday.
09/29/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two powerhouse top seeds in the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, and a pair of wild card Cinderellas make for intriguing match-ups in the first round of Major League Baseball playoffs starting Friday.
09/29/11
(Reuters) - Talks aimed at ending the National Basketball Association's (NBA) lockout resume Friday with both sides warning that time for a deal is running out amid concerns over the economic impact of the labor dispute.
09/29/11
(Reuters) - The New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens clash in Week Four of the National Football League (NFL) season and while the teams have much in common there is a sense of rivalry fired by Jets head coach, and former Raven, Rex Ryan.
09/29/11
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will not be the star of the show when he joins the United States team for November's Presidents Cup, three-time Masters champion and former world number one Nick Faldo said on Thursday.
09/29/11
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays snatched the American League wild card playoff berth from the clutches of the Boston Red Sox with a stunning 12-inning home victory over the New York Yankees on the last day of the regular season on Wednesday.
09/28/11
(Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals claimed the National League's wildcard berth for the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs on Wednesday.
09/28/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Tom Sestito has been suspended four games without pay for delivering a hit from behind during a preseason game, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Wednesday.
09/28/11
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) will open its season in Tokyo, Japan, for the first time in four years when the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics hold a two-game set to start the 2012 campaign, the league said on Wednesday.
09/28/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Jets as constructed by head coach Rex Ryan have been built on supreme confidence and swarming defense.
09/28/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee recovering money for victims of Bernard Madoff's epic fraud can seek $386 million at most from owners of the New York Mets baseball team who invested in Madoff's firm, a federal judge said.
09/28/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Florida Marlins named former Chicago White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen as their new manager on Wednesday, hoping he can revive a team that has not made the playoffs since winning the World Series in 2003.
09/28/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton, accused of killing a young mother of four in a drive-by shooting in Georgia, was released from jail on a $230,000 bond early on Wednesday, authorities said.
09/27/11
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox will take their battle for the American League's wild card spot down to the last day of the regular season after both teams won on Tuesday.
09/27/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds will not be disciplined over an alleged anti-gay slur directed at a player because the claim could not be substantiated, the National Hockey League said on Tuesday.
09/27/11
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods and Bill Haas were named as United States captain Fred Couples's Presidents Cup wildcard picks while Greg Norman used Australians Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley to fill his International lineup on Tuesday.
09/27/11
ORCHARD PARK, New York (Reuters) - The hour-long backup at the border connecting Canada to the United States early on a sunny Sunday morning offered a hint that something was happening in Buffalo.
09/27/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers fought back against Major League Baseball's attempt to wrest control of the bankrupt baseball team from Frank McCourt, asking a Federal court to delay considering the league's request.
09/27/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick did not fracture his hand as initially feared and he could play in the team's next game against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Andy Reid said on Monday.
09/26/11
DALLAS (Reuters) - A banged-up Dallas offense mustered a late game-winning drive to help the Cowboys grind out an 18-16 win over the NFC East rival Washington Redskins on Monday.
09/26/11
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays caught up with the Boston Red Sox in the race for the American League wild card berth on Monday after beating the New York Yankees 5-2.
09/26/11
(Reuters) - Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III will try to play his way onto the team he will lead but European captain Jose Maria Olazabal will not tee it up next year at Medinah Golf Club if he qualifies for a spot.
09/26/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick did not fracture his hand as initially feared and he could play in the team's next game against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Andy Reid said on Monday.
09/26/11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers will take their rivalry outside as the two teams are set to clash in the 2012 Winter Classic, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Monday.
09/26/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets will be renamed the Brooklyn Nets when the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise moves across the state line and into a new arena next year, minority owner and rap star Jay-Z said on Monday.
09/26/11
(Reuters) - The lawyers for the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers have put the interests of the owner, Frank McCourt, ahead of the baseball team they represent and they should be disqualified, according to Major League Baseball.
09/26/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox kept their noses in front in the American League wild card race after Jacoby Ellsbury's three-run homer in the 14th inning gave them a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees in the second game of a double header on Sunday.
09/25/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions both staged thrilling comebacks to extend their winning starts to the National Football League (NFL) season on Sunday while the Green Bay Packers overcame rivals Chicago to maintain their perfect record.
09/25/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions both staged thrilling comebacks to extend their winning starts to the National Football League (NFL) season on week 3 on Sunday.
09/25/11
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Fans and opponents of bullfighting crowded into Barcelona on Sunday for the last "corrida" to be held in the city's La Monumental arena following a ban on the traditional Spanish spectacle in Catalonia.
09/25/11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The New York Giants snapped a six-game losing streak against the Philadelphia Eagles with a 29-16 road victory on Sunday.
09/25/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad decided on Sunday to abandon her third attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after being stung overnight in the face and eyes by jellyfish, her team said.
09/25/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad has decided to end later on Sunday an attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after being stung overnight in the face and eyes by jellyfish, her team said.
09/25/11
DUNSANY, Ireland (Reuters) - American Cristie Kerr was forced to pull out of the Solheim Cup with an injured wrist on Sunday, handing the first singles points in the women's golf event to Europe's Karen Stupples.
09/24/11
(Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals kept the heat on Atlanta in the race for the National League's wild card berth on Saturday with a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs that came courtesy of a walk and a wild pitch in the ninth inning.
09/24/11
CRAIL, Scotland (Reuters) - Wildcard selection Tiger Woods will come in for a heap of criticism if he fails to perform at the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne in November, according to Australian great Peter Thomson.
09/24/11
(Reuters) - Ray Chambers will pay $25 million to help the New Jersey Devils pay down debt and hand his 47 percent stake in the hockey team to his partner Jeffrey Vanderbeek, the New York Post reported on Saturday.
09/24/11
(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the playoffs on Friday by securing the final three divisional titles.
09/23/11
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball asked a bankruptcy court on Friday to approve the swift sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers instead of allowing owner Frank McCourt to pursue a refinancing plan that would enable him to maintain control of the bankrupt team.
09/23/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Terry Francona, manager of the slumping Boston Red Sox, on Friday shrugged off reports that his job could be in jeopardy should the pre-season favorites fail to make the playoffs.
09/23/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The opener of a three-game series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was rained out on Friday and will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader Sunday.
09/23/11
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) condemned the person who threw a banana in the direction of a black player during a pre-season game, calling the individual's actions "stupid and ignorant."
09/23/11
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said on Friday he has recovered from a mild concussion and will play in their home opener against the New York Giants this weekend.
09/23/11
(Reuters) - Twice major winner John Daly, nicknamed 'Wild Thing' for his eccentric behavior on and off the golf course, walked off during his second round at the Austrian Open at Atzenbrugg on Friday after a rules infringement.
09/23/11
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Friday it had postponed training camps and canceled the first week of preseason games as it struggles to reach a new collective bargaining agreement with players.
09/22/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Anaheim Angels' playoff hopes dimmed on Thursday after Edwin Encarnacion slammed a 12th inning walkoff homer to lift the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 win.
09/22/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays made up for two days of frustration by pounding the New York Yankees 15-8 on Thursday to gain ground in the American League wild card race.
09/22/11
(Reuters) - The St. Louis Cardinals allowed six runs in a ninth inning collapse to lose 8-6 to the New York Mets on Thursday and miss their opportunity to gain ground on the Atlanta Braves in the National League wild card race.
09/22/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees have already clinched the American League East title but catcher Russell Martin has another goal in mind, knocking down the bid by arch-rival Boston Red Sox to reach the postseason.
09/22/11
(Reuters) - Calgary Flames forward Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond has been suspended five games, including the season opener, for delivering a hit from behind in a preseason game, the National Hockey League said on Thursday.
09/22/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A month after winning his first major title, Keegan Bradley improved his odds of claiming FedExCup honors by charging into an early two-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the elite Tour Championship.
09/22/11
(Reuters) - Authorities in California on Thursday said they tracked a package containing more than two pounds of California marijuana to the Kentucky home of Jerome Simpson, a wide receiver with the Cincinnati Bengals football team.
09/22/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Former European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher has questioned Tiger Woods's golfing desire and believes the 14-times major winner could quit unless he quickly reverses his alarming slide down the rankings.
09/22/11
(Reuters) - Two of the National Football League's most storied clubs add another chapter to their bitter rivalry on Sunday when the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears clash for the first time since last season's NFC Championship game.
09/22/11
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept 22 - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed long-time general manager Jim Rutherford to a four-year contract extension, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Thursday.
09/21/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees clinched the American League East to enter Major League Baseball's postseason for the 16th time in the last 17 years with a doubleheader sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
09/21/11
(Reuters) - David Freese's hot bat boosted St. Louis's playoff hopes as his five RBIs led the Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday.
09/21/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Giants Pro Bowl defensive end Justin Tuck said he was haunted by a nightmarish loss last year to the Philadelphia Eagles and yearns to make amends in their National Football League rematch this Sunday.
09/21/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - American Matt Kuchar finds it a little strange that he could end up clinching the FedExCup and its mind-blowing $10 million bonus without winning this week's season-ending Tour Championship.
09/21/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees clinched a berth in the postseason with a 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
09/21/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - With Tiger Woods no longer the dominant force he once was, the race for the 2011 PGA Tour's Player of the Year award is intriguingly wide open.
09/21/11
(Reuters) - Former Dallas Stars forward Mike Modano, the all-time goals and points leader among U.S.-born players, announced his retirement from the National Hockey League (NHL) on Wednesday after a 21-season career.
09/21/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Geoff Ogilvy will go into this week's Tour Championship with an extra bounce in his step after booking his place on the International team for the Presidents Cup in November.
09/21/11
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish champions Fenerbahce played Manisaspor in front of women and children only after men were banned as part of a plan by Turkey's Football Federation (TFF) to stamp out hooliganism.
09/21/11
(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) has urged teams to stamp out any faking of injuries and threatened sanctions against those that do not comply, according to a memo sent to club officials on Wednesday.
09/21/11
DUNSANY, Ireland (Reuters) - Europe face a monumental task in their bid to beat the United States at this week's Solheim Cup for only the fourth time in 12 editions despite holding home advantage.
09/20/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves rebounded from gut-wrenching defeat with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday to stabilize their position in the National League Wild Card race.
09/20/11
(Reuters) - Tom Brady has racked up remarkable numbers in the first two weeks of the National Football League (NFL) season but any question marks over his New England Patriots team will not truly be answered until the playoffs.
09/20/11
(Reuters) - Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep him with the Baltimore Ravens until 2015, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Tuesday.
09/20/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - World number one Luke Donald is spoilt for choice when it comes to incentives at this week's Tour Championship but he says the $10 million bonus for the overall FedExCup winner is not among them.
09/20/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Marathon bodies opposed on Tuesday a move by the governing IAAF to reclassify Paula Radcliffe's 2003 women's world record and replace it with a slower time.
09/20/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Top players threatening to strike in protest at a crowded schedule should stop living in a dream world, according to former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich.
09/19/11
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants took advantage of some stumbling and bumbling by the St Louis Rams to post a 28-16 victory in the National Football League on Monday.
09/19/11
(Reuters) - Ever since closer Mariano Rivera joined the New York Yankees in 1995, he has been viewed as one of a kind by team mates and he fittingly made that accolade official on Monday with his 602nd career save.
09/19/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera set Major League Baseball's career saves record with his 602nd on Monday after retiring a trio of Minnesota Twins batters in the ninth inning.
09/19/11
TULSA, Okla/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents was meeting on Monday to decide whether the football powerhouse Sooners will leave the Big 12 conference, a move which would set off a scramble that could remake the college sports landscape.
09/18/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Michael Vick's Atlanta homecoming ended painfully as the Pro Bowl quarterback left Philadelphia's 35-31 loss to the Falcons early on Sunday after suffering concussion in a clash with a team mate.
09/18/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - The red-hot Tampa Bay Rays improved their Major League Baseball playoff hopes by moving to within two games of rival Boston for the American League wild card spot with a 8-5 win over the slumping Red Sox on Sunday.
09/18/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The reigning Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers erased a 13-point deficit to beat the Carolina Panthers 30-23 on Sunday and maintain their perfect start to the National Football League (NFL) season while the big guns flexed their muscles.
09/18/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers erased a 13-point deficit to beat the Carolina Panthers 30-23 on Sunday and maintain their perfect start to the National Football League (NFL) season.
09/18/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Jets struck early and soared to a 32-3 thumping of the Jacksonville Jaguars to improve their record to 2-0 in National Football League (NFL) action on Sunday.
09/18/11
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The prospect of a long awaited mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Filipino Manny Pacquiao seemed as distant as ever after the flamboyant American's fourth-round knockout of Victor Ortiz.
09/18/11
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Argentina beat holders Serbia 3-2 in their Davis Cup semi-final after world number one Novak Djokovic retired with a rib and lower back injury against Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday.
09/18/11
CORDOBA, Spain (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal proved he had put his exertions at the U.S. Open firmly behind him when he thrashed France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-0 6-2 6-4 to put Spain through to the Davis Cup final on Sunday.
09/18/11
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather Jr took the WBC welterweight title from Victor Ortiz with a controversial fourth-round knockout on Saturday that prompted an angry response from the crowd and raised questions about his conduct in the ring.
09/17/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera equaled the Major League Baseball (MLB) saves record on Saturday when he clinched a 7-6 win for the Bronx Bombers over the Toronto Blue Jays.
09/17/11
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have proposed an auction of the right to broadcast the baseball team's games in a bid to bring in billions of dollars to stabilize its finances and end its bankruptcy.
09/17/11
(Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers clinched the American League Central on Friday with a 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics, capturing their first division title since 1987.
09/16/11
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been cleared to practice with his team in training camp starting on Saturday, though no date has been set for his return to competition from concussion.
09/16/11
LEMONT, Illinois (Reuters) - After dropping out of sight, Mark Wilson suddenly popped back up on radar screens on Friday by grabbing a share of the second round lead at the BMW Championship and sparking talk of Player of the Year honors.
09/16/11
LEMONT, Illinois (Reuters) - After making a brilliant start to the PGA Tour season, Mark Wilson set himself up for a big finish by firing a five-under-par 66 to share the second round lead with Justin Rose at the BMW Championship on Friday.
09/16/11
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Jamaican Yohan Blake ran the second fastest 200 meters of all time at the Brussels Diamond League meeting on Friday, upstaging compatriot Usain Bolt who earlier clocked the quickest 100m of the season.
09/16/11
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Art Schlichter, a former Ohio State University star whose professional football career was cut short by gambling problems, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a sports ticket scam, officials said on Friday.
09/16/11
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton waived his right on Friday to appear before a magistrate judge in Georgia on a murder charge in the drive-by shooting death of a young mother of four.
09/16/11
(Reuters) - San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval hit for the first cycle of his Major League Baseball career to lead the Giants to an 8-5 over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday at Coors Field.
09/16/11
OAKLAND (Reuters) - The Oakland Athletics snapped Detroit's 12-game winning streak with a 6-1 win on Thursday, halting the Tigers' march toward their first division title since 1987.
09/15/11
LEMONT, Illinois (Reuters) - With a $10 million pot on the table, Justin Rose went all in on Thursday, flashing a hot hand with an eight-under-par 63 to grab the first round lead at the BMW Championship.
09/15/11
(Reuters) - Linebacker Brian Urlacher gave the Chicago Bears a welcome boost on Thursday when he returned to team duty three days after the death of his mother.
09/15/11
(Reuters) - The Dallas Stars hockey team filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District Court of Delaware on Thursday to facilitate a sale of the team to Vancouver businessman Tom Gaglardi through a stalking horse auction.
09/15/11
BELGRADE, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic is not certain to play Friday's opening singles rubber in Serbia's Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina in the Belgrade Arena, the world number one said on Thursday.
09/15/11
(Reuters) - Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers has agreed to a seven-year contract extension, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Thursday.
09/15/11
(Reuters) - Teemu Selanne, the Anaheim Ducks' all-time leading scorer, will return for a 20th season after agreeing to a one-year contract, the National Hockey League team said on Thursday.
09/15/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is not counting on much love from the crowd when he visits his former Atlanta Falcons team for the first time as a starter in a matchup of two clubs with Super Bowl hopes.
09/15/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tim Hightower says the best way to show the Arizona Cardinals they made a mistake trading him would be to prove it on the scoreboard.
09/15/11
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (Reuters) - Russia, the only team in New Zealand making their rugby World Cup debut, became the 20th and last to join the party on Thursday but it was the United States who celebrated after securing a 13-6 victory in the day's only match.
09/15/11
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish world number two Rafa Nadal will play France's Richard Gasquet in the opening singles rubber of their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday, it was decided at Thursday's draw.
09/15/11
(Reuters) - John Tavares has agreed a six-year contract extension with the New York Islanders, NHL.com said on Wednesday.
09/14/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - American League batting leader Adrian Gonzalez left Boston's game against Toronto in the seventh inning on Wednesday due to tightness in his left calf.
09/14/11
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Victor Ortiz will enter the ring against Floyd Mayweather Jnr on Saturday as the WBC welterweight champion but he will also be a heavy underdog -- a tag with which he is entirely comfortable.
09/14/11
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Roy Halladay pitched his first shutout of the season as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 1-0 on Wednesday to become the first team to book a place in the Major League Baseball playoffs.
09/14/11
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Roy Halladay pitched his first shutout of the season as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 1-0 on Wednesday to become the first team to book a place in the Major League Baseball playoffs.
09/14/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The mantra after the first game in most professional sports leagues is that the season is long, but in the National Football League (NFL) one week is enough to mount up the pressure on teams who stumble out of the gate.
09/14/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo has been suspended 100 games after a second positive doping test, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Wednesday.
09/14/11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher has been excused from team duty following the death of his mother and is uncertain for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints, the team said on Wednesday.
09/14/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With no progress this week in the labor dispute between National Basketball Association (NBA) officials and locked out players, the prospect of a delayed start to the regular season looms large.
09/14/11
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays have transformed from postseason afterthought to serious contender in under two weeks and manager Joe Maddon says the club already has a playoff mentality heading into a critical series against the Boston Red Sox.
09/14/11
PARIS (Reuters) - Miguel Angel Jimenez will honor his late friend Seve Ballesteros by hitting the first shot in the Seve Trophy team event on Thursday.
09/14/11
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal is ready to make way for a team mate for this week's Davis Cup semi-final against France if captain Albert Costa feels the world number two is not properly prepared.
09/14/11
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Mariano Rivera became the second pitcher in baseball history to reach 600 career saves as he put the finishing touches on the New York Yankees' 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
09/14/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - Tim Wakefield ended the long wait for his 200th career win on Tuesday, the 45-year-old knuckleball pitcher picking up the victory in Boston's 18-6 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.
09/13/11
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Ryan Braun drilled a walk-off home run in the 11th inning to give Milwaukee a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies and keep the Brewers inching toward the National League Central division title on Tuesday.
09/13/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic provided irrefutable proof that he is the world's best player right now and perhaps on his way to becoming one of the greatest ever with a 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1 victory over Rafa Nadal in the U.S. Open final Monday.
09/13/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - Former Red Sox baseball star Manny Ramirez was ordered by a Florida judge on Tuesday to stay away from his wife after he was charged with striking her in a domestic dispute.
09/13/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Minnesota Timberwolves announced on Tuesday they had reached an agreement to hire Rick Adelman as their next head coach.
09/13/11
DENVER (Reuters) - Sebastian Janikowski drilled an NFL record-tying 63-yard field goal to help lead the Oakland Raiders to a season-opening 23-20 victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday night.
09/12/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic capped one of tennis's greatest seasons with a awe-inspiring U.S. Open triumph on Monday that could just signal an end to the sport's obsession with "Rafa v Roger" finals.
09/12/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - A masterful Tom Brady threw a career and franchise record 517 yards as the New England Patriots enjoyed a 38-24 win at AFC East rivals the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League on Monday.
09/12/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic outplayed Spain's Rafa Nadal to win the U.S. Open final 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1 at Flushing Meadows on Monday and show why he really is the hottest player in the game right now.
09/12/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the first set of the U.S. Open men's final against defending champion Rafa Nadal 6-2 in blustery Flushing Meadows on Monday.
09/12/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - Rookie quarterback Cam Newton's record-breaking National Football League debut suggests the Carolina Panthers were wise to take a gamble on him and that he may prove the skeptics wrong.
09/12/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams escaped with a $2,000 fine on Monday when tennis officials ruled that her verbal abuse of an umpire during Sunday's U.S. Open final was not a major offense.
09/12/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams was fined $2,000 on Monday for verbally abusing the chair umpire during her loss to Sam Stosur in Sunday's U.S. Open final, the tournament referee Brian Earley said.
09/12/11
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The sole member of the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv ice hockey team to survive last week's air crash in western Russia died of his injuries on Monday, the medical center that treated him said.
09/11/11
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants walked away with an 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, avoiding a three-game series sweep and inching closer to top spot in the National League West.
09/11/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Sam Stosur stepped on to the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to play Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final on Sunday few people gave her any chance of beating the 13-time grand slam champion.
09/11/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Stosur became the first Australian woman in 38 years to win the U.S. Open when she upset American Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 on Sunday in an ill-tempered final.
09/11/11
LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - The Washington Redskins took the first step in breaking their three-year stranglehold on last place in the NFC East by cruising past the rival New York Giants 28-14 on Sunday at raucous FedEx Field.
09/11/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers, two of the National Football League's (NFL) powerhouses in recent years, suffered big losses on the opening Sunday of the 2011 season.
09/11/11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Bears, led by a ferocious defense and two touchdown passes from Jay Cutler, mauled the Atlanta Falcons 30-12 on Sunday for an explosive start to the National Football League season.
09/11/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six months after she nearly died, Serena Williams finds herself carrying the hopes of a grieving nation at the U.S. Open. By a twist of fate, the women's singles final was moved from Saturday to Sunday, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Had the men's final been held on Sunday as originally scheduled, the U.S. would not been represented but the switch, caused by two days of rain, has thrust Williams into the spotlight on a day when emotions wil
09/10/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels starter Dan Haren pitched a complete game to shutout the New York Yankees 6-0 at Angel Stadium on Saturday.
09/10/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams destroyed Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-4 in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Saturday to join Australia's Sam Stosur in the final at Flushing Meadows. Williams, in the early stages of a comeback from a series of health problems that kept her out of the game for almost a year, showed why she remains the most powerful and feared player in the women's game as she ruthlessly disposed of the world number one.
09/10/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will meet in the U.S. Open final for the second year in a row after winning their semi-finals on a day of unrelenting drama and precision tennis at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
09/10/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic saved two match points to roar back from the brink of defeat and beat Roger Federer in a five-set thriller at the U.S. Open on Saturday to book his place in the final.
09/10/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal, his form and confidence rising with every match, defeated Britain's Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Saturday to join Novak Djokovic in a repeat of last year's final.
09/10/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Stosur survived a late fightback from unseeded German Angelique Kerber to win their U.S. Open semi-final 6-3 2-6 6-2 on Saturday.
09/10/11
WARSAW (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC title on Saturday with a technical knockout of Polish challenger Tomasz Adamek in the 10th round in Wroclaw.
09/10/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic saved two match points to roar back from the brink of defeat and beat Roger Federer in a five-set thriller at the U.S. Open on Saturday to book his place in the final.
09/10/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who owns the National Football League's (NFL) single-game rushing record, has agreed to a long-term contract extension, the team said on Saturday.
09/10/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Roddick fought his way to the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open after a season of injuries but the former winner crashed Friday, exhausted by his efforts and overwhelmed by defending champion Rafa Nadal.
09/10/11
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - During five seasons together on the Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation, Shaun Marcum got a good look at Roy Halladay but on Friday, he saw the Cy Young award winner from new perspective - the opposition dugout.
09/09/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers scored nine late runs to demolish the Oakland Athletics 13-4 at Rangers Park in Arlington on Friday.
09/09/11
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - With quarterback Peyton Manning sidelined for the foreseeable future after undergoing neck surgery this week, his Indianapolis Colts team mates have adopted their traditional rallying cry of 'next man up'.
09/09/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Briton Andy Murray beat big-serving John Isner 7-5 6-4 3-6 7-6 on Friday to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals.
09/09/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open semi-final between Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday is a mouth-watering clash of former and current world number ones and a chance to restore the natural order of tennis.
09/09/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open will slide into a third week after organizers of the last grand slam of the year bowed to player pressure Thursday and agreed to change the finals schedule.
09/08/11
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Aaron Rodgers tossed three touchdowns in the first quarter as the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers opened the new NFL season with a thrilling 42-34 win over the New Orleans Saints Thursday.
09/08/11
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies broke open a pitching duel with six runs in the sixth inning and went on to win 7-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on Thursday.
09/08/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal flexed his muscles at the U.S. Open on Thursday with a show of power rarely seen in the modern game. Showing no mercy against his unseeded opponent, the Spaniard stormed into the quarter-finals with a ruthless display then led a player revolt that pressured organizers into rearranging the schedule after the two previous days were wiped out by rain. The defending champion was quick to express his displeasure after weather delays left him facing the daunting prospec
09/08/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number four Andy Murray is already familiar with the added burden of expectation as he has long carried the hopes of a British nation counting on him to snap a 75-year grand slam drought.
09/08/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Andy Roddick fumed over another snafu regarding court conditions Thursday before shifting to another court to book his place in the U.S. Open semi-finals.
09/08/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peyton Manning's National Football League season was put in doubt as the Indianapolis Colts said the quarterback would miss an unspecified amount of time after undergoing his third neck surgery in 19 months.
09/08/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League and ESPN have agreed to a deal that will keep "Monday Night Football" on the cable sports network through 2021, extending the current contract by eight years, the two sides said on Thursday.
09/07/11
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Pitcher Aaron Harang foiled San Francisco's plans of maintaining momentum in the chase for a playoff berth by leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Giants on Wednesday.
09/07/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open was washed out for the second day in a row Wednesday, leaving organizers scrambling to clear a backlog and appease players who revolted against conditions on the court.
09/07/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys will end 2011 as the National Football League's (NFL) most valuable team for a fifth consecutive year, according to a Forbes report released on Wednesday.
09/07/11
TUNOSHNA, Russia (Reuters) - A passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving two survivors in grave condition.
09/07/11
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby remains some way from returning to action in the National Hockey League (NHL) despite making progress in his recovery from concussion.
09/07/11
PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Three Czech ice hockey world champions and a Slovak great were among the victims of a plane disaster that killed dozens north of Moscow Wednesday, officials said.
09/07/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mother Nature has not been kind to the last grand slam of the year. On the eve of the tournament, New York was battered by Hurricane Irene and now the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are drenching the eastern seaboard and threatening to ruin the last grand slam of the year.
09/06/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stephen Strasburg showed flashes of brilliance on his long-awaited return to the Major Leagues on Tuesday, the exciting prospect tossing five scoreless innings in Washington's 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
09/06/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The injury-hit New York Giants suffered yet another setback when linebacker Jonathan Goff was ruled out for the season Tuesday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
09/06/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Jacksonville Jaguars surprisingly released veteran starting quarterback David Garrard Tuesday, just five days before their opening game of the National Football League season.
09/06/11
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is expected to discuss the likely timing of his return from concussion at a news conference in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
09/05/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - The struggling Boston Red Sox's latest defeat was made all the more painful after ace pitcher Josh Beckett was forced to abandon the mound early in the game with a right ankle injury on Monday.
09/05/11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Cliff Lee proved dominant again as he steamrolled through the Atlanta Braves' lineup to give Philadelphia a 9-0 shutout victory and win his seventh consecutive start on Monday.
09/05/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six months after she nearly died, Serena Williams is closing in on what could be the greatest achievement of her incredible career.
09/05/11
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Ernie Els is a three-times major champion and has faced plenty of pressure in his glittering career but he had to survive a nerve-racking finish to the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday.
09/05/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The forecast of heavy rain at the U.S. Open for Tuesday may come as a welcome relief to Rafa Nadal after his health scare at the last grand slam of the year.
09/05/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - With the bitter wrangling over money now resolved and the charade of pre-season games over, the NFL finally gets down to real business this week when the race to the Super Bowl begins.
09/05/11
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has agreed a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the National Football League team until 2015, the club said on Monday.
09/05/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is doubtful for Sunday's NFL opener against Houston after the team said his recovery from his neck operation had slowed and that he must stop practice.
09/04/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep with a humiliating 18-2 pounding of the Chicago White Sox on Sunday to maintain their 6.5-game lead in the American League Central division.
09/04/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amid much moaning in U.S. media about the state of the nation's tennis prowess, veteran Andy Roddick, emerging Donald Young and big serving John Isner kept up a strong showing by American men with wins at the U.S. Open Sunday.
09/04/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal sent a scare through the U.S. Open Sunday when he collapsed during his post-match news conference because of severe cramping in his leg.
09/04/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - There were tears and glory, a solitary world record and athletics firsts. There was even a Daegu curse. But for most, the story of the 13th world athletics championships will be disqualifications.
09/04/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafa Nadal outbattled David Nalbandian of Argentina 7-6 6-1 7-5 Sunday to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
09/04/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - The world's fastest man Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to a golden 4x100m relay world record in the final race of the 13th world athletics championships on Sunday.
09/04/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - American Christian Taylor stunned defending champion Phillips Idowu with a world leading leap of 17.96 meters to win the triple jump gold at the world championships Sunday.
09/04/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - The United States won the women's 4x100 meters relay title at the world championships on Sunday, Carmelita Jeter bringing the anchor leg home in a time of 41.56.
09/03/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Serena Williams came through their first real tests at the U.S. Open on Saturday with flying colors as the casualty toll at the last grand slam of the year soared to record numbers.
09/03/11
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Master champion Charl Schwartzel joined Bubba Watson and Australia's Adam Scott in a three-way tie for the lead at the halfway stage of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday.
09/03/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Serena Williams came through their first real tests at the U.S. Open Saturday in flying colors as the casualty toll at the last grand slam of the year soared to record numbers.
09/03/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer took another step in his campaign for a sixth U.S. Open title by defeating Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the year's final major.
09/03/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the fourth round of the U.S. Open with a methodical 6-2 6-4 victory over unseeded Vania King under sunny skies at the National Tennis Center on Saturday.
09/03/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Usain Bolt raced to redemption in 19.40 golden seconds on Saturday to retain his world 200 metres title while Anna Chicherova ended Blanka Vlasic's four-year run as high jump world champion.
09/03/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the men's 200 meters title at the world championships on Saturday in a time of 19.40 seconds.
09/03/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - The United States maintained their grip on the women's 4x400 meters crown on Saturday with their third consecutive world championships victory.
09/02/11
DETROIT (Reuters) - Led by a masterful pitching performance from Justin Verlander and the bat of Austin Jackson the Detroit Tigers overpowered the Chicago White Sox 8-1 at Comerica park Friday.
09/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the U.S. Open Friday in a shock third round loss to Flavia Pennetta, while Andy Murray was lucky to survive after being pushed to five sets by Robin Haase.
09/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams faces an early test of her prospects of winning the U.S. Open when she meets Victoria Azarenka in the third round at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
09/02/11
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - British world number one Luke Donald signaled an ominous warning to his FedExCup playoff rivals by firing a five-under-par 66 in Friday's opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
09/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) said on Friday it will not begin human growth hormone (HGH) testing at the start of the 2011 season because of a disagreement with the player's union over testing procedures.
09/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the U.S. Open on Friday after suffering a shock third round loss to Italy's Flavia Pennetta.
09/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the U.S. Open on Friday by Italian Flavia Pennetta in the biggest upset of the tournament so far.
09/02/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vera Zvonareva struggled once again at the U.S. Open but the second seed managed to defeat pesky Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4 7-5 Friday and move into the fourth round of the year's final grand slam.
09/02/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Friday refused to throw out the perjury case against pitching star Roger Clemens over steroid use after a mistrial was declared when prosecutors presented evidence that had been barred.
09/02/11
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Volatile Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano will miss the rest of the season after his 30-day suspension ends on September 11, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team said on Friday.
09/02/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Barely 20 seconds will separate Usain Bolt and golden redemption at the world athletics championships on Saturday when the Jamaican showman steps out to retain his 200 crown.
09/02/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - LaShawn Merritt stormed down the final 100 meters to overhaul his Jamaican and South African rivals and win a 10th successive world 4x400 meters relay title for the United States on Friday.
09/02/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Jamaican Usain Bolt was back to his best on Friday, cruising into the world championships 200 meters final with the greatest of ease before whipping the crowd into a frenzy in Daegu.
09/02/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - A chastened Usain Bolt returned to the world championships and Deagu Stadium on Friday morning resolutely focused on just one thing, reaching the semi-finals of the 200 meters.
09/01/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Yankees rallied from behind and held on through a tense ninth inning for a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday.
09/01/11
By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic sent an ominous warning to his rivals about his plans to complete one of the most dominant years in professional tennis by winning the U.S. Open.
09/01/11
Bangalore (Reuters) - Bill Burke and certain other investors have offered Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team owner Frank McCourt $1.2 billion for the bankrupt team, a Los Angeles Times report said, citing two people familiar with the contents of an offer letter.
09/01/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - Determining whether the sudden deaths of three players was related to their enforcer roles is something that must be explored, a leading sports psychologist and former National Hockey League tough guy said on Thursday.
09/01/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Explosive running back Chris Johnson ended his protracted holdout on Thursday by agreeing to a four-year contract extension with the Tennessee Titans, the National Football League (NFL) team said.
09/01/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venus Williams fully expects to return to tennis despite being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and led to her shocking decision to withdraw from the U.S. Open.
09/01/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Einhorn has struck out in his attempt to buy a stake in the New York Mets.
09/01/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - The United States flexed their muscles at the world athletics championships on Thursday, harvesting three of the six titles on offer, while Britain finally won an elusive gold medal in Daegu.
08/31/11
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Jose Bautista bashed his Major League-leading 39th home run of the season and the Toronto Blue Jays crushed the hapless Baltimore Orioles in a 13-0 blowout on Wednesday.
08/31/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - Recently retired NHL tough guy Wade Belak was found dead in a Toronto hotel Wednesday, adding to an off-season of tragedy for the National Hockey League.
08/31/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are seemingly not the only ones sick of the sight of Novak Djokovic and his domination of men's tennis.
08/31/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston Bruins center Marc Savard will miss the 2011-12 National Hockey League (NHL) season and may never play again because of post-concussion symptoms, the Boston Globe reported on Wednesday.
08/31/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of golf's most intriguing characters, Bubba Watson is best known for his power hitting with a distinctive pink-shafted driver but among his peers he is renowned for his extraordinary shot-making.
08/31/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New York Yankees enjoyed a rare success over bitter rivals the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, the 5-2 victory in a hot-tempered affair enabling the visitors to tighten the battle for supremacy in the American League East.
08/31/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams was on her best behavior and ominously close to her top form when she made her long-awaited appearance at the U.S. Open Tuesday.
08/31/11
MINNESOTA (Reuters) - Former American League MVP Justin Morneau has been once again derailed by concussion symptoms and is out of the Minnesota Twins lineup indefinitely, the team said Tuesday.
08/30/11
BOSTON (Reuters) - New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is likely to miss the entire series against the Boston Red Sox this week because of a sprained left thumb.
08/30/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are seemingly not the only ones sick of the sight of Novak Djokovic and his domination of men's tennis. At the U.S. Open on Tuesday, Ireland's Conor Niland threw up then gave up during his first-round match with the world number one.
08/30/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who dazzled fans in 2010 until injury ended his rookie campaign, is expected to make his first start in over a year next week, the team said on Tuesday.
08/30/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday when his opponent, Conor Niland of Ireland, retired sick while trailing 6-0 5-1.
08/30/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki cruised into the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a 6-3 6-1 demolition of unseeded Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives, sending a signal that the world's top-ranked player may be ready to claim her first grand-slam victory.
08/30/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Teen-ager Kirani James exploded on to the world stage with a thrilling victory in the 400 meters final to give the tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada its first world championships medal Tuesday.
08/30/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National League batting leader Jose Reyes returned from the disabled list for the New York Mets' lineup on Monday to help his team beat the Florida Marlins 5-1.
08/29/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees fear missing Alex Rodriguez for the crunch series against the Boston Red Sox after both he and captain Derek Jeter were sidelined with injury on Monday.
08/29/11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Michael Vick's return to the NFL elite received another boost when the Philadelphia quarterback agreed to a lucrative six-year deal on Monday that will make him one of the league's highest paid players.
08/29/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams will make her long-awaited return to the Arthur Ashe center court on Tuesday when she opens her latest U.S. Open campaign against Bojana Jovanovski.
08/29/11
DALLAS (Reuters) - The American League West-leading Texas Rangers suffered a major setback Monday when their in-form slugger Nelson Cruz was sidelined for three weeks because of a hamstring injury.
08/29/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will return to practice on a limited basis after being taken off the physically unable to perform list, the team said Monday.
08/29/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Jason Richardson admitted to a "bittersweet" feeling after claiming the 110 meters hurdles world championship gold medal when Cuban Dayron Robles was disqualified on Monday.
08/29/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Like the ever-present mist on Daegu's mountains, a gloom lingered over the world athletics championships on Monday morning as the shock of Usain Bolt losing his 100 meters title sank in.
08/28/11
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians will lose Michael Brantley for the rest of the season after it was announced Sunday that the young outfielder will need surgery to repair a broken bone in his right hand.
08/28/11
By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Murray has scoffed at John McEnroe's suggestion that this week's U.S. Open represented his best chance of winning a grand slam.
08/28/11
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - Ian Kennedy topped the National League standings with his 17th win of the season as the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 for their sixth consecutive win Sunday.
08/28/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open will start on Monday as planned after the National Tennis Center escaped serious damage from Hurricane Irene, officials said on Sunday.
08/28/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - American Trey Hardee retained his world decathlon title on Sunday after overhauling compatriot Ashton Eaton with third place in the discus.
08/28/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Usain Bolt and Kenenisa Bekele relinquished their world titles on Sunday when the world's fastest man and the most successful distance runner false-started and failed to finish in the 100 and 10,000 metres finals.
08/28/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Yohan Blake of Jamaica won the men's 100 meters world title on Sunday after Usain Bolt was disqualified after a false start.
08/28/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt false started and was disqualified from the world athletics championships 100 metres final on Sunday.
08/28/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - American Brittney Reese successfully defended her world long jump title with her first and only legitimate jump of 6.82 meters on Sunday.
08/28/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - A milestone run by double-amputee Oscar Pistorius saw the South African steal the limelight at the athletics world championships Sunday, although Usain Bolt is certain to snatch it back later in the blue riband 100 meters.
08/27/11
ARLINGTON (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels launched five home runs in a crucial 8-4 victory over Texas on Saturday that reinvigorated their pursuit of the first-place Rangers in the American League West.
08/27/11
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (Reuters) - Justin Verlander's career-best season continued to soar as he become the first 20-game winner in the Majors Saturday in Detroit's 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
08/27/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The usual last-minute preparations for the U.S. Open were aborted Saturday as Flushing Meadows was shut down in anticipation of Hurricane Irene, which was expected to hit New York this weekend.
08/27/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American John Isner, battling against the wild weather as much as his opponent, beat unseeded Julien Benneteau of France 4-6 6-3 6-4 in North Carolina on Saturday to claim his second title in six weeks.
08/27/11
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Big-hitting Dustin Johnson won a final-round duel with holder Matt Kuchar to win The Barclays Saturday and the runner-up sounded like it was almost unfair.
08/27/11
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson fired a six-under 65 on Saturday to launch the FedExCup playoffs with a two-shot win over U.S. Ryder Cup team mate Matt Kuchar in The Barclays, an event cut to 54 holes because of Hurricane Irene.
08/27/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Usain Bolt brought world-class pizzazz to the athletics world championships on Saturday where one Olympic champion ducked out without completing even a single pole vault and another was in tears after false starting in her 400 meters heat.
08/27/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Usain Bolt signaled that reports of his vulnerability might be exaggerated when he stormed to the quickest time in the first round of the 100 metres heats at the world championships on Saturday.
08/27/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Vivian Cheruiyot won gold in the women's 10,000 meters on Saturday as Kenya swept the first four places at the athletics world championships in Daegu, South Korea.
08/26/11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - With no chance of catching the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, for one night the Florida Marlins earned rare bragging rights against the Major League's top team with a nail-biting 6-5 win on Friday.
08/26/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - Safety fears over the possible impact of Hurricane Irene have forced the National Football League (NFL) and other North American sporting bodies to reschedule or cancel events for this weekend.
08/26/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) met with Alex Rodriguez on Friday as part of its investigation into reports that the New York Yankees slugger took part in high-stakes underground poker games.
08/26/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kyle Williams agreed to a contract extension with the Buffalo Bills, the National Football League (NFL) team said Friday.
08/26/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Injury pull-outs and doping absentees have taken the sheen off the men's 100 meters race at the world athletics championships this year, but all that will be forgotten when Usain Bolt brings his sizzling charisma to the track on the opening day in Daegu Saturday.
08/26/11
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's weak job market could spur lawmakers to help bring the National Football League back to Los Angeles, which has not had a franchise for more than a decade despite its standing as the second largest U.S. media market.
08/25/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Adrian Gonzalez hit two home runs to launch the Boston Red Sox to a 6-0 win over the Texas Rangers at Rangers Park on Thursday.
08/25/11
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians acquired designated hitter Jim Thome from the Minnesota Twins on Thursday for a player to be named later.
08/25/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees hit a Major League record three grand slam home runs in one game to overcome a six-run deficit and rout the Oakland Athletics 22-9 at Yankee Stadium Thursday.
08/25/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra was charged on Thursday with exposing himself to a string of women who answered his Craigslist employment ads, Los Angeles city prosecutors said on Thursday.
08/25/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - United States captain Fred Couples ended speculation over whether Tiger Woods might be selected for the Presidents Cup in November by saying on Thursday the former world number one would be a wildcard pick.
08/25/11
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The death of former Baltimore Orioles pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Mike Flanagan was ruled a suicide as a result of a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head, the Maryland medical examiner said on Thursday.
08/25/11
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Sidney Crosby's return from concussion is uncertain following several recent consultations with medical specialists but the Pittsburgh Penguins captain found time this week to make one of his fans very happy.
08/25/11
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Danica Patrick, the only woman to win an IndyCar race, ended months of speculation about her racing future by announcing on Thursday that she will make a full-time move to NASCAR next year.
08/25/11
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Australian Adam Scott and American J.J. Henry shared a one-stroke lead as golfers resumed play at The Barclays tournament on Thursday following a weather delay.
08/25/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Jamaican former world record holder Asafa Powell pulled out of the world championships 100 metres with a groin strain Thursday, spoiling a highly anticipated showdown with current title holder Usain Bolt.
08/25/11
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish soccer champions Fenerbahce said on Thursday they will appeal their exclusion from this season's Champions League over a match-fixing investigation involving the top Istanbul club.
08/24/11
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan, the 1979 Cy Young Award winner, was found dead on property near his home on Wednesday.
08/24/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coco Crisp belted a three-run home run in the 10th inning to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday, a loss that dropped the Yankees out of first place in their division.
08/24/11
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Nick Watney starts the race for the $10 million FedExCup playoffs prize from the pole position as overall points leader heading into Thursday's opening round of The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club.
08/24/11
LONDON (Reuters) - Brazilian Bruno Senna will race for Renault in this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix instead of Germany's Nick Heidfeld, the Formula One team said Wednesday.
08/24/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serbia's world number one Novak Djokovic was named Wednesday, as expected, as the top seed for the August 29-September 11 U.S. Open.
08/24/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms with veteran quarterback Kerry Collins as an insurance play in case Pro Bowler Peyton Manning is not ready to start the season, the team said Wednesday.
08/24/11
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Senegal's Lamine Diack was overwhelmingly re-elected president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Wednesday, but vice president Sergei Bubka needed a second vote to retain his position.
08/23/11
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The red-hot Milwaukee Brewers will move temporary starter Marco Estrada back to the bullpen with some reluctance after the right-hander delivered another strong outing to spark the Brewers to an 11-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.
08/23/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An earthquake halted play and forced the evacuation of the New Haven Open on Tuesday but it could not stop world number one Caroline Wozniacki from romping to a 6-3 6-0 second round win over Slovenia's Polona Hercog.
08/23/11
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - American Andy Roddick romped past lucky loser Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2 6-4 to reach the third round of the Winston-Salem Open on Tuesday, and get his U.S. Open preparations back on track.
08/23/11
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Keegan Bradley, the surprise winner of this month's PGA Championship, is still getting used to his new status as a major winner.
08/23/11
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired second baseman Kelly Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielders Aaron Hill and John McDonald, the two Major League Baseball teams said on Tuesday.
08/23/11
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) - World number one Luke Donald is gearing up for a final 2011 push as the FedExCup playoffs begin Thursday at The Barclays with the Briton aiming to reign over both the U.S. and European tours.
08/23/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Dolphins added more punch to their ground game by signing two-time Pro Bowl running back Larry Johnson, the National Football League (NHL) team said on Tuesday.
08/23/11
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers and linebacker Lawrence Timmons agreed on a new six-year contract, the National Football League team said on Tuesday.
08/23/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - J.B. Holmes has withdrawn from this week's Barclays Classic in Edison, New Jersey and will be sidelined for three months while recovering from brain surgery, the PGA Tour said on Monday.
08/23/11
ST PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Justin Verlander continued to outshine his pitching peers by winning his Major League-leading 19th game in yet another stellar performance for the Detroit Tigers on Monday.
08/22/11
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Pitcher C.J. Wilson and the Texas Rangers took full advantage of an ailing Boston team in a breezy 4-0 shutout victory over the Red Sox on Monday.
08/22/11
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The injury-hit Cleveland Indians have put designated hitter Travis Hafner on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right foot, the Major League Baseball team said on Monday.
08/22/11
MIAMI (Reuters) - J.B. Holmes has withdrawn from this week's Barclays Classic in Edison, New Jersey and will be sidelined for three months while recovering from brain surgery, the PGA Tour said on Monday.
08/22/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Washington Redskins football player Albert Haynesworth pleaded no contest on Monday to an assault charge for fondling a female server at a hotel bar in February, federal prosecutors said.
08/22/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods said on Monday he was considering playing in a PGA Tour Fall Series event later this year in a bid to justify his selection for the Presidents Cup team competition in November.
08/22/11
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies put three-time All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins on the 15-day disabled list with a groin injury, Major League Baseball's first-place team said on Monday.
08/22/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Oakland Raiders selected scandal-hit former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the third round of the National Football League's supplemental draft on Monday.
08/22/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said on Monday it will not submit a bid to stage the 2020 Summer Olympics.
08/22/11
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels have secured the services of their ace pitcher for the next half a decade after Jered Weaver agreed to a five-year contract extension with the AL West team on Sunday.
08/21/11
MASON, Ohio (Reuters) - Russia's Maria Sharapova beat Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 4-6 7-6 6-3 to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday and install herself as one of the favorites for the U.S. Open.