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 White Sox Continue to Have Tigers Number |
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Wednesday, July 19 2006 @ 06:02 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Paul Konerko belted a pair of homers and Jon Garland tossed seven sharp innings as the Chicago White Sox continued their mastery of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-1 win at Comerica Park on Tuesday.
The Tigers may have the best record in the major leagues at 62-31 but the White Sox have Detroit's number, winning six-of-seven meetings this season and a perfect 4-0 at Detroit's home park.
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| Doctor Sentenced to One Year in Carolina Steroids Case |
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Tuesday, July 18 2006 @ 06:08 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The doctor who pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally prescribe steroids to several Carolina Panthers was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison.
Dr. James Shortt pleaded guilty in March to one federal count of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. Prosecutors have said current and former members of the Carolina Panthers were some of Shortt's patients.
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| Celtics Finish Off Pierce Deal |
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Tuesday, July 18 2006 @ 06:07 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Paul Pierce, the Celtics captain whose prolific but occasionally troubled career put him on the trading blocks last summer, signed a three-year, $59 million contract extension on Monday that would keep him in Boston through the 2010-11 season.
"This represents a milestone for the Celtics and for Paul Pierce," owner Wyc Grousbeck said. "Paul ... has become a team leader on and off the court in the best Celtic tradition."
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| Armstrong Takes Shot at French Soccer Team |
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Monday, July 17 2006 @ 06:35 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has had a love-hate relationship with the people of France recently, and his recent comments about the French soccer team probably won't help.
Serving as host for the ESPY Awards last week, Armstrong took a jab at the World Cup runners-up, saying "all their players tested positive ... for being assholes."
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| Barbaro's Condition Still Stable |
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Monday, July 17 2006 @ 06:31 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Barbaro's vital signs, appetite and heart rate remained normal Monday, though there was no indication the Kentucky Derby winner's condition has improved since a grim prognosis by his veterinarian last week.
The colt, who had 80 percent of his left rear hoof wall removed last week, still faces the same tough odds to survive a severe case of laminitis and a reconstructed right hind leg.
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| Stars Expect to Sign Eric Lindros on Monday |
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Monday, July 17 2006 @ 06:30 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Eric Lindros is set to change teams again.
The oft-injured center planned to sign a one-year deal with the Dallas Stars, a team official told The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the contract wasn't finished yet.
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| Bengals LB Odell Thurman Reportedly Suspended |
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Friday, July 14 2006 @ 05:38 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The Cincinnati Bengals' rough offseason grew worse Thursday when starting middle linebacker Odell Thurman was suspended for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, ESPN reported.
Thurman will miss four games, ESPN reported, citing two unnamed league sources and one unnamed source close to Thurman.
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| Wie Appears Headed for Weekend Off |
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Friday, July 14 2006 @ 05:36 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
She hit bushes and trees, water and weeds. Michelle Wie hit them wide right and left, long and short, everywhere but the fairway.
She let out an "argh!" as a tee shot sailed off to the right, into the trees. And she put her right hand over her mouth as another floated wide right, this time landing on a hill.
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| Carmelo Signs Extension with Nuggets |
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Thursday, July 13 2006 @ 05:33 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Carmelo Anthony committed to staying in his town a little longer than LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
Anthony signed a five-year deal worth an estimated $80 million Wednesday at the Pepsi Center. The deal Anthony signed is longer by two years than those agreed to by fellow young stars James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Wade of the NBA champion Miami Heat.
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| Zidane Explains What Caused His Violent World Cup Outburst |
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Thursday, July 13 2006 @ 05:30 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
In his first, highly awaited comments since the World Cup final, the French soccer star only partly explained what caused him to react in fury and head-butt an Italian opponent: repeated harsh insults about his mother and sister.
But Zidane didn't go into specifics about what Marco Materazzi said. Materazzi swears he never insulted Zidane's mother. And FIFA is still investigating.
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| Italy Coach Lippi Resigns |
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Thursday, July 13 2006 @ 05:28 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Italy coach Marcello Lippi resigned Wednesday, three days after guiding the Azzurri to their fourth World Cup title.
Despite widespread calls for him to stay, Lippi suggested weeks ago that he would resign. He feels he and his son, Davide, were attacked personally in the corruption scandal that has tainted Italian soccer.
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| Roethlisberger Was Told He Was Close to Dying |
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Thursday, July 13 2006 @ 05:27 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Wednesday night that he was told he was "seconds, maybe a minute away from dying" immediately after his motorcycle accident last month.
Roethlisberger, in his first interview since the June 12 accident, told ESPN's "SportsCenter" that he doesn't remember much about the accident when he rammed his motorcycle into a car that was making a left turn in front of him on a Pittsburgh street. He did, however, remember what he was told by people at the scene.
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| Former Olympic Skier Bloom Signs With Eagles |
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Thursday, July 13 2006 @ 05:24 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Former Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom signed a four-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday, according to local media reports.
A wide receiver and kick return specialist, Bloom impressed in two seasons with the Colorado Buffaloes and was taken in the fifth round of this year's draft by the Eagles.
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| Zidane Reportedly to Speak This Week |
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Wednesday, July 12 2006 @ 05:57 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Zinedine Zidane’s agent said the French star will speak this week about why he head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi, the Afternoon Dispatch & Courier of Bombay, India reported Tuesday.
Alain Migliaccio said he did not know what Materazzi said but that Zidane said it was something “very grave,” the Dispatch & Courier said.
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| AL Rallies in Ninth to Win All-Star Game |
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Wednesday, July 12 2006 @ 05:56 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
A-Rod, Big Papi, Ichiro and Derek Jeter. All big zeros in the All-Star game. It took Michael Young to deliver the big hit for the American League.
The big bats were shut down by a collection of relatively lesser-known NL pitchers until the final frame. Young, the reigning AL batting champion, smacked a two-run, two-out triple to center off Trevor Hoffman to deflate an NL-partisan crowd and provide the difference in a 3-2 win Tuesday night.
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| James, Cavs Agree to 3-year Extension |
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Wednesday, July 12 2006 @ 05:50 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
LeBron James agreed early Wednesday to a three-year contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, keeping the All-Star forward with the club through at least the 2009-10 season.
The contract includes an option that would allow James to extend the deal one season, the Cavaliers reported on their Web site. The contract, which James is yet to sign, will take effect after the 2006-07 season.
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| Holmes Reportedly Says Career ‘On Hold’ |
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Tuesday, July 11 2006 @ 07:30 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes says his NFL career is "on hold" while he waits for doctors to clear him to play, the San Antonio News-Express reported Sunday.
Holmes, 32, played seven games last season for the Chiefs, rushing 119 times for 451 yards and six touchdowns before suffering a neck injury on a helmet-to-helmet hit with Chargers defensive end Shawne Merriman on Oct. 30.
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| Danica to Switch to NASCAR |
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Tuesday, July 11 2006 @ 07:28 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Motor sports best known female driver Danica Patrick could soon follow Formula One’s Juan Pablo Montoya to the NASCAR circuit, her agent and father said on Monday.
Patrick, who shot to international attention in 2005 when she became the first woman driver to lead the Indianapolis 500, could leave the Indy Racing League (IRL) at the end of the season to try her luck in the hugely popular U.S-based stock car series.
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| Howard Beats Wright for HR Derby Crown |
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Tuesday, July 11 2006 @ 07:24 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The Philadelphia Phillies haven’t been big winners for a long time. Thanks to Ryan Howard and Bobby Abreu, they’re tough to beat in the Home Run Derby.
Howard made certain his first trip to the All-Star game would be a memorable one, beating out the Mets’ David Wright to give the Phillies their second derby winner in as many summers.
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