One Sport News: October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Fisher denies trying to cut side deal with NBA - Yahoo! Sports

In a letter sent to NBA players on Monday night and obtained by Yahoo! Sports, Players Association president Derek Fisher(notes) defended himself against charges

College Basketball Preview - Atlantic 10 Conference - Fox News

Philadelphia, PA – OUTLOOK: The Atlantic 10 is a large conference with 14 teams, and there is significant separation between the best teams in the league, such as Xavier and Temple, and

Argentine championship results and standings

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Argentine championship results
and standings on Monday.
UniÃn (Santa Fe) 1

Kia Motors America Unveils Six One-of-a-Kind Sports-Themed Rides at 2011 SEMA Show - MarketWatch (press release)

Score is secondary as Missouri, Missouri Southern play in Joplin - Kansas City Star

JOPLIN, Mo. | About 3 1/2 minutes into the One State, One Spirit Classic at Missouri Southern, the officials reversed a call and Lions center Jordan Talbert was tagged with a foul.“Bad call,

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Kim Ng makes mark on 'sport side' of baseball - ESPN

I read with interest last week that Kim Ng, a long-time Major League Baseball executive, was in the mix of candidates being considered for the general manager position for the Los Angeles Angels.

Longtime Oklahoma radio play-by-play announcer Bob Barry Sr. dies at age 80 - Washington Post

“He didn’t get his morning papers and his neighbors became concerned,” Eckstein said. She had no other details and said a cause of death had not been determined.Barry became the radio

Osasuna bring Levante back down to earth

* Early pacesetters beaten 2-0 in Pamplona * Malaga up to sixth after edging Espanyol * Atletico down Zaragoza for first win

Motor City overtakes Seven Lively Sins for Iroquois win at Churchill Downs - The Republic

Category:Horse RacingSubjects:Horse racingSportsPlaces:North AmericaUnited States

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Motor City rallied from last under a rail-skimming ride by Calvin Borel and

Utah basketball: Utes' identity a mystery in preseason - Salt Lake Tribune

Josh Watkins says they play together better. Jason Washburn says they work harder.
Glen Dean says their offense will open up shots both on the perimeter and in

Saturday, October 29, 2011

MLS-best Galaxy succeed in relative obscurity despite Beckham - Los Angeles Times

At his introductory news conference 4 1/2 years ago, David

Baylor tops AP women's basketball preseason poll - USA Today

The Lady Bears are ranked at the top for the first time in the preseason women's basketball poll by The Associated Press. Baylor started last year at No. 2 before ascending to No. 1 in early January

Portuguese championship results and standings

Oct 29 (Reuters) - Results and standings from the
Portuguese
championship on Saturday
Academica 0 Braga

Experiencing Texas Motor Speedway behind the wheel - NewsOK.com

Try it.I did.In advance of next weekend's AAA Texas 500 — among the final races in NASCAR's Chase for the Cup — the good folks at Texas Motor Speedway invited several media types to the

Cal basketball Coach Mike Montgomery reveals he had cancer - Los Angeles Times

A month ago, Cal Coach Mike Montgomery was diagnosed with bladder cancer.
But he showed up at the Pacific 12 Conference's men's basketball media day at L.A. Live on Friday,

Friday, October 28, 2011

Griffin: Deciding games lifeblood of sports - Toronto Star

North Carolina is No. 1 in preseason AP basketball poll - USA Today

The Tar Heels, who return all five starters from the team that reached the regional finals last season, were the runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press' men's preseason Top 25 on Friday. It is the

Suspected broken nose for matchwinner Ballack

* Ballack leads Leverkusen to 1-0 victory * Freiburg stay bottom after defeat

(Updates with Ballack injury, Dutt

Las Vegas Motor Speedway owner says IndyCar Series is welcome to return to the ... - Washington Post

IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard has said he’ll make no decisions on a return to Las Vegas until after the investigation into the 15-car accident that killed Wheldon has been completed. But Smith said

NCAA basketball recruiting rules changes aim at better coach-recruit relationships - Kansas City Star

For years, the NCAA frowned on recruiting relationships between basketball coaches and young prospects. But with sweeping rules changes announced Thursday, that belief changed.By allowing unlimited

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Even Brazil's Sports Minister Succumbs to Scandal: Dom Phillips - Bloomberg

"Ten reasons to be indignant about corruption," proclaimed the Oct. 26 issue of Brazilian news weekly Veja as it hit newsstands. On its cover, the magazine listed what could be

Andy Kennedy diagnosed with Parkinson's - ESPN

Texas A&M men's basketball coach Billy Kennedy has been diagnosed with early-stage Parkinson's disease and is leaving the team to undergo treatment, Kennedy said in a news release issued by the

Union can expect Philadelphia passion in playoffs

By Simon Evans Oct 27 (Reuters) - Very few places in the United States can
match Philadelphia's passion for traditional

Moody's upgrades Ford, GM - The Associated Press

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writer
–
39 minutes ago

DETROIT (AP) — Moody's Investors Service raised the corporate debt ratings for General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. on Thursday, citing

Louisville basketball's bullish start foils Pikeville - Louisville Courier-Journal

University of Louisville mens basketball coach Rick Pitino expects sophomore Gorgui Dieng to be one the premier centers in basketball in another year.In the Cardinals 74-55 exhibition victory over

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Brazilian sports minister resigns - BBC News

26 October 2011
Last updated at 18:47 ET

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt keeps focus on basketball while managing life with ... - Washington Post

“That’s the reason for when I came out with dementia and Alzheimer’s,” Summitt said. “I knew I had to do it, and I did it. I’ve got a good game plan. I feel good about it, and I think it

Levante top again, Real thump Villarreal

* Stoppage-time strike secures 3-2 Levante win * Benzema stars in 3-0 victory for Real Madrid * Valencia up to fourth after

Ford Declines as Commodity-Hedge Losses Trim Profit Margins - BusinessWeek

(Updates with Ford comments in fourth paragraph.)
Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. fell the most in more than two months after the second-biggest U.S. automaker lowered its automotive

Maryland basketball program launches a new era under Turgeon, who's got plenty ... - Washington Post

Not anymore. At least, not this season.Mark Turgeon took over for Williams after a successful run at Texas A&M. He inherits a team without its best player from last season, center Jordan

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Brazil court investigates sports minister Orlando Silva - BBC News

25 October 2011
Last updated at 18:30 ET

NCAA graduation rates reach record high, but football, basketball teams still ... - Washington Post

“There was a miscommunication in all of that,” Emmert said during a conference call to discuss the latest NCAA graduation rates, which suggest that academic reform efforts introduced a decade ago

Red Bulls kick off MLS's playoff action

By Simon Evans Oct 25 (Reuters) - Major League Soccer's playoff action
gets under way on Wednesday with Thierry Henry and

IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard revisits 'horrific' week - USA Today

In the 24 hours after the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner was killed in a fiery 15-car accident in the season finale, Bernard wondered if perhaps all the hate mail accusing him of sacrificing safety

UW men's basketball notes: Uthoff impressive early - Madison.com

It didn’t take long for Jarrod Uthoff to make an impression on
University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Basque pelota: A painful sport eyes a wider niche - The Associated Press

By STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer
–
9 hours ago

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Cricket is sure to stump a Chilean. Argentines are unlikely to understand American football. Baseball is bound to

APNewsBreak: College Athletes Press NCAA Reform - ABC News

More than 300 major college football and men's basketball players are telling the NCAA and college presidents they want a cut of ever-increasing TV

Scotsman Nicol out as New England head coach

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Former Liverpool and Scotland
international Steve Nicol has parted ways with Major

Feds in NY: Bus safety enforcement bolstered - Wall Street Journal

Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal bus safety official says authorities have conducted more than 30,000 bus inspections this year through a series of "strike

US Fleet Tracking Basketball Invitational Live! - Washington Times

OKLAHOMA CITY, October 23, 2011—There may not be an NBA season for the foreseeable future, but that's not stopping the NBA players from playing. Kevin Durant is hosting a game for a charity to be

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton Believes He Has a Sports Hernia - Yahoo! Sports

Before Game 3 of the World Series on October 23, center fielder Josh Hamilton from the Texas Rangers announced that he believed he was suffering from a sports

B1G Basketball Preview 2011-12: #3 Michigan - GopherHole.com

3. MICHIGAN
2011-12 Outlook:
No team in the conference exceeded expectations more than Michigan did last season. The young and inexperienced Wolverines performed well from late

Terry denies racially abusing QPR's Ferdinand

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Chelsea captain John Terry denied making
a racist slur against defender Anton Ferdinand, brother

Florida driver's license revocations spike - MiamiHerald.com

MIAMI --
The number of Floridians who have had their driver's licenses revoked because they are deemed physically or mentally unfit has more than doubled

Arizona Wildcats basketball shows off new class in Red-Blue Game - AZ Central.com

TUCSON - Scrimmage sounds far too informal for what happened Saturday at McKale Center.
From Doug Haller: UA's Sean Miller says expectations on PG Turner are ridiculous
It was a scrimmage only in

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Wheldon Remembered as 'A Champion of Our Sport' - ABC News

Of all the indelible moments from Dan Wheldon's public memorial service — fellow IndyCar drivers Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan

Arizona basketball final score: Red 67, Blue 54 - Arizona Daily Star

The Arizona Wildcats delivered an afternoon of hoopla and
basketball to about 14,000 fans at McKale Center today.

Ronaldo fires Real top, Barca held by Sevilla

* Ronaldo leads Real to 4-0 win at Malaga * Messi misses penalty as Barca draw 0-0

(Adds quotes) By Mark

Dan Wheldon's death hangs over NASCAR's fastest and most dangerous track - CNN

It will hang over all that transpires this weekend at Talladega: the death of Dan Wheldon. Every Sprint Cup driver has seen the horrific video of the wreck that took the life of the

Beasley pursues an image makeover while filling a basketball gap - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley has kept busy during an extended, locked-out NBA summer when he played ball everywhere from China to Manhattan's famed asphalt playgrounds.
He has also taken up

Friday, October 21, 2011

Fox Sports wins World Cup soccer bid - ESPN

ZURICH -- FIFA cashed in on a $ 1.2 billion bonanza from United States broadcasters Friday, striking World Cup deals with Fox, Telemundo and Spanish language radio.Fox won the English-language U.S.

Basketball innovators go from hardwood to the big screen - CNN (blog)

By Sarah Hoye, CNN
Philadelphia (CNN) - The sound of high heels clicking against the marble floor and the din of ice cubes in cocktail glasses fills the main lobby of the Kimmel Center for the

Portuguese championship result and standings

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Result and standings from the Portuguese
championship matches on Friday
FC Pacos de Ferreira 2

Ford Motor Co. gets credit rating upgrade - Los Angeles Times

Ford Motor Co. is knocking on the door of an investment-grade corporate credit rating.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its corporate credit rating on Ford

Notre Dame is Big East women's basketball preseason No. 1 | Philadelphia ... - Philadelphia Inquirer

NEW YORK - The top team in the Big

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Senators challenge sports equipment safety claims - Seattle Post Intelligencer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators and medical witnesses Wednesday criticized some sports equipment makers for touting products as reducing concussions, saying they were misleading consumers

Movie review: Underdog sports drama 'The Mighty Macs' - Los Angeles Times

There's seemingly no end to the true-life, underdog sports

Anderlecht win again, Udinese down Atletico

* Anderlecht win third game in a row * PSV and Sporting also on maximum points * Udinese claim victory with late goals

Questions to answer in INDYCAR - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS -- Questions are raised any time a racing driver dies. But when it's a high-profile star like two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who perished in a graphically violent 15-car

Big 12 basketball notes: A&M entitled to brag - Houston Chronicle

A&M entitled to bragMore than six months after confetti rained down on Texas A&M at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Aggies guard Sydney Carter sat at a table explaining all the

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Senators challenge sports equipment safety claims - Wall Street Journal

Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Senators and medical witnesses Wednesday criticized some sports equipment makers for touting products as reducing concussions, saying

Not Much Basketball Talk at Big East Media Day - New York Times

The hot topic of conversation was how the Big East — which sent 11 teams to the N.C.A.A. tournament last season, including the eventual champion, Connecticut — would, or even could, survive

Surprise package APOEL pick up point at Porto

A goal by Brazilian striker Ailton
earned APOEL Nicosia a 1-1 draw against a disappointing Porto to extend

Back to the Future: an Electric DeLorean - ABC News

"Marty, you've got to come back with me! Back to the future!"

It is one of those great bits from film history -- Doc Brown, the mad genius inventor from

Mike Montgomery to undergo surgical procedure - San Francisco Chronicle

Cal basketball coach Mike Montgomery is scheduled for a surgical procedure today that will include a short recovery period away from the team.
The school made the announcement Tuesday night,

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Safety first, or sport becomes a killer - Daily Mail

By
Martin Samuel
Last updated at 12:46 AM on 19th October 2011

One of the founding principles of western medicine originates from the Latin phrase primum non nocere, which translates as

Basketball legend takes Houston property tour - Houston Chronicle

Towering behind a podium onstage at the Improv, Magic Johnson boasted about recent renovations at the Marq*E Entertaiment Center, home to a movie theater, restaurants and the comedy club

Manchester duo kick-start campaigns with wins

* United and City get first wins * Dominant Real outclass Lyon * Benfica win away again

(Adds details, quotes) By

Dallara to name new IndyCar chassis after Dan Wheldon - USA Today

The website, which cited Italian car maker Dallara, said the company wanted to honor the two-time Indianapolis 500 champion — who was killed Sunday during IndyCar's season finale at Las Vegas Motor

Stern aims to get delayed NBA season up and running in 30 days - Fox News

(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

Monday, October 17, 2011

Brazil sports minister Orlando Silva denies corruption - BBC News

17 October 2011
Last updated at 20:10 ET

'Mighty Macs' movie follows same underdog path - Fox News

IMMACULATA, Pa. – Here's a sports fairy tale that never gets old: Underdog team with few resources but a lot of heart beats the odds and comes out on top. That is what actually

Serbian FA name Radovan Curcic caretaker coach

BELGRADE, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Radovan Curcic has been named
caretaker coach of Serbia in the wake of Vladimir

Dan Wheldon's death raises questions about IndyCar racing - Los Angeles Times

Seldom has winning a championship carried such

Washington men's basketball counting on breakout year from Terrence Ross - The Seattle Times

A tweet from Isaiah Thomas to Husky fans this summer started everything.

"Ima tell yall now ur only gonna have Terrence Ross ONE more yr that boy is official!!"

And Thomas, departing

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Wheldon's death casts pall over sport - ESPN

LAS VEGAS -- Every race car driver starts every event knowing the worst moment is possible. And every driver hopes never to see it.That hope was lost again Sunday.In a single breath, a much

Indiana University Basketball Recruits on Hand for Hoosier Hysteria - Yahoo! Sports

Indiana University officially tipped off its preseason basketball program for 2011-12 on the evening of October 15 at Assembly Hall in Bloomington with the annual

Four-goal Bayern, Manchester City win again

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich completed their eighth
Bundesliga game without conceding a goal when they beat

Dan Wheldon dies in huge crash at IndyCar finale - USA Today

The 33-year-old racer was a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, including this year's race.Three other drivers, including championship contender Will Power, were hurt in the pileup.MORE: Obituary:

NCAA Men's College Basketball Celebrates Midnight Madness - Yahoo! Sports

Opening night of practice for Division I men's basketball has arrived and on Friday, October 14th, teams celebrated with events, many of which contained some form

Saturday, October 15, 2011

All signs point to another victory for Jimmie Johnson at Charlotte - CNN

What a pair they were, the two most dominating drivers in NASCAR for most of the season, chatting outside of Jimmie Johnson's motor coach at Kansas Speedway in the gathering darkness last

Derrick Rose blames owners for NBA lockout - USA Today

"It's very sad, but everybody knows it's not our fault," the Chicago Bulls point guard and reigning NBA most valuable player said Saturday. "If it was up to us we'd be out there playing. I think that

Brazilian championship results and standings

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Results and standings from the
Brazilian
championship on Saturday.
Ceara 0 Flamengo

Live blog: NASCAR's Chase hits Charlotte - USA Today (blog)

USA TODAY's Nate Ryan will provide insight, analysis and the occasional music reference while live-blogging tonight's NASCAR Sprint Cup Bank of America 500

Midnight Madness - ESPN

Things were pretty normal for the opening night of practice for Division I men's basketball.Most of Friday night's events were called some form of madness, from Big Blue to Mountaineer to First

Friday, October 14, 2011

Boston College, Duke, athletes have help in deciding whether to go pro - Washington Post

And college athletes are left wondering what to do.At Boston College, Warren Zola tries to take some of the burden off athletes who are graduating from amateur to pro sports by helping them navigate

Billy Hunter On NBA Lockout - ESPN

LOS ANGELES -- The National Basketball Players Association's leadership met with players in Los Angeles on Friday, trying to send an apparently-needed message of unity.

“

If everybody

Abramovich would not gain from Chelsea move-chairman

LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has
refuted the idea that owner Roman Abramovich might

Vegas the last stop in Patrick's IndyCar career - The Associated Press

By JOHN MARSHALL, AP Sports Writer
–
3 hours ago

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Not long after posting the fastest practice time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Danica Patrick joined her fellow drivers to

Motor sports notebook: Franchitti, Power to decide IndyCar title Sunday - Houston Chronicle

The IndyCar Series championship comes down to the final race of the season Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.And for the second consecutive season, Dario Franchitti and Will Power are

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Ken Hershman Tapped as President of HBO Sports - Reuters

By Tim Kenneally at TheWrap

Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:46am EDT

Ken Hershman has been chosen as the new president of HBO Sports, the cable outlet announced

Basketball season will have a different feel - ESPN (blog)

The UCLA men's basketball team will officially begin practice Thursday for a highly anticipated 2011-12 season, but it will have a decidedly different feel than seasons past. With Pauley

Rooney banned for three Euro games

Wayne Rooney will miss the opening three matches of the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine, UEFA confirmed on

Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile modified oval in Concord, NC - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Oct. 13, 2011 6:44 p.m. |(0) CommentsNASCAR Sprint Cup

Hoosiers Creek down, but not giving up on basketball after Achilles injury - Washington Post

The junior guard who had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg, his third major injury in 22 months, told reporters Wednesday he will help his teammates any way he can this season.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Twitter unveils a looser, lighter side of Jimmie Johnson - USA Today

Jimmie Johnson has heard all the criticisms of how his personality has been perceived publicly, and the five-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion has spent much of the year trying to debunk

Federal mediator to step into NBA lockout - USA Today

"For a number of months I have participated in separate, informal, off-the-record discussions with the principals representing the NBA and the NBPA concerning the status of their collective

Terry backs Abramovich over relocation

Roman Abramovich is mad about
Chelsea and the fans must trust the Russian owner if he believes
a move away from

NASCAR's Kevin Harvick pretty much hates going to Charlotte - USA Today

•"When I pull in the gate, I just have a bad attitude here."•"It would be nice if they filled this place with water, nothing ever goes right and I hate coming here."•"For me, it's just been

Former Valpo coach, wife diagnosed with cancer - USA Today

Now, those players are exhorting their ex-coach to take the same attitude into his own battle with cancer.Valparaiso athletic department spokesman Aaron Leavitt confirmed Tuesday night that both the

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

WADA director says lifetime bans not enforceable - The Associated Press

By ROB HARRIS, AP Sports Writer
–
13 hours ago

LONDON (AP) — Sanctions for drug offenders must remain "proportionate" and lifetime Olympic bans do not appear legally enforceable, a World

What you need to know about the NBA lockout - USA Today

That happened Monday when league executives and the NBPA failed to make progress — perhaps a step back, even — on reaching a new collective bargaining agreement. The sides are far apart on the

What you need to know about the NBA lockout - USA Today

That happened Monday when league executives and the NBPA failed to make progress — perhaps a step back, even — on reaching a new collective bargaining agreement. The sides are far apart on the

Denmark 2 Portugal 1 - Euro 2012 result

(Adds teams) Oct 11 (Reuters) - Denmark 2 Portugal 1 - Euro 2012
qualifying Group H result: In Copenhagen Scorers:

US auto workers split in early voting on Ford pact - Reuters

DETROIT |
Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:52pm EDT

DETROIT (Reuters) - Workers at a large Ford Motor Co (F.N) union local near Detroit rejected the proposed Ford-United

NBA cancels first two weeks of season - San Francisco Chronicle

(10-10) 21:37 PDT New York (AP) --
Two weeks of the NBA season are gone and more are in jeopardy because of what Commissioner David Stern calls "the gulf that separates us" in labor

Monday, October 10, 2011

Weekend Sports In Brief - Washington Post

The players, guaranteed 57 percent of basketball-related revenues under the previous collective bargaining agreement, rejected a 50-50 split and said they were not prepared to go below 53 percent.

Hoops coach Tom Izzo, wife give $1M to MSU sports - USA Today

The East Lansing school said most of the money will go to the Spartans' football program, with the rest divided among other projects.Izzo, 56, came to Michigan State as an assistant in 1983 and

FIFA must be put in its place, says Romario

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - FIFA must not be allowed
to ride roughshod over Brazilian law when it stages the

Motor City Madness - Chicago Sun-Times (blog)

How big is it?

ESPN president George Bodenheimer, who only makes it to a handful of Monday night games, was on hand.

There's some skepticism because this

Heat hope remains with lockout talks in 11th hour - Chicago Tribune

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Sport gets short shrift from the great and good - Irish Times

The Irish Times - Monday, October 10, 2011BRIAN O'CONNORTIPPING POINT: This Government’s attitude to sport can be gleaned from the shortage of sporting representatives at last weekend’s Global

NBA players in waiting game on season - USA Today

MIAMI — The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh and their friends delivered an entertaining and competitive exhibition game Saturday.Team Wade defeated Team James 141-140 in

Julio Cesar quits Brazil tour nursing thigh injury

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Brazil goalkeeper Julio
Cesar travelled back to his club Inter Milan on Sunday nursing

Weekend Warriors Come to Charlotte Motor Speedway for UNOH Southern Slam 150 - WhoWon.com

Sunday, October 9, 2011Weekend Warriors Come to Charlotte Motor Speedway for UNOH Southern Slam 150 CONCORD, N.C. -- You can find them at every short track around the country, drivers who work

Interrupting Lockout for a Respite on the Court - New York Times

Instead of pounding home a message about percentages of B.R.I. (Basketball Related Income), length of contracts or a hard salary cap, players tried to let fun and good vibrations rule the day.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Raiders' Al Davis, sport's ultimate bad guy, will be missed - Los Angeles Times

Al Davis is dead? It can't be true.
I know the Oakland Raiders confirmed it Saturday morning, but you know how Davis loved to

OSU basketball coach Travis Ford excited about Big 12 expansion options - NewsOK.com

“You start hearing some of the possibilities, whether it be a Louisville, West Virginia, Cincinnati — those are some of the teams I hear,” Ford said Friday. “Boy, you're talking about an

Mackail-Smith winner lifts Scotland Euro hopes

* Scotland defeat Liechtenstein 1-0 * Mackail-Smith on target in first half

(Adds quotes) Oct 8 (Reuters) - Craig

Surging Motor City teams gun their engines - Globe and Mail

In tune with a city recovering from catastrophic recession and the sexting exploits of disgraced former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the Detroit Lions are surging into sporting prominence. The underdog

Owners demand 50-50 deal for meeting; players balk - NBA.com

The National Basketball Players Association claimed on Friday that it has offered to meet with the NBA to resume negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement before Monday's deadline for the

Friday, October 7, 2011

LaBarbera to sport mask with images of Tillman - The Associated Press

By JOHN MARSHALL, AP Sports Writer
–
8 hours ago

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Their faces hidden, many hockey goalies distinguish themselves with the elaborate designs painted on their

AP Source: NBA Won't Talk Without 50-50 Deal - ABC News

The NBA players' association wanted a meeting and said the league would grant one — under one condition.

Just agree first to a 50-50 split of

Russia on edge of finals with win in Slovakia

* Russia need point to guarantee qualification * Dzagoev's long-range strike clinches win * Slovakia out of the running for

Fortegra Financial's Motor Club Division Partners With Valvoline - MarketWatch (press release)

Obama Praises Texas A&M Women's Basketball Team for Work On and Off the Court - ABC News (blog)

President Obama honored the women of the Texas A&M University basketball team today for their NCAA championship and for being such good role models for young women, including his daughters

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Report Indicates an Increase in Concussion Awareness - New York Times

The report said emergency rooms recorded an increase of visits from 153,375 in 2001 to 248,418 in 2009 among those 19 years old and younger because of traumatic brain injuries sustained in

College Basketball Capsules: Big 12 tabs White as newcomer of year - Brownsville Herald

The Blue Devils will face Michigan State, and Kentucky will play Kansas in the second game of the Champions Classic on Nov. 15. Duke will return to take on Washington on Dec. 10, and Oklahoma

CONCACAF boss Blazer to stand down

CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck
Blazer, a whistle-blower in the recent corruption scandal in the
Caribbean that

Toyota Girds for Strong Yen - Wall Street Journal

BY CHESTER DAWSON AND YOSHIO TAKAHASHI

(See Correction & Amplification below.)
TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. is girding itself to cope

Ten lockout questions to chew on ... probably for awhile - NBA.com

We asked longtime NBA observer and TNT analyst David Aldridge to bring us up to date on the latest on the lockout ...1. What just happened? It seemed like they were so close ...They are close, in

Swiss sports court overturns Olympic doping rule - ESPN

LONDON -- Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt was cleared to defend his 400-meter title in London next year after the American won his appeal Thursday against an IOC rule banning doping offenders from

Bayern's Breno released on bail - prosecutor

(Updates with Bayern's Breno released from prison)
MUNICH, Germany Oct 6 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich defender
Breno

Texas Motor Speedway: Fan's guide - Yahoo! Sports

Texas Motor Speedway is located in Fort Worth, Texas. The mile and a half quad-oval features 24 degree banking. Speeds can reach just less than 200 miles per hour

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

NBA Talks Break Down Over Money, Games in Jeopardy - ABC News

Commissioner David Stern floated it as an idea more than a firm proposal: a 50-50 revenue split.

Even so, the union's reply was unequivocal.

"They

Capello leads way with managers on Rich List

England manager Fabio Capello tops the managers’ standings on the FourFourTwo.com Football Rich List 2011/12, proving it

Motor Home Fire at Grand Canyon Kills 3 People - ABC News

Authorities at the Grand Canyon say three people died when a motor home caught fire at the national park's south entrance.

Witnesses reported smoke

Macedonia's unlikely basketball hero scores points for national unity - CNN International

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Monday, October 3, 2011

Surfing In High School: Hawaii To Offer Surfing As Official High School Sport - Huffington Post

HONOLULU -- Hawaii will soon become the first state in the U.S. to call surfing an official high school sport.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie and state education officials said

NBA Basketball Hall of Fame players from New York State - Yahoo! Sports

To date, almost 300 players who were born in New York State have played in the NBA. These are the all the NBA players born in New York State who have been inducted

France's Benzema, Ribery and Matuidi ruled out

* Trio join Sagna on sidelines for Euro qualifiers * Doubts too over Abidal and Koscielny

(Updates with Ribery and

Chrysler Leads Truck-Driven Auto Sales to Best Month Since April - BusinessWeek

October 03, 2011, 5:25 PM EDT

By Craig Trudell and Tim Higgins

Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler Group LLC, boosted by

Basketball Bet: Kobe treated by former papal doctor - Bookmakersinc.co.uk

By Jean

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Lee struggles, Cardinals beat Phils to even series - San Francisco Chronicle

(10-02) 21:39 PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) --
Cliff Lee has lost his October touch.
Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning after Lee blew a four-run lead, and the St. Louis Cardinals

Kevin Durant says celebrity basketball game likely in OKC - NewsOK.com

As first reported in The Oklahoman, Durant was planning to host one of the star-studded games that have been played throughout the country during the NBA lockout.But the Thunder star on Saturday

Brazilian championship results and standings

- Oct 2 (Reuters) - Brazilian championship
results and standings on Sunday.
Atletico

Ford, UAW talks continue - The Detroit News

Alisa Priddle and Bryce G. Hoffman/ The Detroit

Paul leads team to exhibition win - Seattle Post Intelligencer

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 48 points and Chris Paul added 39 to lead the New Orleans guard's team to a 175-146 victory over Dwyane Wade and LeBron James' team in a