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Steve Borthwick will captain England on their New Zealand tour next month.
With the latest technology and the oldest mind games, coach Ron Wilson led the San Jose Sharks to more victories than any NHL club over the past four seasons.
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Long snapper David Binn signed a four-year contract on Monday that will keep him with the San Diego Chargers through 2011.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, accomplishing the feat Monday night in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wide receiver Tray Herndon has been granted a release from his scholarship by Gophers coach Tim Brewster.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn is doubtful for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals after taking a puck in the face on Sunday night.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Robbie Gould became the highest paid kicker, agreeing to a five-year, $15.5 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears that includes a $4.25 million signing bonus on Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet separately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.
NEW YORK (AP) -- League MVP Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett were selected to the NBA All-Defensive team on Monday, along with Marcus Camby, Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan.
Inter Milan midfielder Maniche is the surprise absentee from Luiz Felipe Scolari's 23-man Portugal squad for Euro 2008.
Steve Borthwick will captain England on their New Zealand tour next month.
With the latest technology and the oldest mind games, coach Ron Wilson led the San Jose Sharks to more victories than any NHL club over the past four seasons.
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Long snapper David Binn signed a four-year contract on Monday that will keep him with the San Diego Chargers through 2011.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, accomplishing the feat Monday night in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wide receiver Tray Herndon has been granted a release from his scholarship by Gophers coach Tim Brewster.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn is doubtful for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals after taking a puck in the face on Sunday night.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Robbie Gould became the highest paid kicker, agreeing to a five-year, $15.5 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears that includes a $4.25 million signing bonus on Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet separately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.
NEW YORK (AP) -- League MVP Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett were selected to the NBA All-Defensive team on Monday, along with Marcus Camby, Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan.
Inter Milan midfielder Maniche is the surprise absentee from Luiz Felipe Scolari's 23-man Portugal squad for Euro 2008.
DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Mavericks made it official Saturday, announcing they had hired Rick Carlisle to replace Avery Johnson as their coach.
No self-respecting ball club will admit to panicking. It's a sign of weakness. It's an admission that something is terribly wrong. It's a sure signal to everyone paying attention that someone, somewhere, has screwed up. Royally.
His team backed into a 3-1 corner in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson guaranteed a Magic victory when the series returns to Detroit on Tuesday.
Hockey is the ultimate team game, yet the first two games between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers underscored how important one man can be to a club.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Scott Dixon was asked last Friday if winning the pole for the Indianapolis 500 is as big as winning an IndyCar race anywhere else?
Entering spring training, Indians left hander Cliff Lee was a forgotten man, a former 18-game winner forced to battle for the No. 5 spot in the rotation with the un-established duo of Aaron Laffey and Jeremy Sowers. A month and a half into this season, however, Lee has blown past both of them, and everyone else in the game, to become the best pitcher in baseball.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rallied to beat fellow-Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 0-6 7-6 6-2 in the opening round of the Hamburg Masters on Monday, his first win after coming back from a knee injury.
Dinara Safina pulled out of the Italian Open on Monday due to a back injury, one day after the biggest triumph of her career.
John Terry insists he will skipper Chelsea in next week's Champions League final against Manchester United despite dislocating an elbow in his club's final league game of the season.
There are many sentences that any longtime MLS observer would be surprised to find himself typing -- or even imagining. "Madonna sings national anthem at FC Dallas game" comes to mind. So does "Dema Kovalenko receives Fair Play Award." Or, a personal favorite, "Greg Lalas scores."
Australia will play limited-overs internationals against Ireland and Scotland in the next two years, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
CLEVELAND -- Is LeBron James underrated?
Every promising Manchester United winger since the mid-1970s has been labeled the 'new George Best' -- a wholly unfair tag, not just to the player concerned but to the late great Northern Irish international who dazzled the world with the quickest feet the modern game has ever seen.
Shortly after 9 on a misty, May morning I had a sinking feeling.
Wanted: someone with a minimum of several hundred million dollars and the stomach for a fight. No reward guaranteed.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson had barely finished celebrating his side's 10th Premier League title in 16 years when thoughts turned to the Champions League final showdown with Chelsea.
DALLAS (AP) -- Really, it's hard to imagine that Chris Osgood is completely correct in his assessment.
Claudia Rivero is Peru's top-ranked badminton player and on her way to compete in her first Olympic Games, as part of one of the smallest national teams to compete in Beijing.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insists that no team can dominate English soccer.
Despite having two years left on his contract, St. Louis Rams receiver Torry Holt is looking ahead to what might happen at the end of his career.
Diego Forlan scored the only goal of the game as Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 on Sunday in the penultimate round of Spanish league matches.
Celtic captain Stephen McManus and top scorer Scott McDonald were on target as Celtic beat Hibernian 2-0 to stretch their lead over Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League to four points.
David Beckham was named in England's squad for friendly games against the United States and Trinidad and Tobago as coach Fabio Capello keeps faith with the veteran Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder.
Christian Panucci and Daniele De Rossi scored to lead AS Roma to a 2-1 victory over Atalanta and move within one point of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with one round left in the season.
Novak Djokovic underlined his growing challenge to the world's top two ranked players Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with victory in the Rome Masters as he beat Stanislav Wawrinka in the final on Sunday.
Dina Safina upset her third top-10 player at the German Open on Sunday and won the title by beating ninth-ranked Elena Dementieva 3-6 6-2 6-2.
The San Diego Padres acquired right-handed reliever Bryan Corey from the Boston Red Sox on Sunday for a player to be named or cash.
Manchester United claimed their 10th Premier League title with a 2-0 victory at Wigan Athletic on a dramatic final day of the season.
The Rangers placed right-handed pitcher Kevin Millwood on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin on Sunday before Texas' game against the Oakland Athletics.
Qualifying and practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been cancelled for the day due to rain.
Felipe Massa held off Lewis Hamilton to win his third straight Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday and earn Ferrari's fourth consecutive Formula One victory.
Brazilian driver Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix for the third successive year in Istanbul on Sunday.
Timothy Bradley, whose first professional fight outside his native California has earned him the WBC light-welterweight title, is keen to become undisputed world champion in the division.
David Beckham was shown a yellow card as the Los Angeles Galaxy went down 2-1 to the New York Red Bulls, Juan Pablo Angel scoring the winner with his first goal of the new MLS season.
• Bobby Engram's walkout from the Seahawks minicamp is clearly over the veteran's displeasure with his current contract.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Darren McFadden burst through the middle during a drill and slowed up as he reached the secondary only to be scolded by offensive coordinator Greg Knapp for not running hard for 40 yards.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Danica Patrick watched contentedly from Indianapolis' pit wall as the first day of qualifying ended.
Strategy was almost as important as speed Saturday as Scott Dixon won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 with a big gamble by his Target Chip Ganassi Racing team.
Jacques Lemaire has 11 Stanley Cup championship rings, 500 victories as a coach and is widely considered one of the best coaches in the NHL.
Vernon Wells will go from leading the Toronto Blue Jays in home runs and RBIs to leading the team in cheers.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- There were signs Saturday that No. 7 jerseys may become yesterday's fashion for Atlanta Falcons fans.
The Baltimore Ravens are doing more than merely fighting for jobs at their first mandatory minicamp under new coach John Harbaugh.
Stanislas Wawrinka reached the final of the Rome Masters on Saturday when sixth seed Andy Roddick retired after losing the first three games of their semifinal.
Dinara Safina and a re-energized Elena Dementiieva will contest an all-Russian final at the German Open in Berlin after both secured straight sets victories in the semifinals on Saturday.
With a new ballpark finally on the horizon, the Florida Marlins are beginning to loosen their purse strings.
Brewers ace Ben Sheets set a franchise record for strikeouts in the first inning of Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Galatasaray beat Genclerbirligi Oftas 2-0 on Saturday to clinch their 17th Turkish league title.
Alex Ferguson believes goal difference will prove the crucial factor as his Manchester United side close on a 10th Premier League crown with only Chelsea standing in their way in the final round of matches on Sunday.
Mike D'Antoni has accepted the New York Knicks' lucrative job offer, ending a week-long battle with the Chicago Bulls, who also pursued the Phoenix Suns' coach, a league source told SI.com.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cavaliers starting forward Ben Wallace is unlikely to play in Game 3 against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night after missing the morning shootaround because of an inner ear infection.
Werder Bremen thrashed Hannover 6-1 to consolidate second place in the Bundesliga while Duisburg and Hansa Rostock were relegated on Saturday.
Felipe Massa's superb final lap in one minute, 27.617 seconds earned him pole position at the Turkish Grand Prix for the third successive year.
Remember when teams used to hire coaches based on X's and O's?
Dinara Safina ended Serena Williams' 17-match winning streak with a 2-6 6-1 7-6 victory on Friday to reach the German Open semifinals.
The mayors are doing it. So are congressmen. Even the zoos have gotten into it.
Hot blasts of wind on a diabolical course made The Players Championship tough enough to turn someone's hair gray. Not that the leaders needed any help with that Friday.
As Jim Nill, the Red Wings' assistant general manager who is in charge of the team's amateur scouting department, explains, "The passport doesn't matter to us."
Darren McFadden's spot on the Oakland roster was assured the minute the Raiders used the No. 4 overall pick on him in last month's draft.
INDIANAPOLIS -- IndyCar racing's biggest name was emotionally shaken Friday as Danica Patrick was involved in an incident on pit lane during Friday's practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when her car hit a crew member from another team in pit lane.
Jim Edmonds' batting average had fallen to .178 -- more than 100 points below his lifetime mark -- and he clearly had lost a step or two while chasing fly balls in center field.
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.
The Toronto Blue Jays added some experience to their outfield Friday, acquiring Kevin Mench in a trade with the Texas Rangers and signing free agent Brad Wilkerson.
Matt Ryan will have his first chance to prove he can be more than just another clipboard-toting rookie observer when the new Atlanta Falcons quarterback participates in a three-day minicamp beginning Saturday.
The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles.
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- Cavaliers starting forward Ben Wallace is doubtful for Game 3 of Cleveland's playoff series against the Boston Celtics because of allergies and a left inner ear infection.
Mario Manningham has given people a lot to talk about with all his off the field problems.
Joe Flacco dropped back in the pocket, scanned the field, cocked his arm and tossed a spiral far downfield. Mark Clayton sprinted under the ball and made the catch in stride, one step ahead of the defender.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Guess what Helio Castroneves wants for his birthday?
There are 46,055 square miles in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which means it is obviously not big enough for two NHL teams in May.
World number one Roger Federer has been beaten again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 7-6 in the Rome Masters quarterfinals on Friday.
The recent domination of the Giro d'Italia by cyclists from the host nation could be about to change as an especially strong field gets set to begin the 2008 edition on Saturday.
Going to watch the Minnesota Wild is going to get a little more expensive for many Minnesota Wild fans next season.
1. Rafael Furcal's next contract: Generally one of baseball's slower starters, Rafael Furcal has been an absolute terror at the plate since opening day.
The NBA playoffs, thus far, have been all about "Who's Got Next?" and "Who's Now?" But it's worth pausing for a moment to reflect on those who had last. And who was then.
Rick Carlisle appears headed to Dallas. Mike D'Antoni or Avery Johnson might end up in Chicago. And Mark Jackson remains the front-runner in New York.
Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan survived a showdown meeting with club owner Mike Ashley on Friday and pledged he would continue to speak his mind over the team's chances of winning titles.
Navigating the pitfalls of training camp is a numbers game for NFL teams, but this year a degree of difficulty has been added that has wide-ranging ramifications in the eyes of the league's coaches and personnel decision-makers: The new 80-man training camp roster limit.
I am not going to give post-draft comments anymore, or evaluations or anything of a critical nature. It's a sucker's game. It leaves me wide open. Who knows, anyway, until three or four years down the road?
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for a player to be named.
As weeks go, it was a pretty good one for 23-year-old pitcher Max Scherzer. On April 26, as a member of the Tucson Sidewinders (the Diamondbacks' Triple A affiliate), Scherzer was preparing to perform one of the mundane duties required of a minor league starter on an off day -- in this case, charting the pitches of a teammate -- when a trainer tapped him on the shoulder and told him to see manager Bill Plummer. "I thought I was going to have some other duty, maybe manning the radar gun or something," says Scherzer, who entered Plummer's office with the blank chart in one hand and a cup of sunflower seeds in the other. "But he says, 'Congratulations. You're going to the big leagues.' "
Ferrari led both practice sessions for the Turkish Grand Prix on Friday while Heikki Kovalainen rebounded from his crash in Spain with the second fastest lap in the morning session.
Manchester City are set to land a place in next season's UEFA Cup after the award of an extra place to English Premier League sides.
Thank goodness for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who continually restore faith in the belief that yes, indeed, there is a ballclub out there doing just about everything right.
Heikki Kovalainen showed no ill-effects of his high speed crash in Barcelona as he set the second fastest time in opening free practice for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.
Manu Ginobili, voted the league's top reserve this season, didn't have his usual downtime at the start of the first quarter on Thursday night.
Kason Gabbard threw an eye-high pitch at Richie Sexson. That was it for the Mariners 6-foot-8 first baseman.
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) -- Maybe Cleveland Cavaliers fans can hope for cheap gas if an oil company insults All-Star LeBron James.
Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen will likely miss the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a blood clot in his ankle.
The Dallas Stars beat Detroit in a competition before the first puck dropped Thursday night in the Western Conference finals.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A deep-seated intensity that often turned to anger has fueled Danica Patrick's racing personality -- until now.
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