Sports News
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Yankees beat Red Sox 5-4, lose Jeter
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:14AM September 13, 2012 CommentBOSTON (AP) — Derek Jeter doesn't even want to miss one inning of the New York Yankees' playoff push.
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Orioles beat Rays 3-2 to remain in 1st place
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:56PM September 12, 2012 CommentBALTIMORE (AP) — It was just over a month ago when the Baltimore Orioles summoned 20-year-old Manny Machado from the minor leagues and thrust him into the middle of a pennant race.
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AP Source: UConn coach Jim Calhoun retiring
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:55PM September 12, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Jim Calhoun has spent more than half his life as a head basketball coach, never venturing far from the New England area where he was born.
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Lee, Rollins lead surging Phils to 7th win in row
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:56PM September 12, 2012 CommentPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Rollins swigged champagne after winning a division title, went wild when the Phillies won the National League pennant, and took a ride on that unforgettable parade down the heart of Philadelphia after a World Series championship.
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NHL, NHLPA exchange offers as talks resume in NYC
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:55PM September 12, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — While the NHL and its players now agree on what qualifies as hockey-related revenue, the two sides still haven't figured out how to split up the money the sport generates.
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Pacquiao fight with Marquez almost set
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:39PM September 12, 2012 CommentLAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring Dec. 8, almost surely in a fourth fight against Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Tebow's role with Jets remains unclear after debut
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:10PM September 12, 2012 CommentFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Tim Tebow ran out onto the field for the New York Jets' first offensive play of the season as a starter.
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Notre Dame to ACC, stay independent in football
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:31PM September 12, 2012 CommentCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Notre Dame got everything it wanted and the Atlantic Coast Conference got Notre Dame.
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Column: Not-So-Great Britain learning to win again
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:16PM September 12, 2012 CommentLearning to lose used to be as British as warm beer and milky tea. Growing up in Not-So-Great Britain post-1966, when England football fans last had something to really shout about, meant living with rain and the cold, hard fact that the country which invented a host of modern sports more often than not seemed to have become pretty rubbish at them.
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Creamer relishes weather at Women's British Open
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:12PM September 12, 2012 CommentHOYLAKE, England (AP) — Paula Creamer took one look at the wind and rain battering the Royal Liverpool links and liked what she saw.
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Bills, county open to 1-year lease extension
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:26PM September 12, 2012 CommentORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Stalled lease negotiations have led to the Buffalo Bills and Erie County favoring a one-year lease extension that would allow the team to keep playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium next season while talks continue on a long-term deal.
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Reds to host Angels in 1st interleague opener
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:02PM September 12, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — One of baseball's traditional home openers will have an innovative twist next season.
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RG3: 1st rookie QB to win Week 1 player of week
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:57PM September 12, 2012 CommentASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Robert Griffin III is the first rookie quarterback to win an offensive player of the week award after his debut game.
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UK police blamed the dead for 1989 stadium tragedy
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:31AM September 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — British police and medics whose failures contributed to the deaths of 96 soccer fans in the country's worst sports disaster unfairly blamed the dead for the 1989 tragedy and sought to cover up their actions, newly disclosed documents revealed Wednesday.
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List of fatal disasters at global stadiums
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:17AM September 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — The relatives of 96 soccer fans who were crushed to death in 1989 in Britain's worst sports disaster were granted access Wednesday to previously secret documents on the tragedy. Here's a list of some of the worst fatal disasters at sports stadiums:
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Column: Bettman fiddles as NHL lockout looms
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:09AM September 12, 2012 CommentAll these years later, and especially now with the prospect of a lockout looming large this weekend, it's hard to look at a picture of Gary Bettman without recalling the going-away present one NBA general manager sent the soon-to-be-named NHL commissioner. That was in 1993, when Bettman left his post as general counsel and trusted lieutenant to NBA boss David Stern to try running a league of his own.
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US bounces back to beat Jamaica 1-0 Gomez's goal
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:44PM September 11, 2012 CommentCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Spurred on by a roaring crowd decked out in red, white and blue, the United States used all of that emotion as fuel to pull off a significant World Cup qualifying victory.
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2nd 911 call from home of Tex Tech coach Gillispie
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:34PM September 11, 2012 CommentLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — An ambulance was sent to the home of Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie for the second time in 10 days while he remains on leave as the school investigates his leadership of the program.
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Georgia defense getting 2 suspended players back
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:35PM September 11, 2012 CommentATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No one was more relieved than Sanders Commings when Georgia got through its first two games unscathed.
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A's Brandon McCarthy released from hospital
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:32PM September 11, 2012 CommentOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy was released from a Bay Area hospital Tuesday, less than a week after getting hit in the head by a line drive and undergoing surgery.
