Sports News
-
Miami kicks safety Ray-Ray Armstrong off team
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:27AM July 18, 2012 CommentCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami kicked senior safety Ray-Ray Armstrong off the football team Wednesday, and said it would give him a full release should he decide to transfer.
-
Schleck denies doping after positive test at Tour
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:38AM July 18, 2012 CommentPAU, France (AP) — Luxembourg rider Frank Schleck denied taking any banned substance despite testing positive for a forbidden diuretic at the Tour de France, suggesting instead he may have been poisoned.
-
Pete Rose Reality Show in Works for TLC Network
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:20AM July 18, 2012 Comment
Former Cincinnati Reds baseball player Pete Rose talks to members of the media during a news conference at the opening of an exhibit about him at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum in Cincinnati.
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose is taking a swing at his own reality TV show.
-
Bomb Threat Fails to Halt Detroit Tigers Game
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:08AM July 18, 2012 Comment
Fans outside Comerica Park in Detroit before a baseball game.
DETROIT (AP) — Baseball stadium Comerica Park is the latest Detroit landmark to be the subject of a bomb threat.
-
Pellegrini goes to London in pursuit of perfection
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:40AM July 18, 2012 CommentROME (AP) — When Federica Pellegrini trots her statuesque 5-foot-10 frame around the pool deck at the London Olympics, it might be tough for her to keep track of past and present.
-
Brolly hunting in London: Tourists seek shelter
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:44AM July 18, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Gold, silver, bronze: No matter who wins what at the London Olympics, a million or more visitors will need to get themselves an umbrella.
-
Linsanity to Houston as Knicks pass on Jeremy
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:23AM July 18, 2012 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — The New York Knicks decided that Linsanity would have only a one-season run on Broadway.
-
Penn State to respond soon to NCAA demand for info
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:00AM July 18, 2012 CommentSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — As the NCAA considers whether Penn State should face penalties following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal — including a possible shutdown of its celebrated football program — the university says it will respond within days to the governing body's demand for information.
-
INFLUENCE GAME: Cyclist's allies turn to Congress
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:59AM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — When the Justice Department decided not to prosecute Lance Armstrong for taking performance-enhancing drugs, his legal problems seemed to be over.
-
Trout with 4 hits leads Angels 13-0 rout of Tigers
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:54PM July 17, 2012 CommentDETROIT (AP) — Earlier this week, Mike Trout had a chance to meet Al Kaline, the Hall of Famer who played for the Detroit Tigers and won a batting title in 1955 when he was 20 years old.
-
Sabathia comes off DL, pitches Yanks past Jays 6-1
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:45PM July 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia carried a shutout into the seventh inning during his sparkling return from the disabled list and the steamrolling New York Yankees got an early three-run homer from Andruw Jones in a 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
-
Penn State to respond to NCAA demand within days
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:58PM July 17, 2012 CommentSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State said Tuesday it will respond within days to the NCAA's demand for information as the governing body decides whether the university should face penalties — including a possible shutdown of its storied football program — in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
-
Pinkel defends Paterno at SEC Media Days
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:46PM July 17, 2012 CommentHOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Missouri coach Gary Pinkel says he thinks it is "wrong" to place sole blame for the Penn State tragedy on former coach Joe Paterno.
-
Blue Jays put Bautista on DL, call up OF Gose
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:11PM July 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Jose Bautista was worried his injury was worse.
-
QB Griffin III again misses Redskins rookie camp
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:29PM July 17, 2012 CommentASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Robert Griffin III remains unsigned as the Washington Redskins open the second day of their five-day rookie camp.
-
New-look Nets re-sign Humphries to two-year deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:27PM July 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK. (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets continued their offseason barrage of signings Tuesday, agreeing to a new, two-year deal with power forward Kris Humphries.
-
Oscar Pistorius finishes 2nd in 400 in Italy
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:12PM July 17, 2012 CommentLIGNANO, Italy (AP) — South African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius finished second in a 400-meter race in Italy on Tuesday, his final tuneup for the London Olympics.
-
Schleck positive doping test jolts Tour de France
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:09PM July 17, 2012 CommentPAU, France (AP) — The RadioShack Nissan Trek team pulled Frank Schleck, one of the biggest names in pro cycling, out the Tour de France on Tuesday after he failed a doping test, threatening to overshadow Bradley Wiggins' bid to win the three-week race in Paris this weekend.
-
Police: Cowboys WR Bryant's mom reported assault
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:41PM July 17, 2012 CommentDALLAS (AP) — With training camp just two weeks away, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is in trouble again.
-
INFLUENCE GAME: Armstrong's lobbying cycle
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:10PM July 17, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The foundation created by seven-time Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong has mounted a lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill in an effort to counter accusations by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that Armstrong took performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career.
