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9/20/2012 10:27:01 AM
The numbers say there isn't much difference in the NFL with replacement officials. Comments from players and coaches say otherwise.
9/20/2012 11:11:45 AM
A federal judge has ordered boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to pay about $114,000 for avoiding questioning from rival fighter Manny Pacquiao's lawyers in a defamation case.
9/20/2012 5:30:44 AM
The NHL canceled its entire September preseason game schedule on Wednesday, the first on-ice casualty of the four-day lockout.
9/20/2012 12:50:37 PM
Even Matt Kemp was willing to concede the phantom run the umpires said he scored for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning — long before his go-ahead homer in the ninth — should not have counted.
9/20/2012 1:14:50 AM
North Carolina coach Roy Williams has had surgery to remove a kidney tumor, people familiar with the situation said Wednesday.
9/20/2012 6:37:01 AM
Rick Curl was one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches. He put his stamp on an Olympic champion. He built a highly respected club that trained thousands of youngsters.
9/20/2012 1:02:33 AM
Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner has apologized to his team and its fans for his drunken driving arrest.
9/20/2012 3:15:33 AM
Major League Baseball appears unlikely to interfere if Melky Cabrera wins the NL batting title while serving his 50-game suspension for a positive drug test.
9/20/2012 4:53:29 AM
With every week, and every win, Rory McIlroy gets a new moniker. Two-time major champion. The world No. 1. Heir apparent. The latest nickname was courtesy of none other than Tiger Woods.
9/20/2012 6:19:26 AM
Six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Chad Johnson's divorce from reality TV star Evelyn Lozada was finalized Wednesday, a little more than a month after his arrest on a domestic battery charge, his lawyer said.
9/20/2012 12:49:04 PM
(Reuters) - Miguel Cabrera continued his bid for baseball's rare triple crown and helped the Detroit Tigers close the gap on the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central with a 6-2 victory over Oakland on Wednesday. Ace pitcher Justin Verlander tossed six scoreless innings to make it an easy night at home for the Tigers (79-69) as they pulled within two games of first place Chicago (81-67), who lost 3-0 at Kansas City. ...
9/20/2012 11:09:25 AM
Major League Baseball is nearing agreements with Fox and Turner Sports on eight-year contracts through 2021, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
9/20/2012 11:06:15 AM
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball is nearing long-term television deals with two broadcasters that will help double its TV revenue, just weeks after the league signed a $5.6 billion deal with Walt Disney unit ESPN, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people with knowledge of the discussions. Fox, a unit of News Corp, which also owns the Wall Street Journal, and cable network owner Turner, a unit of Time Warner Inc, will retain rights to both regular season and post-season games at a combined cost of nearly $7 billion through 2021, the paper said. ...
9/20/2012 10:27:01 AM
The numbers say there isn't much difference in the NFL with replacement officials. Comments from players and coaches say otherwise.
9/20/2012 10:24:05 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Derek Jeter tied the New York Yankees franchise record with his eighth 200-hit season when he lashed a single up the middle on Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. Jeter equaled the mark held by Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig during the second game of a double-header against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. The 38-year-old shortstop whacked a 91 mph (146km) first-inning fastball into center field off Toronto starter Ricky Romero for his 200th hit of the year while extending his hitting streak to 13 games. ...
9/20/2012 7:51:35 AM
For baseball purists, there's not a whole lot to like about what Bud Selig has done to the national pastime.
9/20/2012 7:10:35 AM
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Golfers often talk about pacing themselves for big events and Brandt Snedeker says that will be his top priority at this week's elite Tour Championship before making his Ryder Cup debut for the United States next week. The fast-talking American is one of only 30 players competing in the PGA Tour's playoff finale starting on Thursday, and is one of just five who would be guaranteed the season-long FedExCup title and its lucrative bonus with victory on Sunday. ...
9/20/2012 6:19:26 AM
Six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Chad Johnson's divorce from reality TV star Evelyn Lozada was finalized Wednesday, a little more than a month after his arrest on a domestic battery charge, his lawyer said.
9/20/2012 5:56:57 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Evergreen New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte gave the Bronx Bombers reason to rejoice on Wednesday in his return from a three-month injury absence despite an unfamiliar feel in a pennant race game. Pitching for the first time since fracturing an ankle on a batted ball on June 27, big-game pitcher Pettitte took the mound before an uncommonly sparse Yankee Stadium crowd of about 15,000 in a rescheduled game to make up for Tuesday night's rainout. ...
9/20/2012 5:11:23 AM
The New England Patriots have signed tight end Kellen Winslow and re-signed wide receiver Deion Branch to add depth to a pass-catching group that lost Aaron Hernandez to a right ankle injury.
9/20/2012 4:57:13 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Pettitte pitched five scoreless innings in his first start since suffering a broken ankle in June as the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Wednesday to inch ahead in the American League East race. The win in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium gave New York a half-game division lead over the Baltimore Orioles with two weeks left in the regular season. ...
9/20/2012 4:53:29 AM
With every week, and every win, Rory McIlroy gets a new moniker. Two-time major champion. The world No. 1. Heir apparent. The latest nickname was courtesy of none other than Tiger Woods.
9/20/2012 4:18:42 AM
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former Masters champion Fred Couples, a 15-times winner on the PGA Tour who is one of the most laid-back figures in the game, has been voted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2013. The 52-year-old American, whose selection in the Hall of Fame's PGA Tour category was announced on Wednesday, will be inducted on May 6 at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida. "What a great day for me," former world number one Couples told reporters at East Lake Golf Club on the eve of this week's Tour Championship. ...
9/20/2012 3:55:07 AM
(Reuters) - One of the National Football League's top pass rush defenses will face arguably the most effective dual-threat quarterback when the Super Bowl champion New York Giants visit Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers on Thursday. Newton, last season's Rookie of the Year, showed his all-round ability in Sunday's 35-27 win over the New Orleans Saints by running for a career-high 71 yards and a touchdown while throwing for 253 yards and a touchdown. ...
9/20/2012 3:31:03 AM
The numbers say there isn't much difference with replacement officials. Comments from players and coaches say otherwise.
9/20/2012 3:15:33 AM
Major League Baseball appears unlikely to interfere if Melky Cabrera wins the NL batting title while serving his 50-game suspension for a positive drug test.
9/20/2012 3:06:23 AM
Cam Newton is enough reason to tune into any NFL game. That Newton and Carolina come off an upset of New Orleans and now face the inconsistent defending Super Bowl champions on Thursday night makes Giants-Panthers even more intriguing.
9/20/2012 2:23:49 AM
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Having set his sights on simply making a PGA Tour cut in his rookie season on the U.S. circuit, John Huh can hardly believe he has qualified for the elite Tour Championship at East Lake. Huh, who describes himself as Korean-American after spending about half his life in each country, won his maiden PGA Tour title at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in February and is one of only 30 players in this week's final playoff event. ...
9/20/2012 1:02:33 AM
Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner has apologized to his team and its fans for his drunken driving arrest.
9/20/2012 12:38:10 AM
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has not won a major title in more than four years but he is delighted with his progress this season, highlighted by three victories on the PGA Tour, after a frustrating 2011 campaign cut short by injury. The American former world number one missed three months, and two of the four majors, last year after injuring his Achilles during the Masters in April. ...
9/20/2012 12:20:04 AM
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has unquestionably overshadowed Tiger Woods on the 2012 PGA Tour but the Northern Irish world number one laughs at suggestions that he now intimidates the American, a 14-times major winner. "He's (Tiger's) got a new nickname for me, actually. He calls me 'The Intimidator'," a smiling McIlroy jested as he spoke to reporters on Wednesday while preparing for this week's Tour Championship. "No. How can I intimidate Tiger Woods? I mean, the guy's got 75 or whatever PGA Tour wins, 14 majors. He's been the biggest thing ever in our sport. ...
9/19/2012 9:50:35 PM
Toronto shortstop Yunel Escobar was suspended for three games Tuesday by the Blue Jays for wearing eye-black displaying an anti-gay slur written in Spanish during a game last weekend against Boston.
9/19/2012 5:58:03 PM
Without ever playing a down in the pros, Steve Sabol got millions to fall hard for the NFL. The older you are, the more likely that is.
9/19/2012 5:28:17 PM
(Reuters) - The Baltimore Orioles endured an 18-inning battle against the Seattle Mariners that began on Tuesday night and ran into early Wednesday morning, eventually earning a 4-2 victory that tied them with the New York Yankees atop the American League East. Chasing their first playoff appearance since 1997, the Orioles (84-64) once again delivered with a late-inning rally in Seattle that left them even with the Yankees (83-63). Baltimore trailed 2-0 in the ninth but got a two-run single from Chris Davis to send the game into extra innings and set up a battle of bullpens. ...
9/19/2012 5:23:36 PM
The Baltimore Orioles weren't going to be denied a victory — or making history — even if it took 5 hours and 44 minutes to do it.
9/19/2012 4:27:21 PM
The AP's daily wrap on the playoff races and what's ahead in the final weeks:
9/19/2012 11:25:12 AM
Miguel Cabrera is making a late push for the Triple Crown — and if he keeps swinging like this, the Detroit Tigers could still have a shot in the AL Central.
9/19/2012 7:03:54 AM
An efficient Alex Smith and a rock-solid defense have the San Francisco 49ers on top of the AP Pro32 power rankings.
9/19/2012 6:33:24 AM
Even while he was trying to tamp down expectations, Peyton Manning couldn't have envisioned this scene playing out.
9/19/2012 6:33:15 AM
NFL Hall of Famer Earl Campbell said Tuesday he is undergoing nerve treatment after doctors ruled out concerns that he might have Lou Gehrig's disease.
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