- Lakers hold off Jazz 108-105, reach West finals
(AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 05:53:26
AP - Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.
- James scores 32, Cavs beat Celtics to force Game 7
(AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 05:17:05
AP - The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They’ve got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it’s as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.
- Pats’ Belichick lashes out at ex-video assistant
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:52:39
AP - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team’s former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for “poor job performance.” “There’s not a lot of credibility,” Belichick said in an interview broadcast on “CBS Evening News.”
- Magowan stepping down as Giants’ managing partner
(AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 02:10:45
AP - Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants.
- NFL owners may opt out of labor deal next week
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:54:49
AP - NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the league meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.
- Report: NFL investigators meet with steroids dealer
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 17:42:23
AP - NFL investigators have met with a convicted steroids dealer, who has said he provided performance-enhancing drugs to professional football players, according to a newspaper report. - Lakers reach West final, Celtics-Cavs go to Game 7
(Reuters)
Sat, 17 May 2008 06:16:18
Reuters - The Los Angeles Lakers held off a
furious late fightback by the Utah Jazz to book their place in
the Western Conference final with a nail-biting 108-105 victory
in Game Six on Friday.
- Byrnes breaks out of slump, D-Backs beat Tigers
(AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 05:31:50
AP - Eric Byrnes lined out to left field in his first at-bat Friday night and finally felt good about his swing. - Redknapp well prepared for final FA Cup hurdle
(AFP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:47:34
AFP - Portsmouth play Cardiff for the FA Cup on Saturday in their first major Wembley final for 69 years. For Harry Redknapp, their 61-year-old manager, the wait has been almost as long.
- Canada tops Sweden; plays Russia for hockey title
(AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 02:06:13
AP - Rick Nash scored the go-ahead goal to put Canada in the title game of the world hockey championships with a 5-4 win over Sweden on Friday night.
- FSU president: College football playoff inevitable
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 21:37:56
AP - Here’s a ray of hope for college football fans bummed by the recent rejection of the plus-one model to determine a national champion. - Williams sisters out of Rome tennis tournament, set sights on Paris
(AFP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 04:28:02
AFP - World number six Serena Williams has pulled out of the WTA Rome International after hurting her back while training, but thinks she will recover in time for the French Open less than two weeks away.
- Byrd takes 3-stroke lead at AT&T Classic
(AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:20:22
AP - Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic.