четверг, 31 марта 2011 г.

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Dominique Wilkins attacked by former ref (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:16 PM PDT

Hall of Famer and Atlanta Hawks televsion analyst Dominique Wilkins was attacked by a fan after the team's victory Wednesday night over the Orlando Magic, the team said. Wilkins is also a vice president with the team. He had just finished working Atlanta's 85-82 victory Wednesday night from his customary spot on press row when the alleged incident occurred at Philips Arena.

Dominique Wilkins attacked by fan after game, Atlanta Hawks say

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:26 PM PDT

The Atlanta Hawks say Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins was attacked by a fan after their victory over the Orlando Magic.

Two future Tar Heels led East to McDonald's All-American victory

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:44 PM PDT

James McAdoo scored 17 points and P.J. Hairston added 15 as the two North Carolina signees led the East to a 111-96 victory over the West in the McDonald's All-American game on Wednesday night at the United Center.

NBA investigating New Jersey Nets part-owner Jay-Z for visiting Kentucky Wildcats' locker room after Elite Eight win

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:36 PM PDT

An NBA spokesman confirms that the league is investigating Jay-Z's presence in Kentucky's locker room after the Wildcats clinched a Final Four berth.

Carmelo, Knicks rally past Nets

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:02 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) The Knicks knew how badly the Nets wanted to beat them, and for a half New York wasn't doing anything about it.

Report: Lyles asked A&M for $80,000 for star CB

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:44 PM PDT

ESPN.com is reporting that a former Texas A&M assistant coach says a man who runs a Texas-based recruiting service told him the Aggies had to "beat" $80,000 if it wanted to sign Patrick Peterson out of high school.

Rose, Bulls Slam T-Wolves

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:00 PM PDT


Rose had 23 points and 10 assists in three quarters and the Bulls blew out the Timberwolves 108-91 on Wednesday night.

NBA probes Jay-Z's visit to Kentucky locker room

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:07 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- An NBA spokesman confirms that the league is investigating Jay-Z's presence in Kentucky's locker room after the Wildcats clinched a Final Four berth.

Academic-related bonuses vary widely for NCAA coaches

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:28 PM PDT

When the men's Final Four coaches face off this weekend, more than bragging rights will be at stake. Collectively, the coaches stand to gain ...

Anthony scores 39 as Knicks rally past Nets

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:36 PM PDT

Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points for the second straight game, including the tiebreaking jumper with 1:08 left, and the New York Knicks rallied ...

Hornets beat Blazers, jump to sixth place in West

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:12 AM PDT

Carl Landry scored 21 points and the New Orleans Hornets jumped ahead of Portland for sixth place in the Western Conference with a 95-91 victory ...

NBA probing Jay-Z for Kentucky contact (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:04 PM PDT

An NBA spokesman confirms that the league is investigating Jay-Z's presence in Kentucky's locker room after the Wildcats clinched a Final Four berth. The rapper visited the players after their victory over North Carolina on Sunday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J, home of the Nets. Jay-Z is a part-owner of the team and attended the Nets' 120-116 loss at New York on Wednesday.

Ex-Auburn players tell of cash handshakes, sexual favors

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:04 PM PDT

Sacks of money. A car. "Cash handshakes." Sexual favors. Those are some of the details supplied by former Auburn players of events they said ...

Blues rip past Red Wings, taking full advantage of goalies

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:47 PM PDT

The St. Louis Blues took full advantage of a backup goalie and another netminder making his NHL debut.

Salary analysis: NCAA tournament coaches cashing in

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:32 PM PDT

Win or lose, the coaches in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament will make $1.4 million on average this season, according to a USA ...

Hitters say they'll strike back after pitchers dominated 2010

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 06:28 PM PDT

Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones proposed this spring that the federal government, and not Lee Harvey Oswald, was behind the assassination ...

Wings allow most goals since '93 in 10-3 setback

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:02 PM PDT

DETROIT (AP) The St. Louis Blues took full advantage of a backup goalie and another netminder making his NHL debut.

Willie Lyles asked Texas A&M for $80K to sign recruit Patrick Peterson

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:51 PM PDT

Willie Lyles, a Texas-based football trainer, told Texas A&M it had to "beat" $80,000 if it wanted to sign star recruit Patrick Peterson in 2007, a former Texas A&M coach told ESPN on Wednesday.

'Melo again has 39, Knicks rally by Nets (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:32 PM PDT

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 30:  Amar'e Stoudemire #1 of the New York Knicks shoots a free throw against the New Jersey Nets at Madison Square Garden on March 30, 2011 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

The Knicks knew how badly the Nets wanted to beat them, and for a half New York wasn't doing anything about it. A little more effort, and a lot of Carmelo Anthony sent New Jersey home disappointed. Anthony scored 39 points for the second straight game, including the tiebreaking jumper with 1:08 left, and the Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit for a 120-116 victory on Wednesday night.


Numbers Game

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:02 PM PDT

What do Matt Howard, Josh Harrellson, Jeremy Lamb and Jamie Skeen have in common? Just ask Luke Winn, who analyzes a vital element of each Final Four team's offensive attack.

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Andre Ethier: Signs pointing toward end of Los Angeles Dodgers career

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:12 PM PDT

Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier on Tuesday stood behind comments he made to The Associated Press after Monday night's exhibition game in which he said this could be his final season with the club.

Pimp suspect in ex-New York Giant Lawrence Taylor case pleads guilty

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:39 PM PDT

A man who arranged for a 16-year-old girl to meet former NFL star Lawrence Taylor for sex in a hotel room pleaded guilty Tuesday, agreeing to serve more than seven years in prison.

Alabama squeaks past Colorado in NIT semifinals

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 12:43 AM PDT

JaMychal Green scored 22 points, Trevor Releford scored the go-ahead basket in the closing seconds, and the top-seeded Crimson Tide withstood ...

Players can soon draw from lockout fund (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:54 PM PDT

Each NFL player who contributed to a lockout fund will be able to begin collecting up to a total of about $60,000. After setting aside union dues and royalties during recent seasons, eligible players may start drawing from the fund April 15. NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith said on March 18 that money was available to help players while they are not receiving paychecks during the...

Boston Bruins' Shawn Thornton needs 40 stitches for face gash

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:26 PM PDT

Bruins forward Shawn Thornton received more than 40 stitches to close a nasty cut above his right eye after he was hit by the skate blade of Blackhawks forward Fernando Pisani.

Texas A&M drops Baylor for 1st Final Four berth

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Sydney Carter scored 22 points and Texas A&M finally beat Baylor, 58-46 on Tuesday night to send the Aggies to their first Final Four in school history.

Paraguay beats United States 1-0 in exhibition

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:25 PM PDT

Paraguay held on for a 1-0 victory over the United States on Tuesday night that left the Americans winless in three games this year.

Britt Robson: NBA Power Rankings

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:39 PM PDT

Technically, they're still chasing the Spurs. But that's just about the only negative for the red-hot Lakers, who are looking more and more like three-peat champions, says Britt Robson.

Jones, Pope, Stewart headline Hall of Fame class

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:52 PM PDT

Cobi Jones, who played more games for the U.S. men's team than anyone else, was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday along ...

49ers coach Jim Harbaugh in a QB search amid NFL's lockout

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:59 PM PDT

New San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh knows what it takes to play NFL quarterback, having done so for 15 seasons with five teams. In the ...

Canucks dominating the league in wins, confidence

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:55 PM PDT

The Vancouver Canucks have the most wins, most goals, best team defensive numbers, best road record, the highest-scoring forward, the most productive ...

Sporting Kansas City gives Chad Ochocinco spot on reserve team

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:58 AM PDT

After a five-day tryout, the Bengals wide receiver has been awarded a spot on the reserve team for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. ...

NCAA president: Time to discuss players getting sliver of revenue pie

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:09 PM PDT

The NCAA's new president is adamant that, on his watch, there'll be no straying from college athletics' most time-honored tenet: "It's grossly ...

Freshmen not fit for NCAA title rings of late

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:05 PM PDT

In the last six years, NCAA champions in men's basketball have had sophomores, juniors and seniors as starters. Freshmen have been noticeably ...

USA TODAY analysis finds $120K value in men's basketball scholarship

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:06 PM PDT

Butler senior forward Matt Howard got to thinking the other day. He hadn't been asked the standard NCAA men's basketball tournament economics ...

Texas A&M upsets top-seeded Baylor (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:54 PM PDT

When the NCAA brackets came out, Texas A&M coach Gary Blair knew his team would have to get past top-seeded Baylor to get to the Final Four for the first time. Well, when it mattered most, the Aggies finally beat Baylor and All-American Brittney Griner. After eight consecutive losses to its Big 12 rivals, including the previous three this season, Sydney Carter got Texas A&M off to a fast start and...

Paraguay wins 1-0, US winless this year (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:34 PM PDT

The Americans remain winless this year in three games. Still, coach Bob Bradley sees playing two games within four days as good preparation for the CONCACAF Gold Cup this June. "We really hadn't had a good chance to be together with most of our core guys since the World Cup," Bradley said Tuesday night after Oscar Cardozo's 18th-minute goal gave Paraguay a 1-0 exhibition win.

Virginia pitcher tosses perfect game vs. George Washington

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:36 PM PDT

Virginia junior right-hander Will Roberts pitched the eighth nine-inning perfect game in NCAA Division I history Tuesday, leading the top-ranked ...

Flyers hold onto East lead with cross-state win over Penguins

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Ville Leino scored twice in the third period, and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Tuesday night and stay ...

Greg Biffle says he's close to extension with Roush Fenway

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:27 PM PDT

Greg Biffle said Tuesday he's close to signing an extension with Roush Fenway Racing, and would be surprised if teammate Carl Edwards does not ...

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Judge in NFL case an unknown quantity

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:51 PM PDT

The impasse between the NFL and its players has already taken several twists and turns, now the legality of the NFL lockout and potential antitrust ...

LeBron James says second game in Cleveland 'can't get no worse' than Dec. 2 tilt

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:59 PM PDT

Trapped in an arena where venom and disgust filled nearly all 20,000 seats, LeBron James survived. He handled the boos, the "Akron hates you" chants, the obscene taunts coming at him from every direction, from fans he considered family.

Final Four offers quite the coaching contrast

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Saturday's semifinals at the Final Four in Houston will boast coaches with distinctly different levels of experience.

Selanne's 3 goals, 2 assists lift Ducks (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Anaheim Ducks ' Teemu Selanne , (8) celebrates after scoring his third goal of the game against Colorado Avalanche goalie Brian Elliot, bottom, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2011.

Teemu Selanne had barely taken off his jersey in the Anaheim Ducks' locker room when Corey Perry serenaded him with the same chant he had just heard on the Honda Center ice. "One more year! One more year!" the NHL's goal-scoring leader yelled at the 40-year-old Finnish Flash. The Ducks needed every one of Selanne's five magnificent points to hold on to a game they nearly...


Selanne's 5-point night powers Ducks past Avs

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:10 PM PDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Teemu Selanne had barely taken off his jersey in the Anaheim Ducks ' locker room when Corey Perry serenaded him with the same chant he had just heard on the Honda Center ice.

Report: Purdue coach Matt Painter to meet with Missouri Tigers

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Purdue Boilermakers coach Matt Painter will meet with Missouri Tigers athletic director Mike Alden in Florida about the school's head-coaching vacancy Tuesday, according to the Kansas City Star.

2011 Spring training: Brian Wilson of San Francisco Giants unlikely for Opening Day

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PDT

San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson isn't likely to be ready to play by opening day for the World Series champions.

Tyler Honeycutt leaving UCLA to enter 2011 NBA draft

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:11 PM PDT

UCLA forward Tyler Honeycutt is leaving school and will enter the NBA draft, he said Monday in a conference call with reporters.

Blazers down banged-up Spurs

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:10 PM PDT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers knew they caught a break: Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were too hurt to play, and Tony Parker was a surprise late scratch, too.

A healthy Kendrys Morales vital for Angels success

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:40 PM PDT

The Los Angeles Angels have heard the criticism they didn't upgrade their offense with a major free agent signing. But the solution could be ...

Henderson scores final 7 as Bobcats stun Bucks

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:52 PM PDT

The Charlotte Bobcats started with no available centers and finished without their top two point guards. They were overmatched on the boards ...

Pair's testimony aids case vs. Barry Bonds, expert says

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:22 PM PDT

Two people who were once close to Barry Bonds have now laid out a similar story and timeline for his alleged use of steroids. The power of their ...

Bulls Blow Opportunity to Increase East Lead

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:31 PM PDT


Philadelphia 76ers beat Bulls 97-85.

Hibbert leads Pacers past slumping Celtics

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:26 PM PDT

Indiana's Roy Hibbert had no mercy on Boston's depleted front line.

Blazers extend depleted Spurs' skid to 4 (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:22 PM PDT

SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 28: Andre Miller #24 of the Portland Trail Blazers calls a play against  the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center on March 28, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas.

The Portland Trail Blazers knew they caught a break: Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were too hurt to play, and Tony Parker was a surprise late scratch, too. Portland took advantage. Yet, it still wasn't easy. Andre Miller scored 26 points and the Blazers, who trailed late despite San Antonio playing without four starters, rallied in the final minutes to hand the slumping and banged-up Spurs their...


Stanford extends Final Four streak to 4 (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:58 PM PDT

Stanford's Jeanette Pohlen passes against Gonzaga's in the second half of an NCAA women's college basketball tournament regional final, Monday, March 28, 2011, in Spokane, Wash. Stanford won 83-60.

Facing a deafening, unfriendly crowd in a hostile -- and perhaps unfair setting -- along with the little blond point guard who had yet to be stopped, the Stanford Cardinal emphatically showed they're still the powers of the West Coast. A fourth straight Final Four makes that point impossible to debate.


Knicks survive Magic in OT to snap 6-game slide

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:31 PM PDT

Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points, his best effort since coming to New York, and the Knicks pulled out a 113-106 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

Yankees look to Burnett, new faces to bolster rotation

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:50 AM PDT

A piece of paper was taped to the side of pitcher A.J. Burnett's locker in the New York Yankees training camp this spring.

Carmelo Anthony scores 39 in Knicks' OT win vs. Magic

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:39 PM PDT

Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points, his best effort since coming to New York, and the Knicks pulled out a 113-106 overtime victory over the Orlando ...

Bulls' home streak ends

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:10 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers couldn't stop Derrick Rose. They just tried to make it difficult for him at every turn.