Archive for the ‘World sports’ Category

Morgan’s ‘crime spree’ about to come to an end (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Washington Nationals' Nyjer Morgan, center, is led off the field after a brawl during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - Good weather, cheap tickets, convenient parking and even bobblehead giveaway nights can't spark much interest in a meaningless September game between the Nationals and Marlins, two teams whose payrolls tipped off their lowly intentions to fans even before the season began.


Tide’s Dareus ruled ineligible for 2 games (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010
AP - The NCAA has declared Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus ineligible for two games for accepting improper benefits.

Jackson sits out Rams’ preseason finale (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010
AP - Steven Jackson sat out St. Louis' preseason finale against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, giving the Rams more time to find a backup running back.

Woods looks to keep going at FedEx Cup (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Tiger Woods leans against his golf club bag before putting on the fourth hole of a Pro Am round during the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - A chart of FedEx Cup standings at the Deutsche Bank Championship showed Tiger Woods at the top, not unusual considering he was won the cup and its $10 million prize every year he has played.


Federer beats the heat, Beck; Soderling looms (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The shoes of Roger Federer of Switzerland are decorated with his initials and the New York City skyline as he plays Andreas Beck of Germany at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)AP - Roger Federer is one cool customer.


UNC’s reputation takes a hit in NCAA probe (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

North Carolina chancellor Holden Thorp, center, listens as UNC athletics director Dick Baddour, right, talks during a news conference with UNC head coach Butch Davis, left, about UNC's NCAA college football program on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at the Kenan Field House in Chapel Hill, N.C. The investigation of the program has expanded into possible academic misconduct involving players and a woman who has also worked as a tutor for coach Davis' son. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Ethan Hyman)AP - The NCAA investigation hovering over North Carolina's football program has frustrated everyone at the university from administrators to alumni.


Deutsche Bank signs up for 2 more years (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010
AP - Deutsche Bank has picked up the option on the final two years of its title sponsorship, and it will have some financial help from a familiar partner in EMC Corp., which will be a presenting sponsor.

Cincinnati’s no-senior defense gets first test (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010
AP - There won't be any senior moments when two-time Big East champion Cincinnati sends it defense out for the first time this weekend.

Lawyer: Ford, family settle in player crash death (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010
AP - Ford Motor Co. on Thursday settled a Mississippi lawsuit over a 2001 accident in which a New York Mets prospect was killed when his SUV crashed in the Florida Panhandle, a lawyer for the player's family said.

Capra win sparks US hopes of new star (AFP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Beatrice Capra of the US returns a shot to number 18 seed Aravane Rezai of France at the US Open 2010 tennis tournament in New York. The gloom surrounding the future of women's tennis in the United States lifted ever so slightly on Thursday as Capra left her calling card.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - The gloom surrounding the future of women's tennis in the United States lifted ever so slightly on Thursday as Beatrice Capra left her calling card.


Boston’s Pedroia concedes surgery possible on foot (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010
AP - Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is bracing for the possibility of having season-ending surgery on his broken left foot.

Clowney heads list of prospects in South region (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010
AP - College coaches have descended on Rock Hill, S.C., all with a common purpose: To woo defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.

Federer rolls, Davydenko falls and Nishikori wins tennis epic (AFP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

number two seed Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a backhand to Andreas Beck of Germany during their US Open match in New York. Federer won 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - Roger Federer rolled into the third round of the US Open on Thursday while sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko lost and Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori dumped 11th seed Marin Cilic in five grueling sets.


Woods takes out $54M mortgage on Fla. estate (AP)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Tiger Woods waits with his caddy Steve Williams, right, before teeing off on the fourth hole of a Pro Am round, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, during the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate.


Penn St prez welcomes Nebraska crossover game (AP)

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
AP - Penn State president Graham Spanier likes the revised Big Ten football schedules that include a regular high-profile game with Nebraska.

Rogge: Cricket scandal highlights bigger problem (AP)

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
AP - IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the cricket match-fixing scandal shows that illegal betting has become as big a blight on sports as doping.

Appeals court rules against Ravens in logo dispute (AP)

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
AP - A federal appeals court has ruled against the Baltimore Ravens and the National Football league in a copyright dispute over the team's original logo.

Federer beats Beck to move into Open’s 3rd round (AP)

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

The shoes of Roger Federer of Switzerland are decorated with his initials and the New York City skyline as he plays Andreas Beck of Germany at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)AP - Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.


US pulls away in 2nd half to rout Tunisia 92-57 (AP)

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

USA's Chauncey Billups, right, puts up a shot as Tunisia's Salah Mejri defends during the preliminary round of the World Basketball Championship, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play.


Sabathia, Granderson give Yankees 4-game sweep (AP)

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his major league-leading 19th win, fill-in Curtis Granderson homered twice and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 Thursday for a four-game sweep.