Ex-All-Stars shipped in baseball's deadline deals
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:50:48 GMT
 AP - Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox.
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Cards get Westbrook from Cleve, send Ludwick to SD
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:07:02 GMT
AP - The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals were the prime players in a three-team trade Saturday, getting pitcher Jake Westbrook from Cleveland and sending outfielder Ryan Ludwick to NL West-leading San Diego.
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Nervous Roethlisberger encouraged by fan support
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:30:54 GMT
 AP - Ben Roethlisberger was so worried that the Pittsburgh Steelers fans who once embraced him would boo him, he couldn't recall being so nervous and apprehensive before a football practice.
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Chamakh shines as Arsenal draw with AC Milan
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:34:16 GMT
 AFP - Arsenal new-boy Marouane Chamakh showed why Arsene Wenger spent nearly a year trying to sign him with a clinical finish in Saturday's 1-1 draw against AC Milan in the Emirates Cup.
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Swollen knee keeps Haynesworth from taking test
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:52:32 GMT
 AP - Albert Haynesworth came to work Saturday morning with a slightly swollen knee, forcing him to scrap his latest chance to pass the Washington Redskins conditioning test and keeping him exiled from practice for yet another day.
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Crayton insures for Cowboys with WR Bryant out
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:54:53 GMT
 AP - With rookie receiver Dez Bryant out until perhaps the regular season, the Dallas Cowboys will certainly need that $2 million insurance policy named Patrick Crayton.
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Couples shoots 65, moves into tie with Langer
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:14:08 GMT
 AP - When Fred Couples was struggling to stay near par in the first round, the cheers he heard were mostly from friends and family out to exult the Seattle native.
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Pete Carroll all smiles at start of Seahawks era
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:19:00 GMT
 AP - Pete Carroll's fists were pumping to the blaring rap of Jay-Z.
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Braden shuts down White Sox in A's 6-2 win
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:19:03 GMT
AP - Dallas Braden pitched his third complete game of the season, Kevin Kouzmanoff homered among his three hits and the Oakland Athletics ended the Chicago White Sox's 12-game home winning streak, 6-2 Saturday night.
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Wizards re-sign free agent swingman Howard
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:12:18 GMT
Reuters - The Washington Wizards have re-signed free agent Josh Howard, a former All-Star swingman who joined the team late last season.
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Former UNM asst. coach sues over altercation
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:24:05 GMT
AP - A former assistant football coach has sued the University of New Mexico and coach Mike Locksley over an altercation between the two men last year.
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Sanchez wins San Sebastian Classic
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:05:59 GMT
 AFP - Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez, riding for the Caisse d'Epargne team, on Saturday won the San Sebastian Classic.
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Bruins' Wheeler signs 1-year, $2.2 million deal
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:44:58 GMT
AP - The Boston Bruins signed forward Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract on Friday.
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Querrey outlasts Tipsarevic to reach Los Angeles final
(AFP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:06:17 GMT
 AFP - Defending champion and second seed Sam Querrey of the United States outlasted Serbian sixth seed Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the ATP Los Angeles Classic finals.
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Lu but tied for 3rd at US Senior Open
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:51:45 GMT
AP - Chien Soon Lu shot a 2-under 68 on Saturday to move into a tie for third in the U.S. Senior Open, five strokes behind leaders Fred Couples and Bernhard Langer with one round left.
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Lesnar rallies to beat Carwin in 2nd round
(AP)
Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:37:53 GMT
 AP - About the time Shane Carwin's 40th consecutive punch hit him in the face, Brock Lesnar realized he couldn't argue if the referee stopped their fight and took away his UFC heavyweight title.
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New products proving Ali is still the greatest
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:51:55 GMT
AP - It's been nearly three decades since Muhammad Ali stepped into the ring, and the public still can't get enough of the self-described greatest.
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Pocono promising safety changes
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:31:40 GMT
 AP - Pocono Raceway keeps taking hits.
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Cyclist Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:18:26 GMT
AP - Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin lost an appeal Friday of a decision stripping him of his 2008 Olympic silver medal for doping. He could now be suspended by cycling's governing body and stripped of other race results.
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