Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Body of boxing promoter Bob Arum’s son found in Cascades
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Searchers spotted the body of the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum on a rugged Washington state mountainside Friday afternoon, five ...
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has Tommy John surgery
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Nationals rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg had reconstructive elbow surgery Friday that could keep him out of the starting rotation until the ...
Isner, Clijsters, Venus and Nadal advance at U.S. Open
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Samantha Stosur defeated Sara Errani, Elena Dementieva eliminated Daniela Hantuchova, Kim Clijsters rolled over Petra Kvitova and all of them ...
Vikings deal backup QB Sage Rosenfels to Giants
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The New York Giants acquired quarterback Sage Rosenfels and running back Darius Reynaud from the Minnesota Vikings on Friday for undisclosed ...
Garza wins 14th, Rays beat Orioles 4-1 to keep pace in AL East
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Matt Garza pitched into the sixth inning to earn his 14th win, Carl Crawford had three hits and an RBI, and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 4-1 ...
No tuneup here: Oregon State, TCU square off at Cowboys Stadium
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
To play, or not to play? That was the question presented to Oregon State coach Mike Riley when offered the chance to face TCU in the Dallas Cowboys' ...
Opening weekend packs plenty of punch on the gridiron
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Each Friday during the season, USA TODAY will preview the biggest matchups of the weekend. Opening weekend has five matchups to keep an eye ...
Steelers have big QB questions in Ben Roethlisberger’s 4-game ban
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The Pittsburgh Steelers got one clarification Friday when quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's suspension was reduced from six games to four. Their ...
Johnson joins Day at top of leaderboard as rain hits Boston
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat up on the TPC Boston and beat the rain at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Johnson made another strong case about ...
France’s woes continue, Spain wins in Euro 2012 qualifying
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France ...
AP: Investigators subpoena suspended UNC DT Marvin Austin
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
A person familiar with the situation says investigators from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office have subpoenaed Tar Heels defensive ...
NFL fines Lions’ Ndamukong Suh $7,500 for hit on Jake Delhomme
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was fined $7,500 by the NFL on Friday for his roughing-the-passer penalty on quarterback ...
NHL approves Kovalchuk’s second contract with New Jersey Devils
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, ...
Duke’s Kyle Singler has arthroscopic surgery on left knee
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Duke senior Kyle Singler is recovering from knee surgery. The school said last season's most outstanding player at the Final Four had arthroscopic ...
Semi-pro football player gets prison sentence for hitting ref with helmet
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
A football player has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for slamming a referee in the face with his helmet at the end of an unruly semiprofessional ...
