Report: Rockets C Yao to retire (AP)
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is retiring, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports. The 7-foot-6 Chinese star, plagued by lower-body injuries in the second half of his career, has informed the league...
View ArticleBuckeyes vacate 2010 victories, bowl win (AP)
Ohio State's 2010 Big Ten championship, its 12-1 season, its victories over rival Michigan and in the Sugar Bowl -- all gone. Coach Jim Tressel is out and so is star quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Left...
View ArticleKnee keeps A-Rod out of All-Star game (AP)
Alex Rodriguez's sore right knee will keep him out of the All-Star game and the Yankees' lineup. Rodriguez pulled out of Tuesday's game in Arizona after he was held out of the lineup against the Tampa...
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Jeter's pursuit delayed by postponement (AP)
Derek Jeter arrived at his locker, turned on the computer touch screen and immediately checked the weather radar. The forecast? Storms, rather than hits. Jeter's chances to get his 3,000th hit at...
View ArticleHamilton heard boy screaming for his dad (AP)
Josh Hamilton could hear 6-year-old Cooper Stone screaming for his dad, who tumbled over an outfield railing and fell 20 feet onto the concrete. "In my mind, it happened in slow motion," Hamilton said...
View ArticleA-Rod has tear in knee, could miss month (AP)
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a slight tear in his right knee, a probable cause of his sudden power loss, and the 14-time All-Star was expected to soon decide on the best course of action....
View ArticleUS must beat Brazil to avoid early exit (AP)
The U.S. is the No. 1 team in the world, a two-time World Cup champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist. However, the only number that matters right now is zero. As in, the number of World Cups the...
View ArticleSteelers WR Ward arrested on DUI charge (AP)
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday outside Atlanta on a drunken driving charge, sheriff's officials said. The former Super Bowl MVP and reigning "Dancing With the...
View ArticleAgassi inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame (AP)
The long hair is long gone, the denim shorts have faded to memory, and there was Andre Agassi accepting induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday with an overdue affection for...
View ArticleJeter's 3,000th hit is HR in 5-for-5 day (AP)
This was so Derek Jeter. Pressure mounting, time running out, all eyes on him at Yankee Stadium. He delivered -- and then some -- on a defining day in his championship career. Jeter homered deep into...
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Dodgers get first hit in 9th, win 1-0 (AP)
The Los Angeles Dodgers were still searching for their first hit of the game with two outs in the ninth inning. Nine pitches later, they had an improbable victory. Juan Uribe doubled to left for Los...
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Gonzalez lifts Braves past Phils in 11 (AP)
The Atlanta Braves have a message for the Philadelphia Phillies: They're not going to let them run away with the NL East. Alex Gonzalez hit the go-ahead RBI single and Brian McCann added a two-run...
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'Grieving' Hamilton hits walkoff homer (AP)
Josh Hamilton knew he had a game-ending home run when he hit the ball. While the crowd went crazy and his Texas Rangers teammates gathered at home plate to mob him and celebrate their sixth straight...
View ArticleKyle Busch wins inaugural Kentucky race (AP)
Kyle Busch figured the best way to beat the traffic on Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway.
View ArticleA-Rod has surgery on torn meniscus (AP)
Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. The Yankees said Monday that the All-Star third baseman was operated on in Miami by Dr. Lee Kaplan. Rodriguez...
View ArticleLB Vrabel retires, named Ohio St. asst. (AP)
Former All-Pro outside linebacker Mike Vrabel believes his 14 years in the NFL will help him as an assistant coach at his alma mater. After several days of speculation, Vrabel officially retired from...
View ArticleRangers fan to be honored at funeral (AP)
Hundreds of friends and family joined a funeral procession Monday for 39-year-old Shannon Stone, who was fatally injured trying to catch a souvenir baseball at a Texas Rangers game. Stone's widow,...
View ArticleHalladay, Weaver to start All-Star game (AP)
Philadelphia's Roy Halladay will start for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star game against the Los Angeles Angels' Jered Weaver. The NL batting order has Milwaukee's Rickie Weeks leading...
View ArticleKolobnev first to fail Tour doping test (AP)
Alexandr Kolobnev of Russia became the first cyclist at this year's Tour de France to fail a doping test, the International Cycling Union said Monday. Kolobnev was in 69th place heading into Tuesday's...
View ArticleReport: Vols self-impose 2-yr. probation (AP)
The Knoxville News Sentinel is reporting that Tennessee has self-imposed a two-year probation on its athletics department as part of its response to alleged NCAA violations. The probation and other...
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