The Arizona Diamondbacks wanted ace Dan Haren without having to deplete their stable of young talent. Trading major league saves leader Jose Valverde in a separate deal solved that problem.
The Arizona Diamondbacks wanted ace Dan Haren without having to deplete their stable of young talent. Trading major league saves leader Jose Valverde in a separate deal solved that problem.
CHICAGO - The long list of disgraced players in the Mitchell Report didn't surprise Cubs fan Bob Burman. Didn't disappoint him. Didn't anger him. Didn't do much of anything, really.
NEW YORK - George Mitchell insisted naming names was the right decision and said he was prepared for Roger Clemens and others to deny they used performance-enhancing drugs.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The report exposing widespread use of steroids in Major League Baseball raised more questions about the depth of the problem in America's pastime and aroused concerns on Friday about the credibility of its evidence.
SAN DIEGO - Hours after talks broke off with Mike Cameron, the San Diego Padres agreed in principle Friday to acquire center fielder Jim Edmonds and cash from the St. Louis Cardinals for a minor leaguer.
MIAMI - Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga is discussing the sale of his struggling franchise to two real estate developers, The Associated Press has learned.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The NFL players' union Friday appealed the seasonlong suspension of Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, calling the punishment excessive.
RICHMOND, Va. - If federal prosecutors had their way, the man who gave them most of the gruesome details about Michael Vick's dogfighting enterprise wouldn't go to prison for killing dogs and helping create "Bad Newz Kennels."
HOUSTON - Mario Williams helped Gary Kubiak look more like the mentor than the protege against the Denver Broncos. Last year's No. 1 pick had a career-high 3 1/2 sacks Thursday night to lead the Houston Texans to a 31-13 victory over the Broncos in Kubiak's first regular-season matchup with his former boss, Mike Shanahan.
HOUSTON - Mario Williams helped Gary Kubiak look more like the mentor than the protege against the Denver Broncos.
BOSTON - Paul Pierce scored a season-high 32 points and Kevin Garnett had an easy 15 with seven rebounds on Friday night as the Boston Celtics overcame Ray Allen's absence to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-82 and match the franchise record with a 12-0 start at home.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Vince Carter matched a season high with 32 points, Richard Jefferson had 24, and the New Jersey Nets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
NEW YORK - A 23-year-old model has filed a lawsuit accusing New Jersey Nets star Jason Kidd of groping and threatening her at a Manhattan nightclub two months ago.
BOSTON - This season's Boston Celtics are looking to do the 1984-85 team one better. After beating Milwaukee 104-82 on Friday night to improve to 12-0 at home, Boston can set the Celtics' record for best home start by beating Detroit on Wednesday.
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics registered a 12th straight home victory with a 104-82 thrashing of the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, Paul Pierce leading the way with a game-high 32 points.
LONDON (AFP) - Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp believes the Football Association has taken "unnecessary" steps in appointing the respected Italian coach Fabio Capello as England manager.
LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas has suggested the lack of English players trying to improve themselves abroad may be just as harmful to the English game as the steady influx of foreigners in the Premier League.
TOKYO (AFP) - Football's governing body FIFA set up a 40-million-dollar project Saturday to train referees at both the highest level and "grass roots" of the game.
TOKYO (AFP) - The head of football's world governing body Sepp Blatter said Saturday that Italian Fabio Capello needs good English to make his new coaching job as England manager a success.
LONDON (AFP) - Watford footballer Al Bangura has made a direct appeal to Britain's Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to overturn a decision to deport him to his native Sierra Leone, where he says his life is at risk.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Dion Phaneuf scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period Friday night to lead the Calgary Flames past the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-3.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Andy McDonald, a key member of the Anaheim Ducks' Stanley Cup championship team last season, was traded Friday to the St. Louis Blues for Doug Weight, Michal Birner and a seventh-round draft pick next year.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Mike Keenan has seen his Calgary Flames stumble into each new city in the early morning hours. He's seen his players make mental mistakes brought on by wobbly legs and fatigued bodies. Yet, more than halfway through a tough six-game road trip, Keenan still hasn't seen his Flames lose.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Brian Rolston had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild snapped out of a scoring slump Friday night with a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
WASHINGTON - Tim Connolly backhanded a rebound past goalie Olie Kolzig with 3:42 left in the third period, lifting the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke is counting on David Cutcliffe to bring his Manning touch to the long-suffering Blue Devils.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Appalachian State kicked off this crazy football season with the stunning upset of Michigan. Now the Mountaineers have the perfect bookend: History as Division I-AA's first three-peat national champions.
CARY, N.C. - Marcus Tracy led Wake Forest to the championship game in the NCAA Men's College Cup, scoring twice in the second half of the Demon Deacons' 2-0 semifinal victory Friday night over ACC rival Virginia Tech.
VILLANOVA, Pa. - Scottie Reynolds scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as No. 23 Villanova pulled away to a 103-75 victory over Hartford on Friday night.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Broadway Joe was back on campus, finally getting a diploma to go with his football accolades.
MELBOURNE (AFP) - The strongest field in the Australian Open's 103-year history was revealed Wednesday, with every one of the world's top 100 men taking part and 99 of the top 100 women competing in January's tournament.
PORTLAND, Oregon (AFP) - The United States have reasserted their Davis Cup dominance, earning their 32nd title with a 4-1 triumph over Russia in the 2007 World Group final.
SYDNEY (AFP) - Former World No. 4 Jelena Dokic says she is aiming to return to the top 50 next year and believes her climb back can begin with Australian Open qualification, a newspaper reported Sunday.
PORTLAND, Oregon (AFP) - The United States clinched their first Davis Cup title in 12 years on Saturday as a doubles win for Bob and Mike Bryan gave them an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Russia in the best-of-five match final.
PORTLAND, Oregon (AFP) - The Davis Cup nations tennis tournament is a venerable tradition, begun in 1900 as a means of fostering international understanding through sport.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Tiger Woods is a gracious tournament host, at least until the tournament gets started. Woods continued to show midseason form at the end of the year with a 10-under 62 on Friday, setting the course record at Sherwood Country Club and building a four-shot lead over Jim Furyk in the Target World Challenge.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Tiger Woods said Wednesday that drug testing on the PGA Tour will start July 8, and he is about halfway through the tour's anti-doping manual sent to players earlier this month.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - No one came close to matching Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour, which is becoming as predictable as Woods being voted the PGA Tour player of the year.
PERTH, Australia - South Koreans Jee Young Lee, Seon Hwa Lee and In-Kyung Kim won early matches Sunday to give Asia an insurmountable lead en route to its second straight Lexus Cup title, a 15-9 victory over the International team.
DUBLIN, Ireland - The wife of golfer Tiger Woods won $183,250 and an apology Friday from an Irish magazine that published an abusive article and a faked nude photo of her.
LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn't need to dance to beat Ricky Hatton. His fists proved a lot more potent than his feet.
LAS VEGAS - Round-by-round action in Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s WBC welterweight title fight with England's Ricky Hatton:
NEW YORK - The fractured state of the heavyweight division has long been the scapegoat for the declining popularity of boxing.
LEDYARD, Conn. - Antonio Tarver stopped Danny Santiago in the fourth round Saturday night to retain his IBO light heavyweight title.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ivan Calderon of Puerto Rico successfully defended his WBO junior flyweight title, unanimously outpointing Mexico's Juan Esquer on Saturday night.
MADRID, Spain - Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is heading back to Renault. The 26-year-old Spaniard announced his return to the French team Monday after a turbulent season at McLaren.
MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Renault was not penalized Thursday, despite being found guilty of having confidential information about Formula One rival McLaren.
CHICAGO - The long list of disgraced players in the Mitchell Report didn't surprise Cubs fan Bob Burman. Didn't disappoint him. Didn't anger him. Didn't do much of anything, really.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Tiger Woods is a gracious tournament host, at least until the tournament gets started. Woods continued to show midseason form at the end of the year with a 10-under 62 on Friday, setting the course record at Sherwood Country Club and building a four-shot lead over Jim Furyk in the Target World Challenge.
NEW YORK - George Mitchell insisted naming names was the right decision and said he was prepared for Roger Clemens and others to deny they used performance-enhancing drugs.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou will consider legal action if the Sydney 2000 Olympics 100 meters gold medal, returned by disgraced U.S. sprinter Marion Jones, is not awarded to her, her lawyer said on Friday.
The Arizona Diamondbacks wanted ace Dan Haren without having to deplete their stable of young talent. Trading major league saves leader Jose Valverde in a separate deal solved that problem.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat.
BEIJING - Chinese traditional medicines do not contain banned substances, a Beijing Olympics medical official said Tuesday. However, as a precaution they will not be used to treat d athletes during the games.
GENEVA - China continues to evict 13,000 people each month in preparation for the Beijing Olympics, despite worldwide attention and increased scrutiny, a housing rights group said Wednesday.
CHICAGO - The Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday issued a series of recommendations for reforming the police department as he reiterated his threat to lobby against the city's Olympic bid if the mayor doesn't respond soon.
HAMBURG, Germany (AFP) - The German Olympic Committee (DOSB) unanimously agreed to support Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, it was announced here on Saturday.