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CHARLOTTE— Sean May had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, leading the Charlotte Bobcats to a 111-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. |
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DETROIT — Jiri Hudler scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat Nashville 4-2 on Wednesday night, passing the Predators for first place in the NHL and Central Division. |
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NEW YORK — Pete Rose bet on the Cincinnati Reds “every night” when he managed them and, despite his lifetime ban because of gambling, would like another chance in a major league dugout. |
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At Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal, the United States won the Algarve Cup for the fifth time, beating Denmark 2-0 on goals by Kristine Lilly and Carli Lloyd. |
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The Cleveland Browns signed offensive lineman Seth McKinney to a one-year deal, when they also terminated fullback Terrelle Smith’s contract before he was due a roster bonus at the end of the week. |
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The condition of five-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia was upgraded to fair as he begins to recover from an apparent cocaine overdose. |
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AMBER HINES, 20, who is a sophomore cross country runner at Wingate University, won the Riverbanks Zoo March for Meals 5K on March 3. |
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Former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. was hospitalized Wednesday night at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., where he was under the care of his personal physicians. |
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Oliver Purnell's Tigers knocked off East Tennessee State 64-57 Wednesday night in Clemson. The Tigers will host the winner of Mississippi versus Appalachian State in the second round of the NIT on Monday night. |
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Stephen Garcia has been allowed to apply for pre-trial intervention for the charges against him for two separate incidents.
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South Carolina point guard Tre Kelley has been fined 128 dollars and penalized four points on his driver's license for speeding earlier this year. |
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There will be additional revenue for the USC athletics department thanks to a 14 percent increase in the price of season tickets. |
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In spite of a downward spiral down the stretch that doomed any hope of an NCAA bid, the Clemson basketball team says there was progress made in Oliver Purnell's fourth season at the helm. |
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USC's season ended last Thursday with a blowout loss to Arkansas in the SEC Tournament. But head coach Dave Odom says he expects next year's team will advance to either the NCAA or the NIT. |
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Justin Smoak is heating up at just the right time. |
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL is in the process of shifting its Extra Innings package of games from a combination of satellite and cable carriers to DirecTV. From the reaction of certain Extra Innings subscribers and the volume of angry e-mails showing up in my box, I would’ve thought MLB was trying to slip Osama bin Laden through customs to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day. |
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A Georgia judge agreed to delay a court appearance for Tennessee cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones to give his attorneys time to determine how the NFL might react to a potential plea agreement. |
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New Orleans signed safety Kevin Kaesviharn to a four-year contract. Kaesviharn, entering his seventh NFL season, was an unrestricted free agent after leading Cincinnati with six interceptions. |
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LSU center Glen “Big Baby” Davis is leaning toward turning pro and likely will announce his decision by next Wednesday. |
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RALEIGH — Cory Stillman, Rod Brind’Amour and Scott Walker scored to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-1 victory against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan now gets a chance to hire a coach for his basketball team. Jordan, part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, said Tuesday that Bernie Bickerstaff will not return as coach next season, although he will complete this one. He will be invited to stay with the team and remains an “integral part” of the franchise. |
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CLEVELAND — Maybe LeBron James should take a night off more often. Sasha Pavlovic scored a career-high 25 points and Larry Hughes added 25 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a season-high sixth consecutive victory, 124-100 over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. |
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At Nome, Alaska, Lance Mackey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, becoming the first musher to win major long-distance North American sled dog races back-to-back. |
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WASHINGTON — Come April 2008, Ryan Zimmerman might become the first player in major league history to hit a home run into a cherry tree. |
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Seattle tight end Jerramy Stevens was accused of driving under the influence and possession of marijuana after police stopped his car in downtown Scottsdale, Ariz., early Tuesday. |
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Nick Harper is going from the Super Bowl champion Colts to division rival Tennessee. |
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Yes, he's even taller than Yao Ming. And he's going to be playing ball in the USA coming soon. |
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Here's a list of when all the games will air on Thursday and Friday. |
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After letting an NCAA bid slip away, Clemson is gettting ready for the NIT and at least for now, it appears the Tigers are genuinely motivated to making a run to Madison Square Garden. |
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USC women's basketball coach Susan Walvius had said her team deserved a spot in the NCAA Tournament. But Monday night, her optimism was replaced by anger after her team learned it will not be in the Big Dance. |
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THE COLT, SOARING By, bolted through the starting gate early and, in that instant, spoiled his chances in Saturday’s Louisiana Derby. More important, in that twinkling of an eye, Cot Campbell might have seen his 2007 Kentucky Derby dream disappear. |
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THE INFERNO’S CHANCES of pulling off their own “Miracle On Ice” hinge on two games against the Charlotte Checkers this weekend at the Carolina Coliseum. |
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TAMPA, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Charles Sharon was charged with stealing a handgun that police said was found under the seat of the player’s sport utility vehicle during a drug-related search. |
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Venus Williams will play in next month’s Family Circle Cup, the tournament announced Monday. It is only Williams third appearance at the clay court event. She won the tournament in 2004. |
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A three-game losing streak had knocked South Carolina out of the 1971 ACC race in their second season under coach Bobby Richardson, but the Gamecocks refused to roll over for the championship contenders. |
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tubby Smith has good reason to believe Kentucky wants him to return next season. “Tubby’s our basketball coach,” athletic director Mitch Barnhart told The Associated Press on Monday. “He’s done a great job of representing the platform of Kentucky basketball. We’ll always look to make adjustments to the things we’ve got to do to get better.” |
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JUPITER, Fla. — Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones sprained his left ankle on his first at-bat Monday and was removed from the game against St. Louis. |
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ATLANTA — Eric Boulton set up goals by Bobby Holik and Keith Tkachuk, and the Atlanta Thrashers reclaimed first place in the Southeast Division by beating the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Monday night. |
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Isiah Thomas got a multiyear contract extension Monday, nine months after he was warned the Knicks needed to show “evident progress” or he would be out of a job. |
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Running back Ray Ray McElrathbey has been suspended for the first four practices of spring because of an academic matter, said Coach Tommy Bowden, but will join the team on the field after spring break. |
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