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Yahoo! News: Sports News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:44:01 GMT
  • A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP)   - 

    New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez slaps a pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Maholm up the middle, driving in two runs during a spring training baseball game in Bradenton, Fla., Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.


  • Garciaparra comes back to Red Sox to retire (AP)   - 

    Former Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra takes questions from reporters as Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein looks on during a news conference at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The 1997 American League MVP signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday, then announced he's ending his 14-year career. Garciaparra will become an analyst for ESPN. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox.


  • Crosby's gold-medal Olympic stick, glove found (AP)   - 

    FILE - This Feb. 28, 2010, file photo shows Canada's Sidney Crosby leaping in the air after making the game-winning goal in the overtime period of the men's gold medal ice hockey game against team USA at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Crosby's missing Olympic stick and glove have been found. Hockey Canada said Wednesday, March 10, 2010, that Crosby's missing equipment was misplaced rather than stolen after the frenzy following Crosby's overtime goal against the United States in the gold-medal game on Feb. 28. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)AP - The stick and glove Sidney Crosby used to give Canada its Olympic gold medal are back where they belong.


  • Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Tulsa Shock (AP)   - 

    Former sprinter Marion Jones addresses the media during a news conference announcing her signing with WNBA basketball Tulsa Shock on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Tulsa, Okla. Looking on is team president Steve Swetoha. Jones was a star at the 2000 Sydney Olympics but admitted two years ago that she had taken the 'clear.' She was stripped of her medals, including three golds. (AP Photo/Shane Bevel)AP - Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger.


  • Healthy Harangody leads Notre Dame over Seton Hall (AP)   - 

    Notre Dame's Luke Harangody dunks for two points in the first half of their second-round NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall in the Big East Conference Championships, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - Luke Harangody had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a healthy performance off the bench, and Notre Dame shut down Seton Hall's high-octane offense for a 68-56 victory in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday night.


  • R Morris wins NEC, earns second straight NCAA bid (AP)   - 

    Quinnipiac's Justin Rutty, right, drives the ball past Robert Morris's Dallas Green, left, during first half of the NCAA Northeast Conference college championship basketball game in Hamden, Conn., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Thomas Cain)AP - Dallas Green deflected a potential game-winning shot then sank two free throws with 7 seconds left as Robert Morris beat Quinnipiac 52-50 on Wednesday night for its second straight Northeast Conference championship.


  • Mason to return to Ravens; agrees on 2-year deal (AP)   - AP - After twice reaching outside the organization to enhance their wide receiving corps, the Baltimore Ravens secured one of their own Wednesday night: two-time Pro Bowl player Derrick Mason.
  • Dodgers bat out of order in spring game (AP)   - AP - Don Mattingly's first day as Dodgers interim manager featured a humorous gaffe.
  • Bobcats pound 76ers for 4th straight victory (AP)   - 

    Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala, center, goes up for a shot as Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Wallace, left, and Boris Diaw, of France, defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - Gerald Wallace scored 28 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field, Stephen Jackson added 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Charlotte Bobcats won their fourth straight game with a 102-87 victory over the reeling Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.


  • Tulsa storms back, defeats Rice 73-62 (AP)   - AP - Justin Hurtt scored 17 points, Jerome Jordan 16 and Ben Uzoh 15 and Tulsa wiped out a 15-point halftime deficit in a 73-62 victory over Rice in the first round of the Conference USA tournament Wednesday night.
  • Real Madrid's failure leaves Pellegrini exposed (AFP)   - 

    Real Madrid's Chilean coach, Manuel Pellegrini, seen in Madrid ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash with French squad Olympique Lyon. After spending over 250 million euros on building a powerful squad there were high hopes that Madrid would scoop the Champions League trophy but their defeat at the hands of Lyon leave Pellegrini fearing for his job.(AFP/File/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - After spending over 250 million euros to build a second dynasty of 'Galacticos' Real Madrid were expected to lift this season's Champions League trophy in the May 22 final at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium,


  • Sagan speeds to Paris-Nice third stage (AFP)   - 

    Italian Liquigas cycling team's Slovakia's Peter Sagan celebrates on the finish line at the end of the 155 km third stage of the 2010 Paris-Nice cycling race run between Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche and Aurillac. Sagan won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France.(AFP/Pascal Pavani)AFP - Slovakian youngster Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France here on Wednesday.


  • Devils rout Rangers on return home (AP)   - 

    New Jersey Devils' Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, left, fights with New York Rangers' Jody Shelley during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - Rob Niedermayer, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rolston had a goal and assist each and the New Jersey Devils returned home from a difficult post-Olympics trip to beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday night.


  • Henin cruises into Indian Wells second round (AFP)   - 

    Justine Henin of Belgium celebrates her win over Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, on March 10. Henin won 6-2, 6-2 in just 68 minutes.(AFP/Getty Images/Harry How)AFP - Justine Henin says her 2004 Indian Wells triumph seems a long time ago, but she made it look like yesterday with a dominant first-round victory in the WTA hardcourt tournament.


  • Ping waives settlement on square grooves (AP)   - AP - The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives.
  • UFC to show upcoming events in movie theaters (AP)   - AP - The UFC is headed to the big screen.
  • Clottey to unleash body punches to soften up Pacquiao (Reuters)   - 

    Boxer Joshua Clottey hits the speed bag during a media workout in New York March 4, 2010. Clottey will fight Manny Pacquiao in a world welterweight boxing match in Arlington, Texas on March 13. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Ghana's Joshua Clottey will target Filipino Manny Pacquiao's body for punishment when the two clash in Dallas this weekend.


  • Roush satisfied with NASCAR action (AP)   - AP - Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski.
  • Gisin edges Vonn to won Crans-Montana super-G (AP)   - 

    Dominique Gisin of Switzerland, center, winner of an alpine ski, Women's World Cup super-G, celebrates on the podium with second placed Lindsey Vonn of the United States, left, and third placed Julia Mancuso of the United States, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Sunday, March 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)AP - Dominique Gisin of Switzerland won her first World Cup super-G race on Sunday by denying Lindsey Vonn a second win in two days.
 
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