Sports News

Thu, February 09, 2012

Lakers cool red-hot Celtics in OT scrap

(Reuters) - Pau Gasol came up big for the Los Angeles Lakers as they beat the red-hot Boston Celtics 88-87 in overtime for a rare ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Flyers back on track with win over Leafs

(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers snapped a three-game losing skid by roughing up the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 at the Wells Fargo Center Thursday.

The ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

More evidence big football players face heart risks

(Reuters) - The biggest professional football players in America may be more likely than their fellow players to die of heart disease, even though they ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Lee, Wi and Johnson lifted by eagles at Pebble

(Reuters) - A pair of eagles lifted New Zealander Danny Lee into a tie for the first-round lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Thursday ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Second round Dodgers bids due around Feb 23: sources

By Sue Zeidler

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second round of bids for the highly sought after Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team is due around ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Woods makes encouraging start at Pebble Beach

(Reuters) - Tiger Woods had a glint in his eye as he made a confident start to his 2012 PGA Tour campaign, firing a four-under-par ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Rangers on Cruz control with two-year deal

(Reuters) - Hard-hitting outfielder Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract extension, the team said on Thursday.

Cruz ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Nadal slams French doping "campaign" to discredit Spain

MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal has hit out at what he called a "general campaign" in France to discredit Spanish athletes by implying their success ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

"Linsanity" has the Knicks riding high

By Steve Ginsburg

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremy Lin's sudden rise from obscure reserve to the toast of Broadway could not have come at a ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Winter Classic heads to the Big House

(Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2013 Winter Classic that is expected to attract a record crowd ...