Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Wedge Named AL Manager of the Year - GoShockers.com


Cleveland's Eric Wedge, Arizona's Bob Melvin win manager of the ...
The Canadian Press - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK - Bob Melvin and Eric Wedge barely made a ripple as players. Backup catchers, they both batted a pedestrian .233 in the big leagues. ...

Indians claim another prestigious scalp
AFP - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (AFP) — The Cleveland Indians picked up their second major award in as many days when Eric Wedge was named the American League Manager of the Year ...

Baseball's Melvin, Wedge Named Managers of the Year (Update2)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Mason Levinson Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Bob Melvin was named the National League's Manager of the Year after leading Arizona to its first playoff berth in ...

Cleveland's Wedge, Arizona's Melvin win manager awards
Reuters - 4 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge and Arizona Diamondbacks chief Bob Melvin were named as winners of the American and National ...

Torre places third in AL manager race
MLB.com - 5 hours ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Joe Torre finished third in balloting for the American League Manager of the Year in 2007, his final showing in a ...

Wedge, Melvin honored as top managers
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 6 hours ago
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Cleveland Indians skipper Eric Wedge became the first American League Manager of the Year in team history on Wednesday, ...

Wedge named al's top manager
MLB.com - 6 hours ago
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com CLEVELAND -- The American League Manager of the Year Award, in principle alone, is not an honor that suits Eric Wedge. ...

Managers of Year to be revealed Wednesday
Sports Network - 22 hours ago
(Sports Network) - The Baseball Writers' Association of America will continue to hand out their postseason awards on Wednesday, as the Manager of the Year ...

A few select words
Boston Globe, United States - Nov 12, 2007
The Baseball Writers Association of America will begin giving out its annual awards starting with today's announcements of the American League and National ...

Wedge Wins Top AL Manager Honors
The Braves Show - 1 hour ago
By Chuck Murr Eric Wedge, who led the Cleveland Indians to the American League Central Division championship and within one win of the World Series, ...

Wedge and Melvin, top managers
SportsYA!, Spain - 2 hours ago
14-11 | 18:45 hs. The 39-year-old Eric Wedge was chosen by the Baseball Writers' Association of America as the best manager of the AL after guiding the ...

Francona finishes fourth in voting
Redsox.com - 2 hours ago
By Ian Browne / MLB.com BOSTON -- By going 96-66, the Red Sox tied the Indians for the best record in the Major Leagues this season. ...

Former K-Tribe Manager Eric Wedge Takes AL Manager of the Year Honors
OurSports Central (press release), WI - 4 hours ago
Former Kinston Indians Manager Eric Wedge led the 1999 K-Tribe to a 79-58 record and the playoffs, just a year after making his managerial debut with Low A ...

Wedge, Melvin Named Top Managers
WTOP, DC - 4 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland's Eric Wedge has been voted the AL Manager of the Year and Arizona's Bob Melvin has been voted the NL Manager of the Year. ...

Wedge Named AL Manager Of The Year
RealGM, Illinois - 5 hours ago
Yahoo.com - Eric Wedge, who guided the Indians to ther first division title in six years, was named American League Manager of the Year on Wednesday. ...

Wedge, Melvin voted baseball's top managers
CBC News, Canada - 5 hours ago
Eric Wedge of the Cleveland Indians was named the American League manager of the year on Wednesday. Wedge received 19 of 28 first-place votes and 116 points ...

Wedge, Melvin named managers of the year
United Press International - 5 hours ago
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Cleveland's Eric Wedge and Arizona's Bob Melvin were voted the American League and National League managers of the year. ...

Eric Wedge Named AL Manager Of The Year
NewsNet5.com, OH - 5 hours ago
Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge was named the American League Manager of the Year on Wednesday by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...

Indians' Wedge wins AL aware
Rocky Mountain News, CO - 5 hours ago
Tracy Ringolsby and Jack Etkin will be filing reports before every Rockies game this season. By Rocky Mountain News Former Rockies expansion draft choice ...

Wedge and Melvin the picks
KMEG 14, IA - 5 hours ago
AP - November 14, 2007 2:23 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - A couple of former backup catchers are baseball's managers of the year. Cleveland's Eric Wedge is the ...

Cleveland Indians Eric Wedge is selected American League Manager ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 5 hours ago
The day after CC Sabathia became the first Indians Cy Young winner in 35 years, his manager did him one better. Eric Wedge, by vote of the Baseball Writers ...

Knicks' core rots even more - FOXSports.com


The Juice: Marbury gone crazy, but Isiah has crazy timing
CBS News, NY - 1 hour ago
By Tony Mejia Isiah Thomas again showed he was a man of action on Tuesday. Say what you will about him, but he doesn't sit back and accept losing. ...

The Circus Comes to Town
Clips Nation, CA - 1 hour ago
By clippersteve As the blogger at the Feed noted, it took only five games for the Knicks season to implode. That may turn out to be an exaggeration given ...

Report: Isiah and Marbury Came to Blows
AOL SPORTS, NY - 2 hours ago
For the most part, Isiah Thomas has refused to shed much light on his tiff with Stephon Marbury, simply saying that he and his point guard have had some ...

Grossman Back As Starter - ABC News


Should Rex start?
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Nov 11, 2007
If Brian Griese's injury is bad enough there won't be a quarterback controversy. And I'm guessing it's officially going to be bad enough, ...

Rodriguez, Yankees Say They're Talking About Return (Update3) - Bloomberg


Stay-Rod? Alex Rodriguez tells New York Yankees he wants to stay ...
SI.com - 1 hour ago
In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in ...

RODRIGUEZ TALKING TO YANKEES
Sportinglife.com, UK - 2 hours ago
The two-time Most Valuable Player said on his website on Wednesday that he has been talking with the Yankees about staying with the team. ...

A-Rod Needs the Yankees and the Yankees Need A-Rod
AOL SPORTS, NY - 38 minutes ago
If you don't live under a rock you probably saw that word leaked out today that the Yankees and A-Rod are in fact talking, that things seem to be going well ...

A-Rod In Dialogue With Yanks Top Brass
NY1, NY - 54 minutes ago
The Yankees confirmed Wednesday that there has been dialogue between the shortstop and top team officials. The Yanks have said they would talk with ...

A-Rod 'wants to be a Yankee'
United Press International - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have discussed the possibility of his return to the team, the star third baseman said ...

Alex Rodriguez: Talks to Yankees Without Agent
Rotowire, CA - 1 hour ago
Rodriguez met directly with the Steinbrenners Wednesday to discuss a possible return to the Yankees, the Associated Press reports. ...

Report: Yankees cannot bar Boras
Rotoworld.com - 4 hours ago
The Yankees will be in violation of baseball's collective-bargaining agreement if they exclude agent Scott Boras from their negotiations with his client, ...

TSN.ca Staff with NY Daily News files
TSN.ca, Canada - 7 hours ago
The New York Daily News reported Wednesday that the Yankees have been negotiating to keep third baseman Alex Rodriguez in the Bronx. ...

MUGGER: GREAT SCOTT
New York Press, NY - 9 hours ago
By Russ Smith Consider this a plea to the country’s sportswriters, especially those in New York: Scott Boras, the abrasive, cunning, obnoxious and brilliant ...

Yankees look to bring A-Rod back - on their terms
New York Daily News, NY - 9 hours ago
BY MARK FEINSAND AND BILL MADDEN The Yankees want Alex Rodriguez back in pinstripes. Sources say the two sides are talking - but the Yanks don't want agent ...

Who will give A-Rod $350-$400 Million?
TV Sports Daily, FL - 13 hours ago
Alex Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras thought they could get a deal in the neighborhood of $350 million to $400 million dollars, and therefore did not even ...

Ashenfelter: JJ chasing history - Nascar - ESPN


Gordon's impending loss raises questions about Chase
SI.com - 1 hour ago
Down an almost insurmountable 86 points, Jeff Gordon and his legion of fans have plenty to think about. And while most of those thoughts are driven by a ...

2006 winner: Greg Biffle
SportingNews.com - 4 hours ago
1. A champion. Jimmie Johnson will win his second straight title or Jeff Gordon will claim the fifth of his career. Either way, team owner Rick Hendrick ...

Cowlishaw: Five things NASCAR needs to fix - Nascar
ESPN - 4 hours ago
By Tim Cowlishaw Jimmie Johnson's incredible run at the end of the Chase is historic even if it has robbed the sport of a fight to the finish. ...

1979 revisited: Q&A with Darrell Waltrip
SportingNews.com - 4 hours ago
As three-time champion Darrell Waltrip watches Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon battle for the 2007 Nextel Cup championship, he can't help but think back to ...

Lackluster Chase isn't reason to look under system's hood
CBS News, NY - 6 hours ago
By Pete Pistone NASCAR fans are no different and may be one of the most vocal groups in all of sports. But this year the cries from NASCAR nation seem ...

Burning issues
London Free Press, Canada - 15 hours ago
By FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES - Phoenix is the best place on the circuit for a boring race. The scenery is really pretty. - Barring water in the gas tank, ...

This Week in Auto Racing November 16 - November 18
Sports Network - Nov 13, 2007
By Steve Schwarz, Motorsports Editor Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Nextel Cup championship has come down to the final race with the title still up ...

A-Rod discusses return to Bronx - CNN


Stay-Rod? Rodriguez speaks with Yankees about doing a deal to ...
The Canadian Press - 19 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez could wind up staying with the New York Yankees. A-Rod spoke Wednesday with the Steinbrenner family and team officials in an ...

Hank, A-Rod in talks for Yankee return
Newsday, NY - 1 hour ago
Hank Steinbrenner spoke with Newsday and confirmed that the third baseman would like to remain in pinstripes next season. BY JIM BAUMBACH AND KEN DAVIDOFF ...

A-Rod confirms interest in Yankees
MLB.com - 1 hour ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez confirmed his initiation of direct contact with the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon, with the motive of ...

A-Rod reaches out to Yankees
Sports Network - 2 hours ago
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Alex Rodriguez confirmed that he spoke with the New York Yankees about returning to the team Wednesday. ...

Rodriguez May Negotiate With Yankees Eyeing Legacy, Lawyer Says
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Danielle Sessa Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Alex Rodriguez's willingness to negotiate with the New York Yankees minus agent Scott Boras suggests the 11-time ...

If it's true, A-Rod and Boras look real bad
MSNBC - 2 hours ago
By Mike Celizic If the reports in The New York Daily News are true and Alex Rodriguez has come crawling back to the Yankees, it’s going to go down as a huge ...

Report: Yankees, A-Rod back in talks
FOXSports.com - 3 hours ago
Alex Rodriguez may yet return to the Yankees. But if he does, it won't be in the way anyone thought. The Yankees, who have maintained publicly that they ...

Rodriguez May Talk to Yankees Without Boras, NY Times Reports
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Danielle Sessa Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Alex Rodriguez might negotiate with the New York Yankees without agent Scott Boras to try to return to the team ...

A-Rod reportedly reopens talks
MLB.com - 6 hours ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- The door may have cracked open again for Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees, and according to a report, the All-Star third ...

Rodriguez May Talk to Yankees Without Agent
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
By TYLER KEPNER Alex Rodriguez said all season that he wanted to stay with the Yankees, and now he seems prepared to finally back up those statements. ...

A-Rod Could Opt Back In to the Yankees
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
By Tyler Kepner All along, there has been one avenue for the Yankees to bring back Alex Rodriguez: A-Rod, essentially, would have to beg his way back. ...

Never say never: A-Rod, Yanks reportedly talking
ESPN - 6 hours ago
The New York Yankees have been discussing a deal with their former All-Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez -- but the team says a deal can only move forward ...

Hot Stove League
SportingNews.com - 16 hours ago
At the top of the talking points: Where will Alex Rodriguez and his stratospheric salary end up? sn's Sean Deveney believes A-Rod's agent, Scott Boras, ...

Wojciechowski: A-Rod weaves a tangled Web
ESPN - Nov 13, 2007
By Gene Wojciechowski Thanks for "surfing" to AROD.com, the official Web site of me, Alex Rodriguez. It's been a hectic time for myself, my super great wife ...

Rod available as free agent season opens
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 13, 2007
By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Baseball's free agent shopping season opened on Tuesday with slugger Alex Rodriguez, closer Mariano Rivera and ...

New season is starting for A-Rod's agent
FOXSports.com - Nov 12, 2007
Scott Boras is the most popular — and perhaps fiercest — negotiator of all agents who represent professional baseball players today. ...

A-Rod market may be small
Chicago Tribune, United States - Nov 11, 2007
It's hardly surprising that a New York writer has criticized Alex Rodriguez for spurning the Yankees. But it's intriguing that it is the New York Times' ...

It's Starting to Look Like More Pinstripes in Alex Rodriguez's Future
AOL SPORTS, NY - 56 minutes ago
This Alex Rodriguez plot keeps getting thicker and thicker. John Sterling was just on wfan's Mike and the Mad Dog radio program and the longtime Yankee ...

A-Rod Now "Stay-Rod" With Yankees?
CNBC, NJ - 1 hour ago
AP I thought A-Rod was in the driver's seat. He was going to get $31 million a year from the Giants, Angels or Dodgers. His agent Scott Boras, despite being ...

Just When We Thought He Was Out, He Could Be Back In!
Gothamist, NY - 2 hours ago
The news that Stephon Marbury is heading back to the Knicks may be only the second-biggest reconciliation in New York sports this week. ...

A-Rod could return to Yanks, Hank Steinbrenner says
NJ Blog, New Jersey - 2 hours ago
by Ed Price "Itr's pretty clear to all of use he definitely wants to stay a Yankee," Hank Steinbrenner, team executive and son of owner George Steinbrenner, ...

What Does Stephon Marbury Know about Isiah Thomas? - Hoopsvibe.com


Knicks fine Stephon Marbury more than US$180000 for skipping game ...
The Canadian Press - 29 minutes ago
NEW YORK - After a summer of lawsuits and tabloid headlines, the New York Knicks wanted to get back to basketball. So much for that plan. ...

NBA Odds - More drama for New York Knicks
WagerWeb, Costa Rica - 2 hours ago
By Jordan Walters As if the New York Knicks didn't have enough drama during the offseason - with, among other things, a sexual harassment trial - they have ...

Marbury the Arizona deserter leaves Knicks in a twist
Sportingo, Israel - 2 hours ago
There can be no way back now for the nba's New York star point after walking out on the most dysfunctional franchise in pro sport. ...

Report: Marbury To Return To Knicks
HoopsWorld - 3 hours ago
Stephon Marbury has apparently changed his mind and will join the New York Knicks tonight to face the Los Angles Clippers after a hefty fine came down on ...

Colts put DE Freeney on injured reserve - USA Today


Colts put Freeney on injured reserve, ending season
USA Today - 55 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts star defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss the rest of the season after being place on injured reserve Wednesday with a foot ...

Colts sign Rice to fill in for Freeney at DE
Detroit Free Press, United States - 10 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts have claimed 33-year-old defensive end Simeon Rice off waivers, expecting him to fill in for injured Pro Bowler ...

Report: Colts Freeney done for season
Sports Network - 12 hours ago
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - The Indianapolis Colts may have suffered a potentially fatal blow to their hopes to defend their title, as defensive end ...

Colts bank on Rice's Pro Bowl form
Indianapolis Star, United States - 14 hours ago
By Phillip B. Wilson Three seasons ago at the height of his 12-year career, defensive end Simeon Rice proclaimed himself “the best pass rusher in the NFL. ...

Colts grab Rice off waivers
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 13, 2007
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts moved to shore up their injury-depleted defensive line by claiming three-times Pro Bowler Simeon Rice ...

Indianapolis Colts sign DE Rice as Freeney could miss four games
The Canadian Press - Nov 13, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts have claimed defensive end Simeon Rice off waivers, expecting him to fill in for injured Pro Bowler Dwight Freeney. ...

Freeney out; Colts acquire veteran Rice
Indianapolis Star, United States - Nov 12, 2007
By Mike Chappell and Mark Montieth The anticipated loss of three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney for an extended time coincides with the addition ...

Freeney could miss next game after ankle injury
Indianapolis Star, United States - Nov 12, 2007
By Mark Montieth The Indianapolis Colts’ ever-expanding injury report remains uncertain in the wake of Sunday night’s loss at San Diego, but it appears that ...

With Freeney hurt, Colts claim ex-Bronco Rice - NFL
ESPN - Nov 12, 2007
By Len Pasquarelli With the status of three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney uncertain, the Indianapolis Colts have claimed Simeon Rice off ...

Injuries, mistakes makin Indianapolis Colts look like some other team
The Canadian Press - Nov 12, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Dungy spent Monday morning sorting out a mess. He broke down the Indianapolis Colts' latest game tape, called the league's officiating ...

Colts' Freeney out for season with foot injury
DetNews.com, MI - 27 minutes ago
AP INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts star defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss the rest of the season after being placed on injured reserve Wednesday ...

Dwight Freeney's 2007 Season Ends Early
AOL SPORTS, NY - 31 minutes ago
The Indianapolis Colts will be without their all-time sacks leader for the rest of the season, the defending Super Bowl champions said Wednesday. ...

Freeney out for season
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 34 minutes ago
Latest from AP By Justin A. Cohn INDIANAPOLIS – Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss the remainder of the season because of a broken bone in his ...

Dwight Freeney: Lands on IR
Rotowire, CA - 43 minutes ago
The Colts confirmed Wednesday that Freeney sustained a lisfranc injury in his left foot Sunday night that will require surgery. This is a major blow to the ...

Dwight is indeed done for the year
Stampede Blue, New York - 46 minutes ago
By bigblueshoe Section: Colts News Sadly, the league's most disruptive defensive player, and highest paid, is now done for the season. ...

Colts' Dwight Freeney Might Be Out for Season
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 3 hours ago
Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney may be out longer than just a few weeks. Freeney was expected to miss 3-4 weeks due to a foot injury he ...

Is Dwight out for the year?
Stampede Blue, New York - 5 hours ago
By bigblueshoe Section: Colts News Now, if you go to the headline and read it, you see a lot of speculation and not a lot of "Colts confirm that. ...

Simeon Rice looks for fresh start on Colts defensive line
Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN - 12 hours ago
By Tom James Indianapolis — Simeon Rice wasn’t happy with the way that things were working out with the Denver Broncos. Just six games into his first season ...

Source: Freeney's foot injury could end his season
7Online.com, NY - 20 hours ago
The Indianapolis Colts already expect Dwight Freeney not to play for several weeks because of a left foot injury, but now there's reason to believe the Pro ...

Former Bucs defensive end Simeon Rice signs with Colts
Tampa Bay's 10, FL - 23 hours ago
Indianapolis, Indiana - Now that Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney is out with an injury, the Indianapolis Colts have turned to a familiar face for head ...

Depleted Colts pick up Simeon Rice
CBC News, Canada - Nov 13, 2007
Veteran defensive end Simeon Rice has been reunited with former coach Tony Dungy, signing with the Indianapolis Colts. The acquisition comes after pass ...

Once labeled Knicks savior, Marbury now a spare part - CNN


Knicks fine Stephon Marbury more than $180000 for skipping game at ...
The Canadian Press - 9 minutes ago
NEW YORK - The New York Knicks fined Stephon Marbury more than US$180000 for skipping Tuesday night's game at Phoenix. The Knicks sent the guard a letter ...

Marbury, Thomas May Have Thrown Punches, Record Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - 36 minutes ago
By Larry ditore Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury and General Manager Isiah Thomas might have exchanged punches during the ...

Marbury fined $180K; yeah, that should straighten him out
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 41 minutes ago
By John Ryan The Associated Press just reported that the Knicks have fined Stephon Marbury $182800 for skipping Tuesday night’s game in Phoenix. ...

Thomas is all too willing to sacrifice Marbury
SportingNews.com - 2 hours ago
Stephon Marbury, the player, has been vastly overrated for years now, the kind of me-first point guard that frustrates coaches, frustrates teammates and ...

LA Clippers
USA Today - 3 hours ago
Playing without two starters is hard enough. Now the struggling New York Knicks will be without point guard Stephon Marbury for an undetermined amount of ...

Meltdown at Madison Square Garden
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
By Mike Nizza As Howard Beck of The New York Times writes this morning, things went from bad to worse for the Knicks on Tuesday, as several players missed a ...

Perfect Knick nightmare: Dumb, dumber and irrelevant
CBSSports.com - 34 minutes ago
By Ray Ratto The news that Stephon Marbury has bolted the New York Knicks, either with or without permission, and either because he didn't like losing ...

MARBURY JETTING BACK TO KNICKS
New York Post, NY - 35 minutes ago
By MARC BERMAN November 14, 2007 -- According to an e-mail to The Post from Stephon Marbury this morning, the Knicks' AWOL point guard is on his way to Los ...

Whatever Happened To Just Plain Crazy?
RealGM, Illinois - 38 minutes ago
Chris Rock wondered allowed during a live show why kids in schools get treated differently these days,"whatever happened to just plain crazy? ...

Marbury's Willing To Dish, But Only About Isiah
Gothamist, NY - 58 minutes ago
"O Stephon, Stephon, wherefore art thou Stephon?" Those are the words that Isiah Thomas might be saying. At least if what one media outlet is reporting is ...

Let The Mardy Collins Era Begin!
Deadspin, NY - 3 hours ago
Just when you think the New York Knicks can't possibly implode any more dramatically ... they find new and inventive ways to self-immolate. ...

Hooley: Michigan, Ohio State eye Big Ten title - College Football - ESPN


Hooley: Big Ten notebook - College Football
ESPN - 39 minutes ago
By Bruce Hooley The mystery of whether tailback Mike Hart and quarterback Chad Henne will play Saturday against Ohio State (ABC, noon ET) won't be solved by ...

Big Ten title up for grabs as Buckeyes visit Wolverines
Sports Network - 44 minutes ago
Ann Arbor, MI (Sports Network) - The outright Big Ten championship is on the line in Ann Arbor on Saturday, as the 23rd-ranked Michigan Wolverines and the ...

Carr has Michigan on the verge of a comeback
USA Today - 10 hours ago
By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After dropping from No. 5 to unranked in the college football polls after season-opening losses to Appalachian ...

Michigan claws back after early surprises
Detroit Free Press, United States - 17 hours ago
By KEVIN ALLEN After dropping from No. 5 to unranked in the college football polls after season-opening losses to Appalachian State and Oregon, the Michigan ...

Responding to your comments: Cal’s slide, the Rose Bowl, Stanford ...
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 21 hours ago
By Jon Wilner We’ve got 10 days worth of comments and questions to address here, so I’ll keep the intro short. One thing, though: Although I went back to ...

Hart and Henne's status will be late call
MLive.com, MI - Nov 13, 2007
by Antoine Pitts | The Ann Arbor News The weekly game of knowing how much quarterback Chad Henne and tailback Mike Hart will be able to contribute for the ...

Is Carr about to drive away from Michigan?
Chicago Tribune, United States - Nov 13, 2007
That's how he is. His efforts to hide injury information can take on comedic proportions, with a question about a player's ankle injury earning a response ...

Buckeyes meet for Hart-to-Hart talk; Tressel counts on the UM back ...
Detroit Free Press, United States - Nov 13, 2007
BY SHAWN WINDSOR COLUMBUS, Ohio -- At every table, before every podium, two questions kept popping up: Is Mike Hart going to play? And what about his mouth? ...

Forde: Wolverines are mediocre
MLive.com, MI - Nov 12, 2007
This came up on Saturday night and I guessed I missed it ... my desire to avoid ESPN unless necessary probably had something to do with it. ...

Michigan, Ohio State limp into The Big Game. Wolverines insist ...
MLive.com, MI - Nov 12, 2007
by Antoine Pitts | The Ann Arbor News The game that has come to haunt those who have struggled to win it had a haunting prelude for both teams. ...

Controversies have `Dogged' Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry
Fox 28, IN - 58 minutes ago
Ohio State's Jim Tressel and Michigan's Lloyd Carr have told their football players not to say anything negative about the other team. ...

Kansas Jayhawks' title hopes still in Land of Oz
SBR Forum, Costa Rica - 3 hours ago
Action in the Big Ten last week -- specifically the losses endured by Ohio St. and Michigan -- threw more wrenches into the works for this college football ...

Griese vs. Grossman: Pros and cons - Chicago Tribune


The best choice is both
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 4 hours ago
BY GREG COUCH Sun-Times Columnist Ican't stand the two-quarterback system. It doesn't work. It shows that a coach can't make up his mind. ...

We catch your grift, Rex
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 4 hours ago
BY MIKE MULLIGAN Staff Reporter It always has been a confidence game for the Bears and their quarterbacks -- in every sense of the term. ...

Starting QB? Time, not Bears, will tell
Chicago Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
By Vaughn mcclure | Tribune staff reporter 12:12 AM CST, November 14, 2007 Typically on Wednesdays, the Bears' starting quarterback addresses the media ...

Bears rally again on the road
Sports Network - 12 hours ago
By Michael Rushton, NFL Contributing Editor (Sports Network) - Winning on the road hasn't been a big problem for the Chicago Bears this year. ...

John Mara: Giants sticking with Eli Manning - New York Daily News


Eli's dull, not necessarily a negative
Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago
There, I said it. He's a boring guy with the media, a boring quote, a boring bulletin board-material feeder, a boring touchdown celebrator who gives boring ...

No guarantees for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Morning News, TX - 5 hours ago
By ALBERT BREER / The Dallas Morning News But coach Wade Phillips wants his Cowboys to know that all they've done is build some equity. ...

Don't overreact to Giants' loss to Cowboys
Newsday, NY - 5 hours ago
It's times like these when Giants fans need to hear the wit and wisdom of that noted pigskin philosopher who often remarked, "In New York, it's euphoria or ...

Unfortunately, Eli's as good as he's going to get
Newsday, NY - 5 hours ago
Giants quarterback Eli Manning said "no one's sulking" after Sunday's discouraging second half against the Cowboys. (Newsday / David L. Pokress / November ...

Happy, productive Owens: I'm just getting started
USA Today - 9 hours ago
By Tom Pedulla, USA TODAY During their time together with the San Francisco 49ers, Terrell Owens questioned both Jeff Garcia's arm strength and his sexual ...

Giants make a statement, but it's the wrong message
Sports Network - 13 hours ago
By Scott Garbarini, Associate NFL Editor (Sports Network) - With Sunday's 31-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants did nothing to dissuade the ...

Cowboys are class of the NFC
FOXSports.com - 15 hours ago
The beauty of interviewing the receiver is that he always says what is on his mind. Monday, he told us what beating the Giants meant. ...

The Stars Align in Dallas
Washington Post, United States - Nov 12, 2007
By Mark Maske EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The Dallas Cowboys knew they had cemented their status as the nfc's top team as they packed their belongings Sunday ...

Cowboys Overcome Giants in 31-20 Win to Grab Command in NFC East
FOX News - Nov 12, 2007
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Instead of using a Sharpie or running off at the mouth, a more patient Terrell Owens is letting his play dominate games these days. ...

NFC battle has its own suspense
Baltimore Sun, United States - Nov 12, 2007
While the New England Patriots play for a place in history, the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers are playing for home-field advantage. ...

Yankees give Mariano Rivera 3-year, $45M offer - New York Daily News


Yankees pitch Rivera an offer
Globe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour ago
AP, Reuters NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera was offered $45-million (all currency US) to stay with the New York Yankees for three more years. ...

Rivera gets 3-year, $45 million offer
Boston Globe, United States - 3 hours ago
AP / November 14, 2007 Mariano Rivera was offered a $45 million, three-year contract to stay with the Yankees, and now the team is waiting to hear back from ...

Yankees waiting on Rivera's response
MLB.com - 5 hours ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- The Yankees have upgraded their offer to Mariano Rivera, but the free-agent closer appears to be in no hurry to accept ...

Yankees improve offer to Rivera to $45M
Newsday, NY - 7 hours ago
BY KEN DAVIDOFF | kenneth.davidoff@newsday.com 10:26 PM EST, November 13, 2007 The Yankees are willing to blow away precedents and comparables in order to ...

Rivera Turns the Tables, Making the Yanks Wait
New York Times, United States - 8 hours ago
By TYLER KEPNER The Yankees made Mariano Rivera wait for a new contract last spring training, refusing to negotiate a long-term deal with him. ...

Yankees waiting to hear from Rivera on three-year, US$45 million offer
The Canadian Press - 10 hours ago
NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera was offered a US$45 million, three-year contract to stay with the New York Yankees. Now, the team is waiting to hear back from its ...

Posada agrees to deal with Yankees
Newsday, NY - 10 hours ago
Catcher Jorge Posada agreed to a four-year, $52.4 million contract to remain with Yankees. (AP Photo) BY JIM BAUMBACH AND KEN DAVIDOFF ...

Hot Stove: Market opened for business
MLB.com - 16 hours ago
By Jim Molony / MLB.com Now that the deadline has passed allowing free agents to negotiate with all 30 teams, free agents can start receiving contract ...

Yankees Announce Rivera Offer
ShortNews.com, Germany - 49 minutes ago
The New York Yankees have announced they offered Mariano Rivera a three-year deal worth US$45 million. The team is now waiting to hear back from Rivera ...

Posada, Yanks have 4-year deal
The Province, Canada - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK -- The Yankees have a four-year, $52-million deal with Jorge Posada that will keep the catcher off the free-agent market. ...

Brian Cashman waited too long to deal with icons
New York Daily News, NY - 1 hour ago
Jorge Posada is in the Yankee fold for four more years at $52.4 million and Mariano Rivera is presumably not far behind for three years and $45 million. ...

A-POSSIBILITY
New York Post, NY - 2 hours ago
By JOEL SHERMAN, GEORGE KING and MARK HALE November 14, 2007 -- Hank Steinbrenner opened the door even wider for Mariano Rivera to return to the Yankees ...

Yankees still waiting for answer from Rivera
White Plains Journal News, NY - 3 hours ago
By PETER ABRAHAM The Yankees have made Mariano Rivera an offer that would seem difficult to refuse: $45 million over three years. But for a second day, ...

Rivera's Importance to Yanks Not as Great as It Seems
New York Sun, NY - 4 hours ago
By STEVEN GOLDMAN When Jorge Posada reached an agreement to re-sign with the Yankees earlier this week, it solved one of the major problems of the ...

Yankees making push for Lowell
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 5 hours ago
BY LISA KENNELLY The Yankees aren't wasting any time looking for a replacement for third baseman Alex Rodriguez. On the first day of baseball's free-agency ...

Williams has Illinois on quite a run - Chicago Tribune


Destined for big things
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 5 hours ago
BY HERB GOULD hgould@suntimes.com Illinois quarterback Juice Williams (7) runs against Ohio State during the third quarter Saturday. ...

Illini must stay focused after big win
Aurora Beacon News, IL - 1 hour ago
By John Supinie Gatehouse News Service In 1950, the Illini defeated No. 1 Ohio State. The following week in the season finale, the Illini fell to ...

Flaws exploited, OSU feeling pain
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 4 hours ago
One greasy spoon and the ghost of a ghost-town: another chapter of Akron’s history coming to an end. By Christopher D. White, Rager Media Are there any ...

Illini back to Juice to start the day
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 4 hours ago
By Lindsey Willhite | Daily Herald Staff CHAMPAIGN -- When Illinois needed to get things done against a traditional Big Ten power, head coach Ron Zook and ...

Williams' confidence returns after taking an early beating
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States - 5 hours ago
By Stu Durando The injury suffered by Illinois quarterback Juice Williams in the team's season opener seemed forgotten when he took the field the following ...

Now Illinois faces a rival; Northwestern next
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - 5 hours ago
By Todd Porter Yes, they celebrated in Champaign. When Illinois beat No. 1 Ohio State, one program slipped, while another looked at its feet and found them ...

PERFECT STORM
U Weekly, OH - 11 hours ago
By VR Bryant The stars were aligned — hell, the planets were aligned for this one. It was fate. Destiny. Another titanic uppercut in the knock-down, ...

What the heck happened? What can we expect?
Columbus Dispatch, OH - 15 hours ago
By Tim May and Ken Gordon No sooner has the dust settled from Ohio State's loss to Illinois on Saturday (or are those rubber gromets from the new Ohio ...

Fan base “Line” Getting A Little Old
IlliniBoard.com, IL - 17 hours ago
By Kedric Prince This time of the year everyone has an opinion on where the successful football teams will head for the holidays. But for some reason, ...

Inside College Football | Another No. 1 bites the dust as Ohio ...
Tufts Daily, MA - 22 hours ago
The Illinois Fighting Illini knocked off their third ranked opponent of the season Saturday. And this time, it wasn't just any old top-25 team - it was the ...

Column: This time, Zook beat Tressel on field
Palatka Daily News, FL - 22 hours ago
By Mark Blumenthal 5. Though his University of Florida men’s cross country teammates will not be going to the NCAA championship meet, Interlachen High ...

Buckeyes must find way to bounce back
GatorBait.net (subscription), FL - 22 hours ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio – There was no use wondering if the glass was half-empty or half-full. A 28-21 loss to Illinois, which cost Ohio State a chance to play for ...

Process working out well so far for Illini, QB
Peoria Journal Star, IL - Nov 13, 2007
Too much was expected of Juice Williams when he was an 18-year-old freshman quarterback on campus for only two months at the start of Illinois football ...

'Juice' wins award from conference
Daily Illini, IL - Nov 13, 2007
By Jason Grodsky Illini quarterback Juice Williams was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week on Monday for his performance in Illinois' upset of ...

Zook takes high road with Ilini
Florida Times-Union, FL - Nov 12, 2007
By GENE FRENETTE , The Times-Union Even in his finest coaching hour, Ron Zook is too focused on the next game to send a smug, I-told-you-so to certain ...

Illini's Williams named Big Ten offensive player of week
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, IL - Nov 12, 2007
By MARK TUPPER, Staff Writer CHAMPAIGN -- Juice Williams was named Big Ten Conference offensive Player of the Week Monday, and people should have been ...

Crap, We Lost the Wooden Turtle
Around the Oval, OH - Nov 12, 2007
By Sean Section: Football Well, the bad news is that the Buckeyes lost, and are out of the national championship picture, barring a set of circumstances so ...

No doubting Isiah Thomas deserves Stephon Marbury - New York Daily News


Marbury leaves Knicks before loss at Phoenix in opener of road trip
SI.com - 1 hour ago
With Stephon Marbury missing and two other starters out, the Knicks opened their four-game trip Tuesday night with a 113-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns. ...

Marbury Says He Had Permission to Miss Knicks Practice, Loss
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Dan Bollerman Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Guard Stephon Marbury said coach Isiah Thomas gave him permission to leave the New York Knicks before yesterday's ...

Source says punches thrown during Knicks’ flight to Phoenix
Detroit Free Press, United States - 2 hours ago
By Steve Adamek PHOENIX — Once they were a pair, virtually joined at the hip, Stephon Marbury and Isiah Thomas, two city-bred point guards with chips on ...

Marbury bolts Knicks at start of road trip
Newsday, NY - 3 hours ago
BY ALAN HAHN | alan.hahn@newsday.com November 14, 2007 PHOENIX - Stephon Marbury's career as a Knick isn't over, but his days as a team leader, ...

Thomas might bench other Knicks starters
Newsday, NY - 3 hours ago
BY ALAN HAHN | alan.hahn@newsday.com November 14, 2007 PHOENIX - Isiah Thomas did not limit his displeasure with the Knicks' 2-3 start to only Stephon ...

Marbury leaves Knicks at a loss
Boston Globe, United States - 3 hours ago
AP / November 14, 2007 Stephon Marbury has left the New York Knicks and there is no word on when, or even if, he might rejoin the team. ...

Shorthanded Knicks lose to run-and-gun Suns
Newsday, NY - 3 hours ago
BY ALAN HAHN | alan.hahn@newsday.com November 14, 2007 PHOENIX - Isiah Thomas flashed a grin - fiddling while Rome burns? - when he considered the condition ...

Marbury leaves Knicks in an apparent dispute
Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago
There is no word on when, or if, the point guard will rejoin the team amid reports of a reduced role or even a departure. From the Associated Press Point ...

Marbury gets Thomas in fighting mood again
Newsday, NY - 4 hours ago
It was the last few sentences of Isiah Thomas' pregame talk Sunday night, right before the obligatory, "Thanks, Isiah," from the PR man, which always means, ...

Knicks' AWOL Marbury, Thomas deserve each other
Newsday, NY - 4 hours ago
A benching was imminent, a buyout seems a bit further away. If Stephon Marbury was thinking clearly before he went AWOL yesterday in Phoenix, it should've ...

NBA roundup: Tuesday's action on the boards
The Canadian Press - 4 hours ago
Stephon Marbury's bizarre absence made it that much easier for the Phoenix Suns to beat the depleted New York Knicks. The Knicks gave a game effort, ...

Sheridan: Marbury trade scenarios - NBA
ESPN - 5 hours ago
By Chris Sheridan Maybe the Stephon Marbury-Isiah Thomas feud blows over after a few hours, or maybe after a few days. In that case, the question for the ...

Marbury flies home after spat
The Province, Canada - 1 hour ago
PHOENIX -- New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury was absent Tuesday night while his team was getting pounded. Amare Stoudemire collected 26 points and ...

Marbury leaves Knicks on road; will he be back?
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), WA - 1 hour ago
In Phoenix on a road trip, Stephon Marbury left the New York Knicks on Tuesday and went home, skipping their daytime shootaround and a game against the Suns ...

Light's on, but Stephon Marbury's not home
New York Daily News, NY - 1 hour ago
BY GARY MYERS, CHRISTIAN RED, AND DORIAN BLOCK Stephon Marbury pulled off a slam dunk disappearing act last night, hours after he bolted from the Knicks in ...

Depleted Knicks succumb to Suns
New York Daily News, NY - 1 hour ago
By FRANK ISOLA Renaldo Balkman grimaces while being attended to by training staff after sustaining an injury in the Knicks loss to the Phoenix Suns. ...

Marbury Left, Knicks Lost 113-102 to Suns
eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago
by Matt Gibson He didn’t show up to practice and missed the game against the Phoenix Suns as well and the perceptible cause is the fact that he was told ...

IT GETS WORSE!
New York Post, NY - 2 hours ago
By MARC BERMAN November 14, 2007 -- PHOENIX - The misery continued to mount for the miserable Knicks, who had as much chance of winning last night's game ...

Sundhage hired as coach of US women's national soccer team - Los Angeles Times


US women's soccer turns to Sundhage
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
By Luis Arroyave | Tribune staff reporter 10:28 PM CST, November 13, 2007 With the US women's national soccer team in shambles after a goalkeeper ...

US women’s soccer team gets new coach
Kansas City Star, MO - 3 hours ago
By PETE GRATHOFF USSF president Sunil Gulati announced Tuesday that Pia Sundhage had been hired as the new women’s coach, replacing Greg Ryan, ...

US Women's Soccer Team Gets a New Coach
Voice of America - 6 hours ago
By Jim Stevenson Sundhage, who starred as a player for Sweden and was an assistant coach on China's national team, was introduced Tuesday. ...

US Soccer hires new women's team coach
USA Today - 7 hours ago
By Beau Dure, USA TODAY Barely three weeks after announcing the end of Greg Ryan's tenure as US women's coach, US Soccer has turned overseas to hire his ...

Sundhage to reshape US team's offensive style
ESPN - 8 hours ago
Pia Sundhage didn't care that many of the boys she grew up playing soccer with in Sweden didn't think she belonged out there with them, kicking the ball. ...

Sundhage to Replace Ryan As US Coach
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
Pia Sundhage's immersion into US culture introduced her to Americans' "Go for it" mentality. But when it comes to soccer, her fellow Swedes' deliberateness ...

Sundhage Hired to Coach US Women
The Associated Press - 12 hours ago
Former Swedish star Pia Sundhage was hired Tuesday to lead the US women's soccer team through the 2008 Olympics, as American officials turn to a foreign ...

Sundhage to Coach US Women
New York Times, United States - 12 hours ago
By Jeffrey Marcus ‘’Pia is a highly accomplished player and coach with the vision to guide our womens national team into this next phase,'’ US Soccer ...

Sundhage named new US women's head coach
Sports Network - 13 hours ago
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Pia Sundhage was named new head coach of the US women's national team Tuesday, becoming the first foreigner and second woman ...

Sundhage named US women's coach
Charlotte Observer, NC - 1 hour ago
AP US women's soccer officials turned to a foreign coach for the first time after failing to win this year's World Cup. Pia Sundhage of Sweden, an assistant ...

Sundhage to coach US women's soccer team
Sacramento Bee,  USA - 1 hour ago
By Debbie Arrington - darrington@sacbee.com Pia Sundhage will replace Greg Ryan, who was let go after the World Cup. Chitose Suzuki / Associated Press file, ...

Sundhage, former star in Sweden, will coach US women in Olympics
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 4 hours ago
Pia Sundhage, a former Swedish star, was hired yesterday to lead the US women’s soccer team through the 2008 Olympics, as American officials turned to a ...

Coach hired for US women's soccer team
Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - 5 hours ago
By BRIAN GOMEZ Sunil Gulati, president of the US Soccer Federation, said he wanted someone with experience at “a high level” to replace Colorado Springs ...

Sundhage is hired to lead Americans to Olympic gold medal.
SoccerTimes, MD - 7 hours ago
By Robert Wagman (Tuesday, November 13, 2007) -- For the first time, the United States Soccer Federation has reached outside of the US for a coach for its ...

Sundhage steps in for US
Fifa.com - 9 hours ago
Thank you. Your FIFA.com story has been successfully e-mailed to your friend(s). Former Sweden star Pia Sundhage became the first non-American to be named ...

Pia Sundhage Named Head Coach Of The US Women's National Team
PaddockTalk - 11 hours ago
“Pia is a highly accomplished player and coach with the vision to guide our Women’s National Team into this next phase,” said Gulati. ...

Pia Sundhage Replaces Greg Ryan as US Women’s Soccer Coach
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 13 hours ago
US Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced on Tuesday that Pia Sundhage has been hired as the new coach of the US women’s soccer team through 2008, ...

US women’s soccer team picks new coach
Kansas City Star, MO - 4 hours ago
Former Swedish soccer star Pia Sundhage was hired Tuesday to lead the US women’s soccer team through the 2008 Olympics. She coached in the defunct WUSA ...

Nadal, Djokovic lose Masters Cup matches
Allentown Morning Call, PA - 44 minutes ago
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic learned friendship doesn't count for much at the Masters Cup. Both lost to buddies Tuesday in the round-robin phase of the ...

Sundhage to take over US women's soccer
United Press International - 12 hours ago
CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Pia Sundhage, considered one of the world's top players during her a 22-year career, has been hired to coach the US national ...

Sabathia gets the Cy Young victory - Los Angeles Times


Indians' CC Sabathia Voted American League Cy Young Award
Bloomberg - 30 minutes ago
By Bob Bensch Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Cleveland left-hander CC Sabathia won the Cy Young Award as the top pitcher in the American League, becoming the first ...

Baseball Notebook | Sabathia captures Cy Young Award
Seattle Times, United States - 49 minutes ago
By AP and mcclatchy Newspapers NEW YORK — CC Sabathia beat Josh Beckett at last — albeit a few weeks later than he hoped. Sabathia won the American League ...

Voters take us inside the ballot balks
Boston Globe, United States - 1 hour ago
Repeat after me: It's a regular-season award. A regular-season award. A regular-season award. If the Cy Young voters considered playoff results, ...

Beckett finishes second for Cy Young Award
Boston Globe, United States - 1 hour ago
Perhaps it was that last start that did him in. And boosted CC Sabathia. With 20 wins to his credit already, Josh Beckett took the mound for his final start ...

Sabathia wins AL Cy Young Award
Indianapolis Star, United States - 1 hour ago
CC Sabathia won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, topping Boston ace Josh Beckett by a comfortable margin to become the first Cleveland Indians ...

Sabathia gets best of Beckett in Cy vote
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 2 hours ago
CC Sabathia beat Josh Beckett at last -- albeit a few weeks later than he hoped. Sabathia won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, ...

Cy Young respect for Lackey lacking
Chicago Tribune, United States - 3 hours ago
Forget "poor" Josh Beckett. If anyone got overlooked in American League Cy Young voting, it was the Los Angeles Angels' John Lackey, not the Boston Red ...

Better year for Beckett
Boston Herald, United States - 4 hours ago
By Tony Massarotti Sports columnist Tony Massarotti has been a must-read for years in the pages of the Boston Herald. cc Sabathia has the Cy Young Award and ...

CC finally tops Beckett
Boston Herald, United States - 4 hours ago
By Michael Silverman Josh Beckett owned CC Sabathia in the postseason, but the Cleveland Indians’ hefty lefty got the best of the Red Sox [team stats] ace ...

Sabathia tops Beckett as AL Cy Young winner
Kansas City Star, MO - 4 hours ago
By BOB DUTTON Cleveland’s CC Sabathia beat Josh Beckett by a wide margin, garnering 19 of 28 first-place votes. Sabathia was 19-7 with a 3.21 ERA and led ...

Sabathia named AL Cy Young Award winner
AFP - 9 hours ago
NEW YORK (AFP) — Cleveland Indians star CC Sabathia was named the winner of the Cy Young Award on Tuesday as Major League Baseball's top American League ...

A horse in regular season, Sabathia earned Cy Young Award
CBS News, NY - 10 hours ago
By Scott Miller Based solely on October, you might be shaking your head and rubbing your eyes in disbelief right about now as you're reading how Cleveland's ...

al cy young Indians' ace tops Red Sox's
Denver Post, CO - 46 minutes ago
By Patrick Saunders During a national conference call Tuesday afternoon, Cleveland Indians ace CC Sabathia was obviously delighted to win the 2007 American ...

Indians ace Sabathia snags Cy Young Award
Montreal Gazette, Canada - 54 minutes ago
Cleveland Indians lefty CC Sabathia was named the American League's Cy Young Award winner yesterday, comfortably edging Boston Red Sox ace Josh Beckett. ...

Sabathia top AL pitcher
Charlotte Observer, NC - 1 hour ago
AP CC Sabathia beat Josh Beckett at last -- albeit a few weeks later than he hoped. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday, topping Boston's ace by a ...

Sabathia takes a big Cy
Canoe.ca (subscription), Canada - 2 hours ago
Post-season doesn't count in voting, Indians hurler takes award ... Bedard gets third-place vote By SUN WIRE SERVICES NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia beat Josh ...

Sabathia sticks to priorities
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 2 hours ago
One greasy spoon and the ghost of a ghost-town: another chapter of Akron’s history coming to an end. By Christopher D. White, Rager Media Are there any ...

Celtics (6-0) continue best start in 20 years - Los Angeles Times


Zeroed-in Celtics make it six straight
Boston Globe, United States - 1 hour ago
INDIANAPOLIS - Twenty years ago, Larry Bird was the star on a Celtics team that started the season 6-0. Last night, Bird was in the stands to see the next ...

Pierce leads Celtics past Pacers to 6-0 start
Newsday, NY - 1 hour ago
AP November 14, 2007 Paul Pierce scored 31 points, and the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers, 101-86, last night to remain unbeaten. ...

Celtics are off to 6-0 start
Detroit Free Press, United States - 1 hour ago
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul Pierce scored 31 points, and the Boston Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers, 101-86, Tuesday night to remain unbeaten at 6-0. ...

No match for perfection
Indianapolis Star, United States - 1 hour ago
By Mike Wells They didn't shoot well. They didn't push the tempo. They played timid at times. They didn't get much offensive production from their key ...

NBA Roundup: Pierce pours in 31 points, Celtics stay unbeaten
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 1 hour ago
By Paul Levine Los Angeles (dpa) - Paul Pierce took the hit, but the Boston Celtics star refused to lose his cool. Pierce poured in a season-high 31 points ...

(Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
ESPN - 1 hour ago
Paul Pierce, who had 31 points Tuesday against Indy in a 101-86 win that moved Boston to 6-0, was the one inherited asset that Danny Ainge wisely kept and ...

NBA roundup
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 5 hours ago
• BOSTON 101, INDIANA 86: Paul Pierce, right, scored 31 points as the Celtics beat the Pacers on Tuesday night in Indianapolis. ...

Pacers thumbnails
Boston Globe, United States - Nov 12, 2007
Records: Indiana is 3-3 (third in the Central Division); Boston is 5-0 (first in the Atlantic Division). Head to head: This is the first of three meetings. ...

O'Brien finds pace just right in Indiana
Boston Globe, United States - Nov 12, 2007
When the undefeated Celtics run across the Conseco Fieldhouse floor tomorrow night, ex-Boston and current Pacers coach Jim O'Brien probably can't help but ...

Unbeaten Celtics whip Nets
Houston Chronicle, United States - Nov 11, 2007
Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video. Please download the latest version at adobe.com. You'll be glad you did. ...

CELTICS REMAIN UNDEFEATED
New York Post, NY - 54 minutes ago
AP November 14, 2007 -- Paul Pierce scored 31 points, and the Celtics beat the Pacers 101-86 last night to remain unbeaten. Pierce made 14 of 14 free throws ...

Boston Celtics @ Indiana Pacers: 11/13/07 - Game Recap: Paul "The ...
Green Bandwagon, MA - 2 hours ago
By Jim About four months ago a friend of mine cut me off mid sentence when I said, "I know Paul Pierce is not is good as Kobe but. ...

Celtics down Pacers to match best start in 20 years - Guardian Unlimited


NBA HIGHLIGHTS: Hard foul ignites Pierce as Celtics move to 6-0
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 47 minutes ago
Paul Pierce scored 31 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the host Indiana Pacers 101-86 on Tuesday night to remain the nba's only unbeaten team. ...

Power of three: Celts ride stars to the top
SportingNews.com - 1 hour ago
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul Pierce was remembering a game from a season he'd just as soon forget. Two teams going nowhere, the Celtics and Timberwolves, ...

Bird really likes ‘our’ team
Boston Herald, United States - 2 hours ago
By Steve Bulpett INDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird is in charge of the Indiana Pacers’ fortunes now, and he’s always had a Hoosier heart. ...

Pierce scores 31 as Celtics beat Pacers 101-86 to remain unbeaten
The Canadian Press - 2 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS - Paul Pierce shook off a hard foul, then helped the Boston Celtics surge past the Indiana Pacers. Jamaal Tinsley hacked Pierce on a drive to ...

NBA Capsules
SI.com - 2 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Paul Pierce scored 31 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 101-86 on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten. ...

Basketball Roundup Pierce Helps the Celtics Match Their Best Start ...
New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago
By AP Paul Pierce scored 31 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Pacers, 101-86, last night in Indianapolis to remain unbeaten. ...

Celts keep up the Pace
Boston Herald, United States - 3 hours ago
By Steve Bulpett INDIANAPOLIS - This town is changing. It’s been known for the Indianapolis 500 and NCAA Final Fours, but lately it’s attracting a new kind ...

Celtics hope to stay perfect in Indiana
Sports Network - 14 hours ago
(Sports Network) - The undefeated Boston Celtics conclude a short two-game road trip when they visit the Indiana Pacers tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse. ...

Celtics-Pacers Preview
USA Today - 15 hours ago
Two weeks into the season, the new-look Boston Celtics have left little doubt they plan to be a serious contender in the Eastern Conference. ...

Unbeaten Celtics swagger into town
Indianapolis Star, United States - 23 hours ago
By Mike Wells Could perennial All-Stars Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen coexist? Would they butt heads over who's the leader? ...

The scorer's table: Trio jells quickly in Boston
USA Today - Nov 12, 2007
By David dupree, USA TODAY Boston's high-scoring trio of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett are living up to the preseason hype. ...

Garnett, Celtics making it look easy
FOXSports.com - Nov 12, 2007
We knew the Celtics were going to be good, but impressive is an understatement. To start off the season winning their first five by an average of 16.6 per ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Celtics still unbeaten
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Nov 11, 2007
The Boston Celtics won one for Doc Rivers and sent the New Jersey Nets a message in the process. Hours after attending the funeral of his father in Illinois ...

Rivers can find comfort in coaching
FOXSports.com - Nov 11, 2007
Hours after his father's funeral and minutes before tip-off, Doc Rivers reached into the vat of ice and drinks in the visiting locker room. ...

Celtics answer challenge, topple Nets
Boston Globe, United States - Nov 11, 2007
Paul Pierce (28 points) gives Antoine Wright the slip off the dribble on his way to the basket in the third quarter. (RAY STUBBLEBINE/REUTERS) Email|Print| ...

Celtics' Roll Continues
Hartford Courant, United States - Nov 11, 2007
AP November 11, 2007 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Hours after attending the funeral of his father in Illinois, Doc Rivers coached the Celtics as they remained the ...

Celtics 112, Nets 101 Celtics Show Nets That New Really Is Better
New York Times, United States - Nov 10, 2007
By BILL FINLEY EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, Nov. 10 — At least the Nets had an excuse Saturday. They had to play the final 13 minutes against the Boston Celtics ...

Nightly Fantasy Fix: November 13, 2007
HoopsWorld - 1 hour ago
Recap: When was the last time any team from Boston lost a game? Another easy win for the undefeated Celtics Celtics: Ho hum, another Celtic blowout and ...

NBA Scores: Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett Keep the Celtics Rolling ...
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 3 hours ago
Paul Pierce scored 31 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and handed out 6 assists while Kevin Garnett added 18 points and 11 boards as the Boston Celtics rolled ...

Celtics 101 Pacers 86
WTNH, CT - 4 hours ago
AP - November 13, 2007 10:03 PM ET Paul Pierce led Boston with 31 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Garnett added 18 points and 11 boards and Ray Allen scored ...

Celtics 101 Pacers 86: The streak continues
The Serve, Australia - 4 hours ago
The Boston Celtics have extended their unbeaten run to six matches, as their perfect start to the season swallowed up Indiana 101-86 at Conseco Fieldhouse. ...

Johnson doesn't feel sorry for Gordon's failure - USA Today


Grading the top 12: Phoenix
SportingNews.com - 8 hours ago
Here are our grades of the top 12 drivers in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series points standings for their performance in Sunday's Checker Auto Parts 500 at ...

Blount's Blitz: Right man will win Chase - Nascar
ESPN - 8 hours ago
By Terry Blount The right man is going to win the 2007 Nextel Cup championship, and you can thank the Chase format for making it happen. ...

• Finally, it's all about winning
FOXSports.com - 9 hours ago
Folks, for years, the championship has basically been decided by consistency. Not just in the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup format, but all through the ...

This isn't what the Chase was made for
FOXSports.com - 9 hours ago
This is not what NASCAR Chairman Brian France had in mind when he tweaked the Chase for the Nextel Cup prior to this season. In fact, it is probably his ...

Consistent finishes pay off for Johnson
FOXSports.com - 23 hours ago
PHOENIX - Watching the scoring monitor throughout any given race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup is an interesting exercise. ...

Newton: Gordon wondering how he will ever beat Johnson - Nascar
ESPN - Nov 12, 2007
By David Newton AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Jeff Gordon wasn't thinking about this week's season finale when he left Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday. ...

• Gas 'n Go: Bump and run for the title?
FOXSports.com - Nov 12, 2007
The No. 48 team has definitely done its homework when it comes to preparing the car from the shop all the way to the track. We're also looking at a driver ...

Cool Down Lap: Say it ain't over, Jeff
SportingNews.com - Nov 12, 2007
Under normal circumstances, I'm rarely dismayed by anything athletes say, but the exception came Sunday in the appalling honesty of Jeff Gordon. ...

Jimmie Johnson wins NASCAR race at Phoenix
Kansas City Star, MO - Nov 11, 2007
By JIM PEDLEY AVONDALE, Ariz. | Jimmie Johnson made it four straight victories Sunday when he won the Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Speedway. ...

Michigan-Ohio State not without controversy - MSNBC


Carr deserves to walk away on own accord
MSNBC - 4 hours ago
Carr’s team wins its sixth Big Ten title under his leadership and head off to an elite bowl game — perhaps even the Rose Bowl — and the Wolverines win that ...

CFB - Another ONE bites the dust
Sports Network - 7 hours ago
by Jeff Frank, Sports Analyst Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - A lot of folks did not believe in the Ohio State Buckeyes. After all, they hadn't exactly ...

Carr might retire next week, reports say
MSNBC - 8 hours ago
Paul Sancya / AP According to a source close to Michigan’s football program, PA sportsticker has learned that Carr is leaning toward retiring as the ...

With shot at Rose Bowl, UM where it wants to be
MLive.com, MI - 17 hours ago
by Jeff Arnold | The Ann Arbor News From week to week, the ultimate prize remained unchanged, chased after by a determined collection of wills intent on ...

Big Ten may have committed a very costly error
SportingNews.com - Nov 12, 2007
Did the Big Ten make a $17 million mistake by allowing an officiating crew that was facing a suspension this weekend to work last Saturday's Illinois-Ohio ...

How Big Ten teams fared Saturday
SportingNews.com - Nov 11, 2007
Top-ranked Ohio State's national title hopes teetered on a timeout, the ball inches from a first down for visiting Illinois. Illini coach Ron Zook changed ...

No. 1 Ohio State falls to unranked Illinois 28-21
International Herald Tribune, France - Nov 11, 2007
By Pete Thamel COLUMBUS, Ohio: The meltdown happened a few weeks earlier this season for No. 1 Ohio State. Last season, the undefeated Buckeyes were blown ...

Big Ten reviewing OSU-Illini postgame scuffle
Springfield News Sun, OH - 1 hour ago
By Doug Harris COLUMBUS — The Big Ten office is investigating a postgame altercation between Ohio State and Illinois to see whether any disciplinary ...

Battered backs carry aches, pains into rivalry
Massillon Independent, OH - 2 hours ago
By CHRIS EASTERLING COLUMBUS – Ohio State’s Chris “Beanie” Wells and Michigan’s Mike Hart have delivered their share of blows to defenders this season. ...

The facts that prove our inevitable victory
U Weekly, OH - 5 hours ago
By Donnie Clark I moved to Ohio when I was five years old, but it wasn’t until 2001, when I got a tattoo of that little boy peeing on the Michigan logo, ...

As senior tackle Kirk Barton walked into the press conference, the ...
U Weekly, OH - 5 hours ago
The young man sat, opened his obligatory diet soda, and sat. In silence, he sat, waiting for his coach and fellow captains to enter the room and begin the ...

Offensive Tackle Jake Long Eyes Big Ten Title
Wolverine Insider (subscription) - 8 hours ago
By Bret Osburn Michigan captain Jake Long met with the media on Monday afternoon to talk about the Wolverines upcoming battle with the Ohio State Buckeyes ...

The last battle: Joe Paterno's MSU press conference
PennLive.com, PA - 8 hours ago
Do you think your team needs to beat Michigan State on Saturday for you to consider this a successful season? I wouldn't put it that way. ...

Buckeyes Trying to Reach Unfamiliar Surroundings: Pasadena
AOL SPORTS, NY - 8 hours ago
In 1985, Earle Bruce took Ohio State to the Rose Bowl after a relatively long drought for the Buckeyes: OSU hadn't been to Pasadena since 1980. ...

Tressel won't speculate in wake of postgame scrum
Columbus Dispatch, OH - 9 hours ago
By Tim May Though Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said today that he expects to see Michigan quarterback Chad Henne and running back Mike Hart in the game ...

Against Tressel and OSU, Michigan's Carr has a lot on the line
WWMT, MI - 15 hours ago
ANN ARBOR (AP) - Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr says he's having a good time planning for Saturday's Ohio State game at Michigan Stadium. ...

Cubs trade Craig Monroe to Minnesota Twins for player to be named - USA Today


Twins get Hunter's pal Monroe from Cubs
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 1 hour ago
The new member of the outfield is well aware that his Texas buddy could be leaving Minnesota via free agency. They've swapped stories and have sweated in ...

Twins acquire outfielder Monroe from Cubs
Reuters - 8 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins acquired outfielder Craig Monroe from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later, ...

Twins pick up OF Monroe from Cubs
USA Today - 8 hours ago
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Outfielder Craig Monroe was acquired by the Minnesota Twins from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for a player to be named later. ...

Twins pick up OF Monroe from Cubs
ESPN - 9 hours ago
AP MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins acquired outfielder Craig Monroe from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for a player to be named later. ...

Former Tiger Monroe traded to Minnesota
Detroit Free Press, United States - 9 hours ago
By JON PAUL MOROSI The Minnesota Twins announced Tuesday that they have acquired Monroe from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later. ...

Twins discussing trade for Monroe
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 13 hours ago
The Twins and Chicago Cubs have been discussing a trade that would send left fielder Craig Monroe to Minnesota for a player to be named, and an announcement ...

Keep up with the Joneses: Tigers get Jacque, keep Todd
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - Nov 12, 2007
AP The Detroit Tigers addressed another need, acquiring outfielder Jacque Jones on Monday from the Chicago Cubs for utility player Omar Infante. ...

Cubs trade Craig Monroe to Twins
CBC News, Canada - 6 hours ago
Chicago Cubs outfielder Craig Monroe was traded Tuesday to the Minnesota Twins — his third team in less than three months. Monroe split last season between ...

Seahawks air out stagnant offense against 49ers - USA Today


49ers seem baffled on reasons for losing streak
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 1 hour ago
(11-13) 18:46 PST Santa Clara -- Losers of seven in a row with seven still to be played, the 49ers are a team that inspires a million questions and not a ...

Tuesday in Hawkville
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 5 hours ago
It was all quiet on the Seahawks front. The players had the day off. The coaches were working on the game plan for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears ...

Suns stomp short-handed Knicks - Seattle Post Intelligencer


Amare Stoudemire leads Suns to win over depleted Knicks, 113-102
The Canadian Press - 28 minutes ago
PHOENIX - Amare Stoudemire had his best night since his arthroscopic knee surgery six weeks ago with 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns beat ...

Marbury, Thomas deserve each other
Newsday, NY - 1 hour ago
A benching was imminent, a buyout seems a bit further away. If Stephon Marbury was thinking clearly before he went AWOL Tuesday in Phoenix, it should've ...

Rumours swirl after Marbury misses practice
Canada.com, Canada - 1 hour ago
According to The Sports Network, the embattled New York Knicks point guard missed practice today, fueling speculation that his future of the team was in ...

Marbury puts Isiah in fighting mood again
Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago
It was the last few sentences of Isiah Thomas' pregame talk Sunday night, right before the obligatory, "Thanks, Isiah," from the PR man, which always means, ...

New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury skips shootaround, game in ...
The Canadian Press - 3 hours ago
PHOENIX - Stephon Marbury has left the New York Knicks and there is no word on when, or even if, he might rejoin the team. Marbury was absent from the ...

Marbury leaves Knicks, goes back home
FOXSports.com - 5 hours ago
Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury contacted The Post late this afternoon and in two text messages said he got permission from Isiah Thomas to leave the ...

Marbury Says He Had Permission to Leave Knicks, Post Reports
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Mason Levinson Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury said he was given permission by coach Isiah Thomas to leave the team in ...

Sheridan: Marbury trade scenarios
ESPN - 5 hours ago
By Chris Sheridan Maybe the Stephon Marbury-Isiah Thomas feud blows over after a few hours, or maybe after a few days. In that case, the question for the ...

Knicks' Stephon Marbury Misses Team's Practice, NY Post Says
Bloomberg - 7 hours ago
By Larry ditore Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury missed the team's practice in Phoenix this morning and his whereabouts were ...

Marbury leaves Knicks
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 9 hours ago
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Guard Stephon Marbury has reportedly left the New York Knicks after being told he was being benched for Tuesday's game ...

NBA: Marbury's departure puts future in doubt
Honolulu Advertiser, HI - 47 minutes ago
By Alan Hahn PHOENIX — Stephon Marbury's career as a New York Knick isn't over, but his days as a team leader, even if it's mostly been by name, ...

Don't Let the Door Hit You, Stephon...
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY - 1 hour ago
It's worth mentioning only because the New York Knickerbockers basketball team, Marbury's current employer to the tune of $42 million over the next two ...

Knicks G Collins leaves with foot injury in first
HoopsWorld - 1 hour ago
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- A spot in the starting lineup for New York Knicks guard Mardy Collins was shortlived. Collins, who was replacing enigmatic New York ...

Pre-Game: Marbury Pulls A Fossett
HoopsWorld - 2 hours ago
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS STEPHON MARBURY? ... If Valerie Plame-Wilson ever decides to get back into Spy Vs. Spy, there would be no better hire than Isiah ...

Game Thread: Knicks at Suns- 11-13-07
Posting and Toasting, NY - 3 hours ago
By Seth Sup urrybody. The Knicks are in Phoenix tonight to take on the Suns, and to do so very short-handed. Zach Randolph has not returned from mourning ...

Seriously: Proving A Point…
HoopsWorld - 3 hours ago
Word leaked from New York yesterday that the Knicks brass had gotten together to discuss the woeful start the team is having. One topic discussed according ...

Marbury's exit could lead to Thomas' departure
Yahoo! Sports - 4 hours ago
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports So, Stephon Marbury walked out on the New York Knicks. He just packed his bags and bailed on Tuesday, catching a flight ...

Knicks Guard Stephon Marbury AWOL at Practice Tuesday
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 5 hours ago
New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury was missing from the team's Tuesday morning practice, putting his Knicks' tenure in jeopardy and throwing the team's ...

Chaos For NY Knicks: Stephon Marbury AWOL
Cleveland Leader, OH - 5 hours ago
The New York Times has reported that Stephon Marbury has left the team after a dispute with coach Isiah Thomas and many in the organization feel that the ...

NBA TALK: Marbury leaves Knicks
New Brunswick Home News Tribune, NJ - 6 hours ago
By JIM GREEN So it appears we're at a crossroads in the career of Knicks point guard/resident lunatic Stephon Marbury. Marbury reportedly has left the team ...

Where In The Heck Is Stephon Marbury?
Deadspin, NY - 6 hours ago
Seriously, now ... what the heck is going on with the Knicks and Stephon Marbury? One would think, after a team gives a job to the woman you humped in the ...