Thompson leads L'Ville to CWS in win over Vandy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Louisville's phenomenal year in sports will end with its baseball team making a trip to the College World Series. The Cardinals advanced Sunday with a 2-1 win to sweep No. 2 overall...
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OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A University of Alabama fan is free from jail after serving time for poisoning Auburn University's landmark oaks at Toomer's Corner. Harvey Updyke left the Lee County jail in...
View ArticleWhite Sox Beat A's: Chicago Holds Oakland To Just Five Hits To Notch 4-2...
CHICAGO -- Josh Donaldson insisted the Oakland Athletics are just fine, that they're in no way shaken. It's going to take more than two losses to rattle them. "This team is not losing any confidence...
View ArticleOregon State downs Kansas State, forces deciding Game 3
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Michael Conforto and Dylan Davis hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run first inning and Oregon State went on to beat Kansas State 12-4 Sunday night to force a decisive third...
View ArticleLouisville upsets No. 2 Vanderbilt to advance to CWS
Story Highlights This is just the second time in the school's history that Louisville is headed to the CWS NASHVILLE — The University of Louisville earned the program's second ever appearance to the...
View ArticleMississippi State-Virginia suspended in 7th inning
Story Highlights Game called because of rain, will resume at 4 p.m. local time Monday; Bulldogs lead 5-3 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Mississippi State's game against Virginia has been suspended in the...
View ArticleN.C. State rallies in 17th to beat Rice, advance to CWS
Story Highlights Wolfpack rally to beat Owls in longest super regional game in NCAA historyN.C. State headed to College World Series for first time since 1968 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina...
View ArticleLSU keeps tradition going with latest CWS berth
Story Highlights Every freshman since 1983 who has stayed four years has made at least one trip to OmahaSenior Mason Katz: "You don't have to convince guys about what the goal is around here"LSU won...
View ArticleBears Trade Gabe Carimi To Buccaneers: Chicago Says 2011 1st-Round Draft...
Tackle Gabe Carimi #72 of the Chicago Bears during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 23, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona. CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago...
View ArticleChipper Jones Tweets Joke About Using Gators To Halt Illegal Immigration,...
Chipper Jones has more free time on his hands this summer than he has in perhaps any summer of his life. He has apparently been using some of it to think about immigration reform. He has also been...
View ArticleSabathia Does Something Special for His Cousin
VALLEJO, Calif. — When C.C. Sabathia was a boy living in this East Bay town nestled in the hills north of Berkeley and Oakland, the words “Demi is playing” meant only one thing. Get up to the courts...
View ArticleNCAA.com Launches Mobile Event App for 2013 NCAA® Men’s College World Series...
(Source: TBS - Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc) Release Date: 6/11/2013 NCAA.com Launches Mobile Event App for 2013 NCAA® Men's College World SeriesNCAA Men's College World Series App for iPhone, iPod...
View ArticleFog Delays White Sox-Blue Jays Game, Covers Reds-Cubs At Wrigley Field...
A heavy fog obscures the field as the Cincinnati Reds play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 10, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images) It was a foggy day in Chicago....
View ArticleLouisville punches ticket to Omaha
NASHVILLE — Louisville's phenomenal year in sports will end with its baseball team making a trip to the College World Series. The Cardinals advanced Sunday with a 2-1 win to sweep No. 2 overall seed...
View ArticleOregon St. advances to CWS with 4-3 win over Kansas St.
Story Highlights Oregon State is headed to the College World Series after beating Kansas State 4-3The Beavers' trip to Omaha is their first since 2007, when the won the championshipKansas State...
View ArticleAfter long wait, Mississippi State eliminates Virginia
Story Highlights Bulldogs win resumption of suspended game Monday to sweep aside No. 6 seed Cavaliers 6-5Win sends MSU to College World Series for first time since 2007Virginia had go-ahead run on...
View ArticleDrew Brees Sues Kevin Houser, Former Saints Teammate, Over Bogus Tax Credits
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) passes in the first half an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP...
View ArticleTiger Woods, Sergio Garcia Share Handshake At U.S. Open Practice (PHOTO)
Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods might be ready to reconcile. At the very least, the golf rivals showed that they can be civil. In their first face-to-face encounter since Garcia made an offensive "fried...
View Article'Baby Birdman' Meets Chris Andersen, LeBron James (VIDEO)
"Baby Birdman" is back. The tiny toddler that took the internet by storm last month recently came face-to-face with Chris Andersen. Eight-month old Lazaro Pereira and his parents were accompanied by...
View ArticleMario Chalmers Implores LeBron James, Heat To 'Go For The Kill' In Game 2...
Mario Chalmers of the Miami Heat celebrates while playing against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 9, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. MIAMI --...
View ArticleBallpark Sinkhole To Blame For Canceled Batting Practice Before...
The grounds crew works to repair a sinkhole next to the pitcher's mound made by a busted pipe under the infield before the baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers Tuesday, June...
View ArticleDodgers go extra to lose to Diamondbacks, 8-6
And then on Wednesday, all was calm. No hit batters, no ejections, no bubbling testosterone. There was just a pretty decent baseball game, if one ultimately won 8-6 in 12 innings by the Diamondbacks...
View ArticleA's agree to terms with 25 players from First-Year Player Draft (Oakland...
(Source: Oakland Athletics) OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland A's agreed to terms with 25 players from the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, the club announced today. The players include left-handed pitcher...
View ArticleYasiel Puig battered and bruised, but still going against Arizona
Maybe he really is the Man of Steel. Yasiel Puig is having himself an interesting night in his ninth major-league game. If you count bum legs, four-strike outs and getting hit in the nose with a 92...
View ArticleGood morning, sports fans: The week ahead features pro golf and Big 33
This is going to be a big week in midstate sports. And it gets a whole lot bigger if we expand the territory a bit. We don’t know who the champions will be, but they will carry the last high school...
View ArticleNC State overcomes Owls in Super Regional opener, 4-3 (Rice University)
(Source: Rice University) Rice plays North Carolina State again Sunday The Rice Owls lost a heartbreaking opener 4-3 to North Carolina (NC) State University in the NCAA Super Regionals baseball...
View ArticleWhen it comes to family, Mickelson's already a winner
Story Highlights Mickelson wore a beeper at the 1999 U.S. Open with his wife in laborMickelson misses Open practice time to attend his daughter's graduationMickelson lost to Payne Stewart in '99...
View ArticleDodgers, Diamondbacks Brawl: Zack Greinke Hit By Pitch, Massive Fight Erupts...
A brawl erupted between the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks on Thursday night that was notable both for its ferocity as well as for the names of the former MLB All-Stars who were involved. The...
View ArticleNC State baseball team gets a send-off fit for royalty
RALEIGH — Before boarding a bus on the way to the airport, Elliott Avent stopped to sign autographs, take pictures and hug an elderly N.C. State fan or two. A small but spirited crowd gathered on...
View ArticleNC State gets a send-off fit for royalty
Similar turnouts could amplify surging interest in college baseball in N.C. Before boarding a bus on the way to the airport, Elliott Avent stopped to sign autographs, take pictures and hug an elderly...
View ArticleLuke Donald still looking for major breakthrough
ARDMORE, Pa. — Last we heard from Luke Donald, he was feasting on perfectly marbled steak after a victory in Japan yielded a shipment of 200 pounds of Miyazaki beef. "Brought a few here this week,"...
View ArticleNC State rallies in 17th for 5-4 win over Rice
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State's Tarran Senay scored on a double by Brett Williams in the top of the 17th inning on Sunday night, rallying the Wolfpack to a 5-4 victory over Rice in the longest...
View ArticleRice to host C-USA women’s soccer championship; UTEP awarded hoops tourneys
Next time around the Owls won’t have to hit the road for the Conference USA Championship. Following the Conference USA Board of Directors meeting, the conference announced Tuesday that Rice will host...
View ArticleAngels' J.B. Shuck loses sight of what's in front of him on bases
BOSTON — Left fielder J.B. Shuck had a nice six-week run as a fill-in for injured starter Peter Bourjos, hitting .259 with 10 runs and 11 runs batted in and playing solid defense in 34 games, but it...
View ArticleErik Spoelstra After Heat Loss In Game 3: We Got What We Deserved
The Miami Heat got what they deserved, according to their coach After San Antonio's 113-77 beat down on Tuesday night in Game 3 of the NBA finals, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra started his press...
View ArticleGus Malzahn gets it, will be able to turn Auburn around quickly
He slipped in and out of the SEC spring meetings last month like few Auburn coaches have in the last decade. He wasn’t getting verbally reprimanded by the NCAA enforcement rep like Gene Chizik before...
View ArticleNC State edges Rice in 17 innings to reach CWS
Click photo to enlarge North Carolina State's Carlos Rodon (16) jumps on top of teammates as they celebrate their 5-4 win over Rice in the 17th inning of an NCAA college baseball tournament super...
View ArticleAngels fall to Orioles, 3-2, for fourth loss in a row
Center fielder Peter Bourjos robs Baltimore of a two-run home run, but Angels can't get away with the win on the road. 0 Angels center fielder Peter Bourjos steals a home run from Baltimore's J.J....
View ArticleRafael Nadal's Faces Narrate Historic Eighth Roland Garros Title Win (PHOTOS)
Loading Slideshow "Ok let's do this" Spain's Rafael Nadal checks the balls as he plays compatriot David Ferrer during the men's final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros...
View ArticleDodgers, Diamondbacks to open 2014 season in Australia
The Dodgers will open the 2014 season in Australia. Their opponents? The Arizona Diamondbacks, with whom they brawled Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The season-opening games are to be played on...
View ArticlePack and Heels face World Series showdown
The rivalry between N.C. State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill revolves around basketball. Sometimes it builds around football. But now one of its greatest moments is about to come...
View ArticleDefending champ Webb Simpson no stranger to Merion
Story Highlights Webb Simpson arrives at the U.S. Open without much fanfareThe defending champion has not won a tournament since last year's Open"Being announced on the first tee as U.S. Open...
View ArticleSabathia Shelled as Yankees Lose to A’s
OAKLAND — C.C. Sabathia is generally thought of as a hero in this region, where he spends countless hours and dollars doing charitable work trying to help the community where he grew up. Related...
View ArticleDodgers-Diamondbacks brawl: a test of baseball etiquette
Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke was right. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ian Kennedy was wrong. At the risk of sounding like baseball's Mr. Manners, that's the bottom line in the hit-batters exchange that...
View ArticleIan Kennedy Hits Zack Greinke, Brawl Erupts In Dodgers-Diamondbacks Game...
LOS ANGELES -- Arizona starting pitcher Ian Kennedy hit Los Angeles starter Zack Greinke with a pitch in the seventh inning Tuesday night, a retaliation throw that caused a prolonged bench-clearing...
View ArticleNationals' Bryce Harper gets injection to treat knee
Story Highlights Bryce Harper got a cortisone shot in his injured kneeHarper will stay off his knee for a weekHarper was seen with his leg wrapped and wearing a brace, stirring speculation that he had...
View ArticleFocused Tiger Woods stays the course
Story Highlights Tiger Woods looks to complete his post-scandal comeback with his first major win in five yearsWoods says he doesn't fret about his stalled pursuit of Jack Nicklaus' record 18...
View ArticleMinnesota Twins turn triple play with Indiana teammates
Story Highlights Hoosiers Ryan Halstead, Aaron Slegers, Dustin DeMuth all drafted by TwinsThe two pitchers and one infielder also are roommates at off-campus apartmentIndiana makes its first-ever...
View ArticleRichard Sherman On Seahawks PED Suspensions: 'It Is What It Is'
Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman motions to fans after intercepting in the end zone against the San Francisco 49ers in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Seattle. The...
View ArticleEd Reed Says Tom Brady Kick Could Be To Blame For Offseason Hip Surgery...
Tom Brady did it, maybe. While discussing a hip injury that required offseason surgery, Houston Texans safety Ed Reed (doesn't that sound weird?) could only think of one moment when he could have been...
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