Five Yankees opt to become free agents
NEW YORK World Series MVP Hideki Matsui became a free agent Monday along with New York Yankees teammates Johnny Damon, Eric Hinske, Jose Molina and Xavier Nady. Matsui and Damon both said after the Yankees six-game victory over Philadelphia last w...
 2.0K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 131.0 NBA: Nash has 20 assists in win
PHILADELPHIA Jason Richardson scored 29 points, Steve Nash added 21 points and tied his season-high with 20 assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-115 on Monday night. The Suns eclipsed the 100-point barrier for the eighth str...
3.6K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 83.0 Boston subway train stops in nick of time
BOSTON (AP) The driver of Boston subway train that came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks has been hailed as a hero. Charice Lewis got a radio call from fellow Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority...
0.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 929.0 NBA: Bryant reaches milestone
LOS ANGELES ” Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Ron Artest had 19 points and seven assis...
2.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 83.0 Church for dogs
LOS ANGELES When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start. Most of his worshippers, though devoted, were in their 60s, attendance had bottome...
5.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 83.0 Judge to defendant: Prove it
COQUILLE Bobbye Cikanek knows she probably won t be able to own horses anymore. But the woman convicted of abusing and neglecting 10 Tennessee walking horses hopes a Coos County Court judge will let her continue breeding and owning more than a doze...
3.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 83.0 NBA: Nuggets stay perfect with win at Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years. Anthony, who was averaging 38 points, shot just 6-for-1...
5.1K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 83.0 NBA: Bobcats rally for victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Gerald Wallace had 24 points and 20 rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats held the New Jersey Nets without a point for more than 10 minutes in rallying for a 79-68 victory on Monday. The Nets ineptitude allowed Charlotte to go on a 24...
3.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 83.0 American races to win in New York Marathon
NEW YORK Meb Keflezighi wrote a letter to Alberto Salazar 11 years ago explaining how American distance runners could again find success. Salazar was the last U.S. man to win the New York City Marathon, a distinction he held until Keflezighi proved...
5.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 83.0 NBA: Bryant leads Lakers to win
LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Lamar Odom h...
3.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 131.0 Pooch pageant
COOS BAY This little doggie quite literally saddled up. Although, you wouldn t use the word little to describe Kahlua. The Great Dane s pink nose complimented her hot pink saddle blanket and the athletic tape she sported above her paws in true ra...
2.2K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 83.0 Evangelists are targeting New England
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) It s hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway. Until this new church opened last month, its 19th-century ...
7.5K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 131.0 NBA Recap: Boston stifles Bobcats
BOSTON Kevin Garnett scored 10 points with seven rebounds over 26 easy minutes in his return to the Boston parquet on Wednesday night and the Celtics held Charlotte to a franchise-low in scoring and coasted to a 92-59 victory in their home opener....
6.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 553.0 NFL head urges careful treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) After testifying for several hours on Capitol Hill and defending how the NFL handles current and retired players with head injuries, commissioner Roger Goodell recalled suffering a concussion himself in high school. Goodell said out...
5.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 83.0 Sports Briefs: Astros choose Mills for manager
HOUSTON ” Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona s bench coach in Boston. He ll manage in the majors for the first time, thou...
5.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 83.0 NBA: Revamped Celtics beat Cleveland
CLEVELAND ” LeBron James was in MVP form on opening night. The star of stars. Once again, his teammates ” especially the new big guy ” let him down. James scored 38 points but got little help from Shaquille O Neal as Cleveland wa...
4.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 216.0 Rockets expect big things from Aaron Brooks
HOUSTON ” Aaron Brooks blossomed in the playoffs last year, carrying the Houston Rockets to a second-round Game 7 with quick moves, sharp shooting and smart decisions. The trick now is to play like that for a full season. The speedy 6-foot poi...
4.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 83.0 Favorites bulk up rosters for NBA title run
Kobe Bryant was hours away from another championship when that large, looming shadow appeared again. Game 5 of the NBA finals arrived along with a report that the Cleveland Cavaliers, realizing they needed more help for LeBron James, had renewed talk...
5.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 166.0 McGwire back in baseball with Cardinals
ST. LOUIS ” Mark McGwire is back in baseball, reunited with Tony La Russa as the St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach. La Russa agreed to return for a 15th year as manager Monday with a one-year contract, the first time he hasn t had a multiyear...
4.5K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 83.0 Yankees clinch first trip to World Series since 2003
NEW YORK Alex Rodriguez was in the middle of every playoff rally for the New York Yankees. And once his first trip to the World Series was secured, he was at the center of the celebration, too. Teammates dashed from the dugout and in from the outfi...
6.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 83.0 | 
