Sports Briefs: Mayweather makes triumphant return to ring
LAS VEGAS Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned to the ring with another emphatic victory. Maybe next time he ll pick on somebody his own size. Mayweather overpowered the smaller, lighter Juan Manuel Marquez for an unanimous decision Saturday night, mainta...
 4.5K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 172.0 Steroids not a main story line
Seeing isn t always believing when it comes to great feats in track and field, so there was cause for celebration at the news that Usain Bolt and everyone chasing him in the men s 100 tested clean. The sport not only has a legitimate star in the fast...
4.6K - Aug. 20, 2009; scored 172.0 Sports Briefs: Phelps will be cited after accident
BALTIMORE Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was driving with an expired, out-of-state license and told police he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before he was involved in an accident, Baltimore police said Friday. The accident Thursd...
4.5K - Aug. 17, 2009; scored 1000.0 Sports Briefs: Phelps will be cited after accident
BALTIMORE Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was driving with an expired, out-of-state license and told police he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before he was involved in an accident, Baltimore police said Friday. The accident Thursday...
4.0K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 327.0 South Coast students fill college's spring honor rolls
Southwestern Oregon Community College students who earned spots on the spring honor roll include: Bandon Kristina Johnston, Christeen Maddi and Kylyn Small. Brookings Daril Cuthbertson, Ashtyn Fowle, Dane Heiss, Heather Hiller, Jeremy Kingstrom, Kim...
5.0K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 172.0 Phelps escapes injury in crash
BALTIMORE A crash involving Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was blamed on the other driver, who ran a red light, Baltimore police said today. Phelps, 24, was not injured, and two passengers in his Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle were a...
2.1K - Aug. 14, 2009; scored 405.0 Phelps finishes with world record
ROME For those who thought Michael Phelps was just stopping by for a Roman holiday, no way. This guy means business when he s in the pool. On to London! As for he rest of the American swim team, well, there s a little work to do if the country is g...
6.6K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 472.0 Peirsol rebounds with record
ROME Aaron Peirsol knew he d gone fast enough before he even touched the wall. He spun around with a big smile and gave the water a roundhouse punch. Not a bad way to get over a huge disappointment. Peirsol smashed his own world record in the 200-m...
6.2K - Aug. 1, 2009; scored 360.0 Swimsuit ban set for Jan. 1
ROME Swimming s governing body has set a firm date of Jan. 1 for banning record-breaking bodysuits, which should remove the threat of a Michael Phelps boycott. Earlier this week, FINA announced the ban but said it might not take effect until April ...
0.7K - Jul. 31, 2009; scored 222.0 Swimmers break seven more records
ROME When in Rome, throw out the record book. No need for one at the fastest show on water. Even with Michael Phelps sitting in the stands, seven more world records fell Thursday. For those who ve lost count, that s 29 over five days at the Foro It...
5.9K - Jul. 31, 2009; scored 345.0 Evans: Suit controversy has hurt sport
ROME When Janet Evans wakes up each morning, she heads to her computer to check out the latest from the world swimming championships. She s not happy with the news out of Rome. A four-time Olympic gold medalist and still one of the sport s most rec...
5.3K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 172.0 Record free-for-all continues
ROME Michael Phelps had another swimsuit issue. It didn t slow him down this time. Phelps bounced back from a stunning loss with something more familiar a world record in the 200-meter butterfly Wednesday. For good measure, he surpassed another o...
7.4K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 477.0 German tops Phelps in freestyle
ROME Michael Phelps has four more chances to win gold at the world swimming championships. He s not likely to be satisfied until he gets another shot at Paul Biedermann. In different suits, that is. The unheralded German glided across the water, st...
6.0K - Jul. 29, 2009; scored 532.0 Update: Phelps breaks record
ROME Now that s more like it. Michael Phelps bounced back from a stunning loss with something more familiar another world record Wednesday. One night after he was soundly beaten by Germany s Paul Biedermann, Phelps set a world record in the 200-m...
2.5K - Jul. 29, 2009; scored 385.0 Update: Biedermann beats Phelps in 200 freestyle
ROME The winner draped himself triumphantly on the lane rope, thrusting his right hand in the air to celebrate a world record. It s a familiar scene for Michael Phelps. This time, all he could do was watch. Germany s Paul Biedermann handed Phelps h...
3.8K - Jul. 28, 2009; scored 422.0 Phelps faces a new challenger in the pool
ROME Michael Phelps is wearing a swimsuit that s sooooo last year. He might wind up regretting his choice of attire. It doesn t happen very often, but Phelps actually looks vulnerable in one of his signature events. He ll dive in for the finals of ...
7.3K - Jul. 28, 2009; scored 440.0 Record binge in full swing at swimming worlds
ROME One after another, the records kept falling. Two in semifinal heats. Two more in one race. When the night was done, six world records had been broken and there were only four finals on the program. We were talking in the back about how this ...
6.6K - Jul. 27, 2009; scored 445.0 Sports Briefs: Roy, Aldridge leave USA minicamp
Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon and Golden State forward Anthony Randolph are heading to USA Basketball s minicamp, while four players are pulling out. Portland s Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, plus Houston s Trevor Ariza and Boston s Glen...
3.9K - Jul. 21, 2009; scored 172.0 Coquille names top students to honor roll
Coquille High School has announced the names of students who have achieved honor roll and principal s list status in spring. Ninth grade honor roll: 4.00 Kaitlyn Altenbach, Shayla Coleman, Kaitlyn Cornell, Camille Fisher, Ivy Hallmark, Marshall Ki...
2.5K - Jul. 18, 2009; scored 222.0 Lochte shines in Phelps absence
INDIANAPOLIS Michael Phelps called it quits because of a sore neck at the U.S. nationals, leaving the spotlight to rival Ryan Lochte, who qualified Friday for the world championships later this month. Phelps withdrew from the 100-meter freestyle he...
3.0K - Jul. 11, 2009; scored 372.0 | 
