Villas-Boas has no Terry concerns
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has no concerns over the state of mind of his captain John Terry ahead of Saturday’s game against Arsenal. Villas-Boas is adamant that the alleged racist abuse against Anton Ferdinand is “a misunderstanding” and hopes that…
Thriller sends Series to 1st Game 7 since ’02
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A drained Tony La Russa sat behind the podium, jersey gone and a blue towel draped around his neck, “When you dream,” the St. Louis Cardinals manager said, “you dream about seventh game, all the heroics.”…
McIlroy takes 2-stroke lead in Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to increase his lead to two strokes after the second round of the Shanghai Masters. After opening with a bogey-free 64, McIlroy struggled on the front…
Boxing above her weight
Tracey Seymour shadow boxes in preparation for an exhibition fight against Sasha Gayle, an opponent of a higher weight class, at the D. Dalmain Boxing Gym on Saturday. “I’m in more than good shape,” said Ms Seymour, who has been…
Thousands pay respects at Simoncelli funeral
CORIANO, Italy (AP) — Thousands of fans filled the streets of Coriano in central Italy on Thursday to pay their final respects to MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli, whose funeral took place at the Church of Santa Maria Assunta. The 24-year-old…
All hail King Luis
JORDAN HENDERSON paid tribute to two-goal hero Luis Suarez after the striker fired Liverpool into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 victory over Stoke City last night. The Reds trailed to Kenwyne Jones’ first-half header before Suarez…
Mayweather not guilty in Vegas harassment case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. was acquitted Wednesday of misdemeanor harassment charges alleging he threatened the lives of two homeowner association security guards in an argument about parking tickets outside the boxer’s Las Vegas home. The 34-year-old prizefighter…
NBA talks resumed
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials from the NBA and players’ association was meeting yesterday, less than a week after three days of talks with a federal mediator couldn’t produce a deal to end the lockout, a person with knowledge of…
IndyCar CEO revisits “horrific” week
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Randy Bernard knows there are people who blame him for Dan Wheldon’s death, who say the IndyCar CEO pushed the series over the edge. In the 24 hours after the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner was killed in…
Gold medals scarce for US at Pan Am Games
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Gold proved to be scarce for the United States on Thursday at the Pan American Games. After days of winning title after title, the Americans stalled a bit on Day 6, earning only two gold medals…
