SearchArchives for: April 2007Ginn may not be ready for camp30th April 2007
Titans Jones likely to appeal suspension Monday30th April 2007
KEENE FOR ROSES30th April 2007 LEXINGTON, Ky. - In a major departure from tradition, only a handful of hopefuls for Saturdays 133rd Kentucky Derby had arrived at Churchill Downs as of yesterday morning. So it seemed a good time to hitch a ride to Keeneland, about an hours...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column HARRELL MAGIC MOMENT SPOILED30th April 2007 AMONG the many senses ESPN has lost along the way are common sense and common decency. Saturday, when defensive lineman Justin Harrell of Tennessee was selected by the Packers as the 16th overall pick, ESPN immediately cut to a live shot of a fans...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column PATS TRADE UP30th April 2007 THAT collective groan you could hear yesterday when the news broke that Randy Moss had become a Patriot was Jets Nation cursing its luck and The Ghost of Bill Belichick. Belichick didnt win a Super Bowl these past two years and also can hear Eric...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column COMING UP ROZS!30th April 2007 The Rangers played their game and played their game and played their game and would have played it all day and all night if thats what it would have taken to defeat the Sabres and hold serve in the Eastern Conference semifinal. That, however...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column SAY GOODBYE TO DERBY AS YOU KNOW IT30th April 2007 LOUISVILLE - The old Kentucky Derby is dead. Long live the new Kentucky Derby. After more than a century of iron-bound traditions, the 133rd Derby this Saturday is going to be like no other, a watershed, an abrupt departure from all that has gone...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column L.A. TOPS PODS IN 1730th April 2007 Brady Clark hit a go-ahead double in the 17th inning and the Dodgers beat the Padres in the longest game in Petco Parks four-year history. It also was the longest game in the majors this season by innings and time (4 hours, 55 minutes). Clarks...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column DUCKS REGAIN CONTROL30th April 2007 VANCOUVER - This time the Ducks bounced back. Corey Perry scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 7:51 into the third period as the Anaheim recovered from a double-overtime loss at home in Game 2 with a 3-2 victory over the Canucks last night...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column CARDS PITCHER KILLED IN CRASH30th April 2007 ST. LOUIS - Josh Hancock, a key member of the bullpen that helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series last season, was killed in a car crash early yesterday. The Cardinals postponed their home game last night against the Chicago Cubs. It...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column BULLS SWEEP THE HEAT; MAVS PUSHED TO BRINK30th April 2007 The Bulls swept the defending NBA champion Heat out of the playoffs, winning a postseason series for the first time since the Michael Jordan era. Ben Gordon scored 24 points, Luol Deng had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Chicago beat Miami 92-79...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column LIKE HIM OR NOT, FLOYD EMBRACES BAD-GUY ROLE30th April 2007 Saturday, Oscar De La Hoya will face Floyd Mayweather in the most highly anticipated fight of this decade. Post boxing writer George Willis breaks down the bout this week. Part Two in a series. Floyd Mayweather Jr. would love to be the next Sugar...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column Giants will move Kiwanuka from DE to starting LB30th April 2007
NFL reveals drug tests for Chargers LB Merriman30th April 2007
Heisman winner Smith among second-day picks30th April 2007
49ers acquire Seattle WR Jackson30th April 2007
Bucs address needs at TE, sign Hawks Stevens30th April 2007
Vick meets with commish, vows to change life30th April 2007
Ex-USC star Williams, QB McCown sent to Oakland30th April 2007
Falcons LB Williams tears pectoral, out five months30th April 2007
Pasquarelli: Past drafts shape first round29th April 2007
Jones says Cowboys will pay Owens roster bonus28th April 2007
Falcons to address Vick accusations after draft28th April 2007
Ex-NFL QB Akili Smith signs with Calgary of CFL28th April 2007
Goodell apologizes to prospects outed for pot use28th April 2007
Tillman info sought from White House, Pentagon28th April 2007
READY OR NOT, A NEW ERA BEGINS26th April 2007 THIS wasnt a rainout as much as it was a chance to regroup. The Yankees limped home after their 0-5 trip to Boston and St. Petersburg, but there was a feeling in the clubhouse last night that things will get better because their starting pitching...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column GRIZZLIES MAY HIRE BROWN26th April 2007 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Larry Brown hopes to return to coaching - again. The 66-year-old Hall of Fame coach received permission from the 76ers to interview for the Grizzlies vacancy, a team spokesman said. Brown reportedly was to meet with Memphis...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column CHAVEZ GETS CALL TO GIVE ALOU REST26th April 2007 Even if he hadnt dragged the Mets to victory on Tuesday night, Endy Chavez was probably going to start yesterday. But Chavezs walk-off drag bunt in a 2-1 victory further justified Willie Randolphs decision to rest Moises Alou. Chavez patrolled...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column ROOKIE RIDES ROCKIE ROAD26th April 2007 Even a great team will have a certain number of stinkers. And the Mets sure laid an egg yesterday. For Mike Pelfrey, though, the starts get more and more disappointing, to the point where there are questions if he belongs in New York. The teams...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column DELGADO REMAINS MIRED IN SLUMP26th April 2007 Willie Randolph aggressively defended Carlos Delgado yesterday, insisting the Mets first baseman wasnt really in a slump. Then Delgado proceeded to go hitless, stranding five men - four in scoring position - in an 11-5 loss to Colorado. Delgado...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column CARTER GETTING BAD RAPT26th April 2007 Vince Carter took 43 shots in the Nets two games against Toronto in their opening-round playoff series. He missed 70 percent of his attempts. "Im shooting the right shot and shooting them correctly. They just didnt fall," said Carter, who...This articl… more » Categories: The Sports Column SCORERS HAVE TO MAKE THEIR POINT26th April 2007 BUFFALO - The Sabres have so many lines, they promise to put more lines in Tom Renneys 52-year-old forehead. "Lindy [Ruff, Buffalo coach] has lots of tools in his box," said Renney even before 13 different Sabres contributed points to a 5-2...This arti… more » Categories: The Sports Column QB, OR NOT QB26th April 2007 With the Raiders on the clock as Saturdays NFL Draft approaches, Post college football expert Lenn Robbins breaks down the best players at each position. Today: the quarterbacks. Matt Gutierrez was living the dream, living it large. At California...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column HONDOS ALL RED26th April 2007 The Fish were bitin last night against Atlanta, at least in the ninth inning, which was enough for Hondo to ring up a victory and raise his earnings to 795 ditmars. Today, hed rather be Red than dead with the Cards. Ten units on Lohse. *...This artic… more » Categories: The Sports Column A BAD ONE26th April 2007 BUFFALO -Remember that great quote from Blueshirts goaltender Gump Worsley in the 50s, the one when he responded, "The Rangers," when asked which team gave him the most trouble? Well, you could pull that one out and put those words right into...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column Raiders unlikely to have predraft deal in place26th April 2007
Hasselbeck to take part in Seattles first minicamp26th April 2007
Seahawks sign ex-Rams DE Green to 1-year deal26th April 2007
Ravens Gregg gets $20.3M, four-year extension26th April 2007
Pacmans Georgia trial delayed until September25th April 2007
Lions add free-agent receiver Marcus Robinson25th April 2007
Pasquarelli: Character debate25th April 2007
Rams boost kick-return game, deal for Chiefs Hall25th April 2007
Pasquarelli: This year, teams are thinking safety first25th April 2007
Goodell warns NFL teams on combine info leaks25th April 2007
HILL AXED; LEN ON DECK?25th April 2007 SEATTLE - Bob Hill was fired as coach of the Sonics yesterday by new owner Clay Bennett, who also canned Rick Sund as the teams general manager. Bennett and vice chairman Lenny Wilkens now get the opportunity to shape the Sonics basketball...This artic… more » Categories: The Sports Column ANOTHER FROSTY NIGHT FOR CARTER25th April 2007 TORONTO - Comment ing yesterday morning about the new construction around the Air Canada Centre, Vince Carter says its good to see this town booming. Without him, he means. But the man who put the Raptors on the basketball map insists he always...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column RUTGERS BACK EYES 1ST ROUND25th April 2007 With the Raiders on the clock as Saturdays NFL Draft approaches, Post college football expert Lenn Robbins breaks down the best players at each position. Today: the running backs. Weve seen this marketing sleight of hand before and fallen for...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column EXTRA! EXTRA!25th April 2007 Damion Easley didnt have any more outs and he didnt have any more strikes. In the bottom of the 10th inning last night at Shea, the Mets were down a run to Colorado with two outs and two strikes on Easley. Nobody was on base. So it was up to...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column HES NO AVERAGE JOE25th April 2007 ONE year ago at this time Joe Smith was at Wright State, heading to Milwaukee for a big weekend series against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "Id be facing the old Panthers," Smith said last night. How many people would be at that game?This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column NO BOKI ENCORE25th April 2007 TORONTO - It was deja vu all over again. Sort of. Bostjan Nachbar was in the corner waiting to take a huge 3-pointer. Just like Game 1. Vince Carter drove and passed. Just like Game 1. Nachbar caught and shot. Just like Game 1. But in Game 2, he...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column TWO MUCH TO ASK25th April 2007 TORONTO - Vince Carter was locked in the private little hell every Raptors fan craves for him. His shooting was nearly as bad as it was in Game 1, when it was downright wretched. He committed a costly turnover late. He heard boos every time he...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column BULLS PUT HEAT IN 2-0 HOLE25th April 2007 The Heat climbed out of their last 2-0 playoff deficit. Theyll need more from Shaquille ONeal and Dwyane Wade to perform similar magic this time. Ben Gordon scored 27 points and Luol Deng added 26 last night to lead the Bulls to a 107-89 victory...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column RANGERS-SABRES MATCHUPS25th April 2007 The Sabres have established a new-age identity out of the NHL lockout by amassing a plethora of quick, skilled athletes whom Lindy Ruff utilizes to full advantage. The Rangers are evolving into a safety-first unit with quick-strike ability that...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column IF AND OR BUFF25th April 2007 BUFFALO - As Brendan Shanahan sees it, the challenge confronting the Rangers as they move into the second round of the NHL playoffs wont be so much the Sabres speed, skill, depth or goaltending as it will be the Blueshirts ability to surmount...This arti… more » Categories: The Sports Column 49ers estimate new stadium to cost $854 million25th April 2007
Army Ranger ordered to hide Tillman facts25th April 2007
Bears GM Angelo: All quiet on Briggs trade front25th April 2007
Brees uses offseason to get back to full swing25th April 2007
Vick misses flight, Capitol Hill appearance for kids25th April 2007
Buccaneers to release starting MLB Quarles24th April 2007
Titans hire ex-WR Dawson as pro personnel chief24th April 2007
Pat Tillmans family to testify before Congress24th April 2007
HUGHES DA MAN FOR ROTATION24th April 2007 ST. PETERSBURG - The Phil Hughes era begins Thursday at Yankee Stadium. If thats not enough to pebble your skin, you dont like baseball. Hughes, a stud 20-year-old right-handed prospect, will start against the Blue Jays because the Yankees sent...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column HONDO DOGGING IT24th April 2007 Mr. Aitch, slumping slightly after an extraordinary start, tumbled again last night, crashing with the As tros in Philly to cut the earnings to 700 lemongellos. Tonight, hes running with the big dogs - 10 units apiece on the Nats and Padres. *...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column JEERS & CHEERS24th April 2007 The Nets claim they are more than a one-man band fronted by Vince Carter. And they proved it in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, beating the Raptors in Toronto when Carter couldnt throw the ball into Lake Ontario. Tonight in Game 2...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column CANUCKS OUST STARS24th April 2007 GAME 7 Canucks 4 Stars 1VANCOUVER, British Columbia - To get past the first round for the second time since 1995, the Canucks went to their Game 7 guy. Trevor Linden scored the go-ahead goal on a power play seven minutes into the third period to...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column MAINE COURSE IS AMAZINLY GOOD24th April 2007 Mets 6 Rockies 1 They come few and they come far between. Getting hits off John Maine this season is a rarity. Maine continues to be incredibly difficult to hit, something that has become even more of a reliability in 2007. He was...This artic… more » Categories: The Sports Column NOT ALL WRIGHT24th April 2007 A little after 3 p.m. yesterday, David Wright looked carefree. He stood just in front of the Mets dugout with a big smile on his face, jumping rope. Five hours later, his frustration showed. Wright flipped his batting helmet to first base coach...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column BOSH EMBRACES HIS RAPTORS ROLE24th April 2007 TORONTO - The message wasnt always verbal, but Vince Carters actions spoke volumes when Chris Bosh watched him as the leader of the Raptors. It was a job Bosh, whether he wanted it or not, inherited when Carter moved to the Nets. "It wasnt so...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column BRASH AVERY TO SABRES: IM GONNA HURT YOU24th April 2007 The faster the Sabres are, the harder Sean Avery will come at them. "Im going to hurt them, Im going to hit them, Im going to be in their face as much as I can," the Rangers catalytic converter said after yesterdays practice, providing a...This article… more » Categories: The Sports Column PISTONS GO UP 2-0 ON MAGIC24th April 2007 NBA PLAYOFFS Detroits balance was too much for Orlandos two-player attack. Richard Hamilton scored 22 points, one of four Pistons with at least 17, to lead Detroit to a 98-90 victory over the Magic in Auburn Hills last night and a 2-0 lead in...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column BIZ IS BUZZIN IN DERBY PREP24th April 2007 Wood Memorial winner Nobiz Like Shobiz and Arkansas Derby winner Curlin, who could vie for favoritism in the Kentucky Derby on May 5, worked out yesterday at Belmont Park and Keeneland, respectively. "The Biz," coming off a slow half-mile breeze...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column Bush praises Super Bowl champ Colts, Manning24th April 2007
Falcons re-sign standout LB Williams to $1.3M deal24th April 2007
After flirting with Jets, Andrews re-ups with Cincy23rd April 2007
Clayton: NFL teams need to look at LBs differently23rd April 2007
Ravens sign defensive boss Ryan to 2-year deal23rd April 2007
Steelers Tomlin says hell reach out to Faneca23rd April 2007
SAWX-ING IT TO EM23rd April 2007 BOSTON - After Red Sox outfielder Wily Mo Pena failed to hit a home run in the third inning last night, he returned to the dugout and received an earful from his teammates. "We told him he [stinks]," Mike Lowell said after the Red Sox beat the...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column EASY DOES IT IN STALLION STAKES23rd April 2007 Anyone among crowd of 3,996 on picture-perfect day at Big A looking for exciting finish in pair of seven-furlong N.Y. Stallion Stakes for 3-year-olds walked away disappointed, as both were won in runaways by N.Y.-breds coming straight off first-out...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column BONDS BLASTS 74023rd April 2007 Barry Bonds is beginning to close in on Hank Aaron - fast. Bonds hit his 740th home run yesterday, connecting for the second consecutive game and helping Matt Cain earn his first win of the season in the Giants 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column LEL RACES TO LONDON CROWN23rd April 2007 LONDON Martin Lel won the mens race at the London Marathon yesterday by outsprinting three others to the finish, and Zhou Chunxiu became the first Chinese winner by taking the womens title. Lel, a Kenyan who also won the London race in 2005...This arti… more » Categories: The Sports Column SABRE RATTLERS23rd April 2007 This was Oct. 27 at the practice rink in Glendale after the Rangers had skated in preparation for their game the following night against the Coyotes. Jaromir Jagr was on the bench, chatting about the Sabres, who had beaten the Islanders the...This arti… more » Categories: The Sports Column POLANCOS HIT IN 12TH PROPELS TIGERS23rd April 2007 Marcus Thames hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, Placido Polanco singled home the winning run in the 12th and the Tigers rallied to beat the White Sox 6-5 in Detroit yesterday. Thames hit a two-run shot off David Aardsma to tie...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column NELLIES WARRIORS CONTINUE MAV HEX23rd April 2007 Baron Davis scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter for the Warriors, carrying Don Nelsons small-ball lineup to a 97-85 victory over the Mavericks in Game 1 of their Western Conference series last night in Dallas. An eighth seed beating a...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column HONDOS STROLLIN23rd April 2007 The Orioles smoked the Jays yesterday, leaving Hondo hungry for a winner as his earnings fell back to 750 powells. Tonight, hell be delighted if Sampson flexes his muscles and shuts down the Phillies. Ten units on the Stros. * EARTH TO ALEC...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column RED WINGS EXTINGUISH FLAMES23rd April 2007 Johan Franzen scored early in the second overtime period, leading the Red Wings to a series-clinching 2-1 victory over the Flames last night. Detroit, the top-seeded team in the Western Conference, won the series 4-2 and will play either...This article… more » Categories: The Sports Column HIDDEN JEWELS ON O-LINE23rd April 2007 With the Raiders on the clock as the April 28 NFL Draft approaches, Post college football expert Lenn Robbins breaks down the best players at each position. Today: the offensive line. Perhaps no other position are small-school jewels found in the...Th… more » Categories: The Sports Column Cowboys re-sign CB Reeves to one-year deal22nd April 2007
Raiders cut veteran linemen Badger, Johnstone21st April 2007
Rams maintain line depth, re-sign Smith, Goldberg21st April 2007
Broncos Sauerbrun wants to make amends21st April 2007
Dolphins fire former Saban-era assistant coach20th April 2007
Lawyer: Vikes Whitaker was falsely arrested20th April 2007
Pacman Jones takes out full-page ad to apologize20th April 2007
Ditka donates to paralyzed high school player20th April 2007
Pasquarelli: Olsen brings athleticism to TE position20th April 2007
ESPN ... THOSE WALK-OFF WONDERS20th April 2007 ESPN is taking all the fun out of it. It used to make for sport to pick on ESPN, the all-sports network that began to abandon substance - and genuine sports fans - in favor of hip, happenin style. Yeah, poking fun at ESPN used to mean something...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column |
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