SearchArchives for: July 2007AFC: Russell isnt with Raiders28th July 2007
CHIVAS USA BLANKS PUNCHLESS RED BULLS28th July 2007 The Gamble for Goals came up craps for the Red Bulls, who have now produced a woeful two in six games. Bruce Arena defied his own dogma by starting three forwards, yet the Red Bulls were shut out for the sixth time this season last night, beaten...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column PAVLIK CAN HARDLY WEIGHT FOR TAYLOR28th July 2007 KELLY Pavlik isnt scared. Not of Jermain Taylor; not of fighting for the middleweight championship; not of sweating his body down to the 160-pound weight limit, something that isnt easy for someone 6-foot-2. Making weight is part of the...This article… more » Categories: The Sports Column LOOKING FOR SOME RELIEF28th July 2007 OMAR MINAYA is looking hard for a reliever and a second baseman. It is not that the Mets GM does not want a starter, it is just that this is a market in which the starters available are guys like Steve Trachsel and, well, the Mets have done Steve...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column MILLEDGE MAKES MOST OF CHANCE28th July 2007 Lastings Milledge was about to get bumped from the Mets outfield mix. Now theres not enough of him to go around. If the Mets can figure out how to start him in center field and left field - simultaneously - their problems might be solved for the...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column CAST HIM AWAY28th July 2007 MICHAEL Vick, man on an island, was arraigned yesterday in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va. He is innocent until proven guilty of a crime - animal cruelty - that often is found to belong in the early dossier of a serial killer rather than a star...Th… more » Categories: The Sports Column WAKE COACH PROSSER, 5628th July 2007 Wake Forests Skip Prosser, the first coach to take three schools to the NCAA tournament in his first season, died suddenly yesterday. He was 56. Prosser had been jogging on a track adjacent to his office at noon, the Winston-Salem, N.C., school...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column FAMILY BONDS28th July 2007 SAN FRANCISCO - In the middle of his home run chase, Barry Bonds took some time out yesterday to see things from the other side - the mound. Barry Bonds, pitcher? Not quite, but Bonds pitched in the Giants annual family game yesterday afternoon...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column CONTADOR TAKES LEAD AT BELEAGUERED TOUR28th July 2007 CASTELSARRASIN, France - Italys Daniele Bennati won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, and Spains Alberto Contador became the new overall leader yesterday, a day after Michael Rasmussen was sent home for lying to his team in another devastating...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column VEGAS TOO TEMPTING - HOLY CROSS STAR28th July 2007 While the NBAs potential plans of having a franchise in Las Vegas are, at the very least, stalled, thousands of the nations top high school basketball players have spent much of the past week in Sin City. And to one of them, thats not the...This articl… more » Categories: The Sports Column MANNYS 2 HRS PROPEL RED SOX28th July 2007 Manny Ramirez hit the third-longest home run at Jacobs Field, a tree-clearing solo shot, and added a two-run homer as the Red Sox outslugged the Indians 14-9 last night in Cleveland. Ramirezs tape-measure rocket in the second inning off Cliff Lee...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column T.O. healthy, happy, and ready for a calm season27th July 2007
Pasquarelli: Falcons need playmakers to emerge27th July 2007
Agent: Strahan mulling retirement after 14 years27th July 2007
Bulger signs 6-year, $62.5M deal with Rams27th July 2007
First round pick Ginn Jr. agrees with Dolphins27th July 2007
McCardell, Texans agree to one-year deal27th July 2007
Texans, top pick Okoye settle on $17.7M deal27th July 2007
Bucs cut Rice27th July 2007
Browns, No. 3 pick Thomas agree to $42.5M deal27th July 2007
Lynch agrees to five-year, $18.9M deal with Bills27th July 2007
Panthers Bridges arrested on assault charge27th July 2007
Bengals Thurman must sit out 07 with suspension27th July 2007
Seeking new contract, Bulger skips team meeting27th July 2007
Army general faces demotion in Tillman cover-up27th July 2007
Goodell denies Pacman bid to join Titans in camp26th July 2007
YANKS FIND JAY TO ESCAPE19th July 2007 Entering the bottom of the seventh last night, the Yankees had been outhit by Toronto, 10-2. With a relentless, remarkable surge, they made up that ground . . . and then some. Will the same hold true for their division deficit? After getting...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column BELOVED MONTY STILL MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT19th July 2007 CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Bring up the subject of Colin Montgomerie and you find a fascinating study in conflict of emotions here in his home country. The Scots, as well as the rest of Europe, want to root for the player who once won seven consecutive...Th… more » Categories: The Sports Column LETTING IT ROID19th July 2007 CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - On the eve of todays opening round of the British Open, Gary Player rocked the golf world with a stunning accusation about players taking steroids. Player, whos here this week as a part of a Golf Hall of Fame presentation...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column BOOKIES WARY OF TIGERS ODDS19th July 2007 CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - The betting parlors in Great Britain are rarely as busy as during British Open week. And those bookmakers are praying for a more successful week than last year when they lost a reported 10 million pounds because of Tiger...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column RAIN KOS BELMONT BELMONT WASHED OUT19th July 2007 Racing and simulcasting were canceled at Belmont Park yesterday because of torrential rains that flooded many area roads and required extensive maintenance of the racetrack. There also was minor flooding in Belmonts clubhouse lobby and the jocks...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column ANNIKA’S GAME IN TRANSITION19th July 2007 Annika Sorenstam still strikes fear into opponents, but the eight-time LPGA Player of the Year said she isn’t as focused on her game as she was when she dominated the tour for much of the past decade. Instead, Sorenstam talked about her recently...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column HONDO: HERE, KITTY!19th July 2007 Hondo, who stumbled with the Padres Tuesday night, was a man of no action last night because Bedard came up lame for the Orioles, which left the deficit holding at 625 clevengers. Today, hes going with Bonderman, Jeremy Bond erman. Ten units on...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column NFL WEIGHS VICK FUTURE19th July 2007 RICHMOND, Va. - This much we know: Michael Vick wont be on the field when the Falcons open training camp next Thursday. Hell be in a federal courtroom. What happens after that was anyones guess yesterday, and there was no shortage of opinions...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column ROYALS KEEP SAWX SLIDIN19th July 2007 Billy Butler doubled in the go-ahead run in a four-run fifth inning and the Royals battered Julian Tavarez for a 6-5 victory over the struggling Red Sox last night in Boston. After managing just one hit in the first three innings, the Royals...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column HOPKINS TEAM HAS NEW LOOK19th July 2007 LAS VEGAS - Consistency and stability were staples of Bernard Hopkins career as a middleweight. Bouie Fisher and Nasim Richardson devised the strategy and worked the corner. Arnold Joseph handled the legal work, and Hopkins took care of business in...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column Federal indictment intensifies Vicks legal issues19th July 2007
Saints DT Young breaks foot in offseason training19th July 2007
Steelers agree with second-rounder Woodley19th July 2007
Officer: Inmate denied killing Broncos Williams18th July 2007
Unhappy Faneca to attend Steelers training camp18th July 2007
CANO MAKES IT FANTASTIC 418th July 2007 The Bronx isnt burning, thats just smoke billowing above the Stadium to indicate the Yankees still have big plans for this season. It doesnt get much better than avoiding a maddening defeat with a wild ninth inning that preceded a relatively...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column NEED BC SPOT? WIN & YOURE IN18th July 2007 The concept of the Breeders Cup "Win and Youre In" Challenge - a series of 24 races run at six different tracks, with the winners guaranteed a starting berth in this years Breeders Cup World Championship races to be run Oct. 26 and 27 at...This article i… more » Categories: The Sports Column RULAND LANDS WITH TBIRDS18th July 2007 Former Iona coach Jeff Ruland has accepted the head-coaching position with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBADL. "Thrilled to be back in coaching, because its my passion," said Ruland. "Its a great franchise with great ownership and support...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column DRIVE TO SUCCEED18th July 2007 CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Give Phil Mickelson this: He is never under the radar. Mickelson is golf’s unofficial lightning rod, who also happens to be the second-ranked player in the world. When he tees it up in tomorrow’s opening round of the British...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column MOUNTAIN OF TROUBLE18th July 2007 NEWPORT, R.I. - Its not as if West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez hasnt tried. Hes called former Mountaineers defensive back Pacman Jones. Hes called former wide receiver Chris Henry. Hed love to talk to them about their promising NFL careers...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column RANGERS ROLL DICE18th July 2007 The Rangers cleared cap space they might never need by digging a hole at center theyre likely to have a difficult time filling. The Blueshirts traded Matt Cullen and his $2.875 million per year contract to Carolina yesterday for a pair of definite...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column WOODS: POSITIVE DRUG TESTS NOT LIKELY18th July 2007 CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - With the possibility of testing for performance-enhancing drugs in golf, Tiger Woods was asked yesterday what he believes might be found. “If anything, probably out here [guys would] test positive for maybe being hung over a...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column ASSAULT RAP FOR RUTGERS GRID AIDE18th July 2007 Rutgers Universitys top assistant football coach is facing assault charges after an altercation in a bar at the Jersey shore, police said. Chris Demarest was arrested in Long Branch early Saturday after police responded to a call at The Avenue...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column QUEEN OCHOA BELIEVES SHELL KEEP HER CROWN18th July 2007 Lorena Ochoa made a plan for herself when she joined the LPGA in 2003. She wanted to take over the top spot from Annika Sorenstam. And despite Sorenstams extended dominance on the tour, Ochoa remained optimistic. "When I turned professional...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column WAKEFIELD TAKES LOSS18th July 2007 BOSTON - Leo Nunez took a shutout into the fifth inning in his first career start, outpitching Tim Wakefield to help the Royals beat the Red Sox 9-3 last night in Boston. Jimmy Gobble (4-1) picked up the win when Nunez, who was called up from...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column Miami releases disgruntled Culpepper18th July 2007
Court upholds 49ers right to pat down fans at gate18th July 2007
New game? NFL may let Pacman work out at camp18th July 2007
Longtime Patriots WR Brown signs to rejoin team17th July 2007
Chadiha: Schaub doesnt solve all of Houstons problems17th July 2007
Scouts Inc.: Chargers camp preview17th July 2007
Niners, first-rounder Staley agree to 5-year deal17th July 2007
Lions make franchised Redding richest DT in NFL17th July 2007
BENCH, CARTER WEIGH IN ON BONDS17th July 2007 STATELINE, Nev. - A pair of Hall of Fame catchers who hit their share of home runs have different takes on Barry Bonds pursuit of Hank Aarons all-time record. Johnny Bench and Gary Carter said Bonds chase for 755 is good for baseball, but they...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column TORRE: FARNSWORTH STILL THE MAN IN 8TH17th July 2007 Joe Torre revealed yesterday afternoon that Kyle Farnsworth still has his eighth-inning job - not that the struggling Yankees reliever was worried about it. "Im not concerned about anything," Farnsworth said before last nights 6-4 victory over...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column HA! A-ROD, YANKS HAVE LAST LAUGH17th July 2007 Ha, ha, ha, ha. The Blue Jays could have adopted that as their unofficial slogan for this weeks series at Yankee Stadium, even if nobody in the Toronto clubhouse was laughing yesterday about Alex Rodriguez and his questionable sportsmanship...This arti… more » Categories: The Sports Column LEFTY BEHIND17th July 2007 If you are grading on the Igawa curve, last nights start rated as "O-Kei," simply in that Kei Igawa didnt get booed off the mound. But rated on a normal scale, last night - despite a 6-4 Yankees victory over the Blue Jays - brought another...This artic… more » Categories: The Sports Column PHILLIPS KEEPS FILLIN’ UP THOSE BOXSCORES17th July 2007 THE buzz you heard in the bottom of the sixth inning last night wasn’t supposed to belong to Andy Phillips. On a roster stuffed with larger-than-life names, on a team paved with gold, the buzz is supposed to find Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column GIAMBI FOCUSED ON RETURN17th July 2007 TAMPA - Jason Giambi, fresh off his talk with baseballs steroids investigator, is determined to play again this season. The Yankees slugger has been sidelined since May 30 after tearing tissue in his left foot. The former AL MVP didnt rule...This artic… more » Categories: The Sports Column BATS MAKE IT ALL O-KEI17th July 2007 Maybe Scott Proctor should burn Kei Igawa’s stuff now. For five innings last night, Igawa was maddeningly shaky. He allowed seven hits and walked four, yet exited the game with a one-run lead. Proctor flushed it within three batters. Despite...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column ROOKIE GABBARD LIFTS SAWX17th July 2007 BOSTON - Rookie Kason Gabbard pitched a three-hitter for Bostons second shutout of the season, and the Red Sox beat the Royals 4-0 with the help of three homers last night. Making his fourth start in place of injured Curt Schilling, Gabbard (3-0)...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column MIAMI QB HURT IN CRASH17th July 2007 CORAL GABLES, Fla. - A Miami football player was ticketed for careless driving and a highly touted freshman quarterback was among three players injured early yesterday after a one-car crash in Naples, Fla. Jermaine McKenzie, 18, was ticketed after...Th… more » Categories: The Sports Column JUG-GERNAUT17th July 2007 CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Nick Faldo will play in his 32nd consecutive British Open this week, but he’ll compete with much lower expectations than when he was winning the Claret Jug in 1987, ’90 and ’92 and dominating European golf. “I’m rapidly...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column Report: Chambers blood-alcohol was below limit17th July 2007
Deadline passes without deals for Briggs, Samuel17th July 2007
Chiefs DE Allen gets suspension cut in half by NFL16th July 2007
LAIMBEERS GALS SHINE BRIGHTEST16th July 2007 WASHINGTON - Bill Laimbeer brought some "Bad Boy" toughness to the WNBA All-Star Game and coached the Eastern Conference to its first winning streak in the midseason spectacle. "We talked about it before the game," East coach Bill Laimbeer said...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column THE OTHER GUY16th July 2007 CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - For a long time, Paul Lawrie felt he was owed an apology. Now, he feels he has nothing to apologize for. Lawrie was the accidental tourist winner of the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie, where the tournament morphed into more...Th… more » Categories: The Sports Column BIG PLANS IN BIG EAST ... BOTH NOW AND LATER16th July 2007 NEWPORT, R.I. - These are heady times for the recently declared ‘DOA’ Big East Football Conference. You know the patient’s history. Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech bolt to the ACC. Television revenue takes a hit. There are questions about...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column NIGHT TO REMEMBER16th July 2007 SATURDAYS "Ralph Kiner Night," as Tim McCarver, Kiners former TV partner might have said, was a good piece of television. Roving reporter Kevin Burkhardt roved in all the right directions. He asked Jerry Koosman if he had any memories of...This article… more » Categories: The Sports Column CASTROS NO TYPICAL BACKUP16th July 2007 Ramon Castro hadnt started a game in nine days, pinch-hitting just once in that time. But dont confuse inactivity with inability. Seemingly every time Willie Randolph turns to his backup catcher, Castro comes through. Yesterday was no different...This ar… more » Categories: The Sports Column BRITISH LINKS - IN BAYONNE16th July 2007 AS the boat cuts through the choppy waters below and heads toward its destination, the land up ahead looks positively bucolic. Theres dramatic mounding in the hills with elevated points overlooking the water from all angles. Theres green grass...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column PHIL BEATEN BY BOGEYS16th July 2007 This time, Phil Mickelson got a do-over after hitting a wayward tee shot at the 72nd hole. The next one was even worse. A faulty driver cost Lefty his first European Tour win, as Frances Gregory Havret rallied to win the Scottish Open on the...This a… more » Categories: The Sports Column KING KERMIT16th July 2007 As Walter Matthysse lay prone in the center of the ring while doctors and other officials rushed to his aid, Kermit Cintron was releasing a series of primal screams. He stood in one corner and then ran to another, each time climbing to the second...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column SIZZLIN CUBBIES SWEEP ASTROS16th July 2007 Derrek Lee broke a streak of 126 at-bats without a home run with a three-run shot in the second inning to help the Cubs complete a three-game sweep of the Astros with a 7-6 win yesterday in Chicago. The Cubs have won 15 of their past 19 games and...Thi… more » Categories: The Sports Column PHILS LOSE 10,000TH16th July 2007 PHILADELPHIA - No team has lost quite like the Phillies, through the last-place finishes, September collapses and every agonizing failure over the past 125 years. Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and last night was no...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column Two taken in supplemental draft16th July 2007
49ers pick up Texas State-San Marcos lineman15th July 2007
Dolphins WR Chambers charged with DWI in N.C.15th July 2007
Rams CB Brown suspended for substance abuse15th July 2007
New Orleans makes a push to host the NFL draft14th July 2007
Testaverde to return to Pats for 21st NFL season14th July 2007
Grateful Freeney signs $72 million deal with Colts14th July 2007
Colts Simon not activated, remains on PUP list13th July 2007
NFL suspends Broncos Brandon on conduct policy13th July 2007
Neck injury to sideline Bengals LB Pollack for 0713th July 2007
Pasquarelli: Broncos will stay grounded13th July 2007
Urlacher ordered by judge to take parenting class12th July 2007
Rams Bulgers contract talks to resume in L.A.12th July 2007
Jaguars OT Barnes receives 6-month probation12th July 2007
Former Jags safety Darius signs with Raiders10th July 2007
JUMP FOR CHOI09th July 2007 BETHESDA, Md. - K.J. Choi has a checklist, and it’s a rather impressive one. Five weeks ago, Choi won Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament and yesterday he captured Tiger Woods’ inaugural AT&T National at Congressional. That should make him the...This art… more » Categories: The Sports Column APPLEBY COLLAPSES ON FRONT09th July 2007 BETHESDA, Md. - Stuart Appleby, the 54-hole leader of Tiger Woods’ AT&T National at Congressional, had been eating up the front nine all week entering yesterday’s final round. In the final round, it swallowed him whole and by the time it spit him...This… more » Categories: The Sports Column THERES WANG WAY TO REACH PLAYOFFS09th July 2007 IF you do the math, the min imum 95 wins it has taken to secure an American League postseason berth each of the last six seasons will take a 53-24 finish by a team currently 42-43. So Joe Torres advice to his Yankees, who happen to be 42-43...This arti… more » Categories: The Sports Column |
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