Baseball

Left hander Dontrelle Willis to start opening day for Florida Marlins

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) _ New Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez knew long ago Dontrelle Willis would likely be his first opening day starter. And throughout spr

Roger Clemens no closer to decision about future

HUMBLE, Texas (AP) _ Roger Clemens was greeted by a group of autograph-seeking fans as he walked off the 18th green during a pro-am event at Redstone Golf Club

Bonds' pursuit of Aaron, implications for baseball top thing to watch in 2007

Don't expect too many cheers this season as Barry Bonds pursues Hank Aaron's home run mark of 755, perhaps baseball's most important record. But expect controve

Los Angeles Dodgers will all wear No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day News by

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Every player on the Dodgers will be No. 42 for a day. Los Angeles will honour the late Jackie Robinson by having all of its players wear his

Carlos Delgado returns to New York Mets following birth of first son

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) _ Carlos Delgado returned to the New York Mets on Thursday, five days after the birth of his son, Carlos Antonio. Delgado, who had gon

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Nba

Lakers lay a licking on Spurs

Lakers lay a licking on Spurs

LOS ANGELESThere would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference final. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers saw to that. Bryant scored 22 points,

Sparks defeat Mercury behind Candace Parker

Sparks defeat Mercury behind Candace Parker

PHOENIX -- Candace Parker had some jitters in her WNBA debut. It sure didn't show. Parker scored 34 points, the most in a WNBA debut, and grabbed 12 rebounds to

Paul Pierce helps Celtics prevail in another Game 7

Paul Pierce helps Celtics prevail in another Game 7

Twenty years earlier there was another thrilling shootout in another seventh game of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Boston -- Larry Bird vs. Dominique Wil

Clippers get seventh pick in the draft lottery

Clippers get seventh pick in the draft lottery

The Clippers, who were slotted sixth heading into the lottery, fell to the seventh overall selection after they were bumped by Chicago. From that position, they

Victory feels like series-clincher for Lakers

Victory feels like series-clincher for Lakers

We love it! the too-cool Staples Center fans giddily chanted with their victory song. We love it! We love it! We love it! Oh, will the Lakers forever love this

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Golf

McGinley endures PGA horror show

McGinley endures PGA horror show

From a position of dominance overnight, Paul McGinley is in danger of merely making up the numbers after a nightmare PGA Championship third round at Wentworth t

Wie headed toward her worst round ever despite good conditions at Sony Open News

Wie headed toward her worst round ever despite good conditions at Sony Open News

Michelle Wie didn't hit a fairway off the tee, didn't hit a green in regulation. And through the first nine holes Thursday, it was becoming increasing clear tha

Tales from around the PGA Tour as the 2007 season gets set to start News

Tales from around the PGA Tour as the 2007 season gets set to start News

Starting the season in Hawaii usually means a player is coming off a good year on the PGA Tour. Most of the winners congregate on Maui to kick off the new campa

Cricket

Former Indian Test cricketer Maninder Singh arrested with cocaine

Former Indian Test cricketer Maninder Singh arrested with cocaine

NEW DELHI (AP) _ Former Indian Test cricketer Maninder Singh will face a New Delhi court Wednesday after he was arrested in his home for allegedly possessing 1. ...

World Cup: Pointless match gets interest boost from retirements

World Cup: Pointless match gets interest boost from retirements

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) _ The world gets its last chance to see Brian Lara play international cricket on Saturday when the West Indies plays England in a Worl ...

Ricky Ponting says Australia will improve with more challenging contests

Ricky Ponting says Australia will improve with more challenging contests

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) _ Australian skipper Ricky Ponting feels the defending World Cup champion team will improve further by playing challenging games like Su ...

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