Golf

  • David Toms' 2011 Colonial victory served as springboard to career-best season
    May 17--David Toms, defending champion at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, likes to visualize succes...
  • Kuchar goes into Byron Nelson with No. 1 goal in view
    May 17--IRVING -- The field for today's opening round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship has its share of pla...
  • Lone Star statement: Colonial champions, records full of Texas connections
    May 17--The fingerprints of professional golfers from Texas can be found on virtually every page of the tourna...
  • Parlor games at the Nelson pro-am
    May 17--This will probably make me sound like a golf geek, but I love Pro-Am day at our DFW tour stops. But o...
  • TCU's best ever? His golf as a freshman says, 'Oui'
    May 17--He speaks very good English, but his thick French accent is occasionally a wedge in conversation. On ...
  • USCA golf tied for eighth at NCAA Championship
    May 17--SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. -- The ninth-ranked USC Aiken golf team is tied for eighth following two rounds of s...
  • Local Golf: Enfield's Chicorka Ready For Russell C. Palmer Cup
    May 17--Branden Chicorka's forte always has been his ball-striking. "In the past I'd be nervous having to mak...
  • Bradley still pinching himself
    KEEGAN BRADLEY, who will play in next month's Irish Open at Royal Portrush, admits he has to question himself ...
  • Class 5A girls golf: Churchill's Caroline Inglis, with record fourth title in hand, is disqualified
    May 15--CORVALLIS -- What had been a relaxing round of golf and stroll into Oregon high school history ended w...
  • Class 4A boys golf: Ryan Melnychuk finally breaks through; La Grande repeats as team champion
    May 15--BANKS Â-- Ryan Melnychuk of North Valley already knew what it felt like to medal at the 4A boys golf ...

    Baseball

  • Hassan and Rizk crash out
    May 17--TOP seeds Kadri Rizk and Hassan Al Makharraq crashed out of the veteran men's doubles under-50 final a...
  • Muharraq back in contention
    May 17--MUHARRAQ yesterday roared back onto title contention with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-18) victory over Al ...
  • Bucksport softball remains undefeated with 16-3 win over Orono
    May 17--ORONO, Maine -- The Bucksport High School softball team won the Eastern Maine Class B championship a y...
  • Caribou's Emily Staples has been dominant force in the circle
    May 17--CARIBOU, Maine -- Caribou High School softball coach Ryan Deprey said when she isn't playing softball,...
  • Saint Joseph's wins; USM, Bowdoin lose in Div. III regional
    May 17--MANSFIELD, Conn. -- Chad Rafferty fashioned a seven-hit shutout Wednesday night, leading second-seeded...
  • Giancarlo Stanton's home run, dazzling dive help Miami Marlins to key win over Braves
    May 17--ATLANTA -- Life, slowly but surely, had begun sneaking into the Miami Marlins' bats earlier this month...
  • Nazareth, Liberty to play for LVC baseball title
    May 17--The Parkland lineup troubled Nazareth ace Karl Keglovits for a third time this season. Keglovits belt...
  • Thompson returns to majors after trade to Tampa Bay
    May 17--Ryne Sandberg has made countless such calls during his five-plus years as a minor league manager, tell...
  • Liberty, Becahi get a rematch in league softball finals
    May 17--Liberty and Bethlehem Catholic posted Lehigh Valley Conference semifinal softball victories on Wednesd...
  • Saucon Valley, Pen Argyl advance to Colonial League title game
    May 17--A pair of freshmen helped make sure that Saucon Valley and Pen Argyl would rally from deficits Wednesd...

    Hockey

  • The Hartford Courant, Conn., Jeff Jacobs column
    May 17--NEW YORK -- After the Wolf Pack captured the Calder Cup in 2000, eight players from that AHL champions...
  • Devils rally past Rangers, 3-2, tie series, 1-1
    NEW YORK - The New Jersey Devils quickly changed the game plan: instead of letting the New York Rangers block ...
  • NHL: New Jersey 3, New York Rangers 2
    David Clarkson put New Jersey in front early in the third period Wednesday and the Devils held on for a series...
  • O'Neill and Larkin rewrite the rules
    AS RECIPIENTS of the first GAA/GPA 2012 Player of the Month awards it seemed a little unfair to be asking Colm...
  • The Sentinel-Echo, London, Ky., Denis House column
    May 16--LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. The final day of the English Barclay's Premier League season was Sunday, with Manch...
  • BRIEF: Lightning interested in G Helenius returning
    May 16--The Lightning have interest in bringing back former first-round draft pick goaltender Riku Helenius, g...
  • THE SECOND 7th WONDER RANGERS ELIMINATE CAPS IN GAME 7, MOVE ON TO DEVILS
    And now the Rangers will get to try to make NHL history, and now, 18 years later, the Battle of the Hudson wil...
  • To Face Devils, It's the Details Rangers' Execution May Be Key to Surviving Caps
    This wasn't going to be a matter of whether the Rangers could handle the challenge of playing a Game 7 at the ...
  • Devils Relish Rivalry
    Being an ex-Capital wasn't even a consideration. Devils winger Dainius Zubrus says Rangers Devils is what the...
  • Logos joining Whitepine League
    May 16--Logos School in Moscow will be calling the Whitepine League home this upcoming season after the league...

    NCAA Football

  • Delany: National title game likely to be bid on
    CHICAGO - How about a national championship game in Detroit? With college football headed toward a playoff, B...
  • Michigan AD Brandon: 'No problem' with four-team playoff
    May 16--Dave Brandon was not a fan of a college football playoff. But four teams playing a total of two games...
  • COLLEGE GOLF: Wranglers sit in fifth after first round of NJCAA Division I Golf National Championshi
    May 16--NEWTON, Kan. -- Odessa College posted a 9-over-par 297 Tuesday in the opening round of the National Ju...
  • Identive to Present Latest Trends in NFC Technology at NFC Solutions Summit
    SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, May 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Identive Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:INVE) (...
  • Coaching great Lou Holtz feels humbled to receive honor at Dick Vitale Gala
    May 16--Lou Holtz has received enough honors to open up a college football museum. He is the only coach in NC...
  • CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: Griffin believes closed-door meeting was turning point
    May 16--| PHOTO GALLERY SAN ANTONIO -- It's obvious there is a feeling of surprise around San Antonio that the...
  • Union football two-minute drill
    May 16-- 2011 record: 13-1 (Class 6A champions) Hunter Atyia returns for his second season as Union's startin...

    Football

  • Prep Notebook: Ravenel has options for college position
    May 16--Brandon Ravenel has seven Division I football scholarship offers. But every school that sought Ravene...
  • Prep Lacrosse: Eagles claw way to first district title
    May 16--COLONIAL FORGE BATTLES BACK FROM THREE-GOAL DEFICIT TO CLAIM DISTRICT CROWN In the end, Colonial Forg...
  • Mark Purdy: Super Bowl bid isn't just about San Francisco
    SAN JOSE, Calif. -- What is the sexier brand name? This should come as relief to folks who have been vexed by...
  • The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Berry Tramel column
    May 17--A college football playoff is coming to a season near you, provided the sport's power-brokers do somet...
  • Eli Manning, Giants get latest Super Bowl rings
    NEW YORK - Like a little kid with a brand new toy, Eli Manning couldn't wait. "You're up on stage getting the ...
  • Shock lineman Pino enjoys another shot
    May 16--Life was good for Chris Pino. Then why is Pino back for a third stint with the Spokane Shock? "When ...
  • Jones-Drew skips workouts -- Jacksonville RB pushes for contract extension
    The Jacksonville Jaguars running back skipped the first day of organized team activities Tuesday, and coach Mi...
  • Former Vol coach Fulmer elected to collegiate hall
    College footballKNOXVILLE - On the day he was announced as a first-ballot selection to the College Football Ha...
  • Davis named Hueneme head football coach
    May 16--Brett Davis is a third-generation Hueneme High football coach after accepting the position last Friday...
  • Lions' Matthew Stafford impressed by Riley Reiff, Ryan Broyles
    May 16--He's a quarterback, so of course Matthew Stafford would endorse taking a left tackle and wide receiver...

    NCAA Basketball

  • Paul Allen is not looking to sell Portland Trail Blazers, NBA commissioner David Stern says
    May 15--NBA commissioner David Stern says Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen is not looking to sell the t...
  • Celtics top 76ers 107-91 in Game 3 for 2-1 lead
    PHILADELPHIA - Kevin Garnett yapped his way down the court after big baskets and clearly enjoyed taking it to ...

    Basketball

  • Lakers blow seven-point lead in final two minutes as Thunder wins
    OKLAHOMA CITY -- Pau Gasol suggested Tuesday it might've been worse to endure a heartbreaking one- or two-poin...
  • Last-shot debate rages on for LeBron James, Miami Heat
    May 17--Including playoffs, the Heat this season has gone 6 for 18 on shots to take the lead or tie the game i...
  • Miami Heat's supporting cast in a bind against Pacers
    May 17--Most call them the supporting cast. Whatever term you prefer, this much is clear: With Chris Bosh out...
  • Thunder rally to edge Lakers 77-75 in Game 2
    OKLAHOMA CITY - Even down late, the Oklahoma City Thunder are showing that they are never out. Kevin Durant sc...
  • Durant propels Thunder in comeback win over Lakers
    Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Who needs a blowout when you can steal a win at the end? Kevin Durant sco...
  • Sun Cut Sidney Spencer To Reach 11-Player Limit
    May 17--When the WNBA season opens this weekend, one of the basic costs of doing business will remain high for...
  • NBA: Oklahoma City 77, LA Lakers 75
    Kevin Durant and James Harden led a game-closing 9-0 run Wednesday that rallied the Oklahoma City Thunder a 77...
  • 76ers see Celtics' stars finally break out in victory
    PHILADELPHIA -- There was no late-game injury in this one to give the 76ers hope for the rest of the series. ...
  • Marcus Hayes: Celtics find a fountain of youth in routing 76ers
    PHILADELPHIA -- Nobody plays perfect, lockdown defense every night. It is impossible in the playoffs, against ...