AP - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team's former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for "poor job performance." "There's not a lot of credibility," Belichick said in an interview broadcast on "CBS Evening News."
AP - Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants.
AP - NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the league meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.
AP - Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery's once-celebrated life continued its long downward spiral Friday when a federal judge sentenced the former "world's fastest man" to nearly four years in prison for dealing in bad checks.
AP - NFL investigators have met with a convicted steroids dealer, who has said he provided performance-enhancing drugs to professional football players, according to a newspaper report.
AFP - Cleveland superstar LeBron James had 32 points and 12 rebounds as the Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 74-69 to force a deciding game seven in their National Basketball Association playoff series.
AP - Nick Blackburn pitched seven strong innings and Delmon Young doubled twice and scored two runs to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
AFP - Portsmouth play Cardiff for the FA Cup on Saturday in their first major Wembley final for 69 years. For Harry Redknapp, their 61-year-old manager, the wait has been almost as long.
AFP - World number six Serena Williams has pulled out of the WTA Rome International after hurting her back while training, but thinks she will recover in time for the French Open less than two weeks away.
AP - Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic.
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics on Friday to even their best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinal series 3-3. Game 7 is Sunday in Boston.
Mets manager Willie Randolph called a closed-door meeting in response to the latest remarks by closer Billy Wagner, who said Friday he was being critical of the media, not his teammates.
At a time when attention should be fixed on Big Brown, an exciting colt with a legitimate shot to become racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner, racing industry leaders are instead issuing press releases touting the industry’s commitment to the safety of its performers and responding to a barrage of criticism and difficult questions from the media, lawmakers, fans and even some industry insiders.
Brunker: Sometimes you just have to go with the obvious. Facing only one Kentucky Derby rival and 11 other horses whose trainers and owners are just taking a shot, Big Brown will cruise to victory in Saturday’s 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes, setting up a bid for a long-awaited Triple Crown three weeks hence.
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Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Big Brown trainer Rick Dutrow, Jr. was cautious Sunday about his colt's chances in the Preakness Stakes, second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, despite his convincing Kentucky Derby triumph.
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal held off a stirring fightback from David Ferrer to beat his fellow Spaniard 6-1 4-6 6-1 on Sunday and become the first man to win four consecutive Barcelona Open titles.
CARSON, California (Reuters) - Multiple world champion and overwhelming favorite Oscar De La Hoya registered a unanimous decision victory over fellow American Steve Forbes in a non-title bout on Saturday.
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Grant Hackett's dreams of competing in the inaugural marathon swimming event at the Beijing Olympics ended when he was disqualified from the 10km race in the Open Water World Championships on Sunday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets held San Antonio's Tim Duncan to five points and raced to a 101-82 home victory over the Spurs in the opening game of their Western Conference second-round series on Saturday.
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Ireland's Peter Lawrie beat Spaniard Ignacio Garrido in a sudden-death playoff at the Spanish Open on Sunday to claim his maiden European Tour title after coming back from five strokes behind overnight.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Big Brown produced a dramatic stretch run to win the Kentucky Derby Saturday, overcoming a potentially disastrous post position to remain unbeaten in four career starts.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brandon Webb earned his Major League-leading seventh win of the season by pitching the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-4 home win over the New York Mets on Saturday.
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Saturday to win their series and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
Horse rehab farms resurrect a fraction of the roughly 100,000 horses that are expected to be shipped across the border and ultimately slaughtered for meat.
Last May, Darrell Rasner started against the Mets only to break his finger when he was struck by a batted ball. On Friday, the rain denied him an opportunity at an encore.
Even when his shot was off kilter, as it often was Friday night, LeBron James was the most dominant player on the court, forcing a Game 7 to be played on Sunday.
Lisa Leslie, a three-time W.N.B.A. most valuable player with the Los Angeles Sparks, will soon share the spotlight with her rookie teammate Candace Parker.
The coach of the Patriots questioned the credibility of Matt Walsh, saying that the taping of opposing teams’ sideline signals was not a clandestine operation.
If no new agreement is reached between the N.F.L. and the players union, the current deal will expire after the 2010 season, and the 2009 season will be the last played with a salary cap.
It is back to New Orleans for a winner-take-all matchup Monday night, after a weekend break that will probably aid both the aging Spurs and the ailing Hornets.
As much as those in the horse racing industry would like to see Big Brown make history on Saturday, it is far more important that all the horses get through the races safely.
There is no getting past last season’s collapse when players, much worse than fans, may believe that certain teammates didn’t have enough pride in 2007 and still don’t.
The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), announced that it has partnered exclusively with Frozen Codebase LLC, to bring its ''Real. Strong. Athletic. Revolutionary.'' brand of modern roller derby to the world of video games. (PRWeb May 16, 2008)
PokerListings.com and Hollywood Poker are pleased to announce two new exclusive promotions for their players leading up to the 2008 World Series of Poker*. The first: All players who sign up at Hollywood Poker via PokerListings link are eligible for a massive $750 sign-up bonus at 1,000% match. The second: All new depositors also automatically qualify for weekly $1,000 freerolls with $500 cash and six Hollywood Poker WSOP* satellite tickets to be won in each. (PRWeb May 15, 2008)
All Horse Racing (www.allhorseracing.com), an international horse racing company, today released the latest odds on who will win the 2008 Preakness Stakes: (PRWeb May 15, 2008)
Skilled Poker Player Greg Metzak scooped the top prize at the Eurocity Poker Tour Madrid Open after winning his seat at an online freeroll tournament. (PRWeb May 15, 2008)
CorePower Yoga, known for its dynamic and accessible yoga and lifestyle programs, opens its sixth Minneapolis/St. Paul - area studio May 16th. Other Twin City yoga studios are located in Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis Park, Uptown and Eden Prairie neighborhoods. CorePower Yoga - Edina is the company's first combined yoga studio and spa venture. (PRWeb May 15, 2008)
Compete-At, the leading innovator of online regatta management solutions, today announced that it is extending sponsorship to charity and youth regattas through 2008. Eligible events will receive complimentary usage of the Regatta Manager platform to help with event management and online registration. (PRWeb May 15, 2008)
HydroWorx underwater treadmill pools provide aquatic therapy and fitness for the Chelsea and Manchester United Football Clubs. These world-class teams will clash for the European Cup on May 21st in Moscow, Russia. (PRWeb May 14, 2008)
Phoenix-based Creative Environments Design & Landscape, the #1 Landscape Design / Build Company for phoenix landscape design, was chosen by the Arizona Rattlers to install their new practice field. The Rattlers had an aggressive timetable for the design and installation of the turf for their arena football field before they started training camp. They also needed turf that would stand up to the rigorous demands of training camp. Creative Environments was chosen because of their ability to provide a superior product and meet this aggressive schedule. (PRWeb May 14, 2008)
William Thorson and Jonas "nebuchad" join other players like Annette Obrestad, Peter Willers Jepsen and Soren Kongsgaard in investing in this well liked free poker software. (PRWeb May 14, 2008)
Oakley, Inc. today announced the release of ENDURING™, the world's first sport performance eyewear made exclusively for women. Created in collaboration with the company's top female athletes, ENDURING™ addresses all the performance needs of today's woman while giving her the style of a freshly original, uniquely feminine design. (PRWeb May 14, 2008)
Not your ordinary garage floor tile - It's also great flooring for aircraft hangars - The Unsers have approximately 6000 square feet of Swisstrax installed in three applications -- Ribtrax in both Bobby's and Lisa's airplane hangars and Diamondtrax for their garage flooring.for garages! (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
beRecruited, the nation's largest free online network for high school athletes seeking recruitment from college coaches, with more than 200,000 registered users, and STACK Media, the nation's leading producer and distributor of sports performance, training and service content for the high school sports community, today announced a strategic marketing agreement. (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
Skyward Mobile, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Yasmine Partners Inc., owners of TriviaFix, the popular sports trivia web site . According to the terms of the agreement, TriviaFix will license its sports trivia content and branding to Skyward Mobile, which will use it to create a rich sports trivia mobile application. Skyward Mobile will leverage its relationships with mobile carriers to distribute the TriviaFix application to a large number of carrier portals. (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
Delaware beach and tennis resort community also among Tennis Magazine's "50 Best U.S. Tennis Resorts" - including #3 for families, #3 for match-ups & #1 for bargains (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
With over 191,000 registered charities on one site, "All we ask is.... Give us the finger" The finger we are talking about is the one you use to log onto the web. (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
University of the District of ColumbiaSaturday, June 7, 2008 * 6PM - 9PM Other confirmed athletes include Anthony Henry (Cowboys), Braylon Edwards (Browns), Darren Sharper (Vikings), Willis McGahee (Ravens), Roger Mason (Wizards), Deon Grant (Seahawks), Gary Payton (Heat), Jerry Porter (Jaguars), Leigh Bodden (Lions), Ovie Mughelli (Falcons), Pat Watkins (Cowboys), Vernon Davis (49ers), Fred Smoot (Redskins), DeShawn Stevenson (Wizards) and Kenyon Martin (Nuggets). (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
Charter company Revolution Air provides private air transportation solutions for exclusive clientele including Kentucky Derby owners, trainers, riders and support staff. (PRWeb May 13, 2008)
Trick Shot Challenge winner scores once-in-a-lifetime chance to play one-on-one against the NBA superstar and $5,000 in Cub Cadet lawn equipment. (PRWeb May 12, 2008)
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