AP - Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years — and maybe for good.
AP - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63.
AP - Tyson Gay reached back to grab the baton "and there was nothing." He's not the only American track favorite who will leave Beijing empty-handed. The American men's and women's 400-meter relay teams both misconnected on the final handoffs in their preliminaries Thursday, a pair of stunning setbacks that made it that much easier for the Jamaicans to say the Bird's Nest is really their house.
Head of men's tennis to step down in December
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AP - ATP president Etienne de Villiers, who introduced video replay and increased prize money on the men's tour, will step down when his contract expires in December.
Reuters - Pro Football Hall of Famer and
longtime head of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Gene
Upshaw has died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,
the NFLPA announced on Thursday. He was 63.
AP - Clay Bennett's ownership group has reached a final settlement with the city of Seattle, allowing the former SuperSonics franchise to move to Oklahoma City.
ESPN signs digital rights deal with baseball
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AP - Major League Baseball and ESPN signed a new digital rights agreement that will allow the sports network to put baseball content on multiple platforms, including video game consoles and portable players such as iPods.
AFP - Fabio Capello insists England are ready for next month's World Cup qualifiers despite his side's lacklustre display in a 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic.
AP - Scott Gordon faced a probing question in the time between accepting the job as head coach of the New York Islanders and his introductory news conference.
Are you ready for some football? For me at this time of the year (late summer) the answer is always no. I never pay attention to the NFL's preseason. The truth of the matter is that I know very few people who do. But even when the regular season rolls around in early September I am ...
Records Set in Last Night’s 19-17 Red Sox Victory There were many tied and set, so here goes...
36 total points tied the record for the most points scored in an AL game (a record set 58 years ago)
Red Sox extended their major league record for the number of times they scored 10 or more runs in an inning to ...
Little League Softball World Series The Little League Softball World Series semifinals will be live tonight (Tuesday night, Aug. 12), on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
The Little League Softball World Championship game on Wednesday, Aug. 13, will also be televised live on ESPN2, at 7 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Another Winning Road Trip for the Sox The Boston Red Sox managed to pull of a split with the White Sox last night ending this current road trip at 4-3. They come back home to Fenway for a 6-game stand in 2nd place down 4 games. The slumping Yankees are in 3rd 9 games out.
The Red Sox ...
I’m Going to Miss Them The 2008 Summer Olympics from Beijing start tomorrow. As I do every 4 years, I'm going to miss them. Now I have nothing against the summer Olympics. It's just that I always take these 2 weeks of August off for vacation - and I never have access to television... The ...
