CHICAGO (AP) The doctor who operated on Derrick Rose's knee insists the Chicago Bulls' star can dominate again.It will take time, though.Rose faces a recovery of eight months to a year.The assessment by team physician Dr. Brian Cole on Tuesday means the point guard could return around mid-January to early February, or miss next season. The doctor...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) For a megastar on a tradition-rich franchise with 16 NBA championships, Kobe Bryant has no problem admitting how the Los Angeles Lakers' shortcomings have popped up repeatedly this season.Bryant plopped down in a chair courtside at Chesapeake Energy Arena after the Lakers' practice Tuesday and talked shamelessly about their...
"He’s driven, very ambitious and he’s very good at what he does, whether it be playing or on the TV. I’m sure he’ll be a success at England.” Giggs was named on Tuesday as the greatest player in the 20 years of the Premier League, with Sir Alex Ferguson, his Manchester United[1] manager, receiving the managerial award. Ferguson did...
DALLAS (AP) The coach who led the Dallas Mavericks to their only NBA championship is staying put.Rick Carlisle has signed a new contract with the Mavericks, a year after winning the title. While terms of the deal weren't released, owner Mark Cuban indicated in a statement Tuesday that it was for at least as long as the coach's initial four-year...
By Chris Foy[1]PUBLISHED: 18:03 EST, 15 May 2012 | UPDATED: 18:03 EST, 15 May 2012 Mike Tindall is on course for his final appearance at Twickenham on Sunday week in what could be his last game of professional rugby.The 33-year-old World Cup-winning centre has been included in the Barbarians squad for the first time for the non-cap game...
It goes without saying that England will need every last available resource if they are to make some sense of next month's three-Test series against the Springboks in South Africa, so the national coach, Stuart Lancaster, will be very interested indeed in the injury bulletin from Leicester today. Lancaster has saddled Phil Pask, the...
NEW YORK (AP) For the third straight series, the New York Rangers are basking in the glow of a 1-0 lead earned in the confines of ''The World's Most Famous Arena.''The Eastern Conference's top-seeded team has failed in its first two attempts to double that edge at Madison Square Garden. Given a third shot against the New Jersey Devils, the...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Eagles Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters re-ruptured his right Achilles that he first hurt in March.The Eagles confirmed the injury Monday. Peters was already out indefinitely and is likely to miss the 2012 season.A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Peters is widely considered one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL. He spent...
WASHINGTON (AP) Stepping back into the batter's box after an 8-minute rain delay to face Stephen Strasburg with a 3-2 count, two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the first inning, San Diego's John Baker guessed what was coming.Fastball.Baker smacked the first pitch after play resumed back up the middle for a two-run single, part of his...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia Commonwealth University went from ''VCWho'' to the biggest story of the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament when it made an improbable run to the Final Four.Now the Rams are cashing in.VCU and coach Shaka Smart hope a move to the Atlantic 10 will give them a chance to keep building off that momentum as up-and-comers on the...
BALTIMORE (AP) First Mariano Rivera, now David Robertson. The New York Yankees are running out of healthy pitchers to put in the closer's role.Robertson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained muscle in his left ribcage. The right-hander was working as the fill-in closer for Rivera, who is likely sidelined for the season...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker said Tuesday he has signed the $9.5 million tender offer that came along with being designated the team's franchise player.Welker made the announcement on Twitter. He said he loves the game and his teammates and ''hopefully doing the right thing gets the right results.''Welker caught...
Kenny Dalglish has defended his record as Liverpool manager, which has included winning the Carling Cup. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/FA via Getty ImagesKenny Dalglish[1] is waiting to discover whether his second Liverpool[2] reign is over having failed to receive assurances over his future from Fenway Sports Group during face-to-face talks in...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Maurice Jones-Drew was a no-show again.The Jacksonville Jaguars running back skipped the first day of organized team activities Tuesday, and coach Mike Mularkey said the three-time Pro Bowler wants a contract extension.''He's talked about trying to get an extension for his contract, which I think everybody's aware of,'' Mul...
NEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball management has fired Shyam Das, the arbitrator who overturned Ryan Braun's drug suspension in February.MLB informed Das and the players' association of its decision last week. Das had been baseball's permanent arbitrator since 1999, part of what technically is a three-man panel that also includes a...
BOSTON (AP) Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six straight free throws as the 76ers evened the second-round Eastern Conference series with an 82-81 victory Monday night.Turner finished with 10 points, including his layup that put the Sixers up 76-75. He added two...
Villa just avoided relegation from the Barclays Premier League by two points, prompting owner Randy Lerner and chief executive Paul Faulkner to take the decision to bring McLeish's 11-month tenure to an end. The Scot had been an unpopular choice as manager after relegating rivals Birmingham City the previous season and, although he had stressed...
SINCE saddling High Chaparral to win the 2002 Derby, Aidan O’Brien has had 39 unsuccessful attempts at landing flat racing’s biggest prize and has got used to leaving Epsom somewhat humbled in recent years. However, the master of Ballydoyle has, in the shape of recent 2000 Guineas winner Camelot, a horse talented enough to end a decade of drought.T...
HINDSIGHT is a wonderful thing, not least in football.As is foresight, and the decision to let Joey Barton leave Newcastle United was far-sighted in hindsight.Last summer, I felt the club would miss Barton, Kevin Nolan and Jose Enrique.This view was shared by many, not least United manager Alan Pardew.Pardew, after all, had wanted all three to...
NEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball and the players' union agreed to drop the 100-game suspension imposed on Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo for a positive drug test because of the same procedural issues that came up in the Ryan Braun case.Alfonzo missed 48 games - the final 15 of last season and the first 33 of this year.Braun's 50-game...
