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Rams find American owners
Case of flu -- not a knee injury -- limited the high-scoring forward's minutes in Game 4, but he's feeling better ...
Ducks need to adjust to Red Wings depth
After a poor Game 4, Anaheim will try to recapture its momentum, but the Red Wings might not allow it. From what Ducks Coach Randy Carlyle...
Darren Helm steps up in Red Wings victory
On Sunday, the 22-year-old from Winnipeg, Canada, stepped up to score a key goal in a 4-1 victory over the Ducks, sending the Red Wings to Anaheim for Game 6 Tuesday needing only one win to reach the Western Conference finals...

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Basketball

Lakers-Rockets is always thumb kind of game
Staff writer Mike Bresnahan ties up some loose ends on days of Lakers playoff games.Who will get ejected in Game 4? I'm glad you asked. Here are my personal odds...
Rockets Ron Artest is OK to play
Reporting from Houston -- When told Saturday that his flagrant 2 foul had been downgraded to a flagrant 1, Houston's Ron Artest was somewhat nonchalant when asked after practice what it meant to the combustible forward...
Lakers should be red-faced; instead they
From Houston -- Game over, Phil Jackson meets with the media, mixes in a cuss word on national TV and goes on to say, "If you want to call it an embarrassing effort, T.J., go ahead and write it."...

Football

Barcelona takes it to Real Madrid
Real Madrid can blame Chelsea for the debacle that happened to it on Saturday. Furious at being held to a 0-0 tie at home by the English team in a European Champions League semifinal game ...

Punishment pending for Chelsea players and Guadalajaras Hec
So, soccer fans, who deserves to be punished more heavily, Chelsea's Didier Drogba for going ballistic at an inept referee or Guadalajara's Hector Reynoso for pretending to spread an infectious disease?...

Galaxy earns a draw with Sounders
Seattle -- Alan Gordon headed in the tying goal off a feed from Mike Magee late in the first half, helping the Galaxy extend its unbeaten streak to six games with a 1-1 draw against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday...

Tennis

Serena Williams defeats Venus to retain No. 1 ranking
Serena Williams has retained the No. 1 ranking by beating her sister in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open at Key Biscayne, Fla. Williams defeated older sister Venus, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, Thursday night in their 20th sibling showdown. Each has won 10 times...

Rafael Nadal wins record fourth Rome Masters title
ROME -- Rafael Nadal won his record fourth Rome Masters title on Sunday, beating defending champion Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (2), 6-2. It's the third clay-court title in three weeks for the top-ranked Spaniard, following victories at the Monte Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open...

Now, the game is not so easy for Roger Federer
One thing seemed as clear as Saturday's blue skies above the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where the men's singles finalists were determined for the BNP Paribas Open...

Horse-Racing

Jockeys might play musical saddles for the Preakness
All of a sudden, heading into the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, the humans are stealing the show. It's enough to make a good thoroughbred rear up and whinny.The story of the day Friday was that Jess Jackson, new owner of super filly Rachel Alexandra, got a commitment from jockey Calvin Borel to ride the horse in the May 16 Preakness.That single action opened the story spigot, including tales of bouncing jockeys...

Mine That Bird will run in the Preakness
Reporting from Baltimore -- Connections for Mine That Bird told the Maryland Jockey Club on Monday that the Kentucky Derby winner will run in the 134th Preakness Stakes. Mike Gathagan, vice president for communications at the MJC, said he was told Mine That Bird would leave Louisville, Ky., either Monday or Tuesday of next week and will run in the race...

Handlers of Kentucky Derby upset winner ponder Preakness
Reporting from Louisville, Ky. -- Mine That Bird trainer Bennie "Chip" Woolley, as well as co-owners Mark Allen and Leonard Blach, were so stunned by their horse's victory in the Kentucky Derby that the thought of running him in the Preakness really hadn't been even considered until Saturday night...

Baseball

Darren Oliver gives bullpen stability
Darren Oliver enters in the sixth inning and wriggles out of a tight situation, preserving a lead for the Angels' starter with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Jose Arredondo follows with a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Brian Fuentes closes things out with a perfect ninth, striking out two batters...

Lack of outrage at Manny Ramirez shows scrambled priorities
Many fans have reacted to the Dodgers slugger's use of a banned substance with indifference rather than indignation. Am I out of touch? Am I too angry, too outraged about Manny Ramirez and his dope-induced exile to baseball purgatory?

Plate discipline is lacking for Angels
Remember that renewed emphasis on plate discipline the Angels stressed in spring training? It hasn't exactly carried over into the regular season, especially for two young players the team was focusing heavily on, Howie Kendrick and Erick Aybar...

Golf

Alex Cejka opens five-shot lead at TPC
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Alex Cejka could see chaos all around him at the Players Championship, or at least hear it through the groans of a scorching Saturday at the TPC Sawgrass that delivered so many meltdowns...

Alex Cejka leads by two at the Players
Leader Alex Cejka, who fired a five-under-par 67 to go 11 under par, represents Germany. Ian Poulter (nine under) waves the British flag, and Masters champion Angel Cabrera (seven under) has Argentina covered...

Crane tops who is new list
Despite ideal scoring conditions, golfing royalty did not take advantage. Tiger Woods and defending champ Sergio Garcia shot one-under-par 71, a number that made Phil Mickelson (73) jealous.Meanwhile, Ben Crane posted a seven-under 65, one better than John Mallinger, Richard S. Johnson and Alex Cejka...

Soccer

The English Premier League has become a force to be reckoned with in recent years. The television rights are worth an incredible amount of revenue to the clubs. It has also attracted investment from some of the richest people in the world....
One of the things you need to learn when you begin to coach youth soccer is that failure is not only a fact of life, it is one of the best teachers around. One thing that defines many of the most successful people in history was that they l...
The launch of controversial movie the Damned United this week has stirred memories of one of England's most successful managers, Brian Clough OBE. But whatever your opinion of Old Big 'Ead - footballing genius or egotistical drunk - there c...
There are some people who are very good at predicting the outcome of sporting events. Professional gamblers can do it and can make a good living from it. Team managers to some extent need to do this in order to plan a team's season, knowing...
Are you curious about freestyle soccer? Need a way to start your freestyle journey? Then here are 5 tips to begin your journey in freestyle soccer whether to make it as your career or as a hobby. But first, freestyle soccer is simply the ab...
Premiership football has an abundance of followers in England and all over the world. There is no other soccer league like it for sheer action, drama and entertainment. It is the richest domestic league and is able to attract the best playe...
Selecting the right soccer ball boils down to choosing the size and construction of the ball based on the player's age and league requirements. The younger the player, the smaller the ball in most cases. Cost is also a big factor in selecti...
The 2010 World Cup will be held in South Africa. Tickets are already on sale (they became available in February 2009) and will likely be snatched up long before the actual game dates. In order to get your own ticket to see the world soccer...
Liverpool Football Club are an English football team. They are the most successful of all the English professional teams having won the First Division title an astonishing eighteen times not to mention their peerless European Cup record of...
The Champions League, Europe's premier club competition, starts off with 32 teams competing to become the best club team in Europe. The competition begins in September, but it's really only when the competition enters the phase consisting o...
Wembley Stadium is a name that every football fan will be familiar with. The brand new stadium is located on the same spot as the old one, which was originally opened in 1923. As you would expect, both versions had their own nicknames by wh...
Chelsea Football Club, affectionately nicknamed "The Blues" are a professional football club in England. They play in the elite Premiership and are one of the most successful teams in the history of English football. They have been English...
No matter what age of footballer you are you will always want to emulate your hero and wear what they wear, and do what they do to make you a better player. In terms of football heroes they don't come any bigger than Cristiano Ronaldo. Ther...
One of the most exciting young football players to hit the scene in a long time is Ashley Young. His direct attacking style, along with his blistering pace and talent makes him the darling of Villa Park and a favourite of many a young buddi...
When it comes to buying sporting goods online it can be an absolute minefield. Whether it is soccer, golf, tennis or fishing you have to be careful you get the best deal for your money. As far as football is concerned there are hundreds of...
For any soccer fan, a visit to the new Wembley Stadium is a must. Not only is it one of the world's most outstanding modern stadiums, but is host to the best of English football and features a veritable 'footie-fest' of the nation's leading...
Before I start, I am aware that 3 of the final 4 teams in the Champions League semi-finals are from the EPL, and it has been like that the last 3 years. But let's not forget that an English club did not make the semi-finals for 12 years aft...
Without doubt, Manchester United is one of the most exciting and consistent football teams ever to grace the turf. With two titles already under their belts this season, there is still the potential to make that in to four, with the Premier...
If you are not like me, you must be a football lover. Let me use the words " soccer " and " football " to mean the same thing whether you are from Europe or America. This time around, all attention is focused to South Africa. It's an histor...
No matter what the profession is we all love to emulate our heroes and heroines to hopefully be as good as they are and this is especially applicable in sport. Every budding football hopeful wants to use and play in the same gear as the pre...

Boxing

Manny Pacquiao could have the boxing market cornered
A record-tying world title in a sixth division. A fourth consecutive victory in a different weight class. And a one-sided performance in a major fight that, compared to the Tyson-Spinks mauling and George Foreman's "Down goes Frazier!" triumph, has given Pacquiao unprecedented power in mapping his immediate fighting future...

Humberto Soto puts Benoit Gaudet down -- and out
Reporting from Las Vegas -- Humberto Soto of Tijuana knocked out Canadian Benoit Gaudet with less than a minute left in the ninth round Saturday to retain his World Boxing Council super-featherweight title in the featured event of a 10-fight undercard preceding the Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena...

You probably have seen the recent boxing fight between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Del Joya. We can easily conclude that the big factor for Manny Pacquiao winning over Oscar Dela Joya is his speed and stamina...

Volleyball

Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have enough in the tank
After Phil Dalhausser made a match-winning block, he and playing partner Todd Rogers wrapped their arms around each other in the center of Stadium Court.The No. 1 duo's 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 victory Sunday in the Crocs...

Absence of Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh leaves field wide
Along with the natural conflicts that are part of competition, women's beach volleyball pros are experiencing conflicted feelings this season. For example, Elaine Youngs has been careful to navigate questions from fans and reporters about the void created by two-time Olympic gold medalists ...

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser rally after loss
With an hour and 11 minutes between matches, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser didn't have time to sulk. The Assn. of Volleyball Professionals just kicked its second tour stop, the Crocs Tour Riverside Open, into high gear. And the top-seeded duo had already fallen in the third round of ...

Most of us know that Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, but only few may know that the summit has also become the highest burial ground in the world. Nearly 175 mountaineers have lost their lives at this well-known highest point of mother earth...

Walking in the Mountains has become one of today's most popular outdoor pursuits. Gone is the earlier image of a pastime for strangely dressed eccentric old people dressed in woolly hats, hobnail boots, corduroy trousers and tweed jackets. Modern outdoor clothing is actually a multi million pound...