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Lakers beat Celtics by one
BOSTON (AP) -- Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 last night. Gasol finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 17 rebo
Lakers beat Celtics by one
BOSTON (AP) -- Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 last night. Gasol finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 17 rebo
Lakers beat Celtics by one
BOSTON (AP) -- Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 last night. Gasol finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 17 rebo
The ones to watch: Olympic medal hopefuls
By STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Yesterday marked 100 days until the London Olympics, making it a good time to look at some of the athletes who will be thrilling sports fans on the biggest of stages this summer. As London organisers put t
Seahawks pull away for 30-13 win over Rams
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) -- What impresses Marshawn Lynch isn't his streak of nine straight games with a touchdown or yet another 100-yard performance. It's that the Seattle Seahawks' offensive line hasn't missed a beat despite season-en
sports inbrief
TENNIS BRAJAXBA TOURNEY THE Brajaxba Tennis is slated to hold its Winter Classic 11 Junior Tournament at National Tennis Centre this weekend. The deadline for entry is Friday. Action is scheduled to start at 10am Saturday. Competition will be held in the
sports inbrief
TENNIS BRAJAXBA TOURNEY THE Brajaxba Tennis is slated to hold its Winter Classic 11 Junior Tournament at National Tennis Centre this weekend. The deadline for entry is Friday. Action is scheduled to start at 10am Saturday. Competition will be held in the
Commando raid followed drug shooting
By ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press AHUAS, Honduras (AP) -- The gunfire from a US-backed Honduran anti-drug mission that appears to have targeted civilians by mistake wasn't the only terror that night more than a week ago, villagers say. They describe heavil
Champions to be decided
Champions to be decided CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: SILVER DOLLAR COINS VS. SIGMA SHOTS ON MAY 23 AT SILVER DOLLAR WILL DECIDE CHAMPIONS FOR NDA DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS. Championship Division:- Sigma Shots 6 -v- Silver Dollar Coins A 3 Shots(13 Tons)-Doubles: Chri
American teen gains 2nd round at Australian Open
By JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Sloane Stephens says there's no need for hand-wringing over the future of American women's tennis in the post-Williams era -- the kids are going to be all right. The 18-year-old Floridan, who
Roddick retires with hamstring injury
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Andy Roddick lunged for a shot by Lleyton Hewitt and felt a sharp pain in his right leg. He stayed down on his hands and one knee for a few seconds, wondering if his Australian Open was finished. H
PATS OFFENSE MEETS RAVENS DEFENSE FOR AFC TITLE
By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Tom Brady and the New England Patriots made it to the AFC championship game with a high-powered offense that piled up points and yards. Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens got there with a hard-hit
Gingrich moon base dreams not lunacy, experts say
By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a US state. There's his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. And
ABIDAL SCORES LATE AS BARCELONA BEATS REAL MADRID 2-1
By PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) -- Barcelona got the better of archrival Real Madrid again Wednesday as Eric Abidal scored a rare goal to give his team a 2-1 win in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. Abidal chested down Lione
Wozniacki, Clijsters into 3rd round
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Defending champion Kim Clijsters and No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round of the Australian Open in contrasting styles on Wednesday. Clijsters needed only 47 minutes to beat
Federer, Nadal and Williams sisters advance
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) -- Fresh off a title in Madrid and back at No. 2 in the rankings, Roger Federer defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the Italian Open yesterday. Seeking to win one of only three Masters 1000 e
Nadal beats Ferrer for 7th Barcelona Open victory
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beating David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday's Barcelona Open final. The second-ranked Nadal's 21st straight victory on clay followed up h
Dempsey seals 1-1 draw for Fulham against Chelsea
By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Clint Dempsey scored his 22nd goal of the season for Fulham to clinch a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Monday and prevent its west London rival from climbing into the Champions League places. The United Sates att
Mexico beats Brazil 2-0 in qualifying warm-up
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Giovani Dos Santos and Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez both scored in the first half as Mexico beat Brazil 2-0 on Sunday in a final warm-up for the Mexicans before World Cup qualifying. It was the second straight game in which Mexico
Grief-stricken Djokovic into Monte Carlo quarterfinals
MONACO (AP) -- Novak Djokovic played just hours after learning about the death of his grandfather and defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 yesterday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals. Seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal followed D
