World Sports News

ESPN reporter's stalker gets 2 1/2 years in prison (AP)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:18 +0000

AP - An Illinois insurance executive who secretly shot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after giving a tearful apology that was harshly rebuked by his victim.

Ovechkin suspended for Capitals' next 2 games (AP)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:16 +0000

AP - Two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin was suspended Monday for the Washington Capitals’ next two games because of a reckless hit.

Glamour boy Beckham to miss World Cup after injury (AP)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:14 +0000

AP - Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer’s now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer’s World Cup — a blow to tournament organizers, sponsors, TV viewers and average fans.

Lamely wins Puerto Rico Open at 19 under (AP)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:11 +0000

AP - Derek Lamely had to contend with a rain-delayed start, slow play on a soggy course, and tamping down his inevitable nerves as he inched closer to notching his first win as a rookie on the PGA Tour.

Basketball Study Examines How Midmajors Get Stars

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:10 +0000

An analysis directed by a national talent evaluator finds striking trends in physiques and skills.

On College Basketball: UConn Women, Like U.C.L.A. Men of Old, Are Good for Basketball

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:07 +0000

Just as college basketball needed the U.C.L.A. men in the 1960s and ’70s, it now needs the women’s dominance of UConn, who were seeded first Monday night.

Ignatiev wins Tirreno stage as Scarponi clings on (Reuters)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:07 +0000

Reuters - Russia’s Mikhail Ignatiev of the Katusha team won the sixth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday as race leader Michele Scarponi held a narrow advantage heading into the final day.

Beckham’s Career in Doubt, but Celebrity Endures

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:04 +0000

David Beckham will not play in his fourth World Cup, but his other career as a global celebrity is expected to continue.

Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank (AP)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:03 +0000

AP - Gilbert Arenas says he deserves to be punished for bringing guns to the locker room.

Andretti uninjured after scary accident in Brazil (AP)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:18:00 +0000

AP - Marco Andretti escaped injury after being involved in a scary accident at the start of the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on Sunday.