Basketball: Durant leads USA into semi-finals

ISTANBUL : A game high 33 points from Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant on Thursday helped USA overcome Russia 89-79 in the quarter-finals of the world basketball championships

Football: Stronger test awaits Ponies at Mounds View

Two football teams coming off big opening-week victories square off on Friday as Stillwater travels to Mounds View for a Suburban East Conference game at Mustang Stadium. The Ponies blanked Park-Cottage Grove 35-0 while the Mustangs ran up a 55-19 victory over Roseville. Stillwater and Mounds View met twice a year ago, with the Ponies claiming the first 19-7 and Mounds View ending Stillwater's ...

Baseball. Baseball Kicks Off Fall Ball Friday

Coming off an historical 2010 campaign, the TCU baseball team will get preparations for the 2011 season underway Friday, Sept. 10. The fall practice schedule will see the Frogs through Oct. 23.

Tigers' Galarraga says Joyce reunion not big deal (AP)

AP - Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga is ho-hum about being on the mound for the first time with umpire Jim Joyce since their infamous moment together.

Fla St visit stirs memories of Sooners' 2000 title (AP)

AP - As No. 17 Florida State travels to face No. 10 Oklahoma this week, the Sooners are firmly entrenched as a national powerhouse.

Football: Spartans dominate Jenkintown

Most area football teams have to wait until at least the fourth week of the season to play a league team.

Ex-soccer coach enters plea in sex-crimes case

A former youth soccer league coach has entered a guilty plea to various sex crime charges.

WVU basketball player medically disqualified

West Virginia head basketball coach Bob Huggins announced today through the school that freshman Darrious Curry has been medically disqualified."Darrious has had extensive medical evaluations by numerous physicians, and they concluded it was in his be...

Rockies' Cook breaks leg, season in doubt (Reuters)

Reuters - Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Aaron Cook has broken his right leg, putting his season in jeopardy, his agent said.

Tennis team moving on without heavy hitters

The Monticello girls' tennis team has eight matches in, and school doesn't even start for another five days. But there have been some early highs and lows for coach Jeff Bordwell's team, which is facing its first season without the Magic's "first lady" of tennis - state qualifier Katie Kotschevar.

Toronto police turn over Clemens documents (AP)

AP - Police searched the offices of the Toronto Blue Jays and turned over documents in connection with the perjury case against seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens.

AP source: USOC, IOC reach $18 million deal (AP)

AP - The U.S. Olympic Committee will contribute $18 million to resolve a financial dispute that has strained relations with the IOC, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The decision ends an impasse over administrative costs of staging the games.

Patriots QB Brady unhurt in wreck near Boston home (AP)

AP - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-car accident near his home on Thursday morning but was unhurt and attended a walk-through practice later in the day.

US beats Russia, 89-79, moves into semis at worlds (AP)

AP - Kevin Durant scored 33 points and the United States beat Russia 89-79 on Thursday to move within two wins of its first world championship since 1994.

Soccer league gives back to the community

Tenafly - The Tenafly Soccer League donated funds earned at its all-star game to Jenna's Rainbow.

On Soccer: A witness to the growth of the game

When I started writing about soccer in 1991, the game had a minor footprint on U.S. soil. The days of the North American Soccer League, when Pele played for the Cosmos and Johan Cruyff starred for the Diplomats at RFK Stadium, were a distant memory. It was a bleak ...

Golf Report: Still lots of golf to play

It has been a great season and there is still lots of golf left to play. Birch Ridge Golf Course is in fantastic shape and ready for this weekend's third annual B & B Tournament.

Cavendish claims stage wins in all three Tours (AFP)

AFP - British sprint king Mark Cavendish powered to victory in the 12th stage of the Tour of Spain on Thursday -- enabling him to claim individual stage wins in all three of cycling's major Tours.

Football's transfer windows are a bore

PARIS (AP) - Rejoice, European football's summer transfer window has closed. What a relief. Until someone invents a better system or wins a major legal challenge against the current one, both of which may never happen, the ugly process of football clubs trading players like cattle during a few designated months ...

Golf Course Review - TPC Jasna Polana

Golf Tidbits: Too little, too late for PGA Tour?

Tennis Family Festival is scheduled for Sept. 11

The Park and Recreation Department is hosting a Tennis Family Festival presented by tennis pros Glen Englander and Fred Spindler on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 6 for a at the Redding Elementary School courts.

Golf Tidbits: Kaymer, Watson overshadowed by Johnson

TENNIS: Carmel drops San Benito, 5-2

CARMEL The San Benito girls tennis team continued with its difficult non-conference slate on Wednesday at Carmel, where the host Padres defeated the Haybalers by a 5-2 margin. San Benito is now 1-3 overall. The Balers' two wins came at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles. Singles player Audrey Marshall topped Carmel's Julia Modorsky 7-5, 6-4, while San Benito's top doubles team in Erin Glasspool and ...

Redknapp wouldn't reject England job offer (AFP)

AFP - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admits he wouldn't be able to turn down the England job if he was offered the chance to succeed Fabio Capello.

College basketball: Sarikopoulos might leave OSU

Reports on international basketball websites yesterday said that 7-foot center Zisis Sarikopoulos has signed or will sign a professional contract in his native Greece and forgo his final two seasons with Ohio State.

W. Soccer. Soccer Team Hosts UTSA Friday At 7 PM

The Rice soccer team, 2-3-0 on the young season, is back in action with a split home-and-away schedule this weekend (Sept. 10-12). The Owls host state foe UTSA on Friday at 7 pm at the Rice Soccer Stadium.

Golf's Reward? A Healthy Round Of Humility

While on a recent vacation at a Maine inn, I stopped by the golf course and watched as a man sliced his drive into the woods and finished his follow through by muttering the f-word. That led me to seek out an expert on the subject of why duffers play golf. My informant was a bartender-philosopher who prefers to remain anonymous. His opinion — which I share — is that golf and Calvinism have much ...

Rains cancel LPGA Pro-Am in NW Arkansas (AP)

AP - Heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine has forced the cancellation of the pro-am at the LPGA's P&G Northwest Arkansas Championship.

Clijsters wary of hungry Venus in US Open showdown (AFP)

AFP - Venus Williams has shaken off a sore left knee that had benched her since Wimbledon and breezed into a US Open semi-final Friday against reigning champion Kim Clijsters without dropping a set.

Canes baseball player arrested for selling pot

A Miami baseball player has been arrested and accused of selling marijuana to undercover police officers on university grounds. Frank Ratcliff is also facing a charge of possessing 19 vials of human growth hormone.

Dallas Cowboys aim to bust Super Bowl host jinx (AP)

AP - The Super Bowl used to be a simple enough event that NFL owners could decide in the spring where to put next season's championship game.

Tennis, Tenacity and Talent

The Lady Fighting Scots tennis team was going through their plyometric exercises last Thursday. Many of the girls showed their quickness and agility as they practiced their footwork. The girls were divided into two teams and competed against each other to see which team would finish first.

Football: Kevin Quinn New Coach at Weaver High

Kevin Quinn is the new Weaver football coach. Quinn, an assistant coach at East Catholic 2006-09 and a volunteer coach at Maloney last year, was named last week to replace interim Weaver coach Arnold Kennedy. Last year Quinn, 31, also coached boys basketball and baseball at Washington Middle School in Meriden, where he's a history teacher. "I grew up in Waterbury and am familiar with inner-city ...

Baseball-as-metaphor abuse continues on ESPN

Does America suffer from too many baseball metaphors? Over the decades, writers including George Will and David Halberstam have carpet-bombed the literary scene with tomes using baseball as a symbol for some Lost American Eden. Cornball movies like "The...

Tennis Trick Shaves The Truth

Earlier this week I posted a video of tennis great Roger Federer knocking a soda can off a guy's head with a tennis ball. I thought he could have knocked out the guy's eye with that serve, but he didn't, and the video, filmed at a shoot for a Gillette commercial, went viral, getting more than 1 million hits in 48 hours, according to a Reuters report . Now, it seems that Roger's stunt was just ...

Football. Kansas Football To Take Part In Recognizing The Military Saturday

This Saturday, college football coaches and sideline personnel at the University of Kansas and other schools, will honor the men and women that help keep America safe by wearing the Stars and Stripes Collection by adidas.

The Glen dropped from 2011 IndyCar schedule (AP)

AP - The IndyCar Series is not returning to Watkins Glen International next season.

Football: Ponies host Park in season opener

Two football teams on opposite ends of the league standings start the season in the same position when Stillwater hosts Park-Cottage Grove in Friday's season opener at Pony Stadium. The games also serves as Parents Night for the Ponies.

Golf tourney benefits youth sports

The 15th Annual Ernest Biles Memorial Golf Tournament, benefiting youth sports programs in Butts County, will be held at Hickory Hill Golf Course on Sept. 15. Tee time will be 1 p.m.

Golf kicks off season with Rutgers Invitational

The men's golf team will square off in the Rutgers Invitational at Rutgers University on Friday.

Nicklaus' grandson suspended 2 games for gesture (AP)

AP - The grandson of Jack Nicklaus — one of the nation's top football recruits — was suspended for two games by Florida officials for making an obscene gesture toward the stands after a game in Ohio.

Miami baseball player faces marijuana, HGH charges

A Miami baseball player was arrested and charged with trying to sell marijuana to undercover officers on university grounds, and police later found 19 vials of human growth hormone at his apartment. Frank Ratcliff, 19, of Key West, Fla. was charged Thursday with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance, police said.

Baseball. Baseball Alumni Weekend Set For Sept. 17-19

The UW baseball team will center its annual Alumni Weekend around the Husky football game vs. Nebraska next Saturday, Sept. 18. The weekend includes a golf tournament on Friday, a tailgate before the football game on Saturday and the Alumni Game on Sunday.

SOCCER: Huron rebounds from league loss

The Huron soccer team rebounded from a loss to Grosse Ile by hammering host Flat Rock 8-1 last a week ago.

Tennis Wildcats, Warriors stay perfect

West Genesees girls tennis team moved to 2-0 on the season last Tuesday afternoon by putting together a 7-0 shutout of the Corcoran Cougars. In four doubles matches, the

Peter eyes Klitschko upset to reshuffle deck (Reuters)

Reuters - A victory over heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko on Saturday would make challenger Samuel Peter from Nigeria a household name overnight and open up the division after years of Ukrainian domination.

Soccer hopes for first win against Weber State

Women's soccer is seeking to capture what is proving to be an elusive first victory and second goal of the season as it battles Weber State (0-4-0) Thursday at 3 p.m. Utah is 0-6-0 and looking to gain its first win on the road. ...

BASKETBALL: Thunder make three signings

WORTHING Thunder Basketball Club have made their first signings for the upcoming BBL season. (09/09/2010 09:43:21)

Chickasha Basketball Tailgate Pary scheduled for Friday night

A CHS Basketball Tailgate Party is set for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 10, before the first Chickasha High School home football game. Burgers, chips, and drinks will be available for $5. See a CHS basketball player for tickets. The Fightin' Chicks play host to El Reno in the second game of the regular season for both schools. El Reno was a district foe for Chickasha last season, but the Indians ...