Justice: Irvin one of baseball's pioneers

Football: Harry Welch status is unchanged

Santa Margarita Coach Harry Welch is in his third week of administrative leave, with no change in his status, Diocese of Orange spokesman Stephen Bohannon said on Monday. Welch has been under review by the Diocese and Santa Margarita following...

Baseball HOF introducing drug education program for students

The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults — in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.

The Quad: Men's Basketball Preview: Duke at North Carolina

Duke (19-4, 6-2 A.C.C.) visits North Carolina (20-3, 7-1) Wednesday night for the first of two regular-season men's basketball matchups.

Spanish tennis to sue French TV for logo use

The Spanish tennis federation said it plans to sue a French TV channel for using its logo in a video that poked fun at Rafael Nadal.

Baseball Hall to begin drug education program

The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults — in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.

Baseball Hall to begin drug education program (AP)

AP - The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults — in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.

Ex-tennis star Sanchez Vicario says parents lost earnings

Former tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario says in a book that her parents lost an estimated $60 million in career earnings through mismanagement.

Tennis players help stock food pantry

Fifty-six players hit the courts Sunday in support of donating groceries to the Barnabas Center Food Pantry. Kraft Tennis Players, along with Maharaj Tennis and Yulee Tennis Foundation, sponsored the afternoon round robin event.

Golf simulator play heats up in wintertime

Want to play the Old Course at St. Andrews or Torrey Pines? Instead of jetting to Scotland or California golfers can now take a quick trip to Big Al’s Golf and enjoy those courses on the indoor golf simulator.

Memphis Basketball is Great Addition for Big East Conference: Fan's View

When the Memphis Tigers join the Big East Conference in 2013 for all sports, the Big East will be adding a great basketball program. I've been a fan of the Big East since it was formed in 1979, because my favorite college basketball team is the Syracuse Orange.

Rock confident heading into Dubai after win (AP)

AP - After beating Tiger Woods at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, rising star Robert Rock says he no longer fears playing against the big names.

Purdue loses 87-84 to No. 3 Ohio State (AP)

AP - No. 3 Ohio State had been rolling over intimidated opponents, winning by an average of 27 points a game.

Golf-Maturing McIlroy ready to play percentage game

DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - World number two Rory McIlroysaid a more mature approach to his game can help him add to histrophy haul when he makes his seventh straight appearance at theDubai Desert Classic on Thursday. McIlroy, 22, first appeared at the Dubai tournament as aprecocious 16-year-old in 2006 and won the event in 2009 for hisfirst European Tour win. The Briton then bounced back from an ...

College Football Teams with the Most Super Bowl MVP Players: Fan's Look

The are the college football teams that have had the most players that were MVP's in the Super Bowl. Players are counted for each time they won the award. The list includes the college that Eli Manning, who just won his second Super Bowl MVP Award in Super Bowl XLVI (2012) for...

Chair of Olympics legacy company to step down (AP)

AP - The chair of Olympic Park Legacy Company says she'll be stepping down after the games.

Billups lost for season with torn Achilles tendon (AP)

AP - Clippers guard Chauncey Billups will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon during Los Angeles' 107-102 victory over the Magic in Orlando on Monday night.

Golf Capsules: On The Fringe - Attention returns to Woods at Pebble Beach

Site: Pebble Beach, Calif.

Golf calendar: Feb. 8

Golf calendar: Feb. 8 Golf calendar: Women's Golf HOTEL & LODGING ASSOC. March 1; BlackHorse Golf Club. KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL TOURNAMENT Clinics, classes, etc. When/where: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 11; Wildcat Golf Club. March 5-7; River Ridge Golf Club.

Ferguson: Football must stop racism

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has told CNN that football must eradicate all forms of racism, following recent high-profile incidents in England which have brought the matter back into sharp focus.

Soccer Capsules: Chivas held as Libertadores kicks off

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's Guadalajara Chivas were held to a 1-1 home draw on Tuesday against Ecuadoran champions Deportivo Quito as the group stage of the 2012 Copa Libertadores kicked off across Latin America.

Algonquin Sports for Kids Receives U.S. Soccer Foundation Grant

The U.S. Soccer Foundation has awarded a grant to Algonquin Sports for Kids, Inc. to support their Summer House League Program.Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) February 08, 2012 Buffalo Soccer Club, the pilot program of Algonquin Sports for Kids, a 501(c)(3) organization started and run by Algonquin Studios, will use this grant to increase the number of opportunities that urban youth from the City of Buffalo ...

Officials: Longo's husband arrested over EPO buy (AP)

AP - French police raided the home of cycling great Jeannie Longo on Wednesday and arrested her husband on suspicion that he bought doses of the banned performance-enhancer EPO.

Football coach who led DC to state championship dies at 66

Former Divine Child head football coach Bob Lapointe died Jan 31. He was 66.

Football fans in Britain send solidarity messages to Egypt's Ultras

Football fans in Britain have reacted with horror to the deaths of 74 football fans in Port Said, Egypt, last week. The fans were supporters of the football club Al-Ahly.

Harry Redknapp's life in football

Harry Redknapp commands respect as an experienced manager who has had stints at Bournemouth, West Ham, Portsmouth, Southampton and Tottenham.

Donovan says Kentucky has champions' 'disposition' (AP)

AP - Florida coach Billy Donovan handicapped what could be the national title game in April.

Column: There's still a game in there somewhere (AP)

AP - The strangest coaching decision during Super Bowl week wasn't when Bill Belichick ordered his defense to act like matadors and wave Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw by for a touchdown from 6 yards out with less than a minute left in the game.

Durant's shot lifts Thunder past Warriors 119-116 (AP)

AP - Kevin Durant came hard off the screen, took the pass and launched a jumper that banked off the glass and through the net.

Fantasy Basketball Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

In deeper fantasy basketball leagues, finding useful players on the waiver wire can be a very difficult task. With most popular free agent choices already owned, owners of deeper leagues often have to dig at even less popular names for fantasy production.

UAE Football Association clarifies Ahmed Ali age after Iraqi protest

The Iraqi Football Association has lodged an official objection after Sunday's 2012 London Olympics qualifier with UAE, claiming the game's only goalscorer was ineligible.

USA Basketball doesn't plan to replace Billups

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo says he doesn't have plans to replace Chauncey Billups on the training-camp roster.

Harry Keough dies; 'soccer royalty' left legacy

Harry Keough, a St. Louis postman who reached the highest levels of American soccer, as both a player and a coach, died Tuesday of natural causes after suffering from Alzheimer's. He was 84.

Jones scores 2 goals as Avs beat Blackhawks 5-2 (AP)

AP - Gabriel Landeskog broke a tie 38 seconds into the third period and David Jones added two goals, helping the Colorado Avalanche snap a five-game skid with a 5-2 win over the struggling Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

Texas Man Stabbed with Golf Club: A Fan’s Take

When a group of golfers in Texas were trying to play through a slower group, a fight broke out resulting in one man being stabbed by a broken golf club. The club hit the man's femoral artery in his groin area leading to severe blood loss.

Building Your Team (Part 6): Top 5 Closers in Fantasy Baseball

Closers in fantasy baseball are plentiful. Look for the pitchers that convert the opportunity to save the game. Pitching in a game when your team is leading serves no purpose. The best closers in baseball are almost always automatic.

Kershaw and Dodgers agree to $19M, 2-year deal (AP)

AP - NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing next week, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract.

Disc Golf at Work: OR Club Fights Hunger While MT Players Raise Funds for Accident Victim's Family

In Cottage Grove, Oregon this past weekend, the Eugene Disc Golf Club held its inaugural Ice Bowl event at the North Regional Park Disc Golf Course in order to both raise awareness of the sport of disc golf and help out a great cause.

Korean baseball protests Kim's signing

AP Source: Memphis to join Big East (AP)

AP - Memphis is the latest school to sign up for a spot in the new Big East.

Tennis star says parents duped her of fortune

Former women's tennis great Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario says her parents have drained her of her US$55 million (NZ$66 million) wealth and left her struggling to pay off her debts.

Tennis NZ pleading for support

Tennis New Zealand is pleading with the public to support the Davis Cup team in this week's Asia/Oceania Group One Tie against Uzbekistan in Tauranga.

Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade (AP)

AP - Eli Manning hoisted the Lombardi Trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked that New York City should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple," as thousands of fans crowded lower Manhattan on Tuesday to celebrate the New York Giants' Super Bowl victory amid tons of confetti.

Giants TE Ballard has left ACL tear (AP)

AP - New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Super Bowl, the team announced on Tuesday.

Man sues city for reverse discrimination at tennis park

A Manhattan man says there’s no love for tennis whites at this public park. East Village resident Douglas Howard is suing the city over claims he lost his permit to teach tennis at the East River Park after complaining about reverse discrimination by non-white workers there. His Manhattan federal...

The Differences Between Softball and Baseball: A Female's Perspective

The International Olympic Committee has announced that softball, a sport primarily played by women that is similar to baseball, is one of eight sports under consideration for addition to the 2020 Olympic Games . The International Olympic Committee announced the removal of...

The Curious Fall of Chase Utley in Fantasy Baseball: A Fan’s Take

Fantasy baseball circles are already abuzz with talk of strategy. Whispers of who will be taken where and in what round and what positions are deep and plentiful fill the air--ah, the sounds of spring. Yet there is a familiar name that has gone without the usual fanfare and...

Tennis feels effects of NCAA changes

Tennis players come from all over the world, and the Texas State women’s team athletes are no different. Seven of the eight current players for the Bobcats were not born in the United States, and these athletes have led the program to some of its most successful years.

What You Won't See at the 2012 Olympics: Baseball and Softball Are Out

Baseball may be the American (both Northern and Latin) past-time, but it won't be played in the London arena of the 2012 Olympics. Back in 2005, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to oust baseball and softball from the games starting in 2012.

Competitive soccer linked to increased injuries and menstrual dysfunction in girls

In the US, there are nearly three million youth soccer players, and half of them are female. New research has found that despite reporting appropriate body perception and attitudes toward eating, elite youth soccer athletes face an increased risk for delayed or irregular menstruation.