![]() |
|
Navigation |
![]() |
|
|
|
| Yahoo! News: Sports News |
Rams, top pick Bradford agree to $78 million deal
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:44:23 GMT
AP - No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money.
|
Oswalt's Philly debut a dud; Berkman headed to NYY
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:04:47 GMT
AP - Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees.
|
AP source: Yankees working to acquire Berkman
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:21:06 GMT
AP - The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros and expect the deal to be completed Saturday. New York will send a couple of prospects to the Astros, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.
|
Mancini leaves US tour due to family illness
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:12:28 GMT
AFP - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has flown back to Europe during his team's US tour because of a family illness.
|
Broncos rookie Tim Tebow: Bring on the shots
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:07:11 GMT
AP - Tim Tebow is ready for the shots, both on the football field and in the locker room.
|
Haynesworth fails again, still can't practice
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:31:20 GMT
AP - Early Friday morning, the cones were lined up 25 yards apart on the field for Albert Haynesworth's conditioning test. He needed to complete the first part in 70 seconds or less to have a chance to pass.
|
Cowboys' Bryant out 4-6 weeks with ankle sprain
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:39:26 GMT
AP - Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant could miss the rest of training camp after the first-round draft pick suffered a high right ankle sprain near the end of practice Friday. The team said he will be out four to six weeks.
|
Berry, Chiefs agree to deal
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:37:49 GMT AP - Eric Berry's tweet was true. |
Cardinals beat Pirates 1-0 in 10 innings
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:29:04 GMT
AP - Brendan Ryan's broken-bat infield hit in the 10th inning drove in the game's lone run and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Friday night.
|
Wizards re-sign free agent swingman Howard
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:12:18 GMT Reuters - The Washington Wizards have re-signed free agent Josh Howard, a former All-Star swingman who joined the team late last season. |
Aide: Pitino never mentioned seeking abortion
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:38:59 GMT
AP - Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.
|
Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:20:47 GMT
AFP - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin's appeal against a doping charge that saw him lose his Olympic silver medal from Beijing.
|
Bruins' Wheeler signs 1-year, $2.2 million deal
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:44:58 GMT AP - The Boston Bruins signed forward Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract on Friday. |
Azarenka ends Bartoli's tennis winning streak
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:26:33 GMT
AFP - Belarusian Victoria Azarenka has ended Marion Bartoli's eight match win streak at the WTA Bank of the West Classic with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 quarter-final victory.
|
Langer shoots 68, takes second-round lead
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:13:09 GMT
AP - Bernhard Langer waited much of Friday morning for the soupy fog on the Sammamish Plateau to finally lift. He spent the evening waiting for someone to make a charge up the leaderboard.
|
Lesnar rallies to beat Carwin in 2nd round
(AP)
Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:37:53 GMT
AP - About the time Shane Carwin's 40th consecutive punch hit him in the face, Brock Lesnar realized he couldn't argue if the referee stopped their fight and took away his UFC heavyweight title.
|
New products proving Ali is still the greatest
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:51:55 GMT AP - It's been nearly three decades since Muhammad Ali stepped into the ring, and the public still can't get enough of the self-described greatest. |
Stewart takes Pocono poles
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:43:11 GMT
AP - Tony Stewart unbuttoned the top button on his racing suit and let out a sigh.
|
Cyclist Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:18:26 GMT AP - Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin lost an appeal Friday of a decision stripping him of his 2008 Olympic silver medal for doping. He could now be suspended by cycling's governing body and stripped of other race results. |

|
|
![]() |
| Useful Links: |
Videos
AP news in Google maps
Schema-Root.org
![]() |
| News Search Engine |
![]() |
| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 31, 2010 is:
sirenian \sye-REE-nee-un\ noun
: any of an order (Sirenia) of aquatic herbivorous mammals (as a manatee, dugong, or Steller's sea cow) that have large forelimbs resembling paddles, no hind limbs, and a flattened tail resembling a fin
Example sentence:
"Looking humanlike in certain aspects, sirenians are thought to be the basis of the myth of mermaids." (Michael McCarthy, The Independent [London], February 28, 2009)
Did you know?
"Sirenian" traces back via Latin to Greek "seirēn," which is equivalent to our word for the sirens of Greek mythology. And what is the connection between sirens and sirenians? Modern sirenians do not resemble the half bird, half woman creatures who lured sailors to their doom with their sweet singing. But as our example sentence states, sirenians are considered by some to underlie the ancient legends about mermaids. In European folklore mermaids were sometimes called "sirens," and apparently this confusion resulted in the granting of sirenians the name they bear today.
|