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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/755 sports Sports News en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:13:25 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/755 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_iverson_retirement ap/20091126/bkn_iverson_retirement AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:56:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_iverson_retirement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259202748688-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1h2yKbLDmTfUsQRkDwBcOQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Allen Iverson (pictured on November 4), a 10-time NBA All-Star who guided Philadelphia to the 2001 NBA Finals, has announced plans to retire in a statement released on a website.(AFP/NBAE/Getty Images/File/Rocky Widner)" border="0" /></a>AP - With no apparent interest from NBA teams, Allen Iverson is set to retire, according to an online report.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_iverson_retirement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259202748688-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1h2yKbLDmTfUsQRkDwBcOQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Allen Iverson (pictured on November 4), a 10-time NBA All-Star who guided Philadelphia to the 2001 NBA Finals, has announced plans to retire in a statement released on a website.(AFP/NBAE/Getty Images/File/Rocky Widner)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_bills_shanahan ap/20091125/fbn_bills_shanahan AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:08:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_bills_shanahan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.c18a40513ccf4773afa7b50a5cb26a60.bills_shanahan_football_ny159.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=po3r5fLy3CMEy_pCTVMSVA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="FILE - This is a Nov. 6, 2008, file photo showing Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan consulting his playbook during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland. Shanahan has met with the Buffalo Bills to discuss their head coaching vacancy, according to a published report. ESPN.com on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, reported that Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon traveled to Denver and spent seven hours meeting with Shanahan on Monday night and Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan met with the Buffalo Bills to discuss their head coaching vacancy, according to a published report.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_bills_shanahan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.c18a40513ccf4773afa7b50a5cb26a60.bills_shanahan_football_ny159.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=po3r5fLy3CMEy_pCTVMSVA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="FILE - This is a Nov. 6, 2008, file photo showing Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan consulting his playbook during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland. Shanahan has met with the Buffalo Bills to discuss their head coaching vacancy, according to a published report. ESPN.com on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, reported that Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon traveled to Denver and spent seven hours meeting with Shanahan on Monday night and Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_nfl_concussions ap/20091125/fbn_nfl_concussions AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_nfl_concussions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.8467c6105de846cd91ac4c7cdc2ea4e2.hiding_concussions_football_ny166.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=UUs7HxYHK0bMoluICXIBFw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Rams linebacker David Vobora leaves the field after the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in St. Louis. 'The only thing I remember is coming out of the tunnel at the beginning of the game. And then &mdash; a big gap,' Vobora said about a concussion he got this season. 'But I played the whole game, until the last series, when I started asking guys questions, and they looked at me like I was crazy.' (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams, saying the co-chairmen of the league's committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes "to reduce head impacts."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_nfl_concussions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.8467c6105de846cd91ac4c7cdc2ea4e2.hiding_concussions_football_ny166.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=UUs7HxYHK0bMoluICXIBFw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Rams linebacker David Vobora leaves the field after the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in St. Louis. 'The only thing I remember is coming out of the tunnel at the beginning of the game. And then &mdash; a big gap,' Vobora said about a concussion he got this season. 'But I played the whole game, until the last series, when I started asking guys questions, and they looked at me like I was crazy.' (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_cavaliers_pistons ap/20091126/bkn_cavaliers_pistons AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:02:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_cavaliers_pistons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.107e49bb421c46ab8f2c5394583b53ef.cavaliers_pistons_basketball_dtp101.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=WIUGBc2FwJXGwTUp3ikR4w--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James dunks against the Detroit Pistons during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)" border="0" /></a>AP - LeBron James scored 12 of his 34 points in the first quarter, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers build a cushion it used to cruise to a 98-88 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_cavaliers_pistons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.107e49bb421c46ab8f2c5394583b53ef.cavaliers_pistons_basketball_dtp101.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=WIUGBc2FwJXGwTUp3ikR4w--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James dunks against the Detroit Pistons during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_weis_quinn ap/20091125/fbc_weis_quinn AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:14:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_weis_quinn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.7b258287c30040afbb93504f3f1bd452.aptopix_browns_lions_football_dtf120.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=IxaAI5qfevuqoDyXupUH_Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn celebrates throwing a two-yard touchdown to tight end Michael Gaines against the Detroit Lions in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brady Quinn's best game as a pro seemed to make him nostalgic about his college days.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_weis_quinn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.7b258287c30040afbb93504f3f1bd452.aptopix_browns_lions_football_dtf120.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=IxaAI5qfevuqoDyXupUH_Q--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn celebrates throwing a two-yard touchdown to tight end Michael Gaines against the Detroit Lions in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_arizona_st_duke ap/20091126/bkc_t25_arizona_st_duke AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:47:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_arizona_st_duke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.f99742a6fbe244f4b959c56293acb97f.arizona_st_duke_basketball_nyjj111.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=S1J6AlUA3aK071re3lXIAQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Duke's Jon Scheyer, right, drives the lane against Arizona State's Derek Glasser during the first half of an NIT Season Tip-Off college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jon Scheyer had 16 points and six assists, and No. 7 Duke used a 19-3 second-half run to take control of a 64-53 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_t25_arizona_st_duke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.f99742a6fbe244f4b959c56293acb97f.arizona_st_duke_basketball_nyjj111.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=S1J6AlUA3aK071re3lXIAQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Duke's Jon Scheyer, right, drives the lane against Arizona State's Derek Glasser during the first half of an NIT Season Tip-Off college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_jets_rhodes_demoted ap/20091126/fbn_jets_rhodes_demoted AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:47:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_jets_rhodes_demoted"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.14fce9373ea4493590643d2800729623.jets_rhodes_demoted_football_ny170.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=PowBtmBuhX_1m9fouNd_Kw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="In this Nov. 15, 2009, photo, New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes looks on during a warmup before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Jets on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. For the first time in his NFL career, Rhodes is no longer a starting safety. He's also not quite sure how much longer he'll be with the New York Jets after being demoted Wednesday, Nov. 25, by coach Rex Ryan in favor of Eric Smith. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)" border="0" /></a>AP - For the first time in his NFL career, Kerry Rhodes is no longer a starting safety.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_jets_rhodes_demoted"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.14fce9373ea4493590643d2800729623.jets_rhodes_demoted_football_ny170.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=PowBtmBuhX_1m9fouNd_Kw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="In this Nov. 15, 2009, photo, New York Jets safety Kerry Rhodes looks on during a warmup before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Jets on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. For the first time in his NFL career, Rhodes is no longer a starting safety. He's also not quite sure how much longer he'll be with the New York Jets after being demoted Wednesday, Nov. 25, by coach Rex Ryan in favor of Eric Smith. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_phillies_moyer_hospitalized ap/20091125/bbn_phillies_moyer_hospitalized AP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:28:53 GMT AP - Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer has been hospitalized due to recurring symptoms from groin surgery in September. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_cavaliers_o_neal_out ap/20091126/bkn_cavaliers_o_neal_out AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:03:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_cavaliers_o_neal_out"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.6b710992ef0c41489c18c107384f4853.shaq_toys_and_turkeys_basketball_ohcle101.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=nQ9.4ZIR6q4BoaxbQuWauQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Shaquille O'Neal is pulled in a Radio Flyer wagon by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kristopher, as Shaq shopped for toys at Toys R Us in Mayfield, Oh., on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. Shaq donated $1,000 to the Marine Toys For Tots foundation. (AP Photo/The Plaindealer, Lynn Ischay)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shaq is ready to be back.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_cavaliers_o_neal_out"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.6b710992ef0c41489c18c107384f4853.shaq_toys_and_turkeys_basketball_ohcle101.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=nQ9.4ZIR6q4BoaxbQuWauQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Shaquille O'Neal is pulled in a Radio Flyer wagon by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kristopher, as Shaq shopped for toys at Toys R Us in Mayfield, Oh., on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. Shaq donated $1,000 to the Marine Toys For Tots foundation. (AP Photo/The Plaindealer, Lynn Ischay)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/bkc_tennessee_tech_s_utah ap/20091126/bkc_tennessee_tech_s_utah AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:34:16 GMT AP - Frank Davis had 19 points to lead Tennessee Tech to a 72-65 victory over Southern Utah Wednesday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/sp_wl_afp/fbleurc1engturmanutdbesiktasreax afp/20091126/fbleurc1engturmanutdbesiktasreax AFP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:20:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/sp_wl_afp/fbleurc1engturmanutdbesiktasreax"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259186473580-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=gX5_bkbk3G5Rse_0lpy61A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Besiktas' Rodrigo Tello celebrates after scoring against Manchester United during their UEFA Champions League Group B match at Old Trafford in Manchester. Besiktas won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson claimed his side were denied a 'stonewall' penalty by French referee Stephane Lannoy after Manchester United's long unbeaten home record in Europe was ended by Besiktas.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/sp_wl_afp/fbleurc1engturmanutdbesiktasreax"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259186473580-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=gX5_bkbk3G5Rse_0lpy61A--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="Besiktas' Rodrigo Tello celebrates after scoring against Manchester United during their UEFA Champions League Group B match at Old Trafford in Manchester. Besiktas won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/sp_wl_afp/cyclingprotour afp/20091125/cyclingprotour AFP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:02:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/sp_wl_afp/cyclingprotour"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259179300528-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=QDgGotZpz5X5W5M7fXa.EA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of the Kazakh cycling team Astana with Spanish Tour de France winner Alberto Contador(R) posing in July 2009. Astana have secured a place on next year's ProTour, official sources announced on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Pascal Pavani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Kazakh cycling team Astana, home of Spanish Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, have secured a place on next year's ProTour, official sources announced on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/sp_wl_afp/cyclingprotour"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259179300528-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=QDgGotZpz5X5W5M7fXa.EA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Members of the Kazakh cycling team Astana with Spanish Tour de France winner Alberto Contador(R) posing in July 2009. Astana have secured a place on next year's ProTour, official sources announced on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Pascal Pavani)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_kings_oilers ap/20091126/hkn_kings_oilers AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:13:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_kings_oilers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.4aac2820b43b49afab3d6efa46147e8e.kings_oilers_hockey_edm104.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=xHTLK9fhx.Ww2NB8eFNEYw--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Edmonton Oilers' Jean-Francois Jacques, right, fights with Los Angeles Kings' Sean O'Donnell during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jonathan Quick made 22 saves, and Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist in the Los Angeles Kings' 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_kings_oilers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.4aac2820b43b49afab3d6efa46147e8e.kings_oilers_hockey_edm104.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=xHTLK9fhx.Ww2NB8eFNEYw--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="Edmonton Oilers' Jean-Francois Jacques, right, fights with Los Angeles Kings' Sean O'Donnell during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, John Ulan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpmastersnadaldavydenko afp/20091126/tennisatpmastersnadaldavydenko AFP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:54:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpmastersnadaldavydenko"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259203948227-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=iZWwk65OqmBX_Tdc4B9FtA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Rafael Nadal of Spain is pictured after losing to Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in their singles match during the Barclays ATP World Tour Tennis Finals in London, on November 25. After the loss, Nadal said he was going work hard on regaining his self-belief and sharpness in a bid to reclaim the world number one spot from Roger Federer next year.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Rafael Nadal said he was going work hard on regaining his self-belief and sharpness in a bid to reclaim the world number one spot from Roger Federer next year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpmastersnadaldavydenko"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259203948227-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=iZWwk65OqmBX_Tdc4B9FtA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Rafael Nadal of Spain is pictured after losing to Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in their singles match during the Barclays ATP World Tour Tennis Finals in London, on November 25. After the loss, Nadal said he was going work hard on regaining his self-belief and sharpness in a bid to reclaim the world number one spot from Roger Federer next year.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_on_the_fringe112409 ap/20091124/glf_on_the_fringe112409 AP sports Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:46:53 GMT AP - Each year brought more recognition to Curtis Strange. He was the first PGA Tour player to earn $1 million in a season in 1988, then he became the first player in nearly a half-century to win the U.S. Open in consecutive years. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_ufc_lesnar_sick ap/20091118/mma_ufc_lesnar_sick AP sports Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:46:21 GMT AP - A friend of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar says the ultimate fighter is back at his home in Alexandria, Minnesota, recovering from a bacterial infection. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/sp_wl_afp/boxusamiddle afp/20091125/boxusamiddle AFP sports Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:12:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/sp_wl_afp/boxusamiddle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259112379871-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3f7hGKxaLKiLWMIH46gPLw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Kelly Pavlik (pictured in 2008) will defend his World Boxing Council middleweight title against fellow American Miguel Espino on December 19 before a host of hometown supporters, according to promoters. Pavlik, 35-1 with 31 knockouts, beat Jermain Taylor for the crown in 2007 and will make his third title defense against Espino, 20-2 with one draw and nine knockouts.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Zelevansky)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Kelly Pavlik will defend his World Boxing Council middleweight title against fellow American Miguel Espino on December 19 before a host of hometown supporters, according to promoters.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/sp_wl_afp/boxusamiddle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259112379871-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3f7hGKxaLKiLWMIH46gPLw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Kelly Pavlik (pictured in 2008) will defend his World Boxing Council middleweight title against fellow American Miguel Espino on December 19 before a host of hometown supporters, according to promoters. Pavlik, 35-1 with 31 knockouts, beat Jermain Taylor for the crown in 2007 and will make his third title defense against Espino, 20-2 with one draw and nine knockouts.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Zelevansky)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_mayfield_suspension ap/20091126/car_nascar_mayfield_suspension AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:54:35 GMT AP - Jeremy Mayfield's former attorneys filed a civil suit Wednesday against the suspended NASCAR driver seeking nearly $400,000 in unpaid fees. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ski_mahres__moment ap/20091126/oly_ski_mahres__moment AP sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:55:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ski_mahres__moment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.a2f0f57c39ad472daf83d6d07ba2da2d.mahre_moment_skiing_waet203.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=bsyB9h10aSYc.2AFQnKqtQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="This photo made Sept. 23, 2009, shows twin brothers Phil, left, and Steve Mahre posed in Yakima, Wash. Their performance at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics was unforgettable &mdash; Phil Mahre won the gold in the slalom and twin brother Steve finished with the silver. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Before he was an Olympian, much less a gold medalist, Ted Ligety was making precision turns and effortless cutbacks in front of an admiring audience.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ski_mahres__moment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.a2f0f57c39ad472daf83d6d07ba2da2d.mahre_moment_skiing_waet203.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=bsyB9h10aSYc.2AFQnKqtQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo made Sept. 23, 2009, shows twin brothers Phil, left, and Steve Mahre posed in Yakima, Wash. Their performance at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics was unforgettable &mdash; Phil Mahre won the gold in the slalom and twin brother Steve finished with the silver. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)