Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/755 Sports News en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 23:53:06 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/755 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_lakers_jazz ap/20080509/bkn_lakers_jazz AP Fri, 09 May 2008 18:25:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_lakers_jazz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.2cf07d7a7b354b88bfe04965a549a64f.lakers_jazz_basketball_slcj103.jpg?x=130&y=112&q=85&sig=9gAom35Z_o.j8KR4JIqg2Q--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="Utah Jazz guards Deron Williams, left, and Ronnie Brewer, right, talk about their game Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, during basketball practice Thursday, May 8, 2007 in Salt Lake City. The Jazz trail 2-0 in the best-of-seven games second-round playoff series. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Utah Jazz are hoping home court really is an advantage. Right now, they'll take any edge they can get.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_lakers_jazz"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.2cf07d7a7b354b88bfe04965a549a64f.lakers_jazz_basketball_slcj103.jpg?x=130&y=112&q=85&sig=9gAom35Z_o.j8KR4JIqg2Q--" align="left" height="112" width="130" alt="photo" title="Utah Jazz guards Deron Williams, left, and Ronnie Brewer, right, talk about their game Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, during basketball practice Thursday, May 8, 2007 in Salt Lake City. The Jazz trail 2-0 in the best-of-seven games second-round playoff series. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_flyers_penguins ap/20080509/hkn_flyers_penguins AP Fri, 09 May 2008 18:31:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_flyers_penguins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.025114534c694fdf9ac411949aa5a81a.flyers_penguins_hockey_paks101.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=66HeYQVmHMOPUNcoUS6pdQ--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Pittsburgh Penguins' Georges Laraque, top, Sidney Crosby, center, and Jordan Staal stretch before hockey practice at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The Penguins take on the Philadelphia Flyers Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals on Friday, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)" border="0" /></a>AP - Some NHL rivalries evolve from a big game, a major trade or a short-lived scuffle, then fade after a few years. Not the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_flyers_penguins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.025114534c694fdf9ac411949aa5a81a.flyers_penguins_hockey_paks101.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=66HeYQVmHMOPUNcoUS6pdQ--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="Pittsburgh Penguins' Georges Laraque, top, Sidney Crosby, center, and Jordan Staal stretch before hockey practice at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The Penguins take on the Philadelphia Flyers Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals on Friday, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_rome_masters ap/20080509/ten_rome_masters AP Fri, 09 May 2008 17:55:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_rome_masters"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.5b68d87428814b008278cb514438d4ec.italy_tennis_rome_masters_lb121.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=uD6dFXvIiZ7kzFVfor.Ozw--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts after Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek won the match at the end of their men's quarter-final match, at the Rome Master tennis tournament, in Rome, Friday, May 9, 2008. Stepanek won 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7).(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>AP - Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_rome_masters"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.5b68d87428814b008278cb514438d4ec.italy_tennis_rome_masters_lb121.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=uD6dFXvIiZ7kzFVfor.Ozw--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="photo" title="Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts after Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek won the match at the end of their men's quarter-final match, at the Rome Master tennis tournament, in Rome, Friday, May 9, 2008. Stepanek won 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7).(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_avalanche_quenneville ap/20080509/hkn_avalanche_quenneville AP Fri, 09 May 2008 23:07:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_avalanche_quenneville"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.ef7b72c7556b4826af3672fd7f49e603.avalanche_quenneville_hockey_codz103.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=3S40iwgPMU923dKTb8QeZw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville watches during the Avalanche's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 of the teams' NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff series in Denver on May 1, 2008. With the win, the Red Wings swept the Avalanche 4-09 to advance to the conference finals. The game was the last for Quenneville as coach, team officials announced on Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_avalanche_quenneville"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.ef7b72c7556b4826af3672fd7f49e603.avalanche_quenneville_hockey_codz103.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=3S40iwgPMU923dKTb8QeZw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville watches during the Avalanche's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 of the teams' NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff series in Denver on May 1, 2008. With the win, the Red Wings swept the Avalanche 4-09 to advance to the conference finals. The game was the last for Quenneville as coach, team officials announced on Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_mariners_sexson_suspended ap/20080509/bba_mariners_sexson_suspended AP Fri, 09 May 2008 23:14:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_mariners_sexson_suspended"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.58c8f6133b8146759ad68f79440efad5.rangers_mariners_baseball_wakc208.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=phjA24mN4_SLcdsDMqn6VA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Texas Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard is tackled by Seattle Mariners' Richie Sexson (44) after Gobbard threw a pitch close to Sexson in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game in Seattle on Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, cited Sexson for "violent and aggressive actions."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_mariners_sexson_suspended"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.58c8f6133b8146759ad68f79440efad5.rangers_mariners_baseball_wakc208.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=phjA24mN4_SLcdsDMqn6VA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Texas Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard is tackled by Seattle Mariners' Richie Sexson (44) after Gobbard threw a pitch close to Sexson in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game in Seattle on Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_packers_robinson ap/20080509/fbn_packers_robinson AP Fri, 09 May 2008 22:15:18 GMT AP - The Green Bay Packers released Koren Robinson on Friday, the latest setback for the veteran wide receiver trying to resurrect his career after serving an NFL suspension and jail time. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_hornets_spurs ap/20080509/bkn_hornets_spurs AP Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_hornets_spurs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.20584a64d0b6410790d5e0845b14bd3a.hornets_spurs_basketball_txeg101.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=6ZG4i.uAXYYpmfIp6YKyPA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, center, of Argentina, drives to the basket as New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler (6) defends during the first quarter of Game 3 of an NBA Western Conference semifinal basketball series Thursday, May 8, 2008, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>AP - There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points to lead the Spurs to a 110-99 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_hornets_spurs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.20584a64d0b6410790d5e0845b14bd3a.hornets_spurs_basketball_txeg101.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=6ZG4i.uAXYYpmfIp6YKyPA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, center, of Argentina, drives to the basket as New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler (6) defends during the first quarter of Game 3 of an NBA Western Conference semifinal basketball series Thursday, May 8, 2008, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_phillies_rollins ap/20080509/bbn_phillies_rollins AP Fri, 09 May 2008 23:53:06 GMT AP - NL MVP Jimmy Rollins was activated Friday by the Philadelphia Phillies and was slated to bat first against the San Francisco Giants. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/sp_soccer_afp/cricketengnzl afp/20080509/cricketengnzl AFP Fri, 09 May 2008 20:29:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/sp_soccer_afp/cricketengnzl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc39.090508222657.photo00.photo.default-463x293.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=IgY2iB2kt78g_Y1ZdQIUpQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="England's cricket player Chris Tremlett, seen here in 2007, made England selectors take note as he underlined his credentials for an international return as he shined for England Lions against the New Zealand Tourists on Friday.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Seam bowler Chris Tremlett made England selectors take note as he underlined his credentials for an international return as he shined for England Lions against the New Zealand Tourists on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/sp_soccer_afp/cricketengnzl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc39.090508222657.photo00.photo.default-463x293.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=IgY2iB2kt78g_Y1ZdQIUpQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="England's cricket player Chris Tremlett, seen here in 2007, made England selectors take note as he underlined his credentials for an international return as he shined for England Lions against the New Zealand Tourists on Friday.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hko_hockey_worlds ap/20080509/hko_hockey_worlds AP Fri, 09 May 2008 22:45:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hko_hockey_worlds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.f8bb0a8ed3a1427985a7ee47be9c1b2f.hockey_worlds_russia_belarus_xfrv108.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=AKawnqYKbr.PPFsT_wDnIg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Belarus defenseman Ruslan Salei puts his hand over his eyes after the team's 4-3 loss to Russia in a shootout at the IIHF world hockey championships Friday, May 9, 2008, in Quebec City. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Francis Vachon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Maxim Afinogenov scored two goals, Alex Ovechkin added another and Alexei Morozov had the winner in the shootout to give Russia a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a qualifying-round game at the world hockey championship Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hko_hockey_worlds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.f8bb0a8ed3a1427985a7ee47be9c1b2f.hockey_worlds_russia_belarus_xfrv108.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=AKawnqYKbr.PPFsT_wDnIg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Belarus defenseman Ruslan Salei puts his hand over his eyes after the team's 4-3 loss to Russia in a shootout at the IIHF world hockey championships Friday, May 9, 2008, in Quebec City. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Francis Vachon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_web_cams_box ap/20080509/fbc_web_cams_box AP Fri, 09 May 2008 21:59:33 GMT AP - A look at some major colleges football programs' takes on the new technique of head coaches using Web cams to talk to recruits, which is allowed by the NCAA: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/sp_wl_afp/tennisdavisespusa afp/20080509/tennisdavisespusa AFP Fri, 09 May 2008 21:33:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/sp_wl_afp/tennisdavisespusa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc61.090508233251.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=KZSC5BBnTeUfKuBLtJxfOg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Spain's tennis federation on Friday selected Madrid's Las Ventas bullring as the site of the Davis Cup semi-final between Spain and the United States over the objections of top Spanish players, including Rafael Nadal, seen here, who prefered other locations.(AFP/File/Vincenzo Pinto)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Spain's tennis federation selected Friday Madrid as the site of the Davis Cup semi-final between Spain and the United States in September despite objections from Spanish players, including Rafael Nadal, who said the city's high altitude would hurt their game.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/sp_wl_afp/tennisdavisespusa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndc61.090508233251.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=KZSC5BBnTeUfKuBLtJxfOg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Spain's tennis federation on Friday selected Madrid's Las Ventas bullring as the site of the Davis Cup semi-final between Spain and the United States over the objections of top Spanish players, including Rafael Nadal, seen here, who prefered other locations.(AFP/File/Vincenzo Pinto)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_players_championship ap/20080509/glf_players_championship AP Fri, 09 May 2008 23:41:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_players_championship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.bd386b94ce954c82b6875d2593fe71f8.players_championship_golf_flmh125.jpg?x=130&y=111&q=85&sig=868zAyKJpjgUHV7azdXqVg--" align="left" height="111" width="130" alt="Bernhard Langer, of Germany, watches his shot on the third hole during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hot blasts of wind on a diabolical course made The Players Championship tough enough to turn someone's hair gray. Not that the leaders needed any help with that Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_players_championship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080509/capt.bd386b94ce954c82b6875d2593fe71f8.players_championship_golf_flmh125.jpg?x=130&y=111&q=85&sig=868zAyKJpjgUHV7azdXqVg--" align="left" height="111" width="130" alt="photo" title="Bernhard Langer, of Germany, watches his shot on the third hole during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)