Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/755 sports Sports News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:34 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/20091107/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_hsbc_champions ap/20091107/glf_hsbc_champions AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:36:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_hsbc_champions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.ebcbe2643ecb4ed38b7ae6dc5d6f0333.china_hsbc_champions_golf_xeh113.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=b.6jcCx20OV0RHzmQPLmpA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Phil Mickelson tees off at the 5th tee during the third round of the 2009 HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. The American lefty shot a 67 on Saturday and grabbed lead with 14-under 202. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tiger Woods stalled with pars. Phil Mickelson poured it on with birdies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_hsbc_champions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.ebcbe2643ecb4ed38b7ae6dc5d6f0333.china_hsbc_champions_golf_xeh113.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=b.6jcCx20OV0RHzmQPLmpA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Phil Mickelson tees off at the 5th tee during the third round of the 2009 HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. The American lefty shot a 67 on Saturday and grabbed lead with 14-under 202. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ot/rac_breeders__cup ap/20091107/rac_breeders__cup AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:55:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ot/rac_breeders__cup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.d0999b3f892c4dd7bf50a47900d8c0c1.breeders_cup_horse_racing_cajh104.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=keCbaKqVdReGcfvP55btDw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Exercise rider Steve Willard takes Zenyatta for a run during a workout for the Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bring on the boys.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ot/rac_breeders__cup"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.d0999b3f892c4dd7bf50a47900d8c0c1.breeders_cup_horse_racing_cajh104.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=keCbaKqVdReGcfvP55btDw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="Exercise rider Steve Willard takes Zenyatta for a run during a workout for the Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_fed_cup_final ap/20091107/ten_fed_cup_final AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_fed_cup_final"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.290d43fcf6394514ad502521b6d553e2.italy_tennis_fed_cup_xas102.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=5s54ycsbPlj2GDt2zPvukQ--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="U.S. Alexa Glatch reacts after losing a point during her Fed Cup tennis final match against Italy's Flavia Pennetta, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Pennetta posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Glatch to give Italy a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)" border="0" /></a>AP - Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin have lost in straight sets to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_fed_cup_final"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.290d43fcf6394514ad502521b6d553e2.italy_tennis_fed_cup_xas102.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=5s54ycsbPlj2GDt2zPvukQ--" align="left" height="130" width="83" alt="photo" title="U.S. Alexa Glatch reacts after losing a point during her Fed Cup tennis final match against Italy's Flavia Pennetta, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Pennetta posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Glatch to give Italy a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_te_ne/ten_itf_wickmayer ap/20091107/ten_itf_wickmayer AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:41:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_te_ne/ten_itf_wickmayer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.31dd7563cf8c498ca0f24c8bbf984059.indonesia_bali_open_tennis__fl108.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=fxoeF4Dc2NoBXv85eKg5Lg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts as she win a point against Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan during WTA Bali Open tennis tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won 7-6, 6-3. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)" border="0" /></a>AP - The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_te_ne/ten_itf_wickmayer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.31dd7563cf8c498ca0f24c8bbf984059.indonesia_bali_open_tennis__fl108.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=fxoeF4Dc2NoBXv85eKg5Lg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts as she win a point against Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan during WTA Bali Open tennis tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won 7-6, 6-3. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_grizzlies_lakers ap/20091107/bkn_grizzlies_lakers AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:12:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_grizzlies_lakers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.bbb8741d540240dd84876e0e52e82023.grizzlies_lakers_basketball_las101.jpg?x=67&y=130&q=85&sig=iJd6iQMJBRJNP1aWt6L0ew--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) dunks over Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo , right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_grizzlies_lakers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.bbb8741d540240dd84876e0e52e82023.grizzlies_lakers_basketball_las101.jpg?x=67&y=130&q=85&sig=iJd6iQMJBRJNP1aWt6L0ew--" align="left" height="130" width="67" alt="photo" title="Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) dunks over Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo , right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ot/fig_nhk_trophy ap/20091107/fig_nhk_trophy AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:31:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ot/fig_nhk_trophy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.28394c0d9b794311ab516e2eb6f135ef.japan_nhk_trophy_figure_skating_ksx118.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=DhBzwPr6dYwfwXFG1LKOJQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Brian Joubert of France waves during an awarding ceremony in the men's singles of the NHK Trophy Figure Skating competition in Nagano, central Japan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Joubert won the gold medal in the event. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brian Joubert of France won the NHK Trophy on Saturday, earning his first Grand Prix title of the season with a strong performance in the free skate.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ot/fig_nhk_trophy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.28394c0d9b794311ab516e2eb6f135ef.japan_nhk_trophy_figure_skating_ksx118.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=DhBzwPr6dYwfwXFG1LKOJQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Brian Joubert of France waves during an awarding ceremony in the men's singles of the NHK Trophy Figure Skating competition in Nagano, central Japan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Joubert won the gold medal in the event. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_colts_injuries ap/20091107/fbn_colts_injuries AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:37:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_colts_injuries"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091101/capt.76184fa8513a4a0a8389c7154e635b77.49ers_colts_football_naf107.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=.diIz6WOvwXttLNX7Ezi6w--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders (21) reacts with defensive end Robert Mathis following an interception during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /></a>AP - The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_colts_injuries"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091101/capt.76184fa8513a4a0a8389c7154e635b77.49ers_colts_football_naf107.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=.diIz6WOvwXttLNX7Ezi6w--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders (21) reacts with defensive end Robert Mathis following an interception during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_twins_brewers_trade ap/20091107/bbo_twins_brewers_trade AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:39:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_twins_brewers_trade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a475bb2c116e4352aec7b6e23a174605.twins_brewers_trade_baseball_ny166.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=SmFpzKa3G4yo74sYtaiPSw--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' J.J. Hardy poses for a photograph. The Brewers traded Hardy to the Minnesota Twins on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for outfielder Carlos Gomez. (AP Photo/Morry Gash,file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave J.J. Hardy the change of scenery he had been expecting and reunited the unhappy shortstop with an old friend in the process.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_twins_brewers_trade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a475bb2c116e4352aec7b6e23a174605.twins_brewers_trade_baseball_ny166.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=SmFpzKa3G4yo74sYtaiPSw--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' J.J. Hardy poses for a photograph. The Brewers traded Hardy to the Minnesota Twins on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for outfielder Carlos Gomez. (AP Photo/Morry Gash,file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/sp_nm/us_nba_lakers nm/20091107/us_nba_lakers Reuters sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:55:20 GMT Reuters - Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, the Lakers' guard scoring 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/fbc_t25_boise_st_louisiana_tech ap/20091107/fbc_t25_boise_st_louisiana_tech AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:36:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/fbc_t25_boise_st_louisiana_tech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.6d62943ad6a5467d8afb9fd69b0fe7e2.boise_st_la_tech_football_lars101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=PqhPbKJoxVXL0WVte2ZSIg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore (11) throws a deep pass in the first quarter against Louisiana Tech during their NCAA college football game in Ruston, La., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0" /></a>AP - Just when Boise State looked vulnerable, Kellen Moore and the Broncos quickly reminded a national television audience why they've been unbeatable.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/fbc_t25_boise_st_louisiana_tech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.6d62943ad6a5467d8afb9fd69b0fe7e2.boise_st_la_tech_football_lars101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=PqhPbKJoxVXL0WVte2ZSIg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore (11) throws a deep pass in the first quarter against Louisiana Tech during their NCAA college football game in Ruston, La., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/fblengpr afp/20091107/fblengpr AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:33:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/fblengpr"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257478307037-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=F94WrWqNd0epG6Yawgvk0A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Chelsea's Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring during their Premier League match vs Bolton Wanderers at The Reebok stadium, Bolton, north-west England, on October 31. Chelsea play Manchester United on Sunday, at Stamford Bridge.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An in-form Didier Drogba is capable of ruffling the feathers of even the most confident defences.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/fblengpr"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257478307037-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=F94WrWqNd0epG6Yawgvk0A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chelsea's Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring during their Premier League match vs Bolton Wanderers at The Reebok stadium, Bolton, north-west England, on October 31. Chelsea play Manchester United on Sunday, at Stamford Bridge.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/sp_wl_afp/cyclingaustourevans afp/20091105/cyclingaustourevans AFP sports Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/sp_wl_afp/cyclingaustourevans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257407546135-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=6Tla9AtRYnnS.e9mV8jgcQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Australia's world road cycling champion Cadel Evans (pictured in September) announced his return to the Tour Down Under on Thursday, lining up a showdown with legendary American Lance Armstrong. Evans, a former Tour winner, will end a four-year absence from Australia's signature event after his BMC Racing Team accepted a wildcard.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia's world road cycling champion Cadel Evans announced his return to the Tour Down Under on Thursday, lining up a showdown with legendary American Lance Armstrong.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/sp_wl_afp/cyclingaustourevans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257407546135-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=6Tla9AtRYnnS.e9mV8jgcQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Australia's world road cycling champion Cadel Evans (pictured in September) announced his return to the Tour Down Under on Thursday, lining up a showdown with legendary American Lance Armstrong. Evans, a former Tour winner, will end a four-year absence from Australia's signature event after his BMC Racing Team accepted a wildcard.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_blackhawks_avalanche ap/20091107/hkn_blackhawks_avalanche AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:12:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_blackhawks_avalanche"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.97ccace0b0744c51a1e5b60f614dfc43.blackhawks_avalanche_hockey_codz109.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=8Yh8O9mkdf97e8FWgkDuGA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Colorado Avalanche rookie center Ryan O'Reilly, left, shoots the puck for a goal past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi, of Finland, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_ho_ga_su/hkn_blackhawks_avalanche"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.97ccace0b0744c51a1e5b60f614dfc43.blackhawks_avalanche_hockey_codz109.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=8Yh8O9mkdf97e8FWgkDuGA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Colorado Avalanche rookie center Ryan O'Reilly, left, shoots the puck for a goal past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi, of Finland, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (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/afp/20091107/sp_afp/tennisfedcupitausa afp/20091107/tennisfedcupitausa AFP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/sp_afp/tennisfedcupitausa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257485531256-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=3mhSwmL_c_hCYqmAoFJGew--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Italy's Flavia Pennetta eyes the ball as she plays against Russia's Anna Chakvetadze during their tennis Fed Cup semi-final between in Castellaneta Marina, southern Italy. Italy head into the Fed Cup final against the US this weekend as the overwhelming favourites with both Williams sisters missing from the visitors' line-up.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Italy will head into the Fed Cup final against the United States here this weekend as the overwhelming favourites with both Williams sisters missing from the visitors' line-up.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/sp_afp/tennisfedcupitausa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257485531256-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=3mhSwmL_c_hCYqmAoFJGew--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Italy's Flavia Pennetta eyes the ball as she plays against Russia's Anna Chakvetadze during their tennis Fed Cup semi-final between in Castellaneta Marina, southern Italy. Italy head into the Fed Cup final against the US this weekend as the overwhelming favourites with both Williams sisters missing from the visitors' line-up.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_lpga_tour ap/20091107/glf_lpga_tour AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:35:04 GMT AP - South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091025/ap_on_sp_ot/mma_ufc104 ap/20091025/mma_ufc104 AP sports Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:28:36 GMT AP - Lyoto Machida retained his light heavyweight title with a narrow unanimous decision over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 104 on Saturday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_judah_casamayor ap/20091107/box_judah_casamayor AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:45:43 GMT AP - Four-time world champion Joel Casamayor and three-time champ Zab Judah both earned victories in their returns to the ring on Friday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_trucks ap/20091107/car_nascar_trucks AP sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:48:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_trucks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.f98cf9900b444e419b9d9bdf30b6f05e.nascar_texas_auto_racing_tms102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=PrINgXzcqygYGhkC4fK6qA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Kyle Busch climbs into his NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race car at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_trucks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.f98cf9900b444e419b9d9bdf30b6f05e.nascar_texas_auto_racing_tms102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=PrINgXzcqygYGhkC4fK6qA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Kyle Busch climbs into his NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race car at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_munich_bogner ap/20091106/oly_munich_bogner AP sports Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:20:50 GMT AP - Willy Bogner has been named head of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.