NewsFarm - Sports

Ex-Steeler Porter agrees to join Dolphins

Joey Porter has agreed to a five-year, $32 million contract with the Miami Dolphins, making the former second-team All-Pro linebacker the first marquee player to join the club during this free-agent period.

Pirates ship Cuban, young arms to minors

Cuban defector Yoslan Herrera was among eight players the Pittsburgh Pirates reassigned to their minor league camp Tuesday, their first cuts of spring training.

Duquesne's Ashaolu will make return soon

If the slumping Duquesne Dukes need a motivational lift going into the Atlantic 10 Tournament, perhaps Sam Ashaolu will provide it.

Benched Green, Chiefs set to part ways

The Kansas City Chiefs will allow veteran quarterback Trent Green to seek a trade, league sources said, but have not ruled out the possibility of him playing for them this year.

Puckett remembered a year after his death

One year after the death of Kirby Puckett, the Minnesota Twins paused to remember the Hall of Fame outfielder and his lasting impact on the organization.

Chicago to stage Gold Cup final

Gold Cup: Chicago's Soldier Field will host the semifinals and final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the first time the city will be used for the continental championship. The semifinals will be played on June 21, with the final on June 24. Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, is home to the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Topps agrees to $385.4M takeover, but faces fight

The Topps Co., maker of baseball cards and Bazooka bubble gum, said Tuesday it accepted a $385.4 million takeover offer from a buyout group that includes former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, but the deal drew immediate opposition from one of its own board members. Topps director Arnaud Ajdler, along with the investment firm Crescendo Partners II, launched a campaign to kill the deal. Crescendo owns about 6.

Gamecocks QB booted from spring practice

South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia, arrested twice in recent weeks, will not participate in the Gamecocks' upcoming spring practice. Garcia was arrested Saturday and accused of damaging a professor's car with a key. Last month, the 19-year-old was arrested and charged with drunkenness and failing to stop for a police officer. "Stephen Garcia will be suspended from all football team activities through the end of this semester," Spurrier said in a statement Tuesday.

Dice-K throws 3 shutout innings for Red Sox

Daisuke Matsuzaka reached to snare a line drive, then grinned and bowed to his shortstop. It turns out the rookie from Japan is a pretty good fielder. He can pitch, too: Matsuzaka threw three scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox when he faced major league hitters for the first time Tuesday.

U.S. Embassy in Nairobi warns of terror threat

The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday it has been alerted to a possible "terrorist attack" against this month's world cross-country championships in Kenya. The embassy released a statement saying the threat was coming from "alleged extremist elements" and that the races "may be the target of an unspecified terrorist attack." Last month, the U.S.

Hansbrough: No bad blood with Duke player

Tyler Hansbrough insisted Tuesday there's no bad blood between him and Duke's Gerald Henderson, who broke the Tar Heels star forward's nose in the closing seconds of the latest clash between the Tobacco Road rivals. Hansbrough, speaking to reporters for the first time since suffering the scary-looking injury in North Carolina's 86-72 win against Duke on Sunday, said he hasn't heard from Henderson, who flagrantly fouled him with 14.5 seconds left.

Despite loss, Duke still No. 1 in coaches' poll

Even after a loss, Duke is still No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll.

Bears trade tailback Jones to Jets

Tthe Bears have agreed to trade RB Thomas Jones and a 2007 second-round pick to the Jets for a 2007 second-round pick.

Hansbrough: No bad blood with Duke's Henderson

NewsFarm RSS - International news through RSS

NewsFarm is a RSS news aggregator service.
This feed presents the latest news published on our site.
By : NewsFarm, http://www.newsfarm.net