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New Delhi, July 6 : Stars of the celebrated US basketball league National Basketball Association (NBA), currently touring India for 'Basketball without Borders' programme, pitched for the game in the cricket crazy...


Phils give Lidge 3-year, $37.5 million extension
PHILADELPHIA - Brad Lidge's perfect first half earned him a fat, new contract.Lidge signed a $37.5 million, three-year extension with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. The hard-throwing closer is...


BoSox, Cubs stack All-Star Game; A-Rod vote leader
Ken Griffey Jr. in the final week of balloting. The Tampa Bay Rays, with the best record in the majors, did not have a single player elected to start the July 15 game at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez,...


Phillies lock up closer Lidge with $37.5M extension
Lidge Lidge, borderline flawless since his arrival from Houston, got his reward Sunday, signing a three-year, $37.5 million contract extension with the Phillies. The deal includes a signing bonus,...


Nationals OF Dukes out 4-6 weeks with knee injury
Location: Washington, D.C. | Ballpark: Nationals Park (41,222) | Spring Training: Viera, Fla. Managing Principal Owner: Theodore N. Lerner | GM: Jim Bowden | Manager: Manny Acta | World...


Gay has mild strain, to ease off 2 weeks
EUGENE, Ore. -- Sprinter Tyson Gay has a mild strain in a muscle in the back of his leg and he has been told to restrict himself to light physical activity for the next two...


Hushovd prevails in Tour de France
Thor Hushovd, left, makes a push to the finish Sunday to claim Stage 2 in Saint-Brieuc, France. SAINT-BRIEUC, France -- Sprint specialist Thor Hushovd of Norway won the second stage of the Tour de...


Red Sox At Yankees
July 6, 2008 With Johnny Damon likely headed to the disabled list and Hideki Matsui already there the Yankees will continue to depend on Brett Gardner tonight against the Red Sox (8:05, ESPN, WCBS). ...


Tulowitzki returns to DL after
DENVER - This trip for the 15-day disabled list cuts a little deeper for Troy Tulowitzki and the Colorado Rockies.Just three weeks after returning from a torn thigh tendon that cost him 46 games, the...


Penguins sign forward Cooke to replace Ruutu
Penguins keep Ruutu, he is an agitator, and a personality the Penguins need. That being said, Cooke is a better skater, and certainly a harder.... if not cleaner hitter than Ruutu. All in all, the...


Hushovd wins stage; Valverde leads
SAINT-BRIEUC, France -- Sprint specialist Thor Hushovd of Norway won the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, and Alejandro Valverde of Spain kept the overall lead on a windy,...


Brewers hesitate, opening Sabathia sweepstakes
Sabathia But the Brewers are simultaneously preparing for the possibility they may not be the team that lands the veteran left-hander, beginning the process of generating a B-list of...


Floyd dominant as White Sox dispatch A
CHICAGO -- Gavin Floyd pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings to get his 10th victory and Nick Swisher, Brian Anderson and Alexei Ramirez homered in the Chicago White Sox's 6-1 win over the Oakland...


Report reveals AL, NL All-Star starters
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez will highlight an American League All-Star team loaded with Yankees and Red Sox, according to a report on the New York Post's Web site.Balloting for the...


Schneider delivers as Mets rally past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA - John Maine's arm trouble was only a cramp in his non-throwing arm. Ryan Church blamed his dizziness on a migraine unrelated to his concussions. And the New York Mets' late deficit...


Red Sox All-Stars set to invade Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK - So long, Yankee Stadium. Get ready for an All-Star salute featuring the rival Boston Red Sox.That's right. Manny Ramirez, Kevin Youkilis and Co. are set to take over The House That Ruth...


Peavy throws 7 scoreless to help Padres win 2nd straight
Luke Carlin led off the third inning with a single and Hairston followed one out later with a home run into the spa beyond the fence in right-center to give San Diego a 2-0 lead. Hairston led off the...


Fielder drives in winning run in ninth for Brewers
MILWAUKEE -- Prince Fielder singled in Rickie Weeks with one out in the bottom of the ninth and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday night for their second straight...


Damon hoping to avoid DL, but prospects aren
New York Yankees outfielder crashed into the left-field wall on one strange triple, Damon was still holding out hope he won't have to go on the disabled list for the first time in his 14-season major...


Holliday homers to lift Rockies to fifth straight win
Troy Tulowitzki to the 15-day DL, and yet this spate of bad news has coincided with their best stretch since last fall's unfathomable 21-1 run-up to the World Series. Go figure. "Our team has never...


Rays still beaming, increase AL East lead to 4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Andy Sonnanstine pitched seven strong innings, Ben Zobrist homered again and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 Saturday night for their sixth straight...


Dodgers without Penny until after All-Star break
Penny Penny (5-9), who's on a seven-game losing streak, has been on the disabled list since June 15 with tendinitis and other shoulder problems. He pitched well through the first three innings of...


Beasley resumes contact drills at Heat practice
Miami Heat summer league team Saturday afternoon, his first regular basketball activity since slightly cracking his sternum three days earlier.His status Monday for the summer-league opener in...


Hamilton takes F1 lead with first British GP triumph
Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix for the first time, leading his rain-soaked home race from the fourth lap to take the lead in the Formula One drivers championship.The McLaren driver...


Should You Second That Demotion
- Halfway through the season, his average was down 60 points from last year, his RBIs down about 20 percent, his home runs off by almost 15 percent, and he was on pace to have about 40 fewer hits....


Battered Fan Sues The Mets
July 6, 2008 A Mets fan has put the city on notice that he intends to file a $5.5 million lawsuit for a Aug. 8, 2007, flying-bat incident at Shea Stadium that left him with broken teeth, facial...


Ryan Has Another Dizzy Day
July 6, 2008 PHILADELPHIA - Despite two concussions and a bout of post-concussion syndrome already this year, Mets right fielder Ryan Church said his sudden exit last night was due to a long struggle...


Long Island Native Running With Purpose
July 6, 2008 EUGENE, Ore - Anthony Famiglietti's Olympic experience four years ago left the eclectic Long Islander dismayed and disillusioned. But after a wire-to-wire 8:20.24 win in the 3,000...


Wright No-go For Hr Derby
David Wright is the Mets' lone All-Star representative, don't look for him in the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. Wright finished second in the derby to Ryan Howard two years ago in...


West World For Hondo
July 6, 2008 The Tigers showed no interest in helping the citi zenry of HondoNation last night in Seattle, a costly decision that slashed the earnings to an even-Ste ven 500 mosebys. Today, Mr....


A Ful-philling Night At Last For Amazin
July 6, 2008 PHILADELPHIA - Knowing just how much of a daily yo-yo this season has been for the Mets, the eighth and ninth innings last night probably should have been expected. After going down so...


Joba Set For Bosox Sluggers
July 6, 2008 Although he didn't face the Red Sox coming out of the Yankees bullpen this season, Joba Chamberlain went up against them three times last year and gave up one run in 4 1/3 innings....


Sox Marvel At Sandman
July 6, 2008 The Red Sox will take those odds virtually any time. Down one run in the ninth, bases loaded, nobody out. "More times than not we're still playing," said manager Terry...


Mo Muzzles Sox After Megascare
July 6, 2008 Sitting in the clubhouse, Mike Mussina understood very early in the final inning that Mariano Rivera was going to take everybody in the Yankees Universe for a bumpy ride. When Mussina...


Schneider Provides Punch In Pinch
July 6, 2008 PHILADELPHIA - This was your grand mother's secret recipe for calamity laid out in front of you at Citizens Bank Park, all of the ingredients thrown in this bandbox blender, a full...


Gardner Chips In With Arm And Rbi
July 6, 2008 Dustin Pedroia had a chance for an early extra-base hit yesterday when he singled to left and tried to take second. But Brett Gardner gunned him down. It was a fine effort from the...


Terry No Office Poacher
July 6, 2008 Red Sox manager Terry Francona told Yankees manager Joe Girardi he doesn't need to vacate his spacious Yankee Stadium office for the July 15 All-Star Game so Francano can use it as...


Turns Out, Yanks Are
July 6, 2008 JOBA Chamberlain starts tonight against the Red Sox, and it is not that big a deal. Part of the reason is that this will now be his seventh major-league start. But it also is not quite...


Rivalry Takes Hit, Or Seven
July 6, 2008 Just how lacking in intensity was this Yankee-Red Sox series before yesterday's ninth-inning drama? Seven players got hit yesterday - tying a major league record - and not only...


C.c. Ya In
Posted: 3:44 am July 6, 2008 THE Yankees appear no more than interested bystanders in the C.C. Sabathia sweepstakes - for now. The Yanks would love to acquire a starter before the July 31 trade...


Johnny Dangerously Close To Landing On Dl
July 6, 2008 If Johnny Damon doesn't feel better today, he figures he'll be placed on the disabled list. Damon is in injury limbo. The Yankees leadoff man believes how he feels today will...


Jeter, A-rod Will Be Al All-star Starters
Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are expected to be named AL All Star Game starters today when MLB announces the teams for the July 15 spectacular at Yankee Stadium. A report yesterday morning on...


Rivera Saves More Than Just A Game
July 6, 2008 SUDDENLY, for the first time on this July Fourth weekend, it felt like Red Sox-Yankees. It felt tense. It felt thrilling. It felt like something vital was on the line. Which it was. It...


Ian Struggles In Triple-a Start
Posted: 3:44 am July 6, 2008 Though it won't count in his statistics, Ian Kennedy hit a speed bump on his path back to the majors Thursday night. Kennedy allowed one run on two hits (a double...


Ky. Busch nips Edwards under caution at Daytona
Carl Edwards in a door-to-door drag race Saturday night that ended under caution with Busch earning his Sprint Cup Series-best sixth victory of the season."That's him," crew chief Steve Addington...


Despite 200 setback, Gay says he
Tyson Gay was carted off the field after suffering a severe hamstring cramp in his left leg during his 200-meter quaterfinals heat Saturday at the U.S. track trials. "It's tough," said Wallace...


Pernice takes sole lead at AT&T National
Tom Pernice Jr. was easy to ignore Saturday in the AT&T National until he wound up in the lead.All he did was make 15 pars on an explosive afternoon of birdies and bogeys at Congressional, and his...


Phelps qualifies for eighth race, can break record
OMAHA, Neb. -- Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing.Gary Hall Jr. won't be going to China at all.Phelps locked up his eight-race schedule by winning the...


Truex may be docked at least 150 points
Truex Jr. Sources close to the situation said on Saturday that Truex's team is likely to be docked at least 150 points, the same penalty Haas CNC Racing was given in May, after his car failed to...


Yankees huddle about injured Damon
NEW YORK - Johnny Damon's injured left shoulder was wrapped tightly and the New York Yankees outfielder admitted to having some pills to dull the pain. One day after he crashed into the left-field...