Espanyol's Marc Torrejon vies for the ball with Racing's Smolarek during their match at the Olimpic Stadium Lluis Companys in Barcelona yesterday. via Gulf Times
"This is a good start this early in the year ... to be able to get back to the PGA Tour (full-time). I haven't sat down and thought about where I'm going to play."
Australia's Gavin Coles won the Louisiana Open on Sunday for his fourth career Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 1-under 70 in windy conditions for a one-stroke victory over Kyle Thompson. via Slam Sports
Hiroki Kuroda and Clayton Kershaw held Boston hitless into the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up spring training by beating the road-weary Red Sox 8-0 on Sunday.
Things were back to normal at Chavez Ravine following Saturday night's nostalgia-filled side trip five miles down the freeway to the L.A. Coliseum _ where the Red Sox beat the Dodgers 7-4 before a record crowd of 115,300 in a game that brought the local fans back in time to the venue the Dodgers called home during their first four seasons in L.A. Read more
"Surprisingly, there was nobody around and it was a full moon"
Engaged in New Yorik ... Michael Clarke and his fiancee Lara Bingle. Photo: Getty Images Test cricket star Michael Clarke gave his model girlfriend Lara Bingle a $200,000, 4.7 carat diamond ring to seal their ... via The Sydney Morning Herald
"They should clear him any moment now."
It is a very sad story because Nikolay has been badly damaged by all of this Nikolay Davydenko's lawyer Frank Immenga Nikolay Davydenko will be cleared of all match-fixing charges imminently, according to the ... via BBC News
Marvin Williams scored 27 points and Joe Johnson had 23 to help the Atlanta Hawks win their third straight, 114-109 over the New York Knicks on Sunday.
The Hawks increased their lead over New Jersey to 2 1/2 games for the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
New York dropped to 7-29 on the road and has lost two straight and seven of eight overall.
Jamal Crawford led the Knicks with 39 points _ 19 coming in the third quarter _ but he was just 2-for-5 from the field in the fourth before his meaningless layup ended the scoring. Read more
"Wait three or four races and then ask me again, as I will have a pretty good idea of what our status is"
Renault boss Flavio Briatore has disagreed with team driver Fernando Alonso's claim this week that the R28 car is likely to remain out of podium contention for the rest of the season. via F1-live.com
Argentina's Andres Romero won the Zurich Classic in his 12th career start on the PGA Tour, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Peter Lonard.
Romero, a shot behind John Merrick on Sunday morning after the completion of the third round, had a 13-under 275 total on the TPC Louisiana and earned $1,116,000.
Lonard had a chance to force a playoff, but missed a long birdie putt on 18.
Lonard opened with a pair birdies, bogeyed Nos. 3 and 10, then birdied Nos. 8, 11, 14 and 16 to tie Romero at 13 under. The Australian's putt for par on 17 stopped 4 inches shy of the cup, and he then failed to birdie 18. Read more
"We can't go on like this. We're not defending well and we're not attacking well"
AC Milan's chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League took another hit Sunday with a 2-1 loss to visiting Atalanta. via TSN.ca
For a guy who admits he was never more than a mediocre baseball player, President Bush sure gets to keep living the dream.
Bush is throwing out the first pitch Sunday night at the gleaming new baseball stadium in Washington, the sixth time he has had the honor as president. It may be ceremonial, but it is not a duty a president wants to tank. People tend to have long memories when you bounce the ball to home plate.
So Bush made time this week to hurl some practice pitches in his backyard _ the South Lawn of the White House. Read more
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