World Sports

Kevin Durant of the Seattle SuperSonics has been chosen as the NBA Rookie of Year, The Associated Press has learned. via Asbury Park Press Online

Jelena Dokic, once ranked No. 4 in the world and now unranked after missing two years with injuries, made a quick exit Tuesday in the first round of the Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem. via Tennis

"Through some of the stretching and stuff, I've probably grown a half-inch to an inch"

Somebody must have pinched Phil Mickelson because he insists he's grown an inch in the past three or four years. via The Gaston Gazette

"So far it has been our clear objective to have the BMW brand in the foreground"

Apr.30 The German manufacturer BMW has no plans to drop ' Sauber ' from the name of its Swiss based formula one team in the very near future. via F1 Complete

"We are claiming this amount of money on the basis of Fifa's rules"

Dutch side say striker committed to joining them before moving to Boro This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Wednesday April 30 2008. via Guardian Unlimited

Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath took four wickets to help the Delhi Daredevils to a 10-run win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League. via The Age

The Atlanta Braves simply cannot win a one-run game. Felipe Lopez's bases-loaded hit to left with no outs in the 12th lifted the Washington Nationals to a 3-2 victory over the Braves on Wednesday, dropping ...

Xavier Nady and Nate McLouth each stroked three hits and drove in three runs, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-1 rout of the New York Mets in the finale of a rain-shortened two-game set at Shea Stadium.

After six games in seven days, Curtis Granderson had a day off against Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte on Wednesday.

The Detroit Tigers traded right-hander Jason Grilli to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday for minor league pitcher Zachary Simons.