By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone. When asked for a plea by U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, the retired Major League Baseball pitcher said in a [...]
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Tiger Woods finally looked like the No. 1 player in the world. In his first tournament since his divorce, Woods played by far his best round of the year Thursday at The Barclays, missing only one fairway and two greens in a round of 6-under 65. It was his lowest round [...]
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Being back on the field again meant plenty to Brett Favre, no matter if it was only for a few minutes. No matter that he completed one pass and also got clobbered on a sack that lost Minnesota 10 yards. Favre’s highly anticipated first game [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury’s indictment of pitching great Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about his use of steroids deals a further blow to baseball, reinforcing the game’s image as a sport where the use of performance enhancing drugs was widespread. The six-count indictment alleges that one of the most dominant [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An attorney says three armed men looking for Lorenzen Wright showed up at the home of the former NBA player’s ex-wife about six weeks before he was found shot to death. Lawyer Gail Mathes says her client, Sherra Wright, was afraid for herself and her children so kept quiet about the [...]
State farm arena, the city of Hidalgo and the southern indoor football league (sfil) announced today that football will return to the Rio Grande valley in 2011. League president Thom Hager states Texans know football and they love the indoor game. Teams have played throughout the state in several leagues and everyone is excited to [...]
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday he has decided not to suspend Titans quarterback Vince Young over a tussle at a Dallas strip club in June. Speaking to reporters after the Packers’ shareholders meeting in Green Bay, Wis., Goodell said he met with Young [...]
By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Albert Haynesworth has failed his conditioning test and is being forced to sit out the first practice of the Washington Redskins training camp. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Haynesworth did not pass the test Thursday morning. The person spoke [...]
By ANGELA K. BROWN Associated Press Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has filed an objection to next week’s auction of the Texas Rangers. The New York Yankees star says bidders aren’t required to pay money still owed to him and some other former Rangers. Six years after he was traded, Rodriguez is [...]
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — With the economy spiraling downward and sponsors running away faster than Usain Bolt, the Olympics needed money. Big money. And fast. So, leaders of Olympic organizations started thinking outside the box, peddling their famous rings to new companies, selling multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals to pretty [...]
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Vegas police: Hilton denied owning purse, cocaineLAS VEGAS (AP) — Paris Hilton denied owning the purse in which police say less than a gram of cocaine was found after a traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip, according to an arrest report released Monday. “She told me the purse was not hers, that she had borrowed it from a friend,” Las [...]
Big in China: Brands import foreign celebritiesBEIJING (AP) — Kevin Garnett wore his affection for China’s booming sportswear market on his back as the NBA star arrived in Beijing in August. “Love China” declared the Boston Celtics power forward’s T shirt. On the front: The angular red slash logo of Anta, the athletic shoe producer that brought Garnett to China for [...]
Police: Intruder arrested at Paris Hilton’s homeLOS ANGELES (AP) — A man has been arrested at Paris Hilton’s Los Angeles home after the socialite said he tried to break into her house while holding two big knives. Police Officer Gregory Baek says the man was arrested about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday but his name hasn’t been released. Hilton said on her Twitter [...]
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