Athletes
Ben Roethlisberger Relieved To Suffer Football-Related Injury
ATLANTA—Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who survived life-threatening injuries as a result of a motorcycle accident...
Tiki Barber To Retire During Third-Down Run Off Right Tackle During Third Quarter Of Sunday's Tampa Bay Game
NEW YORK—Giants running back Tiki Barber, who had earlier announced his retirement pending the end of the 2006-07 NFL season, advanced his...
World Series Overshadowed By Thrilling New MLB Labor Agreement
ST. LOUIS—Thousands of baseball fans gathered in Busch Stadium Tuesday evening to watch as commissioner Bud Selig announced that Major League Baseball and the ...
Lou Piniella's First Big Move As Cubs Manager Is To Resign
CHICAGO—During his formal introduction as Cubs manager
Tuesday, Lou Piniella announced that his first and only managerial decision
will be to...
Larry Coker Fights For His Job By Swinging Helmet At Athletic Director, Chancellor
CORAL GABLES, FL—University of Miami head football coach
Larry Coker, afraid of being scapegoated and fired in the wake of Saturday's
brawl...
Hideki Matsui Unable To Grasp Translator's Explanation Of Where Cory Lidle Is
NEW YORK—Hideki Matsui's interpreter Roger Kahlon has been
unable explain to the Yankees' Japanese-speaking left fielder that former
teammate...
Tim Duncan Releases Decade Worth Of Pent-Up Emotion After Spurs Preseason Loss
SAN ANTONIO—Star Spurs center Tim Duncan has issued a public
apology for his "unacceptable, inexcusable behavior" last Saturday night
following a preseason loss to ...
Terrell Owens Blames Poor Game On Drew Bledsoe, Offensive Line, Hamid Karzai, NASA, Samsung
DALLAS—Troubled, underperforming Dallas wide receiver Terrell Owens lashed out in a press conference at the Cowboys practice facility...
Reggie Bush On First NFL Touchdown: 'That Was It?'
NEW ORLEANS—After Reggie Bush's first touchdown as a professional football player—a 65-yard punt return that ultimately allowed the...
Annika Sorenstam Has Another Remarkable Year For A Lady
WEST PALM BEACH, FL—Annika Sorenstam, the absolutely adorable doll of golf's lighter, gentler side, and a true lady who has absolutely charmed ladies ...
MLB Adopts New 'Four Strikes And You're Back In' Steroid Policy
MILWAUKEE—Facing pressure from the public and the players' union, Major League Baseball announced Monday that they would institute a new steroid...
Nation's Cowboys Fans Deeply Nostalgic Following Michael Irvin's Latest Drug-Related Arrest
PLANO, TX—Cowboys football fans nationwide experienced deep feelings of nostalgia for the franchise's glory days when former Dallas receiver...
John Madden Arrested For Possession Of Turhumanheaducken
GREEN BAY, WI—Football commentator John Madden, famous for his unique vocal stylings and his holiday presentations of unusual meats to...
Pony-Wanting Ron Artest To Be On Best Behavior Till Christmas
INDIANAPOLIS—Just over one year since Ron Artest climbed into the stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills and took a swing at a fan ...
NASCAR Champ Trades In Points For Fun Prizes
HOMESTEAD, FL—Moments after the Nextel Cup Series came to an end following the Ford 400 Sunday, NASCAR drivers eagerly redeemed the points...
The Undertaker Forced To Manage Eddie Guerrero's Funeral
HARTFORD, CT—In a ringside announcement before 50,000 screaming, mourning fans, WWE commissioner Vince McMahon ordered The Undertaker to arrange the burial ceremony for ...
