NASCAR To Kurt Busch: 'Keep The Drunk Driving On The Racetrack'
PHOENIX—Nextel Cup Series driver Kurt Busch, who was detained on suspicion of driving drunk and cited for reckless driving near Phoenix International Raceway last ...
Athletes
Mia Hamm Declines Third-Year Option On Nomar Garciaparra
SANTA BARBARA, CA—Just days before the two-year anniversary of their initial agreement of terms, women's soccer legend Mia Hamm opted not to pick ...
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Fixed World Series Heralds First-Ever Moment Of Excitement In Baseball
Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett Get Into Argument Over Who's Taller
SAN ANTONIO, TX—Two weeks after Kevin Garnett called him "shorty," Tim Duncan lashed out against the Minnesota Timberwolves star following a heated height contest ...
NYC Marathon Winner 'Just Went Out There And Had Fun'
NEW YORK—Paul Tergat, who on Sunday became the winner of the biggest and closest New York City Marathon in history, downplayed the role of ...
Pete Rose Jr. Somehow Finds Way To Disgrace Family Name
CINCINNATI—Pete Rose Jr. found a way to further tarnish the baseball legacy of the Rose family when he pleaded guilty Monday to charges that ...
MLS Free Agent Holding Out For Money
DALLAS—Carlos Ruiz, a veteran forward who has played the last three years with Major League Soccer's FC Dallas, has announced that he will ...
Notre Dame Football Announces Improvements To Its Storied History
SOUTH BEND, IN—With their football renaissance derailed, at least for the moment, by a current 5-2 record that includes losses to rivals USC and ...
MLB Season In Review
Onion Sports takes a look back at the 2005 Major League Baseball season, highlighting the year's most memorable moments.
WNBA Draft To Double As Bachelorette Auction
NEW YORK—In order to stimulate interest in the WNBA and allow its fans to get to know the sport's rising stars in a ...
Special X-Games End In Extreme Tragedy
LOS ANGELES—Event organizers and promoters are as yet unable to explain to the satisfaction of law-enforcement officials how Ricky Creston, a 10-year-old Down syndrome ...
Quarterback Has Normal, Healthy Son
NEW YORK—New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington, whose torn rotator cuff has sidelined him for the remainder of the 2005 season, still has that ...
Peyton Manning's Wife Tired Of His Constant 'Audibles' At The 'Line Of Scrimmage'
INDIANAPOLIS—According to sources close to Ashley Manning, wife of Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, the All-Pro's constant audibles on the playing field are mirrored ...
'Ditka' Chicago Man's Answer To Everything
SCHAUMBURG, IL—Almost 20 years after Mike Ditka led Chicago to their only Super Bowl victory, lifelong Chicago resident Dave Johannes continues to suggest the ...
Antonio Alfonseca Once Again Leads Major-League Relievers In Fingers
MIAMI—Florida Marlins pitcher Antonio Alfonseca dominated the MLB in appendages for the ninth straight year, finishing the 2005 season with a league-leading 12 fingers.
Reggie Jackson Still Mr. October To His Librarian
PEBBLE BEACH, CA—Reggie Jackson, the legendary power hitter who earned the nickname "Mr. October" for his World Series heroics with the Oakland A's ...
