Lori “Lolo” Jones’ Olympic dream is alive and well. A third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the USA Olympic Track and Field trials Saturday at Hayward Field sends the celebrated Iowa-born, Louisiana-trained, “still pure” athlete to the London Olympic Games, with a crack at erasing her sad memories of the 2008 Beijing Games. “I […]
There is an uneasiness in the basketball heartland. There is, outside of south Florida, a muted reply to the new NBA champions. LeBron James is being handed his proper respect, but nearly every package delivered is dripping with reluctance. The Miami Heat (the Prefab Five) vanquished the deer in the headlights Thunder to finally validate […]
The first tee box at the hilly Olympic Club is a tabletop plateau perched 25 feet above a winding sidewalk. The customary way to reach the tee is a 15-step staircase. That is how Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson found their way to the hole Thursday. They had begun their round on the ninth hole, […]
Kevin Durant keeps insisting these NBA Finals are Thunder against Heat, not him against LeBron James. So far, his side is winning both matchups. Durant delivered the fourth quarter his counterpart never could last year, scoring 17 of his 36 points and leading a Thunder storm that overwhelmed Miami and gave Oklahoma City a 105-94 […]
Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines was stunned by American Timothy Bradley on Saturday, surrendering his WBO welterweight title on a controversial split decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It was Pacquiao’s first defeat since he lost to Erik Morales in Las Vegas in March 2005, ending a run of 15 consecutive wins by the […]
Chris “Birdman” Anderson will not be suiting up for the rest of the playoffs, or anytime soon for that matter. The Denver Nuggets excused him indefinitely from all team activities after Douglas County sheriff deputies entered and searched his home on Thursday afternoon before Denver’s game six first round match up against the Lakers. While […]
Bryce Harper couldn’t say enough about Matt Kemp, the guy who had just spoiled his major league debut. Someday, that’s the kind of player the Washington Nationals rookie might become. Hardly fazed by playing in front of a sellout crowd at Dodger Stadium, the 19-year-old Harper showed some of the eye-popping talent that made him […]
Delmon Young followed a huge postseason last year with a huge spring training this year, and he seemed poised for a huge season that would lead to a huge contract when he becomes a free agent this fall. Young hits fifth for the Tigers, directly behind Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. In the year entering […]
The San Francisco 49ers have taken another step to boost their receiving corps, selecting Illinois wideout A.J. Jenkins with the 30th pick in the NFL draft. Jenkins will join a unit that already features Randy Moss, Mario Manningham and Michael Crabtree on the reigning NFC West champion 49ers, who lost in overtime of the NFC […]
The Atlanta Falcons gave up only a seventh-round draft pick Wednesday when they acquired four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel from the Philadelphia Eagles. The Falcons announced the trade after Samuel agreed to restructure his contract to a three-year, $18,5-million deal. His contract with Philadelphia called for him to earn $9,9 million in 2012 and […]