June 18, 2013
E-EDITION
SUBSCRIBE/RENEW
MANAGE PRINT SUBSCRIPTION
Professional
Keselowski matures during points battle
AVONDALE, Ariz. — It would have been easy for Brad Keselowski to wreck Jimmie Johnson at the end of last week’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Keselowski would have won the race, surged ahead of ...
Nov 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Free agents reject $13.3M deals as GMs go home
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Josh Hamilton, B.J. Upton and Kyle Lohse were among nine free agents who turned down $13.3 million offers from their former clubs Friday as the annual general managers’ ended...
Nov 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Lakers fire coach Brown after 1-4 start
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have fired coach Mike Brown after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge. The Lakers announced the surprising move Friday, several hours before they host...
Nov 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Louisville coach Charlie Strong talks to wide receiver Eli Rogers during a timeout in a game against Temple on Saturday in Louisville.
Cardinals still seek complete game
LOUISVILLE — Louisville coach Charlie Strong is too busy trying to get a full game from his No. 11 Cardinals to think about politics. At the helm of one of the country’s six unbeaten teams, Stro...
Nov 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
GMs discuss replay, roster changes
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — In between trade talks and early negotiations with free agents, baseball general managers considered some wide-ranging changes that include broader use of instant replay by u...
Nov 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Kentucky's Archie Goodwin (10) is pressured by Transylvania's Tate Cox during Monday's exhibition game at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
Kentucky seeks early answers vs. Maryland
LEXINGTON — Kentucky coach John Calipari will be looking for a working rotation in the season opener against Maryland on Friday night. The third-ranked Wildcats’ latest group of top-level recrui...
Nov 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Micheal Spurlock (86) is tackled by Indianapolis Colts defensive back Josh Gordy (27) after a short reception during the first half Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla.
Luck runs for 2 TDS, Colts beat Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Indianapolis Colts became the latest team to hammer the Jacksonville Jaguars at home, winning 27-10 on Thursday night behind two rushing touchdowns from rookie quarterback ...
Nov 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Baseball considers replay expansion
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.— Baseball is considering a broader expansion of video review for umpires than first discussed. Instant replay in baseball began in August 2008 and has been limited to checki...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
QB Locker will start Sunday barring setback
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Mike Munchak said quarterback Jake Locker will start against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday barring any setbacks Locker worked with the starters on Wednesday, and M...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Ex-University of Texas coach Royal, 88, dies
AUSTIN, Texas — Darrell K. Royal, the former Texas football coach known as much for his folksy, simplistic approach to life as for his creative wishbone offenses and two national championships, has...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints executive vice president/general manager, watches pregame warmups before a game between the Saints and the Jacksonville Jaguars Aug. 17 in New Orleans. Loomis has returned to work after serving his eight-game suspension in connection with the NFL's bounty probe of the Saints.
Saints’ GM returns just in time
METAIRIE, La. — Now that New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis has returned to work, the Saints need his crisis-management skills to be sharp. The organization continues to be rife with unse...
Nov 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Memphis Grizzlies chairman Robert J. Pera holds a jersey during a news conference Monday in Memphis, Tenn. Pera, 34, is one of the youngest owners ever of a professional sports team.
Youthful buzz surrounds new Grizzlies ownership
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Conley says the Grizzlies’ new owner doesn’t look much older than he is. The Memphis guard is right. Robert J. Pera, the Grizzlies’ new chairman and majority owner, is only...
Nov 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith tackles Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick during their game Monday in New Orleans. The Eagles lost their fourth straight game.
Eagles’ season quickly slipping away
PHILADELPHIA — Jeffrey Lurie put Andy Reid on the clock with a preseason decree that mediocrity was no longer acceptable. With each grim defeat, the harsh reality becomes clear. If Lurie, the Ea...
Nov 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
NHL, union return to bargaining table
NEW YORK — The locked-out NHL players’ association returned to the bargaining table Tuesday, and this time brought Sidney Crosby along. On Day 52 of the lockout that has delayed the start of the...
Nov 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Jimmie Johnson (left) and Brad Keselowski bump as they compete for the lead ahead of Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Johnson won the race.
Furious finish saved sluggish Cup race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brad Keselowski held off Kyle Busch on one late restart, and Jimmie Johnson on another. Doing it a third time was just too much to ask during a tense closing sequence at Texas Mot...
Nov 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Weather
Click for Paducah, Kentucky Forecast
Sponsored By:
National Video Feed