The Akron Zips, national runners-up last year, are the unanimous No. 1 choice (all 21 first-place votes) in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll this week: 1. Akron (2-0-0); 2. Virginia (2-0-0); 3. Tulsa (2-0-0); 4. North Carolina (1-1-0); 5. Boston College (2-0-0); 6. Harvard (2-0-0); 7. Monmouth (2-0-0); 8. Duke (1-0-1); [...]
*Midfielder-forward Chris Pontius’ hamstring issue is similar to the problem that former D.C. United captain Ryan Nelsen had with Blackburn Rovers in 2006. Nelsen ended up having surgery in Finland in August of that year and didn’t return until January 2007. United has yet to announce a course of action for Pontius, but surgery an [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — From the very first batter, the Oakland Athletics simply looked overmatched against CC Sabathia.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva beat 94th-ranked Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-1, 7-6 (5) Thursday in the second round of the U.S. Open.
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How long does it take a 104 mph Aroldis Champan heater to reach home plate? About .39 seconds. The fireballing rookie has become an MLB sensation just as fast, says Paul Daugherty.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship.
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I don’t usually include online viewing options, but since so many European Championship qualifiers are being shown there and ESPN3.com is available on many Internet services, I’m making an exception. What are you going to watch? FRIDAY European Championship qualifier, Armenia-Ireland 11 a.m. ET, ESPN3.com Euro qualifier, Kazakhsta [...]
Jake Locker has been called a potential first-round NFL pick for so long that you might think he attends the University of NFL Combine. If, like much of America, you believe the two most important sports in America are the NFL and the NFL Draft, you have heard of Locker.
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The black-and-blue division moniker no longer fits. The NFC North features some of the NFL’s most prolific attacks, writes Damon Hack. But is this Aaron Rodgers and the Packers’ year?
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*As expected, the Vancouver Whitecaps will retain Teitur Thordarson as head coach when they enter MLS next season. *Following the departure of Ben Olsen last fall and Clint Mathis this summer, MLS will lose another colorful character at the end of the season with the retirement of defender Mike Petke, who helped D.C. United win MLS Cup in 200 [...]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Singletary had to separate tight end Vernon Davis and wide receiver Michael Crabtree after the players got into a heated discussion at practice Wednesday.
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