NEW YORK (AP) – Jimmy Rollins won the National League MVP award Tuesday, edging Matt Holliday in a close race after propelling the Philadelphia Phillies to their first playoff berth in 14 years with his speed and steady all-around play.
PITTSBURGH — Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu and wide receiver Santonio Holmes seem certain to miss at least one game and possibly more with injuries from a surprise loss to the New York Jets.
PHOENIX — Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has checked himself into the Maricopa County Jail system to serve a one-day sentence on drug charges.
The 41-year-old boxer pleaded guilty in September of one count of felony cocaine possession and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence.
The charges stem from his arrest last year after leaving the Pussycat Lounge in Scottsdale. Officers saw Tyson driving erratically and stopped his BMW, and they found baggies of cocaine in his pocket and car.
The United States and Russia have named unchanged sides for the Davis Cup final in Portland, Oregon, later this month.
Andy Roddick and James Blake will play the singles rubbers for the US with Mike and Bob Bryan set for the doubles, as in the semi-final win over Sweden.
SEOUL, South Korea — In an exhibition match between tennis greats past and present, Roger Federer defeated Pete Sampras 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday.
The match was the first of three Asian exhibitions, with their next meeting Thursday in Kuala Lumpur before a final get together in Macau on Saturday.
If the top-ranked Swiss star expected an easy time against Sampras, he found out early Pistol Pete still has his powerful serve. Sampras brought cheers from the crowd at Seoul’s Olympic Tennis Arena with two aces in his first service game.
Jerryd Bayless scored 20 points and added nine assists and nine rebounds, and Arizona defeated UMKC 81-62 on Monday night.
Bayless, a freshman from Phoenix, has led the Wildcats in scoring in two of his first three college games. Bayless hit 5-of-7 shots from the floor and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line.
Daniel Dillon scored a career-high 14 points, hitting all four of his field goal attempts, including three 3-pointers, and all three of his free throws.
By: Anton Rowd..
HEV or the Hybrid Electric Vehicles run on the concept of using both gas and electric motor to maximize fuel consumption and longer mileage. However, this does not mean that all the hybrid vehicles available on the market all achieve the same mileage and use up the same amount of fuel. Here is a hybrid car comparison of some vehicles from different brand manufacturers.
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20 November 2007 VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Micah Richards pre-Croatia Manchester City defender Micah Richards is relishing the chance to take on Vedran Corluka at Wembley on Wednesday.
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Flavio Briatore says he hopes to have a final decision on Fernando Alonso’s future with Renault by the middle of the week.
The Italian news agency ANSA quotes Briatore as saying he is "60 per cent" certain the Spaniard will return to the French manufacturer, where he won both his world titles.
Nicole Cooke has had three years to think about the last women’s Olympic road race, where she finished fifth behind the unexpected Australian, Sara Carrigan. You suspect she has spent a lot of time rerunning the final stages in her mind.