The attorney for Matt Walsh said the former New England Patriots video assistant is agreeable to providing information about the team’s illegal taping practices, but as of Friday said the NFL has fallen short of his request for complete indemnification, which would protect Walsh from being sued.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Four-legged athletes are joining their two-legged counterparts as part of a congressional probe into steroids in sports.
The president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association has agreed to testify in front of a House panel investigating the effects of performance-enhancing drugs.
Although most of the focus to date has been on baseball and other team sports, thoroughbred racing also is trying to enact a national ban on steroids, at least for the days leading up to races.
WORLD surfing champion Mick Fanning, who broke his wrist in a snowboarding wipeout last month, has been given a clean bill of health as he prepares to start his title defence on the Gold Coast next week.
The Coolangatta-based star, who last year became the first Australian male in eight years to hoist the Association of Surfing Professionals world crown, gave himself and his sponsors a scare when he was injured during a post-Christmas holiday in Japan.
Largo, MD middleweight Dominic Wade will be part of a United States contingent that will participate in two amateur dual meets in Russia on February 23 -March 1.
Wade will be on a 14-member squad that will combine representatives of the 2008 Olympic team and other members of the current US National team. The squad will compete in two duals while in Russia, beginning with a February 24 match-up in Magnitogrosk, Russia. The two nations will face off a second time on February 29 in Novosibirsk, Russia. The United States team will depart for Russia from Colorado Springs on Tuesday, February 19.
The dual meet will be the first trip to Russia for a United States senior men’s team since the 2005 AIBA World Cup. The event will feature a match-up between the top two amateur boxing nations from the 2007 AIBA World Championships in Chicago, IL.
Traci Dickenson records game-high three RBI.
Feb. 15, 2008
Final Stats
LAS VEGAS – The No. 9 Oklahoma softball team improved to 5-2 on the season as the Sooners topped BYU, 8-5, in Friday in OU’s first game of the UNLV Desert Classic. Junior pitcher D.J. Mathis improved to 4-0 on the year while the Cougars suffered their first loss of the season and fell to 6-1.
The Cougars out hit the Sooners, 7-6, but BYU and OU both had many opportunities on the base paths. BYU stranded 10 runners while Oklahoma left nine on base in a game that saw OU walk 10 times.
Marcos Baghdatis
Marseille, France (Sports Network) – Fourth-seeded Scotsman Andy Murray and sixth-seeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis were among Friday’s quarterfinal winners at the $1.125 million Open 13 indoor tennis event.
The world No. 11 Murray grounded France’s Nicolas Mahut 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) on the hardcourts at Palais des Sports. Murray’s semifinal opponent on Saturday will be another Frenchman, Paul-Henri Mathieu.
Greg Vanney
CARSON, Calif. – The Los Angeles Galaxy acquired defender Greg Vanney from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Quavas Kirk on Friday.
Vanney returns to the Galaxy, where he began his career in 1996, after stints with FC Dallas, Colorado and D.C. United, as well as three years in France’s Ligue 1.
Last year the Chicago Fire were lacking in anything up top. This year, their cup seems to be running over as they have added Andy Herron to their lineup. This is his second round with the team.
The move means Chicago now has Calen Carr, Tomasz Frankowski, Chris Rolfe, Patrick Nyarko, Chad Barrett and Herron ready to play in the forward position. This is an embarrassment of riches.
So what is the team missing? One could argue that the answer is everywhere else on the pitch. Their midfield was a little short last season while they have thinned out a bit in defense. Also, with Pickens heading overseas, they now need a backup keeper.
The president of football’s world governing body Fifa has told the BBC that plans by the Premier League to host games abroad will never happen.
Sepp Blatter also warned that the proposal could harm England’s attempt to host the 2018 World Cup.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway hasn’t been perfect for Dale Earnhardt Jr. after all.
The No. 5 car Earnhardt will drive in Saturday’s Nationwide Series opener was impounded by NASCAR on Thursday night after officials discovered the team altered the spoiler to create an aerodynamic advantage following inspection.