RECENT SPORTS NEWS

  • Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89

    May 24, 2013

    CHICAGO (AP) - Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 retired by the Chicago Bears next season.

  • Granderson hit by pitch, later leaves game

    May 24, 2013

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Yankees right fielder Curtis Granderson was hit on the left hand by a pitch, which X-rays showed a broken knuckle on his pinkie finger.

  • Red Sox put OF Victorino, 3B Middlebrooks on DL

    May 24, 2013

    BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Shane Victorino and third baseman Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander Alfredo Aceves and infielder Jose Iglesias.

  • Sanabia : I didn't know spitter was against rules

    May 24, 2013

    CHICAGO (AP) - Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia said he didn't know it was illegal to spit directly onto a baseball.

  • NBA fines Grizzlies G Tony Allen $5,000 for flop

    May 24, 2013

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The NBA has fined Grizzlies guard Tony Allen $5,000 for violating the league's anti-flopping rule during Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs.

  • AP source: FIFA task force seeks 5-game racism ban

    May 24, 2013

    LONDON (AP) - FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask soccer's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday.

  • Indy 500 security tightened after Boston attack

    May 24, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis 500 fans will have to leave their big coolers of beer at home and pay to park in a once-free lot as part of tighter security measures at Sunday's race.

  • Froch seeks to avenge loss to Kessler

    May 24, 2013

    LONDON (AP) - Three years after losing his unbeaten record and WBC super-middleweight title to Danish fighter Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch has the chance to make amends on home soil.

  • Team Andretti strong again on Carb Day at Indy 500

    May 24, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Simon Pagenaud used a fresh new Honda engine to pace the final practice session before the Indianapolis 500.

  • Atlas of Indianapolis: Carpenter on pole at Indy

    May 24, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Ed Carpenter will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday's Indianapolis 500, the local boy on the pole for the biggest race of the season.