RECENT SPORTS NEWS

  • Ellis tells Bucks he will opt out of contract

    June 18, 2013

    ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks have lost their leading scorer.

  • Calif. city sues MLB over A's proposed move

    June 18, 2013

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

  • Braves C Gattis on 15-day DL with strained oblique

    June 18, 2013

    ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves have placed catcher Evan Gattis on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique.

  • Rookie Fernandez a rare bright spot for Marlins

    June 18, 2013

    MIAMI (AP) - While fun has been in short supply for the Miami Marlins, rookie right-hander Jose Fernandez is making their season more bearable.

  • Malisse ousts Ferrer on grass in Netherlands

    June 18, 2013

    ROSMALEN, Netherlands (AP) - French Open finalist David Ferrer lost his first-round match Tuesday at the Topshelf Open, a grass-court tournament held the week before Wimbledon.

  • Animal Kingdom no factor at Royal Ascot in finale

    June 18, 2013

    ASCOT, England (AP) - Kentucky Derby champion Animal Kingdom was unable to go out a winner, fading quickly and finishing 11th in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday in his last race before retirement.

  • St. Louis CVC pays $2M to Rams for legal fees

    June 18, 2013

    ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission has paid $2 million to the St. Louis Rams to cover the team's legal fees for the dispute over upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome.

  • Tony Gonzalez wins PFWA Good Guy Award

    June 18, 2013

    ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez has won the 2013 Good Guy Award from the Professional Football Writers of America.

  • Demonstrators flood Brazilian streets in protest

    June 18, 2013

    SAO PAULO (AP) - Enormous demonstrations have shaken cities across this continent-sized country, and more were expected Tuesday in some of the largest outpourings of frustration in decades over red tape, high prices and shoddy services in a rising economic power.

  • Spurs' coach puts Pop into news conferences

    June 18, 2013

    MIAMI (AP) - During his team's Game 3 rout of the Heat, Gregg Popovich was shown on TV talking to his players while they were in the process of burying Miami with a stirring offensive display.