LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologized Sunday for racist comments captured on tape, saying they were a "terrible mistake." "Im not a racist," Sterling told CNNs Anderson Cooper in excerpts posted from an interview taped Sunday and set to air Monday. "I made a terrible mistake. Im here to apologize." In his first public comments since beipor wanglei - Open (talk) box
STAVANGER, Norway -- Sweden warmed up for the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February by beating Scotland 10-5 to win the womens title at the European Curling Championship on Saturday. Margaretha Sigfridssons rink avenged its defeat by the Scots in the round-robin games by scoring three at the last end to win the final by a convincing margin. Scotland, skipped by Eve Muirhead, was the favourite aftepor wanglei - Open (talk) box
PARIS - The surprises continued Tuesday at the French Open. A day after mens Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka was eliminated in the first round, the womens winner in Melbourne was shown an early exit at Roland Garros as Frances Kristina Mladenovic knocked out second-seeded Li Na in three sets. The big-hitting Mladenovic sent the 2011 French Open champ home with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 win on Courtpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
NEW YORK -- Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and later added a bases-loaded triple to help the New York Yankees to a 7-3 win over the first-place Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The Yankees beat Mark Buehrle for the ninth straight time and handed the Blue Jays their 15th loss in a row in the Bronx. Rookie Chase Whitley (3-0) remained unbeaten in seven starts since making his big lpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Leonys Martin and the Texas Rangers found a way to put together the game-winning run Saturday night. Martin hit a game-winning bases-loaded single with two outs in the ninth inning to give Texas Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. He sent a grounder past pitcher Brian Duensing into centre field to drive in Alex Rios with the winning run. "I was concentrating opor wanglei - Open (talk) box
Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane took part in Wednesdays morning practice, a first since the 23-year-old suffered a lower-body injury on Dec. 22. Kane, along with defencemen Toby Enstrom and Mark Stuart, wore baby blue non-contact jerseys. Enstrom and Stuart both returned from injury on Tuesday. Enstrom hasnt played since Nov. 23 and Stuart went out Dec. 16. Missing from Wednesdays practice waspor wanglei - Open (talk) box
AYIA NAPA, Cyprus -- With the country in turmoil, Ukraines national football team says it is a symbol of the countrys unity. The Ukrainians are scheduled to face the United States in a friendly on Wednesday in Cyprus, a match moved from Kharkiv to Larnaca for security reasons. "The national team is a symbol of unity because players come from all over Ukraine," said its captain Anatoliypor wanglei - Open (talk) box
The hosts of The College Football Podcast debate who deserves an invite to the BCS National Championship should OSU and Auburn win their conference championship games on Saturday. Ryan Bolta (@TSNBolta) and the case for Ohio State: If in fact Ohio State completes an undefeated season and wins the Big 10 title on Saturday, they deserve to play for the BCS National Championship. An undefeated teampor wanglei - Open (talk) box
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts have waived backup wide receiver LaVon Brazill, one week after he was suspended for the 2014 season by the NFL for violating its substance-abuse policy. Brazill was suspended for the first four games last season for violating the substance abuse policy. He said at the time it was for marijuana use. Brazill played in 10 games last season, finishing with 12 capor wanglei - Open (talk) box
LONDON -- England coach Stuart Lancaster pleaded with Toby Flood to stay home for club and country, but couldnt change the flyhalfs mind. Flood, with 60 caps since 2006 including two Rugby World Cups, was axed on Thursday when Lancaster named his squad for the Six Nations starting on Feb. 1. Flood has decided to leave English champion Leicester, which he captains, for Toulouse after the season. &por wanglei - Open (talk) box
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Detroit Pistons say they wont pick up the team option on Chauncey Billups contract for the 2014-15 season. Coach Stan van Gundy says Mondays announcement was a hard one. He says the 37-year-old guard "will always be a valued member of the Detroit Pistons family." Owner Tom Gores says Billups has shown "leadership, dedication and excellence both on and offpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
PHOENIX -- Unsatisfied after a pair of losses, Johnny Cueto told his teammates he would pitch well against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Just get me two runs, he told them. The Reds did more than that. Not that he needed it. Cueto pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the Reds gave him some rare run support in a 5-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday night. "He backed his word,&por wanglei - Open (talk) box
Orchard Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Veteran quarterback Kyle Orton announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday. Orton, 32, started the final 12 games for the Buffalo Bills this season after 2013 first-round pick EJ Manuel was benched. He completed 287-of-447 passes for 3,018 yards with 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Orton had contemplated retirement last offseason, but signed with thepor wanglei - Open (talk) box
Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien isnt giving up on Dustin Tokarski, announcing that the 24-year-old goaltender will get the start again in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers on Thursday. Tokarski, who had played in three games earlier in the regular season, allowed three goals on 30 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Rangers in his playoff debut on Monday. Tpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
AUSTIN, Texas -- DeLoss Dodds, the Texas athletic director who built the program into a Goliath of college sports in terms of wealth, power and prestige, said Tuesday he is ready to retire and leave the Longhorns -- and some potentially tough coaching decisions -- in someone elses hands after three decades at the helm. The 76-year-old Dodds has led the Texas program since 1981, when he took a jobpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Canadas Rosalind Groenewoud settled for a seventh-place finish in the womens ski halfpipe competition Thursday at the Sochi Games. The freestyle skier from Calgary had a poor first run but turned in a decent effort in the second run to finish with 74.20 points. American Maddie Bowman won gold with a score of 89.00 points on a mild evening at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, epor wanglei - Open (talk) box
LONDON - Karim Benzema beat Cristiano Ronaldo to take leading player honours in The Associated Press global football 10 on Tuesday, as Real Madrid was named team of the week.Madrid followed a resounding 3-0 victory at Liverpool in the Champions League, its first triumph against the English club, with a 3-1 win over rival Barcelona in the first clasico match of the season.Benzema scored twice agaipor wanglei - Open (talk) box
(SportsNetwork.com) - The Washington Capitals hope to avoid their longest losing streak of the season when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Wednesdays Metropolitan Division battle at Verizon Center. The Capitals have dropped four in a row (0-3-1) and were handed a 4-3 regulation loss in Columbus on Tuesday night. Washingtons longest skid of 2014-15 came during an 0-4-1 stretch from Oct. 26-Nopor wanglei - Open (talk) box
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars want and need to see more of quarterback Blaine Gabbert. Coach Gus Bradley named Gabbert the starter Thursday, two days before the Jaguars face the New York Jets in their second preseason game. Gabbert played the first four series in the teams exhibition opener against Miami, completing 5 of 10 passes for 19 yards. He had two passes dropped and anothpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
Each round of the playoffs, I forecast the round simply by using shots on goal and goaltender save percentage to come up with a baseline for the series. Its not intended to be some magical formula and doesnt apply any context, like, for example, taking injuries into account. This method was 5-3 in the first round and is currently 2-1 in the second round, with the Kings favoured entering their serpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
MINNEAPOLIS -- Like an incomplete pass bouncing untouched on the turf, Bernard Berrians time in Minnesota fell well short of the hopes and expectations he raised following a strong first season with the Vikings. Berrian was waived Tuesday, halfway into his fourth year with the team. He met with coach Leslie Frazier on Monday about his status and had another talk scheduled for Tuesday, following hpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants agreed to a one-year contract on Friday with tight end Kellen Davis, whose previous teams last game was a Super Bowl victory at the Giants stadium. The 14th free agent signed by the Giants this off-season who played elsewhere last year, Davis spent his first five NFL seasons with Chicago. He joined the Seahawks one week into the 2013 season and playedpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Colby Rasmus has become a part-time player with Toronto. He made the most of his only at-bat Thursday night. Rasmus delivered a pinch-hit homer in the 10th inning and the Blue Jays earned their first three-game sweep at Tampa Bay with a 1-0 victory over the Rays. "It feels good, but I wasnt going up with the intent to try and show anything that I havent shown before,&por wanglei - Open (talk) box
His talent, undeniable... his temperament, unreliable. Just what is going on in Wonderkids head? The pressure is mounting for a young up-and-coming professional footballer in a new short film supported by the Football Association and the Premier League. WONDERKID: Whats the story? Director Rhys Chapman, actor Chris Mason and Sky Sports Martin Tyler and Geoff Shreeves explain... Directed by Rhys Cpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
The Indiana Pacers drew even in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Washington Wizards last time out, but the action shifts to our nations capital Friday night for Game 3. Watch the game on TSN2 and TSN GO at 8pm et/5pm pt. Friday will mark the first second-round playoff game in Washington since 2005. That year, the Wizards were swept by the Miami Heat in the semis, but that wontpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
TORONTO -- Jose Bautista had a game to remember. The Toronto Blue Jays right-fielder had his 15th homer of the season, hit into a triple play, threw a runner out at home and was interfered with by a fan as he tried to catch a foul ball in the ninth that resulted in an out after a video review. To top it off, the Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 for their sixth win in a row on Fridaypor wanglei - Open (talk) box
INDIANAPOLIS -- Washington keeps finding ways to break through old, stubborn barriers. Even in the unlikeliest place of all -- Indiana. Bradley Beal scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Trevor Ariza added 22 and the Wizards held off the Pacers with a stout defence over the final 7 1/2 minutes Monday night to get a 102-96 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. It was Washpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
TORONTO - The Kansas City Royals have recalled third baseman Mike Moustakas from Triple-A Omaha and activated left-hander Francisley Bueno from the 15-day disabled list. Infielder Danny Valencia was placed on the 15-day DL with a sore left hand, and right-hander Aaron Brooks was optioned to Omaha. Moustakas was at third base and batting eighth against the Blue Jays on Sunday. The four-year veterapor wanglei - Open (talk) box
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Each time the Utah Jazz threatened Memphis lead, the Grizzlies responded with defensive stops. Utahs second-half effort pulled the Jazz even in the fourth before Memphis clamped down its defence and beat the Jazz 96-86 on Wednesday night. Zach Randolph scored 21 points, Marc Gasol added 20 as Memphis maintained its hold on a Western Conference playoff spot. "When we do thinpor wanglei - Open (talk) box
PHILADELPHIA -- Ryan Zimmermans go-ahead single in the 10th inning had the Nationals celebrating on the field. Washington got some good news off the field, too. Zimmerman singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th, and Jayson Werth homered and had three RBIs to lead the Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Ross Detwiler (1-2), one of six Washingtpor wanglei - Open (talk) box