Baseball: Oakland outfielder Swisher traded to Chicago
2008-01-04 11:17:03
The Chicago White Sox have acquired outfielder Nick Swisher from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for three minor league players, the team said on Thursday.
Baseball: Clemens says was injected with B-12, not steroids
2008-01-04 10:34:53
Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens told CBS's "60 Minutes" he was injected with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12 during his playing career but not steroids as alleged by his former trainer.
NFL: Giants wait and see with injured players ahead of playoffs
2008-01-03 14:19:17
The New York Giants, who threw caution to the wind with a full-out effort last Saturday to try and deny New England Patriots an undefeated season, await word on the availability of three injured starters for the playoffs.
Sprinter Gatlin to challenge doping ban
2008-01-03 09:18:24
Olympic champion sprinter Justin Gatlin will challenge his four-year doping suspension and may take the case to federal court. Gatlin ban reduced
S. Korean boxer officially declared dead
2008-01-03 09:13:55
South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who fell into a coma after winning his WBO intercontinental flyweight title fight last week, was declared officially dead.
South Korean champ Choi brain dead - official
2008-01-02 15:18:32
South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who lapsed into a coma last week defending his World Boxing Organisation intercontinental flyweight title, has been declared brain dead, a hospital official said.
NHL: Outdoor roots helping NHL grow fans and attention
2008-01-02 14:36:34
Outdoor games could become a regular fixture on the NHL calendar following another stunning success at the Winter Classic on Tuesday despite freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions.
Sprinter Gatlin handed four-year ban
2008-01-02 10:00:53
Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin has been banned for four years for a 2006 positive test for testosterone, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday.
Players may still testify before US lawmakers
2008-01-02 09:37:10
Major League Baseball players linked to doping in the Mitchell Report might yet be asked to testify before lawmakers in January, a House of Representatives committee chairman told the Baltimore Sun.
Former Yankee Leyritz arrested after car death
2007-12-29 11:24:22
New York Yankees player Jim Leyritz was arrested on charges of drink driving and manslaughter on Friday after a woman died in a Florida car crash.
Jones's agent suspended by US governing body
2007-12-29 11:13:42
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones's long-time agent has been suspended by USA Track & Field for two years after pleading guilty to bank fraud charges, the sport's U.S. governing body said.
Dane plays fool in 2007's biggest farce
2007-12-27 14:31:26
They say Christmas is the time for pantomime. But in 2007, cycling provided a year-round drama which bordered on farce.