By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Former champion and 10th seed Maria Sharapova of Russia was knocked out of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Sunday, losing an error-strewn marathon to China's Zheng Jie 6-3 2-6 6-3.
While Sharapova made a premature exit, it was plain sailing for ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Running back LaDainian Tomlinson has signed with the New York Jets, the team said on Sunday on its website (http://www.newyorkjets.com).
Tomlinson, who was recently released after nine seasons with the San Diego Chargers, had visited several potential teams before choosing the Jets in a ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There were few surprises when the 65-team NCAA championship bracket was announced on Sunday with all the predicted top teams earning number one seeds.
Top seeds Kansas will begin March Madness in the Midwest against 16th ranked Lehigh while fellow number ones Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse lead ...More
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Roberto Luongo made 32 saves as the Vancouver Canucks snapped the Calgary Flames' four-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Sunday.
The Northwest-leading Canucks raced to a 3-0 lead on first-period goals from Daniel Sedin, Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin, who scored his 28th of the season ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Three-times champion Roger Federer survived a second-set wobble to overcome Romania's Victor Hanescu 6-3 6-7 6-1 in the second round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Sunday.
While the Swiss world number one had to work harder than expected in his ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Apple Blossom Invitational next month, ending the highly anticipated match-up against undefeated 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic champion Zenyatta.
The move comes after Rachel Alexandra, the U.S. Horse of the Year in 2009, ran out of steam in the stretch ...More
DENVER (Reuters) - The Denver Broncos have acquired quarterback Brady Quinn from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for fullback Peyton Hillis and a 2011 sixth-round draft choice, the team said on Sunday.
Denver also said on their website (www.denverbroncos.com) they had agreed to give the Browns a conditional 2012 ...More
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - LeBron James found his scoring touch in the second half to grab 24 of his game-high 30 points and lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 104-93 victory over Eastern Conference rivals Boston on Sunday.
In his second game back from an ankle injury, James shook off a ...More
MIAMI (Reuters) - When Ernie Els finished tied for 67th in the Honda Classic last week he responded in the only way he knew how -- he picked up a bucket of balls and went out on the range.
The tall Els practiced until dark on the Sunday and did the same ...More
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is expected to let the PGA Tour know soon when he will return to action, Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said on Sunday.
Media speculation has linked the world number one with a return before or for the U.S. Masters in early April.
"I'm as ...More
