The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Brian Wilson and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a $4,437,500, one-year deal on Saturday, avoiding an arbitration hearing. The Giants confirmed to The Associated Press that the sides settled at the midpoint of what each proposed in arbitration. Wilson has spent the past two of his four major [...]
Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS — On his feet, his insides roiling like a butter churn, Percy “PJ†Williams Jr. pulled his leather Saints helmet over his face and closed his eyes. “Look! Look! Watch this game, baby!†his wife gushed. “I can’t do it!†PJ blurted, hiding his face. Over and over again he [...]
AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won their fourth Australian Open doubles title, defeating Daniel Nestor of Canada and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Saturday. The top-seeded Bryans picked up their eighth Grand Slam title in doubles. They faced two break points in the ninth game [...]
AP Sports Writer ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn is no longer perfect in downhill races. Not to worry, she says. It might help her win an Olympic title. Vonn, the world champion and two-time World Cup champ in the event, is now a mere 5-for-6 this season. She placed fifth Saturday after her ski [...]
AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. — Ty Abbott scored 29 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as Arizona State defeated Stanford 88-70 on Saturday to keep the Cardinal winless on the road. Derek Glasser had 12 points and 10 assists for the Sun Devils (15-7, 5-4 Pac-10), who had dropped the first two games [...]
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a unique window into a vital chapter of American history that the late Buck O’Neil helped open 20 years ago, could be in trouble. Attendance and revenues are down, and a decision by new management to distance itself from O’Neil has splintered many [...]
AP Sports Writer MIAMI — The Pro Bowl’s experimental one-year move to Miami has resulted in better ticket sales, more media coverage and some grousing by players. “I like Hawaii a lot better,†Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison said. He and the other all-stars wanted to end the season in Miami — but not this [...]
AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams won her second straight Australian Open championship, ending Justine Henin’s hopes of a Grand Slam title in her return from retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory Saturday. Williams withstood a determined challenge from Henin before securing her fifth Australian Open title overall and 12th Grand Slam [...]
AP Sports Columnist ANAHEIM — Outside the Tiger Woods Learning Center, visitors are welcomed with a message etched in concrete and another time. “Tiger,†it says, “thank you for being an adult role model.†Inside, past a huge bronze sculpture of Woods and his father in the lobby, eager fifth-graders wielding scalpels and tweezers are [...]
AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. — Life after Kurt Warner has begun for the Arizona Cardinals with Matt Leinart stepping into that giant void at quarterback. Leinart watched for 2 1/2 seasons while Warner took the team to a level of success long-suffering Cardinals fans had never dared to even imagine: two NFC West championships, [...]
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — There was a familiar voice behind the microphone during the Duke-Georgetown basketball game — Barack Obama’s. The president, attending as a fan, provided about seven minutes of nationally televised hoops commentary in the second half of Saturday’s matchup of two top 10 teams at the Verizon Center near the White [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The offices of award-winning Miramax Films were closing on Friday, but the brand will continue to exist for at least two years. The closures were in line with plans announced in October to slash Miramax’s movie production to three per year, down from six to eight. Miramax owner Walt Disney Co. [...]
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