Another product of Boo Williams‘ program, rising junior guard Chris Tang of Hampton Roads Academy, is Oak Hill-bound, according to his host family in Williamsburg. Tang hails from
ROME (AP) – Maria Sharapova successfully defended her Italian Open title Sunday, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in a wild match in which play was twice
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Hideki Matsui homered in his second at-bat of the season after the Tampa Bay Rays purchased his contract Tuesday from Triple-A Durham. The
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xG4Ocyzq7-c] While checking out Terrence Ross and Arnett Moultrie in L.A., we were pleasantly surprised with the addition of a player that we had never seen (or heard
Jessica Mauboy entertained thousands of fans yesterday as she performed at the 2012 Yeosu Expo in South Korea. After lining up alongside fellow Aussie ambassadors, Sports Illustrated model
Brewers skipper Ron Roenicke has been flexible with his lineup ever since Mat Gamel tore the ACL in his right knee. Taylor Green and Travis Ishikawa, the other
Yankees’ offense gives Kuroda just enough room OAKLAND, Calif. – Having tallied 15 runs on 26 hits the previous two days against Oakland, the Yankees’ lineup slipped into
Wei-Yin Chen, speaking through his interpreter, said he wasn’t thinking about his chances of winning today’s game despite leaving after six innings with a 3-2 lead. “In the
Linsanity belongs to Jeremy Lin. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the term to Lin, the New York Knicks’ point guard who in February moved to
“This stands for victory, peace and Vietnam,” says head coach Jason Rabedeaux every time the Saigon Heat win, flashing the two-finger salute. Since taking over head coaching duties
What, another year? Another heritage month? Why not let your friendly longtime amok columnist slice and dice things up for you nicely? This year we replaced poor Asian
Daisuke Matsuzaka, all things considered, is recovering extremely quickly from Tommy John surgery. He underwent the surgery less than a year ago, and he’s already made five minor-league
Former Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz was preparing for the rest of his life when he learned his football career was not ready to expire. Moniz reached an agreement with
Team China has been seeking a legitimate replacement for its dominant center-guard combo of Yao Ming and Liu Wei for a long time. Finally, a promising combination appears
On Tuesday at UFC on FUEL TV 3, Chan Sung Jung solidified himself as the frontrunner to challenge for the featherweight belt after Jose Aldo and Erik Koch
Shenzhen, China – Yi Jianlian is back in China for promotional events with endorser Tsingdao Beer. Yi will report to the China National Team in June to prepare
New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, whose rise from obscurity to NBA stardom captured the world’s attention, was among 13 young players named on Monday to the USA
Record-setting former University of Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang is joining Southern Methodist as a graduate assistant coach in July. Chang who was a star at Saint Louis School
Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored in Monday’s win over the Rangers. Facing fellow countryman Yu Darvish, Ichiro produced RBI knocks in the
The inclusion of 28-year-old Travis Ishikawa on the Milwaukee Brewers’ Opening Day roster surprised some as the team headed into the 2012 season, but his addition to the
Tony Gunawan has more Olympic medals in badminton than the United States has in its history. He’s out to change that. After winning a gold medal in men’s doubles
SHANGHAI: Chinas Liu Xiang won the Shanghai Diamond League meet 110m hurdles on Saturday in a season-leading 12.97sec as he strengthened his bid to reclaim the Olympic title.
Age: 23 Position: RHP 2011 Stats: 19-5, 1.27 ERA, 241 Ks, 226.1 IP The winner of the Sawamura award last season, Japan’s version of the Cy Young, Masahiro
Kosuke Kimura tied it at 2 in the 60th minute, also with his first goal of the season. Nielsen blocked Jeff Larentowicz’s free kick, but Conor Casey outhustled
WASHINGTON — Wei-Yin Chen wasn’t fooling anyone with his breaking ball, least of all Stephen Strasburg. Chen gave up a home run to Washington’s starting pitcher and didn’t
DUSSELDORF, Germany (Kyodo) — Japanese ace Kei Nishikori has withdrawn from the World Team Cup getting underway in Germany this weekend due to an abdominal injury, organizers said
DURHAM — Hideki Matsui’s preferred destination isn’t with the Durham Bulls, but he’s creating quite a stir while he’s here.The Japanese star is taking up temporary residence with
New York – Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke has been looking for somebody on his bench to step up and make enough impact on a sputtering offense to
Age: 29 Position: SS 2011 Stats: .297/.354/.433, 16 HR, 100 RBI, 82 R, 21 SB Coming off of a down season last year for the most part, Hiroyuki Nakajima