Hideki Matsui has been designated for assignment to make room for infielder Ryan Roberts on the 25- and 40-man rosters, the Rays announced on Wednesday. The Rays have
Everyone kept saying it: Jeremy Lin‘s value to the Knicks extended past the basketball court. Want proof though? Since he signed his offer sheet with the Rockets, MSG’s
Male Le Huynh Chau and female Hoang Dieu Linh, two Vietnamese Taekwondo hopefuls at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in London, are expected to meet real challenges as
Shin-Soo Choo provided the decisive shot for Cleveland, socking a two-run home run in the third inning. Casey Kotchman reached base in the third inning on an infield
When you’re the “world’s hottest swimsuit model” like Jessica Gomes, hanging out in a bikini is pretty much par for the course, wardrobe wise. Her bikini is our
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Grantville native Amy Swensen – or so she thought. Huddled in a tunnel with America’s best athletes, Swensen stood seconds away from
Ichiro Suzuki‘s 12-year run of excellence with the Seattle Mariners ended abruptly today with a trade to the New York Yankees. Suzuki contacted the Mariners several weeks ago
Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae was placed ninth overall in the individual World Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup at the Minsk Sports Palace, Belarus, Saturday. Son earned a total of
After more than a month of waiting, the Baltimore Orioles’ Taiwanese pitcher Wei-Yin Chen finally bagged his eighth win in his rookie major league season Thursday with a
When UFC 149 goes live on Saturday night from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Urijah Faber and Renan Barao will keep everyone’s attention inside the octagon during the
After weeks of waiting, former US Under-17 midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong is off to Thailand. Over the weekend, the American midfielder was unveiled as one six new signings by
BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — Following is a list of points of interest to Chinese during the London Olympic Games: July 27 – Open ceremony The Olympic Stadium
In 2007, Choi Yon-Kyum, head coach of South Korea’s Daejeon Citizen, went for a drink with his assistant and ended up attacking him with a beer glass. The
Donovan Ricketts was just minding his own business, hanging out in the Montreal Impact goal, probably waiting for the halftime whistle when *BAM* Lee Nguyen — fresh off
At 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday night, one hour before the New York Knicks needed to decide whether to match the Houston Rockets’ three-year, $25.1 million contract offer
There was a considerable gnashing of analytical teeth leading up to Chris Weidman’s midweek main event against Mark Munoz at UFC on Fuel TV. The general consensus among
In 12.87 seconds on an Oregon track, China’s Liu Xiang banished five years of injury-filled misery and annointed himself favourite to reclaim the Olympic gold he relinquished so
Taiwan’s Yang Shu-chun has high hopes for the London Olympics, which will be her last major tournament. The 27-year-old taewkwondo player is wrapping up her athletic career of
At 40 years of age, middleweight Cung Le most likely won’t be challenging for the title during his UFC career. However, Le will be performing when the Octagon
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kDB2z7nDuM] HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Lin loves New York. He wanted to stay. Even so, it was more important to him to be on the court as a
Houston, you can have him. That was the message theKnicks sent on Tuesday when they decided not to match Jeremy Lin’s three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet from the
Manager Eric Wedge said that Hisashi Iwakuma would move into the rotation after the break. He’ll be taking the spot that had belonged to Hector Noesi. “Iwakuma will
Cung Le has taken several months and years off during his fighting career to film roles in movies. However, Le credits his decision to follow a healthy lifestyle
I agree with national coach Tey Seu Bok’s assessment that despite Datuk Lee Chong Wei dropping to No. 2 behind China’s Lin Dan in the world ranking list
Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Sayaka Kaneshiro was involved in a practice accident on Wednesday, June 27, while preparing for the 2012 X-Games, sustaining injuries to both wrists and
Taiwanese left-hander Wei-Yin Chen of the Baltimore Orioles has been selected as the best import by the Sporting News in its first-half review of the American League. Chen
Writers from around Tribune Co. reveal which of the five choices — Jonathan Broxton, Yu Darvish, Ernesto Frieri, Jason Hammel or Jake Peavy — they think should
Brian Rhee, the manager and translator for UFC welterweight Dong Hyun Kim, informed members of The Underground that his fighter suffered a muscle spasm that was to blame
Badminton powerhouse China are heightening the mind games in a bid to complete a historic 1-2-3 finish in the men’s singles at the London Olympics. But whatever their
UFC Hall of Famer and legend Chuck Liddell and fellow UFC stars “Sugar” Rashad Evans, Arianny Celeste and other UFC Octagon Girls hosted the official UFC Fight Week
The figure skating queen smiled comfortably. She said that she missed the ice and cannot give up being an athlete. Yu-na Kim, 22, said, “I will participate in
As Yu Darvish began his rock-star ascension with the Rangers this season, Hideki Matsui was looking for a job. Only three years earlier, Matsui was the World Series
China won its third game in a row at the Stankovic Cup by defeating Russia 73-67 on Sunday, securing their berth in the final of the tournament. Trailed
Shanghai Shenhua striker Didier Drogba does not believe that the Chinese Super League is as strong as the MLS, but is looking forward to the challenge in China.