TORONTO – Montreal middleweight Patrick (The Predator) Cote is back in the UFC and will face Cung Le at UFC 148. Cote is stepping in for former middleweight
Paris – China’s Peng Shuai was outclassed by second seed Maria Sharapova at the French Open on Saturday, leaving her compatriot, defending champion Li Na, as Asia’s only
Ichiro Suzuki homered twice and Seattle’s bullpen shut out the White Sox over the final four innings to end Chicago’s longest winning streak since July 2010. Tom Wilhelmsen
PARIS: China’s Peng Shuai advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday, joining her compatriots Li Na, the defending champion, and Zheng Jie as other
When you play soccer, sometimes you take the field in the rain and wind. When you graduate from college soccer to the professional ranks, sometimes you have to
Kevin Na made the headlines during the Players Championship because of his slow preshot routine that stretched his group to stay on the course for more than five
PARIS — Defending champion Li Na admitted that she feared falling into the same French Open abyss that had swallowed Serena Williams before easing into the third round
OF Norichika Aoki extended his hitting streak to six games with a first-inning single Wednesday night. Aoki is batting .396 (21-for-53) over his past 18 games. via Milwaukee
World number 16, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, continued with her dominating run at the French Open campaign and outperformed the unseeded Taiwanese-American, Vania King, in the second round
Hornets coach Monty Williams beamed. Across the otherwise silent studio and off camera, incoming Hornets owner Tom Benson and his family began to whoop. All mysteries of the
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