SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2008 (Reuters) Kobe Bryant scored 19 points to spark the United States to a 89-68 win over a dogged Russia in a warm-up for the Beijing Olympics on Sunday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, July 29, 2008 (Reuters) Marc Utay, a managing partner with New York-based private equity firm Clarion Capital Partners LLC, is leading one of the groups bidding for the Chicago Cubs baseball team, two sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, July 29, 2008 (Reuters) Disgraced U.S. basketball referee Tim Donaghy, who admitted to betting on games he officiated and passing on inside information to bookies, was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 months in prison. ... > full story
MILAN, July 29, 2008 (Reuters) World road race champion Marta Bastianelli said on Tuesday her positive dope test was the result of carelessness when trying to slim and was not an attempt to cheat. ... > full story
AKRON, Ohio, July 29, 2008 (Reuters) Nine days after winning the British Open for the second year running, Padraig Harrington can cement his place among the game's elite at this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. ... > full story
MONTREAL, July 29, 2008 (Reuters) Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek recorded the first upset of the Montreal Cup on Monday, beating Italian 14th seed Francesca Schiavone 7-6 1-6 6-1 in a rain-hit opening round match that took almost seven hours to complete. ... > full story
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Leagues, NCAA must study case July 29, 2008 (Sporting News) The decision of Judge Carol Bagley Amon to send former NBA referee Tim Donaghy up the river for 15 months closes the book on one of the most ...
Orlando Magic waive forward James Augustine July 29, 2008 (Examiner) The Orlando Magic have waived little-used forward James Augustine.. . The 24-year-old would have been entering his third year with the team this ...
Ex-NBA official Donaghy gets 15... July 29, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports) One of the worst scandals in professional sports history came to a conclusion Tuesday when former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 ...
Former NBA referee sentenced to prison July 29, 2008 (United Press International) Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New York to 15 months in prison for his role in betting on NBA ...