Ballesteros speaks publicly about cancer fight

MADRID (AP) — An emotional Seve Ballesteros has spoken publicly for the first time about his fight against a cancerous brain tumor….

Kentucky receives permission to talk to Calipari

John Calipari has spent the last nine years helping Memphis elbow its away into college basketball’s elite, turning away other opportunities to build the Tigers into a national power….

NFL player accepts officer’s apology

DALLAS (AP) — An NFL player said Monday he accepts the apology offered by a Dallas police officer who stopped him with a drawn gun in a hospital parking lot while his mother-in-law was dying inside….

Dwight Howard leads Magic past Heat, 101-95

MIAMI (AP) — On the night Miami retired Alonzo Mourning’s number, Orlando’s big man wrecked the party….

Drew at the Mansion: Bad Move?

On the plus side, he didn’t pull a "Hef" and fire up the pipe, which carries the threat of decreased stamina upon hitting the court again. But nonetheless, a piece by SI’s Arash Markazi about Andrew Bynum living it up at the Playboy Mansion roughly a dozen or so hours before yesterday’s loss to the Hawks will perhaps ruffle the feathers of a few laker loyalists. In particular, the sight of Drew’s shoulders decorated by Playmate Nicole Narain’s gams. With no definitive date set for Andrew’s return and his absence definitely felt, fans are anxious for any bit of news…

Virginia hires Tony Bennett as new coach

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Washington State coach Tony Bennett has been hired as Virginia’s men’s basketball coach. Washington State athletic director Jim Sterk announced the move Monday evening. He said Virginia asked for permission to speak with Bennett on Friday….

Home court advantage: Plan B

The Lakers are not going to have the NBA’s best record. (Please do not panic.) Putting aside the pasty aftertaste of Sunday’s brickathon in Atlanta, the real concern about the state of the bench, or Kobe Bryant’s shooting rut of late (37% over his last seven games), it’s more a question of unfortunate math. With nine games to play, the Lakers are two games behind Cleveland, who also have nine remaining. A few of those will be tough for the Cavs- at Orlando, a home and home against a decent-and-motivated Philly team, at home against Boston and San Antonio- but…

Hawks 86, Lakers 76: Something is rotten in the state of Georgia

A paraphrasing of Hamlet’s famous take on Denmark feels appropriate in summing up the Lakers performance while visiting Atlanta for roundball. Upon entering the guest’s locker room to change clothes, a foul stench was in the air. Unfortunately for the purple and gold, the good folks at Glade can only do so much to solve the problem. That scent greeting the Lakers carried onto the court, forging an 86-76 loss to the Hawks where "stink-o-rama" quickly became the afternoon’s unshakable theme. A mere twelve seconds passed before Kobe Bryant committed the team’s first turnover- that couldn’t have done much to…

Longtime NFL, college coach Lou Saban dies at 87

He was a star football player in college, a champion pro football coach, a baseball president, a man with a short temper and very long resume, never averse to tackling something new….

Mr. Martinsville: Johnson wins again at paper clip

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson seemed both shocked and defensive, as if Denny Hamlin’s assertion that Johnson used bump-and-run tactics to win a race wounded him….

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