Sports
Latest Stories
Big_Ten_Big_Changes_Football.sff.jpg
FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2009, file photo, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel walks the sidelines against Michigan during the fourth quarter of an NCAA football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Since 1943, fans have always known where to find the annual showdown between Michigan and Ohio State: Right at the end of the schedule. With the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams in 2011 and also going to divisional play and a conference championship game, that sacred spot closing out the regular season is no longer a certainty. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Tennessee_Quarterbacks_Football.sff.jpg
In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, Tennessee quarterback Matt Simms looks to hand the ball off during NCAA college football practice in Knoxville, Tenn. Simms' experience managing an offense appears to be giving him the edge in Tennessee's quarterback competition. With one week of the Volunteers' fall camp left, the junior who spent a year at Louisville and another at a junior college, is poised to become the team's starter over freshman Tyler Bray when Tennessee begins preparing for the season opener against Tennessee-Martin next week. (AP Photo/Wade Payne,File)
Kentucky_Cobbs_Climb.sff.jpg
This photo taken Oct. 25, 2008 shows Kentucky quarterback Randall Cobb (18) gaining ground with Florida's defensive end Carlos Dunlap (8) unable to stop during NCAA college football play in Gainesville, Fl. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
Nebraska_Pelini.sff.jpg
Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini is flanked by defensive ends and special teams coordinator John Papuchis, left, and running backs coach Tim Beck, right, as he speaks to defensive back Lance Thorell (23), during NCAA college football team practice in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Pelini says: "I don't think Nebraska is a steppingstone job, It's a great job. You have all the things necessary to win. We have a great athletic director, we have great support. I love my staff. I'm happy."(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Sun_Liberty_Basketball.sff.jpg
New York Liberty's Cappie Pondexter (23) shoots over Connecticut Sun's Kara Lawson (20) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Sparks_Storm_Basketball.sff.jpg
Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson shoots during a WNBA basketball practice Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Seattle. After posting one of the best regular seasons in league history, Seattle's quest to finally shake its playoff curse begins Wednesday night when the Storm host nemesis Los Angeles Sparks in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Washington_Rally.sff.jpg
The stage is being set for the Glenn Beck "Restoring Honor" rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. The rally being held on Saturday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
China_Star_Marketing.sff.jpg
In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, NBA's Boston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett, second left, attends promotional event of Anta in Shanghai. Garnett wore his affection for China's booming sportswear market arrived in Beijing. On the front of his T shirt: The angular red slash logo of Anta, the athletic shoe producer that brought Garnett to China for a weeklong promotional tour. To reach worldly young Chinese consumers, the country's new but ambitious brands are scouring the globe for athletes, film stars and other celebrity spokespeople like Garnett who might have no personal link to China but are stars here. (AP Photo)
Cardinals Nationals B_Star.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols is congratulated by third base coach Jose Oquendo as he runs the bases after hitting his 400th home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010.
Nationals Harper Base_Star.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Bryce Harper, smiles at his family after putting on the jersey and hat, at a news conference where the Washington Nationals baseball team introduced him as their first overall selection in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, at Nationals Park in Washington Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010.
Dream Mystics Basketb_Star.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Mystics' Marissa Coleman (4) fights for the ball against Atlanta Dream's Angel McCoughtry, right, during the first half of an WNBA playoff basketball game, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in Washington.
Cubs Nationals Baseba_Star(3).jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Nationals Ian Desmond, (6) is out at second base as Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro throws the ball to complete the double play during the first inning of their baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010.
Nationals Braves Base_Star(6).jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Nationals' Nyjer Morgan grounds out to shortstop during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at Turner Field in Atlanta. The Nationals won 6-2.
Bills Redskins Footba_Star.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher tackles Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Landover, Md., on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010.
MLS Union DC United S_Star.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS D.C. United defender Dejan Jakovic, left, battles for the ball with Philadelphia Union midfielder Eduardo Coudet, right, during the first half of their MLS soccer game at RFK Stadium in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. DC United defeated the Union 2-0.
Tiger Woods Elin_Thir.jpg
In this June 11, 2009, file photo, Elin Nordegren talks to her husband, golfer Tiger Woods, during the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals in Orlando, Fla. Ms. Nordegren said she has "been through hell" since her husband's infidelity surfaced but she never hit him, according to an interview released Wednesday, telling People magazine she and Mr. Woods tried for months to reconcile the relationship. In the end, a marriage "without trust and love" wasn't good for anyone, she said. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Cubs Nationals Baseba_Star(2).jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Nationals Adam Kennedy, left, strikes out swinging on a pitch by Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano as Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, right, catches the pitch to end the fifth inning of their baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010.
Sun Mystics Basketbal_Star.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Mystics' Crystal Langhorne (1) goes to the basket against Connecticut Sun's Asjha Jones, right, during the first half of an WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, in Washington. The Mystics won 84-74.
Brewers Selig Statue _Star.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig speaks at a ceremony to unveil a statue of Selig outside Miller Park Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Milwaukee. Selig is the former owner of the Milwaukee Brewers.
China Traffic Jam_Thir-3.jpg
In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, a driver takes a nap under his truck jammed on an entrance ramp to the Beijing-Tibet Highway in Guoleizhuang township, in north China's Hebei province. The massive traffic jam that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said. (AP Photo)
