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Mon., June 6, 2011
Packers hit diamond
The Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers finally got back together on the field Sunday – to play softball. Roughly three dozen Packers players gathered for wide receiver Donald Driver’s …
Sat., June 4, 2011
NFL players urge appellate court to lift league’s lockout
ST. LOUIS – NFL players urged a federal appeals court Friday to declare the lockout illegal, saying the league had no right to impose a work stoppage that is approaching …
Fri., June 3, 2011
In brief: McIlroy ties for first-round lead at PGA’s Memorial
Golf: Rory McIlroy only gets to play three regular PGA Tour events this year. He showed Thursday why the Memorial tournament was one of them. On a Muirfield Village course …
Sat., May 28, 2011
Bruins advance to Stanley Cup finals to meet Vancouver
NHL: Nathan Horton scored with 7:33 left in Game 7, sending the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in more than two decades with a …
Thu., May 26, 2011
In brief: Lightning force Game 7 with Bruins
Hockey: Martin St. Louis and Teddy Purcell each scored twice, resilient goalie Dwayne Roloson weathered a hat trick by Boston’s David Krejci, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stayed alive in …
Wed., May 25, 2011
Chiefs go to work to aid tornado victims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hundreds of cars lined up all day Tuesday in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot as the Kansas City Chiefs filled two semitrailer trucks with bottled water …
Tue., May 24, 2011
Slouch starts to get gloomy thinking of holes in his life
This is as gloomy as Couch Slouch can ever recall: The possibility of no NFL season in the fall.
Sat., May 21, 2011
Sharks break through against Canucks in Western final
NHL playoffs: Patrick Marleau scored twice in the first period and Antti Niemi made the early lead stand up with 27 saves to get the San Jose Sharks back into …
Thu., May 19, 2011
In brief: Spokane Shock add two quarterbacks to roster
Arena football: The Shock added quarterbacks Steven Sheffield (in photo) and Casey Hansen to their roster Wednesday after the team had two quarterbacks injured in last week’s win over Dallas. …
Wed., May 11, 2011
Bengals receiver Ochocinco takes on bull riding
NFL: Chad Ochocinco now is going to try bull riding. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver who earlier this year had a tryout with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer, has …
Sat., May 7, 2011
Area will host 47th East/West game
Area will host East/West game Prep football: The 47th annual East/West All-Star Football game will return to the Inland Northwest on July 1.
Thu., May 5, 2011
In brief: Mavericks head to Dallas with 2-0 edge on Lakers
NBA: Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points, Shawn Marion added 14 and the Dallas Mavericks stunned the erratic Los Angeles Lakers 93-81 in Game 2 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 …
Tue., May 3, 2011
Former Eagles star Jones happy he was drafted by Raiders
As far as his experience with the NFL Draft was concerned, Taiwan Jones liked the where much better than the when. The former Eastern Washington University All-American running back, who …
Tue., May 3, 2011
Heat ask fans to sing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
Basketball: For the Miami Heat, one national-anthem performer will not be enough tonight. They want thousands.
Sun., May 1, 2011
Seahawks draft choice Carpenter lets game do talking
RENTON, Wash. – James Carpenter was called the quietest guy on Alabama’s team by coach Nick Saban. Easy to understand why after Carpenter introduced himself to Seattle with one big …
Fri., April 29, 2011
Seahawks take Alabama offensive lineman James Carpenter at No. 25 overall
RENTON, Wash. – In his first draft in charge with Seattle, general manager John Schneider got his left tackle of the future. Schneider now hopes he’s found his bookend on …
Thu., April 28, 2011
Spurs avoid elimination with late 3-pointer
NBA: Gary Neal caught an inbounds pass with 1.7 seconds left and forced overtime with a 3-point heave as time expired, and the San Antonio Spurs staved off elimination by …
Thu., April 28, 2011
Locker’s draft status appears to have grown
Jake Locker’s offseason journey to this week’s NFL draft has like the joke about the two campers who come upon a bear. When one of the campers begins tying his …
Wed., April 27, 2011
Vancouver beats Chicago in Game 7 overtime thriller
NHL: Alex Burrows scored his second goal 5:22 into overtime, Roberto Luongo made 31 saves and the Vancouver Canucks avoided an historic playoff collapse by knocking the defending Stanley Cup …
Wed., April 27, 2011
Seattle Seahawks’ coaching staff can focus on draft
RENTON, Wash. – With no players to work with during the NFL’s labor issues, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has found a few more voices chiming in about whom …
Sat., April 23, 2011
NFL maintains flexibility if 2011 season comes to pass
NEW YORK – The NFL hasn’t set a deadline for when games would be canceled without a collective bargaining agreement. “We don’t have a date by which the season is …
Wed., April 20, 2011
Chad: NFL commish hasn’t cracked under pressure
Roger Goodell wakes up every morning with the weight of the world – or at least ESPN – on his shoulders. The NFL – the lifeblood of America; our annual …
Sat., April 2, 2011
New judge set to tackle NFL lockout issue
MINNEAPOLIS – Susan Richard Nelson wanted to make a difference as an attorney. Do something that mattered. She mentored disadvantaged students and young female lawyers. She was on a team …
Thu., March 17, 2011
In brief: Durant guides way as Oklahoma City shuts down Miami
NHL: Kevin Durant scored 29 points on 12-for-21 shooting, Russell Westbrook added 18 and Oklahoma City frustrated Miami’s offense all night on the way to a 96-85 victory over the …
Tue., March 15, 2011
Lead negotiator says NFL proposed 10-year CBA
WASHINGTON – The outcome of the NFL’s first work stoppage since 1987 could be decided in court. The first hearing on the players’ request for an injunction to block the …
Sat., March 12, 2011
NFL players Fitzgerald, Hester, Keller turn to journalism
From jock to journalist. No, Larry Fitzgerald, Devin Hester and Dustin Keller haven’t been standing with other reporters outside the mediator’s office in Washington, trying to chronicle the NFL negotiations. …
Sat., March 12, 2011
Players head to court as NFL labor talks break off
WASHINGTON – Unable to decide how to divvy up $9 billion a year, NFL owners and players put the country’s most popular sport in limbo Friday by breaking off labor …
Sat., March 12, 2011
Union decertification moves NFL closer to work stoppage
NFL: NFL labor talks broke down just hours before the latest contract extension expired Friday, putting America’s most popular sport on a path to its first work stoppage since 1987 …
Sat., March 12, 2011
Court of law likely to decide NFL’s dysfunction
The NFL’s modern-day gold rush now will be mined in a courtroom. Goodbye, lush playing fields, Vegas sports books, fantasy football websites and all-important television ratings. The NFL Players Association …
Wed., March 9, 2011
Trail Blazers cruise past struggling Miami Heat
NBA: Shortly after LeBron James called LaMarcus Aldridge one of the top All-Star “snubs” in NBA history, he scored 26 points and led the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-96 …