2008-05-13 AOL

Asdrubal Cabrera Flips the Unassisted Triple-Up

The unassisted triple play has only happened 14 times in the history of baseball (after last night), so whenever it does, people always praise its beauty, etc.

2008-05-13 The Providence Journal

Reynolds: Why NBA teams can't win on the road

Winning on the road is not easy in basketball. Not in college, not in high school, not on someone elses playground. But winning on the road in the NBA playoffs has become like beating the IRS in an audit.

2008-05-12 The Leaf Chronicle

Spurs even series on the road

Duncan posts double-double to lead San Antonio Share this article: SAN ANTONIO ā Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 100-80 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.

2008-05-12 My San Antonio

Spurs Notebook: Duncan, Bowen on All-Defensive team

NEW ORLEANS Spurs coach Gregg Popovich credited his team's defensive performance for its ability to even the Western Conference semifinal series against the New Orleans Hornets at two games apiece, so he was gratified Monday when both Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen were named to the league's All-Defensive...

2008-05-12 Washington Times

Doubling up on the no-nos (By Dick Heller)

By Dick Heller - Fifty-six years later, Virgil Trucks remains the answer to one of baseball's intriguing trivia questions: What pitcher tossed two no-hitters during a season in which his record was 5-19? Trucks did so for the last-place Detroit Tigers in 1952, surely one of baseball's oddest feats.

2008-05-12 CBS News

Closing the deal

By Senior Writer DETROIT -- The Weekend Buzz while you were shopping for that perfect Mother's Day gift: 1. Mo Better Blues: There is absolutely, positively, without a doubt nothing wrong with the that closer cannot fix.

2008-05-12 Morning Call

Pistons turn the Magic Kingdom into Rip City and take 3-1 lead

There is a reason the Detroit Pistons have been to five consecutive Eastern Conference finals. They proved it on Saturday, even without their All-Star point guard to hold things together in front of a hostile crowd.

2008-05-12 Bradenton Herald

James, Cavs shoot down Celtics to trim series deficit to 2-1

Bradenton.com E-newsletters Presidential Election Coverage CLEVELAND -- The shots didn't drop again for LeBron James, and it hardly mattered. The rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers made most of theirs.

2008-05-12 Blogs - National Pos

MLB: Notes on a very rare unassisted triple-play

PM by Jeremy Sandler GTA, Baseball, MLB For quite some time, Asdrubal Cabreras unassisted triple-play for the Cleveland Indians in the top of the fifth looked like it might set the Blue Jays on course to break their franchise-record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings.

2008-05-12 Black Athlete Sports Network

The Man Known As 'Big Red'

Photo courtesy of Negro League Players Association NEW HAVEN, Ct. -- He was known throughout the sporting circles in Pittsburgh as 'Big Red'. Depending on which side of the track you were on, he could be looked upon as a shrewd businessman or a ruthless racketeer.

2008-05-12 Toledoblade.com

Tigers' Rogers pickoff artist, Rodriguez gets 3 hits as Detroit continues to thrive against Yanks

|ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT - Kenny Rogers picked off his major league record 92nd runner and the Detroit Tigers picked up right back where they left off in the Bronx - taking it to the New York Yankees.

2008-05-12 NBA

Spurs Dominate Game 4 From Start to Finish, Even Series

- Warming up before Game 4, Tim Duncan decided to have a little fun. He threw the ball behind his back and between his legs, then went up for the lay-in.

2008-05-11 Daily Freeman

Book stops at some unheralded haunts

Author Jim Reisler, an ex-newsman, has done some excellent digging around the five boroughs. I urge anyone who enjoys walking the city to check out some of these locations as cited by Reisler: THE BAMBINO GETS HITCHED AND SETTLES DOWN .

2008-05-11 Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Lugo ushering in new era of hapless fielders

Lee learned from GardnerDid Francona make mistake?More SBs than HRs?Lee learned from GardnerDid Francona make error?More thefts than...

2008-05-11 The Arizona Republic

Pitchers who put a charge in the ball

Diamondbacks pitcher Micah Owings is a throwback to a day when more pitchers could handle the bat, and he enjoys that aspect of the game. "At some point, I'll have to take off the spikes and be done with the game, but while I'm playing, I love to play and show what I can do.

2008-05-10 Columbian.com

By the Numbers: Dazzy once was dazzling

Nolan Ryan? Satchel Paige? Walter Johnson or Bob Feller or Smoky Joe Wood? Well never really know which pitcher threw the hardest. While todays game is saturated with radar guns and mph on every pitch, the exploits of long-dead greats are limited to apocryphal stories.

2008-05-09 AOL

The Hot, Not and Out Cold

Filed under: Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Football, MLB Value Machine, Fantasy MLB Curtis Granderson -- Warm-up time, apparently, is for suckers. So are allergies.

2008-05-09 MySanAntonio

Don't write Spurs off yet

AM CDT By Jeff McDonald jmcdonald@express-news.net San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Hornets NBA Early in the fourth quarter Thursday night, Manu Ginobili finally found a view he liked: Flat on his back, with Bonzi Wells on top of him, Ginobili looked up in time to see his 3-pointer swish through the net.

2008-05-09 Everything Cleveland

by Mike Peticca Friday May 09, 2008, 8:10 AM

: Indians legend Bob Feller, 20, fashions one of the most dominating performances in All-Star Game history. He shuts out the National League on one hit in 3 2/3 innings during the American League's 3-1 win.

2008-05-09 Rocky Mountain News

RINGOLSBY: Slow post-marathon strides

Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is looking for reasons - not excuses - for the team's recent slide. He admits there are moments, however, when he has to wonder if the problems the Rockies and Padres have faced the past three weeks have been in some way a residual effect of the Rockies' 2-1, 22-inning victory...

2008-05-08 Earth Times

MVP Bryant heads all-NBA first team

Los Angeles - Less than 48 hours after winning his first NBA most valuable player trophy, Kobe Bryant was awarded yet another piece of prized hardware to round out an unforgettable week.

2008-05-08 Comcast SportsNet

Lewis, Magic Take Game 3 From Pistons

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rashard Lewis was due for a breakout game. It couldn't have come at a better time for the Orlando Magic. Lewis, Orlando's big offseason acquisition, scored a career playoff-high 33 points and the Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 111-86 on Wednesday night to gain a little momentum in the...

2008-05-08 CNHI News Service

Celts architect Ainge took a page out of Auerbach's book

am Photos Bill Burt writes about pro sports for the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. newspapers. Courtesy photo Pro basketball column By Bill Burt BOSTON This year's Celtics team may not be the beginning of a dynasty, but it did have the greatest turnaround in NBA history.

2008-05-08 The New York Sun

597 Home Runs and No Ring in Sight Baseball

"I want to be in position to win a championship. I'm not strong-arming anybody, but that's the way it is," Ken Griffey Jr. told USA Today earlier this week.

2008-05-08 ESPN

Offseason trades with plenty of teeth - MLB

Is there anything America loves more than a good old-fashioned baseball trade (OK, with the possible exception of a nationally televised Paula Abdul meltdown)? Of course not.