LONDON (AP) -- Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer's now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer's World Cup - a blow to tournament organizers, sponsors, TV viewers and average fans.
Beckham underwent surgery Monday for a "totally torn" left Achilles' tendon and is expected to be out of action for about six months, said Dr. Sakari Orava, who performed the operation. The 34-year-old midfielder was injured Sunday while...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina senior guard Devan Downey has been named a unanimous selection to the 2010 Associated Press All-SEC First Team, as announced by the organization on Monday. The honor marks the third-straight season Downey has been a first-team choice by both the coaches and media. His selection marks just the second time a South Carolina player has been named to the AP first team...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- John Calipari only had questions once he and his Kentucky Wildcats finished celebrating their Southeastern Conference tournament championship.
"How did we win this game? How did we go to overtime? I don't know," Calipari said.Credit his fantastic freshmen who scored to get them to overtime and then won the game, even if they celebrated a little prematurely.
John Wall scored seven of his 17 points in overtime, and...
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Miss after miss, open look after open look, yet Jon Scheyer ignored them all.
He wasn't going to stop shooting, not with an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship on the line and fourth-ranked Duke clinging to a one-point lead in the final seconds. He curled around a screen, took a pass and launched a 3-pointer that dropped perfectly through the net.
"It just wasn't falling," Scheyer said,...
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CLEMSON, SC - Clemson (21-10) will face Missouri (22-10) in a battle of Tigers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 19 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY. Tip time for the contest will be announced later. The winner of the Clemson vs. Missouri game will face the winner of the West Virginia vs. Morgan State game on Sunday.
This is Clemson's third consecutive NCAA...
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Clemson, SC -
Jeff Schaus and Kyle Parker both drew bases-loaded walks with two outs in the eighth inning to propel #7 Clemson to a 7-6 comeback win over N.C. State in front of 3,663 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0, improved to 13-1 overall and 3-0 in the ACC. The Wolfpack fell to 11-4 overall and 0-3 in ACC...
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Columbia, S.C. - Kyle Enders went 3-for-5 with four RBI including a two-out RBI base hit in the 10th inning to lift South Carolina to a 6-5 win over Brown and sweep a three-game series. The Gamecocks are now 11-4 on the year while Brown is 1-6 for the season. South Carolina returns to action on Tuesday, Mar. 16 against Furman at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. ...
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DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- They call him the Big Easy because of a graceful swing that looks as if it requires so little effort.
Ernie Els worked harder than ever Sunday to win the CA Championship.
Two years without a victory - the longest drought of his career - and playing with all the pressure against a South African protege whom he helped groom for such a...
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Fighting on the star, Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he is such a star.
With the biggest fight crowd in the U.S. in 17 years cheering him on at Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao dominated a strangely passive Joshua Clottey from the opening bell Saturday night to retain his welterweight title and cement his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
The fight...
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Clemson, SC -
Wilson Boyd's two-run, go-ahead single was part of a seven-run eighth inning that enabled #7 Clemson to rally for a 12-6 win over N.C. State in the second game of a doubleheader in front of 4,895 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 series lead by sweeping the doubleheader, improved to 12-1 overall and 2-0 in the ACC. The Wolfpack...
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