Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady says he'll miss three weeks to rehabilitate his sore left knee.McGrady has missed Houston's last three games after starting the first 15. He had arthroscopic surgery in May, and admitted he came back a little bit too soon. more >>
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn will undergo surgery on his right index finger, a procedure that will require up to 10 weeks of recovery time. Quinn, who has been weighing his options for the past week, will have the operation in Alabama on Wednesday. more >>
Coach Brian Kelly says he's happy with the steps No. 13 Cincinnati is taking to upgrade its football facilities, and he's not interested in any job elsewhere. Kelly met Tuesday with the school's president, AD and the head of its board of trustees to get an update on their plans to improve Cincinnati's football stadium and practice fields. He was upbeat after the meeting, saying there was no reason to listen to other job offers. more >>
Connecticut tailback Andre Dixon has been charged with drunken driving and suspended from the team indefinitely. UConn police say an officer pulled Dixon over shortly after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday because Dixon was tailgating her cruiser. more >>
Plaxico Burress arrived at Giants Stadium on Tuesday, facing the possibility his career with the Super Bowl champions could be over and he could land in jail after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub. The star receiver drove up to the stadium tunnel, one day after he was charged with illegal gun possession. Burress was required to be there because he is on the active roster and injured. more >>
New Mexico State fired football coach Hal Mumme on Tuesday, ending a four-year run during which the program often ended up in the news for the wrong reasons. Athletic director McKinley Boston said he has begun a national search for a successor. Head coaching experience won't be required, just an eagerness to work with a program that for decades has been one of the worst in major college football. more >>
Five-time major champion Seve Ballesteros underwent more surgery Tuesday, this time to drain fluid from his brain. Ballesteros was in stable condition in the intensive care unit after the operation to implant a valve in his brain, La Paz hospital said. more >>
The IOC has rejected a bid by Europe's public broadcasters to buy rights to show the 2014 and 2016 Olympics. The move signals a split between the International Olympic Committee and the European Broadcasting Union, whose members have shown the games on free television since 1956. more >>
A 16-year-old Japanese girl signed with a regional baseball team Tuesday, becoming the country's first female professional baseball player. Eri Yoshida, a knuckleball pitcher, will play for the Kobe 9 Cruise in a new independent league starting in April 2009. The team selected her last month along with 31 male players in the league draft. more >>
Michael Phelps achieved another unprecedented feat: the first swimmer honored as Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year. Phelps broke Mark Spitz's iconic record with eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in August and became the winningest Olympian ever with his 14 career victories. Olympians in other sports have earned the award before in its 54-year history, but never a swimmer. In 1972, the year Spitz won his medals, UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and tennis great Billie Jean King were honored by the magazine. more >>
Former world and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang will be operated on by the Houston Rockets' doctor for a foot injury that forced him to withdraw at the starting line during the Beijing Olympics. Tom Clanton, who performed surgery on Rockets center Yao Ming earlier this year, is expected to operate on Liu's Achilles' injury within weeks in the United States, the China Athletic Association said Tuesday. more >>
Moscow regional prosecutors said an ice arena manager and a hockey club director were negligent in the death of rising Russian star Alexei Cherepanov. Prosecutors said in a statement posted on their Web site Tuesday that the manager of the Moscow region arena where Cherepanov was playing failed to coordinate proper emergency medical services before the game. more >>
Tour de France officials responded with a Gallic shrug Tuesday after Lance Armstrong announced he will ride in cycling's premier event next year. The seven-time Tour champion, who is currently training with his Astana team in Tenerife, Spain, confirmed Monday his ambitious plan to return to the Tour just weeks after riding in his first Giro d'Italia in May. more >>
UConn coach Jim Calhoun was happy to see reserve forward Gavin Edwards put up a career-high 17 points Monday in the No. 2 Huskies' 79-49 rout of Delaware State. He's hoping Edwards can provide some competition for minutes when former starter Stanley Robinson returns to the team on Dec. 15 after missing a semester for personal reasons. more >>
Don Nelson believes his Warriors will be much better one day down the road. Golden State's veteran coach made it clear he doesn't expect to reach the playoffs just before watching his team have a major meltdown against Miami. Chris Quinn hit a tying 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left in overtime, Michael Beasley stole the ensuing inbounds pass and made the decisive free throw, and the Heat pulled off a wild 130-129 comeback win over the Warriors on Monday night. more >>
UConn coach Jim Calhoun was happy to see reserve forward Gavin Edwards put up a career-high 17 points Monday in the No. 2 Huskies' 79-49 rout of Delaware State. He's hoping Edwards can provide some competition for minutes when former starter Stanley Robinson returns to the team on Dec. 15 after missing a semester for personal reasons. more >>
Chris Quinn hit a tying 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left in overtime, Michael Beasley stole the ensuing inbounds pass and made the decisive free throw, and the Miami Heat pulled off a wild 130-129 comeback win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. Jamal Crawford missed a running jumper at the buzzer and sprawled himself on the court in frustration as the Warriors dropped their seventh straight game, one they had in their grasp until the waning moments. Crawford is winless since joining Golden State in a trade from New York on Nov. 21 that sent Al Harrington to the Knicks. more >>
Scott Rodgers and Gerald Colds each scored a game-high 13 points to lead Drexel to a 55-47 win over Cal State-Northridge on Monday night. Rodgers' steal followed by a dunk gave Drexel (2-1) the lead for good with 5:02 remaining. Eight of his 10 second-half points came during the Dragons' game-ending 10-2 run. Drexel shot just 29 percent from the field but took advantage of 19 offensive rebounds. more >>
The last time the Chiefs won a game, they responded by going into a virtual coma. They followed their first win, a 33-19 beating of Denver in September, with their worst games of the season in blowout losses to Carolina and Tennessee. Sunday delivered their second win, this one against the Raiders in Oakland. Coach Herm Edwards said he will make it a “big-time” point of emphasis to see that the Chiefs respond better this week than they did after their last victory. more >>
