The HinduChelsea Beats Bayern Munich to Win Champions LeagueFox NewsDo you believe in miracles and comebacks? Chelsea certainly does as its miracle run in the UEFA Champions League climaxed Saturday with a rather improbable win in the final over host…

Globe and MailKobe Bryant Again Calls Out Pau Gasol Following Loss to Thunder (Video)NESN.comby Ricky Doyle on Sun, May 20, 2012 at 9:45AM Pau Gasol has been somewhat of a scapegoat for Kobe Bryant when things haven't gone well for the Lakers. Bryant…

USA TODAYCardinals shut out by Dodgers; Lance Berkman injuredBoston HeraldBy Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT) LOS ANGELES — The St. Louis Cardinals thought they were merely taking a two-city, five-day road trip to California. Saturday ni…

SB NationSpurs' Comeback On Clippers Attempts To Answer Concern About San Antonio DefenseSB NationBy Tom Ziller - NBA Editor Concerned about the Spurs' defense going forward? That 24-0 run in Game 3 against the Clippers, in which a Chris Paul team wa…

TIME2012 Preakness Video: Matt Gardner On I'll Have Another's Win, Triple Crown ...SB NationI'll Have Another's unbelievable comeback victories have provided for some absolutely insane moments of horse racing. With the Triple Crown still alive and ea…

FOXSports.comJohnson wins All-Star raceBoston.comCONCORD, NC - It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field. Jimmie Johnson did it for roughly 60 laps Saturday night, and it earned him a cool $1 million payda…

New York PostLT's Super Bowl ring sells for $230KFOXSports.comLawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring sold for more than $230000 at auction as Osi Umenyiora admitted defeat in his unlikely attempt to claim the prize for the New York Giants great. 10 of…

Mailbag: Can Denver make Super Bowl?ESPN (blog)But there are more talented teams in the AFC West and Denver has the second toughest schedule in the NFL. For Denver to get to the Super Bowl it will need its defense to continue to make huge strides, ha…

NFL NewsWoman sentenced to life for helping ex-NFL LB murder her loverNFL NewsA Southern California woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for helping her lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, murder her live-in millionaire boyfriend for f…

Quick-hit thoughts around NFL & PatsESPN (blog)While I think it's fair to say Welker has more value to the Patriots than any team in the NFL, it's easy to forget the reason the team traded for him back in 2007 – he was torching them and consistentl…

DeLamielleure: NFL, union still haven't done enough for retired playersDetroit Free PressPro Football Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure / AP By Dave Birkett One of 12 people honored at the Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame dinner Friday in Novi, DeLamielleu…

NFL NewsGreg Lloyd says NFL is 'not PBS ... it's a violent freaking game'NFL NewsBy NFL.com Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Greg Lloyd was always known as one of the toughest and hardest-hitting players in the NFL, so perhaps it's no surprise t…

Bleacher ReportNBA Sunday: Spurs Championship FavoritesHoopsWorldThat would shatter the record of nine years currently held by Bill Russell and Red Auerbach, and in today's NBA it's hard to imagine that one ever getting beaten. Not many coaches keep…

SB NationNBA Playoffs 2012, Pacers Vs. Heat Game 4: Game Time, TV Schedule And MoreSB NationDown 2-1 in the 2012 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal, the Heat desperately need to regroup after losing 94-75 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday…

Globe and MailNBA Playoffs 2012, Clippers Vs. Spurs: Fans React To L.A. Going Down 3-0 In SeriesSB NationThe Los Angeles Clippers looked like they had finally figured out the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal…

Globe and MailNBA roundup: Spurs, Thunder take commanding series leadsDetroit Free Press"We didn't plan on being down that much," said Duncan, who at 36 is hungry to win the team's fifth NBA championship and first since 2006-07. "We stuck with it." L…

Soaring Down SouthNBA roundup: 76ers' late rally stuns Celtics; Lakers edge ThunderDetroit Free PressThe NBA announced that Gasol had won the award after a vote by the Professional Basketball Writers Association. Gasol has traveled the globe to raise…

NBA Playoffs Second-Round Schedule, ResultsBloombergSecond-round schedule, results for the 2011-12 National Basketball Association playoffs. All series are best-of-seven. All times New York. EASTERN CONFERENCE ================== Miami vs Indiana ----…

Globe and MailMajor League Baseball Teams Working On Social Media OutreachHuffington Post"I think it's going to be mandatory for all clubs to be not just involved in it, but go all-in, not just dip your toes in the water," said Jamie Ramsey, who work…

Mainichi Daily NewsMLB notebook: Jays' Morrow posts another shutoutColumbus DispatchMLB Headlines from AP The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 am e…

CBC.caMLB Roundup: Cobb, Joyce lead Rays past BravesSTLtoday.comAP | Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:00 am | ( Loading… ) comments. Alex Cobb won his first start of the season, Matt Joyce hit a grand slam and the host Tampa Bay Rays defeated the At…

Kansas City StarMLB: Slumping Brewers fall to Twins againWausau Daily HeraldAP MILWAUKEE -- Brewers manager Ron Roenicke will have to continue waiting for that key run to turn a game around. Reliever Manny Parra gave up Trevor Plouffe' solo home run…

Globe and MailJake Peavy thinks Jeff Samardzija, MLB don't get itChicago Sun-TimesThe debate involves the target. Peavy came up in the National League with a different code. The American League will go after the big bat. In the NL, the opposing pitch…

Bleacher ReportNHL Playoffs: Kings Continue Unlikely Run to the ChampionshipBleacher ReportI keep hearing that the Stanley Cup playoffs are the most volatile of all sports, that there are always upsets, that anything can happen. The Kings are an asto…

Sunday hockey notesBoston GlobeBy Fluto Shinzawa File/Canadian Press via AP Jack Shanahan's father is a powerful man in hockey. The 9-year-old is the son of Brendan Shanahan, future Hall of Famer, three-time Stanley Cup champion, and current NHL seni…

New York Daily NewsNHL roundup: Henrik Lundqvist, Rangers shut down DevilsDetroit Free PressRangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist blocks a shot by New Jersey's Adam Henrique in Game 3 on Saturday. / Jim McIsaac / Getty Images NEWARK, NJ -- Henrik Lundqvist…

TSNNo intent, says Prust; NHL will decideNew York PostPrust is set to have a hearing over the phone with NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan, during which Prust will have to explain why his elbow connected with the back of Volchenkov's head 2:38 into…

Sportsnet.caRussia plays Slovakia in hockey worlds final; Russia tops Finland 6-2 behind 3 ...Washington PostHELSINKI — Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final on Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their on…

LSU football assistants to remain among highest paidShreveport TimesLSU Tigers defensive coordinator John Chavis is seen before the 2012 BCS National Championship Game in January against Alabama in New Orleans. Chavis will earn an average salary pack…

Kansas City StarSEC-Big 12 bowl game means a Final FourBoston HeraldThe payout from this new bowl could reach $70 million, twice the current payout for BCS bowl games. And lost in the swirl of all this football news is further evidence of the unpredi…

HereComeTheDawgs.comBCS Offer for HoefeldHereComeTheDawgs.comBy Mike Coppage Brother Martin offensive lineman Ryan Hoefeld, the nation's 18th-ranked center prospect, received his first BCS offer today. Details inside. Minnesota has been courting Brot…

CBSSports.comHuman selection committee for BCS playoffs only spells troubleCBSSports.comCompare a stand-alone human committee to the current BCS set up -- six computers, plus the Harris and coaches' polls. The BCS is actually starting to sound attrac…

MyFox PhiladelphiaNASCAR and Twitter joining forces to bring fans even closer to the actionAutoWeekNASCAR and Twitter announced on Friday a unique digital partnership that will create a new way for the sport's millions of fans to experience what happ…

Auto Racing DailyNASCAR Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 Schedule for May 20, 2012Yahoo! SportsContributor Network – 4 hours ago The NASCAR Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 has been scheduled for May 20, 2012, at the Iowa Speedway. This will be the tenth race of the Nationw…

Auto Racing DailyJustin Lofton Claims First Victory in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: A ...Yahoo! SportsContributor Network – 7 hours ago On Friday, May 18, 2012, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series traveled to Charlotte Motor Speedway for th…

The StateMotor sports: Jimmie Johnson is king of All-Stars again, wins $1 million first ...San Jose Mercury NewsAP Jimmie Johnson used a calculated strategy Saturday night to win NASCAR's All-Star race and its $1 million prize for the third time in h…

SB NationJohnson claims third NASCAR all-star victoryFox NewsSeven days after Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports its 200th win in NASCAR's premier series at Darlington Raceway, the five-time series champion cruised to his record-tying third victory in…

EastsideBoxing.comKessler Proves He's A Force At Light-Heavyweight - Which Champ Should He Aim For?EastsideBoxing.comKessler, a former three-time champ at super-middleweight, scored a brutal KO over Green, his left hook sending him into oblivion in t…

WBC title shot in Magdaleno's futureLas Vegas Review - Journal2 by the WBA, No. 5 by the WBO and No. 10 by the IBF. "I'm not a guy who jumps for joy. When I got the news (about the WBC ranking), I celebrated by going on a six-mile run. That's when I'…

PhilBoxing.comGAB Chairman Guanzon is Appointed To Top WBC PostBoxingScene.comby Ronnie Nathanielsz World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman has informed the Manila Standard that the WBC has appointed Games and Amusements Board chairman Juan…

ESPN STAR SportsBoxing: Impressive win for PriceESPN STAR SportsDavid Price became the first British heavyweight champion from Liverpool with a sensational fourth round stoppage of Sam Sexton at Aintree. Price, who also won the vacant Commonwealth st…

MMAjunkie.comThree Thoughts on Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Final – Fan's TakeYahoo! SportsContributor Network – 6 hours ago On Saturday, May 19, Daniel Cormier defeated Josh Barnett via unanimous decision to win the Strikeforce Heavyweigh…

Men's Golf Finishes 10th at NCAA RegionalLSUSports.netby Will Stafford (@WillStaffordLSU), Associate SID PALO ALTO, Calif. - LSU's senior All-America candidate Sang Yi wrapped up his collegiate career with an impressive 3-under par 67 in Saturday's f…

13WMAZMen's golf team grabs berth in NCAA ChampionshipsRed and BlackBy Georgia Sports Communications on May 20, 2012 Needing a top-5 finish, the 24th-ranked Georgia men's golf team secured a berth in the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place effort…

Golf: Fond du Lac wins FVA meetFond du Lac ReporterSteve Blagoue/For The Reporter The Fond du Lac boys golf team played well under pressure on Saturday. The Cardinals trailed Kaukauna by one point after regular-season play and needed to beat the Ghos…

BamaOnLine.comCollege golf roundup: Tide men head to NCAA ChampionshipsMontgomery AdvertiserAlabama's top-seeded men's golf team ran away from the field at the Athens Regional on Saturday with a 25-shot victory. The Crimson Tide carded a 1-under 283…

KATUMen's golf earns national tourney berthNorman TranscriptBy Clay Horning The Norman Transcript Coach Ryan Hybl's Sooners, stuck in sixth place after two rounds of the NCAA Norman Regional at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club, climbed the leaderboard…

Wall Street JournalChelsea Beats Bayern Munich to Win Champions LeagueFox NewsChelsea certainly does as its miracle run in the UEFA Champions League climaxed Saturday with a rather improbable win in the final over host Bayern Munich. Facing certain l…

ForbesChampions League Final With A Bit of Crisis Thrown In. G8 2012, The League of ...ForbesBut in the world where dreams came to a halt four years ago, except on the soccer pitch, the G8′s inability to muster up anything new on Greece and the Eur…

Soccer for Success after-school program makes net gains in nutritionDetroit Free PressThird- and fourth-graders focus on the ball at a Soccer for Success game May 3 at Roberto Clemente Academy in Detroit. The afterschool program promotes exercise and…

Globe and MailMLS: Red Bulls' run reaches five straightSI.comColumbus' Justin Meram, making his first MLS start, scored during stoppage time in the first half. CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Jose Erik Correa scored on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute and Ch…

Girls soccer: Milton scores four second-half goals to win AAAAA titleAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Milton sophomore Sanna Levine scored the game's first goal with 28:03 to play and the top-ranked Eagles scored three more times in the final 17 to…

Telegraph.co.ukCricket-Chanderpaul and Samuels frustrate EnglandYahoo! Eurosport UKShivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels shared an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 147 to lift West Indies to 212 for four at lunch on the fourth day of the firs…

Zee NewsIPL molestation case: Sahil corroborates fiance's versionHindustan TimesPTI Royal Challengers Bangalore's Australian player Luke Pomersbach leaves for court after his medical examination at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi on Friday. H…

India TodayDon't put IPL under FIRE for the fault of a fewIndia TodaySuddenly, it seems as if sex, and not six, makes news in the IPL and how everything wrong is happening in the premier Twenty20 tournament at home. From former cricketers to politici…

India TodayIPL 2012 Live: DC vs RCB cricket scores and commentaryIndia TodayWelcome to India Today Online's coverage of the IPL 5 match between DC and RCB from the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal. Live score RCB INNINGS - Gayle and Dilsha…

Yahoo! Eurosport UKIPL 2012 preview: Deccan look to spoil Bangalore's playoffs hopesCricket CountryBy Mohammed Shafeeq Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) would be under pressure of a must-win situation as they take on Deccan Chargers in their Indian P…

Brisbane TimesSharks land knock-out blowiAfrica.comHooker Bismarck du Plessis was at the forefront of his team's efforts, making some bullocking runs and big tackles, although his performance was tainted somewhat when he was shown a yellow card for n…

The GuardianChampions League penalty shootout at the G8 summit – caption competitionThe GuardianOr perhaps you see it differently. What might have really been going through the G8 leaders minds' as Didier Drogba converted that decisive penalty? •…

Belfast TelegraphSuper 15: Rebels edge Force on late Beale penaltySI.comPERTH, Australia (AP) -Cadeyrn Neville scored two tries and Kurtley Beale kicked a late game-winning penalty goal as the Melbourne Rebels beat the Western Force 32-31 in an Austr…

Bleacher ReportPreakness 2012 Replay: Watch I'll Have Another and Bodemeister's Epic FinishBleacher ReportThe 137th Preakness Stakes was one for the ages as I'll Have Another and Bodemeister once again were alone at the finish line, with I'll Have An…

The GuardianJose Erik Correa scores on penalty kick in 72nd minute, Chivas USA beats ...Washington PostJose Erik Correa scored on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute and Chivas USA beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday night in the SuperClasico.…

Bay News 97-time Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong competes todayNews Chief"Obviously, that's the sport that I came to the latest,'' said the seven-time Tour de France champion. "I think, for most people, since it comes last, it is the hardest thi…

Millen enjoyed a life of cyclingJamaica ObserverShe said he was "joined with the love of his life -- cycling -- since the 1980s, as a simple hobby, and since then trained hard to beat his competitors at the sport he loved best. "He believed in living…

Man's friendship with cycling's Armstrong proves tunefulSpartanburg Herald JournalThe guitar, which is worth $5000 on its own, was signed by cyclist and seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong. It will be given away in a drawing June 2 at th…

Cycling fever takes over cityThe News JournalWILMINGTON — Minutes after Kyiare Jones barreled down Market Street for a win in Saturday's youth cycling portion of the Wilmington Grand Prix and Street Festival, a friend dumped a cup of water over his…

Sportsnet.caCYCLING: Gesink takes stage 7 of Amgen tourInland Valley Daily BulletinBALDY -- Rabobank rider Robert Gesink, who broke his right leg in four places after a training incident in September, took the seventh stage of the Amgen Tour of Calif…

Digitaltrends.com"Mario Tennis Open" opens on the Nintendo 3DSABC NewsToday, "Mario Tennis Open" goes online, offering fierce on-the-go 3D tennis matches by way of the Nintendo 3DS. Electronic tennis dates as far back as video games themselves, start…

Tennis Roundup: Parma boys, girls finish secondIdaho Press-TribuneParma had state championship doubles teams in boys and girls and saw its mixed doubles team of Natasha Capistran and Kirk Rohrbacher finish as runners up as both Parma teams finished s…

Mid Columbia Tri City HeraldTennis: Hanford's Thompson, Troxel win regional titlesMid Columbia Tri City Herald4A Regionals: Richland's Travis Zuroske and Tasha Talbot (boys and girls singles), as well as Bombers Brett Myer and Zach Fisher (boys doubl…

Conestoga repeats as state titlist in tennisPhiladelphia InquirerKevin Wang swept through a pair of straight-set wins on Saturday, and his Conestoga boys' tennis team owns back-to-back PIAA state championships after the Pioneers handled Shady Side Ac…

OregonLive.comOSAA State Tennis 5A/6A finals (photo essay)OregonLive.comBy Doug Beghtel, The Oregonian 1 of 20 Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essay (0) BEAVERTON, OREGON -May 19, 2012 - Jesuit's Connor Leahy (on left) and Nic Mulflur…

Plain DealerAvon Branch Library's "Dream Big Read" summer reading program, activitiesPlain DealerThe Dream Big Beach Party and Summer Reading Kick-off event will be held at Lakeview Park, 1800 W. Erie Ave., in Lorain, Saturday, June 2 from noon to 3…

AFPFading Chelsea bury Bayern's dreamCNN International (blog)I've never seen so many people make so little noise. For an hour, after Chelsea beat Bayern Munich in a penalty shoot-out to win UEFA's Champions League, a silent throng of 40000 red-shirte…

USA TODAYUFC star Jon Jones charged with DWIBoston HeraldBy AP BINGHAMTON, NY — UFC star Jon Jones was charged with DWI early Saturday after the car he was driving struck a utility pole, police said. In a statement, police said they dispatched unit…

FightLine.com'Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy' officially adds Marquardt vs. WoodleyMMAjunkie.comby MMAjunkie.com Staff on May 20, 2012 at 7:30 am ET Strikeforce broadcasters announced during Saturday night's "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Fi…

USA TODAYCormier beats Barnett, wins Strikeforce GPUSA TODAYDaniel Cormier beat Josh Barnett to the punch on the feet and beat him up on the ground to win the Strikeforce World Grand Prix on Saturday and solidify his place among the top tier of heavy…

Minivan NewsNexbis project one third completed despite ACC's legal effortMinivan NewsThe deal ran into trouble soon after it was awarded in 2010, with the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) demanding the project be terminated and re-tendered, citing al…

Report: Big Ten schools to receive a record $24.6 million in payoutsDetroit Free PressBig Ten schools will each receive a record $24.6 million in shared revenue from the conference, according to a report from stltoday.com with numbers provided by the…

Bleacher ReportWhat does the ACC have to offer?Tallahassee.comAs he sat down with reporters following three days of meetings with representatives from the NCAA, ESPN, the conference's 14 member schools and his own staff, ACC Commissioner John Swoffor…

MGoBlueLife in the Big Ten: Husker men packed with potentialOmaha World-HeraldThe Nebraska men look primed to improve after the school's first year in the Big Ten. • Preseason prediction: Nebraska was the consensus favorite in the Legends Division,…

ACC boss: more privacy breaches will happenNational Business ReviewACC chief executive Ralph Stewart “wishes” that from tomorrow there would be no more privacy breaches, but he knows there won't be. “The key thing is to declare for ACC that no…

Sydney Morning HeraldUlster's Heineken Cup quest on hold for another yearBBC NewsThe rugby juggernaut that is Leinster was not going to be stopped in its quest to defend its European crown and take the trophy for the third time in four years. Whateve…

Belfast TelegraphRugby-Last-gasp penalty by Beale gives Rebels win over ForceReuters UKThe Force, who had lost their previous five games, also played their part in providing a spectacle of high-tempo running rugby in extremely warm conditions, with f…

Otago Daily TimesRugby: Hurricanes face a test of depthNew Zealand HeraldThe ninth-placed Hurricanes, who sit six points outside of the top six on the Super Rugby ladder, meet the Rebels in Wellington next weekend and the Waratahs in Sydney the follo…

Otago Daily TimesRugby: Contrasting fortunes for Joseph and HammettNew Zealand HeraldBy Patrick McKendry Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has joked his side is making his hair turn grey but his Hurricanes counterpart Mark Hammett must be tempted to tea…

Deseret NewsBYU men's rugby defeats Arkansas State, wins national championshipDaily HeraldThe Cougars held on to defeat a resilient Arkansas State team in the USA Rugby Division I men's rugby national title game at Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday, winning…

Eurosport.com AUTorch relay marks 70-day countdown to the 2012 Olympic gamesGreat Falls TribuneBritish Olympic sailing hero and three-time gold medalist Ben Ainslie waves to the crowds as he holds the Olympic torch at the official start of the London…

Zee NewsSecond leak in IOC's pipeline, oil supply affectedIBNLive.comPanic gripped Sitapura area, which witnessed the disastrous fire in an IOC fuel depot in 2009, when the pipeline leaked was traced near a valve inside the premises of IOC's pump hou…

A Lesson In Ethics from the Olympic GamesSustainable Business ForumWe each have our own favorite memories from the Olympic Games -- whether it be Jessie Owens demonstrating the absurdity of Adolf Hitler's racist notions, gymnast Nadia Comaneci's perf…

The GuardianPhillips Idowu swamps Olympic Games rivals in rainswept ShanghaiThe GuardianPhillips Idowu has given notice of his Olympic ambitions by winning at a rainswept Diamond League meeting in Shanghai. The world triple jump silver medallist prod…

USOC finally gets former CEOs off the books in 2011Washington PostThe US Olympic Committee moved all its former CEOs off the books in 2011, paying only its current chief executive, Scott Blackmun, who made $741000. Stephanie Streeter and Jim Scherr r…