Big Brown poised to set up Triple Crown bid
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Rick Dutrow Jr. is nearly as confident that undefeated Big Brown will win the Preakness on Saturday as he was before the colt's dominating win in the Kentucky Derby....
Sharapova pulls out of Italian Open semifinal
ROME (AP) -- Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Italian Open semifinals because of a strained left calf Saturday, two days before she is to assume the No. 1 ranking following Justine Henin's retirement....
Federer, Nadal advance to Hamburg final
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -- Rafael Nadal fought off a challenge from Novak Djokovic 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 Saturday to set up another final against defending champion Roger Federer at the Hamburg Masters....
Lakers hold off Jazz 108-105, reach West finals
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years....
James scores 32, Cavs beat Celtics to force Game 7
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown - not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston....
Roach, Haworth lead US Olympic women's weightlifting
ATLANTA (AP) -- Melanie Roach has fulfilled her Olympic dream eight years after missing the Sydney Games with a back injury and less than two years after the surgery that ended the pain....
Werth hits 3 homers as Phillies beat Jays 10-3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night....
Patriots' Belichick says Walsh isn't credible
BOSTON (AP) -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team's former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for "poor job performance." "There's not a lot of credibility," Belichick said in an interview broadcast on "CBS Evening News."...
Magowan stepping down as Giants' managing partner
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants....
Kerdoon Files 05.16.08
KNX 1070's Randy Kerdoon on USC not being the ONLY school with sports "issues"; is UPS' sponsorship of Big Brown...just the beginning?; and the Red Sox get into the car business
Kerdoon Files 05.15.08
KNX 1070's Randy Kerdoon on the Maxim top 100 sports connections; why Las Vegas thinks Charles Barkley is a knucklehead; 150,000 pennies for Josh Fogg's thoughts?
Kerdoon Files 05.14.08
KNX 1070's Randy Kerdoon on...is Spygate over? How will OJ Mayo's problems affect...Lil' Romeo? and what's about Lil' Romo...and Jessica?
Lakers hold off Jazz 108-105, reach West finals
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years....
Kobe scores 26, Lakers beat Jazz to take 3-2 lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- So much for Kobe Bryant's sore lower back. Bryant scored 26 points, his teammates kept Utah at bay down the stretch, and Los Angeles Lakers extended the stunning home success by NBA teams in the second round of the playoffs, beating the Jazz 111-104 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals....
Kobe plays supporting role as Lakers top Jazz
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant usually starts out as a facilitator and finishes as a scorer. He did just the opposite in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals....
Saunders pitches Angels to 4-2 win over Dodgers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Friday night....
Bennett drives in 4 as Dodgers top Brewers 7-2
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent and Gary Bennett homered during a six-run seventh inning, leading Chad Billingsley and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Thursday....
Astros no hit for 6 2-3 innings before rallying past Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Houston Astros broke out for seven hits and six runs in the eighth inning to pull out an 8-5 victory Sunday....
Angels News
Saunders pitches Angels to 4-2 win over Dodgers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Friday night....
Thome's RBI single gives White Sox 4-3 win
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Jim Thome hit a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning, A.J. Pierzynski's RBI double capped a three-run second against former batterymate Jon Garland, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Thursday night....
Crawford helps prevent Santana's 7th win as Rays beat Angels
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays stop Ervin Santana from becoming the AL's first seven-game winner with an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday....
