Archive By Section - Sports
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Joe Johnson scored 25 points, Jamal Crawford finished with 23 and the Atlanta Hawks beat Orlando 103-93 in Game 1 of their playoff series on Saturday, overcoming a monster night by Magic star Dwight Howard.
April 16, 2011
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER
Associated Press
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Sports
SAN ANTONIO - PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele birdied Nos. 17 and 18 for a 4-under 68 on Saturday, grabbing sole possession of the Texas Open lead after beginning the day tied with a whopping six other players for the top spot.
April 16, 2011
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By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
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Sports
ORLANDO, Fla. - If the Orlando Magic's 2010-11 season were likened to a fairy tale, it would probably be a mix of "The Wizard of Oz" and "Alice in Wonderland."
April 15, 2011
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER
Associated Press
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Sports
SAN ANTONIO - Kevin Na watched his first shot on No. 9 veer badly off course. His next stroke wasn't any better. Or the next one. Or the 11 after that.
April 15, 2011
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By PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press
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Sports
MINNEAPOLIS - The NFL and its locked-out players started talking again, and they talked all day.
April 14, 2011
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
SAN FRANCISCO - After years of investigation, three weeks of trial and millions of dollars spent pursuing Barry Bonds, federal prosecutors were back where they started Thursday - deciding whether to try and prove the home run king's records were built with steroids and lies.
April 14, 2011
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By PAUL ELIAS
Associated Press
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Sports
ATLANTA - Jason Collins spent all but six minutes on the bench when the Atlanta Hawks were swept by the Orlando Magic in a lopsided second-round playoff series last year.
April 14, 2011
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By CHARLES ODUM
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
SAN FRANCISCO - Jurors in the Barry Bonds case remained mostly out of sight on day 3 of their deliberations. They never entered Judge Susan Illston's courtroom on the 19th floor of the Phillip Burton Federal Building, spending about six hours behind closed doors Tuesday without reaching a verdict.
April 12, 2011
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By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
AUGUSTA - Good news travels much faster than when Gary Player first won the Masters.
April 11, 2011
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Charl Schwartzel gave this Masters a finish it deserved.
April 10, 2011
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
AUGUSTA - On a sweltering day at Augusta National, the kid stayed cool. And now, Rory McIlroy has a comfortable lead heading into the final round of a major.
April 09, 2011
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
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Sports
The trees are ready to roar and the ground is ready to shake, but for that to happen Sunday, Rory McIlroy will have to cooperate. If the kid from Northern Ireland plays the way he has for the first three rounds, Sunday will simply be a coronation.
April 09, 2011
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By VINCE JOHNSON
Herald Videographer
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Sports
I must admit. I'm sore. After walking up, down, and around the hills of Augusta National for the past five days, my entire body aches. My legs, my back, and the soles of my feet feel like needles have infiltrated my bones.
April 08, 2011
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By VINCE JOHNSON
Herald Videographer
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Sports
AUGUSTA - The fist kept pumping. The cheers kept growing. The ball kept dropping.
April 08, 2011
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
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Sports
SAN FRANCISCO - The jurors who will decide Barry Bonds' fate filed back into the courtroom with their first question Friday, and it was one that had to make prosecutors happy.
April 08, 2011
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By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
