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Apr 2, 2007 7:33 AM CDT

'Roid Rage May Be Misplaced

J.C. Bradbury says it's expansion, not drugs, that's damaged baseball

(Newser) - As opening day dawns, expect another season of home-run antics in lieu of your dad's short-ball game. But J.C. Bradbury argues in the New York Times that it's talent dilution, not steroids, that's changed the game: When the league expanded in the 90s, so did the number of hittable...

U.S. Takes Gold in Medley

Apr 1, 2007 3:51 PM CDT

U.S. Takes Gold in Medley

800-meter freestyle medley

(Newser) - The U.S. 800-meter freestyle relay team of Michael Phelps, Klete Keller, Ryan Lochte and Peter Vanderkaay won gold and set a world record Friday night. The team's time of 7:03.24 is 1.42 seconds better than the previous mark, set by Australia in 2001 at the world...

Phelps Wins Fourth Gold, Third Record

Mar 29, 2007 5:36 PM CDT

Phelps Wins Fourth Gold, Third Record

"Michael is just out of reach." bronze medalist Laszlo Cseh of Hungary said.

(Newser) - Michael Phelps won his fourth gold medal and his third world record at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne today, this time in the 200-meter individual medley. At 1:54.98, Phelps was .86 seconds under than the old record -- also his.

Phelps Shatters Butterfly Record

Mar 28, 2007 5:53 PM CDT

Phelps Shatters Butterfly Record

(Newser) - Michael Phelps set another record at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne today, becoming the first man to break the 1:53 barrier in the 200-meter butterfly, and producing the biggest time drop in the event in 48 years. "I feel like a 12-year-old," the 21-year-old said,"...

HGH Isn't Worth the Hysteria

Mar 27, 2007 11:47 AM CDT

HGH Isn't Worth the Hysteria

Hyped as the next big doping scandal, there's not much evidence it even works

(Newser) - Crusaders against performance enhancing drugs should lighten up about Human Growth Hormone: In the sports version of the war on drugs, anabolic steroids are heroin and HGH is marijuana, writes Daniel Engber. Studies haven't shown any definitive increase in athletic abilities resulting from taking HGH, and they have minimal harmful...

Monday Night Football Gets Face Lift

Mar 26, 2007 11:21 PM CDT

Monday Night Football Gets Face Lift

ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski to replace Joe Theismann as co-host

(Newser) - Monday Night Football will swap one former NFL quarterback–turned–ESPN analyst for another this season when Ron Jaworski steps in for Joe Theismann. The network is looking to freshen up its hit show—cable's most-watched ever—which recently finished its first season on ESPN after more than three decades...

Texans Release Carr, Williams

Mar 25, 2007 5:30 PM CDT

Texans Release Carr, Williams

Huston waives its two best-known players

(Newser) - The Houston Texans released their two best-known players today, quarterback David Carr and running back Domanick Williams (formerly Davis), after years of disappointing performances.

Texans Acquire Schaub for
Draft Picks

Mar 25, 2007 5:07 PM CDT

Texans Acquire Schaub for Draft Picks

$48 million deal for Matt Schaub as starter

(Newser) - Former second-string Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Schaub will earn up to $48 million as starting quarterback for the Houston Texans the next six seasons. The Texans, meanwhile, are looking to shop David Carr, who had been the team's starter. In five years, Carr's QB rating was 75.5, and he...

Faulty Knee Forces Faulk Out

Mar 23, 2007 8:47 AM CDT

Faulty Knee Forces Faulk Out

Former Colts and Rams running back will announce retirement Monday

(Newser) - The knee injury that sidelined Marshall Faulk last season has officially ended his career. Faulk will announce his retirement Monday, March 26, at the NFL owners' meetings. Faulk retires ninth in all-time NFL career rushing with 12,279 yards, and tied for sixth with 100 touchdowns. In 2000, he ran...

Cricket Coach Murdered

Mar 23, 2007 8:42 AM CDT

Cricket Coach Murdered

Woolmer now said to be strangled, after team's surprising loss

(Newser) - The death of Bob Woolmer, the English-born Pakistani cricket coach, was ruled a murder yesterday, roiling the sedate world of international cricket with a crime investigators call “extraordinary and evil.” When Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica last Sunday, it was thought he...

Penn State
Coach Quits

Mar 22, 2007 4:39 PM CDT

Penn State Coach Quits

Women's basketball head coach Rene Portland resigned amid allegations of discrimation

(Newser) - Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland, who resigned last night, ends her 27-year college career with 606 wins, amid allegations that she discriminated against lesbian players. Under Portland, Penn State played in 21 NCAA tournaments, including the 2000 Final Four, but the team’s performance slipped the...

Duke Baller Bolts for NBA

Mar 22, 2007 4:28 PM CDT

Duke Baller Bolts for NBA

Sophomore forward/center Josh McRoberts will enter the draft

(Newser) - Duke co-captain Josh McRoberts will enter the NBA draft, he announced yesterday, just a week after his Blue Devils fell in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Duke men’s basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski is OK with that. “It is time for him...

Brawl Could
Cost Pacman
2007 Season

Mar 22, 2007 3:57 PM CDT

Brawl Could Cost Pacman 2007 Season

Lawless behavior may earn him a seat on the bench, says Goodell

(Newser) - Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman'' Jones may be forced to sit out the 2007 season as the first casualty of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's off-field conduct crackdown. More than 50 NFL players have been arrested since January 2006, prompting Goodell to push tougher punishments, even for those like Jones...

Son Replaces Dad
As Drake Head Coach

Mar 22, 2007 9:52 AM CDT

Son Replaces Dad As Drake Head Coach

Tom Davis steps down, son Keno steps up as basketball coach

(Newser) - Keno Davis will replace his father, Dr. Tom Davis, who is retiring as Drake University’s men’s basketball head coach. The elder Davis had coached Division I basketball for 32 seasons, the last four at Drake. Earlier, at Lafayette, he gave University of Maryland men’s basketball Head Coach...

Goodall Wants To Get Tough

Mar 22, 2007 9:24 AM CDT

Goodall Wants To Get Tough

NFL commissioner seeks fast response to off-field woes

(Newser) - NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell could respond more quickly and decisively to off-field disciplinary issues with a change in league rules proposed in response to legal messes players got into last season. Goodell will introduce the idea in a league meeting next week.

Artest Could Face Jail Time in Domestic dispute

Mar 21, 2007 8:40 PM CDT

Artest Could Face Jail Time in Domestic dispute

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest was charged with four misdemeanors Tuesday.

(Newser) - Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest was charged Tuesday, March 20, with four misdemeanors stemming from an altercation with his wife earlier this month. The famously temperamental NBA player could spend time behind bars if found guilty on any of the four charges, which include battery and corporal injury to a...