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  • Europeans geared up for Obama Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 6:12AMBERLIN – Barack Obama comes face to face this week with a constituency truly eager for change after eight years of George W. Bush: Europeans.
  • Reebok tourney has no shortage of premier talent Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 6:07AML.A. Dream Team's Renardo Sidney shoots over Raymond Penn of the Franchize All-Stars during an opening-day game in the Reebok Summer Championships on Tuesday at Foothill High School. Sidney, one of the nation's top high school recruits, had 15 points and five assists in a 73-69 loss.
  • Perrilloux is good for OVC, not so much for other teams Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 6:04AMNASHVILLE — A lot of the talk at the Ohio Valley Conference Media Day at LP Field on Tuesday centered on a quarterback that wasn't there — Jacksonville State's Ryan Perrilloux.
  • NORTHWEST NOTES Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 5:22AMLEWISTON -- Coeur d'Alene, which won its third straight North Idaho League title last weekend, will try to three-peat at districts when the class AA Area A tournament unfolds this weekend at Harris Field.
  • Dwyane Wade sees a big difference from 2004 U.S. Olympic team Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 3:58AMThe Miami Heat star says the squad four years ago didn't have the right chemistry to win gold. As for this year's team, 'We are getting along so well.'
  • Duhon stands tall for Slidell Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 3:21AMThe youngsters and teenagers attending Chris Duhon’s Summer Basketball Camp this week got to hang around for a special ceremony at the end of Thursday’s drills.
  • Wade Sees Big Difference Between 2004 and '08 U.S. Teams Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 2:04AMLAS VEGAS -- Frustrating. Disappointing. Comical. Which of those words best describes the U.S. men's basketball team in the 2004 Olympics? For Dwyane Wade, it's all of the above.
  • 'J.T.' will be on first tee Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 1:43AMBroughton's Thomas will compete in the First Tee Open.
  • Nation's top guards shine at Reebok championships Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 8:27PMCorrespondent Victoria Sun takes an inside look at the Reebok Summer Championships, adidas Super 64 and the Main Event basketball tournaments in Las Vegas: The ugly black and pink uniforms weren't to blame for Team Breakdown's sluggish start during an...
  • Higher learning Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 6:00PMWhen the founders of the University of Redlands set out to build their Baptist college on the outskirts of Los Angeles, it most likely never occurred to them how much the school would grow over the course of 100 years.
  • 1st Mariner Arena GM says minor leagues will never have major presence in Baltimore Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 5:56PMFrank Remesch is the general manager of the 1st Mariner Arena, a job he has held for more than 20 years. He is native of Baltimore, a big time sports fan, but when it comes to sports and his arena, he likes his current tenant - the American Indoor Football Association's Mariners - and that's about it.
  • Tincher ACC's female athlete of year Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 5:31PMShe is the first Hokie so honored. Virginia's Somdev Devvarman is runner-up to UNC's Tyler Hansbrough. Angela Tincher, the most decorated female athlete in Virginia Tech history, received the ACC's most prestigious individual honor Tuesday.
  • Krzyzewski melding U.S. stars into team Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 4:26AMLakers' Bryant and other NBA stars are willing to shut up and listen to Olympic team coach.
  • Numbers generate a buzz Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 2:44AMPublished and posted online on Sunday, our report on the greatest athletes in North Carolina history, by uniform number, got your attention. As of 5 p.m. Monday, the photo galleries, video debates, database of athletes and stories online had drawn 17
  • N.C. Greats by the Numbers Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 2:43AMReaders' take on the numbers.
  • Who's coming to this year's Celebrity Golf Tournament? Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 12:51AMThe Hilton Head Island Celebrity Golf Tournament has announced the list of celebrities that plan to attend this year's event, to be held Aug. 29 through 31.
  • Don't hold your breath, swimmers. Lake Wylie still mostly inaccessible Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 12:39AMLAKE WYLIE -- York County should never, ever lag behind Mecklenburg County, the behemoth to the north. That is a county where the people voted not to build a huge downtown arena, then politicians built it anyway. They used the money of everybody else.
  • No more LeBron-ze - 'King James' leads US hunt for gold Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 12:34AMWhen it comes to medals, a bronze won't be good enough this time for Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and his teammates on the US Olympic squad of National Basketball Association stars.
  • Krzyzewski melding U.S. stars into team Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 12:26AMNBA stars such as Bryant, Boozer are willing to shut up and listen to Olympic team coach.
  • Athlete of the Week - Hanna Honey Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 10:40PMShe was born in North Carolina and she’ll return to North Carolina. But as a senior on the Darby tennis team, Hannah Honey made her time in the Bitterroot count.
  • FastBreak take 9th at AAU Nationals Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 7:12AM    Midland FastBreak had a tough start at the 15-and-under AAU National Girls' Basketball Tournament last weekend in Cincinnati. But the FastBreak eventually got on a roll and finished ninth in the nation.
  • Interest in Davis isn't all relative Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 5:38AMOne of Flavien Davis' first college scholarship offers came last winter from then-Marquette coach Tom Crean. Now Crean's new school, Indiana, is hot on Davis' trail. So are Louisville and UK.
  • Olympic Basketball | U.S. prepares for camp Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 3:23AMThree weeks wasn't enough time to prepare for the last Olympics. Therefore, the U.S. men's basketball team is trying three years. The Americans open training...
  • Summer of transition for area athletic directors Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 3:12AMTroy Mathieu's decision to leave as Grambling's athletic director was surprising to some.
  • USC commitment list increases to 10 Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 12:42AMSouth Carolina's Showcase Camp on Friday proved beneficial as the Gamecocks pulled in three more commitments, pushing their total for the 2009 class to 10. And all three are receivers.
  • USC camp draws three commitments Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 12:24AMUSC’S SHOWCASE CAMP Friday proved beneficial as the Gamecocks pulled in three more commitments pushing their total for the 2009 class to ten. And all three are receivers. DeAngelo Smith (6-foot-2, 185 pounds) of Kingsland, Ga., had been favoring the Gamecocks for weeks and waiting until the camp to make his pledge to the Gamecocks over Georgia, Vanderbilt and East Carolina. Smith said working ...
  • GRILLO: Packer was great, Favre was a farce, and Josh was spectacular Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 10:16PMOne of my fonder memories of working in TV in Birmingham was the annual visit the Tip-Off Club received every year from Billy Packer.
  • Britney Spears' forced album Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 9:24PMU.S. singer Britney Spears watches the Houston Rockets play the Los Angeles Lakers during their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, in this March 30, 2007 file photo.
  • -- Angola, China, Germany, Greece, Spain And USA To Battle In Preliminary Group B – Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 7:18PMFollowing today’s conclusion of the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece, FIBA conducted the draw to determine the final makeup of the Olympic men’s basketball preliminary round groups - Group A and Group B. Croatia, Greece and Germany earned the final three 2008 Olympic qualifying berths that were determined during the July 14-20 tournament.
  • Sullivan travels nation during summer vacation with AAU team Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 11:28AMMost teenagers go to the lake, get a job or just hang out during their summer vacations. Jordan Sullivan, a junior from Sidney, spends her summer months playing basketball. That sounds quite normal, but Sullivan doesn’t just shoot hoops with family outside her home.
  • Have we learned nothing from Duke? Vick case? Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 9:41AMI don't know if Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick has sponsored dogfighting, procured and trained pit bulls for fighting and ran the enterprise across state lines for several years, but I do know this: I'm not going to rush to judgment.
  • McRoberts wants to be a factor Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 2:01AMJosh McRoberts was nearly finished answering questions in the interview room at Conseco Fieldhouse when someone asked if he had grown.
  • In the news: PCL all-stars rally for victory Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 12:36AMA.J. Ellis hit a two-run double to cap a ninth-inning rally by the Pacific Coast League and it held off the International League, 6-5, in the Triple-A All-Star game Wednesday night at Louisville, Ky.
  • Recruiting spotlight: East Hall's Young catching up quickly Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 12:27AMIf Kiante Young has any regrets, it’s waiting until his junior season at East Hall High to start playing football. This rising senior always thought basketball was going to be his ticket to a college scholarship.
  • Former Shaw soccer player working on game Saturday, July 19, 2008 @ 12:15AMEven though he's surrounded on the field by other college soccer players, Clay Watkins quickly developed the sense that he had graduated to another level when he signed on this summer to play for the Panama City Pirates of the Premier Development League.
  • Wylie players among top dogs in summer Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 10:53PMA "Hoosiers" like story is unfolding as a summer basketball team made up of Wylie teenagers is making its presence known in elite tournaments across Texas.
  • THE RECORD Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 9:42PMBoulder and CU News and information
  • Manny Navarro's Spring Tour, Part 7 Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 5:53PMThomas Balkcom spent most of his first season as coach at Miami Jackson High hoping he would run into the middle of a Southwest Airlines commercial.
  • Deaths & Funerals Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 5:52PMWIGHT, Stanley 1923-2008 Predeceased by son Brian. He leaves his loving wife of 60 years Jeannette; son Michael (Gayelynne); daughters Nadine (Rick), Annette (Paul); grandchildren Jayson (Charlotte), Rebecca (Jordan), Melissa, Jenny (Mike), Derek, Adam, and Ryan; sister Betty Newman; brother-in-laws Lloyd (Sandra) and Robert Nosler; nieces, nephews, and cousins in Canada and the U.S. Stan, your ...
  • Herenton, Cash come together for students Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 5:11PMWhile attorneys for the city of Memphis and Memphis City Schools were in court fighting Friday morning, Mayor Willie Herenton and Superintendent Kriner Cash were in a showdown on the basketball court.
  • Tiger Woods, New York Giants big winners at ESPYs Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 4:00PMTiger Woods won three trophies at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, including his fifth male athlete of the year award, giving him a career-leading 21 wins in the show's 16-year history.
  • Pat Leahy's in The Dark Knight, But Nancy Reagan Was on Diff'rent Strokes Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 3:21PM At the stroke of midnight, The Dark Knight opened across the country this morning, to rave reviews, Oscar buzz and forecasts of a record-shattering box office performance. Most observers have chalked up the unprecedented anticipation for the film to its quality script and to the amazing and final performance of the late Heath Ledger. But we know the real reason: Senator Patrick Leahy. ...
  • Big East rundown: Fresh faces Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 12:48PMKeno Davis is one of two new head coaches in the Big East. Jeff Goodman gets you caught up on all the conference's teams.
  • Vonn loses ESPY Award to hoops star Parker Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 12:46PMFormer University of Tennessee and current WNBA basketball star Candace Parker beat out World Cup overall and downhill champ Lindsey Vonn and two other women nominated for this year’s Best Female Athlete ESPY Award on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
  • Tiger Woods, New York Giants big winners at ESPYs Friday, July 18, 2008 @ 8:05AMTiger Woods won three trophies at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, including his fifth male athlete of the year award, giving him a career-leading 21 wins in the show's 16-year history. Woods surpassed retired cyclist Lance Armstrong for most wins as male athlete. He earned his fourth consecutive ESPY for best golfer and won best championship performance for his playoff victory at the U.S. ...
  • Poll: Most people prefer UNC to Duke Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ 3:11PMIn a sporting matchup between Duke and Carolina, 57 percent of North Carolinians would pull for the Tar Heels.
  • Sports Stars Score Big Wins at 2008 ESPY Awards Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ 1:20PMSome of the biggest names in sports attended the 2008 annual ESPY awards, which honors the year's best sports moments and athletes, on Wednesday night.
  • Thursday July 17, 2008 - 12:59 EST Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ 1:04PMLAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Tiffany Michelle spent the past three years as part of the large contingent of poker media covering the World Series of Poker.
  • Tiger Woods, N.Y. Giants Score At ESPYs Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ 1:00PMTiger Woods won three trophies at the ESPY Awards, including his fifth male athlete of the year award, giving him a career-leading 21 wins in the show's 16-year history.
  • Epps: Some SEC coaches criticize 'Billy Rule' Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ 11:41AMAsked about the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ urging of members to stop offering scholarships to prospects not yet in their junior years of high school, Vanderbilt’s Kevin Stallings couldn’t resist a joke.