FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has auctioned off for $1.3 million the deferred compensation agreement that was part of Darryl Strawberry‘s 1985-90 contact with the New York Mets. St. Louis-based IRS spokesman Michael Devine says the winning bidder Tuesday in Fairview Heights, Illinois, chose to remain anonymous. The minimum bid was […]
A Little Rock woman said Tuesday that boxer Jermain Taylor threatened to shoot her three small children, and that she knocked the gun away after the cursing middleweight — once called a role model by the city’s mayor — put the weapon to her husband’s head. Toya Smith, 40, said she and her family, including […]
The NFL says its investigation into whether the New England Patriots used under-inflated footballs in the AFC championship game is ongoing after a report Tuesday night claimed the league found 11 balls were not properly inflated. Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president for football operations, told The Associated Press that the “investigation is currently […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams claims to suffer from nerves and jitters before her first-round matches at the Grand Slams. She certainly didn’t show it, winning her first set in 21 minutes on Tuesday night on the way to a 6-0, 6-4 win over Alison Van Uytvanck at the Australian Open. The 18-time major […]
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Tiger Woods has another reason not to like cameras — his agent said it cost him a tooth. Woods made a surprise visit to Italy on Monday to watch girlfriend Lindsey Vonn capture her record 63rd World Cup race. The photo that generated all the buzz was Woods missing his […]
Since their days on the court, things have changed between Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan. They are no longer cool like that. Barkley opened up about why he is not friends with Jordan anymore on “The Seth Davis Show,” according to sportingnews.com. “He was offended by some things I said about him on television,” Barkley […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are headed to a special place where no coach or player has gone more — the Super Bowl. They earned their trip with the second most lopsided AFC championship victory ever. The New England Patriots dominant duo earned a sixth trip to the Super Bowl with […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Basketball analyst and former NBA player Greg Anthony was suspended indefinitely by CBS on Saturday after he was arrested on a charge of soliciting a prostitute in a Washington, D.C., hotel room. “Greg Anthony will not be working again for CBS this season,” A CBS spokeswoman said Saturday. Turner Sports also suspended […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan marathoner Rita Jeptoo will have to wait up to three more months to learn the outcome of the hearing into her positive doping test. Athletics Kenya requested more time for further investigation after the three-time Boston Marathon champion and two-time Chicago Marathon winner appeared at a hearing Thursday. Jeptoo could […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Not so long ago, the only reason a lot of people knew Cardale Jones was for a thoughtless comment on social media about not wanting to go to school. Now the national-champion quarterback is also a shining example for educators preaching to kids to get a degree. It’s a turnaround almost […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali was back in the hospital Thursday for follow-up care related to a severe urinary tract infection, his second stint in the hospital in the last four weeks. The three-time former heavyweight champion was admitted to an undisclosed hospital earlier this week, Ali family spokesman Bob Gunnell said Thursday. Ali […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-seeded Serena Williams will play Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium in her first-round match at the Australian Open as she begins her attempt to win a 19th Grand Slam singles title. Williams could meet former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the semifinals following […]
