Mikko’s Athletics

By Ronnie Turner The type of pancreatic cancer that BYU men’s basketball coach Dave Rose was diagnosed with is rare, typically with a longer life expectancy, but the prognosis and treatment options will depend on the disease’s stage. This much is certain: Though pancreatic cancer is very... More

Kevin McHale was fired as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves by David Kahn, the new president of basketball operations, ending McHale’s 15-year stint with the team. Read more  Read More →

By Michael Lewis Some American fans think New Jersey’s Giuseppe Rossi is soccer’s answer to Benedict Arnold. Fans are upset that Rossi decided to go with his heritage instead of the country of his birth to play with the green, white and red of Italy rather than the red, white and blue of... More

By Robyn Dixon Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — When Emma Jordi’s mother suggested a Sunday afternoon at South Africa’s Confederations Cup watching the national soccer team play Iraq, the pretty blond 14-year-old had an excuse. Homework. “I have to write a speech for... More

By Akshay Iyer A lot has been said and written about India’s early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup, and there is no doubt that there will be plenty more of the same about how captain MS Dhoni’s tactical errors cost the team dear apart from the fact that the Men in Blue were affected by... More

Trump Starlets Club registered a 10 run victory against Jyoti Club in their league match of the Ratan Lal Sharma Memorial Monsoon Cricket Tournament at RB Tiwari Stadium, Lucknow on Wednesday. Asked to bat first, Trump Starlets Club scored 148 runs losing all its wickets in 29 overs in the 30 overs-a-side... More

The Lahore police said on Wednesday that they had arrested one of seven suspects behind the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team at the city’s Liberty Chowk on March 3. Seven persons, including six policemen, were killed when the bus carrying the team from their hotel to the stadium was ambushed. The... More

SCOREBOARD Detroit at St. Louis - Tigers 20-year-old rookie Rick Porcello (7-4) faces MLB home run leader Albert Pujols and St. Louis Cardinals. STARS Tuesday -Felix Hernandez, Mariners, pitched a two-hitter and Seattle handed San Diego a record-setting 12th straight interleague loss with a 5-0 victory. -Gil... More

By Jesse Sanchez Commissioner Bud Selig said that baseball draws more attention and criticism for its steroid revelations than does football during a radio interview on Tuesday. “We are held to a higher and different standard,” Selig said during a 17-minute appearance on the Dan Patrick Show. Read... More

Joe Torre’s legacy as one of the game’s all-time great managers is already secure. His next victory will only provide further proof of that. The major league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers look to give Torre his 2,195th regular-season win to move him into sole possession of fifth place on the... More