Physical play pushed limits
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The NBA is reviewing film of the Celtics-Knicks game Monday night that included physical incidents involving most notably Boston's Paul Pierce and Tony Allen . A decision on possible discipline could be made today.
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.
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In sports, as in investing, the pressure is on. We suggest a coping strategy.
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Americans see sport as entertainment. But the British do not necessarily want to be entertained at a sporting event. We require long-term emotional involvement.
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Manny Ram&#xED;rez crushed a batting practice ball, sending it up about 12 rows into the seats in left-center field. He sent the next one a handful of rows into the seats in left. Then, on the final ball in his set, Ram&#xED;rez decimated the pitch, his swing propelling it near the spot where his 451-foot home run had ...
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Never mind kickball or soccer. Some schools are now getting kids to break a sweat with exergaming fitness centers
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Physical play and a bruising running attack have been staples of the Hingham football team this season. Generally a smashmouth attack is not a recipe for a quick-strike offense.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For the Notre Dame players, simply winning Saturday&#39;s game against Washington wasn&#39;t enough. &#39;&#39;We wanted to come into the game, put our foot on somebody&#39;s neck and not let up, and I think
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Many athletes exude ideals of Games, from embraces in the pool to a fencing timeout. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Some tough playing conditions cooled off Ted Purdy on Friday. A day after matching the course record with a 61, Purdy struggled through the stifling heat
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A team fighting for its life -- in more ways than one -- plays on.
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I said hockey. You know, the NHL. The game played on ice that&#39;s currently on ice. Hockey, for gosh sakes. Anyway, NHL players, locked out by club owners over collective-bargaining issues, offered
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San Diego -- The sports cliche about taking them one game at a time does not apply in a final-week drive for the playoffs. That, the players say, is looking too far ahead.
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After a pennant race and postseason dotted with reversed rulings, baseball will get another chance to see who else wants to give replay a look. The topic is on the agenda for Thursday at the GM meetings. And there seems to be growing support among teams to join the NFL, NBA and NHL in using instant replay on calls such as fair or foul and homer or not, but definitely not balls and strikes.
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OAKMONT, Pa. -- His game is built around great length. But that is true of so many others in this day and age.
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It also appears that, for the first time, there could be a limit on the number of tickets available.