D.C. United wins second U.S. Open Cup title (Bradenton Herald) Washington, D.C. (Sports Network) - D.C. United won the U.S. Open Cup title on Wednesday at RFK Stadium as Fred scored the game-winner in the 50th minute of a 2-1 win over the Charleston Battery....more...MONTANA SPORTS HEADLINES (KTVM Butte) GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - The Calgary Stampeders have placed backup quarterback Dave Dickenson on a nine-game injured reserve list with post-concussion symptoms....more... CENTRAL NEW YORK SPORTS (The Post-Standard) Tag your photos 'sports' to appear on this page....more... Area sports roundup (Jefferson City News Tribune) Here are results from around Mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City Lady Jays tennis team blanked the Helias Lady Crusaders 9-0 on Tuesday at Washington Park....more... Morning Bytes: Troubling sports-politics connections (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Seems like every time I turn the channel these days there's some link between sports and politics. Sarah Palin was a TV sportscaster. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is a rabid Phillies fan. Barack Obama, if elected, will install a basketball court in the White House. Joe Biden played Little League baseball in Scranton....more... BROOKLYN'S IN THE HOUSE (New York Post) Andy Roddick already has taken Brooklyn, now his fiancée said she believes he can capture Queens. The gorgeous 21-year-old blonde, Brooklyn Decker, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and Roddick's fiancee, told The Post she believes Roddick......more... Texans Try To End Steelers' Winning Streak (KSAT San Antonio) By Michael Rushton, NFL Contributing Editor -- (Sports Network) - One thing that didn't change last year in Pittsburgh's transition at head coach from Bill Cowher to Mike Tomlin was its ability to win on opening weekend....more... Mystics deal McWilliams-Franklin to Shock (Miami Herald) The Washington Mystics dealt forward Taj McWilliams-Franklin to the Detroit Shock Tuesday in exchange for forwards Tasha Humphrey and Shay Murphy....more... Abramoff receives 4-year prison term (San Diego Union-Tribune) WASHINGTON ? Jack Abramoff, the powerhouse Washington lobbyist who admitted running a wide-ranging corruption scheme that ensnared Republican lawmakers, Capitol Hill aides and government officials, received a reduced sentence yesterday of four years in prison because of his cooperation with federal investigators....more... |