Small market Brewers chase big dreams

2011-10-01T15:30:09Z

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - For years, the only September race that held any interest for Milwaukee Brewers fans was a sprint between the team's famous sausage mascots before the bottom of the sixth inning of every home game.

The sausages provided some comic relief for fans weary from a string of dreary losing seasons but this Fall ...

Two shot, one attacked, at NFL pre-season game

2011-08-21T16:30:08Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason National Football League (NFL) game between the

Two shot after 49ers versus Raiders football game

2011-08-21T15:00:08Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Defense leads way for NFC West co-leaders, blanking Cardinals last 3 quarters

There was no need for rookie magic from Sam Bradford. Not the way the St. Louis Rams' defense was playing.

The Rams lifted the pressure off the No. 1 pick's shoulders in Sunday's 19-6 victory at...

Cap flap: Redskins' Portis subs Nats for Phillies

2010-11-12T16:00:24Z

Cap flap: Redskins' RB Portis makes up for Phillies faux pas, sports Nationals cap instead

Sufficiently chastened for picking the wrong week to show love for the city of Philadelphia, Clinton Portis switched headgear Friday and wore a Washington Nationals baseball cap at practice.

"Nats! Go NFL says no plans for a Packers-Vikings site swap, in case of Tigers-Twins tiebreaker at Dome

The NFL said Monday it will not swap sites for this season's Packers-Vikings games in case the baseball playoffs get in the way at the Metrodome.

Finally here: Gophers to open TCF Bank Stadium against Air Force

The Minnesota Golden Gophers finally have a home of their own.

No Twins. No Vikings. No tractor pulls.<...

Last Fan Standing

2010-10-26T21:34:14Z

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Ramzee Robinson anything but irrelevant to Lions

2010-09-08T13:14:05Z

Irrelevant no more: Lions CB/special teamer Robinson sticks around despite being final pick

Red Robin's loss was the Detroit Lions' gain.

Cut by the team prior to the start of the 2007 season, defensive back Ramzee Robinson applied to work at one of the dining chain's Detroit-area ...

McCartney at Cowboys Stadium, Rangers next door

2010-04-16T10:44:53Z

Paul McCartney concert at Cowboys Stadium, Rangers play next door

Paul McCartney will perform at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium while the Texas Rangers play next door.

That could cause some parking headaches on Wednesday night.

McCartney's concert was expected to draw at least ...

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

2010-10-22T11:07:05Z

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Time Flies

2010-10-22T10:58:27Z

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Hoyt Wilhelm

2010-10-22T10:48:58Z

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Dolf Luque

2010-10-22T10:05:06Z

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The Celebration of Life Through Sports Award: Alexi Maguire

2010-10-26T20:53:41Z

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World Series

2010-10-26T20:53:27Z

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Blues owner wants to buy Rams

2010-04-16T11:59:28Z

Dave Checketts, principal owner of Blues, wants to buy the Rams

St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts is heading a group seeking to buy the NFL's Rams and keep the team in St. Louis.

On Monday, the Rams announce...

The TARP Teams

2010-10-21T09:56:49Z

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Delta Drops Falcons Sponsorship; Touts Ties to Yanks, Mets

2010-10-23T22:23:55Z

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Rams re-sign Setterstrom, Moore

2010-04-16T16:01:11Z

Rams re-sign guard Mark Setterstrom, defensive end Eric Moore

Guard Mark Setterstrom has re-signed with the St. Louis Rams after two seasons essentially lost to injury.

The Rams also re-signed defensive end Eric Moore and signed four other players Monday: quarterback E-mail cited in case against former Senate aide

Documents in the case against former Senate aide Ann Copland include a series of e-mail messages from lobbyists who provided her with gifts and e-mails she sent complaining about some of the perks:

_"She'll get everything she wants," wrote former lobbyist Jack Abramoff after learning that Copland had ...

Baseball's Lost Stadium

2010-11-03T08:34:32Z

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Warner's super comeback rooted in faith, hard work

2010-09-08T13:23:17Z

Confidence, faith and hard work fuel Warner's triumphant return to top

Four years ago Kurt Warner was having a hard time finding a job.

No matter that he had been to two Super Bowls and won one of them, or that he'd been an NFL and Super Bowl MVP.

The perception was that he was washed up, finished, that his storybook car...

Splashy Sounders kick off major soccer in Seattle

2010-04-16T17:24:56Z

Is this MLS or the NFL? Splashy new Sounders kick off major soccer in Seattle

The splashy new Seattle Sounders are still two months from their first game. Yet they already have sold far more season tickets than Mike Singletary looks like Niners' coaching choice for 2009

Mike Singletary has been a remarkable short-term solution to the San Francisco 49ers' woes. With each passing week, the interim coach is looking more like the long-term fix as well.

When the 49ers (6-9) began preparations Wednesday for their season finale against

Lions' Henson learns to take nothing for granted

2010-04-16T14:02:51Z

Winless Lions giving QB Drew Henson a chance to salvage football career

Drew Henson was the can't-miss kid in 2000 at Michigan.

Henson's options were to return as a quarterback and candidate to be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, or skip his senior season to take a crack at his dream of playing major league baseball.

After whiffing with the

No longer 'The Man,' Alexander returns to Seattle

2010-04-16T14:14:45Z

No longer 'The Man,' 3rd-string RB Shaun Alexander returns to Seattle with Redskins

Shaun Alexander's recent career trajectory has resembled a bungee jump: Straight down.

In just three years, the Seahawks' former franchise running back went from MVP to "Where is he?"

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Philadelphia Fans Fear 'God Is Joking With Us Again'

2010-06-16T12:04:20Z

TAMPA - Uh-oh.

The rain in Spain may fall mainly on the plain, but for long-suffering fans of the Philadelphia Phillies, the biblical deluge that suspended Game 5 of the World Series is an omen on par with the number of the beast.

"Everyone sees this as the latest in a 30-year cycle of bad omens," ...

The 10 Sports Franchises Most Likely To Move

2010-10-21T09:42:13Z

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Braman Lawsuit Threatens Marlins Stadium

2010-10-23T18:59:13Z

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It's in the Bag

2010-10-26T15:22:39Z

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No-Hit Major League Pitchers

2010-10-23T09:45:54Z

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Obituaries in the news

2010-09-09T11:37:06Z

Ingmar Bergman

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) _ Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, an iconoclastic filmmaker widely regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, has died, the president of his foundation said. He was 89.

Bergman died Monday at his home in Faro, Sweden, Swedish news agency TT said, citing his daughter

Thursday's Sports Transactions

2010-09-09T11:00:48Z

Thursday's Sports Transactions

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS_Named Roland Hemond special assistant to the president.

CINCINNATI REDS_Placed SS Pedro Lopez on the 15-day DL. Activated INF Friday's Sports Transactions

CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Recalled RHP Mike MacDougal from Charlotte (IL). Designated RHP Bret Prinz for assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS_Signed

Wednesday's Sports Transactions

2010-09-08T23:33:56Z

Wednesday's Sports Transactions

OAKLAND ATHLETICS_Activated OF Milton Bradley from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Hiram Bocachica for assignment. Assigned RHP David Shafer outright to San Francisco 49ers vice president of player personnel Trent Baalke stands on the field before the 49ers' NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in San Francisco. Baalke is considere...

Buccaneeers Saints Football

2011-01-04T13:01:28Z

New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter (22) tries to strip the ball from Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe (89) an a pass-play in the fourth quarter of an Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, left, introduces new head football coach Leslie Frazier Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 in Eden Prairie, Minn. Frazier has served as the NFL team's interim head coa...

Giants Redskins Football

2011-01-03T17:00:38Z

Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb (5) tips his hat to the crowd as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the New York Giants on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Redskins Haynesworth Football

2011-01-03T16:32:34Z

In this Aug. 21, 2010, photo, Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth pauses during a preseason NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Landover, Md. Haynesworth rejoined the Redskins--if only...

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Lions' Henson learns to take nothing for granted

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