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US extends Bradley’s soccer coaching contract

Coach Bradley

US national soccer team Bob Bradley signed a four-year contract extension to coach the team through the 2014 World Cup. Coach Bradley and US Soccer began talks of an agreement last week which ended with the announcement made on Monday. The announcement ended more than two months of speculation about the job. After leading the […]

Hamilton Wins Belgian Grand Prix

Hamilton Wins Grand Prix

British driver Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix in convincing fashion to regain the top rank in the Formula One Drivers’ Championship standings. Hamilton’s McLaren sped past Red Bull’s car driven by Mark Webber early in the race and Hamilton led throughout the race to take the checkered flag at the finish. Webber was […]

Doctor Clears Yao Ming to Play Again

Yao Ming Returns

Chinese player, Yao Ming, All-Star center of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, has been cleared by team physician Tom Clanton to resume basketball-related activities after determining that his surgically repaired foot has fully healed. Yao’s foot injury and subsequent surgery prevented him from playing last season. His team was confident then that Yao can fully heal […]

Tiger Woods Returns to Golf after Divorce

Tiger Woods

Golf star Tiger Woods returns to competition and looks to regain his stature in the PGA Tour this week at the Barclay’s tournament, his first after being divorced with his wife after six years of marriage. Woods has recently signed his divorce papers with former wife Elin Nordegren, and he now sets his focus to […]

Durant Shines in United States Win Over Spain

Kevin Durant

It was an exhibition basketball game between the United States and Spain ahead of the World Basketball Championships in Turkey but the game was intense during the first rematch between Spain and the USA since the 2008 Olympics. Not exactly known for defense than his prolific offense, Kevin Durant made two huge defensive plays down […]

Phelps Misses Swim Final

Michael Phelps

Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps failed to reach his first major final event since 2005 when he came up short of reaching the 400-meter individual final Thursday at the Pan Pacific Championships. The swimming star who won 14 events at the Olympics, registered only the fourth-fastest time of the heat, slower than compatriots Ryan Lochte […]

Favre Returns to Vikings

Brett Favre

National Football League (NFL) quarterback Brett Favre returned to the Minnesota Vikings and practiced with the team today, after briefly considering another retirement. Favre said he chose to come back for a 20th season because he felt like he owed his Vikings teammates “one more try” in winning the Super Bowl. In a news conference, […]

Nietes Retains WBO Crown

Nietes

Filipino WBO minimum weight defending champion Nietes retained his belt after withstanding Mexican Mario “Dragoncito” Rodriquez with a unanimous 12-round decision at the sweltering Auditorio Luis Estrada Medina in Guasave, Sinaloa in Mexico yesterday. Nietes was clearly in control in the early rounds but later faltered as Rodriquez came on strong in the later rounds. […]

Pippen, Malone, and Dream Team enter Hall of Fame

Pippen and Malone

Scottie Pippen and Karl Malone were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, enshrined individually and as members of the famed 1992 Olympic U.S. basketball “Dream Team”. Pippen thanked his “best teammate” Michael Jordan, while Malone in a tearful speech, thanked his mother who died seven years ago. “MJ, you have touched […]

Balotelli Completes Transfer to Manchester

Mario Balotelli

Striker Mario Balotelli has finalized his huge-money transfer from Inter Milan to Manchester City by inking a five-year contract after passing a medical and physical exam. Balotelli, nicknamed “Super Mario”, had won his first Italian Cup in the 1-0 loss by Ivory Coast last Tuesday. The promising young striker had been a prospect of Manchester […]

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