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FA cup semi-finals set to stay at Wembley
Football Association chairman Lord David Triesman made it clear Wednesday that the FA Cup semi-finals would continue to be played at the new Wembley Stadium for the foreseeable future. The former British government minister also said he would look at ...

FA cup semi-finals set to stay at Wembley
Football Association chairman Lord David Triesman made it clear Wednesday that the FA Cup semi-finals would continue to be played at the new Wembley Stadium for the foreseeable future. The former British government minister also said he would look at ...

Ball players allegedly got illegal scripts
Federal prosecutors in California are investigating whether a doctor illegally wrote prescriptions for patients, including major league baseball players.Dr. Ramon Scruggs was linked to prescribing steroids in 2003 and 2004 to two major league players -- Tr...

Global Motorsports Group Enters 2008 World Challenge Season with Three Car Effort
James Sofronas, President of Global Motorsports Group, has announced that he will once again be piloting the familiar blue, No. 14 GMG Porsche 997 GT3 in the 2008 SPEED GT Championship with the addition of two teammates to help Porsche capture the Manufacturers' crown. Dino Crescentini (Stoptech Brakes/Centric Parts) and Sean Allen (BMC Group) have joined GMG Racing this year, adding a significant advantage to the team's efforts. Crescentini and Allen have a vast amount of racing experience and both feel that the three-car assault will help lift GMG to the top step on the podium.

Dutch swimmer puts pressure on Rogge over Chinese human rights
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Pieter van den Hoogenband on Wednesday called on International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge to speak out on human rights in China ahead of the Beijing Games. "I'm calling on him (Rogge) to take resp...

Platini plays down chances of FIFA red card for Spain
UEFA President Michel Platini on Wednesday voiced confidence that Spain would not be excluded from Euro 2008 because of an ongoing row with FIFA over perceived government interference in the running of the country's football federation. FIFA, world fo...

Short Tracks Ahead: Bristol, Martinsville Offer Back-To-Back Drama
After opening the season with four consecutive superspeedway events, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams are revisiting the sport's roots. Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol marks the first of two consecutive short-track events, always a welcome stretch on the schedule, and a challenge.

Ribery happy to prolong stay at Bayern
French midfielder Franck Ribery insists he is enjoying his time at Bayern Munich after some world-class performances and has hinted he would be happy to see out his career with the German giants. The 24-year-old is setting the Bundesliga on fire and B...

Ribery happy to prelong stay at Bayern
French midfielder Franck Ribery insists he is enjoying his time at Bayern Munich after some world-class performances and has hinted he would be happy to see out his career with the German giants. The 24-year-old is setting the Bundesliga on fire and B...

2008 American Le Mans Series Preview: The LMP2 Class
Last year saw a dramatic increase in the number of entries in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series. That increase was mostly caused by the influx of new teams sporting the new Acura chassis and engines. The increase will continue this year with the addition of de Ferran Motorsports, who will also be using an Acura chassis and engine. If last year is a strong indicator, this year will be intense and just as competitive!

Aussies Dash To Dakar
An Australian team is chasing the 'holy grail' of offroad racing, with a two-car assault on the legendary Dakar Rally next January. Multiple Australian Safari winner, Bruce Garland and his Sydney-based team is building two Isuzu D-Max 4WD utes (previously marketed here as the Holden Rodeo) to tackle the gruelling event which, due to terrorist concerns in Africa, is being run in South America next year.

12 Hours of Sebring: Acura ALMS Race Preview - Excited Because of the New Car
Acura seeks to repeat its 2007 performance in Saturday's prestigious Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, the opening race of the 2008 American Le Mans Series. A year ago, three all-new Acura prototype teams made the car maker's sports car racing debut in one of the world's most grueling racing contests and even surprised themselves with a sensational 1-2-4 finish in the high-competitive LMP2 class.

Q&A: NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Dale Jarrett Talks About Retirement
THE MODERATOR: Dale Jarrett, the 1999 Sprint Cup champion who is also retiring following Sunday's event at Bristol has joined us. DALE JARRETT: Thank you. Glad to be here. This thing is a lot more formal than the last time I did this. Nothing wrong with that.

Stoudemire, Suns burn Grizzlies
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Amare Stoudemire posted game-highs with 29 points and 13 rebounds, as Phoenix blitzed Memphis, 132-111 at US Airways Center.

NBA Game Summary - Memphis at Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Amare Stoudemire posted game-highs with 29 points and 13 rebounds, as Phoenix blitzed Memphis, 132-111 at US Airways Center.

National Hockey League Game Capsules
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - David Jones scored his first career goal and added two assists to help Colorado down Atlanta, 5-2, at Philips Arena. Andrew Brunette had a pair of goals and Joe Sakic tallied and added two helpers for Colorado, wh...

Floyd Mayweather's wrestling stunt cheapens fight game
PHILADELPHIA - As if we needed more proof that life sometimes really does imitate art, along comes WrestleMania XXIV on March 30, in which the planet's best pound-for-pound boxer, WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., "fights" a seven-foot, 400-pound grappler who goes by the nom de guerre of Big Show. More than 61,000 tickets have been sold for the heavily hyped event, to be held outdoors at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. If you think you've seen this before, you probably have. Remember 1982's "Rocky III," in which Rocky Balboa squares off with a gigantic wrestler named Thunderlips (played by Hulk Hogan) in a charity exhibition?

Pakistan papers say Aussie cricketers let 'terrorists' win
Pakistani newspapers on Wednesday accused Australia's cricket team of handing a victory to "terrorists" after the world champions refused to tour the country due to security concerns. "World champions or a bunch of cowards" said the headline on the sp...

Mackey captures Iditarod again
Nome, AK (Sports Network) - Lance Mackey captured the Iditarod sled dog race for the second consecutive year, finishing the 1,100-mile journey from Anchorage to Nome just under four minutes shy of 9 1/2 days.

Pakistan papers say Aussies let 'terrorists' win
Pakistani newspapers on Wednesday accused Australia's cricket team of handing a victory to "terrorists" after the world champions refused to tour the country due to security concerns. "World champions or a bunch of cowards" said the headline on the sp...

Forget pollution, break world records in Beijing: FM
China's foreign minister on Wednesday dismissed athletes' fears about Beijing's pollution and touted the city as an ideal venue for breaking world records at this year's Olympics. "I believe the air quality will only become better and better in Beijin...

UPI NewsTrack Sports
Arizona signs WR Fitzgerald to $40 million dealTEMPE, Ariz., March 11 (UPI) -- All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald reported Tuesday he has reached a contract agreement on a four-year, $40 million contract extension with Arizona.The deal reportedly...

NCAA Game Summary - East Carolina vs. Tulsa
Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Jerome Jordan scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, leading Tulsa to a 66-49 victory over East Carolina in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament at FedEx Forum.

NCAA Game Summary - Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Justin Dobbins scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Eastern Michigan edged Ball State, 59-55, in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.

UPI Sports Calendar for Wed., March 12
(All times Eastern) Basketball NBA Houston at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Los Angeles Clippers at Orlando, 7 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. New York at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. ...