Provides the latest RSS feeds for US Sports News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Memphis Sun.com http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/cat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:06:52 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:06:52 -0400 30 Football legend David Beckham had reportedly been offered a trial as a kicker for an American football side. According to the Mirror, the offer came in as Beckham contemplated his future at the Los Angeles Galaxy and before he enjoyed his swansong with Paris Saint Germain. A source in Hollywood said that a National Football League (NFL) franchise scout contacted the retired footballer to see if ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262294/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:10:02 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262294/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Serena Williams at the French Open. Serena Williams is no stranger to controversy, and has caused a stir yet again with a jaw-dropping indictment of the Steubenville rape victim whose story transfixed the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282133/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:46:14 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282133/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Send a question for Mike's mailbag Gronkowski's procedure is believed to have gone "well," a league source tells ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The exact recovery time for Gronkowski's back is unknown, but it has been estimated to be in the range of 12 weeks. The Patriots have not yet announced the opening date of training camp, but it is not expected that ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282134/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:35:28 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282134/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Greg Whittington suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and could miss the entire 2013-14 season. The news of Whittington's injury was reported by ESPN.com on Monday night, and the severity was confirmed by a Georgetown spokesman on Tuesday afternoon. The 6-foot-8 sophomore forward suffered the injury a little more than a week ago. "Greg will return when he is 100 percent healthy," ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282135/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:35:25 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282135/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 PARIS (AP) -- The director of the Tour de France expects Bradley Wiggins to come roaring back in 2014 after not defending his crown in this year's race that starts in just over a week. 'I think he'll have ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282106/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:42 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282106/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Jeff Baker and third-base coach Gary Pettis demonstrate proper hand-slapping technique. (AP) To the ridiculously long list of bizarre baseball injuries, we can now add another, this one with a twist of mystery: Rangers infielder Jeff Baker is going on the disabled list with a sprained thumb that he suffered on a high-fivefrom an unknown teammate before a game. If that sounds somewhat hard to ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282099/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:06 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282099/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Aaron Hernandez was questioned by police investigating a possible homicide in this town 40 miles south of Boston. A source with knowledge of the investigation said Massachusetts State police spoke to Hernandez on Monday and were interested in possibly searching his home. Hernandez is not believed to be a murder suspect, according to a source, but a vehicle rented in his name has emerged ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281138/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:04 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281138/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Phoenix Coyotes franchise these days to worry about a coach, but they still don't have one of those under contract for next season either.Bench boss Dave Tippett's contract is up at the end of June, meaning he could become a free agent coach. One team still with an opening, the Dallas Stars, might be keen on trying to bring him back to Big D, but the Coyotes would love to keep him ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282138/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:54 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282138/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Ben McLemore ended the season as the No. 1 overall pick in June's draft by most accounts. Since then he's slowly slid. First behind Nerlens Noel and in recent weeks, to between No. 5 and No. 10 by most mocks. He's one of the younger talents in the draft, doesn't have any injury concerns like many of the top picks, and has the most upside. So what gives? ESPN reports that his ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282137/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:54 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282137/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 .Oswalt, 35, signed with Colorado back in early May. He made five Double-A tune-up starts, pitching to a 2.16 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in 33 1/3 innings. Last summer he went 4-3 with a 5.80 ERA in 59 innings for the Rangers after signing at midseason, a performance that earned him a demotion to the bullpen.The Rockies have gotten a 4.41 ERA from their starters this year, which isn't all that bad ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282139/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:54 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282139/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Allen Iverson and the accusations from his ex-wife that he had kidnapped their children and refused to give them back to her. Tawanna Iverson filed in court that the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282141/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:53 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282141/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca . He has been on the DL for close to three weeks with a forearm strain.Morrow, 28, went 2-3 with a 5.63 ERA and 1.49 WHIP in 54 1/3 innings across 10 starts before hitting the DL. In parts of four seasons with Toronto, he has gone 33-28 with a 4.32 ERA in 504 2/3 innings. He missed close to a month with forearm inflammation back in 2011.The Blue Jays recently ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282136/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:53 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282136/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Rob Gronkowski has had successful surgery, this time on a bothersome back, according to his brother, Gordie Gronkowski Jr., who tweeted the news Tuesday afternoon (the same day as the procedure, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282142/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:53 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282142/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 received a cortisone shot and a platelet-rich plasma injection one week ago and has been wearing a brace since."You have to see how he reacts to the one thing before you can add the second," Nats trainer Lee Kuntz said. "Otherwise you're trying to cut out steps and that doesn't work. We'll do baseball activity once he's able to do other functional ground-based ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282140/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:52 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215282140/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, never had missed Wimbledon since making her debut there in 1997, although she lost in the first round a year ago. She won the singles trophy - it happens to be ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281021/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:56 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281021/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Matt Harvey. ATLANTA -- On the day of Zack Wheeler's anticipated major league debut, Matt Harvey was a pitbull marking his territory.If Harvey is going to be supplanted as the Mets' top dog, it will have to be earned. That point resonated as Harvey was taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning Tuesday and dominating the Braves.In the end, Harvey and the Mets survived a late-inning ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281020/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:56 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281020/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 For the first time, the NFL Rookie Symposium will include speakers on the issue of sexual orientation. The league plans to have ex-players, who they are calling ambassadors, speak about the possibility of having a gay teammate, and how to talk about these issues publicly. Robert Gulliver, the NFL's chief human resource officer, said the league isn't anticipating one of its own players ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281022/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:23 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281022/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Slava Voynov have agreed to terms on a new six-year contract, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is worth $25 million, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. Voynov led the Kings in goals (6) and total points (13) in their postseason run that ended with a loss to ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280989/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:22 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280989/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Kevin Youkilis will be sidelined for 10-12 weeks as he needs surgery to repair a herniated disk. Youkilis was signed to a one-year, $12 million contract in January as a replacement for the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281026/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:19 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281026/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 New York Mets held off another Atlanta comeback, beating the Braves 4-3 Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Harvey (6-1) didn't allow a hit ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281027/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:18 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281027/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 More Podcasts » Baker, who the Rangers hoped to keep of the DL, goes on with a sprained right thumb retroactive to June 13. He had been one of the Rangers' hottest hitters, batting .317 with nine home runs and 16 RBIs. Baker sprained his right thumb last Thursday when a celebratory high-five missed the mark and bent his thumb the wrong way. "The teammate was a little ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281025/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:18 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281025/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Carlos Ruiz has been activated from the disabled list. Ruiz, an All-Star last year, was sidelined with a hamstring injury. To make room for Ruiz, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281024/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:17 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281024/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Lonnie Chisenhall from Triple-A Columbus. Chisenhall began the season as Cleveland's starting third baseman, but he struggled and was optioned to the minor leagues on May 13 after batting just .213 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 26 games. He will start and bat seventh Tuesday night when the Indians continue their series against Kansas City. To make room for Chisenhall, the Indians ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281023/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:17 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281023/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Kevin Youkilis’ half-season career as a Yankee could be over after herniated disk surgery. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Third baseman Kevin Youkilis will be out 10-12 weeks after surgery for a herniated disk, the Yankees announced Tuesday. Youkilis could finish the season — and his one-year, $12 million contract — on the disabled list. The 34-year-old is batting .219 with two ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280962/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:53 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280962/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 their first spin with their top pitching prospect in the nightcap of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Braves, staff ace Matt Harvey offered a performance to remember ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280965/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:52 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280965/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Kevin Youkilis’ half-season career as a Yankee could be over after herniated disk surgery. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Third baseman Kevin Youkilis will be out 10-12 weeks after surgery for a herniated disk, the Yankees announced Tuesday. Youkilis could finish the season — and his one-year, $12 million contract — on the disabled list. The 34-year-old is batting .219 with two ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280966/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:50 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280966/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 reports Kansas shooting guard Ben McLemore showed up to recent workouts for the Suns and Magic out of shape — and it could hurt his draft status. McLemore is widely considered a top-3 selection in the upcoming NBA Draft — SI.com’s Chris Mannix has him going No. 2 to the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280972/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:49 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215280972/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mark Teixeira on the 15-day DL with inflammation in his right wrist, the team announced Tuesday. He left Saturday's game and went for tests on Sunday.Teixeira, 33, suffered an injury to the tendon sheath in his wrist back in March and did not rejoin the team until late last month. He played only 15 games before aggravating the injury. An MRI showed only inflammation ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281030/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:25 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281030/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mark Teixeira on the 15-day DL with inflammation in his right wrist, the team announced Tuesday. He left Saturday's game and went for tests on Sunday.Teixeira, 33, suffered an injury to the tendon sheath in his wrist back in March and did not rejoin the team until late last month. He played only 15 games before aggravating the injury. An MRI showed only inflammation ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281029/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:25 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281029/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Yankees announced. He will have the procedure on Thursday.Youkilis, 34, missed a month with a back issue earlier this season and has been on the DL with back trouble at least once in each of the last three years. He aggravated the back injury sliding into first base on a defensive play last week. A hernia and thumb problems have sidelined him in recent years as well.In 34 games this year, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281033/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:24 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281033/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Yankees announced. He will have the procedure on Thursday.Youkilis, 34, missed a month with a back issue earlier this season and has been on the DL with back trouble at least once in each of the last three years. He aggravated the back injury sliding into first base on a defensive play last week. A hernia and thumb problems have sidelined him in recent years as well.In 34 games this year, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281031/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:24 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281031/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Braves 4-3 Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Harvey (6-1) didn't allow a hit until Jason Heyward's fluke infield single leading off the seventh but tired in the eighth as the Braves tried to rally for the second straight game. Trailing 4-0, Atlanta scored three runs and had the bases loaded before Bobby Parnell, the fourth Mets pitcher of the inning, fanned Chris Johnson to ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281032/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:23 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215281032/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg react to the news that Atlanta radio hosts were fired for mocking former NFL Player Steve Gleason, who has Lou Gehrig's ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279771/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:24:18 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279771/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 The purpose of the College Football Future Power Rankings project is to answer the following question: Which college football programs will win the most over the next three seasons?We didn't define winning by simply running a win total projection, but instead defined it as the teams with the best chances to contend for and win conference and national championships.To answer the question we ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279822/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:24:18 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279822/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Los Angeles Dodgers . Teixeira missed the first 53 games of the season because of an injury to his wrist. The switch-hitting first baseman got off to an encouraging start when he returned but has slumped to a .151 average with three home runs and 12 RBIs in 53 at-bats. He left the team during its recent West Coast trip, went back to New York and received a cortisone shot Sunday. General manager ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279823/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:24:16 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279823/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 nttLBJ didn’t promise anyone he’d win eight rings. He said they came together to try and win not one, not two, not three… Believing that you can accomplish something is hardly promising that you will. But all you LeBron haters just keep on not cutting him any ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279824/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:23:14 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279824/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Heat coach Erik Spoelstra asked the most pertinent question about Game 6 just after the end of Game 5: "Can we put together our best game on both sides of the floor in Game 6?" Over the course of a long NBA season the San Antonio Spurs built very good habits as a team -- make a mistake and they exploit it. They move the ball, they move off the ball and they exploit your weaknesses, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279825/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:23:05 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279825/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 BOSTON -- Before the Stanley Cup Finals began, the Bruins-Blackhawks showdown was thought to be one of the most evenly matched in recent memory. Chicago is a well-rounded team, capable offensively as well as defensively, and has an excellent goaltender in Corey Crawford. Boston is equally strong, perhaps a bit underrated offensively, with a firm identity as being physical and having a gritty, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279826/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:53 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279826/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 announced his new deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Datsyuk has agreed to a three-year extension that will begin once his current deal expires after the 2013-14 campaign. He didn’t share the financial terms, but he’ll come with a $6.7 million annual cap hit next ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279827/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:52 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279827/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Allen Iverson's ex-wife filed court documents that Iverson had kidnapped his children. Those children are now back with his wife and Iverson told the judge he never kidnapped them and that his wife is full of... ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279828/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:50 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279828/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Marian Hossa is ';likely'; to play Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday at TD Garden, according to Chicago head coach Joel Quenneville. ';I’m not going to get exactly what the injury is or where it occurred, but I’m going to say he’s likely to playtomorrownight,'; Quenneville said today. You’ll recall ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279829/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:46 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279829/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Monta Ellis has told the Bucks he plans to opt out of the final year of his contract. (Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) The decision by Monta ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279394/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:57 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279394/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Gregory Campbell has still been a storyline through the first three games. Why? Because of the sequence of events that led to his absence and what it might mean for the Bruins.In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Penguins, with the Bruins already short-handed, Campbell blocked an Evgeni Malkin slap shot and remained on the ice in considerable pain, barely able to move. It seems ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279831/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:07:39 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215279831/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Lolo Jones was with the U.S. Bobsledding team for seven months and all she has to show for it is a lousy check for $741.84.The track star, who recently took up bobsledding in 2012 and was named to the U.S. national team posted a video on her Vine showing the check, as she says, "Seven months with bobsled season. The whole season. That's it.", then had her cell phone pretending to ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278533/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:07 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278533/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Oakland Athletics ' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit -- filed in federal court in San Jose -- is disputing MLB's exemption to federal antitrust law, which MLB has used as a "guise" to control the location of teams, according to the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278534/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:17:18 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278534/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 New York Mets are losers, but he loves them anyway. During a visit to Samsel Upper Elementary School in Parlin, N.J., on Tuesday, Christie was asked by a schoolchild about his favorite sports ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278535/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:17:17 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278535/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Highlight of the night: Manu Ginobili and Danny Green combined for 48 points to lead the Spurs to a 114-104 victory over the Heat in Game 5 of the NBA ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278536/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:17:17 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278536/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Venus Williams has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of continuing issues with her lower back.The five-time champion made the announcement on Tuesday on her Facebook page.The statement: "Unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in Wimbledon this year. I am extremely disappointed as I have always loved The Championships, but I need to take time to let my back heal. I look forward to ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278525/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:16:33 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278525/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Venus Williams has won Wimbledon singles and doubles five times apiece. (Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images) Five-time champion Venus Williams withdrew from Wimbledon on Tuesday because of a back injury, ending her streak of 16 consecutive appearances at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Williams made the announcement on her Facebook page, saying she hopes to return in July at a World Team ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278500/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:57 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278500/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Croatia’s Dario Saric (no. 12) was one of 18 early entry players to opt out of the 2013 draft. Saric was projected to be a first-round pick but will wait another year to gain more experience. (Sam Forencich/Getty Images) Croatia’s Dario Saric officially withdrew from the NBA draft, along with 15 other international and two American prospects. The ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278499/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:55 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278499/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Follow @Miller_Dave With spring practice in the books and preseason camp battles not too far away, let's take a look at some power rankings for each FBS conference. First up, the SEC. Tomorrow, we'll take a look at the Big ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277623/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:54 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277623/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Evan Gattis is eighth in the NL with 14 home runs. (AP) Part of the growing legend of Evan Gattis was a purported sense of invincibility, a summation of which can be found in the tongue-in-cheek @GattisFacts Twitter account where such gems as this have been compiled: "When Gattis gets hit by a pitch, the ball goes on the 15-day DL." Unfortunately for Gattis and the Braves, the rookie ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278537/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:54 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278537/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Jonathan Bernier . Unlike the Canucks, the backup has a very moveable contract situation and is in demand.That would be Bernier, who appears to be stuck for a long time behind Quick and his new 10-year contract. That doesn't leave him anywhere to play but on a minimal basis for the Kings, leaving LA in a position to trade the talented goalie prospect.According to Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278538/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:13 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215278538/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Doc Rivers. Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers apparently won't have Hollywood endings to their careers.After days of trade talks in which the Clippers tried to acquire the Celtics head coach and power forward in a mega-deal, trade talks broke down on Tuesday, with Celtics President Danny Ainge telling ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277268/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:21:10 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277268/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall. People magazine says the 53-year-old Louganis will marry paralegal Johnny Chaillot. ';I finally met my soul mate — the more I fall in love with Johnny, the more I fall in love with myself,'; Louganis told the magazine.';This is what the universe had in store for both of ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215276879/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:04 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215276879/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 EASTBOURNE, England (AP) -- Defending champion Tamira Paszek was forced to retire with a left thigh injury during her first-round match against 2009 champion Caroline Wozniacki at Eastbourne ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277257/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:05 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277257/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Chad Johnson wants another chance after seven days in jail and hopes to play football again. (Larry Marano/Getty Images) NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson said Tuesday morning in his first interview since being released from a Florida jail a day earlier that he knows some people may believe he doesn’t deserve a second chance, but he wants to ';finish my career off the right ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215276387/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:28 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215276387/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Croatia’s Dario Saric (no. 12) was one of 18 early entry players to opt out of the 2013 draft. Saric was projected to be a first-round pick but will wait another year to gain more experience. (Sam Forencich/Getty Images) Croatia’s Dario Saric officially withdrew from the NBA draft, along with 15 other international and two American prospects. The ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277231/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:27 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277231/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Doc Rivers (left) and Kevin Garnett will reportedly stay in Boston — for now. (Steve Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) A deal that would have sent Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers from the Celtics to the Clippers is ';dead,'; a ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215276734/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:26 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215276734/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 preseason Heisman odds floating around the web, with incumbent winner Johnny Manziel joined by the likes of returning stars Braxton Miller, Teddy Bridgewater, AJ McCarron, Jadeveon Clowney and others. Of course, after Manziel's entirely unforeseen emergence last season, perhaps Vegas should also provide odds for every quarterback on every roster in the country, whether he's actually won ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277269/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:25 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277269/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Carlos Marmol 's future. General manager Jed Hoyer said he wasn't sure where he stood on the player reaction to [Marmol's] blown game Sunday. "You want to see your players are really upset after a bad loss," he said. "Apathy is the worst thing you could ever have, and we certainly don't want to have that." ... Hoyer said ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277227/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:22 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277227/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Rumors As the offseason is rapidly approaching, there is an addition this year to the usual two-step of the draft and free agency. That's the amnesty buyout period.In that conversation, names are tossed around all the time -- who could be bought out and made a free agent as teams try to come down to a descending salary cap for next ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277270/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:19 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277270/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 15-day disabled list Tuesday , as catcher Steven Lerud was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to clear a roster spot, according to CSN Philadelphia. Ruiz was 1 for 5 (.200) during a two-game rehab assignment with Lehigh ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277271/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:19 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277271/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 will break ground July 5 on a nearly $400 million project to modernize the race course and dramatically redevelop the frontstretch.Work is supposed to be completed by January 2016, in time for the 58th Daytona 500, the Associated Press reports. International Speedway Corp, which owns the track, announced Tuesday it will undertake the project without public ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277275/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:17 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277275/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 on the most friendly of terms?) But the SEC West's current coaching overlord and the division's new-kid-on-the-block will see eye-to-eye on at least one topic: the rise of the no-huddle, up-tempo offense.AL.com reported Monday that Bielema, a member of the NCAA's Playing Rules Oversight ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277273/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:16 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277273/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Giants have agreed to a $1,866,500 million deal with their No. 1 pick, Christian Arroyo, a high school shortstop from Tampa, sources say. Arroyo was the 25th pick overall, so he signed for slot value.The Giants envision Arroyo has an excellent two-way player, though it's uncertain how much power he'll show at AtT&T Park. Arroyo finished near the top of his class at Hernando Hish ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277272/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:16 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277272/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 chose Illinois , but was forced to drop other potential suitors early on because they were on Gundy's restricted list. By the time Gundy finally reversed his decision, Lunt figured it was too much of a hassle to reconnect with some of the schools he had been communicating with earlier. And, so, the Illini got their quarterback.So Gundy's late-hour change of heart didn't really ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277277/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:15 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277277/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Heat to two must-win games to secure that second championship. He's now raised back-to-back winners and further cemeted himself in the conversation as truly one of the greatest players ever. Oh, you hadn't heard? The Heat have already won the 2012-13 NBA title. At least according to LeBron's new shoes, the low-top LeBron ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277276/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:15 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215277276/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Logan Couture , sources told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.The deal has not been announced officially by the Sharks -- it can't be signed until the free-agency window opens July 5 -- yet sources confirmed the extension. Comcast SportsNet California earlier reported that the sides had an agreement.Couture still has one more year at $2.875 million on his current two-year, $5.75 million ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275852/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:01:38 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275852/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Wes Lunt says Cowboys coach Mike Gundy had lifted restrictions that blocked Lunt from transferring to 37 schools -- including three of his top five -- before he made his final decision ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275869/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:01:35 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275869/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers, sources told ESPN. The teams have no plans to speak again, the sources said, and the Clippers are preparing to move on and hire a coach this week. The Boston Globe, meanwhile, tweeted that Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge confirmed that the talks between the teams had ended. The talks broke down Tuesday morning when the Clippers "refused ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275868/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:01:35 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275868/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 LeBron James wasn't being insincere after his Heat had fallen behind 3-2 in the NBA Finals. "It's a great opportunity for both teams -- for them to win it, and for us to force a Game 7, " he said Sunday night in San Antonio. "We got an opportunity to do something special." If James is able to lead the Heat to a win here Tuesday in Game 6 on his way ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275831/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:14 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275831/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 The Clippers have reportedly called off trade talks with the Celtics. (Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images) The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly called off conversations with the Boston Celtics, halting any potential deal that would send head coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles to replace the recently ousted Vinny Del Negro. The news, tweeted Tuesday from Clippers beat reporter Brad Turner of ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275434/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:13 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275434/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 after the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rays, according to MLB.com. The Red Sox want Buchholz to throw so they can determine whether he's healthy enough to make a start later in the week. If the session does not go well, he will likely be placed on the disabled list. Either Rubby De La Rosa or Allen Webster would start in Buchholz's spot if he is unable to pitch ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275870/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:44:01 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275870/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of an intercostal strain. Manager Terry Collins said Turner will receive an injection and the team will reevaluate its infield options in the coming days. Turner, who has made 16 starts at various positions, is batting .266 with six RBI and six doubles in 44 ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275871/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:43:58 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275871/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 15-day disabled list Tuesday. Atchison was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and one save in four scoreless outings (four innings) during a rehab assignment with Class A St. Lucie and Double-A ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275872/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:43:55 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275872/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 KARE 11 . The bus was carrying 30 players and one coach. No one aboard the bus was injured, the Twins have confirmed.According to the report, the bus was struck head-on by a car driving the wrong way on Interstate 295 northbound near Jacksonville, Fla. The driver of the car was killed. The accident occurred around 4:30 a.m. ET. Investigators are trying to determine if the driver was under the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275874/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:43:53 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275874/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 NBA Draft . But not if Wiggins was in it. Because this 6-foot-7 wing is apparently operating at a different level, and that's precisely why he should be a preseason First Team All-American and the top pick in the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275873/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:43:52 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215275873/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Bryce Harper has been cleared to begin testing his injured knee a week after receiving a cortisone shot and a platelet-rich plasma injection into the joint, according to local media ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274387/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:54:33 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274387/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Jazmine Fenlator backed her U.S. bobsled teammate after Lolo Jones posted a Vine video cheekily complaining about her paycheck. Jones had been criticized by other bobsled ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274349/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:53:47 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274349/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 The two iconic franchises haven't met since 2010, and this year Derek Jeter is one of several hurting stars for the Yankees while Andre Ethier's Dodgers are in a ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274351/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:15 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274351/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 first walk-off home run in World Series history . The Dodgers’ Preacher Roe beat Yankees rookie Vic Raschi with a 1-0 shutout in Game 2, and Game 3 in Brooklyn was knotted at 1-1 until New York broke out for three runs in the top of the ninth, a tally the Dodgers nearly answered with a pair of home runs in the bottom half only to fall one run short. The Yankees jumped to a 6-0 lead in Game ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274388/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:15 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274388/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Redfoo took to the court against Serena Williams in an exhibition in March. (Bill Kostroun/AP) Stefan Gordy, aka Redfoo, one half of the now-defunct dance-pop band LMFAO, begins his attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open this week at the sectional qualifying tournament in Salinas, Calif. The 37-year-old musician, who is dating WTA No. 2 Victoria Azarenka, says he used to be a highly ranked junior ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274352/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:11 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274352/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 I don't know. Bishop was a solid player but I don't think the Packers would have let him go if they didn't have someone they felt could replace ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274300/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:11 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274300/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Jackie Robinson’s Dodgers and Yogi Berra’s Yankees met in the World Series six times from 1947-1056. (Mark Kauffman/SI/Getty Images) It took 17 years, but the Dodgers are finally coming to the Bronx for an interleague matchup against the Yankees. It's inexplicable that it took this long for the game's greatest interleague rivalry to visit its ancestral home, and now that it ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215273049/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:10 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215273049/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Giancarlo Stanton hit his 99th and 100th career home runs on Monday night in Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Giancarlo Stanton is making up for lost time. Since returning from a six-week absence due to a hamstring strain, he’s homered four times in seven games, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274355/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:52:08 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274355/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 The Penguins announced on Thursday that they have agreed to terms with Malkin on an eight-year, $76 million contract extension. The contract begins in 2014-15 and will run through the end of the 2021-22 season.That comes out to a salary cap hit of $9.5 million, which will make him the second highest paid player in the NHL on a per-year basis, just behind Washington's Alex Ovechkin. That also ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274389/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:37:43 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274389/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Olympic track athlete and bobsledder Lolo Jones wasn't thrilled with the $741.84 check she got from the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274390/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:37:41 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215274390/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 There is no way of knowing if Alex Rodriguez will play for the Yankees this season, but in the past several days the reports have suggested the third baseman is making minimal progress returning from hip surgery in Tampa."Alex is doing a lot more stuff,’’ general manager Brian Cashman said. "[Today] he is going to be in a situation where he will get some simulated at-bats ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272812/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:59:30 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272812/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Chad Johnson said Tuesday in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" that he's learned his "lesson" after spending seven days in jail and hopes he can still get another chance to play in the NFL. The 35-year-old former NFL wide receiver was released from jail on Monday after apologizing to Broward County Judge Kathleen McHugh for slapping his attorney on the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272783/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:47:52 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272783/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 BOSTON (AP) -- Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready. The Bruins goalie stopped 28 shots for his third career playoff shutout, helping Boston beat Chicago 2-0 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup finals. After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272784/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:30 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272784/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 U.K. publication reports that ';an NFL franchise scout contacted (Beckham) to see if he would be interested in trying out as a star kicker.'; Beckham’s well-known for his proficiency off set pieces and, more specifically, for being able to bend the ball at his whim. He also would not be the first professional player to try the crossover from futbol to football. Multiple athletes ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272789/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:26 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272789/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images ULSAN, South Korea (AP) -- Iran beat South Korea 1-0 at Ulsan World Cup Stadium on Tuesday as both teams sealed qualification for the 2014 World Cup. A second-half strike from Reza Ghoochannejhad put Iran on top of Group A while South Korea secured the second automatic spot ahead of Uzbekistan on goal difference. The Koreans dominated the first ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271533/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:45:23 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271533/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Brian McCann was on the DL earlier in the year, and he's also spent time at first base and in left field. He's also gone 6-for-8 with four homers as a pinch-hitter.Before breaking in with the Braves, Gattis quit baseball during his college days in 2006. He worked as a parking valet, in a pizza parlor, as a ski-lift operator and as a janitor before returning to baseball in 2010. Atlanta ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272813/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32:12 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272813/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Andrew Cashner provided quite the thrilling warmup for his Tuesday start against San Francisco: a tiebreaking bunt as a pinch hitter in the 13th inning Monday ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272815/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32:10 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272815/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 in-court butt-slapping incident , Johnson got a chance to say hello to the world that he reentered this week.That's because Johnson made an appearance Tuesday ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272814/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32:10 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272814/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Georgetown forward Greg Whittington's return to the Hoyas next season is now in jeopardy because of an offseason knee injury, a source told CBSSports.com early Tuesday. The extent of the injury is unclear."Yes, he injured it, but they're not sure how bad," a source said. "But he is injured."CasualHoya.com reported on Monday that Whittington, a 6-foot-8 junior, has ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272817/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32:09 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272817/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 LSU .(Oh, Hornsby is the son of Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby -- hence the first few sentences.)"It is definitely a relief," Keith ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272816/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32:08 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215272816/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Every college football recruit handles the process differently. Many rising seniors are just getting started narrowing down their lists of scholarship offers, while others are already zeroing in on a verbal commitment -- more than six months before national signing day 2014. But wherever the nation's elite prospects stand in their process currently, RecruitingNation is here with all the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271341/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:41:41 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271341/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Minnesota Vikings . Bishop injured his hamstring in the Packers' first preseason game last year and missed the entire 2012 season. He hadn't participated in any of Green Bay's organized team activities this offseason and also sat out the team's mandatory minicamp. But he maintained Monday his injury is ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271342/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:41:40 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271342/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 INDIANAPOLIS -- Glen Rice Jr. already knows what to expect in his next job. After spending last season competing against bigger bodies, more refined shooters and quicker guards than he ever faced in college, the 6-foot-6 shooting guard is now on the verge of becoming the first player to go from D-League star to NBA first-round draft pick. "I think the D-League competition is a little ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271343/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:41:37 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271343/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Earl Bennett has been returning kicks during minicamps, and Hester's age and salary could contribute towards a potential exit from Chicago. Hester will turn 31 this fall, and makes just under $2 million base salary, and new head coach Marc Trestman declined to say the returner job was Hester's for ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271316/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:28 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215271316/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 LONDON ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215270633/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:08:59 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215270633/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 EASTBOURNE, England ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215269994/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:36:03 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215269994/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Lineup changes in store for Heat "Must-win" is now obvious. In moments like these for [the Heat] -- when a victory is absolutely necessary -- Coach Erik Spoelstra falls back on two ideas. One, his players play their best when the lights are the brightest. It is paramount for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to have strong performances in Game 6 if the Heat want to extend ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215269997/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:35:42 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215269997/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 ARDMORE, Pa. - Fifteen years ago, it was too early for Justin Rose.On Sunday, when Rose hoisted the silver U.S. Open trophy on the 18th green at Merion the time was just right.In the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdale, Rose was a 17-year-old English amateur improbably capturing the imagination of his nation as he holed out his approach shot on the 72nd hole to finish in a tie for fourth.That was ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215267677/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:42:30 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215267677/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 But there is one thing he will never forget.He will never forget the first batter he faces as a big leaguer, the first inning he turns in as a major leaguer. He will remember every detail: what he saw, what he felt, how his heart tom-tom-tommed right through his chest and how he knew, regardless of what happened from then: I made it. I got here.I belong."Sometimes," Ron Darling said ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265692/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:35:27 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265692/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 TONIGHT - 7:05, WWORRHP Phil Hughes (3-5, 4.89) vs. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (6-2, 2.85)TOMORROW7:05, YESRHP Hiroki Kuroda (6-5, 2.78) vs. LHP Chris Capuano (1-4, 5.45)Both games on WCBS (880 ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265694/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:35:27 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265694/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 It has become an annual baseball rite to wonder whether the current version of the Yankees has devolved into their 1965 forefathers. Or should that be grandfathers, because a dynasty crumbled as stars grew moldy with age?But what I have begun to wonder is whether the 2013 Yankees are closer cousins to the 2012 Red Sox.It is easy now to dismiss last year’s Red Sox as a lab experiment gone ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265693/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:35:27 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265693/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 When the Dodgers return to The Bronx tonight for the first time since winning the World Series in 1981, they will bring along a familiar face.More than five years after interviewing to take over for Joe Torre as Yankees manager, Don Mattingly will be in the visitors’ dugout, guiding a last-place team with a $216 million payroll.Yesterday, general manager Brian Cashman recalled what kept him ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265691/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:35:26 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265691/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Matt Harvey In what The Post has billed as "Super Tuesday" for the past week, ace Matt Harvey is scheduled to pitch Game 1 of today’s doubleheader before Wheeler gets the ball in the nightcap.Anticipation of the moment has been building since July 27, 2011, when the Mets traded Carlos Beltran to the Giants and received Wheeler in return. The right-hander could join Harvey to give ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265695/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:35:26 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265695/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 ATLANTA - Let’s play three.The official record might as well show the Mets and Braves now engaged in a tripleheader, after heavy rain at Turner Field last night led to a horrifically late start and 1:22 a.m. conclusion between the two teams, with a doubleheader scheduled today.Freddie Freeman ended the Late Show dramatically, with a two-run homer in the ninth inning against Dillon Gee that ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265690/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:35:26 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265690/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mark Teixeira seems bound for the disabled list again, and surgery on his right wrist is possible. Don’t expect Kevin Youkilis back anytime soon. And Brian Cashman would have preferred to hear from hitting coach Kevin Long that Teixeira wasn’t right from the time he came off the DL instead of reading it in the Sunday paper.Those were the developments yesterday in the Yankees’ ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265696/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:35:26 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265696/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Danny Green rose for his 33rd 3-point attempt of the 2013 NBA Finals, and for the 23rd time, the ball splashed through the net. On cue, the Heat called timeout, creating a scene similar baseball's game stoppages to honor broken records. Green - who broke the record for 3-pointers in an NBA Finals and would push the the mark to 25 (on 38 attempts) by the end of the Spurs' 114-104 Game ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265697/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:21:27 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265697/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 San Diego Padres ' win streak intact his last time out. The right-hander will now try to help the Padres extend their season-best run to seven games and end their recent road woes against ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265654/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:20:38 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265654/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mets 2-1 Monday night in a game that was delayed nearly four hours by rain. Gee (5-7) drove in New York's lone run and totally shut down the Braves until the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265699/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:05:49 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215265699/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Marc Berman MIAMI - You could see the pressure etched on the stone faces of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade late Sunday night as they sat together on a podium in San Antonio.The defending NBA champion Miami Dream Team is now 48 minutes away from having its three-year legacy viewed in a whole new light - as a dud."Everybody knows if this team loses this year, the ‘LeBron Trio’ is a ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264830/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:25 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264830/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Steve Serby Zack Wheeler shouldn’t try to be Tom Seaver tonight when he makes his much ballyhooed major-league debut in Atlanta.That’s straight from the horse of The Franchise’s mouth."These guys are major-leaguers but they’re wearing a uniform just like you do," Seaver told The Post. "You still have to get ahead of hitters and throw the ball ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264829/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:25 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264829/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 ATLANTA - Lucas Duda has added cartwheels to his pregame routine.Not literal cartwheels, but after Mets manager Terry Collins informed Duda he is moving to first base for the foreseeable future, it was clear the misplaced left fielder had found his happy place."I’m excited to play there and hopefully I can get a job there," Duda said before going 4-for-4 in the Mets’s 2-1 ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264836/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:24 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264836/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 The Celtics and Clippers renewed trade talks yesterday concerning a monster deal that could transport future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett and coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles.And that was about where the agreements ended. Essentially, both sides adopted something of a policy that indicated if you can’t get what you want, at least try to get the other guy to take what you don’t ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264831/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:24 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264831/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 L.J. Mazzilli, son of former Met Lee Mazzilli, gets ready to swing in his first pro game last night for the Brooklyn Cyclones, who lost 2-1 to the Staten Island Yankees and Paul O’Neill’s nephew, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264837/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:24 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264837/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 ATLANTA - After scoring a triple-bogey on his assessment of the Mets’ postgame celebration Sunday, NBC’s Bob Costas called a team official yesterday to say he meant no harm by the comments.During the network’s U.S. Open coverage, Costas provided a baseball update and lambasted the Mets for celebrating Kirk Nieuwenhuis’ game-ending homer against the Cubs at Citi ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264835/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:23 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264835/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 CROMWELL, Conn. - U.S. Open champion Justin Rose has no plans to take any time off after winning his first major.Nathan Grube, the tournament director at the Travelers Championship, said Rose’s wife, Kate, called shortly after he won the Open, to confirm they would be in Connecticut for the tournament, which begins ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264834/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:23 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264834/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 This is no fish tale: Hondo cashed a tasty 2-1 shot last night when his current favorite player, Giancarlo Stanton, powered the Marlins past the Diamondbacks to reduce the accounts payable to 250 hubbells.Tonight, Mr. Aitch likes the price for Cain, who recently showed some interest in working his way back into the stable – 10 units on the Giants to pick apart the Pods. -$Sources say Kim ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264833/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:23 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264833/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Darrelle Revis is gone, but the Jets still may have the best cornerback in football - if you ask Antonio Cromartie.The Jets’ new No. 1 cornerback believes if he can stay consistent he could be the best in the game, even better than you know who in Tampa Bay."I think so if I’m playing on a consistent basis and using my techniques and doing the things I need to do," Cromartie ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264838/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:22 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264838/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 As the Nets continue to look for candidates to fill out Jason Kidd’s coaching staff, one potential candidate is Roy Rogers.According to a league source, the Nets are interested in Rogers, who was an assistant coach with the Nets under Lawrence Frank from 2008-10, before following him to the Celtics when Frank went to Boston as an assistant in 2010-11, and then following him to Detroit with ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264832/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:22 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264832/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Blog: Slap Shots Understand this: The Rangers aren’t going to be transformed into the run-and-gun Oilers of the 1980’s on Alain Vigneault’s watch.Still, there will be differences in substance as well as style when Vigneault replaces John Tortorella behind the bench, and they will probably be most notable in the defensive zone.The Rangers under Vigneault - who still has not been ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264840/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:22 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264840/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 The cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig’s disease, a station official said.The show, Mayhem in the AM, was broadcast Monday morning on 790 The Zone.In a statement, General Manager Rick Mack said the station regrets comments that were made about ex-Saints safety Steve Gleason, who suffers from ALS.The 36-year-old suffers ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264839/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:22 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264839/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Lost in the midst of Manu Ginobili’s stunning resurgence in the Spurs’ 114-104 victory over Miami in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Sunday night was Tony Parker showing no ill effects of the right hamstring strain he suffered in Game 3, which slowed him down in the second half of Game 4.Thanks to Parker’s efforts in Game 5 - 26 points on 10-for-14 shooting, including knocking down ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264842/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:21 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264842/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Victor Cruz has no choice between now and training camp but to sign the multi-year offer the Giants weeks ago put on the table, because playing for less than $3 million for this season makes absolutely no sense.So says a prominent NFL player agent who has done many lucrative deals throughout the league."I don’t see how he can’t [sign the deal] now, I don’t understand it, ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264841/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:21 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264841/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 BOSTON - Tuukka Rask shut out the Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals last night and got enough help from the Bruins’ offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early night of it with second-period goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron to win 2-0 and take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264843/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:20 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264843/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 On the brink of elimination, the Miami Heat now return to a familiar well of motivation: desperation. SAN ANTONIO -- Before each of the past three games of the NBA ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264845/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:18:41 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264845/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Andrew Cashner drove in the go-ahead run with a perfectly executed safety squeeze in the 13th inning and the Padres extended their season-best winning streak to seven games with a 5-3 victory over ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264844/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:18:41 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264844/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 he refused to skip the league’s All-Star Game after the lockout ended . Assuming the two sides work things out, fans can breathe easy … which would mean that the rest of the NHL must hold its collective breath for quite a while longer. As a cherry on top, let’s watch what was probably his most memorable goal from 2013 (sorry Nashville Predators ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264846/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:17:08 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264846/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Blackhawks not in panic mode ] One thing that could help is winning faceoffs. But whether it was 5 on 5, 5 on 4 or 4 on 5, the Blackhawks were struggling in that department in Game 3, as well. They won just 16 of 56 opportunities at the dot. The Bruins' Patrice Bergeron won a stellar 24 of 28. For the Blackhawks, Michal Handzus was 0 for 10 and Dave Bolland - who just had a forgettable ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264847/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:17:02 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264847/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Los Angeles Angels' lineup puts up an eye-popping performance befitting all of its money and talent, their starting pitcher's job becomes a whole lot easier. And though Vargas didn't need all the help he got Monday night, he thinks the Angels' latest offensive barrage means smoother days ahead for an up-and-down ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264848/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:02:41 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215264848/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Justin Rose hopes his US Open triumph can inspire more English players to win major championships - but he also wants more of them for himself.Tony Jacklin had been the last Englishman to win the US Open in 1970 - 10 years before Rose was born - while Nick Faldo was the last to claim a major title in the 1996 US Masters. Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and Rose himself had all ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263908/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:30:34 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263908/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 ATLANTA - Let’s play three.The official record might as well show the Mets and Braves now engaged in a tripleheader, after heavy rain at Turner Field last night led to a horrifically late start and 1:22 a.m. conclusion between the two teams, with a doubleheader scheduled today.Freddie Freeman ended the Late Show dramatically, with a two-run homer in the ninth inning against Dillon Gee that ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263928/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:48 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263928/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. -- Trey Porter drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning, and Mississippi State took control of its bracket in the College World Series with a 5-4 victory over Indiana on Monday night. The Bulldogs (50-18) need one win to reach next week's best-of-three finals. They're off until Friday, when they'll play Indiana (49-15) or Oregon State. Those ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263894/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:17:04 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263894/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Los Angeles Angels ' lineup puts up an eye-popping performance befitting all of its money and talent, their starting pitcher's job becomes a whole lot easier.And though Vargas didn't need all the help he got Monday night, he thinks the Angels' latest offensive barrage means smoother days ahead for an up-and-down ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263930/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:17:02 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263930/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Greg Whittington suffered a significant knee injury that could force him to miss the entire 2013-14 season, sources told ESPN.com. The 6-foot-8 sophomore forward suffered the injury a little more than a week ago. The extent of the injury, as well as how much time he will miss, is still undetermined, sources told ESPN.com. "They still aren't completely sure," one source said. ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263929/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:17:02 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263929/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Marian Hossa ‘s status: he’s considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He hopes the star winger will be available for Game 4 on Wednesday, but that’s unclear at this time. People were stunned that Marian Hossa sat out Game 3 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, but Blackhawks ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263931/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:15:33 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263931/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Logan Couture has signed a contract extension that will keep him in San Jose beyond the 2013-2014 season, the 24-year old confirmed via text to CSN ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263933/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:15:26 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263933/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 The most interesting factor of the deal will likely be the length of that potential contract. He’ll turn 35 on July 20 and his current agreement expires after the 2013-14 season, so it will be a 35+ contract.Even for a player whose brilliance seems as ageless as Datsyuk’s, that has to be a cause for some concern. ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263932/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:15:26 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263932/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 in the statement the team released on Monday . ';We continue to have talks with Mark’s agent. Although there is nothing to report, we remain confident that we will get something done.'; Again, it’s likely that Holmgren is going through the motions. Some are crossing their fingers that this deal will be cemented* while a few Flyers fans here and there might hope that ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263934/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:15:20 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263934/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Gregory Bull/AP The Padres are the National League's hottest team, so hot that they turned Fathers' Day (a.k.a. El Da del Padre) into a weeklong celebration, rattling off six straight wins in consecutive sweeps of the NL East-leading Braves and the NL West-leading Diamondbacks. Since starting 5-15, San Diego is now just two games out of first place in the NL West after having gone ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263895/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:14:30 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263895/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 New York Mets were all smiles after a thrilling comeback win, staying upbeat could prove difficult at Turner Field. The Mets look to snap their woes against ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263900/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:14:24 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263900/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Trevor Lacey is headed to NC State. Alabama's second-leading scorer from a year ago confirmed to ESPN.com on Monday night that he will transfer to the ACC school and play his final two seasons after sitting out the 2013-14 campaign. The 6-foot-3 sophomore averaged 12.1 points and seven rebounds per game this past season. He visited NC State and Pittsburgh and also considered Miami. ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263145/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:13:37 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263145/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Chicago Cubs , including a two-run double, to help the Cardinals to a 5-2 win in the opener of a four-game series. Those two hits raised his average to a National League best .355.Although Molina has topped the .300 mark the past two seasons, hitting .305 in 2011 and a career-best .315 last season, he seems to be at a different level in 2013, though he appears afraid to he might jinx ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263146/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:13:37 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263146/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Texas Rangers ' struggles on their longest homestand of the season. The A's will try to add to those woes while padding their advantage in a four-game series that begins Monday night. Oakland trailed by one game in the division after Texas won the opener of an 11-game homestand last Monday. The Rangers (38-31) haven't recorded a victory since, and the A's (42-29) have ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262445/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:11:11 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262445/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Blue Jays starters have a 3.10 ERA in June, leading to a 10-4 record in the month. (Jon Blacker/Reuters) Remember the Toronto Blue Jays? They spent this offseason absorbing the Marlins’ best players (non-Giancarlo Stanton division) and throwing down money like a Canadian family talked into taking a horse-carriage ride in Central ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262950/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:11:10 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262950/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Arizona Diamondbacks their fourth straight loss, 3-2 on Monday night. Patrick Corbin, trying to become the first left-handed starter in 35 years to go 10-0, allowed two hits through eight innings but gave up a soaring, two-run homer to left by Stanton that tied the game at 2 in the sixth. Stanton's line-drive home run to right off Heath Bell (2-1) in the ninth put Miami ahead for the first ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263113/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:05:48 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263113/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Miller (8-4), who had to wait out a rain delay of 1 hour, 59 minutes to start the game, left due to cramping in his right leg. He allowed just two hits and struck out five in the shortest start of his career. His previous shortest stint was 5 1/3 innings at Los Angeles on May 26. Kevin Siegrist and Seth Manness followed Miller and combined for two shutout innings ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263148/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:57:18 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263148/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 You don't have to be an expert detective to piece all of that together. A new contract is enough to make anybody smile.It's a very safe assumption that Couture received a nice ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263149/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:57:13 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215263149/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 BOSTON - Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime. After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early night of it with second-period goals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron to win 2-0 and take a 2-1 lead in the ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262186/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:24:36 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262186/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 If there's one thing Lolo Jones apparently doesn't like about vying for the U.S. bobsled team, it's sliding for relatively paltry pay.The American track and field star on Monday rankled members of the U.S. bobsledding team -- which she has been working with the past seven months -- when she tweeted ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262197/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:10:04 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262197/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Keith Hornsby , the son of Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby, is headed to LSU. The 6-foot-4 sophomore decided to transfer from UNC Asheville after two seasons and a campaign in which he averaged 15 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest. He opted to leave shortly after coach Eddie Biedenbach departed UNC Asheville to become an assistant on Buzz Peterson's staff at UNC Wilmington. ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262230/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:10:02 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262230/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 The Blackhawks will have to steal one on the road without their top offensive player. Marian Hossa is out for Game 3. The dazzling winger, Chicago’s most consistent threat throughout the playoffs, took his reps during the pre-game skate, but he was not on the roster just turned in by coach Joel Quenneville. Hossa apparently tweaked something while taking a shot during warmups. Ben Smith ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262198/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:07:38 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262198/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Philadelphia Phillies . Haren looks to win for the first time in more than five weeks, and Lannan comes off the disabled list to face his former team for the first time as Washington visits Philadelphia in the opener of a three-game series Monday night. Lannan went 42-52 with a 4.01 ERA in 134 starts for Washington from 2007-12, but he pitched in the minors for most of last season and ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262001/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:07:35 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262001/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Colorado Rockies on Monday night. After dropping the opener to a six-game trip, Toronto (32-36) responded by winning five in a row and completed a sweep of Texas with a 7-2 victory ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262056/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:07:32 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262056/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 ESPN.com also reported that Marshall will graduate on Aug. 10 and is expected to be able to play immediately.Marshall would have been one of the top returning scorers in the Big Ten, averaging 15.3 points last ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262234/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:53:38 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215262234/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Phillies' Domonic Brown celebrates his game RBI single with this teammates during the bottom of the ninth-inning against the Washington Nationals played on Monday, June 17, 2013. (Yong Kim/Staff ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261191/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:19:07 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261191/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 ESPNLA.com's Ramona Shelburne discusses the latest news on the trade talks between the Clippers and Celtics, where Eric Bledsoe is the key piece and how Dwight Howard impacts the potential ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261431/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:06:48 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261431/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Max Scherzer has shrugged off the significance of his undefeated start, saying records are fluky statistics for pitchers and that he's simply playing for a good team.When ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261430/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:06:48 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261430/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Monday night.The Reds hit four solo homers in all, extending their best start since 1995, the last time they won a playoff series.Cozart connected in the fourth and Frazier in the sixth off Liriano (5-3), who hadn't allowed a homer in his seven previous starts. He opened the season on the disabled list, recovering from a broken right arm last ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261429/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:06:47 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261429/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old.The International Tennis Hall of Fame said Mako died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The hospital confirmed his death.Mako and his friend Don Budge won two doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1937 ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261424/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:06:01 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261424/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones will speak at the NFL Rookie Symposium despite a recent arrest. (Photo by Tyler Barrick/Getty Images) Adam ';Pacman'; Jones will speak at the NFL’s Rookie Symposium later this ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261393/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:04:25 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261393/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones will speak at the NFL Rookie Symposium despite a recent arrest. (Photo by Tyler Barrick/Getty Images) Adam ';Pacman'; Jones will speak at the NFL’s Rookie Symposium later this ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261415/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:04:24 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261415/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 New Nuggets GM Tim Connelly (right) puts a Russian player through a workout. (Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images) The Nuggets announced Monday the hiring of Pelicans assistant GM Tim Connelly as their new executive vice president of basketball operations. "We are extremely excited to have Tim join the Denver Nuggets organization," Nuggets CEO Josh ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261108/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:04:23 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261108/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Ian Kennedy dropped his appeal and began serving his 10-game suspension Monday. The team made the announcement just before the start of Monday night's game against Miami. Kennedy got the most severe of the six suspensions stemming from the brawl between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers in Los Angeles last Tuesday. He was suspended after ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261394/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:04:23 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261394/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Max Scherzer would gladly trade personal accomplishments for team success, but he realizes his solid numbers and exceptional start have given ... http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261399/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:04:20 -0400 http://www.memphissun.com/index.php/sid/215261399/scat/ea82bf8ca23d1a56