Former Major League Baseball player Geremi Gonzalez was struck by lightning and killed over the weekend at a lake in his native Venezuela, authorities said on Monday.Gonzalez, 33, a pitcher who was signed to Japan’s Yomiuri Giants in 2007, had previously played for the Chicago Cubs, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox, the […]

A referee in the Vietnamese soccer league has been suspended for four matches for awarding a goal and then changing his mind, local media reported.Referee Nguyen Xuan Hoa was reprimanded by the country’s soccer federation for bowing to pressure from Danang, whose furious players stormed off the field after conceding a goal to Dong Tam […]

Manchester United won their third European Cup last night after a dramatic
penalty shootout victory over Chelsea in the Champions League final.
Manchester United v Chelsea - How the penalty drama unfolded | Mail Online

On Saturday, May 31, the best mixed martial arts programming on television will be on Spike TV, as the network presents a special night dedicated to UFC® superstar Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell. The homage to Liddell will feature two Spike TV premiere events not to be missed by true UFC fans.
At 9:00pm ET/PT, Spike presents […]

Unbeaten and still untested, Big Brown followed up his convincing Kentucky Derby victory by winning the Preakness Stakes in equally dominant fashion on Saturday.Big Brown, the overwhelming 1-5 favorite ridden by Kent Desormeaux, grabbed the lead at the top of the stretch and easily cruised away from the field for a 5-1/4-length triumph.
“Unlike in the […]

If you are a soccer fan going to watch Euro 2008 it could be worth having a vaccination to prevent catching a little known, but potentially fatal illness that is spread by ticks, a leading scientist warned on Saturday.In 2007, the number of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases requiring hospital treatment in Europe rose 30 percent […]

Mike Green scored a goal and two assists on Friday as Canada defeated Sweden 5-4 in Quebec City to advance to the final of the world hockey championship.
Dany Heatley notched his 11th goal of the tournament, with Ryan Getzlaf, Jamal Mayers and Rick Nash also tallying. Goaltender Pascal Leclaire made 30 saves and also had […]

The Boston Herald newspaper apologized on Wednesday for a false report on the New England Patriots videotaping the St. Louis Rams’ final walkthrough a day before the teams met in the 2002 Super Bowl.‘Sorry Pats’ read the newspaper’s front-page headline a day after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said there was nothing new in videotapes he […]