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11/19/2008 12:16 PM
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Red Sox trade OF Crisp to Royals (AP)
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Outfielder Coco Crisp was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for reliever Ramon Ramirez. Royals general manager Dayton Moore called the switch-hitting Crisp a "championship-caliber player" who will help Kansas City move forward. Crisp is a career .280 batter in seven seasons with the Cleveland and the Red Sox.
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11/19/2008 12:00 PM
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Buccaneers RB Graham done for season (AP)
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during last week's victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Graham limped off the field after his only carry against the Vikings. The Bucs said he hurt his ankle, but did not release specifics about the injury.
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11/19/2008 12:42 AM
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Hansbrough-less UNC beats Kentucky 77-58 (AP)
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Deon Thompson has helped top-ranked North Carolina get off to a good start despite playing without injured star Tyler Hansbrough. Now, just as the reigning national player of the year appears close to returning, the Tar Heels could be losing another key contributor inside. Thompson scored a career-high 20 points to help North Carolina beat Kentucky 77-58 on Tuesday night, his second straight...
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11/19/2008 04:21 AM
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Red Sox 2B Pedroia wins AL MVP (AP)
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The next time someone doubts him, Dustin Pedroia will have a pretty good answer. He can just hold up his AL MVP award. Told forever that he was too little to play with the big leaguers, Pedroia added to his ever-expanding trophy case Tuesday. The Boston second baseman with the meaty swing easily beat out Minnesota slugger Justin Morneau, Red Sox teammate Kevin Youkilis and record-setting closer...
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11/19/2008 01:44 AM
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Davidson's Curry has 44, but Sooners win (AP)
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Blake Griffin and Oklahoma learned to never count out Stephen Curry. Griffin had 25 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, freshman Willie Warren added 20 points and the 12th-ranked Sooners overcame the highest scoring game of Curry's career to beat No. 21 Davidson 82-78 on Tuesday night. The early season showcase was played out with first-round draft picks Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Russell...
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11/19/2008 12:10 PM
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LPGA to have 3 less tournaments in 2009 (AP)
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The LPGA Tour will offer three fewer official events in 2009, the latest result of the global economic downturn and its affect on pro sports. The 2009 schedule released Wednesday has 31 events -- 20 in the United States and 11 internationally -- not including the Solheim Cup. Tournaments off the schedule include the ADT Championship, which starts Thursday and closes this year's slate.
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11/19/2008 10:35 AM
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Lawyer: 3 Saints didn't take steroids (AP)
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The lawyer for three New Orleans Saints players facing suspension says none of them took steroids. The three were accused of taking a banned diurectic and went before an NFL appeals hearing Tuesday. David Cornwell represents running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Will Smith and Charles Grant.
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11/18/2008 07:26 PM
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Dempster, Cubs agree to 4 years, $52M (AP)
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Ryan Dempster made the successful switch from closer to starter this season, winning 17 games and helping the Chicago Cubs compile the best record in the National League. Once the postseason rolled around, though, Dempster's spring training prediction that the Cubs would win the World Series fell way short when Chicago was swept in the first round for the second consecutive year.
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11/19/2008 11:35 AM
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A's owner: Make 1st round 1-game playoff (AP)
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Lew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball's postseason: Make the first round best-of-one. "I'd make it one-game-and-you're-out for the first series," the Oakland Athletics owner said Wednesday. "It would be exciting. It would be great." Begun in 1995, the division series has been a best-of-five competition.
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11/18/2008 11:02 PM
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Celts overcome KG suspension, top Knicks (AP)
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It was quiet -- too quiet -- in the Boston locker room before the game. On the floor, the Celtics managed to replace Kevin Garnett's intensity just fine. "Not having a great player out there, you definitely miss him," point guard Rajon Rondo said after Boston beat the New York Knicks 110-101 on Tuesday night while Garnett served a one-game suspension.
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