AL team notes (USA Today) al notes...more...'Dirtballer' pounces (Daily Telegraph) OUTSIDE Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Oscar Hernandez was the last player match-starved Lleyton Hewitt needed in Rome yesterday....more... Rockets ready for Game 7 clash (San Jose Mercury News) Tracy McGrady didn't want it to come to this....more... PLAYOFF TICKER: Griffins get higher education (Detroit Free Press) Matt Ellis is glad to still be at a hockey rink. He would have preferred it if the Grand Rapids Griffins had advanced in the American Hockey League playoffs, but there is some consolation in being around the Wings for the playoffs....more... Cage fighting: The ultimate challenge (Independent) Ten seconds after we meet, Michael Bisping plants his right fist firmly on to my mouth. He follows with a left hook to the ribs and a couple of shots on the chin, before concentrating on whacking my now bleeding nose. Three minutes later, my face is spewing blood like a broken hose pipe....more... Mostly jeers for Packer picks (Wisconsin State Journal) I think the Packer draft, on first glance, deserves a C grade. As Packer general manager Ted Thompson said, you cannot judge a draft during or right after it is completed....more... SFL?s new chief executive: no need for SPL2 just better marketing (The Herald) David Longmuir was appointed to the newly-created post of chief executive at the Scottish Football League yesterday armed with a bullish determination to bring unity to its 30 member clubs....more... Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack (OurSports Central) THE 2007 NFL Europa season continues this weekend with the pace-setting Frankfurt Galaxy (3-0) looking to stay unbeaten as they visit an Amsterdam Admirals (1-2) team full of confidence after grabbing their first win of the new campaign last week....more... Fax the only club for me, says Paul (Halifax Today) PAUL Smith has admitted Halifax was the "only National League club" he wanted to play for after being released by Super League outfit Huddersfield....more... |