Houston Rockets star Yao Ming could miss next season because of a foot injury. Hopefully, Ming's injury will not be career-ending as some have suggested. One analyst in this ESPN video clip says the idea that he would be done playing basketball is a little overstated. Take a look:
Sprinter Usain Bolt ran to victory in a 100-meter race in 9.77 seconds in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The AP says a 4.7 mph tail wind helped out Usain Bolt. Obviously, the tail wind would have helped out the other runners too. Usain Bolt holds the 100-meter world record with a 9.69 second sprint.
The Los Angeles Lakers are the NBA Champs. The Lakers went on a 16-0 run in the first half for an easy 99-86 win in Game 5 Sunday night. They defeated Orlando in just five games. It was the 15th title for the L.A. Lakers but the first in seven years.
Derek Fisher Makes Up For Kobe Bryant's Awful Shooting
Derek Fisher hit a pair of clutch three-point shots - one in regulation and another in overtime - to help the L.A. Lakers beat the Orlando Magic in Game 4 for the series. It put L.A. up 3-1 in the series. Fischer's threes made up for Kobe Bryant's miserable shooting performance to win the game. Kobe was awful - he missed 21 of 31 shots. Take a look:
Newsdayreports that swine flu fears have struck the New York Mets. Newsday says Mets players have briefed about exposure to the novel h1n1 virus. An SNY producer the travels with the team has been diagnosed with flu.
With Carlos Beltran kept out of a third straight game because of what the team is calling a stomach virus, and John Maine showing only slight improvement, trainer Ray Ramirez addressed the team before yesterday's game. Ramirez briefed the players on the developments involving the sick producer, who regularly travels on the team's chartered plane, and told them what to look out for. The producer returned to New York Tuesday afternoon.
"It has not been confirmed as swine flu, but it definitely is a case of the flu," assistant general manager John Ricco said. "We've been told it's not a type of illness that's transmitted through the air. It's something more with droplets, shaking hands or sneezing, so we're not too worried.
"The symptoms we've been told have been marked by generally high fever, joint aches, and fatigue. It comes on you rather quickly - not something that comes on in a slow fashion. These symptoms are not consistent at all with what Carlos Beltran and John Maine have at the present time. Our players are being informed that this has happened, and if they are at present with any of the symptoms to let our trainer know."
The New York Times also has an article about the swine flu and the Mets players. Swine flu has killed at least 21 people in the U.S. including five people in New York City. There have been over 10,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. You can find links to swine flu resources here.
The Super Bowl will be played in New Orleans in 2013. The League blog reports that Superdome has been repaired. They are ready for another Super Bowl game.
The storm damaged the Superdome and left the future of the New Orleans Saints in doubt. But the Superdome has been repaired, the Saints have stayed and now the city is getting back football's biggest game.
"It's a great day for our community," Saints owner Tom Benson said.
The team recently agreed with the state on a lease to keep the Saints playing at the Superdome through the 2025 season.
New Orleans beat out Miami and Glendale, Arizona for Super Bowl host.
Former Oklahoma, NBA Star Wayman Tisdale Dies at Age 44
Former Oklahoma star and NBA player Wayman Tisdale has died at age 44 after a two-year fight with cancer. Wayman Tisdale also became an accomplished jazz musician after his NBA career. Wayman Tisdale's NBA stats can be found here. Obits can be found here, here, here and here.
Boston's Jacoby Ellbsbury managed to steal home in a 4-1 win Sunday over the Yankees. AP Baseball Writer Ben Walker says stealing home is a very rare play that happens only once or twice a season on average.
New York Mets outfielder Gary Sheffield becomes the 25th player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs. You can see Sheffield's stats here.
13th-seeded Cleveland State beat No. 4 seed Wake Forest, 84-69, in a Midwest Regional game Friday night. Wake Forest was held over ten points below its scoring average of 81 points per game by Cleveland State's defense. Most of the cinderalla teams don't make it past the next round after a major upset so we shall see what becomes of Cleveland State. It was the biggest upset of the tournament so far. All of the #1 teams have advanced so far.
It was inevitable that virtual worlds for sports would launch. Through Upper Deck's new sports-themed virtual world at UpperDeckU.com, kids can go online and create their own personalized avatars with league-licensed merchandise. Eventually basecall card virtual worlds and virtual worlds launched by video game companies could collide.
Tiger Woods has lost Buick. Other athletes have felt the economic pinch as well as sponsors look to cut costs. The auto companies and financial giants are looking to cut athlete and ballpark sponsorships. Some events have even been canceled because of a lack of sponsors. The article also says player salaries are likely to come down primarily for the players who are not huge stars. Take a look:
Man Pretends to be Yankee Pitcher Joba Chamberlain
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for pretending he was New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain. The man pretended to be the ball player and even signed autographed, chatted with women and scored freebies. He does look a lot like the baseball player. Take a look:
AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner discusses the keys to the Cardinals' victory Philadelphia Eagles. Wilner says no one could cover Larry Fitzgerald.
Arizona will take a weak 9-7 record into Super Bowl XLIII to face Pittsburgh, which is 12-4. There's a comparison of the teams here on Yahoo.
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