Witness in Duke lacrosse rape case sentenced to house arrest News

A stripper who performed at a Duke lacrosse team party where another dancer said she was raped was sentenced to four months of house arrest Monday for an unrelated probation violation.

Kim Roberts was arrested nine days after the March 13 party, and charged with violating the terms of a probation agreement stemming from her 2001 conviction for embezzling US

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Duke University announces financial settlement with exonerated lacrosse players

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ Duke University has reached an undisclosedfinancial settlement with three former lacrosse players falselyaccused of rape, the school said Mo ...

National Lacrosse League expands to Boston for 2008 season News

The National Lacrosse League will expand to Boston for the 2008 season, the league announced Wednesday. The league's 14th franchise will play at TD Banknorth Ga ...

Biggest Toronto Rock stars to make trip to Halifax for exhibition game News

A leaner and faster lineup is what new head coach Glenn Clark has in mind for the Toronto Rock. Most of the players were retained despite the first-round elimin ...

MacLeod signs with Rock, Steenhuis and Kilgour re up with Bandits News

Mike MacLeod, Toronto's first pick in the 2006 National Lacrosse League entry draft, has signed a one-year deal with the Rock. The Owen Sound, Ont., product was ...

Accuser in Duke lacrosse case ``talking crazy'' after party, second dancer says

The woman who said she was raped after performing as a stripper at a Duke lacrosse team party was clearly impaired and ``talking crazy'' afterward, the second d ...

Mammoth re sign goalie Nash and forward Prepchuk to one year deals News

The Colorado Mammoth re-signed goaltender Gee Nash and forward Ben Prepchuk to one-year contracts on Monday. Both were key members of the Mammoth squad that won ...

Buffalo Bandits re sign John Tavares News

John Tavares, the all-time leading scorer in pro lacrosse, has re-signed with the Buffalo Bandits, director of operations Dave Zygaj announced Monday. It's a on ...

Defender Ryan McNish will return to Calgary Roughnecks next season News

Calgary Roughnecks defender Ryan McNish will return for another season with the National Lacrosse League team. The Roughnecks expected McNish, an aviation syste ...

Golf

Romero breaks through for first win in New Orleans
Romero breaks through for first win in New Orleans

New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Andres Romero closed with rounds of 65 and 68 on Sunday to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans by a single stroke. Romero, ...

Nick O'Hern ends winless drought, takes Australian PGA in playoff News
Tales from around the PGA Tour as the 2007 season gets set to start News
Wie headed toward her worst round ever despite good conditions at Sony Open News

Basketball

English basketball dispute dents qualification chances for 2012 Olympics
English basketball dispute dents qualification chances for 2012 Olympics

GENEVA (AP) _ Britain's hopes of qualifying for the basketball tournament at the 2012 London Olympics are in jeopardy because of a dispute between national auth ...

Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers see benefits of playing in Europe News by
Ex Pacer star Reggie Miller condemns Stephen Jackson for firing gun
Phil Jackson returns to Lakers after hip replacement surgery

Football

Premier League round-up
Premier League round-up

Arsenal's second trip to the North East in the space of five days ended in disappointment again as they lost their unbeaten domestic record to Middlesbrough, wh ...

Tennis

Davenport rolls in Miami opener, Jankovic survives grueling match
Davenport rolls in Miami opener, Jankovic survives grueling match

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 American Lindsay Davenport was an easy second-round winner Saturday at the $3.77 million Sony Ericsson Open. The ...

Cricket

Ricky Ponting says Australia will improve with more challenging contests
Ricky Ponting says Australia will improve with more challenging contests

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) _ Australian skipper Ricky Ponting feels the defending World Cup champion team will improve further by playing challenging games like Su ...