Vikings, Saints Open NFL Season In New Orleans
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Sports
Battle Lines: The Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals square off at the line of scrimmage during a game at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on Sept. 4 in Louisville.
Football Fans Ignore Increasing Violence
()To commentator Frank Deford, football provides us with nostalgia for the way war used to be -- with clear battle maps, focused campaigns and simple battle lines.
BYU Going Independent In Football
The announcement ended nearly two weeks of speculation since BYU's original plan surfaced.
()U.S. Soccer Extends Bradley's Coaching Contract()
August 31, 2010 The four-year extension ends speculation that he was seeking a job in Europe and that the federation wanted to start anew in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Bradley is 38-20-8 in four years. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Author Interviews
These Roller Skating Women Get 'Down And Derby'()
August 31, 2010 Alex Cohen may be a public radio reporter by day, but by night she goes by her roller derby name -- Axles of Evil. Cohen has joined forces with fellow L.A. Derby Doll Jennifer "Kasey Bomber" Barbee to write Down and Derby, an insider's guide to a rough-and-tumble sport.
Reporter's Notebook
Athlete's 'Nope To Dope' Became 'No To Sports'()
August 30, 2010 In the 1980s, Katherine Hamilton was a track star with big dreams. A heptathlete attending college on a full-ride athletic scholarship, she was training hard without steroids but "watching everybody else go forward, year after year after year." As performance-enhancing drugs took over her sport, she decided to sign away her scholarship and leave school.
Clemens Pleads Not Guilty Of Lying To Congress()
August 30, 2010 The baseball great entered the plea Monday in Washington, a few blocks from where the retired pitcher swore under oath that he had not used performance-enhancing drugs.
Business
How Losing Is A Profitable Game In Baseball()
August 28, 2010 You'd think times would be pretty tough for the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates, but the worst team in baseball has figured out a winning strategy for making money.
Little League World Series Down To Four()
August 27, 2010 The Waipahu, Hawaii, team beat the squad from Columbus, Ga., 12-5 Friday to advance to the U.S. championship game against Pearland, Texas. Taiwan and Japan will vie for the international title ... and the two winners are scheduled to meet Sunday.
