AP Sports Thursday

Published 13 months ago

Here's the latest for Thursday, January 1st: NHL Winter Classic; Joe Paterno coaching from press box; Kahut's 44-yard field goal; Pennington AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Tags: this is ap sports thursday.the phoenix suns acquired shaquille oneal in a stunning but the seven foot one center has been this is ap sports monday.ryan newman got a push from teammate kurt busch and passed tony stewart on the final lap and went on to win the daytona 500 sunday.kurt busch was second giving dodge a one-two finish.sot: ryan newmanits the first daytona 500 win this is ap sports tuesday saying hes embarrassed himself and has set a terrible example this is ap sports wednesday having kevin garnett back didnt help the celtics. after missing nine games with an abdominal strain k-g returned last night against denver and scored 4 points in just under 21 minutes as the celtics fell at denver 124-118 this is ap sports thursday.kobe bryant scored 41 points to lead the los angeles lakers to their sixth win in a row this is ap sports monday closing him out 8-and-7 in the 36 hole final. the rain wouldnt go awa this is ap sports tuesdaythe weather finally cleared in fontana california and carl edwards won the rain-interrupted auto club 500.driving the rousch-fenway number-99 ford edwards held off a pair of hendrick drivers to capture his eighth title in nascar thursday.actor leonardo dicaprio was crowd as cavaliers played celtics titanic game boston.kevin garnett scored pulled down 1 boston beat cleveland 2 87.its friday.big night for tim duncan spurs mavericks 97-94 thursday seventh straight win.the san antonio star 3 4 rebounds.dirk nowitzki (noh-viht-skee) 5 dallas gua this is ap sports monday.kobe bryant was practically unstoppable this is ap sports tuesday wednesdayit an end era green bay tuesday brett favre informed packers hes retiring after 6 nfl seasons.farve won super bowl three mvps he leaves several records including most touchdown mondaytoyota breaks into lane first time on sprint cup circuit kyle busch behind wheel kobalt tools 7 atlanta its checkered flag japanese auto maker nascars premi friday.a welcome sight portland trail blazers thursday.last years number one overall pick greg oden practiced team time.odens rookie season before it started when to have microfracture surg this is ap sports monday.the top seeds have been named in the ncaa mens basketball tournament and they belong to north carolina.....memphis.....kansas....and ucla. the top-ranked tar heels are in the east region and they are scheduled to play all of th james will become clevelands all-time leading point getter.-------------------------------------first it see this is ap sports monday.another day another upset in the ncaa basketball tournament.davidson advanced to the sweet 16 surprising 2nd seed georgetown 74-70 sunday.stephen (steh-fihn) curry scored 30 points 25 of those in the second half.the wildcats ra 76ers picked up huge they try make playoffs since 8 andre iguodala sixers erased 11-point deficit fourth quarter 95-90 at sot: suns sev thursday.the hornets grabbed sole possession nbas western conference lead/remain tied atop standings following thrilling finish 100-99 david west this is ap sports wednesday friday.twenty-two-year-old johnny cueto (kway-toh) struck out 9 batters overwhelming big league debut reds.cincinnati arizona 3-2 young right-hander.no other reds pitcher whiffed firs kansas jayhawks are college basketballs national champions mario chalmers hit three-pointer 2.1 seconds left regulation six overtime memphis title 75-68.chalmers eight rebound and six steals [notes:anchor voice] this is ap sports thursdaythe detroit tigers have their first win of 2008.after starting 0-and-7 the team with the majors second-highest payroll finally broke into the win column crushing the red sox wednesday night 7-to-2 at fenw fridayjustin rose trevor immelman shared lead round masters 4-under-par 68s thats good one-shot lee westwood americans brian bateman brandt snedeker.defending champion zach john 10 11 12 assists and 9 rebounds as the cavaliers buried the wizards 116-86. the j [notes:anchor voice] this is ap sports wednesday with the first pick in the 2008 nfl draft the miami dolphins have selected michigan offensive tackle jake long. the two-time all-american has signed a 5-year 30 million dollar contract with the team. the this is ap sports thursday.after an upset loss in game one and led by 17 at halftime.game this is ap sports friday.one game after routing washington by 30-points in game 2 this is ap sports mondaythe suns earned a victory in the first round of the nba playoffs sunday as did the cavaleirs 15 assists and 11 rebounds tuesday night as the hornets beat dallas 99-94 to win their first-round serie thursday.caron butlers layup 3-point-9 go helped washington wizards rally past 88-87 butler finishedwith 12 lebron james 13 14 second half but as detroit wins the series in 6 games.the pistons will host the orlando magic saturday in the opener of second-round series right finally opening-round matchup against hawks 15 by halftime began chris paul unstoppable were taking 2-0 finals finished whipped 102-84 new orleans peja stojakovic drained five three-pointers [notes:anchor voice] this is ap sports wednesdaykevin garnett scored 28 points who now trail 2-games to one this is ap sports friday.the boston celtics hold a 2-0 lead in their playoff series with cleveland after an 89-73 victory thursday.cavaliers superstar lebron james had another poor shooting night only making 6 of 24 shots. but the nba regular season scor while garcias wedge landed safely on the green four feet from the cup.he tapped in for par t at one point jamming a power dunk over kevin garnett. james finished with 21 points this is ap sports thursday.the boston celtics are a win away from the eastern conference finals after beating cleveland 96-89 to take a 3-games to two lead in their playoff series.paul pierce led boston with 29 points kevin garnett added 26.lebron james friday.the going limit forced 99-80 victory.manu ginobili paced chipped rebou this is ap sports monday.its on to the stanley cup finals for the pittsburgh penguins who closed out the flyers with a 6-0 whitewash in game six sunday.ryan malone scored twice and sidney crosby had two assists in the rout.for crosby its quite a turn- tuesdaywe our no-hitter major baseball bostons jon lester turned trick fenway park city.the 24-year-old left-hander allowed just two baserunners 7-0 vic this is ap sports thursday.the lakers overcame a 20-point deficit in the 3rd quarter this is ap sports friday.the nba eastern conference finals are even at one game apiece after detroit beat the celtics in boston 103-97 thursday.six pistons scored in double figures led by richard hamilton with 25.paul pierce ray allen and kevin garnett this is ap sports mondaypole-sitter scott dixon has won the 92nd indianapolis 500 finishing 1.75 seconds ahead of vitor meira. dixon led for 115 of 200 laps but meira was poised to take the victory until dixon beat him out of the pits on the last stop f 106-102.both allen and kevin garnett sank key free throws late in the win.game 6 is friday in detroit.---------- this is ap sports friday.the la lakers are in the nba finals kyle busch continues his dream season on the race track. he dominated the second half of the best buy 400 at dover sunday penguins right wing the red wings were poised to celebrate th this is ap sports thursday.the detroit red wings are stanley cup champions battle boards took 98-88 l.a outrebounded scoreboard kevin led rebound this is ap sports monday.the boston celtics have a 2-games to none lead over the lakers in the nba finals but pulled to 10 the boston celtics pulled off an exciting come from behind win in game 4 of the nba finals thursday night beating the laker97-91. the homestanding lakers fell apart in the 2nd half as they led by 20 points at one point in the 3rd quarter. the win gives b this is ap sports monday.the la lakers are still alive 18-hole then hole sudden death tiger woods nailed 14th parred 19th nose rocco mediate capture u-s open torrey pines blew three-shot this is ap sports wednesdaythe celtics have won the nba championship for a league-high 17th time this is ap sports thursday.tiger woods is done for the year just days after winning the u.s. open his 14th major title. woods will undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee and that will cause him to miss the rest of the season. the wor the celtics were honored with a parade and rally in boston.it was the teams first nba championship in 22 years and 17th aramis ramirez added a solo shot and derrek lee drove in a pair as the cubs whipped this is ap sports tuesdaymariners ace felix hernandez became the first american league pitcher in 37 years to hit a grand slam but he couldnt get credit for the victory in the mariners 5-2 win over the mets. hernandez had to leave the game after suffer who announced last week he would miss the rest of the season the mi this is ap sports monday.tyson gay qualified for the u.s. olympic team tuesdaytiger has spoken having reconstructive knee surgery last week u.s worlds top golfer says been sore entire pro looking forward pla rays completed 3-game sweep wednesday night.evan longoria doubled runs tampa times 7th inning red sox 7-6.the now al east 3-and-a-half games boston.----- this is ap sports fridayit will be an all-williams final at wimbledon saturday. defending champ venus williams was a 6-1 but federer took the next two both in tiebreaks.but rafa outlasted federer 9-7 in the 5th set to win t brewers new pitcher the brewer [notes:anchor voice] cubs made move strengthen hold central acquired rich harden player swap oakland trade caught right-hander off-guard sot har thursdaycarlos zambrano terrific coming off disabled list threw eight innings one-hit ball downed 5-1 retired final adam dunns second-inning ho this is ap sports fridaythe wind was blowing out at wrigley field boston moves a half-game ahead of tampa bay.sot: jonathan papelbon---------------- this is ap sports tuesdayjustin morneau won the all-star home run derby but the night belonged to josh hamilton.at a packed yankee stadium monday night the texas rangers outfielder slugged a record 28 home runs in the first round. that included a strin american continues all-star dominance winning marathon yankee stadium 4-3 michael ended sacrifice fly that plated justin morneau game-winning run getting sweeping tag thursdaydefending padraig harrington able tee opening british royal birkdale tee-time decision because sprained wrist limited him [notes:anchor voice] this is ap sports fridaythe british open began thursday at royal birkdale where rocco mediate monday.padraig (pah-drag) 2nd sunday.the irishman european consecutive opens more than century.sot: harringtonharrington four shots ahead the phillies scored 6 times in the ninth to turn a 5-2 deficit into an 8-6 shocker at shea sta this is ap sports friday.the new york mets are alone in first place in the nl east for the first time since april 19th.carlos delgado snapped a 1-1 tie with a 2-run double and the mets beat the phillies 3-1.oliver perez was outstanding for new york stri dick williams was also inducted this is ap sports thursday.big night for garret anderson of the angels.anderson was 4-for-5 with a homer and four rbis the red sox sent manny ramirez to the la dodgers.it was a 3-team trade with pittsburgh outfielder jason bay going to bost this is ap sports monday.brett favre is back in green bay. a private plane with favre thursday.jeff karstens nearly pitched way history wednesday.the pirates outs away from perfect arizona.but dbacks 8th inning.karstens this is ap sports thursday.brett favre is headed to broadway. wednesday the longtime green bay quarterback left packers camp for his home in mississippi.late wednesday night the packers reached an agreement to trade quarterback brett favre to the new yor this is ap sports friday.brett favre was introduced as a member of the jets thursday after the packers traded him to new york late wednesday night.the 3-time mvp will once again wear number 4 just as he did in green bay.sot: brett favreafter his press co became 4th pga same year.harrington rallied year.the broke europes 78-year winless streak making him the winningest olympic athlete ever.then [notes:anchor voice] this is ap sports thursday no gold medals for michael phelps at the olympics wednesday to give the dodgers a 7-5 win over milwaukee. it was his second homer of the game this is ap sports fridaythe lakers put an end to the celtics team-record 19-game winning streak closing on a 13-2 run to post a 92-83 victory at los angeles. kobe bryant finished with a game-high 27 points and pau gasol scored seven of his 20 points du this is ap sports tuesdayless that 24 hours after ending their seasons three nfl teams fired their coaches monday.the lions dismissed rod marinelli after an historic 0-and-16 season. as expected the cleveland browns fired romeo crennel.and in a mild surp