http://news.myspace.com/sports The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Sat, 17 May 2008 06:06:44 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.14/content/springwidget/sports.xml http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17476431 Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted he'll consider his Manchester United future after the Champions League final and would be tempted by Real Madrid. The Portuguese winger has become one of the hottest properties in world football after scoring 41 goals this season FOX Sports: Soccer Fri, 16 May 2008 21:57:49 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17476431 http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17482583 Just yesterday Bob Bradley announced a thirty-three man player pool that the match squads will be chosen from. “With the challenging schedule of friendlies we have organized to prepare for World Cup qualifying, this is an excellent opportunity to continue to SoccerLens Sat, 17 May 2008 03:34:54 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17482583 http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483796 Byrnes broke out of a monthlong slump with a homer and two RBIs, Dan Haren pitched seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Detroit 4-3 to hand the slumping Tigers their fifth straight defeat. Byrnes homered in the fifth - his first since April 21 - FOXSports.com: MLB Sat, 17 May 2008 05:41:02 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483796 http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483708 A place where a man can slow down to a walk and live his life full measure, but he has to keep his watch on Pacific Time Yellow alert - Player needs triple for cycle Orange alert - Player needs double for cycle Red alert - Player need single for cycle If a player needs a home run for the cycle, the Baseball Toaster Sat, 17 May 2008 04:44:14 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483708 http://news.myspace.com/sports/tennis/item/17483629 just got home to see the second showing of the Fed vs Verdasco– the Fed missed just 3 returns of serve in the first set— we talk all the time of the goal of serving is to get one free point and one easy point and play 50-50 on the rest– the fed gives you very little of both Tennis Pro Blog Sat, 17 May 2008 04:45:59 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/tennis/item/17483629 http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17481575 Boston couldn't win on the road earlier, nor New Orleans last night. Here's hoping third time is the proverbial charm. Lakers Blog Sat, 17 May 2008 02:48:23 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17481575 http://news.myspace.com/sports/ncaabasketball/item/17483630 After 3 quarters of letting the Lakers do whatever they wanted when on offense, the Jazz have finally woken up and are playing some D. That’s allowed them to go on a 12-5 spurt to start the 4th quarter and get back in the game. The Lake Show’s still got the best closer in the game and a Notes from a Basketball Junkie Sat, 17 May 2008 04:56:32 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/ncaabasketball/item/17483630 http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17483518 Lakers get a scare before finishing off Jazz After nearly blowing big lead, L.A. can rest while Spurs battle Hornets Douglas C. Pizac / AP Los Angeles Lakers Lamar Odom, left, and guard Kobe Bryant stop Utah Jazz guard Ronnie Brewer during Friday's Western NBCSports.com: NBA Sat, 17 May 2008 05:18:57 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17483518 http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483442 Magowan answers Giant questions Giants managing general partner Peter Magowan has found himself in the middle of many controversies during his 16 seasons at the helm, drawing praise on some fronts and criticism on others. In an interview with The Chronicle,... SFGate: San Francisco Giants Sat, 17 May 2008 04:45:30 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483442 http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17483396 In yet another game that set basketball back about 100 years, the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted Boston 74-69 to force a game seven that nobody in their right mind should want to watch. For the record, King James and Company had all of 10 dimes tonight to go Notes from a Basketball Junkie Sat, 17 May 2008 04:27:07 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17483396 http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483229 Both Kurt Suzuki and Dana Eveland were gunned down at home, which one could argue was the difference in the game. This prompted a few different reactions in the game thread, including some annoyance directed at the A's first-year third base coach, Tony DeFrancesco, for sending the starting pitcher Athletics Natoin Sat, 17 May 2008 04:27:48 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483229 http://news.myspace.com/sports/ncaabasketball/item/17483251 But when you stop to think about the fact that there are nearly 400,000 student-athletes competing in the NCAA on thousands and thousands of teams, the number seems more like Mini-Me than Mr. T. Most student-athletes play their four years without even a sniff Double-A Zone Sat, 17 May 2008 02:58:52 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/ncaabasketball/item/17483251 http://news.myspace.com/sports/fantasyfootball/item/17483132 It is never to early for you to start thinking cheat sheet and in this weeks Fantasy Football News and Advice Show Corey welcomes two experts to the show; Lee from FootballJabber.com and fantasy industry veteran, Bo Mitchell from FantasyFootballLegend.com. FantasyFootballGoat.com Sat, 17 May 2008 04:51:13 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/fantasyfootball/item/17483132 http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483043 Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. AOL: MLB Blog - The FanHouse Fri, 16 May 2008 23:45:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17483043 http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17482813 Here at About.com, we'll be following each day of the 2008 NBA Playoffs - nothing too in-depth with these posts, but a bit of a recap that gives a couple of brief sentences or so, the final results, as well as links to the boxscore. Other than the Spurs About.com: Basketball Fri, 16 May 2008 23:59:53 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17482813 http://news.myspace.com/sports/ncaabasketball/item/17482883 Not if Andrei Kirilenko keeps hoisting threes and Carlos Boozer keeps on bulldozing his way to the bucket. The Lakers are up 80-66 with 2:20 left in the 3rd Quarter. Fact is, the Jazz just haven’t played well enough or intelligently enough to win tonight. That they’re within 14 points Notes from a Basketball Junkie Sat, 17 May 2008 04:32:37 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/ncaabasketball/item/17482883 http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17482720 It was with that sort of comment that players named neither Wagner nor Delgado attempted to move past the flap that Wagner initiated with a postgame comment Thursday, and that grew exponentially when the media got hold of it and when the first Mets-Yankees MLB.com Sat, 17 May 2008 04:02:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17482720 http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17467027 Neven Subotic and Mainz will be fighting for promotion to the first division as the first two German leagues wrap up this weekend. 1. FSV Mainz 05 - FC St. Pauli Neven Subotic will start in the center of defense as 4th place Mainz take on 8th place St. Pauli with promotion to the big leagues on the Yanks Abroad Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17467027 http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17482236 Andy Sonnanstine carried a shutout into the eighth inning and added two singles to a 12-hit outburst in the streaking Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 victory over the sagging St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Full Story - Crawford singled to center, Sonnanstine FOXSports.com: MLB Sat, 17 May 2008 02:53:51 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/mlb/item/17482236 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomNba-TopStories/~3/292053098/2008-05-16-cavs-celtics_N.htm James, whose jump shot has mysteriously been missing in this series, made two key baskets midway through the fourth quarter to slow a Boston comeback, Wally Szczerbiak hit a three-pointer with 2:10 remaining and Joe Smith dropped two free throws with 14 USAToday.com: NBA Sat, 17 May 2008 03:40:58 GMT http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomNba-TopStories/~3/292053098/2008-05-16-cavs-celtics_N.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/sports/football/17nfl.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss If no new agreement is reached between the N.F.L. and the players union, the current deal will expire after the 2010 season, and the 2009 season will be the last played with a salary cap NYTimes: Football Sat, 17 May 2008 01:43:16 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/sports/football/17nfl.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17481956 Special thanks to the sponsors and supporters of the 2008 Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games: Duke Energy and Duke Energy Foundation, McDonald’s, Markey’s Rental & Staging, Indiana Chemical Trust, Wabash Valley Community Foundation, WTWO Agent Zero Sat, 17 May 2008 01:34:08 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/nba/item/17481956 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/05/16/texans.owner.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl A Houston entrepreneur said he has sold his interest in the Houston Texans to comply with an NFL rule prohibiting team owners from having a gambling-related business. Tilman Fertitta, owner of Landry's, a hospitality, gaming, restaurant and entertainment SI.com: NFL Sat, 17 May 2008 02:14:04 GMT http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/05/16/texans.owner.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl http://news.myspace.com/sports/extremesports/item/17481574 Comic 'n Art : Nike 6.0 Celebrates 4 Decades of BMX in Beijing Lightning Bolts Art Show and Nike 6.0 BMX Performance With the historic introduction of BMX as an Olympic sport, Nike embraced the heritage and future of BMX with the Lightning Bolts Art FAT BMX Sat, 17 May 2008 02:20:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/extremesports/item/17481574 http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17478828 Anyone who doubted whether Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink would make much effort to fit in at Cardiff City should have turned up at the club's fancy dress Christmas party in Ireland last year. "This match means a hell of a lot to me," revealed Hasselbaink, who has Guardian Unlimited Football Fri, 16 May 2008 23:04:45 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17478828 http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17481385 Tony Pulis, who this season guided Stoke City to automatic promotion to the Premier League, having started out as Redknapp's assistant at Bournemouth, told The Times last week: "I've worked with the cleverest manager who has ever lived in Harry Yahoo! Sports: World Soccer Sat, 17 May 2008 01:47:34 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/soccer/item/17481385 http://news.myspace.com/sports/nfl/item/17473888 NFL Owners May Opt Out of Union Contract, but No Labor Problems Coming Soon - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog Chris Mortensen of ESPN is reporting that NFL owners are likely to opt out of their collective bargaining agreement with the players' union at the owners' AOL: NFL FanHouse Fri, 16 May 2008 15:57:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/nfl/item/17473888 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomGolf-TopStories/~3/292011283/2008-05-16-att-classic_N.htm Byrd, seeking his fourth PGA Tour victory, shared the lead with Kenny Perry, Ryan Palmer and two others when the second round began. The course was drenched with over an inch of rain Thursday and, though no precipitation fell in the second round, overcast USAToday.com: Golf Sat, 17 May 2008 01:22:41 GMT http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomGolf-TopStories/~3/292011283/2008-05-16-att-classic_N.htm http://news.myspace.com/sports/sportscommentary/item/17476947 Those old enough to remember the launch of Sports Illustrated For Kids know what fun is in store for America with ESPN's newest venture, ESPN Rise. ESPN RISE is a multimedia brand dedicated to growing ESPN’s 12- to 17-year-old audience, while providing ESPN Deadspin Fri, 16 May 2008 22:15:15 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/sportscommentary/item/17476947 http://news.myspace.com/sports/tennis/item/17480792 Learn more about the serve by testing your knowledge of spins, tosses, tactics, and the many other factors that make serving interesting. If you miss a question, the quiz will show you the correct answer About.com: Tennis Fri, 16 May 2008 21:29:07 GMT http://news.myspace.com/sports/tennis/item/17480792