Bluder sees right track for Iowa women next season
Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder says Iowa exceeded outside expectations with a 23 10 record for 2004 05, reaching the WNIT semifinals. She aims for NCAA contention, notes rotating point guards hurt consistency, and highlights stars Crystal Smith Jamie Cavey Jenna Armstrong Krista Vande Venter and Johanna Solverson as key returnees.
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Debate over making The Players a fifth major grows
South Florida Sun Sentinel reports Tim Finchem's serious consideration of moving The Players Championship to May as a potential fifth major. Players like Davis Love III support the idea citing a string of possible May majors, while Mickelson and Westwood caution against redefining the event.
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Wood returns to mound amid Cubs mix and Suns arena incident
Kerry Wood pitched five innings for the Cubs after a three week layoff with shoulder bursitis, signaling a possible first regular season start next week in Arizona. Dusty Baker voiced relief at having Wood back on the field as the team remains short of full strength. In Phoenix, Robert Sarver ejected three Colorado Rockies players from America West Arena for conduct behind him during a game against Denver.
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Red Sox Trade Kim to Rockies for Narveson and Johnson
The Boston Red Sox sent reliever Byung-Hyun Kim to the Colorado Rockies for lefty Chris Narveson and catcher Charles Johnson, with Colorado also sending about 2.6 million to equalize salaries. Johnson is owed 9 million and Kim 6 million under a 10 million two year deal signed before 2004. Theo Epstein called the move a mistake and took responsibility for it. The deal includes Kim being designated for assignment and Johnson released. Narveson, 23, was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Boozer Out For Rest Of Season With Foot Injury
Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his right foot in Phoenix on February 14. Doctors ordered a protective boot for at least three more weeks as Boozer shows improvement, with no surgery required and trainer Gary Briggs confirming the update.
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Harvick Crew Chief Suspension Upheld After Rigged Tank
NASCAR upheld a four race suspension for Kevin Harvicks crew chief Todd Berryer for rigging the gas tank to appear full during a Las Vegas qualifying run. Berryer admitted the action and was fined $25000 while Harvicks team lost 25 owner and driver points.
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NFL moves to raise steroid testing to Olympic standards
The NFL plans to upgrade its steroid testing to align with Olympic thresholds for testosterone, needing NFL Players Association approval. The change follows a CBS News report about Carolina players and steroids and comes amid Congressional scrutiny of steroids in baseball. Meanwhile the U S men’s team opened strong in a 14-3 first half over Guatemala and advances to 2-1 in the regional final round, with next match against Costa Rica on June 4 in Salt Lake City.
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Galaxy trade clears path for Donovan return to MLS
Los Angeles ships Carlos Ruiz to FC Dallas on Wednesday freeing cap space to pursue U S national team star Landon Donovan. Donovan ends a Bayer Leverkusen spell amid frustrations over playing time and eyes a return to Major League Soccer.
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Mauresmo reaches Nasdaq-100 semis in Florida
Amelie Mauresmo, the top seed, defeated 17 year old Ana Ivanovic 6 1 6 4 in Key Biscayne to advance to the Nasdaq 100 Open semifinals. A win here could return Mauresmo to No. 1 if she seizes the title and prevails against a top five opponent in the final rounds. Lindsay Davenport remains No. 1, having skipped this event to rest knee troubles.
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Johnson delivers for United States soccer victory
Birmingham Alabama Ed Die Johnson proves his stellar form as America's top scorer in World Cup qualifying. He scores in the 11th minute and assists Steve Ralston in the 68th minute, giving the United States a 2-0 win over Guatemala.
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Owners approve A's sale to L A developer Wolff
Baseball owners unanimously approved the sale of the Oakland Athletics to Los Angeles real estate developer Lewis Wolff on a conference call. The vote moves the deal about a year in the making toward final control by Wolff and his investor group.
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Hurdler Milton Green who boycotted Berlin dies at 91
PALM BEACH Fla Milton Green a former world record hurdler who refused to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics has died at 91 according to the Levine Chapel. While at Harvard in 1935 and 1936 he tied the world record in the 45 yard hurdles four times and also tied the 60 meter hurdles mark in 1936. Green was viewed as a potential gold medalist in Berlin but declined over opposition to Nazi Germany.
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