 CBC.ca | LeBron sets the tone ESPN By Jared Zwerling | ESPNNewYork.com WASHINGTON, DC -- It was only a matter of time before Team USA was challenged on the court. That came Monday night in the nation's capital in their only second exhibition game, with President Barack Obama, ... US reminded that James is its backbone in overcoming Brazil James helps US basketball team win after bad start LeBron James, Team USA dispatch Brazil after slow start |
 Globe and Mail | Big Papi pulls up lame Boston Herald By Dan Duggan / Red Sox Notebook The joy of Adrian Gonzalez' go-ahead, three-run home run in the eighth inning of the Red Sox [team stats]' 5-1 win over the White Sox last night at Fenway Park [map] was quickly replaced by concern for David Ortiz ... Youkilis has rebounded, Red Sox haven't Carl Crawford singles, scores two runs in return to lineup as Red Sox beat ... Ortiz injures Achilles in win over White Sox |
 San Francisco Chronicle | LeBron, US rally to beat Brazil FOXSports.com Tough start for the Americans. The Olympic basketball team couldn't get a stop, the president couldn't get a kiss. The Olympic torch relay is on its epic journey to London. Keep track of where it is on the road to the games HERE. US Gets Past Brazil But Struggles Down Low Olympics 2012: Team USA takes on Brazil James helps US basketball team win after bad start |
CBC.ca | Olympics 2012: Current crop is good, but President Obama's vote is the '92 ... Washington Post So I'm at this Team USA Olympic tuneup at Verizon Center Tuesday night where Kobe, LeBron and Kevin Durant were shockingly getting tuned up by Brazil for much of the first half. And I happen to run into this total hoops junkie at halftime, ... LeBron James, US rally past Brazil James helps US basketball team win after bad start Olympics-Sluggish United States beat Brazil 80-69 |
 Globe and Mail | Reds miss 1B Joey Votto, have 6-game win streak snapped with 5-3 loss to ... Washington Post CINCINNATI รข€" Miguel Montero drove in four runs with a bases-loaded double and a solo homer Monday night, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win shortly after the Cincinnati Reds learned they'll have to try to hold onto first place in the NL ... Reds slugger Votto needs knee surgery, out 3-4 weeks Joey Votto needs knee surgery Votto needs knee surgery, will miss 3 to 4 weeks |
 USA TODAY | Reds slugger Votto needs knee surgery, out 3-4 weeks USA TODAY Buy Reds Tickets Cincinnati Reds Team report Schedule Salaries Roster Depth chart Player notes Injuries Transactions Statistics Individual stats Sortable Stats Day / night Grass / turf Home / Road Runners on / bases empty Lefty / righty Late inning ... Votto needs surgery, out 3-4 weeks Reds 1B Votto Needs Knee Surgery, out 3-4 Weeks SN voices: Can the Reds win without Votto? |
 FOXSports.com | Votto needs surgery, out 3-4 weeks FOXSports.com Reds first baseman Joey Votto will have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, leaving the NL Central leaders without their best hitter for the next three to four weeks. Jon Paul Morosi takes a crack at listing baseball's best hitters. Votto to undergo surgery on left knee Reds 1B Votto Needs Knee Surgery, out 3-4 Weeks |
 ABC News | Ravens' Rice, Bears' Forte Get Long-Term Deals ABC News Ray Rice and Matt Forte got what they wanted Monday: long-term contracts that sometimes elude NFL running backs. Neither Rice nor Forte was enamored of playing under the franchise tag tender in 2012, and negotiations went down to the wire. Bears sign Matt Forte for 4 years Bears, Forte agree to four-year deal |
 USA TODAY | Returning to Fenway, Youkilis exudes positivity MLB.com By Evan Drellich / MLB.com | 07/16/12 5:17 PM ET BOSTON -- White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis expects his first at-bat as a visitor at Fenway Park will be similar to his last one in a home uniform. Three weeks and a one day before Monday, ... Kevin Youkilis returns to Fenway Youkilis back at Fenway for first time since trade Sox Game Day: Happy homecoming for Youkilis |
 FOXSports.com | Crawford ready to debut for Red Sox SI.com BOSTON (AP) -- Red Sox left fielder Carl Crawford is in Boston's lineup after missing the entire season with left wrist and elbow injuries. Signed to a $142 million, seven-year contract before last season, the 30-year old Crawford had a disappointing ... Crawford scheduled to rejoin Red Sox Bobby V: 'Pedroia on track' to return Thursday Kevin Youkilis, Ozzie Guillen due for different homecomings |
 Globe and Mail | Crawford scheduled to rejoin Red Sox MLB.com By Evan Drellich / MLB.com | 07/16/12 3:33 PM ET BOSTON -- Carl Crawford's first Major League game of 2012 and his first chance at restoring his image in Boston is set for Monday night, when he will start in left field at Fenway Park. The stars align at Fenway Monday's Red Sox-White Sox matchups: Aaron Cook vs. Dylan... Red Sox Vs. White Sox: Carl Crawford, Kevin Youkilis Return To Fenway |
 Newsday | Jason Kidd: 'I had a few drinks' before crash Newsday Knicks Sports > Basketball Print Aa Jason Kidd: 'I had a few drinks' before crash Originally published: July 16, 2012 11:35 AM Updated: July 16, 2012 2:49 PM By STACEY ALTHERR. AND JOHN VALENTI stacey.altherr@newsday.com, john.valenti@newsday.com ... Jason Kidd is the latest athlete to miss the point when it comes to drinking ... Knicks' Kidd was so drunk, he didn't know how he crashed his car: cops Jason Kidd in Court Papers: 'I Had a Few Drinks' |
 Globe and Mail | Paterno family denies Penn St. report findings, says late coach didn't cover ... Washington Post Joe Paterno's family on Monday vowed their own investigation of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, rejecting the findings of a special investigator who concluded the late football coach and other top Penn State administrators concealed Sandusky's sexual abuse ... Paterno's family wants Freeh report reviewed Report: 3 more men allege Sandusky sexual abuse from 1970s Paterno family to conduct own probe of child sex abuse |
 TSN | The Knicks can match Houston's three-year, $25.1 million offer to Jeremy Lin SI.com Jeremy Lin has signed a three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet with the Houston Rockets. The deadline for the New York Knicks to match the offer for the 23-year-old point guard is Tuesday night. New York's pending trade for another point guard, ... Should the Knicks let Lin leave? Tim Kawakami: What is Jeremy LIn worth? Report: Jeremy Lin Wants to Return to Knicks, Was 'Surprised' When Other Point ... |
 Sportsnet.ca | Carmelo Anthony calls Jeremy Lin contract offer 'ridiculous' Los Angeles Times Jeremy Lin will soon be signing a three-year contract for $25.1 million, a sum of money that many people might describe as ridiculous for a player with such little experience as an NBA starter. One of those people is superstar Carmelo Anthony, ... Carmelo Anthony: Don't blame me if Knicks don't match Jeremy Lin's contract offer Knicks store spelling out Jeremy Lin's future? Silliest of summers continues as Rockets, Knicks battle over Lin |
 New York Daily News | Jason Kidd was feeling no pain after DWI crash: police New York Daily News Drunken basketball star Jason Kidd was feeling no pain after crashing into a telephone pole in the Hamptons, police documents say รข€œDefendant did not know what had happened in accident,รข€ a Southampton cop wrote of the future Hall of Famer in an arrest ... NY Knicks' Kidd arrested on DWI charge in Hamptons Knick Jason Kidd charged with DWI in Water Mill Report: Jason Kidd Carried Out of Club, Appeared 'Incredibly Drunk' Before DWI ... |
 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Knicks store spelling out Jeremy Lin's future? USA TODAY By Mike Foss, USA TODAY The Knicks have until 11:59 pm Tuesday to decide whether or not to match the Houston Rockets offer for Jeremy Lin. But the Knicks' official team store isn't waiting that long to remove Jeremy Lin apparel from its digital ... Silliest of summers continues as Rockets, Knicks battle over Lin Harvey: Lin offers plenty of buzz, but time to restore sanity Knicks links: Jeremy Lin's status, Raymond Felton's return to New York, and ... |
 USA TODAY | Jeremy Lin's Contract Viewed Unfavorably by Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith NESN.com by Ricky Doyle on Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:31AM Jeremy Lin will soon become a member of the Houston Rockets, whose three-year, $25 million offer sheet won't be matched the Knicks, according to ESPN.com. The decision reportedly comes down to New York not ... Knicks' Kidd in hot water; Lin is in limbo; Carmelo chimes in Jeremy Lin: Report: Lin wants to return to the Knicks 'Linsanity' to No Longer Make the Knicks Look Better: A Fan's Take |
 BBC News | Olympics-Athletes, visitors flock to London after security row Reuters * Thousands start arriving in London for Olympic Games * Security fiasco and transport worries cast shadow * Busiest day on record at capital's main airport By Peter Griffiths and Sophie Kirby LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - The first wave of Olympic ... Athletes, visitors flock to London after security row IOC President Jacques Rogge says deployment of troops provides 'tranquility ... London 2012: difficult day on roads and rail as countdown to Olympics starts |
 CBC.ca | Knicks' Kidd in hot water; Lin is in limbo; Carmelo chimes in Boston Herald By Steve Popper / The Record (Hackensack NJ) It was just Thursday afternoon that Jason Kidd sat on a makeshift stage at the Knicks' practice facility talking about being a leader. At 39 years old, joining a team where he was anticipating helping Jeremy ... Jason Kidd arrested for DUI as Knicks lament matching Jeremy Lin offer If Linsanity is over in New York, it signals sanity on the part of the Knicks Growing Doubts on Lin's Return to the Knicks |
 ABC News | Heathrow Airport Set to Handle Record Numbers ABC News Europe's largest airport is set to welcome a record number of passengers Monday as athletes begin arriving for the London Olympics. Heathrow says athletes from 50 nations will arrive in what it is describing as Britain's biggest peacetime transport ... No games security threat despite guards fiasco, UK says London's Heathrow airport braces for Olympics arrivals London 2012: 32 mile queue as first Games lane opens on M4 |
 New York Post | Knicks balk at tax bill to match point guard's 3rd-year salary New York Post By MARC BERMAN If the Knicks were to match the Rockets' poison-pill offer sheet, under the new CBA's vicious luxury-tax penalties, owner James Dolan could pay that amount for Lin just for the 2014-15 season. That astronomical bill is why the Knicks ... Growing Doubts on Lin's Return to the Knicks Felton over Lin? Might be a mistake Sam Amick: Silliest of summers continues as Rockets, Knicks battle over Lin |
 Boston.com | Josh Beckett, Red Sox rally in win over Rays Boston.com By Peter Abraham Josh Beckett gave up three runs to the Rays in the first inning, but he shut them out in his next five frames. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. รข€" Josh Beckett took up to 45 seconds between pitches in the first inning of Sunday's game against the ... Beckett struggles, but Sox top Rays Beckett survives rough start to win James Shields struggles again as Rays lose 7-3 to Red Sox |
The 5 Best British Open Golf Championships ABC News Picking the best five from the oldest championship in golf isn't easy, not with 150 years of history. Willie Park Sr. won the first British Open at Prestwick in 1860 รข€" a month before Abraham Lincoln was elected US president. Against an eight-man field ... |
