Top Stories: The former Olympic Gold medalist has told police he was 11 years old when the abuse began. Big News Network.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:22:00 -0500Jaipur, Dec.7 : Jubilation erupted in the camp of C P Joshi, Union Minister of Panchayat Raj after he was elected as the President of Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) in Jaipur on Monday. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:30:07 -0500Dhaka, Dec 7 (IANS) India under-23 booked a semi-final berth in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup with an unimpressive 1-0 win over Nepal in a Group A match here Monday. IANS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:20:03 -0500London, Dec 7 (IANS) Former umpire Dickie Bird believes the International Cricket Council (ICC) has made a serious mistake by introducing the referral system. IANS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:10:03 -0500Karachi, Dec 7 (IANS) An emphatic victory against New Zealand in the second cricket Test has boosted the confidence of new Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf but the senior batsman wants a massive improvement in his team's fielding. IANS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:20:03 -0500Karachi, Dec 7 (IANS) Controversy seems to have struck Pakistan cricket again following sensational reports that pacers Umar Gul and Mohammad Aamer got engaged in a scuffle after the second Test against New Zealand ended in Wellington Sunday. IANS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:50:02 -0500New York, Dec 7 (DPA) The Blind Side, a drama about American football starring Sandra Bullock, stepped out of the Twilight shadow in its third week in cinemas to rank first in North American box-office rankings, according to preliminary studio estimates. IANS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:20:02 -0500London, Dec.7 : Liverpool and England football star Steven Gerrard has acquired a ferocious-looking guard dog. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:30:32 -0500Washington, Dec 7 : American actor Brad Pitt's stalled baseball movie 'Moneyball' is now back on, with director Bennett Miller believed to be ready to direct the film. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:10:21 -0500Melbourne, Dec 7 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the Indian cricket board, Australian media Monday said the financially strong Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is doing every bit to kill Test cricket even as their team has taken the top spot in the traditional format. IANS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:20:02 -0500Madrid, Dec 7 (DPA) Real Madrid will be without Kaka until January, according to sports daily AS Monday. IANS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:40:02 -0500Lahore, Dec. 7 : India's support has helped Pakistan to secure a "good deal" in the International Cricket Council's post-2012 Future Tours Program, Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Bari has said. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:10:44 -0500Lahore, Dec. 7 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially withdrawn all legal cases against the ICC and the 2011 World Cup's organising committee. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:10:32 -0500CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ? Virginia has hired Richmond's Mike London as its football coach. Athletic director Craig Littlepage says "one coach, just one" stood out among all the candidates duri... Sign on San Diego Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:04:41 -0500Last Updated: December 07. 2009 8:53PM UAE / December 7. 2009 4:53PM GMT England are hoping to use Dubai as a training camp before their tour in Bangladesh next year so that what is expected to be an ... The National Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:00:42 -0500This photo taken Nov. 27, 2009 and provided by the celebrity Web site TMZ.com shows a Cadillac Escalade that Tiger Woods crashed into a tree outside his home in Windermere, Fla. (AP Photo/TMZ) NO SALE... StarTribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:59:07 -0500Kansas, Texas and Villanova held the top three spots in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the second straight week Monday. For the third consecutive week at least three teams moved into... StarTribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:59:06 -0500(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog talks with the media at a news conference to announce his selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the veterans committee, Monday... The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:48:19 -0500(AP Photo/Joe Raymond)Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate answers a question after coach Charlie Weis was fired Monday Nov. 30, 2009 Notre Dame fired Weis on Monday after a string of disappointing se... The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:48:17 -0500(AP Photo/Jason Redmond)Kansas head coach Bill Self cheers in the second half of their NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. Kansas won 73-61. The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:48:16 -0500Connecticut remained the unanimous No. 1 for the 20th consecutive poll.Maryland had been one of a handful of teams ranked in every poll since the start of the 2005-06 season. The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:48:15 -0500(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward, right, scores in front of Oakland Raiders' Chris Johnson (27) after taking a pass from Steelers quarterback during the fourth quarter ... The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:48:13 -0500(AP Photo/David Duprey)New York Jets' Mark Sanchez reacts after diving for a first down during the third quarter of the NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Thu... The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:48:12 -0500Losing to unranked Charlotte on Saturday did the University of Louisville no favor with the pollsters this week, as the Cards dropped out of the Top 25 for the first time this season. Courier-Journal Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:46:23 -0500The Louisville Sports Commission , a nonprofit organization that attracts, creates and hosts sports-related events to town, has launched a membership drive aimed at signing at least 400 members in the... Business Journal Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:45:28 -0500Otago rugby midfield back Michael Witt will return to rugby league after signing a deal with Welsh club Crusaders. Witt joined the New Zealand Warriors in 2007 from Manly but was told he was surplus ... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:07 -0500Knocking their nemesis Mohammad Asif off his stride is a prime consideration for New Zealand's largely timid batting unit when the third and final cricket test with Pakistan starts in Napier on Friday... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:04 -0500SYDNEY - Lawyers for Wallabies star Quade Cooper have urged the public not to pre-judge their client after he was charged with burglary on the Gold Coast on Sunday. Brisbane law firm Creevey Russell ... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:02 -0500LONDON - With six months to go before the World Cup, Tim Howard already has England worried. The United States goalkeeper saved a late penalty from England forward Jermain Defoe in Everton's 2-2 draw... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:40:57 -0500The MCG would be unavailable to other sporting codes for up to eight weeks if Australia is successful in its bid to host the Soccer World Cup. Photo / Getty Images... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:40:52 -0500Jimmy Clausen enrolled at Notre Dame to learn about the NFL. Looks like he's learned enough. Following the advice of deposed Irish coach Charlie Weis, Clausen has decided to forgo his senior season an... ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:40:43 -0500Ever wonder which coaches voted for your team? Now you can search our interactive database of the coaches' ballots in the final USA TODAY Top 25 college football poll of the regular season. See every ... USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:39:44 -0500New York Jets while recovering from a sprained right knee, but coach Rex Ryan is optimistic about the rookie quarterback's chances of playing Sunday at Tampa Bay. USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:39:43 -0500Mike Tomlin says that with a short week of preparation, Ward is "very questionable." Ward leads the Steelers (6-6) with 72 catches and six touchdowns and is 78 yards away from his sixth career 1,000-y... USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:39:42 -0500Roger Federer of Switzerland poses next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris after he broke through in June with his first French Open title. USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:39:41 -0500Windermere officer said in a report released Monday that Woods was at first unresponsive, lying on the road covered in a blanket and resting his head on a pillow. The officer said the world's No. 1 go... USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:39:40 -0500Baseball teams can use the economy as cover to slow the free-agent market, so the action at the annual Winter Meetings, which run Monday through Thursday in Indianapolis, could be mainly of the swappi... Sports Illustrated Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:37:42 -0500Thieves in Brazil have stolen more than £5m ($6m) from a cash delivery firm, taking advantage of the nation's passion for football, police say.Police believe the robbers in Sao Paulo - who had d... BBC Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:34:37 -0500Unfair challenge on Patrick Agyemang by Craig Cathcart results in a free kick. Ben Watson crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Adrian Mariappa makes a clearance. BBC Sport Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:34:37 -0500SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA — At first, San Mao thought he had been shot in the leg. It was a reasonable assumption on that day, nearly 20 years ago, given that Khmer Rouge soldiers were forcing him to ... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:56 -0500Tiger Woods' SUV accident outside his Florida home found two iron golf clubs on the ground and $235 in the vehicle.The Windermere officer said in a report released Monday that Woods was at first unres... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:54 -0500Rafael Nadal and his teammates for successfully defending the title after completing a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the final on Sunday.The country's overall sporting success has coincided w... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:52 -0500Detroit Tigers for a player to be named or cash.The 28-year-old had a 5.40 ERA in 3 1-3 innings over three relief appearances for Detroit last season and was 4-2 with five saves and a 2.76 ERA in 42 g... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:50 -0500Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return to the lineup after missing one game with a sore groin.Crosby took part in the team's morning skate and is planning to play Monday night against... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:42 -0500Pittsburgh Steelers .Atkinson described a tackling technique he developed called the Hook, in which he put an arm around a receiver’s neck and drove him to the ground. That tactic, among others,... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:40 -0500N.F.L. season, not so much for its impact on that game but for its long-term resonance. It let everyone peek at Belichick’s deepest fears about his defense, and those doubts have only been valid... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:37 -0500Michael Vick , booted off the Falcons for his dog-fighting involvement, turned boos into cheers at his Atlanta homecoming Sunday and may be poised to contribute to the... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:35 -0500Rex Ryan is optimistic about the rookie quarterback's chances of playing Sunday at Tampa Bay.Sanchez sprained the posterior cruciate ligament in the knee while diving for a first down in New York's 19... International Herald Tribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:31 -0500RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Robbers took advantage of Brazil's passion for soccer to steal about $6 million from a cash delivery firm, as the nation was transfixed on championship games, media reported... Reuters Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:29:57 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals moved to bolster their pitching staff by acquiring Brian Bruney from the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, the teams said Monday. Reuters Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:26:12 -0500Los Angeles - US tabloids identified more alleged mistresses of golf superstar Tiger Woods on Monday as the scandal prompted by his late night car crash last month continued to gather steam. The Ne... Independent Online Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:10:42 -0500Rome, Italy - To get the inside story on the controversial suits that are the stars of the world swimming championships, you have to get inside one. You had better have plenty of time, however, bec... Independent Online Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:10:38 -0500WINDERMERE, Fla. - A police officer who responded to Tiger Woods' car accident found $235 in the vehicle and two iron golf clubs on the ground next to a golf cart. The Windermere officer said in a r... StarTribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:24:37 -0500ORLANDO, Fla. - A new study shows a slight growth in the disparity between graduation rates for white and black college football players for schools headed to bowl games. The annual study released Mo... StarTribune Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:24:37 -0500Manchester United defenders John O'Shea and Jonny Evans have both been ruled out of action until January.Evans has been struggling with a calf injury while O'Shea's problem was not specified by the cl... Independent.ie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:16:19 -0500Stoke will conduct an internal investigation amid claims that Tony Pulis and James Beattie were involved in a dressing room row on Saturday.An argument is reported to have broken out between the manag... Independent.ie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:16:17 -0500'; $('#ciMemebermgmt').html(welcome_user); $('#comment_frame').show(); $('.login_div').hide(); $('.add_comments_div').show(); cmntsFrameReload({"height": "180"}); } else { alert (msg.message); ... Cricinfo Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:12:30 -0500Notre Dame To Interview Brian Kelly Notre Dame plans to interview Cincinnati's Brian Kelly regarding its head coaching vacancy Tuesday, most likely in New York City, a person close to the situation to... ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:06:31 -0500William Gay also suffered a concussion and will go through a battery of tests. Considering the short week, it's likely Gay won't see the field on Thursday. Rookie cornerback... ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:06:30 -0500Justin Tuck got into a verbal exchange that forced the referees to flag Adams for a personal foul. Adams, who has a history of run-ins with New York, caused a shoulder injury to Tuck in Week 2 when he... ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:06:30 -0500Iverson Coach Eddie Jordan said Iverson will start Monday night and may start the rest of the season for the struggling Sixers. Iverson will play his first game with Philadelphia since 2006."I feel ... ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:06:29 -0500LONDON -- Olympic leaders are finally ready to distribute the individual medals stripped from Marion Jones for doping -- but withhold the 100-meter gold from another drug-tainted athlete. ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:06:26 -0500: Raiders wideout Louis Murphy caught the final two of Gradkowski's TD passes, including the game-winner with 9 seconds left. The Gradkowski-to-Murphy connection has now produced final-minute TDs in t... USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:05:24 -0500International Olympic Committee is set to allocate some of the five medals — three gold and two bronze — that Jones won in Sydney with the aid of performance-enhancing drugs. USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:05:23 -0500International Olympic Committee is set to allocate some of the five medals — three gold and two bronze — that Jones won in Sydney with the aid of performance-enhancing drugs. USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:05:20 -0500NEW YORK -- Best day of football of the year? Well, at least it was the best set of early games, with the most dramatic missed field goal of 2009, the Saints falling out of a Redwood and landing on th... Sports Illustrated Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:02:56 -0500INDIANAPOLIS -- There's something wild happening out West, where the Mariners are establishing themselves a threat to the preeminent Angels -- at least in wintertime. Seattle stole the Angels' igniter... Sports Illustrated Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:02:52 -0500Mariners superstar Felix Hernandez will be seeking to become baseball's next $100 million man, SI.com has learned. Hernandez, perhaps the most valuable property in the game, will be looking for about ... Sports Illustrated Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:02:50 -0500INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey got the call Monday, elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Herzog and Harvey missed by one vote in their pre... Sports Illustrated Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:02:49 -0500Also at the gala the best 11 players of the year, as chosen by over 50,000 professional players from all over the world, will be honored in the FIFA/FIFPro World XI -- while the FIFA Puskas Award will... CNN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:02:07 -0500Villanova remain the three top teams in the Associated Press college basketball poll, while four schools move into the Top 25. The Jayhawks (7-0) received all but three first-place votes fro... CBS Sports Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:54:16 -0500A gang used football celebrations in Sao Paulo to cover the noise of a well-planned heist that netted it $6-million (about R44-million) in cash, Brazilian media reported on Monday. The operation to... IOL Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:52:03 -0500JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police are investigating a youth soccer league coach's claims that he was attacked by a former Mississippi congressman after a game. Record Net Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:51:02 -0500Paris - Raymond Domenech was in line to receive €826 222 (about R9-million) in bonuses as a result of France's successful World Cup qualifying campaign, according to a report to be published in L... Independent Online Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:34:26 -0500Former Highveld Lions fast bowler Garnett Kruger will make his much-anticpated debut for the Warriors against the Dolphins in a SuperSport Series match at Kingsmead starting Thursday. Kruger return... Independent Online Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:34:23 -0500Top England batsman Kevin Pietersen has admitted that there is mounting frustration among the England players who have been unable to play or even practice this past week because of the inclement weat... Independent Online Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:34:20 -0500Portlaoise manager John Mulligan believes his side has not yet realised its full potential.A 1-9 to 1-5 win over Garrycastle in the Leinster Club SFC final secured a record seventh title, but Mulligan... Independent.ie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:39:39 -0500The Clare hurling crisis looks set to continue, despite a 'constructive' meeting between manager Mike McNamara and the county's senior hurling panel on Sunday night.Players and management met for over... Independent.ie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:39:37 -0500Michael Essien admits he could face a club-versus-country dilemma in January.The Chelsea midfielder, preparing for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Apoel Nicosia at Stamford Bridge, will leave th... Independent.ie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:39:36 -0500(AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)FILE - This is an April 25, 2006, file photo showing San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, pointing skyward after hitting his 710th career home run off New York Mets' Steve Tra... The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:36:46 -0500Glamorgan extended the leadership team of captain Jamie Dalrymple and coach Matthew Maynard, giving them two-year contracts which will keep them at the club until the end of 2011. Cricinfo Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:35:27 -0500Benson, 51, has now arrived back in the UK, where he has been in discussions with the ICC umpires manager, Vince van der Bijl. Although it is widely believed that he quit the series in protest at the ... Cricinfo Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:35:26 -0500Shrink Two divisions of seven teams each from 2011 is the key to a proposal before the New Zealand Rugby Union, which will be shown to provincial union chief executives on Friday. The Players' Associ... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:30:12 -0500Greatbatch confirmed last night the panel still lean towards the conventional 6-4 makeup, which means some hard thinking lies ahead over whether to play two spinners and trim what has been a well-perf... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:30:12 -0500Shrink Title-contenders Sydney FC fly across the Tasman with more than just victory over the Phoenix on their mind. A win in Saturday's early game would take Sydney to the top of the table, temporari... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:30:09 -0500West Indies captain Chris Gayle's first test hundred against Australia gave his team a 296-run lead with a day remaining in the second test. No team has made more than 239 in the fourth innings to wi... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:30:05 -0500If soccer dreams can come true, Auckland City will qualify for the semifinals of Fifa's Club World Cup and run out against heavyweights Barcelona. For City assistant coach Ramon Tribulietx such a gam... New Zealand Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:30:02 -0500Oklahoma on New Year's Eve, ESPN.com has confirmed.Luck underwent surgery to a finger on his right, throwing hand for an injury he sustained during a 45-38 victory over... ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:29:48 -0500BCS National Championship Game Preview Alabama and Texas get to play in a national title game. For TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, the math doesn't quite add up but they still get a spot in a BCS bow... ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:29:46 -0500Fiesta Bowl Preview SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Welcome to the BCS Buster Bowl.TCU (No. 4 BCS, No. 3 AP) and No. 6 Boise State will meet in the Fiesta Bowl, marking the first time a BCS game other than the c... ESPN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:29:44 -0500Tiger Woods since he turned pro in 1996 continued to shatter over the weekend as more news coverage, tabloid allegations and rumors furthered the fallout that began after his late-night, single-car ac... USA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:28:35 -0500(CNN) -- The 2010 European Tour golf schedule -- known as the Race to Dubai -- will feature a minimum of 47 events, including six new tournaments, culminating in the Dubai World Championship at the Ju... CNN Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:25:45 -0500Barry Bonds , Tom Brady, among them. Tiger, too.Told the list of candidates, and leaving himself out of the mix, Woods contemplated their merits for two holes during a pro-am in China before he finall... 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