EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Tom Renney is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers.
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Tom Renney out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012Crawford’s 2 RBIs help Giants beat Cardinals 7-5 (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single for his first RBIs since April and the San Francisco Giants capitalized on shoddy fielding by St. Louis to give Matt Cain support on a rare shaky day as the Giants beat the Cardinals 7-5 on Thursday.
Padres waive struggling Hudson, put Barlett on DL (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Padres shook up their struggling middle infield by waiving second baseman Orlando Hudson on Thursday and placing light-hitting shortstop Jason Bartlett on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right knee.
Oilers coach Tom Renney will not return to team (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers are searching for a new coach after deciding to let Tom Renney go following two losing seasons.
Jones, Hardy power Orioles to 5-3 win over Royals (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Adam Jones hit a two-run homer, J.J. Hardy also drove in a pair of runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Thursday for their seventh straight road win.
Lakers prepare for back-to-back blitz vs. Thunder (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012LOS ANGELES (AP) If the Los Angeles Lakers can just shake the memory of the disastrous final two minutes of Game 2, they’ll find plenty of reasons in the first 46 minutes to be encouraged about their chances this weekend against Oklahoma City.
McNamee admits his Clemens story changed over time (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012WASHINGTON (AP) In another grueling day of cross-examination that frustrated all sides, Roger Clemens’ accuser put Jose Canseco’s pool party on the wrong day of the week and switched years on Debbie Clemens’ human growth hormone shot. Whether the jurors were still keeping track is another matter: They again expressed concern about the agonizingly slow pace of a perjury trial that still has weeks to go, and the judge opined that Clemens’ lawyer was ”confusing everybody.”
Celtics have new life in those old legs vs. 76ers (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Boston Celtics have known since training camp a championship run centered around Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen was on its last legs.
East Finals living up to hype after two games (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The Eastern Conference Finals between the New Jersey Devils and rival New York Rangers are turning out to be exactly what everyone thought.
Morneau homers, Twins beat Tigers 4-3 (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012DETROIT (AP) Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer in his second game back from a wrist injury, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
If an NFL team calls, Ahman Green says he’d listen (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Green Bay’s all-time leading rusher Ahman Green says he would come out of retirement if an NFL team presents the right opportunity.
Saints’ Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012NEW ORLEANS (AP) Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Lawrie drops appeal of suspension (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012TORONTO (AP) Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie has dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension by Major League Baseball for throwing a batting helmet that bounced and hit an umpire.
Finland beats US 3-2 at hockey worlds (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012HELSINKI (AP) Finnish forward Jesse Joensuu’s winning goal with nine seconds left lifted Finland past the United States 3-2 Thursday for a place in the semifinals of the hockey world championships in Helsinki.
Nuggets GM: Andre Miller wants to stay in Denver (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012DENVER (AP) Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri (Ma-SIGH u-JEER-e) says backup point guard Andre Miller wants to stay in Denver and the team will work hard to make that happen.
Selig: Oakland move might be considered (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012NEW YORK (AP) Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says it’s up to Oakland owner Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new ballpark for the Athletics, raising the possibility of a move from the Bay Area.
Rangers’ Hamilton sits for 1st time since HR tear (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is out of the lineup for the first time since a hot streak that vaulted him to the American League lead in all three Triple Crown categories.
Slovakia ousts Canada 4-3 at ice hockey worlds (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012HELSINKI (AP) San Jose Sharks’ Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday.
McNamee admits initially lying about steroids (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012WASHINGTON (AP) Brian McNamee, the chief prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, conceded he initially lied about his involvement with steroids.
Key accuser returns for 4th day in Clemens trial (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012WASHINGTON (AP) Brian McNamee, the key prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, returns to the stand for his fourth day of testimony Thursday.
