Monthly Archives: June 2011

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland. The offer means the often-injured 7-foot center becomes a restricted free agent. The Blazers can match … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – Baseball star Roger Clemens is arguing he should be allowed to introduce evidence during his upcoming steroid trial that the leading witness against him raped an unconscious woman and lied to police investigating the assault. The move is … Continue reading →

ATLANTA – The mother of Terrell Owens’ child says the NFL star has refused to pay the full $5,000 a month in child support he owes. Melanie Paige Smith filed court papers June 20 in an Atlanta court seeking to … Continue reading →

HONG KONG (AFP) – Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung was due to appear in a Hong Kong court Thursday charged with money-laundering offences a day after he was arrested by narcotics police, witnesses and police said. A sombre-looking Yeung, 51, … Continue reading →

The mess begins in the parking lot, where the guy who made his money in parking lots collects $15 from every car that drives into Dodger Stadium. At least Frank McCourt understands that business, though he doesn’t seem to have … Continue reading →

WIMBLEDON, England – For two superb sets Wednesday, everything looked so routine for Roger Federer, precisely the way it did for so many years at Wimbledon — and nearly everywhere else, too. Little comes easily for Federer anymore, even at … Continue reading →