Macedonia sack coach Jonuz after poor Euro run (Reuters)
By Zlatko Krstevski SKOPJE, June 18 (Reuters) – Macedonia sacked coach Mirsad Jonuz on Saturday after a poor run in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, the country’s Football Federation (FFM) said.
Taylor partially paralyzed, striving to play again (AP)
By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA – Three months after a devastating on-field collision between University of Georgia outfielders Zach Cone and Johnathan Taylor left Taylor partially paralyzed, the two were side by side again as draft picks of the Texas Rangers. Cone says Taylor will walk again because “he’s the most positive person I’ve been around.” Taylor says his goal is “to get back on that field again, like I always wanted.” Cone, the 37th overall pick in this month’s draft, agreed to terms on a deal with the Rangers on Saturday and is headed to Class A Spokane
Baseball for kids returns to East Cleveland after 24 years
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dreshawen Lanier’s eyes searched the crowd of families. He was looking for his mom. Once their eyes met, the five-year old held up a palm and mouthed, “Right hand”
Rugby-Stormers victory secures home semi-final
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, June 18 (Reuters) – The Stormers secured second place in the Super rugby table, and a home semi-final in the playoffs, when they beat the Cheetahs 44-34 in a high-scoring, all-South African encounter on Saturday. The Stormers now go straight through to the semi-finals while the Canterbury Crusaders, who dropped to third place, will host the Sharks in the first week of the playoffs next weekend. “We can consider it a job done,” Stormers captain Schalk Burger said in a televised interview.
Baseball finals: Bishop Foley brings home first baseball title
BATTLE CREEK — Catcher Brett Sunde had two hits and knocked in a pair of runs, but his biggest contribution to Madison Heights Bishop Foley’s first baseball state championship may have been what he accomplished in the dugout between innings.
Players worried about impact of dispute (AP)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP)—NBA players who just finished a season capped by the highest rated championship series in more than a decade are concerned about how their labor dispute and a potential work stoppage before next season will affect their surging fan base
NBA players worry how fans would react to lockout (AP)
By HANK KURZ Jr., AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – NBA players who just finished a season capped by the highest rated championship series in more than a decade are concerned about how their labor dispute and a potential work stoppage before next season will affect their surging fan base. Luke Walton said the packed road arenas the Los Angeles Lakers played in this season suggest the league’s popularity is at a high point, and he’s most concerned about how fans would respond if the labor issues aren’t resolved and cause a delay to the start of the next season
Gold Cup preview: Panama-El Salvador (Goal.com)
Panama will battle El Salvador with the same lineup that took down the United States in the second match of the tournament. Blas Perez and Luis Tejada will be the men up top. No surprises in the lineup for El Salvador.
Report: Three Gold Cup games under investigation for match-fixing (Goal.com)
Three games at this summer’s Gold Cup in the United States are currently being investigated for alleged match-fixing, according to German magazine Der Spiegel . The regional confederation, CONCACAF, along with football’s governing body FIFA and Interpol are looking into suspicious betting patterns in Asia for the three unidentified matches. Spiegel Online are reporting that large sums were bet on high-scoring encounters
Agent rules Porto coach Andre Villas Boas out of running for Inter post (Goal.com)
Andre Villas-Boas’ agent has denied reports that his client could leave Porto this summer to take charge of Serie A giants, Inter. The Coppa Italia winners are back in the market for a new coach after Leonardo departed the club earlier this week.