BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former major league catcher Bobby Estalella has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors to testify at Barry Bonds' trial, ESPN.com reported Thursday.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves to stay perfect since the All-Star break, and Christian Ehrhoff scored an early goal in the San Jose Sharks' 2-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Right-hander Russ Springer agreed to a one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Thursday that is worth about $3 million, joining his eighth major league team as he heads into his 17th season.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Three weeks after being dismissed by Boston
College for pursuing an NFL head coaching job, Jeff Jagodzinski was
hired Thursday by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be their offensive
coordinator.
After being left out of the NBA's midseason gala for first time
in his career last season, Shaquille O'Neal received his 15th
All-Star selection Thursday night when the reserves were announced
for the Feb. 15 game in Phoenix.
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees are considering whether to
ask for confidentiality clauses in future contracts with managers and coaches following Joe Torre's book on his 12 years with the team.
Former Wolf Pack star Ramon Sessions could get the start at point guard over the next couple of games after regular starter Luke Ridnour suffered a concussion against the Pacers on Wednesday night.
Former Wolf Pack standout Kevin Kouzmanoff will bat behind Adrian Gonzalez in the number five hole when he recovers from shoulder surgery, Yahoo Sports reports.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer moved within one victory of tying Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles by dominating Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 Thursday to reach the Australian Open final.
Authorities detected the presence of steroids in urine samples linked to former Giants slugger Barry Bonds that were gathered during their investigation, according to the New York Times.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Serena Williams moved within one win
of a 10th Grand Slam title and fourth in Australia with a dominating 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elena Dementieva on Thursday.
The Niners hired former Jets running backs coach Jimmy Raye, according to Sports Illustrated. Raye beat out Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson for the job.
Wizards center JaVale McGee scored two points and grabbed six rebounds while going 1-for-4 from the field in a 93-71 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Ramon Sessions scored 16 points and went 4-for-11 from the field as the Bucks fell to the Pacers 107-99 Wednesday night. He could see more playing time after Luke Ridnour suffered a concussion.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Jimmy Raye is the eighth candidate to
interview with the San Francisco 49ers as their search for an offensive coordinator stretches into its fifth week.
McGee recently earned praise from Shaquille O'Neal who said "I really like him as a player. He is going to be a special player in this league. I really like his game. JaVale is going to be one of those big men that we talk about in the future."
Aaron Heilman's stay with the Seattle Mariners didn't last long. The reliever, obtained from the New York Mets last month, was traded to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday for infielder Ronny Cedeno and left-hander Garrett Olson.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Bobby Bowden signed a one-year contract
Wednesday to coach a 34th season at Florida State, prolonging his
duel with Penn State's Joe Paterno to see who will retire as college football's all-time leader in wins.