Sports Stories from May 8, 2012 (Change date)
-
Leaf pleads guilty to stealing painkillersMay 08, 2012 8:15 pm - GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he broke into a Montana home and illegally possessed painkillers, part ...
-
Utah reaches goal yet not satisfied with playoff runMay 08, 2012 8:02 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — As the seconds ticked down Monday in Game 4 of what would be a first-round playoff sweep, Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors cursed all the way off t...
-
U.S. bobsledder retires to pursue military careerMay 08, 2012 8:02 pm - LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — After serving as a fire team leader deep in the mountains of Afghanistan and toting an automatic weapon weighing more than 22 pounds when fully ...
-
Grizzlies look to avoid elimination on home courtMay 08, 2012 8:01 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The stunned and battered Memphis Grizzlies had legitimate hopes of going farther in the NBA playoffs than a year ago when they fell to Oklahoma Cit...
-
Hamilton hits 4 homers for Rangers vs OriolesMay 08, 2012 8:00 pm - BALTIMORE - Josh Hamilton has become the 16th player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game. Facing the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night, the Texas R...
-
UNC football players enrolled in suspect classesMay 08, 2012 8:00 pm - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Football players at North Carolina made up more than a third of enrollments in suspect classes within a department the school investigated for academ...
-
Muller says Illinois State coaching job is ideal for himMay 08, 2012 7:59 pm - NORMAL, Ill. — As a player, Dan Muller helped lead Illinois State to the NCAA tournament in 1998 — the Redbirds’ last appearance in the Big Dance. Now he ...
-
Devils clinch share of NSC Lake titleMay 08, 2012 7:45 pm - Warren’s softball team avenged a loss to Zion-Benton on Tuesday and in the process also clinched a share of the North Suburban Lake Division championship. The Blue Devil...
-
Spector, LZ get past StevensonMay 08, 2012 7:42 pm - It was a pitchers duel between Lake Zurich’s Wyatt Spector and Stevenson’s Jon Savarise who piled up 6 and 10 strikeouts, respectively, Tuesday. But the Bears showed som...
-
Tuesday’s boys volleyball scoreboardMay 08, 2012 7:33 pm - Tuesday’s matches * VERNON HILLS D. STEVENSON 25-23, 23-25, 25-23 Serving — VH: Spiglanin 15-16 (2 aces), Opitz 16-17, Heinz 13-14;Stev: Redman 1 ace, Ryan 1 ace; Attack...