Sports Etc. News

Ashley Neufeld was remembered yesterday as a person who played with heart both on and off the softball diamond, working through injuries, sharing her passion for the game with younger girls, and touching many hearts during her short life.

Ryan Norwalk has cleared his schedule. FILE - In this photo made Sept. 15, 2009 attendees play "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," at the multiplayer preview event hosted by Xbox 360 and Activision in Los Angeles.

The teams for the inaugural Lower Kanza Bowl are set as West Texas A&M will represent the Lone Star Conference and face Nebraska-Omaha from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association on Dec.

Chris N. Staats was "a man's man," according to fellow soldiers. "It's true," said his wife, Monteigne.

Isiah Thomas will coach Florida International in its opener Monday night against North Carolina , hours after his 86-year-old mother had open-heart surgery.

A fight breaks out among players at a high school game in Providence, R.I. that soon spread to fans in the stands.

Former football star Lawrence Taylor has been released on bond following his arrest in a Miami-area traffic accident.

Shippensburg coach Rocky Rees and his Red Raiders will be staying home for their first NCAA Division II playoff game since 2004.

Relatives of famed American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe plan to go to federal court in Philadelphia in their long-running effort to win the return of his body from the Pennsylvania town that changed its name to provide him a final resting place - even though he never set foot there.

By keeping his team perfect, Zach Collaros has forced his coach to reconsider. When senior quarterback Tony Pike hurt his non-passing arm, Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly said he'd get this job back when he was ready.

TCU took over fourth place in the BCS standings behind Florida, Alabama and Texas, giving the Horned Frogs hope - however slim - of becoming the first BCS buster to break into the national championship game.

A 21-year-old professional poker player from Michigan hit a lucky king to cap a nearly impossible comeback at the World Series of Poker Sunday morning, setting up a showdown with a self-employed logger for $8.55 million.

The final nine players in the World Series of Poker main event, along with their finish or final table starting chip counts in parentheses.

Bridgeview, Ill. - John Thorrington and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored as the Chicago Fire advanced to the Eastern Conference final, beating the New England Revolution, 2-0, on Saturday night to win the two-leg series, 3-2, on aggregate.

A pair of eliminations at the World Series of Poker main event on Saturday pushed the seven remaining players closer to the title and $8.55 million prize.

Nine cardplayers have returned to the World Series of Poker with their sights set on winning a gold bracelet and $8.55 million in the world's most prestigious gambling event.

A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science fiction novels.

Less than a minute after Naomi Winick's balance beam scores were flashed, Michelle Tharp took her position.

Looks can be deceiving. That's certainly what Fairmont Senior was saying Friday night after a 30-6 victory over rival East Fairmont, the team's final tuneup before the opening round of the state playoffs next week.

San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday.