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Current headlines from NYT > Sports:
- British Open: Norman Hunkers Down and Rides Wind Into Lead
With a cruel wind howling from the north Greg Norman shot a round of 72 and grabbed a two-stroke lead going into Sunday’s final round of the British Open.
- Freire Adds Victory to His Lead as Top Sprinter
Óscar Freire won a brisk finishing sprint to capture his first stage of this year’s Tour and solidify his hold on the green jersey.
- Pride of Jamaica in the Spotlight
Officials in Jamaica, a country known for producing sprinting champions, said they should be doing more to ensure that their premier sport was clean.
- Park That Can’t Hold Him Wraps Ortiz in a Bearhug
How a sleepy minor league park planted in a blue-collar neighborhood became a weekend stopover for David Ortiz and Boston’s pennant hopes.
- Murcer’s Jersey Made a Journey to Outer Space
An astronaut and life-long baseball fan takes his dying hero’s jersey on an extraterrestrial journey.
- Pianist Tries to Make His Music on Track
Adrian Sutil is the Formula One driver with perhaps the most interesting and distinctive background: concert pianist.
- Tour Failures Stir Concern About Effect of Testing
Are riders who have been caught doping on this Tour evidence that drug use is still more rampant than anyone in the sport wants to admit?
- Amputee Sprinter’s Beijing Quest Is Over
After a year of legal battles and frantic effort, Oscar Pistorius did not make the South African Olympic team.
- Beckham Is Playing Well, but Without the Buzz
If David Beckham is “a global sports icon who will transcend the sport of soccer in America and carry it on his shoulders,” as the M.L.S. commissioner proclaimed last year, then he has plenty of lifting to do.
- Once-Secret Martial Art Rises in Ring’s Bright Lights
Recently the increased popularity of mixed martial arts in the United States has brought attention to a Russian discipline of hand-to-hand combat called sambo.
- Sherman L. Maxwell, 100, Sportscaster and Writer, Dies
Mr. Maxwell was a chronicler of Negro league baseball and, some believe, the first black sports broadcaster.
- By Adding Another Reyes, Mets Also Get a Lucky Charm
In the two weeks since the Mets called up Argenis Reyes, he has become a good-luck charm to match any pendant, shoe-lacing habit or favorite pair of socks.
- Major League Roundup: Rays Top Blue Jays to End Skid at 7
James Shields allowed one run over seven innings to help the Tampa Bay Rays end a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
- Broken Leg Ends Olympic Dream for U.S. Gymnast
Shayla Worley, a member of last year’s gold-medal- winning team at the world championships, has broken her right leg, just weeks before the Olympic Games.
- Yanks Welcome Sexson and Put Bat in His Hand
Richie Sexson, a towering 33-year-old first baseman, was signed Friday by the Yankees because he has a .344 batting average against left-handers.
- Favorite Tournament Has Duval at His Best
David Duval arrived in a tie for 1,087th, but saw his name back on the leader board after a round of 69 that nobody was expecting but him.
- Roundup: Strong Finish Follows Some Good Advice
Playing in his first British Open, Camilo Villegas has the lowest round of the tournament and third place to himself at one-over par.
- Detroit Journal: Where the Fans Once Roared, Demolition Crews Now Have Their Day
Demolition has begun on Tiger Stadium, once home to the Detroit Tigers, even as a conservancy group works feverishly to preserve the field and part of the stands.
- Trading in Soccer Talent
Brazilian companies are engaging in a new and controversial wave of investment by buying up contracts of young soccer players and lending the players to teams.
- Sports of The Times: Aaron and Mays: Closer Than You Think
On Wednesday, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays confirmed that, beyond their standing as national treasures, they are friends.
- Sports Business: Citigroup Puts Its Money Where Its Name Will Be
With high name recognition and a place among the world’s banking leaders, Citigroup hardly needed the Citi name plastered on a ballpark.
- Cheering Section: A Rookie Referee’s Different Perspective
A first-year assistant referee for Major League Soccer on the difference between being a fan on and off the field.
- In-Box: Letters to the Editor
Readers sound off on the latest headlines
Headlines last updated at Jul 19, 2008 18:56:32pm.
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