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The Boston Herald’s Official Apology to the Patriots

“The Boston Herald regrets the damage done to the team by publication of the allegation, and sincerely apologizes to its readers and to the New England Patriots’ owners, players, employees and fans for our error.”http://bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1093898&srvc=home&position=0″ rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Gallery: Athletes In Tears. Some Moving, Others Ridiculous

[PICS] From the sublime (Michael Jordan, Lou Gehrig, Wayne Gretzky, Mary Decker) to the not so sublime (Tonya Harding, Terrell Owens, Marion Jones). Good mix of pics across different sports.http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1000036/3/17/index.htm” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

SportsCenter Will Start Airing Live

Starting Aug. 11 — the opening week of the Beijing Olympic Games — SportsCenter will begin airing live from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. ET on weekdays.http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3393816″ rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Knicks Introduce Mike D’Antoni as New Coach

He replaces Isiah Thomas, who was fired last month after going 56-108 in two seasons. Good luck Mike. You’re going to need it…..http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/13/AR2008051301375.html” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

78-Year Old Blind Bowler Scores Perfect 300

As he held his 16-pound bowling ball in his hands and looked down the lane toward the pins standing before him, 78-year-old Dale Davis saw only a blur. He couldn’t see the lane. He couldn’t see the pins. He couldn’t see the people who had gathered behind him to see whether the blind man could […]

Sergio Garcia: ‘I want to thank Tiger for not being here.’

After coming from three shots down on the final day to win the Players Championship, Sergio Garcia thanked the man who made it all possible: “First of all,” Garcia said, “I want to thank Tiger for not being here. That always makes things a little bit easier.” Tiger rehabbing a surgically repaired knee… http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2008-05-12-3181984165_x.htm” […]

Manchester United Wins Premier League Title

Record-holder Ryan Giggs marked a lifetime’s loyalty with the best present possible as he delivered another Premier League title to Manchester United as they beat Wigan 2-0.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=221053&cc=5901&league=ENG.1″ rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Sprint loses 1million cell subscribers in Q1 2008

Sprint this morning reported its results for the first quarter of 2008 and has revealed continued severe losses in its cellular business. The carrier says its net revenue declined nine percent year-over-year to $9.3 billion and that it lost a total 1.09 million wireless customers in the most recent period.http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/05/12/sprint.q1.2008.results/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

This is the Worst Goalkeeper I’ve Ever Seen

I’ve seen pretty bad goalkeepers but this is by far the worst I’ve ever seen. He looks like he was drunk! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBV1pqzAEuI” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

The Most Valuable Soccer Teams in the World

The Brits thought Yank Malcolm Glazer was crazy when he paid $1.5 billion for Manchester United in 2005. We then valued the club at $1.25 billion. Today, we peg Man U’s worth at $1.8 billion, making it the top dog in our latest annual ranking of the world’s most valuable soccer teams.http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/30/valuable-soccer-teams-biz-soccer08-cx_jg_pm_0430soccer_land.html?feed=rss_popstories” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title