CCTV anchor suspected of spying for TaiwanBEIJING - The China Central Television (CCTV) anchor Fang Jing has been suspected of spying for Taiwan. European soccer clubs show American sports counterparts how to wheel and dealAnother reason to love European football: Owners who really wheel and deal. Today in HistoryToday is Sunday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2009. There are 81 days left in the year. A-Rod in, Ramirez out: Baseball still remains stained by steroidsBALTIMORE — Alex Rodriguez walked to the plate, and a dozen fans behind the screen swung into action. Holding up giant, foam syringes, they started with the taunts. A-Rod hits 2 homers and plays 7 innings of defense for the 2nd straight day at extended springTAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez homered twice and played seven innings in the field for the second straight day in an extended spring training game on Tuesday. Two-time MVP Lauren Jackson decides to return to Seattle Storm this seasonSEATTLE — Two-time MVP Lauren Jackson is staying in Seattle. Sharks coach Todd McLellan can’t get too excited about nomination for top coach awardSAN JOSE, Calif. — Any good coach would understand why Todd McLellan wasn’t exactly jumping for joy about the major coaching honor he received Friday. Can 1 rink hold Ovechkin-Malkin-Crosby 3-ring circus? Caps, Pens about to find outPITTSBURGH — Alex Ovechkin doesn’t like Sidney Crosby. Neither does Alexander Semin, who calls Crosby an overrated product of the NHL’s hype machine. Ovechkin disliked Evgeni Malkin, too, but now appears to like him again. Anthony’s 26 points lead Nuggets to franchise’s most lopsided playoff win, 121-63 over HornetsNEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets looked like the only ones having fun in this party town. No longer Duncan’s sidekick, Parker becoming focus of SpursDALLAS — Two games into the playoffs, there’s something interesting about the San Antonio Spurs. Slumdog to Mountbatten: British filmmakers hit the Bollywood trailLONDON - The commercial and critical success of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is leading a string of British filmmakers to look to Bollywood for inspiration, a newspaper reported Monday. Fraud charges against Stanford put ECB in crisisLONDON - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) plunged into fresh crisis after its billionaire American backer Allen Stanford was charged by US regulators over an alleged multi-billion dollar fraud. |