http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/section/1371 Sports articles from www.recordpub.com Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:14 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778122 CLEVELAND -- Kevin Garnett stutter-stepped as he reached a potential right turn down a seemingly endless hallway early Sunday morning. After losing Game 3, he and Boston teammate Paul Pierce were on their way to a media interview room proving difficult to find. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778122 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:04:55 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778072 AKRON -- Seven second-inning runs would have been enough for Kyle Smith and Kent State, but then, why take chances? http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778072 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:08 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778102 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778102 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:13 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778112 CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians added veteran outfielder Jason Tyner to their roster Sunday and optioned right-handed pitcher Tom Mastny to Triple-A Buffalo. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778112 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:04:54 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778062 ATWATER -- The host Vikings handed Southeast pitcher Shannon Hamilton her first loss of the season as Alyssa Lane tossed a three-hitter and struck out 10 in a Portage Trail Conference cross-division game on Saturday. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778062 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:49 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774061 Shields throws 2nd no-hitter this season http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774061 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:03 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778092 SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jazz had plenty of chances to crumble and nearly did. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778092 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:56 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774062 Tony Stewart must've needed a new surface to finally break through at Darlington Raceway. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774062 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:21 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778132 LOS ANGELES -- A former associate of USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo claims the basketball star received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts from an event promoter over the past four years that would violate NCAA rules, ESPN reported Sunday. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778132 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:01:03 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774071 On a fast new surface, 41-of-44 drivers broke the qualifying record at Darlington Raceway. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774071 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:04:58 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778082 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays stop Ervin Santana from becoming the AL's first seven-game winner with an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3778082 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:01:10 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774132 The Kent State women's golf team moved up five places after firing a second-round 299 at the NCAA Central Regional, held Friday at the University of Texas Golf Club. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774132 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:01:13 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774142 The older brother of New York Jets safety and former Kent State University standout Abram Elam was fatally shot, the third sibling in the family to die by gunfire since 1987. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774142 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:01:19 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774161 CLEVELAND " Raymond Philyaw threw seven touchdown passes and also caught a touchdown to help the Cleveland Gladiators beat the Orlando Predators 62-43 on Friday night in the Arena Football League. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774161 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:01:15 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774152 Kent State scored the first four runs Friday at Lee Jackson Field, but Akron scored 15 total in the next eight innings to steal game one of the weekend series and end the Golden Flashes' seven-game winning streak with a 15-7 rout. http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3774152 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:02:49 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775391 LeBron, Cavaliers shoot down Celtics, pull series to 2-1 By Tom Withers Associated Press CLEVELAND -- The shots didn't drop again for LeBron James, and it hardly mattered. The rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers made most of theirs. James scored 21 points on http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775391 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:02:45 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775381 Sizemore homers twice in rout of Blue Jays Associated Press CLEVELAND -- Grady Sizemore homered twice and drove in five runs, Aaron Laffey pitched seven sharp innings and the Cleveland Indians routed Toronto 12-0 Saturday night to hand the Blue Jays their http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775381 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:02:39 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775371 Jeter gets his first homer, Yanks get win Associated Press DETROIT -- Derek Jeter hit his first homer of the season, Darrell Rasner pitched six-plus innings and the New York Yankees ended a six-game losing streak to the Detroit Tigers with a 5-2 victory Sa http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775371 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:02:36 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775361 Flashes fail to advance out of Central Regional AUSTIN, Texas -- The Kent State women's golf team failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships, slipping from a tie for 10th place down to 14th on Saturday in the third and final round of the NCAA Central Re http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775361 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:02:29 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775351 KSU earns second straight MAC title, spot in NCAA Tournament with shutout of Bobcats By David Carducci Record-Courier staff writer AKRON -- Gabrielle Burns put together the kind of dominating performance worthy of a championship afternoon. The Kent State http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775351 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:02:25 -0400 http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775341 Flashes pay back Zips with 11-2 rout AKRON -- What a difference a day makes. After a lackluster performance in game one of a three-game weekend series, Kent State (30-18) turned its fortunes around with an 11-2 win over Akron on Saturday at Lee Jackson Fi http://newsleader.recordpub.com/news/article/3775341