NEW YORK (AP) - The two sides in the NBA labor dispute are
expected to meet today in a last-ditch effort to hammer out a new
collective bargaining agreement. The current CBA expires at the end
of the day and if no solution is reached, the owners are expected
to implement a lockout tomorrow.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Fourth-seed Victoria Azarenka
(ah-zah-REHN'-kuh) is out to avenge last year's loss to
eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIHT'-oh-vuh) at Wimbledon. They
are playing the first semifinal of the day at the All England Club.
Former champion Maria Sharapova and wild-card Sabine Lisicki
(LEE'-zih-kee) will follow them onto Centre Court.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - There are six matinees on today's nine-game
major league schedule and one of them involves the pitching matchup
of the day. The NL East-leading Phillies send 9-4 Cole Hamels to
the mound in Philadelphia, looking for a three-game sweep of the
Red Sox, who counter with 9-4 Jon Lester.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - St. Louis Blues forward Paul Kariya
(kuh-REE'-uh) is retiring from the NHL after missing all of last
season with post-concussion symptoms. The 36-year-old Kariya has a
long history of concussion troubles, including one that forced him
to miss the 1998 Winter Olympics and much of the 1997-98 season.
NEW YORK (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is
undergoing surgery on his left hind leg today and the colt's
ownership says the colt won't race again this year. Team Valor says
Animal Kingdom will be out of training for three months, with the
goal of returning for the Dubai World Cup in late March.
