UNDATED (AP) - The Big 12 dumped its embattled commissioner Dan
Beebe and said nine schools had pledged to give their TV rights to
the conference for the next six years. That's a step intended to
preserve a fractured league that has lost two members in the past
year and is expected to lose another by next summer.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals start the final weekend
of the regular season trailing the Atlanta Braves by two games in
the NL wild card with six games left. The Cards suffered a costly
loss yesterday, giving up six runs in the ninth inning in an 8-6
loss to the New York Mets.
ATLANTA (AP) - Keegan Bradley starts second round play at the
Tour Championship with a two-shot lead following his opening round
6-under 64. Luke Donald, Jason Dufner and Chez Reavie (chehz
REE'-vee) are tied for second, two shots back.
NEW YORK (AP) - A person with knowledge of the plans says the
NBA will cancel training camps and some preseason games today after
failing to reach a new labor deal with its players. Training camps
were expected to begin Oct. 3, but Commissioner David Stern is
acknowledging that "the calendar is not our friend," in the hopes
of playing a complete NBA season.
NEW YORK (AP) - Brendan Shanahan has handed out his first
suspensions since becoming the NHL's dean of discipline. He's
banned Calgary forward Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond (leh-TOOR'-noh
leh-BLAWN') for the rest of the preseason and the Flames' first
game of the regular season. He's also suspended Philadelphia
forward Jody Shelley for the rest of the preseason and first five
games of the regular season for a hit on Toronto's Darryl Boyce.
