http://www.realclearsports.com/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:14:10 -0600 (Reuters) - New Orleans Saints players were involved in an illegal "bounty" system that rewarded individuals for injuring opponents, the National Football League (NFL) said on Friday.The league said an investigation into the past three NFL seasons revealed between 22 and 27 Saints defensive players, as well as at least one assistant coach, http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/06/saints_defense_had__bounty__fund__nfl.html 400586392 Simon Evans Reuters Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:13:23 -0600 (Reuters) - Owners of the New York Mets struckout as a federal judge refused to dismiss a $386 million lawsuit by the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud, clearing the way for a possible March 19 trial.U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan also said the trustee Irving Picard is entitled to collect as much as $83.3 http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/ny_mets_owners_dealt_blow_in_madoff_case.html 400586297 Jonathan Stempel Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:47:10 -0600 JACKSONVILLE (Reuters) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have long been in need of a boost and the struggling National Football League team may have finally found it from an unexpected source, Pakistan-born Shahid Khan.Khan bought control of the Jaguars late last year for a reported $760 million from Wayne Weaver, who led the organization into the NFL in http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/new_jacksonville_owner_has_grand_plans_for_jaguars.html 400586296 Simon Evans Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:46:24 -0600 (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills and top wide receiver Stevie Johnson have agreed on a contract extension, the National Football League team said on Monday.Terms were not disclosed but according to local media the deal was for five years."It's a good day for us. Our football team got better," Bills general manager Buddy Nix told reporters."One of our http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/bills_extend_deal_with_wide_receiver_johnson.html 400586295 Staff Reporter Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:46:16 -0600 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has found the missing link in his game and is undoubtedly the world's best golfer, according to his good friend and Ryder Cup partner Graeme McDowell.U.S. Open champion McIlroy won the Honda Classic in Florida by two strokes on Sunday to overtake fellow Briton Luke Donald at the top of the world rankings and McDowell http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/number_one_mcilroy_has_found_missing_link___mcdowell.html 400586293 Tony Jimenez Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:44:55 -0600 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League has ordered Gregg Williams, the coach at the center of a scandal involving paying bounties for big hits on opposing players, to meet on Monday with league investigators in New York, a spokesman said.Williams, the former defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints who recently was hired to the http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/nfl__bounties__coach_to_meet_with_league_officials.html 400586292 Staff Reporter Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:43:20 -0600 LONDON (Reuters) - Organizers of the London Olympics are set to meet their target of raising 2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) to help stage the Games this summer.Revenue from sponsorship and ticket sales should top initial forecasts, putting the London Organizing Committee on course to keep its side of the Olympic bargain, LOCOG chief executive http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/london_to_hit_revenue_target.html 400586251 Keith Weir Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:43:34 -0600 BOSTON (Reuters) - Nine more men have come forward to accuse a deceased Red Sox staffer of sexually abusing them decades ago as teenagers, including some who were working for the major league team, an attorney representing them said on Monday.The alleged victims say former Red Sox clubhouse manager Donald Fitzpatrick, who died in 2005, sexually http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/more_men_accuse_former_red_sox_staffer_of_abuse.html 400586250 Lauren Keiper Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:43:20 -0600 (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills and top wide receiver Stevie Johnson have agreed on a contract extension, the National Football League team said on Monday.Terms were not disclosed but according to local media the deal is for five years.For the second consecutive season, Johnson led the Bills in receiving with 76 catches for 1,004 yards and seven http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/bills_ink_top_receiver_johnson_to_extension.html 400586228 Staff Reporter Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:43:51 -0600 Bryant fires Lakers to win over Heat(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant exacted revenge for his broken nose with a game-high 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat 93-83 in an emotion-charged victory at the Staples Center Sunday. Bryant, who suffered the injury and a concussion in a hard foul by Miami's Dwyane Wade during last weekend's All Star http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/us_sports_summary.html 400586227 Staff Reporter Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:13:20 -0600 ORLEANS, France (Reuters) - After cursing the rain when he missed victory by a second in Sunday's Paris-Nice opener, Bradley Wiggins found the weather on his side in Monday's 185.5 kms second stage from Mantes la Jolie where the Briton seized control in the Race to the Sun.Crosswinds sorted the men from the boys and put the Team Sky rider in a http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/weather_on_wiggins_s_side_as_he_takes_paris_nice_lead.html 400586226 Julien Pretot Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:43:38 -0600 CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa were duped into allowing an Asian match fixing syndicate to provide them with referees for a series of warm-up games before they hosted the 2010 World Cup, FIFA security chief Chris Eaton said on Monday.The outcome of friendly internationals against Thailand, Colombia, Bulgaria and Guatemala in the weeks leading http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/south_africa_duped_by_fixers_before_world_cup__fifa.html 400586225 Mark Gleeson Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:43:30 -0600 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A scandal in which U.S. football players got rewarded for injuring opponents could have legal consequences, with prosecutors, players and even fans getting in on the judicial action.By Sunday morning, four National Football League teams were linked to a "pay for pain" scandal that came to light in Friday's NFL announcement http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/05/analysis___pay_for_pain__scandal_could_end_up_in_courts.html 400586224 Leigh Jones Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:43:22 -0600 (Reuters) - Deron Williams put on a storming second half display to record an NBA-season leading 57 points and guide the New Jersey Nets to a 104-101 road victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.The point guard had made a positive start by reaching 17 points by halftime but was unstoppable after the intermission as he poured in 40 more to set http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/04/record_breaking_williams_bags_57_points_in_nets_victory.html 400586098 Staff Reporter Reuters Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:43:17 -0600 (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant exacted revenge for his broken nose with a game-high 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat 93-83 in an emotion-charged victory at the Staples Center Sunday.Bryant, who suffered the injury and a concussion in a hard foul by Miami's Dwyane Wade during last weekend's All Star Game, made an early statement with 18 http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/04/bryant_fires_lakers_to_win_over_heat.html 400586095 Staff Reporter Reuters Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:43:24 -0600 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods produced his best round of golf in over two years on Sunday and said it is just a matter of time before he wins on the PGA Tour again.Woods shot an eight-under 62 at the Honda Classic to finish two strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy.It was his best final-round score and while not enough to http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/04/tiger_happy_with_62__targets_masters.html 400586093 Staff Reporter Reuters Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:43:25 -0600 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant exacted revenge for his broken nose with a game-high 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat 93-83 in an emotion-charged victory at the Staples Center Sunday.Bryant, who suffered the injury and concussion in a hard foul laid by Miami's Dwyane Wade during last weekend's All Star Game, made an early http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/04/bryant_fires_lakers_to_emotion_fueled_win_over_heat.html 400586088 Jahmal Corner Reuters Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:43:24 -0600 LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Reuter) - Kobe Bryant came back from a broken nose to score a game-high 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat 93-83 in an emotion-charged victory at the Staples Center Sunday.Bryant, who suffered the injury and concussion in a hard foul laid by Miami's Dwyane Wade during last weekend's All Star Game, made an http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/04/lakers_punish_enemy_wade__heat_in_emotional_victory.html 400586077 Staff Reporter Reuters Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:43:25 -0600 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A scandal in which U.S. football players got rewarded for injuring opponents could have legal consequences, with prosecutors, players and even fans getting in on the judicial action.By Sunday morning, four National Football League teams were linked to a "pay for pain" scandal that came to light in Friday's NFL announcement http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/04/_pay_for_pain__scandal_could_end_up_in_u_s.html 400586074 Leigh Jones Reuters Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:43:55 -0600 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) -Britain's Rory McIlroy held off a spectacular final round charge from Tiger Woods to win the Honda Classic on Sunday and take over as golf's new world number one.The 22-year-old McIlroy, winner of last year's U.S. Open, replaced Luke Donald at the top of the world rankings after a thrilling victory at the PGA http://www.realclearsports.com/news/reuters/sports/2012/Mar/04/mcilroy_holds_off_tiger_to_take_top_golf_spot.html 400586073 Simon Evans Reuters Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:43:48 -0600