On Monday, David Beckham told reporters he would play his last game in a Los Angeles Galaxy uniform on Dec.1 when his club faces the Houston Dynamo in the Cup final for Major League Soccer. However, Beckham insisted his playing days are still not over, but just coming to an end in Los Angeles. The former captain of the England National team has been linked to many clubs in South American, Europe and Australia. His agents are now looking to sign another deal that will be his next challenge. Beckham... 

On Saturday night, the Stanford Cardinal, ranked at the time no. 13 in the nation, upset the no. 1 ranked Oregon Ducks 17-14 in overtime. The loss probably took away any chance for the Ducks to play for the national championship. If that was not enough to jumble up the national title picture, the Kansas State Wildcats also lost to Baylor, making for even more of a scrambled title mix. However, going back to the Oregon loss, most if not all Oregon supporters, players and coach will tell you they were... 

There have been a lot of NBA games played till dates but some games will remain special for a very long time. These games range from sudden game changers to excellent basketball skills on the court. One of the best games was the Knicks vs Warriors in 1962 where the Warriors defeated the Knicks 169-147. This was not only the highest score total in that specific court but also the highest points scored by an individual, Wilt Chamberlain who ended the game with a total of 100 points. T he rules of NBA... 

For only the first time in its history, the New York City marathon will not be held this year. Officials from New York City and the New York Road Runners, the organizers of the race, announced the cancellation of the race. Organizers felt that it was not correct to hold the race only days after Hurricane Sandy had devastated the area and that is would distract from the recovery that is ongoing. The statement read by organizers said that even such a prestigious event such as the NYC Marathon should... 

On Wednesday night, Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera joined a fraternity of baseball players that is very exclusive. He captured the Triple Crown for the first time since Carl Yastrzemski won the elusive title in 1967. His stats for the TC were a .330 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 RBIs. HIs season was one of the best played in baseball in the last decade. Cabrera said he was very grateful for the accolades and attention, but more importantly, his team was in the midst of a run for the World... 

The third week of the NFL regular season ended Monday night with the Seattle Seahawks defeating the Green Bay Packers 14-12. However, the controversy over blown calls by replacement officials in that game and many others is alive and well. Football writers, players and coaches believe the call that decided the game on Monday was one of the worst they have seen since replacement officials started in week one of the season. Players have started to complain that the integrity of the game is on the line... 

The NCAA football national title race took a huge turn in just the third week of the season. The no. 21 ranked Stanford Cardinal defeated no. 2 ranked USC Saturday at Stanford 21-14. The win for Stanford was its fourth consecutive over the Trojans and fifth in the last six years. The Cardinal were led by Josh Nunes their quarterback whose pass to Zach Ertz was the go ahead touchdown. Running back Stepfan Taylor had 153 yards on the night and two important touchdowns. USC’s quarterback, Mark Barkley,... 

Scotland’s Andy Murray defeated Serbia’s Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open Tennis Championship on Monday in front of a capacity crowd in New York City. Murray was cheered on by fellow countryman and Hollywood star Sean Connery, as well as another countryman Alex Ferguson the manager of the world’s richest sports team Manchester United. The win was the first Grand Slam title for Murray. He lost four previous Grand Slam finals, prior to Monday’s victory. It was the first Grand Slam victory... 

Andy Roddick lost this week at the U.S. Open to Argentine Juan Martin del Potro and with the loss retired from the professional tennis tour. Last week, the 30-year old American, shocked his fellow players and the tennis world in general when he announced that following the U.S. Open he would officially retire. He was interviewed at courtside following his defeat against del Potro and was very humble. He told his fans at the stadium and those watching on television that he had been attending the U.S.... 

The 2012-13 NFL season starts September 5 with a Wednesday night game in East Rutherford, New Jersey between two NFC East rivals. The New York Giants the current Super Bowl champion host the Dallas Cowboys. The game is expected to be back and forth with odds makers only giving the reigning champs a four point advantage. The Giants season was mediocre at best when they arrived at the 15th game of the season last year with a record of just 7-7. The team was on the verge of missing the playoffs, when... 

Just before the end of the summer transfer window closed Friday night, English Premier League club Tottenham Hot Spur sign two talented players. The club signed Clint Dempsey a veteran of five seasons from EPL club Fulham and a member of the U.S. National team. They also signed Hugo Lloris, a member of Lyon in the French Ligue 1 and France’s national team. The Spurs however, missed out on another signing. The Spurs were trying to sign Porto’s Joao Moutinho. The Portuguese player plays for his... 

With his impressive win at the PGA Championship on Sunday, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is back as the number one player in the world. The 23-year old looked like the superstar everyone has labeled him as, when he won the tournament by eight strokes. He ended his final round by sinking a putt from 25 feet for birdie. His final round score of 66 gave him a total of 13-under par. The margin of victory of 8 strokes broke a PGA Championship record that was set by Jack Nicklaus 32 years ago. With... 

The initial public offering for Manchester United started slow on Friday at the New York Stock Exchange, despite opening with a reduced price. Originally, the English football (soccer) club had hoped to offer its shares for $16 to $20 per share, but opened on Friday morning at $14. The price nevertheless, makes the club the world’s most valuable sports team with a worth of $2.3 billion, which exceeds the Los Angeles Dodgers prices tag of $2 billion that was recently paid by a consortium of people... 

The oldest son of Andy Reid, the head coach of the NFL Philadelphia Eagles, was found dead early Sunday morning. Garret Reid was 29 and was found in his dormitory room at Lehigh University, where the Eagles are holding training camp. Campus police said he was found at 7:20 am. Both coaches and players gathered to hold a group prayer prior to the beginning of practice. Following that, the general manager of the Eagles and the chief of police of the University addressed reporters. The GM said that... 

The Infractions Committee of the NCAA has banned from postseason play the University of Central Florida. The ban is for one season in men’s basketball and football because of major violations that took place in both sports. In April, Central Florida appeared in front of the committee for infractions. It also received a fine of $50,000 and received five years of probation. The university was also cited for not having enough institutional control. The issue that brought about the ban had to do with... 

The Milwaukee Brewers have sent their pitching ace, Zack Greinke to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Jean Segura, a shortstop and two minor league prospects. Greinke was considered the best pitcher available prior to Tuesday’s trade deadline. The pickup by the Angels followed an offseason that was highlighted by the signing of two start free agents C.J. Wilson and the perennial all star Albert Pujols. Greinke said he was looking forward to playing in Los Angeles saying the team was a great... 

South African Ernie Els knew he would have to play almost flawless golf in the final round of the British Open if he hoped to have any chance of winning. He went out and played a brilliant round, recording a birdie on the last hole in dramatic fashion. Els also knew that besides playing nearly flawless golf, he would also need the help of Australian Adam Scott to win. Scott started the day six shots ahead of Els. Els helped his cause be recording four birdies in his last nine holes to finish the... 

An internal investigation has revealed that both senior school officials at Penn State University and Joe Paterno the Hall of Fame football coach concealed critical facts about the child abuse committed by Jerry Sandusky. The investigation said the facts were concealed because they worried that bad publicity would hurt the school and the sports program. Louis Freeh the former director of the FBI released his report early Thursday that outlined the school’s failings related to Sandusky, the convicted... 

The Brooklyn Nets do not want to start in their new home without having plenty of power on their team roster. How it appears as if the team will have its first big scorer, as they have agreed to a deal that will bring Joe Johnson, the shooting guard to the team from the Atlanta Hawks. The Nets however have paid a big price by picking up Johnson. The guard has four seasons left on his current contract that is worth $89 million. The Nets, in exchange for getting Johnson agreed to send the Hawks DeShawn... 

Rafael Nadal, a two-time champion at Wimbledon was stunned by Lukas Rosol the world’s No. 100 ranked player. On Thursday, in the second round of Wimbledon, Rosol defeated Nadal 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. The win by Rosol was one of the biggest in the 135 years of the tournament. Over the past five consecutive years, Nadal had played in the finals of Wimbledon and overall had played in the last four consecutive Grand Slam finals. Just 17 days ago, he won the French Open, the latest Grand Slam... 

The Boston Red Sox announced the trade of veteran Kevin Youkilis to the Chicago White Sox following  the team’s game on Sunday. The trade rumor has grown over the past week and a deal for him to leave was imminent. Youkilis did not seem to fit into new manager Bobby Valentine’s plans from practically day one. Valentine said in April that Youkilis did not seem to be the same player he was for eight previous seasons. Youkilis’ departure is just another change being played out by Red Sox management.... 

The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night to claim the franchise’s second NBA title. The title was the first for NBA MVP LeBron James. The Heat routed the Thunder 121-106 to win the series 4-1. The Heat won four consecutive games in the series after losing the opening game at Oklahoma City. Leading the Heat was James with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds. The Heat also got 24 points from Chris Bosh and 20 from Dwayne Wade. The three – James, Wade and Bosh have... 

San Francisco Giant pitcher Matt Cain pitched a perfect game last night, the 22nd  in the history of Major League Baseball. Wednesday night Cain defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 10-0 giving up no hits and allowing no runners on base. Cain needed 125 pitches in San Francisco to defeat the Astros. The Giants pitcher had 14 strikeouts to tie the record for strikeouts in a perfect game with Sandy Koufax that was set back in 1965. Cain was mobbed by his teammates at the pitching mound after... 

The U.S. Open will start on Thursday at The Olympic Club outside San Francisco. Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods will be paired together for the first two days of the tournament along with Bubba Watson the current Masters champion. Wood and Mickelson have not been paired in the U.S. Open since 2008 when it was played at Torrey Pines and groupings were made by rankings. As he usually does, Woods said the pairing would have no affect whatsoever on his game the first two days. Mickelson however could... 

Rafael Nadal waited an extra day, but still captured history when he defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6 and 7-5 in the men’s final of the French Open that was suspended by rain on Sunday. The win by Nadal was his seventh at the French Open and broke the tie of six he shared with Bjorn Borg at the Tour’s only clay court major. When accepting his champion’s trophy, Nadal told the French audience that the French Open was his most favorite tournament in the world. The win was Nadal’s 11th...