Sports Dispatch

Inspiration at Innisbrook
The Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, a popular St. Petersburg/Clearwater area golf resort, has big changes in store. Recently purchased by Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and president and CEO of Salamander Hospitality, the club is poised to reach yet a higher tier of great golf…

Committee Looks to Modify Plans for Defensive Radio
Members of the competition committee have begun discussions that would allow defensive players to have helmet radio receivers.

NFL May Change Tune With Radio for Defense
The NFL is planning a proposal that would put offenses and defenses on an even footing by allowing one defensive player per team to use a wireless communication device.

Bears partner with Ch. 32
Channel 32 signed up as broadcast partner

With the college football draft still a few days away, the Chicago Bears already have made one strategic pick, signing WFLD-Ch. 32 to a five-year deal that makes the Fox-owned station successor to NBC-owned WMAQ-Ch. 5 as their official TV partner.

Episode 124 - Nicaragua
The Amateur Traveler talks to Joshua Berman author of Moon Handbooks Nicaragua and Moon Living Abroad In Nicaragua about the “new Costa Rica” as some have called Nicaragua. Learn about the land of volcanos and lakes, beautiful colonial cities, coffee plantations, baseball and more. News United Airlines - Will Charge $25 for 2nd Bag Boeing 797, Too […]

Sports of The Times: Flood Lost the Battle, but Won the Free-Agent War
One of the vexing questions of the new baseball season is why Curt Flood isn’t in the Hall of Fame. Is it simply ignorance of history by the voters? Or does contempt have no statute of limitations?

Baseball Physics: Anatomy of a Home Run
In less time than it takes to blink an eye, pro hitters routinely achieve the extraordinary.

Villasenor replaces "Ninja" at May 31 EliteXC-CBS
Soon after EliteXC announced the final televised card for its debut “Saturday Night Fights” event on CBS, the organization confirmed a change: Joey Villasenor (25-6) will replace Murilo “Ninja” Rua and will fight Phil Baroni (10-9) at the event.

ProElite.com announced the news late Wednedsay.

The middleweight fight will be one of five that are televised as part of the May 31 event, which takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The event, which airs from 9-11 p.m. ET, will be the first-ever live MMA show to air on major U.S. network television.

Kimbo, Gina Carano And Robbie Lawler Re-Sign With EliteXC
Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME Photo: Kimbo Slice, who headlines the EliteXC mixed martial arts fight card on Saturday, May 31, on CBS, and WBC super welterweight champion Vernon Forrest, who looks to defend his title against Sergio Mora on Saturday, June 7, on SHOWTIME, pose together at Saturday night’s light heavyweight world championship doubleheader in […]

Newman, Alltel Team set to start 16th in 49th Running of the Daytona 500
Driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Ryan Newman and XM Satellite Radio Broadcaster Claire B. Lang take some time to recap the Budweiser Shootout and preview the Daytona 500. Newman also answers questions from the All Axcess Podcast Mailbag, offers his opinion on hot topics within the sport and discusses some off-track activities.

A. Force, Hight, Neff to Attend Ford High Performance Road Racing School

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NY Rangers beat Devils to win series
The New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-3 to win their Eastern Conference quarter-final series by four games to one on Friday.

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The hottest new cruise ships for 2008

Because mega cruise ships are homogenous in so many areas—from their multiple mall-like restaurants to the pre-fab cabins, giant playrooms and sprawling spas—cruise lines strive to differentiate themselves in any way they can.

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Build your dream team from a roster of over 5,000 teams and tell them when to eat, what to do, and how to play to make it big. Satisfy your inner megalomaniac.

Masters Roundup: Sabbatini Pitches and Putts to Win Par-3
Rory Sabbatini won the Masters par-3 contest on Wednesday in Augusta, Ga., shooting a five-under par.

Rose withdraws from Verizon Heritage (AP)
Justin Rose withdrew from the Verizon Heritage with a bad back. Rose opened with a 5-over 76 on Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links and was 10 shots off the first-round lead shared by Davis Love III, Justin Leonard and Lucas Glover. The seventh-ranked Rose was one of three golfers in the top 10 competing one week after the Masters.

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Ford Field
From our photo gallery, picture of Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, with facts about the Super Bowl stadium.

Nokia’s new 6131 NFC handset
NFC-enabled Nokia 6131 NFC handset can “touch to connect” to a wide range of services   Nokia is announcing the world’s first fully integrated, commercial NFC handset, the Nokia 6131 NFC phone, which will soon allow all of these activities and more to be performed with the simple tap of a phone.   Featuring the same slim folding lines […]

Former Redskins DT Kleine dies at 43
Wally Kleine, a football standout who played defensive tackle for Notre Dame and the Washington Redskins, has died, family members said Wednesday. He was 43. Kleine died of heart failure Sunday at a Lubbock hospital, his sister, Emily Kleine, said Kleine was an all-state player at Midland High School in 1981 and starred at Notre Dame. He was a second-round pick by the Redskins in 1987 and spent two years with them.