USC Head Coach Sarkisian Taking Leave of Absence

Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian is taking an indefinite leave of absence after athletic director Pat Haden determined that the troubled coach is “not healthy.”
Haden announced the decision in a hastily called news conference Sunday after Sarkisian didn’t show up for practice.
“I think it’s the right…

Kenya's Dixon Chumba Wins Chicago Marathon

Kenyan Dickson Chumba pulled away from compatriot Sammy Kitwara and comfortably won a slow Chicago Marathon in a sweep for the African nation on Sunday.

Chumba, wearing a bright yellow singlet, clocked 2 hours 9 minutes 25 seconds as twice runner-up Kitwara recorded his fourth consecutive top-four finish…

Minister Farrakhan Calls for "Justice Or Else" On the 20th Anniversary

“Justice or Else” was the theme of a rally Saturday organized by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to mark the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March.
Messages from the first march were echoed Saturday in speeches from African-American leaders, including Farrakhan, calling for unity and institutional reform…

He Gone! Maryland Fires Head Coach Edsall

 Randy Edsall has been fired as Maryland’s football coach after the team’s third straight lopsided defeat.
The dismissal, announced Sunday, comes in the middle of Edsall’s fifth season with the Terrapins. Maryland is 2-4 and mired in a three-game skid in which the Terps have…

Cubs Even The Series, Beat St Louis 6-3

After getting shut out by the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series opener, the Chicago Cubs were determined to put runs on the board in Saturday’s Game Two by any means necessary.

Mission accomplished, as the Cubs scratched out an unusual five-run rally in the…