A growing list of employers have reduced their matching contributions to workers' 401(k) accounts as they struggle to preserve cash in the recession. But here's how bad it's become: Even AARP has suspended its 401k match for the rest of ...Read More
Turning down an appeal by the Football Association of Ireland as well as pressure from lawmakers and football figures in both countries, FIFA said yesterday that it could not interfere and that the referee's decision to allow the goal stands. "The ...Read More
Manny Pacquiao's 12th-round technical knockout of Miguel Cotto in their welterweight title fight Saturday night generated 1.25 million pay-per-view buys, with gross revenue of $70 million, HBO said Friday. Of the total, 650,000 came from cable subscribers and 600,000 from satellite ...Read More
Reporting from Washington - The Obama administration today announced a renewed crackdown on financial crimes, establishing a task force of top federal officials to work with state and local authorities to prosecute cases stemming from the crash of the housing ...Read More
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- David Potter felt good from the start, early wakeup call included, and his career-best performance helped No. 22 Clemson roll over Liberty 79-39 Tuesday. "My shot just felt good, even in warmups," the senior said after scoring 17 ...Read More
ALBANY -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has opened up a staggering 59-point lead over Gov. Paterson after the embattled governor spent $500,000 on personal TV ads aimed at trying to fix his image, according to a new poll released this ...Read More
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is still sick, weeks after withdrawing from his title defense match. UFC president Dana White confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday that Lesnar is in "rough shape." A report on Canadian sports ...Read More
CHARLOTTE – It didn’t take the Carolina Panthers long to find the soft spot in the Falcons’ defense Sunday.
They exposed the left cornerback position early and often, and it helped set the tone for the Panthers’ 28-19 win at Bank ...Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A landmark victory for BYU quarterback Max Hall was important to his coach for another reason - it was another hard-fought win for the Cougars. Hall passed for two touchdowns and got his 29th victory at BYU ...Read More
Reporting from Denver - All of them talked about the pain they endured all summer, about not being able to escape what the Lakers did to them in the playoffs, about their own failures in that postseason. So when the Nuggets ...Read More
DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony got the better of Ron Artest, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes and leading the Denver Nuggets past the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 Friday night.
The Lakers' six-game winning streak was snapped. They scored just eight ...Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Two seasons ago in his first action as BYU's quarterback, Max Hall wasn't thinking about the school's legacy at the game's most glamorous position. "I was more worried about fumbling the snap than anything else," Hall recalled ...Read More
MADRID (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping to return to Real Madrid in time for the derby against Spanish champion Barcelona later this month.
Ronaldo, who has been out of action since Oct. 10 with a right ankle injury, is eyeing ...Read More
Reporting from Las Vegas - Boxer Miguel Cotto glanced at the photo. He'd already seen it and had drawn a conclusion about what it indicates. Cotto and his advisors say that a photograph recently obtained by The Times represents what his ...Read More
MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich says striker Miroslav Klose and his family have been quarantined after his twin sons came down with swine flu. Klose and his wife, Sylwia, are under observation and it is unclear whether he will be able ...Read More
Amazon.com has made available a beta version of its Kindle for PC software and, in so doing, has taken the idea of portable data to new heights. It's so far out in front of rivals like Sony and Barnes & ...Read More
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The pushovers are in the past. Now theNew England Patriots must prepare for the powers of the NFL. They'll visit the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday and the NewOrleans Saints two weeks later. Both are 8-0 with outstandingquarterbacks and ...Read More
Ten games on Thursday, with the featured match taking place on the West Coast between the surging Kings and the East-leading, defending champion Penguins. And it was a close matchup: the Kings' regulation record going into the game was 8-4-3; ...Read More
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Random drug tests will begin next year for horses in polo matches in the U.S. after the deaths of 21 elite horses in Florida that were injected with an incorrectly mixed supplement shortly before ...Read More
CINCINNATI—In Brian Kelly's first season, overlooked Cincinnati matched the school record with 10 wins. A year later, the Bearcats won 11 games and their first Big East title. Now, they're ranked No. 4 and one victory away from tying the ...Read More
Complete resultsNeed the scores from any match played in today's tournaments? Results LYON, France -- Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia won his first title in more than two years by beating Michael Llodra of France 7-5, 6-3 in Sunday's Lyon Grand ...Read More
