NYTimes Sports News: 16 November 2008
November 17th, 2008 • NYTimes, Sport
- 30 Seconds With Lindsey Vonn: Skiing Until Cows Come Home
Lindsey Vonn, the defending World Cup overall and downhill champion, won the season-opening slalom on Saturday in Levi, Finland. - Sports Of the Times: Recession Is a Relative Term in Baseball
With much of the nation reeling, with banks failing, workers being laid off and homes foreclosing, how do sports owners continue to pay players by the millions? - N.H.L. Roundup: Capitals Score Late Goal but Devils Get Last One
The Devils ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals on Saturday night. - Notre Dame 27, Navy 21: Notre Dame Staves Off Frantic Rally and Becomes Bowl Eligible
Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis called plays for the first time this season, and the Fighting Irish overcame a sloppy start and a sloppy finish, and held on for a victory. - National Roundup: Big Returns Help ’Bama Remain Unbeaten
Javier Arenas ran back a punt 80 yards for one touchdown and set up a score with another long return as the Crimson Tide defeated visiting Mississippi State, 32-7. - East Roundup: Penn State Tops Indiana to Set Up a Big Ten Showdown
If the Nittany Lions (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten) beat No. 15 Michigan State next week, they can lock up a trip to the Rose Bowl. - No. 3 Florida 56, No. 24 South Carolina 6: Florida Shows Spurrier Its Best Side
Percy Harvin ran for a career-high 167 yards and 2 touchdowns, Tim Tebow accounted for 3 scores and No. 3 Florida thrashed South Carolina on Saturday. - Men’s Roundup: Hansbrough Sits as North Carolina Handles Penn
Tyler Zeller scored a team-high 18 points Saturday and his fellow freshman Ed Davis had a double-double, helping host North Carolina beat Pennsylvania, 86-71. - Women’s Roundup: Paris Nears Milestone in Sooners’ Victory
Courtney Paris scored 16 points and moved into second place on the program’s career scoring list Saturday as the fourth-ranked Sooners topped visiting California-Riverside. - N.B.A. Roundup: Regaining Strength, Harris Again Boosts Nets
The undrafted rookie Anthony Morrow had 37 points and 11 rebounds in his first N.B.A. start Saturday as the visiting Golden State beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 121-103. - Yanks’ Rasner Going to Japan
The Yankees have sold Darrell Rasner’s rights to the Golden Eagles for $1 million. - Red Bulls Hold On to Advance to M.L.S. Cup for the First Time
Dave van den Bergh scored in the 28th minute Saturday night and the Red Bulls defeated Real Salt Lake, 1-0, and reached the M.L.S. Cup for the first time in the club’s history. - For Alberto Riveron, From Cuba to N.F.L.’s First Hispanic Referee
The N.F.L. calls Riveron a trailblazer, although Hispanics, the nation’s largest ethnic minority, go back a long way in professional football. - Cheering Section: Lee Remmel Is Living a Personal History With the Packers
Remmel was a reporter for The Green Bay Press-Gazette before running the Packers’ public relations department and eventually serving as the team’s historian. - Rangers 3, Bruins 2 (SO): Drury’s Shootout Goal Caps Rangers’ Comeback
The Rangers clawed back from a two-goal deficit and ended the game against the Bruins with a shootout in which center Chris Drury scored the only goal in four rounds to win it. - Curlin, ’07 Horse of Year, Is Unlikely to Race Again
Jess Jackson, Curlin’s majority owner, said there were no races left on the North American calendar rich enough to pique his interest. - As the Economy Worsens, Is There Money for Play?
General Motors has cut spending at a time when the sports industry is having a harder time attracting dollars. - With New Role, Kidd Returns to the Garden
When Jason Kidd steps onto the floor at the Garden on Sunday, it will be his first trip back to the New York area since the Nets traded him for Devin Harris. - Alan Ford, Top Freestyler in ’40s, Is Dead at 84
Mr. Ford became the first swimmer to break 50 seconds for 100 yards, a barrier that some likened to the four-minute mile. - Still Dismal, Syracuse Fires Robinson
Syracuse Coach Greg Robinson was fired Sunday with the Orange nearing the end of a fourth straight dismal season under him. - Benglas 13, Eagles 13: Little to Cheer in the First Tie Since 2002
Donovan McNabb fumbled and threw three interceptions in regulation Sunday, and the Bengals botched the only scoring chance in overtime, leaving them tied with the Eagles. - Giants Overpower Ravens’ Vaunted Defense
At the end of Sunday’s game, the Giants had 207 rushing yards, much of it on a 77-dash by Ahmad Bradshaw. The Ravens defense seemed stupefied. - Ross Takes Next Step With 2 Interceptions
Aaron Ross made two important interceptions Sunday in Giants Stadium — his first two of the season — that helped tip the balance in their victory over Baltimore. - Harvard 24, Pennsylvania 21: Penn Moves the Ball, Then Gives It to Harvard
Ryan Barnes ensured the triumph for the Crimson with his third interception of the game and became the hero in Harvard’s victory over Pennsylvania on Saturday. - Johnson Wins Third Straight Cup Title
Jimmie Johnson locked up his third consecutive championship with a solid 15th-place finish joining Cale Yarborough as the only drivers to win three straight Cup titles. - For Djokovic, Win Proves Easier Than Celebration
Novak Djokovic of Serbia may have celebrated too jubilantly after his win against Nikolay Davydenko of Russia. He cut his left hand amid the excitement. - The Red Bulls Are Still Flying High
The Red Bulls withstood a furious attack from Real Salt Lake (24 shots on goal) to advance to face the Columbus Crew in Carson, Calif., next Sunday in M.L.S. Cup ’08. - Mavericks 124, Knicks 114: Knicks Let a Victory Slip Away in Overtime
The Knicks missed all nine of their field-goal attempts in overtime and were outscored by 19-2 over the final 7 minutes 26 seconds. - For Obama, a Scouting Report on Athletic Heads of State
As president, Barack Obama, an avid basketball player, will find that many of his counterparts in other countries have athletic pursuits of their own. - Flawless 10-0 for Titans; Blemishes for Jaguars
Despite building an 11-point lead in the half, the Jaguars were not poised or polished enough to save their season against Tennessee, the only undefeated team in the N.F.L. - Giants 30, Ravens 10: Giants Run Record to 9-1 With Ground Game
Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw powered a Giants rushing attack that piled up 207 yards.
