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Nearly 100 people have been arrested for selling fake tickets and bogus hotel rooms ahead of theLondon Olympics. With some six months to go before Britain’s largest-ever planned security operation, Home Secretary Theresa May said police had arrested 97 people in scams involving tickets, fake Olympic websites and nonexistent hotel rooms. The demand for tickets [...]

David Nalbandian has denied throwing water at a doping control official during the Australian Open and says he plans to appeal his $8,000 fine. The 30-year-old Argentine outlined his version of events in three Twitter posts on Saturday, Janaury 21. He was penalized Friday, Janaury 20 for unsportsmanlike behavior following a five-set, second-round loss to American [...]

Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27KOs) stopped Argentinean Pablo Farias (19-2, 11KOs) in the fifth round to capture the vacant WBO European super middleweight title. Abraham started slow but eventually he started to let his hands go and let the bombs fly in the fifth as he found his range. A combination to the head and body [...]

Mountaineers from Ukraine’s Donetsk Region will play a game of soccer on Mount Everest to mark the start of the Euro 2012 football championship, which is being jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine next year, said Sergei Kovaloyov, president of Donetsk Region Alpinism Federation. “A team of Donetsk climbers plan to play a game of [...]

Kris Humphries shrugged off loud booing to finishwith 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Deron Williams had 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, helping the New Jersey Nets beat the Washington Wizards 90-84 Monday night in the season opener for both teams. The Nets trailed by as many as 21 points in the second [...]

Derrick Rose says there isn’t much that excites him. A maximum contract extension, though, just might.The reigning MVP agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Chicago Bulls worth approximately $94 million, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity last night because the [...]

Browns president Mike Holmgren said quarterback Colt McCoy was not checked for a concussion on the sideline following a hit by Pittsburgh’s James Harrison because he didn’t exhibit signs of having a head injury. Holmgren finally addressed McCoy’s concussion Wednesday, one day after the team met with NFL medical officials and Players Association representatives to [...]

Tennis icon Roger Federer will play for round of-five affair that will be staged on red clay in 12. The former world No. 1 and 16-time Grand Slam champion Federer has not played in a first-round Davis Cup tie since 2004. The United States owns a record 32 titles, while the Swiss have never won [...]

Former Florida coach Urban Meyer has taken the head coaching job at Ohio State, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday morning. Meyer, who led the Gators to two national championships before stepping down to spend more time with his family amid ongoing reports of health concerns, had worked as a game analyst this season for [...]

Penn State receiver Derek Moye is trying to ignore questions from outsiders. Safety Drew Astorino has leaned on his family for support. Yet for all the anger, tears and upheaval in Happy Valley following child sex abuse charges more than two weeks ago against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, the 20th-ranked Nittany Lions find themselves [...]