http://www.prosportdiary.com Great place to read sport news and articles Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:43:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ryan Ludwick said he simply followed Albert Pujols’ lead. Ludwick tied a franchise record with a homer in his fifth straight game, only four pitches after Pujols’ grand slam, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on Wednesday. “The best part about it is we’re winning,” Ludwick said. ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/ludwick-homers-again-cards-beat-dodgers/ Brett Favre’s journey from retirement and back has finally ended—in New York. The Green Bay Packers reached an agreement Wednesday night to trade their three-time MVP and Super Bowl-winning quarterback to the New York Jets, ending an emotionally grinding month of indecision over Favre’s future. The move ends a remarkably ugly split ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/favre-saga-over-as-qb-gets-fresh-start-with-jets/ After a week of tough matches, the final was a breeze for Dinara Safina. The seventh seed from Russia easily handled unseeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in a 6-2, 6-1 victory at Uniprix Stadium on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup. “I came onto the court thinking OK, it’s not going to ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/safina-wins-second-consecutive-tournament/ Steve Yzerman and Joe Nieuwendyk were forced into retirement by injuries and never really had to wrestle with the decision about when to call it a career. So when they see players like Mats Sundin or Joe Sakic struggling to make up their minds, they have one simple piece of advice. “If ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/yzerman-thinks-nhl-players-should-put-off-retirement-if-they-have-any-doubts/ The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The Rockets will give up guard Bobby Jackson, who played for the Kings from 2000-05, and another player—likely rookie forward Donte Greene, according to two ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/artest-to-be-traded-to-rockets/ The Golden State Warriors re-signed center Andris Biedrins to a six-year contract worth more than $62 million Monday, retaining another restricted free agent and possibly capping a tumultuous month for the club. Biedrins averaged career-highs with 10.5 points and 9.8 rebounds with the Warriors last season, his fourth with the club ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/warriors-sign-biedrins-to-6-year-deal/ Mike Tyson may not be fighting anymore, but he's still speaking his mind. As history has shown, that can be good, bad or ugly. In the new documentary entitled Tyson, it appears that all three adjectives are appropriate. The film has received a decent reception at the Cannes Film Festival ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/mike-tyson-tells-all-should-we-care-to-listen/ Temperamental striker Antonio Cassano should not be treated like he is from another planet, Italy coach Roberto Donadoni said on Sunday.Eyebrows were raised last week when the 25-year-old was surprisingly named in Donadoni’s provisional Euro 2008 squad, having not been called up since 2006. The Sampdoria forward, on loan from Real ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/cassano-is-not-an-alien/ The European Tour will introduce random drug testing after July 1.Tour operations director David Garland, who is responsible for implementing the tests, said it would begin before the European Open, which starts July 3 at the London Club. “Because it is supposed to be random and the players are not supposed ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/european-tour-to-begin-drug-testing-in-july/ Emanuele Sella won his second straight mountain stage at the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, and Alberto Contador took the overall lead.Sella finished the Giro’s 15th stage, a 95-mile leg from Arabba to Passo Fedaia with five steep climbs, in 4 hours, 53 minutes, 24 seconds. Sella’s CSF-Navigare teammate, Domenico Pozzovivo, finished ... http://www.prosportdiary.com/sella-wins-2nd-straight-mountain-stage-at-giro/