More than 1 million households tuned in for steroids testimony
NEW YORK - More than 1 million households tuned in last week to watch baseball players testify about steroids to Congress.
When players testified from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST during the March 17 hearing, an average of 624,000 households were watching the hearing on Fox News, 526,000 on CNN and 166,000 on ESPN News, according to Nielsen Media Research.
C-Span, which also televised the hearing on one of its networks, said it does not get ratings.
Game called on account of swarming, stinging bees
TUCSON, Ariz. - Things were buzzing at Tucson Electric Park on Thursday, and that was not a good thing.
Swarms of bees invaded the field and forced a game between the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks to be called after five innings.
"I guess we've got to call that a `Bee' game," Arizona manager Bob Melvin said.
The bees literally chased Rockies pitcher Darren Oliver from the mound. He kept trying to go back, but the bees would go after him again. Finally, after a 20-minute delay, he left for good and let reliever Allan Simpson complete the inning.
"I love this game," Oliver said, "but I like myself a little bit more."
Oliver said the bees apparently were attracted to the coconut oil in his hair gel.
"I guess I must have smelled good. It was kind of funny at first, but after a while I started getting a little nervous and scared out there," he said.
There was a brief bee incident at the same part two years ago.
The Diamondbacks took the field in the sixth, but by then the field was covered in bees.
There were no reports of players or the 8,029 fans being stung.
Wrestler suspended for two years for doping violation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - National champion wrestler Faruk Sahin has been suspended for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant last year, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday.
Sahin, 29, tested positive for phentermine last April, the day he won the 145.5-pound Greco-Roman title at the national championships in Las Vegas.
The suspension was recommended by an independent three-member panel of the American Arbitration Association-North American Court of Arbitration for Sport. Sahin forfeited his national championship and will be eligible for competition beginning May 17, 2006.
Spurs in a tailspin after Duncan's ankle injury
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs clinched a playoff spot last Friday and visited Detroit two days later with the best record in the NBA.
Just moments after tipoff against the Pistons, Tim Duncan went down with a sprained ankle and the Spurs haven't won since, dropping three straight games for the first time in more than a year.
Now the Spurs - 1-5 this season without Duncan - trail both Phoenix and Miami in the quest for homecourt advantage through the postseason, and they're even feeling heat in their division from Dallas, winners of four straight and seven of its last nine.
"It seems like we are feeling sorry for ourselves with Tim and that we don't expect to win these games," said swingman Manu Ginobili, whose playing time is limited by a groin strain that shelved him for five games this month. "We need to fix it. Even without Tim, we should be able to execute better and play harder, and we're not doing that."
Compiled from Associated Press Reports
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