Sports news 29 February 2008

FBI begins perjury probe on Roger Clemens testimony
Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI has begun investigating whether baseball great Roger Clemens lied to the US Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs like steroids, law enforcement officials said on Thursday.

Lakers beat Miami for 10th victory in a row
Los Angeles Times
Jordan Farmar scores a career-high 24 points against the hapless Heat and Kobe Bryant adds 21. The Lakers never trailed and led by 18 in the second quarter, leaving little drama.

Ochoa goes seven clear in Singapore
CNN International
SINGAPORE — World number one Lorena Ochoa is heading for a runaway victory at the HSBC Women’s Champions after taking a seven-shot lead at the halfway stage of the LGPA tournament in Singapore.

Mavs come up short against Spurs
Fort Worth Star Telegram
by Jeff Caplan SAN ANTONIO — When the dust finally settled on another scintillating matchup between powerful in-state rivals, late whistles, missed chances and controversy dominated Jason Kidd’s first ride into town as the Mavericks’ starting point …

Across a Nation, Olympic Fervor
Washington Post
By Edward Cody SHENYANG, China — Chen Guangbing’s horizon is largely confined to Zhong Jie, a crowded pedestrian street cutting through central Shenyang where he hawks peanuts, pistachios and cashews from a rickety wooden table.

Stanford has to battle to hold off Washington
San Jose Mercury News
By Darren Sabedra It was physical. It was close. It was everything the Washington Huskies hoped it would be. But in the end, Stanford kept its Pacific-10 Conference title hopes alive Thursday night with an 82-79 victory at Maples Pavilion.

Hossa hurt in debut for Pens
Boston Herald
By Steve Conroy / Bruins Notebook Feeling relieved that he knows where he’ll be playing his hockey for at least the next couple of months, Marian Hossa made his debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins last night after being obtained with Pascal Dupuis from …

Donald leads with 64
Boston Herald
By Herald wire services Luke Donald fired a bogey-free 64 to seize a 1-shot lead over Brian Davis and a 2-shot edge on Matt Jones after the first round of The Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.