Phillies reliever J.C. Romero was suspended for the first 50 games of next season on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned substance contained in a supplement developed by convicted BALCO chemist Patrick Arnold.

LONDON - Tom Rees will miss England's first three Six Nations games after tearing a knee ligament playing for Wasps on Sunday.

British retailers sold a record combined number of DVDs, games and music in 2008 despite the economic gloom, boosted by the popularity of Nintendo's Wii and single downloads, trade bodies said on Wednesday.

Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio Mitre were suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance. The suspensions were announced Tuesday by Major League Baseball.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association yesterday ruled that the Mansfield football program must forfeit two games for using an ineligible player during the 2008 season.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio Mitre were suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance.

ALL roads will lead to Darwin, Australia this summer when the 2009 Arafura Games gets underway from May 9-17 in the Northern Territory's capital.

What games stand the best chance of changing the broader industry in 2009, either by dramatically influencing what consumers play and purchase, or by demonstrating the commercial viability of new revenue models and genres?