Denver’s Chris “Birdman” Andersen recovers from food poisoning, ready for Game 5

August 21st, 2009 Trial begins in fatal Vegas Strip bombing caseLAS VEGAS — A prosecutor showed jurors a video of a parking lot bombing outside a Las Vegas Strip hotel in 2007. Prosecutor David Stanton then took the lid from a foam coffee cup in his hand and revealed a replica of the small pipe bomb that killed 24-year-old Willebaldo Dorantes Antonio outside the Luxor hotel-casino.

May 14th, 2009 Orioles' Jones departs with hamstring injuryBALTIMORE — Orioles center fielder Adam Jones left Wednesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning with a mild right hamstring strain. After tying it at 2 with an RBI single down the first-base line, Jones was replaced by pinch-runner Felix Pie, who took over in center in the fifth.

May 14th, 2009 Outfielders Pie, Scott sidelined for OriolesBALTIMORE — Orioles outfielders Felix Pie and Luke Scott were unavailable Wednesday night against Tampa Bay, leaving Baltimore manager Dave Trembley with a two-man bench. Pie said he had a case of food poisoning that caused him to leave Tuesday's game after three innings.

May 13th, 2009 Birdman better, Nuggets still upset by Mavs fansDENVER — The Denver Nuggets returned from Dallas with a bad taste in their mouths and it had nothing to do with Chris "Birdman" Andersen's nasty case of food poisoning. Andersen said between bites of mashed potatoes Tuesday that he's recovered from his sour stomach that kept him out of the Nuggets' 119-117 loss to the Mavericks the previous night.

May 12th, 2009 Denver playing without 'Birdman'DALLAS — The "Birdman" was missing for Denver. Chris Andersen missed Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals Monday night in Dallas because of a stomach flu.

May 5th, 2009 Martin fined $25K for hard foul on NowitzkiDENVER — Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin was fined $25,000 by the NBA for knocking Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki to the court in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Martin was also assessed a flagrant foul 1 for the contact, which occurred with about 6 minutes left in the first quarter of Sunday's game, after Nowitzki had scored Dallas' first 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting.

April 28th, 2009 Nuggets savor historic victory, try to move onDENVER — Take it from the man who just won the NBA's Sportsmanship Award, the Denver Nuggets' historic dismantling of the New Orleans Hornets left more than just the losers red-faced. "In a strange sort of way, being up by that much is kind of embarrassing for the team that's up sometimes," Billups' said Tuesday, 12 hours after the Nuggets' 121-63 shellacking of the Hornets.

April 28th, 2009 Nuggets beat Hornets 121-63, take 3-1 series leadNEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets looked like the only ones having fun in this party town. Anthony scored all of his 26 points in the first three quarters, and Denver thoroughly dismantled the New Orleans Hornets 121-63 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

April 28th, 2009 Nuggets dismantle Hornets, 121-63NEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets looked like the only ones having fun in this party town. Anthony scored all of his 26 points in the first three quarters, and Denver thoroughly dismantled the New Orleans Hornets 121-63 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

April 26th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United has stepped up security in their Champions League and Premier League run-ins in order to protect players from food sabotage. Old Trafford chiefs are so scared that their players could be the victims of food poisoning that they are sending their chefs, together with their own security guard, to all away visits.

April 25th, 2009 Hornets optimistic they can slow Denver in Game 3NEW ORLEANS — Denver coach George Karl widened his eyes and grinned as if he couldn't believe the question. He's been hearing for several years now that his Nuggets couldn't win without scoring a ton of points, and suddenly people wanted to know why his club had been so effective in slowing down Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul.

April 23rd, 2009 Billups leads Nuggets to 2-0 lead over HornetsDENVER — Chauncey Billups hasn't had this much fun on the basketball court in Denver since he was winning two high school state titles back in the mid-1990s. Billups led the Nuggets to another blowout of the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, scoring 31 points in Denver's 108-93 win.

April 23rd, 2009 Billups, Nuggets beat Hornets to take to 2-0 leadDENVER — Chauncey Billups hasn't had this much fun on the basketball court in Denver since he was winning two high school state titles back in the mid-1990s. Billups led the Nuggets to another blowout of the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, scoring 31 points in Denver's 108-93 win.

April 22nd, 2009 Nuggets setting physical defensive tone in seriesDENVER — Dahntay Jones' in-your-face defensive style appears to be getting on the nerves of the New Orleans Hornets. Still stinging over their lopsided loss to the Nuggets in Game 1, Hornets coach Byron Scott suggested Jones' heavy contact on All-Star Chris Paul crossed the line.

March 25th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Yonex Sunrise Indian Open badminton championship got off to a sensational start with World No. 1 Malaysian Chong Wei Lee being knocked out by unseeded Chinese player Chen Long in the first round here Wednesday.