April 2008 in Sports - 26 April 2008 (Saturday)

26 April 2008 (Saturday)

• Association football: English Premier League
  • Chelsea 2–1 Manchester United
    • Chelsea's win at home brought them level with Manchester United on points at the top of the league table with two matches to go.

• Basketball:
  • FIBA, the sport's international governing body, announces major rules changes, set to take effect for major international competitions in late 2010 and other competitions in late 2012, which will result in its court markings being much more similar to those of the NBA. These changes are: (FIBA)
    • FIBA will scrap its trapezoidal restricted area (free-throw lane) and adopt a rectangular area with the same dimensions as currently used by the NBA.
    • The three-point line will move to 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) from the center of the basket, compared with the current 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in).
    • FIBA will adopt the "no-charge semicircle" currently used in the NBA, by which an offensive player cannot be called for charging if the defensive player is within this semicircle near the defender's basket.
  • NBA:
    • Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats fire head coach Sam Vincent. They replace him with Larry Brown, who sets a NBA record by taking the helm of his ninth team. (AP via Yahoo)

• Rugby union: Heineken Cup semifinals
  • London Irish 15–21 Toulouse at Twickenham, London

• National Football League:
  • 2008 NFL Draft:
    • Top picks:
      1. Miami Dolphins: Offensive tackle Jake Long, Michigan
      2. St. Louis Rams: Defensive end Chris Long, Virginia
      3. Atlanta Falcons: Quarterback Matt Ryan, Boston College
      4. Oakland Raiders: Running back Darren McFadden, Arkansas
      5. Kansas City Chiefs: Defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, LSU
      6. New York Jets: Defensive end Vernon Gholston, Ohio State
      7. New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco via New England): Defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, USC
      8. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Baltimore): Defensive end Derrick Harvey, Florida
      9. Cincinnati Bengals: Linebacker Keith Rivers, USC
      10. New England Patriots (from New Orleans): Linebacker Jerod Mayo, Tennessee
    • Other notables:

13. Carolina Panthers: Running back Jonathan Stewart, Oregon

18. Baltimore Ravens: Quarterback Joe Flacco, Delaware

55. Baltimore (from Seattle): Running back Ray Rice, Rutgers

56. Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland): Quarterback Brian Brohm, (Louisville)

57. Miami (from San Diego): Quarterback Chad Henne, Michigan