Buccaneers say no to HBO's 'Hard Knocks' (AP)
The Buccaneers have said no to HBO. Tampa Bay has declined an invitation to be featured on the cable TV network's next edition of "Hard Knocks," the team said on its Twitter account Monday. "We have...
View ArticleBruins' Bergeron practices, could play (AP)
There's a procedure in the NHL for a player coming back from a concussion: The doctors put it off as long as necessary, and the coaches keep it quiet as long as possible. So it was with Bruins forward...
View ArticleWoods expects to play in US Open (AP)
Tiger Woods says he did no more damage to his left leg at The Players Championship and expects to play the U.S. Open next month. Woods made it only nine holes last week at The Players -- his shortest...
View ArticleElbow strain lands BoSox's Lackey on DL (AP)
The Boston Red Sox have placed right-hander John Lackey on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow. They recalled righty reliever Scott Atchison from Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday to fill...
View ArticleCrane-led group to buy Astros for $680M (AP)
Jim Crane learned persistence playing baseball in his youth. Turns out, he needed it. The Houston businessman failed three times to realize his dream of buying a major league baseball team. On Monday,...
View ArticleRays rally as Yanks lose sixth straight (AP)
Sam Fuld and B.J. Upton both hit two-run homers to help the Tampa Bay Rays rally and hand the New York Yankees' their sixth consecutive loss with a 6-5 victory Monday night. The New York slide includes...
View ArticleCards beat Phillies in La Russa's return (AP)
Jake Westbrook allowed a run in seven innings and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak in manager Tony La Russa's first game back from illness, capitalizing on Cliff Lee's...
View ArticleMarlins ace Johnson bruises forearm (AP)
Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson has left Monday night's game against the New York Mets after the fifth inning with a bruise on his right forearm. Johnson delivered a pitch with one on and one out that...
View ArticleJames may get shot at guarding Nowitzki (AP)
It's the matchup that basketball fans might really want to see. Not Heat vs. Mavericks. LeBron vs. Dirk. There's a chance at some point in the NBA finals, which begin Tuesday when Dallas visits Miami,...
View ArticleBautista hits 20th homer, Jays win in 14 (AP)
Tired and hungry, Corey Patterson was eager for a long game to finally be over. With one swing of the bat, he made it happen. Patterson hit a game-ending homer in the 14th inning, Jose Bautista...
View ArticleBrewers win on walkoff suicide squeeze (AP)
Jonathan Lucroy's first game-ending hit in his career at any level went all of about 25 feet. Lucroy's pinch-hit, bases-loaded suicide squeeze scored Ryan Braun with one out in the ninth, lifting the...
View ArticleBin Hammam withdraws from FIFA election (AP)
Mohamed bin Hammam withdrew from FIFA's presidential election hours before facing an ethics hearing over alleged corruption during the campaign. The Qatari challenger to 13-year incumbent Sepp Blatter...
View Article'Rampage' Jackson wins decision at UFC (AP)
Former light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson dominated Matt Hamill on Saturday night, winning a unanimous decision at UFC 130. Jackson was able to neutralize every takedown attempt by...
View ArticleBraves top Reds on Jones' single in 12th (AP)
Chipper Jones says extra innings "stink" so he was anxious to make sure a game already 4 hours long didn't continue. Jones' single in the 12th inning drove in Jordan Schafer to give the Atlanta Braves...
View ArticleSurging M's beat Rivera, Yanks 5-4 in 12 (AP)
Adam Kennedy scored pinch-runner Luis Rodriguez with a bloop single off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 12th inning and the Seattle Mariners won for the ninth time in 10 games with a 5-4 victory...
View ArticleSuspended QB Garcia back with Gamecocks (AP)
South Carolina made official Monday what coach Steve Spurrier hinted at all spring -- suspended quarterback Stephen Garcia will return to the Gamecocks on a probationary basis. Garcia was suspended for...
View ArticleEmbattled Ohio St. coach Tressel resigns (AP)
Jim Tressel, who guided Ohio State to its first national title in 34 years, resigned Monday amid NCAA violations from a tattoo-parlor scandal that sullied the image of one of the country's top football...
View ArticleWade practices fully, says he's not hurt (AP)
Before Dwyane Wade even sat down for a post-practice news conference Monday, he offered a pre-emptive strike. "I'm not hurt," he said. And that was news Miami Heat fans wanted to hear on the eve of the...
View ArticleFIFA exec suggests Qatar 'bought' Cup (AP)
In the face of FIFA's worst scandal in its 107-year history, a seething Sepp Blatter denied it is in crisis on Monday as he moved closer to a fourth presidential term as head of the world's most...
View ArticleReport: Pryor facing NCAA, OSU inquiry (AP)
On the same day coach Jim Tressel resigned in the wake of an NCAA investigation, The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that the NCAA and Ohio State are looking into whether star quarterback Terrelle Pryor...
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