Hill lifts Blue Jays past Yankees in 14 (AP)
Aaron Hill had the winning hit, but Toronto's bullpen deserved plenty of credit. Hill singled home the winning run in the 14th inning and the Blue Jays got six innings of scoreless relief in a 3-2...
View ArticleFans stampede gates at World Cup warmup (AP)
Thousands of soccer fans stampeded outside a stadium Sunday before an exhibition game between Nigeria and North Korea, leaving 15 people injured, including one police officer who was seriously hurt....
View ArticleUS F Altidore tests sprained right ankle (AP)
Jozy Altidore ran sprint after sprint while a fitness coach looked on. He was held out of Saturday's exhibition win over Australia, thee days after spraining his right ankle in training, and he tested...
View ArticleTwins 2B Hudson likely headed for DL (AP)
Minnesota second baseman Orlando Hudson is likely headed for the disabled list with his surgically repaired left wrist healing slowly following a collision with Twins teammate Denard Span. Manager Ron...
View ArticleYankees avoid sweep, rally by Blue Jays (AP)
Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Vernon Wells' two-run homer...
View ArticlePac-10 gives OK to pursue expansion (AP)
The Pac-10 concluded its meetings Sunday by giving commissioner Larry Scott the authority to pursue any possible expansion, while not committing the conference to adding any more schools. Scott...
View ArticleMets rally, extend home win streak to 8 (AP)
Jeff Francoeur hit a tying, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the New York Mets rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 7-6 on Sunday, running their home winning streak to eight games. Angel Pagan...
View ArticleJimenez wins 11th as ERA rises to 0.93 (AP)
Even when he's not at his best, Ubaldo Jimenez is awfully good. The hard-throwing Dominican right-hander became the majors' first 11-game winner despite losing his scoreless innings streak after a...
View ArticleAllen hits 7 3s, Celtics lead at half (AP)
Ray Allen set an NBA finals record with seven 3-pointers in a half and scored 27 points, leading the Boston Celtics to a 54-48 lead at the break over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the NBA finals...
View Article'Hawks beat Flyers 7-4, lead series 3-2 (AP)
Dustin Byfuglien scored two goals and had two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks got off to a quick start, got their offense untracked and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-2 lead...
View ArticleAllen, Rondo help Celtics even finals (AP)
The Boston Celtics evened the NBA finals with Ray Allen shredding the Lakers from the 3-point line -- and Rajon Rondo doing everything else from everywhere else. Allen scored 27 of his 32 points in the...
View ArticleNadal overtakes Federer for top ranking (AP)
Rafael Nadal is a man on the move. That's the way he plays tennis, scampering all over the court with endless energy, and the way he approaches his career. As of Monday, he once again has risen to No....
View ArticleSpartans AD: Cavs interested in Izzo (AP)
Michigan State's athletic director says the Cleveland Cavaliers have not offered Tom Izzo a contract but confirms the NBA team is interested in the Spartans' coach. Mark Hollis spoke to The Associated...
View ArticleRomo's US Open bid delayed by weather (AP)
Tony Romo's bid to qualify for the U.S. Open has been delayed by bad weather. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback is one of 36 players vying for two spots in a 36-hole sectional qualifier at The Club at...
View ArticleLeighton likely in for Flyers in Game 6 (AP)
The ever-guarded Peter Laviolette tipped his hand. But make no mistake, this was hardly a slip-up. Always coy and protective about who will be in his lineup, Laviolette strongly hinted Tuesday that...
View ArticleRevis returns despite contract dispute (AP)
All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis returned to practice with the New York Jets on Tuesday, despite not having a new contract in place. Revis was back for the voluntary practice session in a good-faith...
View ArticleStoudemire to opt out of contract (AP)
Amare Stoudemire will opt out of the final year of his contract if he doesn't re-sign with the Phoenix Suns before the deadline at the end of this month. Stoudemire, speaking at his basketball camp...
View ArticleStanton goes 3 for 5 in Marlins debut (AP)
Now this was typical Phillies. Ben Francisco hit a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning and Philadelphia rallied for a 10-8 victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night. Ryan Howard...
View ArticleStrasburg Ks 14 in 7 innings, wins debut (AP)
Poor Stephen Strasburg. Too much pressure to put on a 21-year-old kid. No way he could live up to the hype, right? Ha! Strasburg didn't fall short of the hype. If anything, the hype fell short of him....
View ArticleFisher has 11 in 4th, Lakers win Game 3 (AP)
Derek Fisher rallied his teammates with a motivational speech on the bench during the break before the fourth quarter. Then he went out and showed them how it's done. "Derek, he's our vocal leader....
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