Cowboys' Bryant stunned over pad fallout (AP)
Dallas Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant said he never expected his refusal to carry Roy Williams' shoulder pads to become such an big deal. The first-round pick also said he didn't know that rookies...
View ArticleFormer Raiders S Tatum dies at 61 (AP)
Jack Tatum, the Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders best known for his crushing hit that paralyzed Darryl Stingley in an NFL preseason game in 1978, has died. He was 61. Nicknamed "The Assassin,"...
View ArticlePac-10 to soon become Pac-12 (AP)
The Pac-10 will become the Pac-12 as soon as Colorado and Utah officially join the league. The 95-year old league once known as the Pacific 8 announced Tuesday that it would change the conference's...
View ArticleMets manager Manuel suspended 1 game (AP)
Mets manager Jerry Manuel was given a one-game suspension for a recent run-in with an umpire and sat out Tuesday night's game against St. Louis. Manuel also was fined an undisclosed amount by Major...
View ArticleStreet hit by liner, leaves in ambulance (AP)
Colorado Rockies closer Huston Street was hit in the right pelvic area by a line drive in batting practice and taken off the field in an ambulance. Street stayed down on the ground in the right field...
View ArticleStrasburg scratched from start (AP)
Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg has been scratched from his scheduled start for the Washington Nationals against the Atlanta Braves because he was having trouble getting loose in the bullpen....
View ArticleWoods to defend Bridgestone title (AP)
Tiger Woods has entered the Bridgestone Invitational next week at Firestone, where he is the defending champion and a seven-time winner of the World Golf Championship. Woods won last year by rallying...
View ArticleColangelo rips Bosh for 'checking out' (AP)
Chris Bosh's former general manager says the player was "checked out" late last season and chose not to play some of the Raptors' final games. Talking on radio station FAN 590 in Toronto, Bryan...
View ArticleRoush in serious but stable condition (AP)
NASCAR team owner Jack Roush remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition Wednesday, one day after he walked away from a plane crash in Wisconsin.
View Article'Skins' Williams has blood clot in lungs (AP)
The Washington Redskins will open training camp Thursday without offensive lineman Mike Williams, who is out for the year after a blood clot was discovered in his lungs. Williams was a remarkable...
View ArticleAngels RHP Pineiro to miss 6-8 weeks (AP)
Angels right-hander Joel Pineiro will miss six to eight weeks after straining a muscle in his left side while warming up for a start against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, dealing another blow to Los...
View ArticleWizards keep Josh Howard with 1-yr. deal (AP)
A person familiar with the deal says Josh Howard has agreed to a one-year contract to return to the Washington Wizards. The person told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Howard is set to come back...
View ArticleCubs 1B Lee rejects trade to Angels (AP)
Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has rejected a trade to the Los Angeles Angels, saying he prefers to finish the season with his team. Lee says he "really kind of agonized over" the decision, but...
View ArticleChargers TE Gates signs 5-year extension (AP)
Antonio Gates has caught plenty of big passes for the San Diego Chargers, and on Wednesday he hauled in the biggest contract ever given to an NFL tight end. Gates agreed to a $36.175 million, five-year...
View ArticleFamily mourns death of Lorenzen Wright (AP)
Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of...
View ArticleShin, Inkster in Women's British lead (AP)
Top-ranked Jiyai Shin and Julie Inkster held a share of the early clubhouse lead at the Women's British Open after shooting 1-under 71 in the first round at Royal Birkdale. Brittany Long, another...
View ArticleShoulder lands Strasburg on 15-day DL (AP)
Rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Washington Nationals because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder. Thursday's move is retroactive to July...
View ArticleA-Rod files objection to Rangers auction (AP)
Alex Rodriguez filed an objection to aspects of next week's auction of the Texas Rangers, saying he and other former players may not get the millions owed them. Rodriguez is due $24.9 million in...
View ArticleTitans QB Young won't be suspended (AP)
Titans quarterback Vince Young has been told the NFL will not suspend him over his tussle at a Dallas strip club in Dallas, The Associated Press has learned. A person with knowledge of the situation...
View ArticleOswalt approves trade to Phillies (AP)
A person with knowledge of the deal says Houston ace Roy Oswalt has agreed to waive his no-trade clause and accept a swap to the Philadelphia Phillies. The person aware of the trade told The Associated...
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