Ramirez joins White Sox, not in lineup (AP)
Behind trendy, white-framed sunglasses with rose-colored lenses, his dreadlocks pulled neatly together with a rubber band, Manny Ramirez walked to the front of the interview room wearing Chicago's...
View ArticleBrowns' Rogers won't be suspended by NFL (AP)
Shaun Rogers wasn't sure if he caught a break. The NFL decided Tuesday to only fine the Cleveland Browns' nose tackle and not suspend him for carrying a loaded gun into an airport. "How's it better?"...
View ArticleBurress loses bid for work release (AP)
Former New York Giants Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress has come up short in his bid for work release during his two-year prison sentence in a gun case, a denial that could keep him behind bars until at...
View ArticleQB Anderson starting again for Cardinals (AP)
Derek Anderson will start at quarterback again for Arizona when the Cardinals play Washington on Thursday night in their final preseason game. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said he will use the same playing...
View ArticleInjured Alabama RB Ingram to miss opener (AP)
Mark Ingram's run for a second Heisman Trophy has been put on hold, and possibly even derailed, before the Alabama tailback had a chance to gain a single yard. Ingram will miss No. 1 Alabama's opener...
View ArticleSeahawks trade CB Wilson to Ravens (AP)
The Seattle Seahawks surprisingly traded starting cornerback Josh Wilson to the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday in exchange for a conditional 2011 draft pick. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said they felt...
View ArticleBYU going independent in football (AP)
BYU is going independent in football after all. BYU says it is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will go independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports in...
View ArticleBautista homers during Jays' 10-run 6th (AP)
Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 43rd homer during a 10-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay lost for only the fifth time in 17...
View ArticleMissouri dismisses top rusher Washington (AP)
Missouri running back Derrick Washington was dismissed from the team Wednesday, two days after being charged with sexual assaulting a former tutor in her bedroom over the summer. The school released a...
View ArticleUNC suspends star DT Austin indefinitely (AP)
North Carolina coach Butch Davis suspended defensive tackle Marvin Austin indefinitely on Wednesday for violating unspecified team rules. "This decision is not a result of the ongoing NCAA review,"...
View ArticleManny debuts, watches another winning HR (AP)
Manny Ramirez packed his equipment into three large, blue travel bags with script "Dodgers" on the sides. Dressed in a pink shirt and plaid suit, he fiddled with his dreadlocked hair, for the moment...
View ArticleUS easily wins first meeting with Iran (AP)
In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. In a basketball arena, not so much. "For me, it's a normal game," Iran captain Mahdi Kamrany said. The United States...
View ArticleRaiders deny interest in QB Leinart (AP)
The Oakland Raiders have plenty of roster moves they need to make before the start of the season. Apparently trading for Matt Leinart isn't one of them. The Raiders denied a report from ESPN on...
View ArticleKiffin, post-sanction USC open at Hawaii (AP)
Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz is doing everything possible to get a good look at Southern California -- he's even gone virtual. Besides taking snaps in practice, Moniz has been taking on the Trojans...
View ArticleCards DT Dockett signs 4-year extension (AP)
Darnell Dockett finally has the contract he feels he deserves. The Arizona Cardinals announced on Wednesday that they have signed the two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle to a four-year extension worth...
View ArticlePadres suffer seventh straight loss (AP)
Tracking the ball against the tough-to-pick-up backdrop of spacious Chase Field, Brandon Allen sprinted to the corner and leaped in the air, snaring Chase Headley's slicing fly ball just before...
View ArticleChapman hits 103 mph, gets first win (AP)
No. 1 for Aroldis Chapman. Eight and counting for his new team. The Cuban left-hander hit 103 mph on the radar gun during another sizzling inning Wednesday night, then got his first big-league win when...
View ArticleBig Ten splits up Michigan, Ohio State (AP)
Any Michigan man will tell you, there is nothing quite like beating Ohio State. Every Buckeye agrees, a win over that team from up North is priority No. 1. Well, now Michigan and Ohio State could get...
View ArticleSeattle's Jackson to get third WNBA MVP (AP)
A person with knowledge of the voting tells The Associated Press that Australian forward Lauren Jackson of the Seattle Storm will be appointed the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her...
View ArticleSharks sign Stanley Cup-winning G Niemi (AP)
The San Jose Sharks signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million deal with Antti Niemi on Thursday. Niemi joins fellow Finnish netminder Antero...
View Article