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Tim Wakefield proud of AL selection

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:12:12 -0400

Stacy Wakefield took one for the team yesterday. Baseball wives are the unsung heroes of the game. Theirs is a life of sacrifice in which they are alone a lot, raise...

Shooting unveils very different sides of Steve McNair

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:59:40 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Steve McNair earned the respect of his fellow NFL players for shaking off defenders and injuries. That same blue-collar playing style won the love of fans...

Armstrong fined for missing Tour sign-in

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:55:49 -0400

LA GRANDE MOTTE, France - Lance Armstrong will be fined for failing to sign in before today's third stage of the Tour de France. All riders are required to sign in...

Manny Ramirez is merely a reflection of our enabling society

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:22:06 -0400

MESA, Ariz. - What do you think of Manny Ramirez? Cheater, right? Guy violated Major League Baseball's drug policy. His statistics are tainted. He should never...

Carlo Ancelotti: I am at Chelsea to win Champions League

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:43:17 -0400

LONDON - Carlo Ancelotti said Monday his top priority at Chelsea is winning the Champions League, and remained confident that captain John Terry will stay with the team "forever." He...

Roger Federer the best ever

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:51:31 -0400

WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer hoisted the trophy and celebrated making Grand Slam history, a year removed from an epic five-set final when he left Wimbledon a broken...

All-Star treatment

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:50:56 -0400

As befits the team with the best record in the American League, the Red Sox will send six players - more than any team in either league - to the 80th All-Star Game next week...

Rasheed Wallace now going Green

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:40:56 -0400

The Celtics, moving far more quickly than initially anticipated, reached agreement with Rasheed Wallace last night on a contract that will start next season with the $5.8...

Lance Armstrong battles heat in Tour 2nd stage

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:31:14 -0400

BRIGNOLES, France - Lance Armstrong could not tell right away how much weight he lost in a stifling and humid second stage of the Tour de France, marred by crashes and won...

Justin Wilson wins IRL race at the Glen

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:25:42 -0400

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - For a guy who waited a quarter of a century to win an open-wheel race, Dale Coyne seemed to take his breakthrough victory in stride. When Justin Wilson...

Eric Hicks catches up after a year off

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:54:22 -0400

After sitting out a year of football, veteran defensive end Eric Hicks is intent on proving his worth to the Lions since signing with the team in May. After 10 seasons...

Loic Loval leads Guadeloupe past Panama

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:48:52 -0400

OAKLAND, California - Loic Loval scored one goal and assisted on another to lead Guadeloupe to a 2-1 win over Panama in the Gold Cup opener for both teams. Both Guadeloupe...

Argentine strikers give Gremio 4-1 win in Brazil

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:44:44 -0400

SAO PAULO - Striker Maxi Lopez scored two early goals and his fellow Argentine German Herrera added two more to give Gremio a 4-1 win over Atletico Paranaense in the Brazilian...

Mexico wins Gold Cup opener

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:33:01 -0400

OAKLAND, Calif. - Javier Aguirre could nitpick Mexico's mistakes. Instead, the country's new coach praised his young club for continuing to attack and create chances...

How will we remember Steve McNair now?

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:13:09 -0400

Steve McNair was always one of my favorite players. I loved his heart. I admired his toughness. A hangnail would have put me on injured reserve. But not McNair. My lasting...

Tony Stewart has regrets about Saturday night

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:06:29 -0400

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tony Stewart had just made a move that every other driver on the track, any driver trying to win a race, would have made. He kept his line while Kyle...

Joba Chamberlain and Yankees escape the Blue Jays, barely

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:02:34 -0400

NEW YORK - Had this gone the other way, rest assured Joe Girardi would not have been cracking exasperated jokes at the pace of Sunday's game between the Yankees and Blue...

Jason Kidd set to return to Dallas Mavericks with three-year, $25 million deal

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:58:54 -0400

DALLAS - Jason Kidd has told the Mavericks he will return to the team after they offered him a three-year contract worth more than $25 million. Kidd, 36, whom the Mavericks...

Rangers' Kevin Millwood deserved a better All-Star fate

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:56:28 -0400

ARLINGTON, Texas - You win some, you lose some and sometimes you just get screwed. Welcome to Kevin Millwood's world today. Millwood knows he should have made the...

Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox turn it on

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:21:22 -0400

Not until the day he was named an All-Star starter did Dustin Pedroia finally begin feeling comfortable at the plate. Even though his numbers aren't egregiously...

Mark Kotsay hits a comfort zone

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:21:05 -0400

An injury to Mike Lowell has helped provide Mark Kotsay with more regular playing time. With Lowell sidelined with stiffness in his surgically repaired right hip, Kevin Youkilis...

John Smoltz steps up

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:20:51 -0400

The way John Smoltz sees it, his return from shoulder surgery can be charted along a continuum. Right now, he's still on the part marked "process," but...

Incumbents already battling hard

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:02:14 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla. - A.J. Abrams, cruising off the break for the New Jersey Nets, was leveled by Bill Walker when the Celtics forward went for the ball and got a little too much...

Doc Rivers' OK on Leon Powe call

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:59:10 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla. - When it became apparent Leon Powe was going to need reconstructive knee surgery, and that the impending free agent's chance at a good contract would be...

A's manage to beat Indians

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:48:03 -0400

While their embattled manager received some good news, it was another disappointing day for the Cleveland Indians. Prior to yesterday's game in Cleveland, Indians...