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CHICAGO – Adam Eaton outpitched Ryan Dempster for six innings, and the Padres took advantage of Jeromy Burnitz 's error to beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Monday.

Kaz Matsui hit a tie-breaking single to key a five-run eighth inning rally as the New York Mets won their home opener with an 8-4 win over the Houston Astros in National ...

Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson might miss Tuesday night's game against Boston because of sprained thumbs.

SAN FRANCISCO - Omar Vizquel is still making all the acrobatic defensive plays that have defined his career for years and catching opponents off guard with his crafty ...

TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona Cardinals released outside linebackers Raynoch Thompson and LeVar Woods, and re-signed offensive lineman Jeremy Bridges and cornerback Robert Tate ...

Spot starter Ryan Franklin took a three-hitter into the ninth inning and Adrian Beltre homered to lead the Seattle Mariners over Kansas City 8-2 Monday in the Royals' home ...

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh point guard Carl Krauser is expected to announce Tuesday that he is entering the NBA draft, a move that could leave the Panthers in a decided ...

Brigham Young promoted basketball assistant Dave Rose to head coach Monday, filling the opening left when Steve Cleveland resigned last week to take over at Fresno State.

From his playing style to his infectious smile, Braylon Edwards is unafraid to compare himself to Terrell Owens - and the Michigan star would love to become the NFL's next ...

Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn says he is confident his side can overturn its 4-2 Champions League quarter-final deficit against Chelsea because English teams always ...

For 34 minutes, the cheers rang out in Fenway Park, from the old, from the young, from the true believers who never gave up hope and, yes, from the New York Yankees, too.

Patriots running back Corey Dillon signed a contract extension Monday that could keep him with New England for the rest of his career.

In the daytime, Freddy Garcia is lights out. Garcia, who went 9-0 in day games last season, pitched eight dominant innings and Scott Podsednik drove in the go-ahead run in ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - The state of Louisiana is asking the Saints to put $40 million toward renovations of the Superdome in its formal offer to team owner Tom Benson, and Gov.

ARLINGTON, Texas Apr 11, 2005 , Orlando Cabrera hit the first pitch of the 10th inning for a home run, and the Los Angeles Angels spoiled the Texas Rangers' home opener with ...

Jerry Stackhouse and Kirk Snyder were each suspended one game without pay by the National Basketball Association for their post-game skirmish in Dallas on Saturday.

Russell Branyan homered twice off Kip Wells and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Monday in their home opener under the roof at Miller Park, where the ...

For his first head coaching job, Jeff Neubauer figured he'd have to enter a situation that required major rebuilding.

Former world number one Justine Henin-Hardenne continued her rehabilitation after injury and illness with a hard-fought 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over 10th seed Jelena Jankovic ...

Lance Armstrong was a surprise entry at a cycling race, stunning riders at the line minutes before the start and then finishing 15th in the Lemire Memorial Grand Prix.

Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic surprised ninth-seeded Elena Likhovtseva of Russia 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Family Circle Cup on Monday.

Free agent linebacker Tommy Polley signed a one-year contract Monday with the Baltimore Ravens, who expect the four-year veteran to play next to Ray Lewis in the team - -s ...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - With a new book out and a reality TV series in the works, Serena Williams embarked Monday on her latest project: raising awareness about menstrual ...

Several people in the Monmouth area still remember Mike Miller as a key player of the Monmouth Zipper state-runnerup basketball team in the 1981-82 season.

Canada's roster for the IIHF world hockey championship is missing some big names, but team officials like the players they will take to Austria for the April 30-May 15 ...

The Orlando Magic will attempt to avoid sliding closer to playoff extinction this evening, when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Waterhouse Centre.

Defending Monte Carlo Masters champion and 2004 French Open runner-up Guillermo Coria believes Roger Federer could endure another shattering Roland Garros heartbreaker this ...

UMPIRES: Home,Mark Wegner; First, Paul Nauert; Second, Gary Darling; Third, Larry Poncino; - Game under way.

Two University of Georgia football players could be suspended after the pair were arrested during a downtown Athens bar fight in which police used pepper spray to control ...

Sammy Sosa says he will retire from baseball before his 40th birthday, even if he fails to reach 700 career home runs.

Thomas F. Kinder Sr., the Cincinnati Bengals' only public address announcer in the team's 37 seasons, has died.

Red Bull Racing have asked permission from other F1 teams to use Christian Klien as their third driver in Friday testing ahead of Grand Prix weekends.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has criticised the decision to play this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals in Cardiff.

Torii Hunter homered and drove in four runs and Johan Santana struck out 11 batters in seven strong innings, as the Minnesota Twins downed the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, at the ...

MIAMI , The Detroit Pistons ended the Heat's franchise-record 18-game home winning streak, holding off a late Miami charge to win 80-72 Sunday.

LeBron James is on another important list. The Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star is one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World." He is one of just five ...

British ice hockey fans will have a chance to see some of the National Hockey League's biggest names in action in five charity games next month.

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o will be sidelined for about 10 days after a scan on Monday showed a knee injury sustained by the Cameroon international was not as serious as ...