Carlos Beltran came through with the big hit that had eluded the New York Mets all night.

Japan was the country of my early childhood, a place of which I only remembered three things – the deafening song of the cicadas (so loud in fact, while walking...

Maybe receiver Chad Johnson can go by the name that his head coach hates.

Curtis Granderson and Jeff Larish both drove in two runs and the Detroit Tigers scored all their runs in the fifth inning of a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals...

Hale Irwin shot a 6-under 66 at Del Monte on Friday for a share of the lead in the suspended first round of the Wal-Mart First Tee Open.

Carl Pavano held down Toronto in his first start at Yankee Stadium since opening day last year, and New York managed just enough offense against A.J. Burnett in a 2-1...

Ryan Braun hit a three-run home run, and the Milwaukee Brewers handed the Pittsburgh Pirates their eighth straight loss with a 3-1 win Friday night.

With Hurricane Gustav projected to strike land around the Thibodaux area, Nicholls State and New Mexico State University agreed to cancel next week’s road...

Federal prosecutors are considering charging the wife and mother-in-law of Barry Bonds’ personal trainer in an effort to pressure Greg Anderson to testify against...

Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz says he’s dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to regain ownership of the...

The NFL suspended Minnesota left tackle Bryant McKinnie for four games without pay Friday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, a blow to the...

Peyton Manning expects to be in the starting lineup when the Indianapolis Colts open the season against the Chicago Bears.

The NFL suspended Minnesota Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie for four games without pay Friday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Daniel Cabrera began serving his six-game suspension Friday for throwing at the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez after the ruling was upheld by...

Florida cornerback Joe Haden first heard one of his coaches say it just after last season. Haden heard it again during spring practice, again in summer drills and yet...

Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova became the last upset victim at the U.S. Open, beaten by 28th-ranked Katarina Srebotnik 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-3 in the third round...

Josh Beckett was put on the 15-day disabled list Friday because of a strained right elbow after the Boston ace was examined by Dr. James Andrews.

Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour has pleaded no contest to charges he faced for killing a protected hawk.

A judge in Ohio has postponed a hearing in quarterback Ben Mauk’s lawsuit against the NCAA.

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, who helped lead Argentina to a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics, will need surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left...