Alan Balkan can image the possibilities. He can see his quarterback Jordan Paul enjoying a memorable senior season, shredding defenses apart. He can picture his top wideout, 6-foot-4 Terrence...

For all the nice words the Giants had to say about Rhett Bomar, there was no way they were going to go into the season with him as the only backup insurance for Eli Manning. And for all the kick...

Albert Haynesworth 's latest punishment.In the final preseason game -- a game in which 31 of his teammates didn't even suit up -- Haynesworth went from start to finish in...

Malcolm Jenkins , who played cornerback last season, to take over Sharper's safety position. Sharper, 34, said Tuesday he hoped to play in the Saints' season opener Thursday night...

San Diego Chargers for a seventh-round pick in next year's draft. The deal could get upgraded to a sixth-round pick if Crayton catches 40 or more passes in...

Mike Williams into its starting lineup for a Sept. 12 game against San Francisco. The 32-year-old Houshmanzadeh caught 79 passes last season and will be a bargain for another team this season. His...

Darius Reynaud for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick and a conditional 2012 draft choice. The Vikings announced the deal on their website. Rosenfels and Reynaud have to pass their physicals with the...

Cole Hamels shut down the Brewers: - Control. Of the 39 off-speed offerings Hamels threw, 31 were strikes. That 79 pct figure is his second-best of the season. Of the 25 batters he faced, he started...

On his way to victory at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, the highest-seeded American man left in the U.S. Open, No. 18 John Isner, could hear the wild cheering and chanting going on at the...

Frankie Andreu , said she has talked with Food and Drug Administration agent Jeff Novitzky about Armstrong, but declined to discuss details. She said in a phone interview that her husband has also...

Her play sparkling as much as her sequined dress, Williams easily eliminated 185th-ranked qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1 on Friday night to reach the U.S. Open's fourth round for the...

NEW YORK (AP) — American Sam Querrey reached the third round of the U.S. Open for the third straight year with a straight-sets win over Marcel Granollers of...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Lance Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis, who has accused the seven-time Tour de France winner of doping while riding for the U.S. Postal Service team, has filed a...

Sage Rosenfels, set to begin his 10th season as an NFL backup, was traded by the Vikings to the Giants for an undisclosed draft...

Betts has been trying to come back from an injury last November in which he tore ligaments in his left knee. He played against the Titans, rushing seven times for 38 yards and catching four passes...

SPARTA, Ky. — Todd Bodine overcame a midrace spin to win the NASCAR Trucks Series race at Kentucky on Friday night, ending star Kyle Busch's three-series winning streak at...

Qualifying continues Saturday for Monday's final eliminations.1. Cory McClenathan, 3.789 seconds, 319.98 mph. 2. Antron Brown, 3.808, 319.22. 3. David Grubnic, 3.823, 314.97. 4. Doug Kalitta, 3.842,...

BALTIMORE — Matt Garza pitched into the sixth inning to earn his 14th win, Carl Crawford had three hits and an RBI, and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 4-1 victory over Baltimore Orioles on...

Not just yet. The 32-year-old Chavez loves baseball too much to walk away if there's still any chance <emdash /> however slim <emdash /> that he could get healthy enough again and return...

He was being drowned out from the Temple locker room next door, where the victorious and vociferous Owls were belting out "High Hopes." The song made famous the last few years during the Phillies'...

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Mark Calcavecchia shot an 8-under 64 on Friday at Del Monte to take a two-stroke lead over Tom Pernice Jr. in the Champions Tour's First Tee...

"I'll probably be a little nervous at the beginning of the game, but once I find that rhythm, everything's gone," Jefferson said. "I wouldn't judge after one performance, because I have a whole...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Hollywood Park has agreed to host Oak Tree's meet traditionally run at Santa Anita for the second straight year in...

. ,was born Nov. 28, 1999, the couple were on top of the world. He was the catcher for the Yankees coming off two straight World Series victories; she was a successful lawyer.Within 10 days, however,...

Matt Leinart may not want to be a backup in New York (or anywhere else), but Sage Rosenfels will gladly take a ticket out of Minnesota.Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reports that Rosenfels...

With quarterback Sage Rosenfels being frozen out in the offseason and showcased in the preseason, the message to the other 31 NFL teams was clear: Sage is available.And now that...

During his first four seasons, Sidney Crosby was transparently pass-first. That's not a bad thing in many ways since setting up teammates is a naturally selfless act and Crosby is one of the NHL's...

When Teemu Selanne decided to come back for another year with the Anaheim Ducks, many folks speculated that this year could be his last year in the NHL. While Selanne looked to Paul Kariya to join...

After all these years, the Pittsburgh Penguins finally added some real star power.I mean, sure, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin could occasionally light up a scoreboard and Marc-Andre Fleury provides...

Being a head coach in professional sports is often a risky proposition but the NHL is a particularly cruel place for a bench boss. Aside from outright anomalies in Buffalo (Lindy Ruff) and Nashville...

I come bearing bad news for fans of the Red Sox, White Sox, Cardinals, Rockies, and great September pennant races. Barring a comeback of historic proportions, the eight playoff berths are virtually...

Byron Leftwich 's strained left knee ligament could sideline him for most or all of the first month of the season, leaving the Steelers with only two healthy quarterbacks...

Nyjer Morgan 's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl...

Matt Leinart remained uncertain. Whisenhunt says he met with the former Heisman Trophy winner on Friday and told him the team was not yet prepared to take any action regarding him. Whisenhunt has not...

Nyjer Morgan 's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl...

Nationals rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg had reconstructive elbow surgery Friday that could keep him out of the starting rotation until the 2012 season.',0,event)">Strasburg has surgery, may be out...

Matt Leinart remained uncertain. Whisenhunt says he met with the former Heisman Trophy winner on Friday and told him the team was not yet prepared to take any action regarding him. Whisenhunt has not...

North Carolina linebackers Quan Sturdivant and Bruce Carter have been cleared to play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener against No. 21 LSU on Saturday.',0,event)">UNC's Sturdivant, Carter cleared...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Texas Rangers ace Cliff Lee has returned to the team after flying to Dallas to get a cortisone shot in his ailing back. Lee joined the team in Minnesota on Friday as the Rangers...

St. Peter’s coach Mike Cosentino took joy in pointing out each one of his offensive lineman, one bigger than the next. The defending CHSFL Class A champions lost skill players at quarterback,...

Strasburg Lewis Yocum performed the procedure in Inglewood, Calif., in which a piece of ligament was taken from the 22-year-old right-hander's left leg and transplanted into his pitching elbow.The...

Chicago White Sox . After Friday's game was postponed due to Hurricane Earl, Ramirez hit in the cage, and when he was done, he spoke and admitted he was at fault for the way his Red Sox career ended,...

BOISE, Idaho -- A Boise State assistant football coach has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and won't make the trip to the Broncos' season opener in the Washington, D.C., area.According...

Mike Hampton is beginning to feel like an overhauled car."I'm as close to a bionic man as you're going to get out there," he said Friday.One thing that hasn't stopped working: his drive.So when the...

Scott Baker will probably miss two starts because of tendinitis in his pitching elbow, manager Ron Gardenhire said.Baker lasted just two innings in his start on Thursday night. He had a cortisone...

Detroit Tigers ' lineup Friday night at Kansas City because of left biceps tendinitis.Cabrera, batting .336 with 33 home runs and 108 RBIs, left in the sixth inning Thursday at Minnesota due to the...

In last year's semifinal against Kim Clijsters, Williams went on a tirade against a line judge who called a questionable foot fault against her, resulting in a double-fault that left her facing match...