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Ibanez homers twice, Yanks sting O's in 12th
The highest-paid player in baseball could only sit and watch when Raul Ibanez pinch hit for him and tied the game with a bottom-of-the-ninth home run.
Tigers go ahead 1-0 on A's with Jackson RBI single
Max Scherzer struck out five Oakland batters and Austin Jackson hit an RBI single as the Detroit Tigers took a 1-0 lead against the Athletics after ...
Jack Warner bans release of Trinidad crime reports
Former world soccer vice president Jack Warner wants to stop the release of crime reports and statistics in his capacity as Trinidad's national ...
26 testify against Lance Armstrong in doping case
Lance Armstrong said he wanted to see the names of his accusers. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency gave him 26, including 11 former teammates. The world's ...
Lincecum, Giants top Reds 8-3, tying NLDS at 2-all
Angel Pagan connects on the second pitch of the game. A Giants team that finished last in homers goes on to hit three. Tim Lincecum pitches like a ...
Carpenter pitches Cards past Nats 8-0 for 2-1 lead
Set aside the high-pressure task of postseason pitching that Chris Carpenter routinely masters for the St. Louis Cardinals and think about this: Even ...
NHL, union resume talks to try to resolve lockout
The NHL and the players' association are talking again as the lockout reaches its 25th day. The sides are meeting Wednesday in New York. On Friday, ...
Umpire Joyce misses call at 1st base in NLDS
It's another umpiring call that went the St. Louis Cardinals way this postseason. And it's not the first time TV replays show umpire Jim Joyce missed ...
Reds replace injured ace Cueto on playoff roster
The Reds dropped injured ace Johnny Cueto from their division series roster Wednesday, replacing him with right-hander Mike Leake a few hours before ...
Ignoring death threats, Federer wins in Shanghai
Roger Federer ignored recent death threats from a Chinese blogger and won his opening match at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, beating qualifier ...
Olympic gold rewards 17-year-old boxer's resolve
The ferociousness that won Claressa Shields an Olympic gold medal melted away as she climbed on the podium to claim it. She giggled and grinned as she ...
Rain forces postponement of World Golf Finals
The anticipated showdown between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods at the World Golf Finals on Wednesday was pushed back a day because of thunderstorms at ...
Former NBA All-Star McGrady joins Chinese team
Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady says he is headed for China to play for the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association.
Zito has chance to pull Giants even with Reds
Joaquin Arias hit the ball, put his head down and ran. All he knew was that the Giants' season depended upon how fast he made it to first. "That's the ...
Anderson pitches A's past Tigers to avoid sweep
Coco Crisp saved a likely home run, and Oakland's season for at least one more game. If the center fielder had any lingering frustration about that ...
Giants beat Reds in 10th, cut NLDS deficit to 2-1
Joaquin Arias hit a grounder toward third base and took off, covering those 90 feet in a blink as a full-to-capacity ballpark went silent with angst.
A-Rod's struggles at plate hurting Yankees in ALDS
For all of his home runs, All-Star accolades and huge salaries, Alex Rodriguez finds himself in a most familiar spot this season. A-Rod is an October ...
Donovan ruled out of World Cup qualifiers
Landon Donovan will not play for the U.S. national team in a pair of upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of an injured left knee, adding to ...
NCAA imposes postseason bans for Texas Southern
The NCAA banned the Texas Southern football and men's basketball teams from the postseason Tuesday, saying it came close to levying the so-called ...
Injured Nadal hopes to resume practice soon
Rafael Nadal is eager to trade in his backstroke for his backhand. Swimming as part of his rehabilitation from a left knee injury, Nadal said he has ...
Armstrong renews criticism of USADA
With U.S. anti-doping officials set to issue their report on the Lance Armstrong case, a lawyer for the cyclist on Tuesday again criticized the ...
Ailing LHP Garcia removed from Cardinals' roster
The St. Louis Cardinals removed Jaime Garcia from their NL division series roster Tuesday, a day after he lasted only two innings in his Game 2 start ...
McIlroy, Woods lose opening matches in Turkey
The anticipated matchup between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods on Wednesday may not count for much after both lost their opening matches at the ...