Pregame jitters, emotional tributes and packed stadiums.
Baseball was back from coast-to-coast Monday, with Ben Sheets, Alex Rodriguez, and Adam Dunn giving enthusiastic...
Bay's extra-inning homer powers Pirates past Astros
HOUSTON — Brad Lidge got sympathy from his teammates — even the pitcher who gave up the game-winning homer.
Lidge blew...
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't gain any ground in their bid for a playoff spot, and Tomas Kaberle made sure they didn't lose any either.
Kaberle scored his sec...
ST. LOUIS — For the Mets, a season-opening victory against the Cardinals wasn't about to make up for last October's NLCS loss to St. Louis.
It was, however, a good place...
Gordon short by a bumper
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Jimmie Johnson offered no apologies for putting his mentor through 53 laps of frustration.
"Believe me, I was nervous up ther...
HOUSTON — Roy Oswalt doesn't show much emotion. The stoic Southerner almost never jumps up and down or yells.
But ask the Houston Astros ace about the team's revamped of...
MESA, Ariz. — Ria Cortesio hustled all over the infield and made her calls with an emphatic fist pump. Always in the right position, she did what every umpire hopes to d...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — This much Jeff Gordon knows for sure: His life will change dramatically when his daughter is born this summer.
And maybe, just maybe, his NASCAR caree...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Michael Phelps and his U.S. teammates broke the world record in the men's 800-meter freestyle relay at the world swimming championships today.
Phe...
Pens grab division lead with win
BOSTON — One game after clinching a playoff berth, the Pittsburgh Penguins reached another milestone.
Sidney Crosby had three assists in ...
