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Date Posted Article 9 hours ago Ryan Kalish's grand slam powers Red Sox over Rays 12-5 Ryan Kalish hit a grand slam, David Ortiz had a two-run shot and Jon Lester pitched six solid innings to lead the Boston Red Sox over Tampa Bay ... 9 hours ago Padres staunch bleeding, edge Dodgers to snap 10-game skid Nick Hundley homered and drove in two runs, and Tim Stauffer filled in for ailing ace Mat Latos as the NL West-leading San Diego Padres snapped ... 9 hours ago Boise State keeps BCS hopes alive by beating Virginia Tech Boise State's national championship dream survived the Broncos' big season-opening test. A seesaw, opening-weekend showdown full of mistakes, ... 12 hours ago Staggering Padres scratch starter Mat Latos vs. Dodgers The staggering San Diego Padres scratched ace Mat Latos from Monday night's start against rival Los Angeles due to stomach flu. 12 hours ago Thunderstruck: Kevin Durant emerging as face of U.S. hoops It's official now: Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, who turns 22 on Sept. 29, is the face of Team USA in the FIBA World Championship ... 12 hours ago WNBA's female owners open doors, but what is next step? Four teams in the WNBA are owned by women, a full third of the league, and rock star Eddie Van Halen can take a bit of back-handed credit for ... 12 hours ago More stadium blues: NFL TV blackouts loom in several cities The blackout blues will be back this season for some NFL fans. At least 11 NFL teams could be facing TV blackouts in their home markets as the ... 15 hours ago Hoffman wins Deutsche Bank; Tiger retains No. 1 ranking Charley Hoffman made 11 birdies, and that was more than enough to win the Deutsche Bank Championship. Hoffman ran off four straight birdies early ... 15 hours ago Donovan McNabb back at practice as Redskins hit Dallas week Donovan McNabb was practicing again, Albert Haynesworth was still running mostly with the backups, and Brian Orakpo opened practice by yelling: ... 15 hours ago One Wyoming football player killed, three hurt in wreck Authorities say a University of Wyoming football player was killed and three teammates were injured when a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway ... 15 hours ago Staggering Padres scratch starter Mat Latos vs. Dodgers The staggering San Diego Padres have scratched ace Mat Latos from Monday night's start against rival Los Angeles due to stomach flu. 15 hours ago Boise State fans make strong showing for Virginia Tech game Traveling all the way to the nation's capital was no obstacle for Boise State fans wanting to see their team play in the biggest regular season ... 15 hours ago Maryland stuns Navy 17-14 with last-minute goal-line stand Kenny Tate stopped Ricky Dobbs at the goal line with 34 seconds left, and Maryland stunned in-state rival Navy 17-14 on Monday to break a seven-game ... 15 hours ago Owens, Ochocinco combine for new 'T.Ocho Show' Versus will formally announce Tuesday that being outspoken or outrageous or is it obnoxious? can lead to getting your own national TV talk ... 15 hours ago Wozniacki ousts Sharapova, Djokovic tops Fish at U.S. Open Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark withstood her toughest test of the tournament so far, topping Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe ... 15 hours ago Jets' confidence level up '1,000%' after Darrelle Revis' return The New York Jets' Super Bowl braggadocio gained clout when cornerback Darrelle Revis ended his holdout on Monday and agreed in principle to ... 15 hours ago Jimenez finally wins 18th game as Rockies rally past Reds Ubaldo Jimenez won his club-record 18th game despite a wild performance and the surging Colorado Rockies rallied from a four-run deficit to beat ... 15 hours ago Live blog: Keeping up with No. 5 Boise State vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech The biggest game on opening weekend is also one of the biggest games of the season. Boise State has 21 of 22 starters back and has hope of being ... 18 hours ago Djokovic spoils Fish's resurgent run at the U.S. Open What could have been a great day for American tennis instead turned into a dominating afternoon for Novak Djokovic. The third-seeded Djokovic ... 18 hours ago NFL reconsidering positioning of umpires, will update teams soon The NFL will update its teams this week on the repositioning of the umpire to the offensive backfield. A meeting of the referees and umpires ... 18 hours ago Blue Jays tee off again, extend Rangers' slide Vernon Wells hit a three-run homer, Aaron Hill had a two-run shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas 7-2 Monday, handing the reeling Rangers ... 18 hours ago Pierzynski clutch as White Sox trip Tigers, run streak to seven A.J. Pierzynski hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Monday for their seventh straight ... 21 hours ago Patrick McEnroe resigns as USA's Davis Cup captain McEnroe is resigning after 10 years in charge and said Monday he will leave after the Americans' playoff against Colombia this month. He says ... 21 hours ago Joe Theismann will call NFL Network games Joe Theismann will be back on air this season calling NFL games. NFL Network spokesman Dennis Johnson confirmed Sunday that Theismann, dropped ... 21 hours ago Team USA throttles Angola, moves on at basketball worlds Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, Kevin Durant had 17, and the United States powered into the quarterfinals of the world championship with a ... 21 hours ago Cibulkova, Monfils reach U.S. Open quarterfinals for first time The U.S. Open welcomed two new faces to the quarterfinals France's Gael Monfils and Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova. Cibulkova upset 2004 champion ... 21 hours ago Former Cardinals QB Matt Leinart lands with Texans After passing on one USC Heisman Trophy winner, the Houston Texans are taking a flyer on another.Per ESPN, QB Matt Leinart's brief NFL exile ... 21 hours ago T.J. Houshmandzadeh: Ray Lewis recruited him to Ravens to help win Super Bowl Baltimore Ravens spiritual leader and 11-time Pro Bowl linebacker Ray Lewis reached out Sunday to former Seattle and Cincinnati wide receiver ... 24 hours ago ESPN: Former Cardinals QB Matt Leinart lands with Texans After passing on one USC Heisman Trophy winner, the Houston Texans are taking a flyer on another.Per ESPN, QB Matt Leinart's brief NFL exile ... 24 hours ago In progress: Steve Gardner chat We're heading down the home stretch with less than a month left in the regular season. That means it's time to make a run at winning your league. ...