MLB cooperates with fed probe into Ramirez’s drug NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball is cooperating with a federal investigation into where Manny Ramirez got the performance-enhancing drug that resulted in his 50-game suspension. The Drug Enforcement Administration is checking whether a doctor in Miami and his son were the source of the drug, […]

Eds: Mets 3, Cardinals 2. Optional. Santana leads Mets over Cardinals 3-2 RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Johan Santana was struggling. He had gone to 3-0 counts on four of his first 11 batters – something he hadn’t done in an entire game in six years, not counting intentional walks. “My […]

Eds: Astros 5, Royals 4. UPDATES. Berkman’s four RBIs lead Astros past Royals 5-4 KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) – Lance Berkman homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Houston Astros overcome an error-filled day and beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Thursday. Berkman entered the game needing to […]

BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. (AP) — The first road cycling course proposed for Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid began in the city’s suburbs and wound its way through some hilly terrain before building to a big finish downtown in the heart of the Olympic village. It was roundly rejected as being too easy. That sent former professional […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — French Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova certainly played like a champion Thursday in dispatching Pauline Parmentier at Wimbledon. She’s just not sure she’s being treated like one. Kuznetsova questioned the court placings at the tournament after winning her second-round match 6-1, 6-3 in 59 minutes playing on Court 3. Despite coming off […]

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — A hole-in-one on the 154-yard 11th hole helped Tag Ridings of Roanoke, Texas, to a first-round 64 at the Travelers Championship. “It’s been awhile since I’ve had one of those,” said Ridings, who used a 9-iron to hole his ace, the first on the course since 2007, just the fifth ace […]

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Kenny Perry shot a 61 to tie the course record and take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday. Perry, who has finished in the top-10 seven times at this tournament, shot a 29 on the front nine, and had no bogeys. He flirted with […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The New York Yankees must have been wondering if they’d ever get a hit, much less score a run. Then Joe Girardi got tossed, Francisco Cervelli hit an unlikely home run and Alex Rodriguez finally came through. Sparked by their manager’s ejection, the Yankees broke out offensively to beat the Atlanta Braves […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England defender Darrius Barnes deflected Hercules Gomez’s shot past goalkeeper Matt Reis in the 85th minute for an own goal to give the Kansas City Wizards a 1-1 tie with the Revolution in a Superliga tournament game Wednesday. The defending champion Revolution dominated most of the game despite playing a […]

PARKERSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of mourners prayed and embraced at a stadium in rural Iowa to remember a longtime high school football coach who authorities say was gunned down by one of his former players. Pastors told onlookers during a Wednesday night vigil to pray and seek God’s guidance following Ed Thomas’ death. The […]