MLB denies Yanks’ protest NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball president Bob DuPuy has denied the formal protest filed by the New York Yankees after a disputed loss to the Florida Marlins. New York manager Joe Girardi protested Sunday’s 6-5 defeat at Florida because of a Marlins substitution mix-up. In the top of the […]

Griffin confident he can turn around Clippers NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Griffin heard the doubters who wondered why he was joining a college team coming off a 16-15 season. “A lot of people, when I committed to Oklahoma, asked me, ‘Why did you commit there? Why didn’t you go to Kansas or Duke or […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jason Bay had four hits, including his 19th homer and a two-run single that helped break open the game in the eighth inning, and Jacoby Ellsbury’s had the first two-triple game of his career and a pair of singles in the Boston Red Sox’s 11-3 victory against the overmatched Washington Nationals on […]

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Garden will be quiet for the NBA draft. No party for the season ticketholders and sponsors. No network live shot from the war room. No congratulatory phone call to the next Boston Celtics star on Thursday night, when the top college and international players are distributed around the league. […]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) – Lucas Glover finally found dry ground where he could pose with his U.S. Open trophy, taking it to the top of the Empire State Building on Tuesday. He left behind a U.S. Open that might be remembered mostly as a muddy mess. None of the four rounds started and ended on […]

Brent Sutter hired as new coach of Flames CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — General manager Darryl Sutter hired his brother Brent Sutter to be the new coach of the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The addition of Brent pushes the total number of Sutters in the Flames organization to five. Brother Duane is director of player personnel, […]

Steve Yzerman’s greatest accomplishment in captaining the Detroit Red Wings to the 2002 Stanley Cup might have been managing all the egos on that star-studded roster. The talent of that team was never more evident than Tuesday, when three members were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille will […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five points into her opening match at Wimbledon, Venus Williams slipped and went sprawling on the grass she loves. The five-time champion recovered from her stumble at the start Tuesday and defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2. It was Williams’ first appearance on Centre Court since the 2008 final, when she beat […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Fehr is retiring as head of the baseball players’ association after more than a quarter-century in charge of the powerful labor union. Fehr, who turns 61 next month, said Monday he will retire no later than the end of March. Subject to approval by the union’s executive board, he will […]

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Growing up in Nigeria, Robert Ojeah fretted over the demands of everyday life, the sort of things that shouldn\’t be a burden to a child. Would he have a roof over his head that night? What was he going to do for money? Where was his next meal coming from? “We […]