RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) – Outplayed by Italy and Brazil, the U.S. soccer team once again was on the verge of first-round elimination from a big international tournament. To reach the semifinals of the Confederations Cup, the Americans needed to beat Egypt by at least three goals while the Italians lost to Brazil by at […]

MONTREAL (AP) – Michael Phelps has won the 100-meter freestyle at the Canada Cup to sweep both events he entered at the meet. His time of 48.65 seconds Sunday improved on the 48.87 he swam one week earlier, when he finished second to defending world champion Brent Hayden of Canada in Santa Clara, Calif. The […]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) – Halfway through his third round, Ricky Barnes had a six-shot lead and a smile to match in the U.S. Open. Ten holes later, with darkness gathering, he couldn’t get off Bethpage Black fast enough. The final few hours Sunday changed everything in a start-and-stop U.S. Open headed for a Monday finish. […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – Who says the oldest and most tradition-laden of tennis’ major championships doesn’t change with the times? There is, at long last, a retractable roof atop Centre Court at Wimbledon this year. Video review of line calls and equal prize money for men and women came along ages ago (well, OK, in […]

DETROIT (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched five strong innings to win for the first time this season and manager Terry Francona earned his 500th victory as the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Tuesday night. Francona became the third Boston manager to reach that plateau with the Red Sox, joining Joe Cronin […]