LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Kasey Kahne led more laps than any driver at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He would haved traded them all to finish the race. Kahne’s stellar early performance Sunday collapsed with about 95 laps left when his No. 9 Ford experienced engine trouble. Kahne, who led 110 laps, was running third when […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jon Lester pitched a five-hitter, David Ortiz splashed a home run into McCovey Cove and the Boston Red Sox beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 5-1 Sunday. Lester put the Red Sox ahead for good with a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Adrian Beltre also homered and Marco […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are going to have to find a way to win without Dustin Pedroia, their most reliable hitter of late. Perhaps for a while. The All-Star second baseman was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a broken left foot and it’s unclear how long he might […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Cameron hit a three-run homer, Darnell McDonald also connected and the Boston Red Sox beat the San Francisco Giants and their top pitching prospect 4-2 on Saturday. Scott Atchison (1-1) tossed 2 1-3 innings for the win against his former team after Boston starter Clay Buchholz was removed early because […]

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) — The nail-biter comeback wasn’t there this time. The U.S. soccer team relied on it once too often. Life on the World Cup edge came to an exhausting and crushing end against a familiar foe Saturday night, when Ghana — led by Asamoah Gyan’s goal 3 minutes into overtime — posted […]

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — The Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship traditionally kicks off at New Hampshire. So does the 10-race sprint to make the 12-driver field. When drivers return here in September, they hope they are gearing up for a championship run. With only 10 races left until the field is set, the pressure […]

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Even on their first day with the Celtics, draft picks Avery Bradley and Luke Harangody were reminded about Boston’s hunger for a championship. On Friday, the pair walked into the team’s practice facility and saw an empty white banner on a corner wall and all the clocks and scoreboards with the […]

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Wrecks. Revenge. Name calling. Sounds like a recipe for a summer blockbuster coming to a theater near you. Instead, it’s just another week in the Sprint Cup series where tempers are flaring, drivers are feuding and payback lurks right around the next turn. Rivalries are heating up with the temperatures as […]

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AP) — Whether buoyed or burdened by carrying Africa’s hopes at the World Cup, Ghana now finds its route to the quarterfinals blocked by a United States side out to avenge a contentious loss four years ago. The Ghanians reached this round of 16 at the 2006 World Cup — also as […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers selected forward Taylor Hall with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Friday, finally ending a yearlong debate about the two best 18-year-old prospects in hockey. The league-worst Oilers chose Hall over fellow OHL forward Tyler Seguin on Friday, making the toughest call at the top […]