CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Moments after completing the final sprint of the Miami Hurricanes’ season-opening practice Saturday, Eric Moncur slowly removed his helmet. He looked exhausted. Still, it’s a safe bet that no Hurricane cherished being back on the field more than Moncur, whose time at Miami has been marred by heartbreak and disappointment […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A number of details in Eli Manning’s new contract still need to be ironed out before the New York Giants quarterback signs the $97 million, six-year extension that will make him the NFL’s highest-paid player based on annual salary. Three days after the agreement was reached, Giants general manager Jerry Reese […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez broke up an electric pitchers’ duel in the 15th inning with his first homer in three weeks, giving the New York Yankees a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. A day after the Yankees bashed Boston and John Smoltz 13-6 in a game that ended […]

By Wallace Matthews Newsday NEW YORK — One game does not a season make, or even a season series, but if ever one victory felt as if it could cancel out eight losses, Thursday night’s Yankees blowout of the Red Sox was that game. But that is what eight runs in one inning will do […]

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods were side-by-side on the practice range, warming up for another round at the Bridgestone Invitational, their routines nothing alike. Woods, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour this year, was conventional in his warmup, working his way from a wedge to a driver. Harrington, winless since […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Derrick Burgess spent another day away from practice. For a change, no one seemed upset. Not even the linebacker whose chance for a starting job faded when the New England Patriots obtained Burgess, a strong pass rusher and two-time Pro Bowl player, from the Oakland Raiders. “You can’t worry,” Pierre Woods […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jason Giambi’s second stint with the Oakland Athletics didn’t pan out as either side had hoped. On Friday, they parted ways — most certainly for good this time. Giambi was released by the A’s, cutting short the struggling slugger’s return to his first major league club. It’s unclear whether he will […]

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Hester is a changed man. After voicing frustration last season with his inability to break punt or kickoff return touchdowns while learning to be a wide receiver, Hester this year has accepted a slimmed down special teams responsibility. He’s going to focus on being a better […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A minor league pitcher convicted of throwing a baseball that injured a fan during an on-field melee in Ohio last year has been released from jail pending appeal. A Montgomery County judge Thursday sentenced 22-year-old Julio Castillo to 30 days in jail and three years probation. Castillo’s attorney asked the judge […]

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) — Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham says he is thinking about buying an MLS team when his current contract is up. “I still want to be involved. I want to be an ambassador of the league,” he told reporters on Friday, a day before the Galaxy play the New England Revolution […]