DOVER, Del. (AP) — Gentleman, stop your wagering. The idea of putting $5 to win on the No. 5 has gone bust at Dover. This could have been the weekend when gamblers and sports fans wagered on the NASCAR race at the Dover Downs casino and walked over to the Dover International Speedway to see […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Clint Bowyer raced to his second Nationwide Series victory of the season on Saturday, taking the lead with 83 laps to go on the concrete at Dover International Speedway. His celebration was ignored as all attention turned to a brief, but heated, confrontation on pit road between Denny Hamlin and Brad […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees really bruised the Red Sox. Jon Lester was knocked out by a line drive near his right knee Friday night, when Joba Chamberlain led New York over Boston 9-5 for his first win in 1½ months. Alex Rodriguez homered, drove in four runs and tied a career high with […]

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — After a spirited practice, the Cleveland Browns were still in a playful mood so they decided to pull a prank one of their rookies. Coye Francies didn’t care for the joke. The first-year cornerback, incensed over being soaked with water by some of his teammates, threw a bucket of ice and […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brad Lidge is no longer the full-time closer for the Philadelphia Phillies. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. says the World Series champions will consider options besides Lidge. Amaro added Friday that Lidge could remain in the mix. FoxSports.com first reported that the Phillies would try other pitchers as their closer. Lidge has […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leave it to Manny Ramirez to make the case that there is no difference between facing a rookie starting pitcher and a veteran. “It really doesn’t matter. It’s the same,” the slugger said with a shrug and a smile this week while his Los Angeles Dodgers were in town to face the […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Tiger Woods had a chance to pull away from the field. He had to settle for a one-shot lead Friday in the Tour Championship, which was still not a bad place to be. Over the final four holes, Woods missed consecutive putts from about 4 feet — one putt for eagle, the […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson will go for the Dover sweep from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 157.356 mph on Friday at Dover International Speedway and will start first for only the second time this season. He led a career-high 298 laps in May to win at the Monster Mile. “A pole […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — His career championship count has been stuck on four since 2001. Jeff Gordon might as well have reset that number to zero since the inception of the Chase for the championship. Gordon has done it all in a career that long ago marked him as one of NASCAR’s all-time greats. The […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Randy Moss and Wes Welker have formed a potent 1-2 punch for the New England Patriots the past two seasons. But injuries to both could leave the Pats punchless Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Welker and Moss were listed as questionable after they missed practice Friday. Welker had limited participation in […]