NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was fined $10,000 Sunday for a profanity-laced tirade directed at a U.S. Open line judge, and an investigation is under way to determine whether there should be additional punishment. The $10,000 penalty — not quite 3 percent of the $350,000 in prize money Williams earned by reaching the semifinals […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Few drivers willingly leave Hendrick Motorsports, the powerhouse race team that runs up front and challenges for championships on an annual basis. Brian Vickers did in one of the most head-scratching career decisions in recent NASCAR memory. He walked away from a dream job at the end of 2006 to take […]

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Maicon Santos and Sacha Kljestan scored goals, and Zach Thornton finished with his ninth shutout to give Chivas USA a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday. Chivas USA (11-9-3), which snapped a two-game losing streak, moved into a tie with Colorado for fourth in the Western Conference and […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins, coming off a season during which they accumulated the third most points in franchise history and won a postseason series for the first time in 10 years, reported for training camp Sunday with hopes of even better production in the 2009-10 season. The Bruins finished first in the Eastern […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots’ defense wants to prove it’s just as strong without five veteran starters. Terrell Owens sees nothing to prove in his debut with the Buffalo Bills. “Not at all,” he said. “Anybody that has anything to question, as far as my abilities go, their opinions, you know, they […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Denny Hamlin suffered his fair share of heartbreak at Richmond International Raceway, the home track where he so desperately wanted a win. He finally got it Saturday night, but the victory celebration was muted. Kyle Busch, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, fell eight points short of making the Chase for the […]

BOSTON (AP) — Josh Beckett won his first game in a month, Alex Gonzalez led an eight-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-1 in a game called by rain in the top of the sixth Saturday night. It was another encouraging sign for Beckett after a four-game stretch […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams’ U.S. Open title defense ended in bizarre, ugly fashion Saturday night, when she was penalized a point on match point after yelling and shaking her racket in the direction of an official who called a foot fault. Williams lost to unseeded, unranked Kim Clijsters 6-4, 7-5 in a taut […]

OXFORD — Veteran short track driver Tommy Ricker powered around the outside of Scott Luce on lap 18 and pulled away to claim the final 40-lap Late Model trophy dash of 2009 on Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Jason Larrabee led the first four circuits before Gary Chiasson took command. Scott Luce and Chiasson […]

LEMONT, Ill. — Tiger Woods started with a bogey. His best shot led to a par. It turned out to be his best round of the year. Getting better with every shot, Woods broke the course record at Cog Hill and blew away the field Saturday in the BMW Championship with a 9-under 62 that […]