SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Rachel Alexandra can handle older men, too. The sensational 3-year-old filly became the first female to win the prestigious Woodward Stakes on Saturday, holding off Macho Again by a head and leaving six others in her wake. She beat 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds in an electrifying race before a cheering […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Gavin Floyd had taken no-hit bids deep into games before, so he knew what to expect. He had another one going Saturday — a perfect game, in fact — against one of the best teams in the AL, the Boston Red Sox. After retiring his first 17 batters, Floyd gave up a […]

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Tony Stewart can take it easy the next couple of weekends. Same for Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. The real action can be found further down the Sprint Cup standings. With two races left until the Chase for the Championship, there’s quite a battle shaping up for those last couple of […]

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Tony Stewart expects to one day be trading paint with Danica Patrick. While racing’s most prominent female driver ponders her options for next year, Stewart said Saturday he has no doubts that Patrick will eventually make the jump to stock cars. He should know: They’ve talked frequently about what it would […]

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. won his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, just in time for the track’s first scheduled race entirely under the lights. Truex qualified first for Sunday night’s Pep Boys Auto 500 with his lap of 184.149 mph. It is Truex’s second pole of the season after […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots reached the NFL’s 53-man roster limit on Saturday by cutting 10 players and placing three on season-ending injured reserve, including linebacker Shawn Crable. The moves on Saturday were first announced on the team’s Twitter account. The team was also made two trades involving tight ends, sending David […]

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Tiger Woods couldn’t make enough putts to catch up with the players who couldn’t miss. Sean O’Hair and Jim Furyk set the pace Saturday at the Deutsche Bank Championship and brought Retief Goosen along for the ride. That threesome combined to make 17 birdies and one eagle, finishing two rounds at […]

David Tyree has gone from Super Bowl hero to out of a job. Tyree was released by the New York Giants on Saturday in the final cutdown that also featured a late trade, with backup tight end Michael Matthews, another Super Bowl veteran, being shipped to the New England Patriots for a conditional draft pick. […]

The Boss is back. Time for the Patriots — and the NFL — to rock again. Tom Brady, the NFL’s version of Springsteen/Bono/Petty, is throwing passes and avoiding paparazzi, and pro football is the better for it. This guy is no halftime act at the Super Bowl. He’s the reason New England again is favored […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Coming home after a disappointing 3-8 road trip that made their playoff chances remote at best, the Chicago White Sox responded with one of their most potent offensive displays of the season. Mark Kotsay homered and had three RBIs against his former team, and Chris Getz went 4 for 5 as the […]