PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Vick flicked his wrist and fired tight spirals deep downfield. A two-year layoff sure didn’t hurt Vick’s arm strength. He showed off his skills Saturday in his first NFL practice with the Philadelphia Eagles since completing his prison sentence. “He throws the ball as hard as anybody I’ve ever seen,” said […]

LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Lance Armstrong can’t remember the last time he raced 65 miles by himself. “I don’t know, maybe when I was a young, young kid,” he said. “You would never do that on the Tour, so none of the Tours I won. “Quite literally in those Tours, excluding time trials, I probably […]

 CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Tiger Woods is one round away from winning another major, with more company than he wanted. Equipped with a four-shot lead Saturday at the PGA Championship, Woods played conservatively on another windy afternoon at Hazeltine until his lead was gone. Only at the end of the day did he find some […]

 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Victor Martinez’s two-run double keyed a six-run ninth inning that lifted the Boston Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night, preserving their lead in the AL wild card. Martinez’s two-out hit gave the Red Sox a 5-4 lead and the win in the opener of […]

 CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Three players took turn sharing the lead with Tiger Woods until he stood alone at the PGA Championship. The final hour at Hazeltine changed everything. Woods fired off three straight birdies, which began with a drive onto the fringe of the 299-yard 14th hole and ended with Woods nodding his head […]

MONTREAL (AP) – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pulled out a stunning victory over Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro followed with a two-set win over Rafael Nadal on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup. The two stars were ousted after entering the tournament after time off. Nadal was coming back from 10 […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — If Major League Baseball wants to talk with Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo about the supplements he takes, he doesn’t know about it. Arroyo told USA Today this week that he takes supplements which haven’t been approved by MLB. Baseball said it would like to talk with Arroyo and remind him which […]

CARSON, California (AP) — Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan tested positive for what was believed to be swine flu, and his teammates are taking precautions. Donovan was to be evaluated by a doctor on Friday and Saturday, the team said. His status for the Galaxy’s game against Seattle on Saturday in Major League Soccer […]

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Kim Clijsters’ comeback ran into a No. 1 problem. Playing her first tournament in more than two years, the Belgian couldn’t keep up with the world’s top-ranked player on Friday. Dinara Safina repeatedly broke her serve during a 6-2, 7-5 victory to reach the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open and finish […]

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Brian Vickers is fast, especially at Michigan International Speedway. Now he’s hoping to turn his raw speed into a race victory, along with some momentum to help him springboard into NASCAR’s championship chase. Vickers turned a lap of 187.242 mph on Friday, winning pole position for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at […]