BOSTON (AP) — John Smoltz finally felt as if he contributed to the Boston Red Sox. He doesn’t expect it to be for the last time. Smoltz got his first win for Boston and Kevin Youkilis hit two home runs to lift the Red Sox over the Kansas City Royals 15-9 Saturday night. “I feel […]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Titans quarterback Vince Young didn’t expect to speak Saturday during his mentor’s funeral. He wound up summing up the emotional day with just a few words. “Steve was like a hero to me, and heroes are not supposed to die,” Young said before stopping to rub his eyes as he talked […]

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Former champion Cristie Kerr scrambled for a 1-over 72 Saturday to take a two-shot lead over Eun Hee Ji of South Korea after three rounds of the U.S. Women’s Open. Kerr, the 2007 champion, was at 2-under 211, the only subpar score after three rounds at Saucon Valley Country Club as […]

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Steve Stricker has vaulted into second place at the John Deere Classic, tying a course record and matching the lowest score of his career with a 10-under 61 Saturday that left him three strokes behind Darron Stiles through two rounds. Stiles (65), the first-round co-leader with Lee Janzen, remained on top […]

MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. (AP) — The shocking news spread first via text and cell phone messages on the Fourth of July holiday. It was almost too strange and terrible to believe. Former NFL star Steve McNair had been shot to death. Air McNair, the seemingly indestructible quarterback who had played through all sorts of injuries […]

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday. Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body […]

SAINT-GIRONS, France (AP) — Lance Armstrong is trying not to let his rivalry with Alberto Contador distract him and the rest of the Astana team at the Tour de France. On Saturday, the status quo between Contador and Armstrong prevailed as Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain won the eighth stage in the Pyrenees, while Italy’s […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Hopes were so high when the New York Mets moved into Citi Field. They had a new attitude in a new ballpark. They were going to put consecutive September collapses behind them. And then Mike Pelfrey faced San Diego’s Jody Gerut, who three pitches in became the first hitter to christen […]

POREC, Croatia (AP) — Bob and Mike Bryan beat Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko to keep the United States alive in the Davis Cup, cutting Croatia’s quarterfinal lead to 2-1 on Saturday. The Bryan brothers cruised to a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 doubles win on the indoor clay at Zatika Hall. The U.S. is 1-34 when […]

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Monica Seles leads this year’s class of inductees into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Seles won nine Grand Slam singles titles, including eight before she was 20. She was the top-ranked women’s player in the world for 178 weeks and was known for her two-handed swings. Her career was interrupted […]