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 […]

Turnberry is defined by great vistas and great champions, quite an identity for only being part of the British Open rotation the last 32 years. Move it to America and it might as well be called Pebble Beach. It curves around the rugged Ayrshire coast, with nearly half of the holes positioned along a section […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Through the frustrations of his struggles and a demotion to the bullpen, Jonathan Sanchez remained steadfast he could be an effective major league pitcher. His standard phrase: “I just want to pitch.” He never wavered, never complained about his fortunes. The quiet left-hander showed everybody with an improbable no-hitter Friday night […]

BOSTON (AP) — Orlando Cabrera watched Tim Wakefield’s knuckleball weave through the air. It fluttered slowly to the left, then right, then left again — all on a single pitch. Cabrera held only a baseball bat when he could have used a butterfly net. “I look at him and just smile,” Oakland’s shortstop and Wakefield’s […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Sanchez, an unlikely candidate, pitched the majors’ first no-hitter this season Friday night, dominating the San Diego Padres with an array of pitches in the San Francisco Giants’ 8-0 victory. The 26-year-old left-hander returned to the rotation after a nearly three-week demotion to the bullpen — and he only got […]