Dara Torres plans to have major surgery on her arthritic left knee at the end of the summer. The 42-year-old Torres said on a conference call Wednesday that she might not swim the 100-meter freestyle at next week’s U.S. national championships, partly because it’s painful to do a flip turn. She expects to compete in […]

BOSTON (AP) — Byron Bitz has signed a multiyear contract to stay with the Boston Bruins. The deal announced Wednesday keeps the 24-year-old forward with the team after a rookie season in which he had four goals and three assists in 35 games and showed a physical style. In five playoff games, he had one […]

Jamie McMurray could hardly wait to get the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season going. After all, he closed out last year with five top-10 finishes in the last six races, including three straight third-place runs to end the season. But after a 33rd-place showing in the No. 26 Roush Fenway Racing Ford at New Hampshire […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball is expanding All-Star rosters yet again. Each league will have 33 players for the July 14 game at St. Louis, with an extra pitcher added to bring the total to 13. The commissioner’s office said Wednesday the extra spot will be a manager’s choice. There are eight fan-elected starters, eight […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Minnesota catcher Mike Redmond left the game against Kansas City in the fifth inning Wednesday after getting hit by a foul tip. The club said he was struck in the right forearm. X-rays were negative. He left the field with assistance after staying on the ground a few minutes. The […]

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic may be the next U.S. LPGA tournament to miss the cut. The Farr, named for the actor who played a reluctant corporal on the classic TV series “M.A.S.H.”, is being played for the 25th time — and possibly last — this week at Highland Meadows […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two months after a positive drug test for methamphetamines, Jeremy Mayfield is getting ready to return to NASCAR. U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction to allow the driver to get back behind the wheel at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. “This is huge for us,” […]

Joe Gibbs didn’t expect his gamble to pay off so soon. The car owner hedged when asked whether he expected Joey Logano to win a race during his rookie season in Sprint Cup. “Do I need to tell the truth on that?” the former NFL coach replied, grinning. The kid who started driving when he […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Nick Markakis hit a two-run double off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon to complete the biggest comeback in Baltimore Orioles history, an 11-10 win Tuesday night before a mixture of delirious hometown fans and stunned Red Sox backers. Baltimore trailed 10-1 before scoring five runs in the seventh inning and five more in […]

Some big names will be out there. The big spenders will be harder to find. Free agency opens in the NBA on Wednesday, but there should be few fireworks this July. The blockbuster trades were last week, and the real free agent bonanza is next year. Financial difficulties, combined with the potential of one of […]