Chris Pronger aims to bring wisdom to Flyers By Sam Carchidi The Philadelphia Inquirer MONTREAL — Chris Pronger, the Flyers’ new defensive cornerstone, still has a mean streak in him, but if you listen to those close to the Player Who Was Acquired to Win the Stanley Cup, it’s now a “controlled mean streak. He […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ron Hornaday dominated his second race consecutive race and won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Memphis Motorsports Park. Hornaday, who won last week at Milwaukee by leading 180 of 200 laps, had a similar performance in the MemphisTravel.com 200 on Saturday night. He started on the pole […]

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Paul Goydos birdied five holes on the back nine Saturday and held a one-stroke lead over Kenny Perry after the third round of the Travelers Championship. Goydos’ 28-foot putt from off the green on the 16th highlighted a third-round 63, tying Hunter Mahan for the best round of the day. “I […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Landon Donovan remembers the first time he played the Brazilians, when his under-23 team trudged off the field, victims of a 7-0 thrashing. “I haven’t beaten Brazil on any level,” the U.S. forward said. “It would be amazing to do it tomorrow.” Amazing, unbelievable, spectacular — any adjective would apply. When the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Alexandra may need to run against the boys just to find some competition. The Preakness winner romped to a 19¼-length victory in the $300,000 Mother Goose on Saturday, splitting Malibu Prayer and Flashing on the far turn at Belmont Park and pulling away down the long front stretch to win […]

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Kyle Busch figured out a way to win again in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series. After two straight frustrating runner-up finishes in the second tier series, Busch passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano near the end of the Camping World 200 on Saturday and held off the precocious 19-year-old to get the […]

Kansas City Royals pitcher Sidney Ponson tested positive for a stimulant during the World Baseball Classic and has been banned from international competition for two years. Major League Baseball will not suspend Ponson. Under the drug rules, he will be treated as a first-time offender and is subject to a medical review and fine. The […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — If the underdog U.S. men’s team is going to win its first FIFA final by stunning another powerhouse, the Americans know they’ll need some tough defense to go with the energy they’re suddenly showing. The United States, still elated with its 2-0 upset of European champion Spain in the Confederations Cup semifinal, […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — As Ivo Karlovic unfurled his 6-foot-10 frame and pounded ace after ace after ace at Wimbledon on Friday, his opponent quickly came to a realization. “You cannot do nothing,” said ninth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. No, you can’t. Not when Karlovic, the tallest player in tour history, is at his serve-smacking […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius sued the team and the Cleveland Clinic on Friday, saying the team misrepresented the cleanliness of its training facility and blaming doctors with negligence over a staph infection in his right knee that kept him from playing last year. The lawsuit alleges that physicians Anthony Miniaci […]