ENDICOTT, New York (AP) — Fred Funk shot an 8-under 64 to gain a two-shot lead over Jay Haas and Lonnie Nielsen in the rain-delayed first round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open on Friday. Mike Hulbert also was at 6 under through 15 holes. It was Funk’s best round on the Champions Tour since […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Xavier Nady has reinjured his elbow and appears headed for season-ending surgery. Nady felt pain when making a throw during a rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton on Thursday night. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Nady walked off the field in the fifth inning, two innings after feeling pain. “I’m more disappointed […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Nationwide series will emulate the top NASCAR circuit by using double-file restarts with the leaders at the front throughout races, beginning with the event at Daytona International Speedway on July 3. Just as the Sprint Cup series has moved away from having lapped cars next to the lead cars […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal hasn’t picked out a house in Cleveland yet. He has chosen a jersey number – his old one. Shaq is going back to No. 33. Traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, the 15-time All-Star has decided to wear 33, the team confirmed Friday. That’s the number O’Neal wore in […]

BOSTON (AP) — Lester Hudson of Tennessee-Martin is the Boston Celtics only pick of Thursday night’s NBA draft. The 2008 NBA champions chose the 6-foot-3 guard with the 58th of the draft’s 60 picks. The Celtics had traded their first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 7-for-1 trade for Kevin Garnett after the 2006-07 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Griffin was the consensus No. 1 pick. Shaq to the Cavs was the consensus blockbuster. On a day of head-turning trades around the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers started Thursday night’s draft with the obvious choice: Griffin, the only player considered a sure thing in a class full of question […]

ATLANTA (AP) – Alex Rodriguez tied Reggie Jackson with his 563rd home run and Mariano Rivera earned his 499th career save in the New York Yankees’ 11-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night. The Yankees have won two straight after a three-game losing streak. New York took sole possession of second place in […]

MIAMI (AP) — Hanley Ramirez hit a grand slam, and Cody Ross and Dan Uggla each homered as the Florida Marlins cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 11-3 on Thursday. It was the third grand slam of the season for Ramirez, tying him for the single-season franchise record with Ross (2009), Jeff Conine (2004) and Bobby […]

Eds: Reds 7, Blue Jays 5. UPDATES. Votto homers, has four hits as Reds beat Blue Jays TORONTO (AP) – Joey Votto hit a tiebreaking home run among his four hits and the Cincinnati Reds avoided a sweep, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Thursday night. Born in suburban Toronto, Votto came in 2 […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Germany’s Sandra Gal kept loose over a game of chess during a rain delay and shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to lead Jiyai Shin by one stroke before darkness suspended first-round play at the Wegmans LPGA. An afternoon storm packing hail, lightning and torrential rain interrupted the tournament for three hours […]