ATLANTA (AP) — John Smoltz woke up in his own bed, made pancakes for the kids, took a dip in the pool, then headed to the ballpark. That’s where things got a little strange. “I can’t help but think about all the times I drove in here, walked through that tunnel and made a quick […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. Milton Bradley of the Cubs went after the Gatorade cooler in the dugout after he flied out in the top of […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A look at Wimbledon’s third round on Friday: Weather: Cloudy. High of 75 degrees. Attendance: 41,870, an increase of 1,888 from Day 5 in 2008. Men’s seeded winners: No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 4 Novak Djokovic, No. 7 Fernando Verdasco, No. 13 Robin Soderling, No. 22 Ivo Karlovic. Men’s seeded losers: […]

Floyd Mayweather’s return to boxing is back on. The flamboyant former pound-for-pound king, who was scheduled to fight Juan Manuel Marquez next month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, issued a statement Friday that said he’s been cleared by doctors and the fight has been rescheduled for Sept. 19. Mayweather, who is coming out […]

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Kenny Perry followed up his opening 61 with a 68 Friday and held on to a two-stroke lead when thunderstorms halted the second round of the Travelers Championship. Perry, who tied the course record Thursday, said he actually hit the ball better on Friday, but lost his touch with the putter. […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 30-year-old man fell headfirst from the upper deck at Busch Stadium on to the concourse below before the St. Louis Cardinals played the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Witnesses said it appeared the man fainted in the 92-degree heat. Joe Walsh, director of stadium operations, said the fan fell on […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dario Franchitti hasn’t lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn’t so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night. “The car was understeering off of (turn) two and it was probably oversteering out of four, so it took some hanging onto,” Franchitti said after averaging 167.315 mph […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Revolution have put forward Taylor Twellman on the disabled list because of symptoms of a concussion. Twellman will miss at least six games. He last played for the team on June 7, when he had a relapse of the symptoms. When he went to a doctor’s appointment on […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Even as one of the biggest celebrities in sport, meeting Michael Jackson was enough to make Serena Williams star-struck each time. Williams and Roger Federer were among the millions of fans lamenting the pop star’s death Friday as they continue their bids for Wimbledon titles. “Words can’t express my shock and […]