ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose passion for golf helped to boost its popularity after World War II, was selected Friday to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He will be the first U.S. president in the Hall of Fame when he is inducted posthumously Nov. 2 […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have picked right wing Jordan Caron with the 25th overall selection in the NHL draft. Caron is 19 years old. He had 36 goals with 31 assists last year in junior hockey in Quebec for Rimouski. He is 6-foot-2 and 199 pounds. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli was booed […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers made the biggest early splash at the NHL draft when they acquired star defenseman Chris Pronger on Friday. Pronger and prospect Ryan Dingle went from the Anaheim Ducks to Philadelphia for forward Joffrey Lupul, defenseman Luca Sbisa, first-round picks in 2009 and 2010 and a conditional third-round pick in […]

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 […]