CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — A hole-in-one on the 154-yard 11th hole helped Tag Ridings of Roanoke, Texas, to a first-round 64 at the Travelers Championship. “It’s been awhile since I’ve had one of those,” said Ridings, who used a 9-iron to hole his ace, the first on the course since 2007, just the fifth ace […]

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Kenny Perry shot a 61 to tie the course record and take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday. Perry, who has finished in the top-10 seven times at this tournament, shot a 29 on the front nine, and had no bogeys. He flirted with […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The New York Yankees must have been wondering if they’d ever get a hit, much less score a run. Then Joe Girardi got tossed, Francisco Cervelli hit an unlikely home run and Alex Rodriguez finally came through. Sparked by their manager’s ejection, the Yankees broke out offensively to beat the Atlanta Braves […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England defender Darrius Barnes deflected Hercules Gomez’s shot past goalkeeper Matt Reis in the 85th minute for an own goal to give the Kansas City Wizards a 1-1 tie with the Revolution in a Superliga tournament game Wednesday. The defending champion Revolution dominated most of the game despite playing a […]

PARKERSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of mourners prayed and embraced at a stadium in rural Iowa to remember a longtime high school football coach who authorities say was gunned down by one of his former players. Pastors told onlookers during a Wednesday night vigil to pray and seek God’s guidance following Ed Thomas’ death. The […]

Smoltz tries to stay calm on eve of Red Sox debut WASHINGTON (AP) — After reflecting on the three weeks of sleepless nights that followed his shoulder surgery, John Smoltz sounded as if he might be tossing and turning one more time – this time out of sheer anxiousness over his first major league start […]

Ortiz gets 1,000th RBI; Red Sox top Nationals 6-4 WASHINGTON (AP) — David Ortiz got his 1,000th RBI, Nick Green played a scary game of dodge-the-bat, and the Boston Red Sox looked right at home again in the nation’s capital Wednesday night in a 6-4 victory over the Washington Nationals. Red Sox Nation invaded Nationals […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A look at Wimbledon on Wednesday: Weather: Sunny. High of 75 degrees. Attendance: 46,826, the third day in a row the tournament’s single-day record has been broken. It’s also an increase of 5,991 over Day 3 in 2008. Men’s Seeded Winners: No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 4 Novak Djokovic, No. 7 […]

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Nobody would have begrudged Lucas Glover a week off. After all, the 29-year-old journeyman won the U.S. Open on Monday, spent Tuesday doing Regis and Letterman, and took his new trophy to the top of the Empire State building. But on Wednesday, Glover was in Connecticut playing in the pro-am for […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Julius Peppers’ stalemate with the Carolina Panthers is over, leaving the defensive end rich and the NFC South champions free from worrying about a holdout. Peppers signed his one-year, $16.7 million tender on Wednesday, five months after the four-time Pro Bowl selection first announced he wanted to play elsewhere next season. […]