WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — In happier economic times, Brad Keselowski’s career might be in high gear. Instead he worries that he’s going nowhere fast. The 25-year-old Keselowski raised eyebrows with his unexpected Sprint Cup series win at Talladega in April, taking the checkered flag as Carl Edwards went airborne in a spectacular crash at […]

DETROIT (AP) — He won’t be a Detroit Red Wing, but Chris Chelios still wants to play. The 47-year-old defenseman said Wednesday he has no hard feelings about Detroit’s decision not to sign him for next season. In fact, he says his 10 years as a Red Wing couldn’t have turned out better. “Absolutely no […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins are trying to move up from the 25th pick in the NHL draft to take a particular player they like. That player is not among a group of about four in the draft who are ready to play next season, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Tuesday. “I’ve had […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez was welcomed back to baseball with rousing cheers. In the minor leagues, anyway. Ramirez, easing back into playing shape after a 50-game drug suspension, suited up for Tuesday night’s game with the Albuquerque Isotopes, wearing No. 99 for the Dodgers’ top farm club. He played […]

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A look at Wimbledon on Tuesday: Weather: Sunny. High of 75 degrees. Attendance: 45,955, a new tournament single-day record. Men’s Seeded Winners: No. 3 Andy Murray, No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro, No. 6 Andy Roddick, No. 8 Gilles Simon, No. 10 Fernando Gonzalez, No. 12 Nikolay Davydenko, No. 16 David […]

MLB denies Yanks’ protest NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball president Bob DuPuy has denied the formal protest filed by the New York Yankees after a disputed loss to the Florida Marlins. New York manager Joe Girardi protested Sunday’s 6-5 defeat at Florida because of a Marlins substitution mix-up. In the top of the […]

Griffin confident he can turn around Clippers NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Griffin heard the doubters who wondered why he was joining a college team coming off a 16-15 season. “A lot of people, when I committed to Oklahoma, asked me, ‘Why did you commit there? Why didn’t you go to Kansas or Duke or […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jason Bay had four hits, including his 19th homer and a two-run single that helped break open the game in the eighth inning, and Jacoby Ellsbury’s had the first two-triple game of his career and a pair of singles in the Boston Red Sox’s 11-3 victory against the overmatched Washington Nationals on […]

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Garden will be quiet for the NBA draft. No party for the season ticketholders and sponsors. No network live shot from the war room. No congratulatory phone call to the next Boston Celtics star on Thursday night, when the top college and international players are distributed around the league. […]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) – Lucas Glover finally found dry ground where he could pose with his U.S. Open trophy, taking it to the top of the Empire State Building on Tuesday. He left behind a U.S. Open that might be remembered mostly as a muddy mess. None of the four rounds started and ended on […]