NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltran is going on the disabled list, an enormous blow to a struggling New York Mets team already decimated by key injuries. The All-Star center fielder was placed on the 15-day DL on Monday because of a bone bruise on his right knee — the same injury that sidelined him […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) —  Defensive tackle La’Roi Glover has announced his retirement after 13 NFL seasons. Glover, who turns 35 on July 4, spent the past three seasons with the St. Louis Rams. He was not re-signed following the 2008 season, when he had 30 tackles and one-half sack. He was selected by Oakland in […]

Florida’s 2009-10 athletic budget tops $89 million MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s athletic budget proved to be recession proof, increasing $5.9 million for 2009-10. The budget, passed Monday, will total more than $89 million despite a 10 percent cut in nearly every sport. Football and men’s basketball saw budget increases. […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin O’Neill took over Southern California’s troubled basketball program on Monday, promising to try to win next season under the weight of an NCAA investigation and the departures of three starters and several recruits. “There’s nothing here that says you can’t win and that’s why I like this job,” he said […]

NEW YORK – CC Sabathia didn’t want to come out of Sunday’s game against the Marlins in the second inning, and he certainly doesn’t want to miss Friday’s scheduled start against the Mets at Citi Field. But Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday that the team’s level of caution with its $161 million ace […]

The Dolphins are merging with Miami Sound Machine and Margaritaville. Singer Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, are buying a “very small” ownership stake in the NFL team, a person familiar with the deal said Monday. The person requested anonymity because the deal won’t be announced until Thursday by owner Stephen Ross. Seven-time […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Fehr is retiring as head of the baseball players’ association after more than a quarter-century in charge of the powerful labor union. Fehr, who turns 61 next month, said Monday he will retire no later than the end of March. Subject to approval by the union’s executive board, he will […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pantomimes a few swings in short left field as his team takes batting practice, occasionally turning to make a point to Kansas City’s Trey Hillman, who flashes his glove at balls whizzing by. A night earlier, just an hour before the game, the two opposing […]

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — A look at the key hole in the fourth round of the U.S. Open: Hole: 16 Yardage: 490 Par: 4 Stroke average: 4.233 Rank: 9 Key fact: There were only five birdies on 16 in the final round, one by David Duval to move him into a tie with Lucas Glover, […]

BOSTON (AP) – Nick Green surprised the Boston Red Sox by overcoming long odds to make the team. On Sunday, he was surprised that his homer won the game. The shortstop who went to spring training as a non-roster player but is now the starter hit the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth […]