Police worked Sunday to unravel the relationship between slain former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and his friend, a 20-year-old woman who was found shot to death alongside him in his downtown condominium. McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans' drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead on a sofa in the living room Saturday with multiple...
Federer goes for Slam record vs. Roddick (AP)
A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer. They were sending him letters with good wishes or -- believe it or not -- tennis tips. They were offering advice about how to deal with a perceived drop in performance and ideas for how to beat Rafael Nadal. "If you achieved a lot, like I did, for so many years, and then you don't win some tournaments, people say, 'Oh,...
Manny Ramirez needed only five plate appearances before hitting his first post-drug suspension home run. It wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome 22-year-old rookie Everth Cabrera's three RBIs and brilliant defense as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday. Ramirez homered in his second game back from his 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.
Anthony Kim finally gets a crack at Tiger Woods, and when he says he has been practicing for a moment like this all his life, Kim isn't kidding. As a 10-year-old growing up in Los Angeles, in those final hours of twilight as he waited for his father to pick up from the golf course, Kim imagined he was in the final pairing with Woods and had a 10-foot putt for the victory, with the world's...
Britain's Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the trailing pack. Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland kept the overall lead after capturing the opening time trial a day earlier. He leads Alberto Contador by 18 seconds.
Shoulder lands Yankees' Wang back on DL (AP)
Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang has been put on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain, and manager Joe Girardi said he's not sure when to expect him back. Girardi said on Sunday that Wang won't begin throwing until at least after the All-Star break. Wang allowed four runs and six hits before being replaced in the sixth inning Saturday, then went for an MRI exam that revealed the...
Jorge Posada tried to find A.J. Burnett after his game-ending hit Saturday. He darted away when Joba Chamberlain jumped in front of him, and Burnett crept up for a direct hit with one of his whipped cream pies. Just another fun day at home for the New York Yankees. Posada singled in the winning run in the 12th inning to lift New York to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, coming up with the...
Alberto Callaspo dressed quickly and raced out of the ballpark to meet his wife at the airport. Perhaps the error-prone second baseman couldn't wait to tell her the Kansas City fans weren't so mad at him any more. His two hits and three RBIs enabled the Royals to double their run total of the four previous games combined and beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 Saturday.
Tim Lincecum doesn't keep track of such things as scoreless innings streaks. He does know he's on a roll that might just earn him the starting nod for National League in the All-Star game. "It would mean a lot -- the hard work paid off," said Lincecum, who missed last year's Midsummer Classic because of an illness and was hospitalized.
