2012-05-16 17:45:29
More than 150 students in northeastern Pennsylvania have been turned away from school because they failed to comply with new state immunization rules.
Hundreds more were given reprieves.
New regulations require all students to receive second d......
2012-05-16 17:30:03
Browns defensive tackle Phil Taylor has undergone surgery to repair a torn chest muscle he injured while lifting weights.
Taylor tore his left pectoral muscle while bench pressing during the offseason conditioning program last week at the team's facility. A Brown......
2012-05-16 17:29:44
EDITOR'S NOTE _ An occasional look at the claims in political advertising.......
2012-05-16 16:40:53
Franciscan University in Ohio drops student health insurance over contraception coverage
A Roman Catholic university in eastern Ohio says it will drop student health insurance partly because of a new federal health care rule requiring religious-affiliated institu......
2012-05-16 16:37:56
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.
Health officials said Armando Rodriguez, 34, of Stockton has active tuberculosis, ......
2012-05-16 15:55:35
Lawyers representing a disgraced egg industry magnate, his son and one of their company's financial officers say their clients are potential targets of a criminal investigation into the 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands of Americans and led to a massive recall of thei......
2012-05-16 15:12:00
Is it really more expensive to eat healthy?
An Agriculture Department study released Wednesday found that most fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods cost less than foods high in fat, sugar and salt.
That counters a common perception among......
2012-05-16 14:59:50
The engineer who signed off on plans for the tent-like Dallas Cowboys practice facility that collapsed and seriously injured two team employees three years ago is paying a $12,000 fine to settle faulty design charges from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.
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2012-05-16 14:53:01
The engineer who signed off on plans for the tent-like Dallas Cowboys practice facility that collapsed and seriously injured two team employees three years ago is paying a $12,000 fine to settle faulty design charges from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.
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2012-05-16 14:21:39
Using only her thoughts, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15 years directed a robotic arm to pick up a bottle of coffee and bring it to her lips, researchers report in the latest advance in harnessing brain waves to help disabled people.
In the past year, simi......
2012-05-16 13:09:11
Barcelona defender Dani Alves has broken his collarbone and will miss the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao on May 25.
The Spanish club says that the Brazil international was hurt in practice and was to have surgery on Wednesday.
Alv......
2012-05-16 13:00:59
The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm around a wound on his wrist where shackles have rubbed the skin raw. His own waste has pooled in the corner, turning the dirt floor into a pun......
2012-05-16 12:01:57
Barcelona defender Dani Alves has broken his collarbone, ruling him out of the upcoming Copa del Rey final.
The Spanish club says that the Brazil international suffered the injury during practice on Wednesday and will be operated on later the same day.
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2012-05-16 11:03:47
Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner, Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen and Liverpool defender Daniel Agger have been called up to Denmark's squad for the European Championship.
Denmark coach Morten Olsen named 20 players on Wednesday, leaving three spots open bef......
2012-05-16 10:42:20
The firing of nearly 800 doctors working at hospitals in Nigeria's most populous state has exposed the failings of the nation's medical system, as lawyers said Wednesday negotiations over the physicians' fate continued.
The sick and injured continue to line up at......
2012-05-16 09:36:32
A retired state judge supported by marijuana advocates has defeated a former federal prosecutor in a Democratic primary race for attorney general that focused on Oregon's medical marijuana law.
Former Oregon Court of Appeals judge Ellen Rosenblum's victory on Tue......
2012-05-16 09:36:03
An official says a second endangered Sumatran elephant has been poisoned in western Indonesia, apparently by villagers trying to protect their crops.
Forestry Ministry official Harmidi says the carcass of the 20-year-old male elephant was discovered Wednesday nea......
2012-05-16 07:07:15
India's Piramal Healthcare said Wednesday it will buy Decision Resources Group, a U.S. healthcare information company, for 34 billion rupees ($635 million), as it slowly taps its cashpile for overseas acquisitions.
Piramal's cautious deployment of $3.8 billion fr......
2012-05-16 07:04:15
A quarter of those 25 or older now have high blood pressure worldwide, and almost one in 10 has worrying levels of glucose in their blood.
The World Health Organization's tally of the latest global health statistics for the first time includes a look at blood pre......
2012-05-16 06:29:25
Juvetus defender Giorgio Chiellini will recover from injury in time to play in the European Championship next month.
Chiellini was substituted during Sunday's match against Atlanta that his side won 3-1. He will miss the Italian Cup final against Napoli on Sunday......
2012-05-16 03:33:48
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade did almost everything for Miami -- until the final minute.
And that has the Heat facing their first big problem of the postseason.
David West scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers took ho......
2012-05-16 02:52:26
The Arizona Diamondbacks scored each of their runs in bases-loaded situations. The Los Angeles Dodgers kept putting runners on, and stranding them.
That was the difference between Wade Miley and Chad Billingsley on Tuesday night.
Miley wiggled......
2012-05-16 02:06:43
Marco Scutaro hit a leadoff homer against closer Santiago Casilla in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the mistake-prone San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Scutaro smacked a 92 mph fastball from Casilla (0-2) just over the left-field wall for......
2012-05-16 00:20:48
Colby Lewis was already having a disappointing May before facing Kansas City. A pair of throwing errors that led to five unearned runs for the Royals made this month a bit worse for the right-hander.
Mike Moustakas homered, Billy Butler and Brayan Pena each drove......
2012-05-16 00:19:37
On the road against the American League's best offense isn't the most ideal way to make your season debut. Vin Mazzaro made the most of it.
Mazzaro kept Texas' potent lineup in check for five innings, and Billy Butler and Brayan Pena each drove in a pair of runs ......
2012-05-16 00:13:04
David Wright was ready to take one for the team. Terry Collins was not going to let that happen.
So the Mets manager pulled his star third baseman.
"In this game there are unwritten rules and one of the unwritten rules is you hit my guy, ......
2012-05-16 00:11:54
Ryan Braun had a fresh pink welt on his left triceps, where he was hit one pitch after Rickie Weeks launched a long home run in the seventh inning.
He barely felt it.
Zack Greinke's seven stellar innings and Travis Ishikawa's two homers and fi......
2012-05-16 00:07:36
David Price gave the Tampa Bay Rays a winning finish to a difficult road trip.
Price won for the fifth time in six starts, Sean Rodriguez homered and the Rays rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Tuesday night.
After lo......
2012-05-15 15:58:00
CINDY STAUFFER
In the 1940s, almost half of all adults smoked in this country. By 2010, that percentage had been more than cut in half, thanks to public health campaigns, the reduction of smoking advertising and the banning of smoking in restaurants and many public buildings.
Today, almost two-thirds of......
2012-05-15 23:45:54
Brett Lawrie called it an "unlucky bounce." Major League Baseball is likely to call it a suspension.
A furious Lawrie slammed his batting helmet to the ground after he took strike three and it struck plate umpire Bill Miller in the hip as the ninth inni......
2012-05-15 23:41:24
Ervin Santana took an extra moment to savor the standing ovation while he walked off the Angel Stadium field in the eighth inning. He certainly earned a little applause after turning around a rough start to his season with the Los Angeles Angels.
Santana struck o......
2012-05-15 22:47:24
Although the Oakland Athletics weren't thrilled by a mid-afternoon start time at Angel Stadium, they realized Ervin Santana deserved much more of the blame for their dismal offensive performance.
Santana struck out nine during 7 2-3 innings of four-hit ball, Albe......
2012-05-15 20:26:11
See ya, Chicago. Thanks for the split, Boston.
These young-and-fun 76ers are loaded with postseason surprises, aren't they?
Who guessed Lavoy Allen, an unheralded rookie, would toss a last-gasp bank shot with .9 seconds left on the shot clock ......
2012-05-15 20:13:12
The doctor who operated on Derrick Rose's knee insists the Chicago Bulls' star can dominate again.
It will take time, though.
Rose faces a recovery of eight months to a year.
The assessment by team physician Dr. Brian Cole ......
2012-05-15 20:02:51
The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with veteran offensive lineman Alex Barron following Barron's tryout during Seattle's rookie minicamp last weekend.
Seattle announced the agreement with Barron and three others on Tuesday. The Seahawks also agreed to term......
2012-05-15 19:54:02
The Oakland Raiders are finally getting a chance to see what their offense can look like with both Carson Palmer and Darren McFadden on the field.
The two stars never got a chance to play together last season with McFadden being sidelined by a season-ending foot ......
2012-05-15 19:33:13
American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes, after a panel of experts on Tuesday recommended approval of the first rapid, over-the-counter HIV test.
The 17 members of the Food and Drug Ad......
2012-05-15 19:24:47
A decades-old program that provides about $200 a month for tens of thousands of disabled adults who can't work is on the chopping block even as improving tax collections give state lawmakers the freedom to reverse some of Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed cuts in spending for things like ......
2012-05-15 19:22:24
Utah's chief technology officer has resigned in the wake of the theft of hundreds of thousands of online medical records by unknown computer hackers.
Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday announced a "comprehensive" response to the massive data breach, including......
2012-05-15 18:42:39
General manager Gar Forman says the Chicago Bulls will exercise their contract option for next season on coach Tom Thibodeau and will try to negotiate a new deal.
Forman says Thibodeau is "one of the finest coaches in the league" and the Bulls are "......
2012-05-15 18:29:30
When LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were busy recruiting Ronny Turiaf, they viewed it as an insurance policy of sorts for the Miami Heat.
He may turn out to be a very important one.
Now that All-Star forward Chris Bosh is out indefinitely -- alm......
2012-05-15 18:28:46
Brett Myers expected the ball to plop onto the grass or into the glove of his left fielder.
The former Phillies pitcher should know as well anyone that flyballs have a way of carrying into the seats at Citizens Bank Park.
Hunter Pence atoned f......
2012-05-15 18:14:53
Eagles Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters re-ruptured his right Achilles that he first hurt in March.
The Eagles confirmed the injury Monday. Peters was already out indefinitely and is likely to miss the 2012 season.
A five-time Pro Bowl select......
2012-05-15 18:04:43
Mets catcher Josh Thole says he has been symptom free since Friday from a concussion he sustained a week ago and hopes to resume baseball activities soon.
Thole was scheduled to see a doctor Tuesday and wanted to take the test that determines whether a player is ......
2012-05-15 18:02:06
A marijuana blood limit for drivers was rejected Tuesday for a third time in Colorado, as lawmakers from both parties argued about how to fairly gauge whether someone is too stoned to get behind the wheel.
The bill would have made Colorado the third state in the ......
2012-05-15 17:56:02
Butch Harmon turns 69 this summer and he's ready to cut back on how much he works. In his last major effort, he has published what amounts to a lifetime as a swing coach.
No, he's not writing a book.
Harmon has produced 57 chapters and four ho......
2012-05-15 17:51:32
A week ago, doctors gave her little chance of survival. Now a Georgia grad student who is battling a rare flesh-eating infection is alert and bored enough to ask for a book, her father told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Aimee Copeland remained in critical cond......
2012-05-15 17:34:44
Hunter Pence let the lead slip away with one big bobble out in right.
He atoned for his error an inning later with one big homer to left.
Pence redeemed himself for a ninth-inning misplay by hitting his second home run of the game, a solo shot......
2012-05-15 17:05:22
The Sacramento River Cats' latest post on Facebook: "It's Manny Time."
Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez is scheduled to begin a 10-game minor league stint with Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M., and the club is already preparing specia......
2012-05-15 16:58:45
Southeastern Louisiana University basketball player Brandon Fortenberry has been granted a fifth year of eligibility by the NCAA after suffering a season-ending injury in December.
The 6-foot-3 guard, from Picayune, Miss., will have one year of eligibility remain......
2012-05-15 16:03:04
Shirlee and Nathan "Nick" Horowitz faced one serious health crisis after another before their doctor said they had to move into an assisted living center. They had only one condition -- they weren't going anywhere without their dog.
Hundreds of retireme......
2012-05-15 14:47:25
Center fielder Jon Jay was put on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday by the St. Louis Cardinals because of shoulder soreness.
St. Louis played the finale of a five-game homestand with only one regular outfielder, left fielder Matt Holliday. Right fielder Carlos Bel......
2012-05-15 14:47:17
After a 48-hour span when a pair of catchers went on the disabled list and joined the starting left fielder and right fielder, the closer and the fill-in closer, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson was talking aloud about "superstitions to change our luck."
......
2012-05-15 13:54:30
France coach Laurent Blanc included uncapped defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and out-of-form midfielders Yoann Gourcuff and Alou Diarra in a 26-man provisional squad for the European Championship on Tuesday.
Yanga-Mbiwa contributed to Montpellier's strong title run in......
2012-05-15 13:28:32
A roadside bomb struck cars belonging to the U.N. observer mission in Syria on Tuesday, just minutes after regime forces opened fired on a funeral procession nearby and caused multiple casualties, witnesses said.
The mission confirmed its vehicles were hit by a b......
2012-05-15 12:32:23
Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic had surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle on Tuesday.
Pekovic's sore ankle kept him out of eight games towards the end of the season. Dr. Martin O'Malley performed the surgery and Pekovic is expected to mak......
2012-05-15 11:34:34
The federal agency that monitors worker safety has opened an investigation into the illness of a U.S. postal worker who became sick after coming into contact with a mysterious package from Yemen.
A spokesman for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration c......
2012-05-15 11:27:08
On Sunday, Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt swam 450 meters, biked 10 miles, and ran five kilometers in the Upper Main Line YMCA's triathlon.
All without seeing a thing.
Yet the completely blind, pint-size Center City woman is so sure-footed, so fast, ......
2012-05-15 10:06:09
With "The Hunger Games" in the rear-view mirror, the ensemble comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" just ahead and a 14-month-old at home, Elizabeth Banks is tired.
"I've signed on to being exhausted for the next 25 years," t......
2012-05-15 09:51:13
A 22-year-old University of Idaho football player was fatally shot at a weekend party in Los Angeles, authorities said.
Detectives were trying to determine a motive and a suspect in the early Sunday death of Ken McRoyal of Carson, who was killed while attending a......
2012-05-15 09:46:34
Injuries and suspensions to key Chelsea players could force manager Roberto Di Matteo to draft some reserve players into his squad for Saturday's Champions League final.
Di Matteo's future as coach could hinge on whether Chelsea becomes European champion for the ......
2012-05-15 09:41:11
Injuries and suspensions to key Chelsea players could force manager Roberto Di Matteo to draft some reserve players into his squad for Saturday's Champions League final.
Di Matteo's future as coach could hinge on whether Chelsea becomes European champion for the ......
2012-05-15 09:05:11
Bill Cowher wants to teach men about melanoma, a disease whose ravages he knows all too well.
The Super Bowl-winning coach's wife died of the form of skin cancer in 2010. Now Cowher is the spokesman for a campaign called "Melanoma Exposed." Launched Tue......
2012-05-15 08:47:05
With players from Barcelona, Chelsea and Athletic Bilbao unavailable, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has concocted a squad for two friendlies that will likely bear little resemblance to the team he takes to the European Championship.
The most surprising call-ups ......
2012-05-15 08:43:20
Sweden will be without its most promising young striker for the European Championship, as John Guidetti will miss the tournament because of a thigh problem.
Coach Erik Hamren announced a 23-man squad without any major surprises, but could find himself relying mor......
2012-05-15 08:25:58
On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the......
2012-05-15 08:08:59
After 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn't letting the breathing tube in her throat stop her from mouthing questions such as "Where am I?" and "How long have I been here?"
The parents......
2012-05-15 08:04:53
Syrian forces are targeting medical workers and patients who were wounded in the 14-month-old conflict, forcing doctors to scramble to help the injured in makeshift clinics, an international aid agency warned Tuesday.
Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without ......
2012-05-15 06:09:21
Austria will miss three key players because of injuries for next month's friendlies against Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine and Romania.
Defenders Emanuel Pogatetz and Christian Fuchs, who have knee problems, and winger Martin Harnik with a shinbone injury were missing......
2012-05-15 05:48:14
Austria will miss three key players because of injuries for next month's friendlies against Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine and Romania.
Defenders Emanuel Pogatetz and Christian Fuchs, who have knee problems, and winger Martin Harnik with a shinbone injury were missing......
2012-05-15 04:28:41
For the second time in less than a week, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers must figure out how to fight back after a humbling loss.
Bryant responded the first time by calling out his teammates for lackluster effort.
It might not be so sim......
2012-05-15 02:56:45
This wasn't the first time the Arizona Diamondbacks have had issues with Clayton Kershaw throwing at their hitters.
It might not be the last.
Kershaw and Diamondbacks ace Ian Kennedy exchanged brushback pitches two innings apart during the Los......
2012-05-15 02:45:38
The San Francisco Giants are finally getting some timely hits from the familiar faces as well as the newcomers.
Buster Posey delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Giants rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Monday night to match the......
2012-05-15 02:39:21
Standing atop the steps in the dugout waiting for his next at-bat, Troy Tulowitzki never saw the line drive coming off Colorado teammate Dexter Fowler's bat.
All the Rockies shortstop knows is that he's lucky he wasn't more seriously injured.
......
2012-05-15 02:38:51
Bryce Harper hit his first big league home run and Chad Tracy and Xavier Nady each connected in the eighth inning, leading the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
Harper became the youngest major leaguer to homer sinc......
2012-05-15 02:26:23
The news that Matt Kemp was going onto the disabled list took some of the attention away from Clayton Kershaw's latest gem -- and his exchange of brushback pitches with fellow ace Ian Kennedy.
Kemp, the Dodgers All-Star center fielder, was downcast following Mond......
2012-05-15 01:21:10
Jon Lester pitched his second complete game of the season and Daniel Nava and Kelly Shoppach each homered, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.
David Ortiz and Adrian Gonzalez added consecutive RBI doubles for the Red S......
2012-05-15 00:49:27
Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has injured his left leg after teammate Dexter Fowler fouled a ball that hit him in the dugout during the eighth inning of Monday night's game with the San Francisco Giants.
After being examined by athletic trainer Keith......
2012-05-15 00:33:02
The best stretch of Brandon Morrow's career came to a sudden end Monday night.
Morrow gave up six runs, five unearned, in a game-changing fifth inning, and saw his career-best four-start winning streak snapped and the Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-1 to the Tampa Bay R......
2012-05-15 00:29:11
Twice the Baltimore Orioles provided Jason Hammel with a two-run cushion. Each time, he gave it back.
Throw in a costly error by first baseman Chris Davis and a timely home run by New York's Mark Teixiera, and the explanation for the Orioles' 8-5 loss to the New ......
2012-05-15 00:24:41
The Milwaukee Brewers had plenty of opportunities against a 41-year-old starter and a struggling closer. The defending NL Central champs just can't seem to get that big hit right now.
Miguel Batista pitched seven shutout innings of four-hit ball and Daniel Murphy......
2012-05-15 00:21:02
Mark Teixeria has tried just about everything to get rid of a nagging cough that has bothered him for the past month.
The timely home run he hit Monday night did nothing to change his health, but it just might turn out to be the cure for his season-long slump....
2012-05-15 00:20:48
Tim Stauffer was back on the mound for the San Diego Padres and feeling good after missing more than five weeks with a strained right elbow.
The results, however, were not quite what he wanted.
Activated from the disabled list before the game,......
2012-05-15 00:18:01
Bryce Harper is as sentimental about his first big league homer as he is about the rest of the many milestones in his baseball career.
The ball's headed for a cardboard box.
The 19-year-old rookie became the youngest major leaguer to homer sin......
2012-05-15 00:16:24
The Tampa Bay Rays celebrated a win and lost another key player on Monday night.
Cesar Ramos got his first career victory after replacing the injured Jeff Niemann, and Ben Zobrist homered as the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1.
The celebra......
2012-05-15 00:09:43
The Tampa Bay Rays celebrated a win and suffered lost another player on Monday night.
Cesar Ramos got his first career victory after replacing the injured Jeff Niemann, and Ben Zobrist homered as the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1.
The ce......
2012-05-15 00:04:34
Kansas City starter Bruce Chen was changing speeds, moving pitches inside and outside.
Chen kept Josh Hamilton and the Texas Rangers off balance while pitching into the seventh inning for the Royals to win his second start in a row, 3-1 over the AL West leaders M......
2012-05-14 22:03:00
CINDY STAUFFER
Hershey Medical Center has signed a contract with Lancaster General Hospital to provide the pediatric hospital doctors who care for children at LGH.
It is the first step toward a larger partnership between the two health care organizations, officials from the two hospitals said.
L......
2012-05-14 23:26:10
Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Jeff Niemann is expected to miss four to six weeks after fracturing his right leg during Monday night's game at Toronto.
Niemann was struck on the ankle by Adam Lind's drive with runners at first and second in the first inning. He reco......
2012-05-14 22:44:53
Cesar Ramos got his first career win after replacing the injured Jeff Niemann, and Ben Zobrist homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Monday night.
Luke Scott and Sean Rodriguez each had two RBIs for the Rays, who have won two straight a......
2012-05-14 22:37:09
Cesar Ramos got his first career win after replacing the injured Jeff Niemann, and Ben Zobrist homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Monday night.
Luke Scott and Sean Rodriguez each had two RBIs for the Rays, who have won two straight a......
2012-05-14 21:19:29
Nationals catcher Sandy Leon has left the game in the fourth inning after spraining his right ankle in a collision at home plate during his major league debut.
Leon was crouched to take a relay throw from shortstop Danny Espinosa as San Diego's Chase Headley trie......
2012-05-14 20:13:07
Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson wants everyone to know that Henry Rodriguez is still the team's closer. Oh, and Johnson would rather not be asked about Rodriguez anymore.
"Is he my closer? Yes, he's my closer," Johnson said before the Nationa......
2012-05-14 20:09:51
Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Jeff Niemann was forced out of Monday night's game at Toronto after taking a grounder off his right foot in the first inning.
Niemann was struck on the foot by Adam Lind's drive with runners at first and second. He recovered to make th......
2012-05-14 20:05:00
Quarterback Jay Cutler says his right thumb is fine and he can't wait to return to lead a significantly upgraded Bears offense.
Cutler said he's recovered from offseason surgery to repair the fractured thumb. He suffered the injury late last November against San ......
2012-05-14 19:53:43
For quite some time, Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee tried to persuade former player Dale Hunter to return to the team as its coach. This season, McPhee finally got his man -- just not for very long.
Hunter quit as Washington's coach on Monday a......
2012-05-14 19:48:32
Kansas City Royals left-hander Danny Duffy is facing the likelihood of Tommy John surgery after being diagnosed Monday with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.
Duffy was put on the 15-day disabled list the same day an MRI revealed the seriousn......
2012-05-14 19:33:31
The Tampa Bay Rays have placed outfielder Desmond Jennings on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 12, and recalled utilityman Stephen Vogt from Triple-A Durham.
Vogt was expected to join the Rays in time for Monday night's game at Toronto.
......
2012-05-14 18:45:31
Right-hander Tim Stauffer was reinstated from the disabled list by the San Diego Padres so he could make his season debut by starting against the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
Stauffer has been on the disabled list all season with a strained right elbow. ......
2012-05-14 18:44:32
The New York Giants have waived safety Chad Jones, their third-round draft pick in 2010 who was seriously injured in an automobile accident two months after being drafted.
In announcing the move on Monday, the Super Bowl champions said Jones was waived after fail......
2012-05-14 18:25:14
Matt Leinart has gone from being Carson Palmer's protege at Southern California to his teacher with the Oakland Raiders a decade later.
Leinart signed with Oakland earlier this month to back up his former college teammate and also pass on tips based on his intric......
2012-05-14 18:24:57
They had a built-in excuse all last year. No minicamps, no OTAs, no offseason workouts of any kind.
The Eagles' slow start in 2011 was linked to the NFL's lockout and the elimination of all organized offseason practices in a season in which the Eagles overhauled ......
2012-05-14 18:24:53
Blake Griffin woke up Monday with his sprained left knee not feeling worse, but not really much better. Rest is the only remedy, a luxury the Los Angeles Clippers don't have, and doctors guess he might miss two weeks if this were the regular season.
Griffin? He s......
2012-05-14 17:24:02
An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial school teacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant.
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend......
2012-05-14 17:21:33
An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial school teacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant.
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend......
2012-05-14 17:18:24
After 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn't letting the breathing tube in her throat stop her from mouthing questions such as "Where am I?" and "How long have I been here?"
The parents......
2012-05-14 17:18:19
Michelle Obama remembers sitting in front of her television many years ago and watching Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Carl Lewis as they competed in the Summer Olympics.
"Like so many others," she said, "I was awed and inspired by those athle......
2012-05-14 17:07:28
Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate cases should be rolled into one before the court can proceed.
The trial of Servier on charges......
2012-05-14 15:34:13
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo considers about 10 men's Olympic team spots set "on paper," with the rest to be determined over two days of practice before the squad is announced July 7.
The Americans requested and were granted an extension to t......
2012-05-14 15:33:09
"Modern Family" star Sarah Hyland has had a kidney transplant after a lifetime of pain and fatigue.
The 21-year-old actress, who plays big-eyed teenager Haley Dunphy on the hit ABC comedy, told ABC's "Good Morning America" for a report aired M......
2012-05-14 15:16:11
The Memphis Grizzlies have learned a very hard lesson about the postseason. Putting together a magical run deep into the playoffs isn't as easy as they made it look a year ago.
They came back and posted a 41-25 record in the regular season that set a franchise re......
2012-05-14 13:59:19
Police detectives were working Monday to determine a motive and find the killer of a University of Idaho football player who was shot to death at a weekend party.
Ken McRoyal, 22, of Carson was killed early Sunday while attending a photo shoot to promote a new wo......
2012-05-14 12:33:13
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo considers about 10 men's Olympic team spots set "on paper," with the rest to be determined over two days of practice before the squad is announced July 7.
The Americans requested and were granted an extension to t......
2012-05-14 12:00:33
The Miami Heat say Chris Bosh will be sidelined indefinitely because of a strained abdominal muscle.
An MRI exam performed Monday confirmed the diagnosis. Bosh was hurt late in the first half of the Heat's 95-86 victory over Indiana on Sunday in Game 1 of their E......
2012-05-14 09:14:48
Yahoo's Scott Thompson, who was pressured to give up his CEO post because his official biography included a college degree he never received, reportedly has thyroid cancer.
The Wall Street Journal, citing people it did not identify, says that Thompson told Yahoo'......
2012-05-14 08:17:55
The parents of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection say they've learned to read lips and are now able to communicate with their daughter.
Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Monday, Andy Copeland says his daughter Aimee Copeland ......
2012-05-14 07:50:08
The girls slumped in wheelchairs look barely conscious, their blond heads lolling above the plastic vomit bags tied like bibs around their necks.
It's an hour to midnight on Friday, and the two girls, who look no older than 18, are being wheeled from an ambulance......
2012-05-14 06:39:27
CSKA Moscow striker Tomas Necid has recovered from a long term knee injury in time to join the Czech Republic preliminary squad for the European Championship this summer.
The 22-year-old forward's recovery is good news for coach Michal Bilek who was short of opti......
2012-05-13 22:46:39
Joey Votto gave the Washington Nationals one more heartache in a week already full of them.
Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game on Sunday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 9-6 victory that knocked the Nation......
2012-05-13 22:28:46
Joey Votto is finally swinging like an MVP again.
Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game on Sunday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals with the biggest game of his career......
2012-05-13 21:39:02
Kyrie Irving began his first pro season as the top pick and ended it as the top rookie.
Cleveland's smooth, playmaking point guard has been chosen as the NBA"s Rookie of the Year, a person familiar with the voting told the Associated Press on Sunday.
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2012-05-13 21:20:35
Six days later, the San Antonio Spurs finally know who they're playing next.
Confined to practices and film sessions for the past week -- and growing increasingly antsy in the meantime -- the Spurs expressed relief Sunday after watching the Los Angeles Clippers k......
2012-05-13 20:49:57
Seattle coach Pete Carroll has wanted the Seahawks to get faster on defense, especially at linebacker.
With the addition of Bobby Wagner in the second round of the draft, Carroll hopes they've solved that issue.
Wagner has been thrown into the......
2012-05-13 20:26:02
The Oakland Athletics hardly resembled the same team that pounded the Detroit Tigers the two previous days.
With only four regulars in the lineup, how could they? Especially with Tigers ace Justin Verlander making things even more difficult.
V......
2012-05-13 20:15:07
Justin Verlander summoned athletic trainer Kevin Rand and pitching coach Jeff Jones to the clubhouse after the seventh inning to examine a callus on his thumb that had begun to bleed.
He wanted to stay in the game -- and would have kept pitching if it were alread......
2012-05-13 20:11:42
Home field has been no advantage to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The team completed its second miserable homestand in a row on Sunday with a 7-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Arizona finished the stand 1-5 and has dropped 12 of its last 15 home games.
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2012-05-13 20:00:24
One pitch cost Lance Lynn a chance at franchise history.
It also put the St. Louis Cardinals, who got swept for the first time this season, in a hole they couldn't escape.
Aside from Jason Heyward's bases-clearing double in the third, the rook......
2012-05-13 19:51:50
Timely hitting has been a rarity for the San Francisco Giants, until Sunday anyway.
Melky Cabrera singled four times to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, Gregor Blanco drove in three runs with a pair of hits and San Francisco beat Arizona 7-3 on Sunday. ......
2012-05-13 19:32:31
Given the chance to finish off a sweep and continue their dominance at home against a division rival, the Milwaukee Brewers watched their bullpen give away what had been a close game.
Still, taking two out of three games from the Chicago Cubs was a nice turnaroun......
2012-05-13 19:27:05
Thirty-one people were injured and seven hospitalized after a fire erupted inside Formula One team Williams' garage after team driver Pastor Maldonado won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.
Governing body FIA said 31 people were treated by Catalunya Circuit medica......
2012-05-13 19:15:05
England's Paul Casey withdrew from the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Sunday because of a right shoulder injury, and Sweden Robert Karlsson took his spot in the 24-man field in the European Tour event that begins Thursday at Finca Cortesin.
Casey withdrew......
2012-05-13 19:14:53
Heat center Chris Bosh missed the second half of the opening game of Miami's Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday because of what the team called a lower abdominal injury.
Bosh was scheduled for an MRI to determine the extent o......
2012-05-13 19:00:12
For the first time in more than a year, the Chicago Cubs finally won a game in Milwaukee.
Ian Stewart hit a solo homer and scored the go-ahead run on an error, helping the Cubs beat the Brewers 8-2 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep by their division rivals. ......
2012-05-13 18:34:13
Denver Broncos rookie Omar Bolden considers himself a budding cornerback and CEO.
To think, an injury on the field led him to become an inspirational entrepreneur off it.
Bolden tore the ACL in his left knee during spring practice at Arizona S......
2012-05-13 18:28:03
Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the latest major setback for the NL East leaders.
Ramos' knee buckled as he chased a passed ball during the seventh inning of a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday ni......
2012-05-13 18:03:38
Mocked and booed relentlessly just a few days ago, the Red Sox are suddenly back in the good graces of Boston fans -- at least for now.
Boston increased its modest winning streak to three with a 12-1 rout of the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. The Red Sox remain stu......
2012-05-13 17:57:02
Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp has been removed from Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies because of a recurring hamstring problem after grounding out in the third inning.
Kemp has played in 399 consecutive games, the longest current streak in......
2012-05-13 17:38:43
Worries about health effects, privacy and cost are fueling growing opposition to wireless, digital "smart meters" that utilities around the country are installing at homes and businesses and touting as key energy conservation and grid reliability tools.
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2012-05-13 15:16:39
The Denver Nuggets are one-and-done in the NBA playoffs again. Only this ouster has a much different feel.
The young team grew up in a hurry in taking the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers to the brink before losing a thrilling Game 7 at Staples Center on Saturday ......
2012-05-13 15:16:24
AP Sports Writer
The Denver Nuggets are one-and-done in the NBA playoffs again. Only this ouster has a much different feel.
The young team grew up in a hurry in taking the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers to the brink before losing a thrill......
2012-05-13 15:08:46
Kenny Cooper scored in the 78th minute to lift the New York Red Bulls past the Philadelphia Union 3-2 on Sunday.
Joel Lindpere and Markus Holgersson also scored for the Red Bulls (7-3-1), who won their fourth match in a row and moved into first place in the Easte......
2012-05-13 13:56:02
For Sanya Richards-Ross, the cure to the disease may be finding out she never really had it at all.
After spending five years fighting an autoimmune disease called Behcet's syndrome, Richards-Ross now thinks she may have been misdiagnosed.
A v......
2012-05-13 13:33:08
The St. Louis Cardinals activated first baseman Lance Berkman off the 15-day disabled list, and he was batting fifth Sunday against the Atlanta Braves.
Berkman had been sidelined since April 19 with a strained left calf aggravated chasing a pop fly. Outfielder Sh......
2012-05-13 11:32:35
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a woman walking her dog was bitten by a rabid fox last week.
Officials said the woman was attacked Tuesday near an apartment complex on the east side of Allentown.
The fox bit her ankle and then her hand......
2012-05-13 06:06:05
Karim Benzema may be the man France needs to finally shake off the stigma of two dreadful major tournaments and make a positive impression again at the European Championship.
France, which failed to advance from the group stage in its last two tournaments, has tr......
2012-05-13 06:03:54
With two goalkeepers ruled out and a third in a race to recover from injury, Ukraine is heading into the European Championship in crisis.
Dynamo Kiev veteran Oleksandr Shovkovskiy is out because of shoulder surgery and Shakhtar Donetsk keeper Oleksandr Rybka has ......
2012-05-13 01:22:41
Fabian Espindola credited the birth of his son for an extra bit of motivation Saturday night in Real Salt Lake's showdown with the Seattle Sounders for the Western Conference lead.
Espindola scored in the 51st minute and Real Salt Lake beat Seattle 1-0.
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2012-05-13 01:16:19
Chad Ochocinco wants Roger Goodell to know that he has the NFL commissioner's back.
The outspoken New England Patriots wide receiver posted a letter of support for Goodell on Friday as the issue of football safety has increased in the wake of Junior Seau's suicid......
2012-05-13 00:24:12
Brandon McCarthy turned in his best performance of the season just when the Oakland Athletics needed it most.
McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the hobbled but surprisingly sharp A's......
2012-05-13 00:22:49
Prince Fielder, Miguel Cabrera and the rest of the Detroit Tigers are swinging and missing far too often lately.
And for the first time all season, a lack of hitting has handed the Tigers a losing record.
Fielder and Cabrera combined to go 0 f......
2012-05-13 00:21:11
Yoenis Cespedes returned to the batting cage Saturday, then the bench.
This time, he'll stay there a little longer.
The Oakland Athletics placed the powerful Cuban defector on the 15-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his left hand th......
2012-05-13 00:19:00
GIL SMART, Associate Editor
Lancaster General Hospital's yearly surplus fell last year for the fourth year in a row, due in large part to a growing number of patients relying on government programs like Medicare and Medicaid — and reimbursement rates that haven't kept up with the cost of care. The ......
2012-05-12 23:18:05
Mat Latos had only one dependable pitch. It wasn't enough.
Latos lasted only five innings because of a high pitch count, and the Washington Nationals pulled out another close game, beating the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Saturday night.
The Reds' b......
2012-05-12 23:11:44
Even in their finest moments, the Nationals can't keep from getting hurt.
Jordan Zimmermann extended Washington's streak of dominant starts, and Danny Espinosa homered for the second straight game Saturday night, leading the Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Ci......
2012-05-12 20:24:53
Alex Barron got down into his three-point stance at left tackle, looked to his right and saw a seventh-round draft pick that has never played on the offensive line at any level of football.
Barron's presence at the Seattle Seahawks' rookie camp this weekend is a ......
2012-05-12 19:38:26
Chicago Cubs right-hander Chris Volstad simply can't catch a break.
Volstad matched Milwaukee's Shaun Marcum for five innings Saturday before giving up five runs in the sixth inning and the Brewers went on to beat the Cubs 8-2.
It was the 18th......
2012-05-12 19:17:38
Reds third baseman Scott Rolen went back on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of more soreness in his left shoulder, a chronic problem late in his career.
The 37-year-old infielder had surgery to clean out the shoulder last August, but hasn't fully recove......
2012-05-12 18:59:55
The Baltimore Orioles have placed third baseman Mark Reynolds on the team's rapidly expanding 15-day disabled list.
Reynolds has a pulled muscle in his rib cage. He is batting .191 with two homers and nine RBIs.
The injury occurred during batt......
2012-05-12 18:48:44
Seydou Keita's stoppage-time header gave 10-man Barcelona a 2-2 draw at Real Betis on Saturday, ensuring coach Pep Guardiola would not lose his final league game at the helm of the dethroned Spanish champions.
Sergio Busquets opened for Barcelona in the ninth min......
2012-05-12 18:23:49
Seydou Keita's stoppage-time header gave 10-man Barcelona a 2-2 draw at Real Betis on Saturday, ensuring coach Pep Guardiola would not lose his final league game at the helm of the dethroned Spanish champions.
Sergio Busquets opened for Barcelona in the ninth min......
2012-05-12 17:55:40
Derrick Rose had surgery Saturday on a torn knee ligament, and the Chicago Bulls said they will give an update early next week on the recovery of their star point guard.
The team said in a statement the operation was "successful" but gave no timetable f......
2012-05-12 17:52:24
The Memphis Grizzlies are confident, yet realistic. They've got their series with the Los Angeles Clippers back to even with a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday.
At least this decisive game will be played in Memphis.
The Grizzlies lost in the W......
2012-05-12 17:21:38
Edwin Maysonet did not come to Miller Park on Saturday expecting to play.
Milwaukee's reserve infielder, who was called up from Triple-A Nashville six days ago, started at second base with Rickie Weeks sidelined by a sore wrist and hit his first career grand slam......
2012-05-12 17:11:05
Quarterback Tony Pike had his name affixed above the wooden locker that once belonged to Cincinnati Bengals receiver Jerome Simpson.
It was a temporary nameplate, but that was fine by Pike, who is getting a chance to revive his career -- and have a memorable week......
2012-05-12 15:22:06
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Carlos Marmol on the 15-day disabled list because of an injured hamstring.
The Cubs made the move Saturday and called up righty Casey Coleman from Triple-A Iowa.
Marmol was hurt Friday night while pitching ......
2012-05-12 14:48:59
The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it investigates every claim by residents that gas drilling has caused health problems, but several people say the agency's actions don't match its words.
Two western Pennsylvania residents told The Associated Press that ......
2012-05-12 11:44:00
Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his last Mustang Shelby GT500, which sets a new record for horsepower and hits a top speed of more tha......
2012-05-12 11:43:02
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Miller knew that deserting his post was a serious crime. But, by then, he had a lot more on his mind and heart than his job.
Back in 2003-2004, while Miller was deployed as a cavalry scout in Afghanistan, his father died, his mother was diagn......
2012-05-12 10:33:03
A man murdered during a business meeting in New York City was a top official in a Florida dietary supplement company that has been the target of thousands of consumer complaints.
Brian Weiss died Thursday in a mysterious shooting at a hotel near Kennedy Airport....
2012-05-12 10:20:18
Just down the hall from the reference desk at Emory University's law library in a room housing antique legal texts is Stanley the golden retriever puppy, barking his head off.
Stanley rolls around on the floor and chews on a squeaky toy while zombie-like law stud......
2012-05-12 09:39:41
Wanda Ramey stood on the University of Colorado campus, cane in one hand, "Close The Pay Gap" sign in the other. The rally for equal pay among women in the workplace was the 65-year-old spitfire's second stop in a day of meetings and protests.
A registe......
2012-05-12 07:03:15
Barcelona defender Carles Puyol says his knee operation went well.
Puyol wrote on his Twitter feed after undergoing surgery to his right knee on Saturday, saying "I'm in my room after the operation. Everything OK."
The 34-year-old Pu......
2012-05-12 06:53:06
While Spain chases history at this year's European Championship, Vicente del Bosque is quietly looking to fill his trophy cabinet with the only major accolade missing from a quietly accomplished coaching career.
The former Real Madrid coach has navigated a career......
2012-05-12 06:51:58
With David Villa's health a question mark and Fernando Torres' form also in doubt, Spain's attack may need a Plan B in its quest to win a third straight major international title at this year's European Championship.
Torres is expected to be included in coach Vic......
2012-05-12 04:41:41
With David Villa's health a question mark and Fernando Torres' form also in doubt, Spain's attack may need a Plan B in its quest to win a third straight major international title at this year's European Championship.
Torres is expected to be included in coach Vic......
2012-05-12 04:41:10
While Spain chases history at this year's European Championship, Vicente del Bosque is quietly looking to fill his trophy cabinet with the only major accolade missing from a quietly accomplished coaching career.
The former Real Madrid coach has navigated a career......
2012-05-12 03:43:04
John Axford's saves streak was over and he hurried out of the ballpark to be with his pregnant wife.
But not before leaving a quick note for reporters on his chair.
Axford's wife, Nicole, went into labor Friday night, so the Brewers closer cou......
2012-05-12 02:58:41
Perhaps 49-year-old Jamie Moyer is starting to feel his age.
The Colorado Rockies' left-hander gave up five runs and seven hits over five innings Friday night in a 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moyer, who turns 50 in November, is winless in four starts wit......
2012-05-12 02:48:20
Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol left the game against the Milwaukee Brewers with two outs in the seventh inning Friday night with a strained right hamstring, and will return to Chicago to have an MRI exam.
Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Marmol, who lost his job as the ......
2012-05-12 02:18:33
Jim Leyland is getting quite the view of a suddenly productive Brandon Inge, in the other dugout, beating his former Tigers.
Inge hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the fourth time in five games, Josh Reddick homered twice and had a career-high five......
2012-05-12 02:12:21
Brandon Inge is putting on a home run derby for all his former teammates to see. The ex-bosses, too.
Inge hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the fourth time in five games, Josh Reddick homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs, and the Oakland A......
2012-05-12 01:35:09
A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger" has become an online sensation.
Clarkson, in her own video message to the children at Seattle Children's......
2012-05-12 01:22:36
This time, the fourth quarter belonged to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Long the domain of the Clippers' Chris Paul, it was the Grizzlies who rallied in the closing minutes to beat Los Angeles 90-88 and force a decisive seventh game in their playoff series.
......
2012-05-12 00:49:59
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radiation therapy was successful.
"I should say that we have successfully completed the medical treatment," the socialist leader ......
2012-05-12 00:43:14
When manager Bobby Valentine visited Clay Buchholz on the mound in the first inning Friday night, he came with a message.
"I just wanted Clay to understand that I believed in him and everyone behind him thought he was a good pitcher. Prove it to the guys in ......
2012-05-12 00:16:00
Raul Ibanez tried jumping at the first pitch against Felix Hernandez, and that didn't work.
Then he tried patience, and that failed, too.
So he went back to being aggressive, and that paid off.
Ibanez hit a go-ahead, three-......
2012-05-12 00:15:40
Jesus Montero walked up to the plate and lined an opposite-field home run over the right-field wall at Yankee Stadium.
It was as if he had never left.
Montero's sixth-inning drive against Hiroki Kuroda gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead over the New......
2012-05-12 00:09:14
Adam Dunn shrugged off his horrendous first season with the Chicago White Sox by pretty much starting over. He's seeing the ball well and approaching his at-bats the way he did through successful years with the Reds and Nationals. And so far, it's working.
Dunn h......
2012-05-11 23:37:54
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radiation therapy was successful.
"I should say that we have successfully completed the medical treatment," the socialist leader ......
2012-05-11 23:18:21
The Tampa Bay Rays were nursing a one-run lead when manager Joe Maddon pulled starter Jeremy Hellickson and turned to Joel Peralta to get the final out in the seventh inning.
Nick Johnson was at the plate for the Baltimore Orioles, and Maddon loved the matchup....
2012-05-11 22:05:11
Looking to add depth to an outfield ravaged by injury, the Boston Red Sox have acquired Scott Podsednik from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash.
The slumping Red Sox announced the move Friday night. Podsednik was hitting .203 with four RBIs and six stolen bases i......
2012-05-11 21:56:09
Nick Johnson's first homer in two years gave Baltimore a seventh-inning lead, and the Orioles edged the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Friday night in a duel for first place in the AL East.
Johnson's two-run drive off Joel Peralta (0-2) put the Orioles in front 4-3, and the ......
2012-05-11 21:43:47
The Colorado Rockies have optioned left-hander Drew Pomeranz to Triple-A Colorado Springs and recalled lefty Josh Outman from their top minor league club.
The 23-year-old Pomeranz is 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA in five starts. He came to the Rockies in a July 2011 multip......
2012-05-11 21:06:09
Television cameras and thousands of eyeballs focused on Tiger Woods' right foot as he made his way up the sixth fairway.
No worries, though. It was just a broken shoe.
Woods snapped the eyelet during his tee shot at the par-4 No. 5, called for......
2012-05-11 20:44:11
The San Diego Padres have placed right-hander Joe Wieland on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right elbow.
The Padres also recalled infielder James Darnell from Triple-A Tucson before Friday night's game at Philadelphia. The 25-year-old Darnell hit .267 w......
2012-05-11 20:15:56
No. 4 Boston vs. No. 8 Philadelphia
Boston def. Atlanta, 4-2, in first round
Philadelphia def. Chicago, 4-2, in first round
Season series: Philadelphia, 2-1.
Key stat: Nine days before his 36th birthday,......
2012-05-11 20:15:36
Chris Sale made his pitch. Did he ever. The Chicago White Sox's young lefty convinced general manager Ken Williams that the discomfort he felt in his elbow was normal soreness and not pain from a major injury.
An MRI came out clean to back up his claim and on Fri......
2012-05-11 20:04:52
Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his last Mustang Shelby GT500, which sets a new record for horsepower and hits a top speed of more tha......
2012-05-11 20:02:09
Riley Reiff was on the field for the start of rookie minicamp with the Detroit Lions -- and that was about all coach Jim Schwartz could really say about the new offensive lineman.
"He knows how to line up -- looks good lining up," Schwartz said Friday. ......
2012-05-11 19:59:20
The Yankees sent infielder Eduardo Nunez down to the minors on Friday, a day after he made two errors at third base against Tampa Bay.
The speedy 24-year-old hit .294 in 20 games but made four errors in 58 chances. He saw time at second base, shortstop, third, le......
