September 5, 2010

At the Open: No. 4 Murray upset by Wawrinka

No. 4 Andy Murray has made an earlier-than-expected exit from the U.S. Open, losing to No. 25 Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round.Wawrinka defeated Murray 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-3,...

Pettitte likely to make rehab start Wednesday

There is a strong possibility that Andy Pettitte will make a minor league rehab start for Trenton Wednesday in the Eastern League playoff series against New Hampshire.However, Joe Girardi will...

At the Open: Nadal cruises into third round

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal beat Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Sunday.Nadal has won all his matches in straight sets, but...

At the Open: Venus gets by Peer after tough first set

Venus Williams struggled with her serve. She kept tugging at her dress. Just as big a nuisance was her opponent, Shahar Peer.On a day when No. 2 Kim Clijsters cruised...

Giants sign Bomar to practice squad

Rhett Bomar for the second consecutive year did not make the Giants final roster and then signed to the practice squad. Bomar did some decent things in extensive playing time...

Ex-Liverpool manager Houllier to be offered Aston Villa job

Gerard Houllier is set to be offered the manager's job at Aston Villa, Sky Sports reported Sunday. Houllier, who was in England for Jamie Carragher's testimonial on Saturday, was staying...

England's Wayne Rooney due on Swiss flight amid media claims -- Sky News

Soccer star Wayne Rooney was expected to fly with the rest of the England squad to Switzerland, despite allegations about his private life appearing in several British newspapers Sunday. The...

David and Victoria Beckham set to make LA their permanent base

David Beckham and wife Victoria are set to quit Britain and make the United States their permanent base after putting their English mansion on the market, the (London) Sunday Mirror reported....

At the Open: Clijsters finishes off Ivanovic in 59 minutes

Kim Clijsters put a quick end to Ana Ivanovic's run at the U.S. Open, winning her 18th straight match at Flushing Meadows with a 6-2, 6-1 wipeout of the former...

A-Rod gets two hits in return to Yankees' lineup

Alex Rodriguez returned to the Yankees’ lineup today in the team's 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays.It was the first day he was eligible to come off the 15-day disabled...

Red Bulls come up short at champion RSL

The Red Bulls lost 1-0 at defending MLS Cup Champion, Real Salt Lake last night in front of 19,115 at Rio Tinto Stadium.With the loss, the Red Bulls dropped to...