Li Upsets Sharapova to Enter Finals of Wimbledon Warmup

Hee Young Park Ties for Corning Lead with 8-Under Round

Rockets Blast Past Blazers into 2nd Round

For the first time in 12 years, the Houston Rockets advanced in the NBA playoffs.

Rockets Fail to Finish Off Blazers

Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 25 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers staved off elimination in the playoffs with an 88-77 victory over ...

Yao Presents Insurmountable Obstacle for Young Blazers

Youth and inexperience are catching up with the Portland Trail Blazers. The youngest team in the postseason has struggled with Houston’s Yao Ming to fall ...

Yao Fires Up Rockets to 3-1 Series Lead Over Blazers

The Houston Rockets are one win away from finally escaping the first round. Yao Ming had 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Rockets took ...

Fukudome's Birthday Homer Lifts Cubs Over Cards

Kosuke Fukudome hit a three-run homer and drove in five on his 32nd birthday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 10-3 victory over the St. ...

Yao Happy Helping Team by Drawing Double Teams

Yao Ming has taken only 13 shots in the last two games of Houston’s first-round series against Portland. That’s OK with him. The Trail Blazers ...

Yao Smothered but Rockets Take 2-1 Lead in Defensive Battle

A physical Portland was succeeded in keeping Yao down to only 7 points in its determination to prevent a repeat of his blowout Game 1 ...

Vania King Upsets Stosur to Reach 3rd Round of U.S. Open

Wild-card entry Vania King of the United States has upset No. 15 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia in the second round of the U.S. Open. ...

Shin Charges to Wins 3-Way Playoff at P&G

Jiyai Shin arrived at the course around 5:30 a.m., then began her final round a couple hours later in one of the first groups to ...

Ichiro Within 2 of MLB Record with 2 Hits vs Rangers

Ichiro Suzuki had two hits to move within two of a record ninth-straight 200-hit season, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 in ...

Kuroda Dodges Bat, Cruises in Easy Win Over Giants

Hiroki Kuroda is back in his groove and Casey Blake, too. That does a whole lot for the Dodgers' confidence during the stretch run. So ...

Wie to Share Spotlight with Lewis at Pinnacle

Michelle Wie might not even be the most watched rookie at this week's LPGA Tour event. Stacy Lewis, who won the 2007 NCAA championship while ...

Ryo Ishikawa Picked for President's Cup Int'l Team

Ryo Ishikawa is known in Japan as the "Shy Prince," a 17-year-old sensation who has won four times on the Japan Golf Tour in the ...

Apolo Ohno Leads U.S. Olympic Short Track Hopes Again

The soul-patched one still glides low around the ice, powering past his rivals in the turns. Apolo Anton Ohno is the leading contender to make ...

Teen Oudin Wins Again in Amazing U.S. Open Run

Forget about forehands and backhands. Melanie Oudin's biggest weapon is her heart. The 17-year-old sparkplug from Georgia proved it again Monday at the U.S. Open, ...

Li Na to Play Kim Clijsters in U.S. Open Quarterfinals

Eighteenth seed Li Na easily handled Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-3 Sunday to set up a quarterfinals encounter with Kim Clijsters. Li Na became the sole ...

Suzuki Gets 2,000th Career Hit

Ichiro Suzuki has lined the second pitch of Seattle's game at Oakland down the right-field line for a double and his 2,000th career hit. Even ...

Ichiro Moves 2 Closer to 2,000-Hit Mark in Win

Ichiro Suzuki had two hits to move within four of 2,000 for his career and is likely to become the second-fastest player in history to ...

Li Na, Zheng Jie Advance into 4th Round

No. 18 Li Na of China defeated Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-4, 6-2. She will face Francesca Schiavone of Italy, no. 26, in the 4th ...

Song-Hee Kim Shoots Record 62, Wie Misses Cut

South Korea's Song-Hee Kim shot a tournament-record 9-under 62 for a share of the second-round lead in the Canadian Women's Open with Suzann Pettersen, while ...

Johjima Hits One of 3 Homers in Win Over As

Bill Hall, Franklin Gutierrez and Kenji Johjima each hit two-run homers to help Ian Snell win his fourth straight start, and the Seattle Mariners beat ...

Former Ace Chien-Ming Wang Cut Loose by Yankees

Former ace Chien-Ming Wang, power-hitting Jack Cust and slumping third baseman Garrett Arkins joined an already saturated free agent market

Byeong-Hun An Becomes Youngest U.S. Amateur Champ

Byeong-Hun An moved to the United States in pursuit of a better golf game. He left his life and his mother half a world away ...

Ichiro Leadoff Homer Sparks Win Over Padres

Li Na into Wimbledon 3rd Round, Peng Shaui Out

China, Japan Meet in Wimbledon Women's Doubles