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The Philadelphia Phillies were already looking like a threat at winning a fourth straight NL East title by stringing together a long winning streak.
After adding an all-star to their pitching rotation, they look downright dangerous.
Wilson Valdez's RBI single with one out in the 11th
Another lopsided win for New York came and went without Alex Rodriguez belting his milestone 600th homer.
As long as the Yankees are winning, he doesn't care.
Rodriguez drove in three runs and the Yankees used a seven-run seventh inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-4 Thursday
Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too.
The trade wheel of fortune kept spinning Thursday with veterans-for-prospects deals that typically dot the stretch run. More swaps were expected before
MINNEAPOLIS - In the middle of another tight division race, the Minnesota Twins acquired all-star closer Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals late Thursday night for prized catching prospect Wilson Ramos and minor league left-hander Joe Testa.
The Twins also received cash
CLEVELAND - Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs without hitting his 600th homer and the New York Yankees used a seven-run seventh inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-4 Thursday night.
Dustin Moseley (1-0) won his first start, allowing a run and four hits over six innings as New York
MONTREAL - Avon Cobourne scored two touchdowns and passed 100 yards in both rushing and receiving as the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Toronto Argonauts 41-10 and took over first place in the CFL East Division on Thursday night.
Jamel Richardson, with two, and S.J. Green caught TD passes
GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Terrell Owens arrived fashionably late, received a white jersey with his favourite number, and got a smattering of applause for doing even the simplest thing.
Every catch was an event.
A few thousand fans showed up for Owens' first practice with the Cincinnati
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rick Pitino, worried that his wife and kids would find out he had a one-night stand with a woman he met in a bar, acknowledged Thursday that he didn't immediately tell police about demands for cars, cash and housing in order to keep the tryst secret.
The Louisville
TORONTO - Jessica Zelinka was walking off the track Thursday after capturing her fifth Canadian heptathlon title when she looked up into the stands at Varsity Stadium, scanning the crowd for the source of her concern — a crying baby.
The London, Ont., native had just raced to second
FORT WORTH, Texas - Alex Rodriguez filed an objection to aspects of next week's auction of the Texas Rangers, saying he and other former players may not get the millions owed them.
Rodriguez is due US$24.9 million in deferred compensation six years after he was traded to the New York
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - Erik Compton is a walking billboard for organ donation and sheer determination.
He's also at the top of the Greenbrier Classic leaderboard.
Playing on a late sponsor exemption, the 30-year-old double heart transplant recipient shot a 7-under 63 on
BALTIMORE - Buck Showalter was hired to manage the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, his latest rebuilding project in a major league career full of them.
Showalter's first game will be Tuesday night at Camden Yards against the Los Angeles Angels.
Baltimore had the worst record in the
PHILADELPHIA - There's a new Roy in town — and he's an ace, too.
Three-time all-star Roy Oswalt gave his OK to a trade from Houston to Philadelphia on Thursday, becoming the latest star pitcher to join the hard-charging Phillies.
After getting Roy Halladay in the off-season,
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Tim Tebow missed some practices but none that counted before agreeing to a contract with the Denver Broncos on Thursday.
The two-time national champion from Florida and 25th pick in the NFL draft missed the first three workouts for rookies and selected veterans while his
NEW YORK, N.Y. - ESPN.com has removed an article chronicling LeBron James' activities during a weekend in Las Vegas.
The sports network said the article, by ESPNLosAngeles.com reporter Arash Markazi, was available for about 9 1/2 hours on its server Wednesday. It described the new Miami
SAN FRANCISCO - People familiar with the situation say the Florida Marlins are working to finalize a trade that would send third baseman Jorge Cantu to the Texas Rangers.
Cantu was pulled from Florida's game at San Francisco on Thursday in the bottom of the eighth inning, though neither
