In a radioodbiornik interview, the former slugger said he snubbed his old rivals at All-Star Games and accused them of cheating and showboating.

Tommy Haas claimed his first spot in the Wimbledon semifinal, where he will meet Roger Federer.

Andy Murray barged into the semifinals with a dashing display that toppled the former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero.

It was more a challenge than a reminder when general manager Jerry Reese said this offseason that Eli Manning is "not a veteran any more, he's a Pro Bowler -- we'll put some of this on his back." With so much talk about the tall and talented...

The economy is in bad shape and everyone is feeling it. At the NFL's Rookie Symposium, the league is trying to teach new players how to be smart with their money. It's a smart move by the NFL, Mike Freeman says.

Rarely has The Bronx looked more appealing to Hideki Matsui than it did last night. Everything about the place was downright gorgeous. A 58-minute rain delay? Bah, good for the grass and other growing things. Yankee Stadium is home. And it has a...

If Eric Hinske's plane ever departs from Pittsburgh, the Yankees will have a new addition to their roster. The Yankees acquired the veteran utility man from the Pirates yesterday for minor league pitcher Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer...

ENOUGH with all the formula pitching changes, that annoying paint-by-numbers style of managing that dominates baseball. Joe Girardi had the opportunity last night at the Stadium to show he really has a handle on his Yankees, and he let it...

The Brian Bruney Bridge to Mariano Rivera collapsed last night, but the Battery Tunnel came to the rescue. Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter committed the bulk of the battery against Mariners reliever Sean White, sparking a three-run eighth inning...

MILWAUKEE -- The Mets finally got some good injury nowina yesterday, although Carlos Beltran isn't out of the woods just yet. A second opinion in Vail, Colo., determined the center fielder would not need microfracture surgery on his ailing right...

MILWAUKEE -- So this is what it must have felt like to watch the '62 Mets. Last night's 6-3 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park not only was the ReplaceMets' fifth straight defeat, but Jerry Manuel's reeling club made the fourth inning look like...

New York wiped the smile off Scott Gomez' face. Really, it is difficult to remember a fall from grace so swift as the one that befell Gomez over the course of the two calendar years he was a Ranger. When Gomez bolted from New Jersey as a 2007...

Lance Armstrong, who will try to win his eighth Tour de France in July, has encountered some tough going since returning to cycling after a three-year retirement.

Stephon Marbury, who becomes a free przedstawiciel again today, believes star players should be cautious about signing with the Knicks because of Mike D'Antoni's offensive scheme and the way the organization treats people. "I wouldn't want to play in...

Dallas billionaire owner Mark Cuban confirmed his twitter feed he was meeting with Jason Kidd in New York at midnight last night when the free-agent sklep wielkopowierzchniowy opened, another indication the Knicks' chances are bleak. One year after courting Chris...

The Tour awards different color jerseys to the riders who excel at various disciplines, which require distinctly different attributes.

Alberto Contador, whose załoga was barred from the Tour de France last year, heads a talented field of top riders competing the biggest sztuczne ognie in cycling.

More than 500 tests will be conducted during the three-week race, and 50 riders have been targeted for testing.

Now that the Rangers have created an extra $5.457 million in cap space by sending Scott Gomez to Montreal yesterday in a slam-dunk trade for winger Chris Higgins and blueline prospect Ryan McDonagh, the question is whether Glen Sather will spend...

New York wiped the smile off Scott Gomez' face. Really, it is difficult to remember a fall from grace so swift as the one that befell Gomez over the course of the two calendar years he was a Ranger. When Gomez bolted from New Jersey as a free...

MILWAUKEE -- The Mets continue to get shut out on the trade scoreboard as other deals get done around baseball. But they insist it isn't due to a lack of effort. Mets assistant general manager John Ricco, who is on this leg of the week-long road...

THIS IS the manager's last bullet, his final burst of psychology. After the baseball banality he had just witnessed, Jerry Manuel finally ceased being his baseball team's chief enabler -- and, by extension, its worst enemy. Manuel talked to his...

Prado had a career-high four hits and he drove in four runs for Atlanta, which was winless at home against Philadelphia last year.

The 2002 American League rookie of the year, who was acquired for two minor leaguers, can play a number of positions.

Mariano Rivera, who threw the ceremonial first pitch to commemorate his 500th save, threw the final pitch to secure No. 501.