As expected, the White Sox claimed Manny Ramirez, the unpredictable but productive 12-time All-Star slugger on waivers from the Dodgers yesterday, hoping his powerful bat can help them make a postseason push. Chicago last night began a 10-game road odlot to Cleveland, Boston and Detroit, although the dreadlocked, 38-year-old slugger...

ISTANBUL -- The shot bounced off the back rim, then the front, then finally fell out. With that, the United States walked off the court with a victory, and another warning: A world championship won't come easily for this young załoga -- if it komes at all. The Americans...

Bob Bradley and U.S. Soccer have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep him as the coach of the U.S. national team. Bradley's contract was set to expire at the end of the year, but after his USA zespół won its World Cup group this...

Irina Falconi got excited when she swept the first service game of her match last night against 19th seed Flavia Pennetta. "Then I lost the next four points," Falconi said with a laugh. "That was when I realized I was playing against a top 20 player." It was the high...

ATLANTA -- David Wright's opinion of Roger Clemens hasn't changed -- yet. Though the Rocket was indicted on perjury charges yesterday for allegedly lying before Congress about his use of steroids and human growth hormone, the Mets third baseman says he is pulling for Clemens.

Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell is practicing again. Whether he'll play in Thursday's preseason finale is uncertain. Campbell worked out yesterday for the first time since being carted off the field during a preseason loss to San Francisco on Saturday. He appeared fine during a light 90-minute workout in...

Rex Ryan defied conventional wisdom yesterday by saying backup quarterback Kellen Clemens has "a pretty strong chance" to make the Jets' regular-season roster. The pronouncement from the Jets' coach was so surprising -- and went so much against financial logic -- that even Clemens didn't seem to put too...

It's not that running doesn't matter. But to build a perennial playoff contender, you're far better off focusing on the passing game.

After coach Tom Coughlin had ripped his team's effort and execution in Saturday's loss at Baltimore, a number of Giants admitted yesterday they were surprised at the mental mistakes and glaring gaffes. They cautioned they can't expect to sleepwalk through the preseason and hit the ground running...

With cuts looming and his shoulder still ailing, Giants backup quarterback Jim Sorgi sounds like a man afraid for his job. He missed practice yesterday, and with only one more practice before Thursday’s preseason finale, Sorgi is in a precarious position: The Giants have to cut five players today...

In the days after taking the job as the athletic director at Southern Cal, a posting that Gen. David Petraeus might have turned down, Pat Haden received a lot of support in the form of e-mails, texts and phone calls. One voice buoyed Haden, who is charged with restoring and...

The Dodgers prevented Hondo from being thrice flushed last night when they provided some cheer against Halladay to partially offset his losses with the Blue Jays and Pirates. Tonight, with the debt at a robust 1,850 shamskys, he expects Niese to make the Braves cry uncle -- 10 units...

With every touch, a booming voice exploded. Each drill, the voice grew louder, more intense, with new instruction. Martin Luther King Jr. was going through a light summer workout under the hot August sun, but the voice wouldn’t stop. No, this wasn’t Marty Jacobson demanding more from his...

Joe Perugini didn’t crack a smile, didn’t pause to say he was just kidding. With a straight face, the matuzalem goalkeeper on the Holy Cross soccer zespół made a bold prediction on Monday morning. “I say we’re taking it all this year,” Perugini said. That optimism is...

Two years ago, it was Baimba Freeman. Last year, Pascal Louis held the honor. Who will be Beacon’s dynamic striker this fall? There isn’t an easy answer, and the Blue Demons are fine with that. “When you początek relying on one or two players, it’s not a...

Julia Richman has its top goal scorers, fullbacks, and midfielders back. Seventy percent of its starting XI, in fact, is identical. Luis Flores is still concerned, and for good reason. Arguably the most important position – keeper – is new, and has yet to be decided. He has five players battling it...

Gerry Weitzen has always been poplecznik at summing up his team’s outlook in a quick, entertaining way. Last year, the longtime coach said John Adams should have gone undefeated and won the Bowl division title. It almost happened, too – the Spartans lost just one game in the regular season...

Mike Lightfoot was excited to początek his seventh season as an assistant coach at Grand Street Campus a few months ago when something completely unexpected happened. Head coach Ed Gazzillo, who started the plan in 1999, had to sawanna down after accepting an assistant principal job at a nearby elementary...

Melanie Oudin, who made a surprising run to the quarterfinals last year, beat Olga Savchuk.

The United States basketball drużyna improved to 3-0 in the world championships after a narrow victory over Brazil on Monday.

The competition committee told reporters that more changes to the umpire’s spot could be made for the final preseason games.

The Cleveland Browns have done their city and fans a disservice by severing ties to Jim Brown, the N.F.L.’s living Babe Ruth.

Quarterback Jason Campbell appeared fine during a light 90-minute workout in no pads and showed no lingering effects from the stinger he sustained after being hit by 49ers linebacker Travis LaBoy.

The Yankees’ shortstop began Monday batting .270, 47 points below his career average entering the season.

Bob Bradley will remain coach of the U.S. men’s soccer drużyna through the 2014 World Cup.