CHICAGO (AP) - Former Chicago Bears star Roland Harper has been
placed on probation for two years for acting as a front man in a $1.5 million fraud involving a Chicago Public Schools landscaping contract.
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Mike Cameron has
been suspended for two games after he made contact with an umpire
Saturday against the Atlanta Braves.
HALLE, Germany (AP) - Roger Federer has pulled out of the Gerry
Weber Open, his usual grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon, saying he
is "overwhelmed" and "exhausted" after his French Open win.
PHOENIX (AP) - Attorneys for the NHL and Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie prepared for a court showdown Tuesday over whether the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes can be sold and moved to southern Ontario despite the league's objections.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Cesar Valdez turned in seven strong innings and teamed with Yusmeiro Petit in the Reno Aces’ 3-0, six-hit shutout of the Portland Beavers Monday night at PGE Park.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jack Cust hit a go-ahead solo home run, Jack Hannahan tied the game with a three-run double and the Oakland Athletics extended their best winning streak in three years to seven games with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Former Wolf Pack star Kevin Kouzmanoff tied his career-high with four RBIs in the San Diego Padres 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair a partial tear in an abdominal muscle and is expected to miss the next four to six weeks.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee is looking into whether it committed another NCAA recruiting violation by allowing ESPN to be present during a meeting between coach Lane Kiffin and recruits.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Ryan Sweeney's sprained left knee hasn't
healed as quickly as the Oakland Athletics hoped, and the outfielder has been placed on the 15-day disabled list.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Freshman Taylor Jungmann allowed two hits over six innings Monday night and top-seeded Texas earned its first trip to the College World Series since 2005 with a 5-2 win over TCU.
MIAMI (AP) - Sean West did not allow a hit until the seventh inning in his fourth career start and Brett Carroll hit his first career home run to help Florida Marlins beat Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Monday night.