Updated: 3:37 PM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Vin Mazzaro pitched seven sharp innings, Jason Giambi drew a bases-loaded walk in the first and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Sunday for their season-high sixth straight win.
Posted: 10:14 PM The Reno Aces won the opening game of a four-game series on Saturday night, beating the Portland Beavers 2-1 in 10 innings.
Posted: 10:03 PM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The best small high school track team in Texas is once again a freckle-faced girl named Bonnie Richardson.
Posted: 9:47 PM KINDER, La. (AP) — George Foreman III won in his professional debut, stopping Clyde Weaver at 1:16 of the first round Saturday night.
Posted: 9:44 PM LONDON (AP) — Rafael Nadal withdrew on Friday from next week's grass-court tournament at Queen's Club because of knee trouble but hopes to defend his title at Wimbledon.
Posted: 9:40 PM Jason Giambi hit a three-run double that helped rookie Trevor Cahill end a three-start losing streak, and the A's won their season-best fifth straight game with a 9-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
Posted: 8:52 PM FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Helio Castroneves is now a three-time Texas winner, too.
Posted: 8:49 PM After watching their two-game lead in the Stanley Cup finals disappear in Pittsburgh, the defending champions returned to the friendly confines of Joe Louis Arena and blew away the supposedly fresher Penguins 5-0 in Game 5 on Saturday night.
Posted: 8:37 PM GLADEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kyle Busch raced to his fourth Nationwide Series victory of the year and ninth overall NASCAR win of the season Saturday night, easily holding off Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards in the Federated Auto Parts 300.
Posted: 8:28 PM MIAMI (AP) - Jorge Cantu and Ronny Paulino each hit RBI doubles, leading Andrew Miller and the Florida Marlins over the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Saturday night.
Posted: 7:25 PM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Baltimore's Felix Pie has left the Orioles' game against the Oakland Athletics after hitting a foul ball that bounced off the dirt and hit him in the throat.
Updated: 3:35 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Mets activated outfielder Ryan Church from the 15-day disabled list after their 7-1 loss to Washington on Saturday night.
Posted: 6:14 PM FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Jared Clark homered and drove in three runs and Noe Ramirez struck out a career-high 10 over eight strong innings, sending Cal State Fullerton to the College World Series with a 11-2 victory over Louisville on Saturday.
Updated: 6:04 PM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Nomar Garciaparra won't come off Oakland's disabled list when he's eligible Monday.
Posted: 5:50 PM PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - John Smoltz allowed one hit and one run while pitching six innings Saturday for the Pawtucket Red Sox in a rehab start against the Durham Bulls.
Updated: 5:47 PM Two WNC Players earn National Honors.
Updated: 5:35 PM NEW YORK (AP) - This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stretch and won the final jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday.
Posted: 3:39 PM (AP) — WASHINGTON - Marko Mitchell was a basketball player who discovered football late in high school, coming to the Washington Redskins by way of two junior colleges and the University of Nevada. He was the wide receiver who turned heads by running the 40-yard dash in 4.49 seconds at the NFL combine. He was the prospect gifted with a 6-foot-4 frame that casts a shadow over most cornerbacks.
Posted: 3:16 PM DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - PGA Tour rookie Matt Bettencourt and Mark Wilson have survived a roller-coaster afternoon at the Memorial to share the 54-hole lead, with Tiger Woods and a pack of major champions behind them.
Posted: 3:08 PM LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - NASCAR points leader Tony Stewart has wrecked his car during practice at Pocono Raceway and had to go to a backup car.
Updated: 3:05 PM INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA has concluded a meeting with Memphis officials to discuss major violations and the school must now wait at least six weeks for a ruling on whether its 38 wins from the 2007-08 season will count.
Posted: 3:02 PM DETROIT (AP) - Red Wings coach Mike Babcock says he will have regular-season leading scorer Pavel Datsyuk in the lineup for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Posted: 3:00 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Rice leading hitter Anthony Rendon hurt his right leg and was carried off the field in the second inning of an NCAA super regional game against LSU on Saturday.
Posted: 2:56 PM DENVER (AP) - Michelle Kwan has a college diploma to add to her resume.
Posted: 2:54 PM PARIS (AP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova never struck Dinara Safina as a Grand Slam champion in the making when they were kids in Russia. Kuznetsova showed up for matches toting a 2-liter bottle of soda and wearing rock band T-shirts.
