Bolt runs season best 9.85 in 100 at Zagreb
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Usain Bolt made a cautious start in his first 100 meters since his disqualification at the world championships, and still won in a season-best 9.85 seconds at the Zagreb World Challenge on Tuesday. Bolt, who false-started…
Rivera gets 600th save in Yankees’ 3-2 win
SEATTLE (AP) — The celebration was pure Mariano Rivera. No big screams or wild gestures. Certainly no spectacle, even if Rivera is widely regarded as the best ever at what he does. Just warm hugs and appreciative handshakes from Yankees…
Barca held against Milan
Barcelona were held at home 2-2 in the opening match of the Champions League group stages after a late equaliser by AC Milan. Alexandre Pato, Milan’s striker, was so fast out of the blocks that his goal in the Camp…
Three suspended OSU players reinstated by NCAA
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Just in time for its first road game of the season, No. 17 Ohio State got some good news for a change. The NCAA reinstated three Buckeyes players on Tuesday who were suspended for taking envelopes…
Euro giants play in Spain
Two of European football’s giants face off at the Camp Nou as Milan battle Barcelona in Group H of the Champions League. The Spanish side will be hoping to put one of the competitions most successful sides to the sword…
Djokovic beats Nadal to win 1st US Open title
NEW YORK (AP) — Bothered by pain in his back, ribs and cramping legs, Novak Djokovic was face-down beside the court in Arthur Ashe Stadium, getting massaged by a trainer. Having dropped a set against defending champion Rafael Nadal, Djokovic’s…
Brady’s 517 yards, four TDs lift Pats over Dolphins
MIAMI (AP) — Desperate to slow down Tom Brady, the Miami Dolphins tried playing 12 men on defense. That didn’t work. They drew a penalty. Using only 11 defenders was even worse. Brady threw for a team-record 517 yards and…
Rugby World Cup 2011
England lock Courtney Lawes has been handed a two-game ban after being found guilty of recklessly striking an opponent with his knee. The 22-year-old Northampton lock will now miss the Pool B matches with Romania and Georgia, Rugby World Cup…
Timberwolves bring in Adelman as coach
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rick Adelman coached four teams in his first two decades in the NBA, each time taking a year off before starting his next journey. He didn’t wait nearly as long to take over perhaps his most challenging…
Only player to survive Russian plane crash dies
MOSCOW (AP) — The only member of a top Russian hockey team to survive a plane crash that killed 44 people died Monday of his injuries in a Moscow hospital. The Vishnevsky hospital said 26-year-old Alexander Galimov died of the…
