DENVER (AP) - The coldest day ever at Coors Field was short-sleeve weather for Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Minor.Starting a day-night doubleheader that opened with the temperature at 23 degrees, Justin Upton hit his major league-leading 10th home run, Dan Uggla and rookie Evan Gattis also connected in support of Minor's solid outing and the Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Tuesday.Reed Johnson...
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BOSTON (AP) - Mike Napoli tried to downplay the question about playing in Fenway Park.Nope. He couldn't help himself.Napoli hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Will Middlebrooks busted out of a slump with a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox rebounded from a doubleheader sweep by beating the Oakland Athletics 9-6 on Monday night."I've been feeling good on the road, too, but I just love hi...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - For all the big moments in Graeme McDowell's career, his resume was short on PGA Tour victories.McDowell relished what he called his first authentic tour win, defeating fellow U.S. Open champ Webb Simpson in a playoff at the RBC Heritage on Sunday.McDowell's been at the center of some of golf's biggest moments, from his rousing triumph at Pebble Beach in 2010 to cap...
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers insist they are focused much more on their drive toward the playoffs than ending the New Jersey Devils' postseason hopes.With a thorough 4-1 victory Sunday, the Broadway Blueshirts took care of both.Ryan Callahan scored a goal in the opening minute and another in the third period, and Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves as the Rangers eliminated the Devils from the ...
A defiant David Ortiz stood on the Fenway Park infield and told the crowd, "Stay Strong," bringing a rousing cheer from Bostonians weary from a week of bombings, stay-at-home orders and a manhunt that locked down the city for a day. Playing at home for the first time since two bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line killed three people and wounded more than 180 others, the Red Sox honored the vic...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley allowed three runs in six innings, and all of them came on one bad pitch.With two outs in the second, Billingsley served up a three-run homer to San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Stults and Los Angeles went on to lose 6-3 Monday night in the first game between the NL West rivals since their wild brawl last week.The teams kept things clean on Jackie R...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The San Jose Sharks have been one of the NHL's best teams at home so they should be in good playoff position with their next four games at the Shark Tank.Heading back to the Bay Area after a key road victory should make them feel even more comfortable.Antti Niemi stopped 35 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, Tommy Wingels had a goal and an assist, and the San Jose S...
A few hours after the Boston Marathon bombings, and more than 1,000 miles away, a police officer with a German shepherd patrolled near an entrance to the baseball stadium where Miami hosted Washington on Monday evening - an unusual sight at Marlins Park.Inside, on the field, two Marlins officials gave a security supervisor a briefing about the ballpark's layout."We are taking additional precaution...
NEW YORK (AP) - The Boston Celtics' home game against the Indiana Pacers scheduled for Tuesday night has been canceled because of the Boston Marathon bombings.The NBA says Monday that the game will not be rescheduled.The Celtics and Pacers already have clinched playoff berths and are locked into certain seedings in the Eastern Conference.Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish lin...
BOSTON (AP) - Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in a terrifying scene of shattered glass, bloodstained pavement and severed limbs, authorities said.A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other bombs were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course.President Barack Obama vowed that those...