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The season is getting away from the Yankees, the wild card is nothing they should count on, and nobody wants another game like Thursday's. The source for this information is a well-connected Mr. Girardi.

Joe Girardi can have all the meetings he wants, and the Yankees can talk about being embarrassed all they want, but in games like these, big games the Yankees desperately need, they have to be able to count on their stars.

Alex Rodriguez grimaced as he saw his fly ball caught by Jacoby Ellsbury, ending the Yankees' dismal loss Thursday night to the Red Sox. It was a sour day for the Yankee third baseman, who was 0-for-4, struck out in a key first-inning situation.

Tucker's dramatic last-minute touchdown helps Edmonton survive Stamps' onslaught in high-scoring affair

AP - Gilbert Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the washington wizards for $111 million over six years, essentially taking millions less so that his team could have more financial flexibility, two newspapers reported Thursday.

U.S. recordholder Brendan Hansen failed to qualify in the 200-meter breaststroke, but Kelli Anderson says Hansen was gracious in defeat Thursday.

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Former world record holder Brendan Hansen suffered a major blow at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Thursday when he failed to qualify in the 200 meters breaststroke.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New Orleans All-Star guard Chris Paul agreed a four-year extension to remain with the Hornets, the Times-Picayune of New Orleans said on Thursday.

Each morning, Bruce Jenkins offers new observations and thoughts from Wimbledon for SFGate readers. They were flexing all over the United Kingdom this week. They were all Andy Murray, king of Scots, revealing a wiry bicep in the wake of his dramatic, five-set...

Tests of syringes and other steroid paraphernalia that trainer Brian McNamee submitted to federal agents will test positive for Roger Clemens' DNA, according to a brief filed in court by McNamee's lawyers, ESPN reported. Although there has been considerable...