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After an injection of momentum following a day of acquisitions, extensions and returns, the Nationals take to the field and fall to the Giants, 6-3.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Loaded with outrageous talent but mindful of past mistakes, the United States men's basketball team will be checking egos at the door at the Beijing Olympics.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - LeBron James suffered what Team USA officials described as "a mild sprain" to his right ankle during the American Olympic basketball team's practice on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies moved to the top of the National League East on Tuesday after scoring six runs at the top of the ninth to beat the New York Mets 8-6.

Fla. - Dallas Braden, back in the Oakland rotation for the first time since September, turned in a better start than the man he replaced, Joe Blanton, made with his new team. Braden also got the benefit of some runs, something Blanton saw sparingly in...

Overwhelming numbers of Chinese say next month's Olympics will help their country's tattered image abroad, and they predict the Beijing Games will be successful, according to a poll released Tuesday. The survey, conducted this spring by the nonpartisan Pew...

Asafa Powell capitalized on Usain Bolt's weak start and edged the world record holder by one-hundredth of a second in the 100 meters yesterday, leading from start to finish at the DN Galan meet in Stockholm.

So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East.

Johan Santana was icing his left arm in the clubhouse Tuesday night during the ninth inning when the Mets' bullpen imploded. After the game, both Santana and Jerry Manuel faced the question - should he have been on the mound?

This was the Mets' opportunity to make a statement against the Phillies. Johan Santana did his part, but when Jerry Manuel handed the game over to the Mets bullpen, what could have been the beautiful story turned ugly at Shea Stadium.