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Within three weeks of becoming the Phillies' general manager last fall, Ruben Amaro Jr. made a deal for a player whose bio bore remarkable similarities to his own. John Mayberry Jr., named for his major-leaguer dad, played at Stanford almost 20 years behind...

IT was only the third draw in the history of australia v New Zealand battles on the rugby league field - but that's the way their Four Nations clash ended today.

The Knicks, perennial losers since 2001, could very well make history in 2009-10 if they finish below .500. That would mean a ninth straight losing season, a first for one of the NBA's charter franchises. Their failure would be unprecedented if not unexpected. But what is one more losing season in a decade of losing seasons if the reward is LeBron James? or maybe Dwyane Wade? Hope is on its way.

The '96 Bulls. The '72 Lakers. The '67 Sixers. The 2010 Lakers? According to the newest Laker, Ron Artest, the defending champs are going to be even better this season, with a chance to go down in history as one of the all-time greatest teams.

Game 6 of the AL championship series between the Angels and Yankees has been postponed because of rain. The game was rescheduled for 8:20 p.m. Sunday at Yankee Stadium. New York leads the series 3-2 and need one victory to clinch its 40th pennant and reach the World Series for the first time since 2003. Rain has been falling off and on in New York since Friday night. A steady drizzle, with occasional spurts of heavy downpour, kept the tarp on the field all afternoon. The game was called by Major League Baseball nearly 2 hours before the scheduled first pitch of 7:57 p.m. Joe Saunders had been slated to start for Los Angeles against fellow left-hander Andy Pettitte, looking to set a pair of major league records. Pettitte owns four series-clinching wins among his 15 career postseason victories - both tied for the most in baseball history. Manager Joe Girardi said the Yankees will stay with Pettitte on Sunday night rather than switch to ace CC Sabathia, who would be on regular rest.

Bill 'The Big Whistle' Chadwick, the first U.S.-born official in NHL history who was later a television analyst for the New York Rangers, died Saturday. He was 94.

Coming off one of the most dominating performances in NFL history, the New England Patriots hope to show the fans at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday some of the league's best football. Their opponent, however, has been playing some of the worst. Tom Brady hopes to lead the Patriots to another decisive victory over a winless opponent as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers carry a 10-game losing streak across the Atlantic Ocean for the NFL's third annual London game.

When the Chicago Bears selected Cedric Benson with their first-round pick four years ago, they envisioned he could join Walter Payton and Gale Sayers as one of the best running backs in franchise history. They didn't anticipate him blossoming into one of the league's elite backs for another team. Benson, who claims he's not out for revenge, faces his former team for the first time Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals host the Bears at Paul Brown Stadium.

If the Browns really want to come back, they need to make Cleveland Browns Stadium their real home. Steve King offers some history, some analysis, and a couple of ideas how to bring the old home karma back...

If New York advances to the World series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Pedro Martinez would love to get the ball again at Yankee Stadium, the new $1.5 billion version. He won't be intimidated by the crowd, that's for sure.