WASHINGTON (2-5) AT ATLANTA (4-3) Time: 1 p.m. Line: Falcons by 9 On the air: TV - Fox; radio - WXGI (950), 10 a.m. Inside slant: Redskins’ offense...

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons are eager to break free of their mostly inglorious past, show they can be a team that consistently puts up winning records...

PHILADELPHIA—They have played each other with both a Super Bowl and a playoff spot at stake. There was the “Bounty Bowl,“ Emmitt Smith...

BASKETBALL FRIDAY CLIPPERS 118, WARRIORS 90 L.A. CLIPPERS   Butler 3-5 1-1 7, Camby 0-2 5-6 5, Kaman 9-16 4-5 22, B.Davis 8-13 7-8 25, Gordon 8-12...

NHL ROUNDUP CAPITALS 7, PANTHERS 4: Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and short-handed Washington beat Florida for a sweep...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  FRIDAY’S GAMES Orlando 110, Detroit 103 Indiana 102, Washington 86 Philadelphia...

SOCCER EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Columbus vs. Real Salt Lake Game 1: Real Salt Lake 1-0 Thursday: Real Salt Lake 3-2 (Real Salt Lake wins 4-2) ...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  FRIDAY’S GAMES New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Toronto...

CHICAGO—The Chicago White Sox acquired Mark Teahen from the Kansas City Royals for Chris Getz and Josh Fields. The trade was announced shortly after...

INDIANAPOLIS - The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts. Cornerback Marlin Jackson and safety Bob Sanders were lost for the season yesterday...

Ever since the discovery of the wildcat offense, it’s been difficult to take Miami’s Ronnie Brown out of any fantasy lineup. This may be the...

BOSTON - Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  THURSDAY’S GAMES Chicago 86, Cleveland 85 Utah 113, San Antonio 99 YESTERDAY’S...

SOCCER EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Columbus vs. Real Salt Lake Game 1: Real Salt Lake 1-0 Thursday: Real Salt Lake 3-2 (Real Salt Lake wins 4-2) ...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  THURSDAY’S GAMES Montreal 2, Boston 1 (SO) Columbus...

FOOTBALL East East SCORES/SCHEDULE  THURSDAY Virginia Tech 16, East Carolina 3 Temple 34, Miami (Ohio) 32 N. Illinois 50, E. Michigan 6

SOCCER EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Columbus vs. Real Salt Lake Game 1: Real Salt Lake 1-0 Yesterday: at Columbus, late Chicago vs. New England Game...

TENNIS OPEN DE TENIS COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA  (at Valencia, Spain) Second round - Mikhail Youzhny def. Pablo Cuevas, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1; Nikolay Davydenko...

BASKETBALL ODAC PRESEASON COACHES POLL (First-place votes in parentheses) 1. Roanoke (10)————————————-120...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  WEDNESDAY’S GAMES San Jose 3, Columbus 2 (SO) Buffalo...

FOOTBALL East East  SUNDAY’S GAMES Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 1 Miami at New England, 1 Houston at Indianapolis, 1 Baltimore...

NHL ROUNDUP BLUE JACKETS 4, THRASHERS 3: Raffi Torres scored two uncontested second-period goals and Columbus held off hosting Atlanta. The Thrashers,...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Orlando 122, Phoenix 100 Miami 93, Washington 89 Toronto...

Andy Pettitte, eligible for free agency, needs time to decide whether to retire or return for a 16th season. NEW YORK—The sign men were out bright...

RENTON, Wash.—Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has fully participated in practice a day after sitting out to give his broken ribs a rest. Hasselbeck...

NEW YORK—New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the World Series champion New York Yankees. The parade, scheduled...

NEW YORK - Ryan Howard kept striking out. Cole Hamels had a meltdown on the mound. Brad Lidge imploded in a crucial spot. With their slugger, former ace...

Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball’s best again....

NHL ROUNDUP DEVILS 3, CAPITALS 2: Niclas Bergfors and Zach Parise scored power-play goals 3:13 apart in the third period to break open a tie game and...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  TUESDAY’S GAMES Detroit 2, Boston 0 Tampa Bay 2,...