EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - The big 4-0 is right around the corner for Brett Favre. You’d never know it. The Minnesota Vikings quarterback played his last...

ASHBURN So, Jim Zorn, all you have at the one-quarter mark of the season are two narrow, ugly victories over a pair of winless teams. Now your quarterback...

The lowly Rams have someone who loves them. Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said yesterday he is teaming with St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts...

SOCCER  Notes: Three points for win, one point for tie TODAY’S GAME FC Dallas at San Jose, 10 p.m.  SATURDAY’S GAMES San Jose at...

TENNIS CHINA OPEN  (at Beijing) First round—Marat Safin, def. Jose Acasuso 6-4, 6-2; James Blake def. Florian Mayer, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Fernando...

BASKETBALL PLAYOFF GLANCE  FINALS (Best-of-5; *-if necessary) Indiana vs. Phoenix (Indiana leads 2-1) Game 1: Phoenix 120-116 (OT) Game 2: Indiana...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  MONDAY’S GAMES N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 2 Columbus...

FOOTBALL AFC East East  MONDAY’S GAME Minnesota 30, Green Bay 23 SUNDAY’S GAMES Pittsburgh at Detroit, 1 p.m. Oakland at N.Y. Giants,...

The search for Richmond’s new baseball team’s nickname is taking a twist. The process was expanded this afternoon to make room for a sixth...

PITTSBURGH They gave Rashard Mendenhall a new blocker, and the opportunity to redeem himself following one of the most embarrassing weeks by any Pittsburgh...

MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Twins seem to think that 162 regular-season games aren’t enough. The Twins will host the Detroit Tigers today in...

AMERICAN LEAGUE   Tomorrow or Thursday Detroit/Minnesota at   New York (Sabathia 19-8),   6:07 p.m. Boston (Lester 15-8) at   Los...

April: 8, at Bowie, 7:05 p.m.; 9, at Bowie, 7:05; 10, at Bowie, 6:35; 11, at Bowie, 2:05; 12, at Altoona, 6:30; 13, at Altoona, 6:30; 14, at Altoona, 6:30;...

Caron Butler knows he can score, and has the numbers to prove it. This season he plans to make it much harder for the guy he’s covering to do the...

PITTSBURGH They gave Rashard Mendenhall a new blocker, and the opportunity to redeem himself following one of the most embarrassing weeks by any Pittsburgh...

PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb returned to practice yesterday and is expected to start Sunday when the Eagles host the Tampa...

BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was drunk—three times above Michigan’s legal limit for driving, according to...

TENNIS CHINA OPEN  (at Beijing) First round - Philipp Kohlschreiber d. Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-1; Novak Djokovic (2) d. Victor Hanescu 6-3,...

BASKETBALL PLAYOFF GLANCE  FINALS (Best-of-5; *-if necessary) Indiana vs. Phoenix (Indiana leads 2-1) Game 1: Phoenix 120-116 (OT) Game 2: Indiana...

HOCKEY  GLANCE  EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Central Division  SUNDAY’S GAMES No games scheduled YESTERDAY’S...

FOOTBALL AFC East East  SUNDAY’S GAMES Chicago 48, Detroit 24 Houston 29, Oakland 6 Washington 16, Tampa Bay 13 Indianapolis 34, Seattle 17...

Brett Favre’s presence in Minnesota galls most Packers fans. And the nausea level could be off the charts tonight if Favre leads his latest team...

The Super Bowl-winning Steelers’ season was starting to unravel with consecutive losses in the final 15 seconds to the Bears and the Bengals. Determined...

Justin Verlander and Ryan Raburn gave the Detroit Tigers at least one more game. Verlander, a former Goochland and Old Dominion star, improved his record...

YESTERDAY’S GAMES  New York 4, Houston 0 Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 7, Florida 6 (10) Washington 2, Atlanta 1 (15) Milwaukee...

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP YANKEES 10, RAYS 2: Alex Rodriguez homered twice and drove in an AL-record seven runs in a 10-run sixth to help New York finish...

Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha will be back for a second season in 2010. General Manager Doug Melvin announced before yesterday’s season finale...

Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez drove in an AL-record seven runs in a 10-run sixth inning. A-Rod had two homers and seven RBI to finish with exactly 30 home...

YESTERDAY’S GAMES  Detroit 5, Chicago 3 Boston 12, Cleveland 7 Baltimore 5, Toronto 4 (11) New York 10, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 13, Kansas...

LANDOVER, Md.—Within the first two minutes, the Washington Redskins had given up two sacks and lost a fumble. They had also allowed a quarterback...