FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Mark Clayton got open and waited for the fourth-down pass that could keep the Ravens’ chances alive. Joe Flacco reached his...

The Dodgers’ magic number for clinching the NL West finally reached zero. After a season-worst five-game losing streak, they came through with one...

Tamika Catchings had 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as the Indiana Fever moved one victory away from the WNBA title yesterday with an 86-85 win...

NEW ORLEANS - A vastly improved defense with a penchant for big plays has the New Orleans Saints undefeated through four games for the first time since...

CLEVELAND - The last-minute Cincinnati Bengals pulled one out in extra time. Shayne Graham’s 31-yard field goal - set up by Carson Palmer’s...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -David Garrard threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns, two to Mike Sims-Walker, and the Jacksonville Jaguars dismantled the Tennessee...

TENNIS THAILAND OPEN (at Bangkok, Thailand) Championship - Gilles Simon (2) d. Viktor Troicki (4) 7-5, 6-3.  MALAYSIAN OPEN (at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)...

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...

FOOTBALL SATURDAY STATE Virginia 16, North Carolina 3 Virginia Tech 34, Duke 26 Villanova 28, William & Mary 17 Hofstra 24, James Madison 17 Gardner-Webb...

Jason Kubel hit a pair of three-run homers today and Minnesota beat Kansas City to put the Twins into a one-game playoff with the Detroit Tigers for the...

LOS ANGELES—The Dodgers’ magic number for clinching the NL West is down to zero—finally. After a season-worst five-game losing streak,...

LANDOVER, Md.—The Washington Redskins are approaching the halfway mark of the NFL’s Lousy Team Tour. To their dismay, they’ve become...

TAMPA BAY (0-3) AT WASHINGTON (1-2) Time: 1 p.m. Line: Redskins by 7½ On the air: TV—Fox; radio—WXGI (950), 10 a.m. Inside slant: Redskins...

MINNEAPOLIS - Nick Punto’s voice was hoarse and he strained to describe how the Minnesota Twins have rallied from seven games down in less than a...

BATTING HaRamirez, Fla————————————-.342 PSandoval, SF————————————-.329...

CLEVELAND - RB James Davis, whose impressive exhibition season led to speculation about Jamal Lewis’ future in Cleveland, will miss the rest of the...

BOSTON - Alex Gonzalez might play in Boston’s final regular-season game today after X-rays on his right hand were negative. The Red Sox shortstop...

Atlanta’s Jair Jurrjens has allowed 2 or fewer earned runs in 26 of his 34 starts. The Cardinals are 14-15 since Sept. 1.   Albert Pujols tied...

Ryan Braun, Brewers 2-5, HR, run, 2 RBI   PITCHING  Randy Wells, Cubs 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K, W   Anibal Sanchez, Marlins 7 IP, 5...

YESTERDAY’S GAMES  FRIDAY’S GAMES

National League scores   TODAY Houston (W.Lopez 0-1) at New York (Figueroa 2-8)1:10 Pittsburgh (Karstens 4-5) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 7-5)1:10...

YESTERDAY’S GAMES  FRIDAY’S GAMES

TODAY Chicago (Danks 13-10) at Detroit (Verlander 18-9)1:05 p.m. Cleveland (Ohka 1-4) at Boston (Buchholz 7-4)1:35 Toronto (R.Romero 13-9) at Baltimore...

TENNIS PAN PACIFIC OPEN  (at Tokyo) First round—Flavia Pennetta (10) def. Han Zinyun, 7-6 (2), 6-2; Alize Cornet def. Samantha Stosur (15),...

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

FOOTBALL AFC East East  Capsules, Page C3 SCORES  YESTERDAY  STATE Virginia 16, North Carolina 3 Virginia Tech 34, Duke 26 Gardner-Webb...

DETROIT - Jake Peavy delivered the kind of performance the Detroit Tigers desperately need. Peavy delayed Detroit’s chance to move closer to the...

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP RED SOX 6, INDIANS 2: Daisuke Matsuzaka turned in his fourth straight strong performance, and Boston sent Cleveland to a club-record...

YESTERDAY’S GAMES  THURSDAY’S GAMES

National League scores   TODAY Arizona (D.Cabrera 0-5) at Chicago (R.Wells 11-10)1:05, WGN Houston (Bazardo 1-2) at New York (Misch 2-4)1:10...