David Ortiz homered twice and drove in four runs and the Red Sox outslugged the Brewers to complete a sweep of their interleague series with an 11-7 win yesterday despite a subpar outing by ace Josh Beckett. Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer and...

You want tough? Take a look at Atlanta. In a testy, physical game, the Falcons outlast the Buccaneers 13-10 in overtime on a Jason Elam field goal. Any zespół facing these upstarts will have a fight on their hands, Mike Freeman says.

The Giants receivers asked to fill the Plaxico Burress void easily can be distinguished from the banished receiver. "They are smaller guys, that's for sure," offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said. Gone is that glaring physical advantage the...

WHEN Big Brown emerged unscathed from his inexplicable fiasco in the Belmont Stakes, the post-mortem focus suddenly swung hard and sharp on the equally inexplicable ride from jockey Kent Desormeaux. Along the Belmont backstretch yesterday, Kent was...

NET NOTES AUBURN HILLS - Maybe you didn't notice amid the mess swirling around Vince Carter's ejection here yesterday, but there was a rotation change. Eduardo Najera moved up as the back-up to Yi Jianlian, replacing Ryan Anderson who has been...