NEW YORK (AP)—For the second day in a row, a New York Yankees starter left
early with an injury. This time, it will hurt.
Andy Pettitte(notes) strained his left groin Sunday and is expected to miss at
least a month, the bad news for the Yankees on a day when they knocked around
All-Star starter David Price(notes) and got [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)—The Portland Trail Blazers have appointed Oklahoma City
assistant GM Rich Cho as the team’s new general manager.
Cho started out as an intern with the Seattle SuperSonics before moving up
to assistant general manager. He stayed with the franchise when it moved to
Oklahoma.
The club fired former GM Kevin Pritchard on the day of the June [...]
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP)—Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tied the major
championship record Thursday by shooting a 9-under 63 to take the early lead in
the opening round of the British Open.
One of golf’s brightest prospects, the 21-year-old McIlroy started his round
with an eagle at the 352-yard ninth, where he drove the green and rolled in the
putt. [...]
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP)—John Daly’s scorecard was the only thing getting
more attention than his garish outfit.
Golf’s most entertaining sideshow was at it again Thursday, tying his best
round at the British Open with a 6-under 66 on the Old Course. It put him atop
the leaderboard, a spot that, regardless how brief the stay, would have been
unimaginable [...]
CLEVELAND (AP)—Cleveland Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers(notes) will enter a
diversion program to resolve a felony charge that he tried to carry a gun
through airport security.
Under the deal approved Thursday in a Cleveland court, the gun charge will
be dismissed if Rogers completes the program, which includes volunteer service
and 10 hours in a gun class.
Police say Rogers [...]
2nd US sailor’s body recovered in Afghanistan
(AP)
Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good
(AP)
Rangel wary as ethics charges to become public
(AP)
4 killed in plane crash at Alaska military base
(AP)
Arizona preparing appeal of immigration ruling
(AP)
Rangel, ethics panel lawyers talking settlement
(AP)