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What is at stake for NBA, players in labor negotiations?
Isles deal D Ehrhoff's rights to Sabres (AP)
Yankees continue to roll with win over Brewers
Clemens says McNamee lied to police about rape
Joy never faded during Andretti's losing streak
Full Tilt's offshore gambling license suspended
Blazers extend qualifying offer to Oden
Scott Wingo steadily built a case to land top honor at CWS
J.J. Putz, bullpen, Diamondbacks having fun in the sun
Pierzynski's Sacrifice Fly Gives White Sox a Win
Mets continue offensive surge, win 16-9 (AP)
Surging Yanks dump Brewers for fourth straight
Ibanez HR gives Phils 2-1 win over Sox
Joe Lemire: Top 10 storylines to watch in MLB's season half
Ibanez, Worley lead Phils over Red Sox (AP)
Nationals fall to 0-3 under Johnson (AP)
Blazers make center Greg Oden qualifying offer
Tito Ortiz: 'I'm fighting for my life'
Rookie Worley fills in nicely as Phillies top Red Sox
Ever-realistic British fans ever hopeful for Murray

What is at stake for NBA, players in labor negotiations?

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:43 AM PDT

As lockout looms, NBA and players have an afternoon of labor negotiations Thursday with hope of at least finding more common ground.

Isles deal D Ehrhoff's rights to Sabres (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:25 PM PDT

Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff has a big surprise waiting for him when he wakes up at his home in Germany. Ehrhoff will learn he's with his third team in two days after the Buffalo Sabres acquired the free agent-to-be's rights Wednesday. "He's fast asleep. He doesn't know," Ehrhoff's agent, Richard Curran, told The Associated Press.

Yankees continue to roll with win over Brewers

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT

A.J. Burnett pitched neatly into the eighth inning, Russell Martin hit a three-run homer and the Yankees kept rolling right along with a 5-2 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday night.

Clemens says McNamee lied to police about rape

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:15 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prosecutors argued Wednesday that several major league baseball players should be allowed to testify at Roger Clemens' impending criminal trial about their own drug use.

Joy never faded during Andretti's losing streak

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:02 PM PDT

Marco Andretti finally ends his 78-race IndyCar losing streak with a win at Iowa Speedway, but the joy of racing never left him

Full Tilt's offshore gambling license suspended

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Casino regulators on the British Channel Islands suspended the gambling license of Full Tilt Poker, intensifying legal problems in the U.S.

Blazers extend qualifying offer to Oden

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:59 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland.

Scott Wingo steadily built a case to land top honor at CWS

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:24 PM PDT

South Carolina's Scott Wingo built his case to be most outstanding player throughout this year's College World Series

J.J. Putz, bullpen, Diamondbacks having fun in the sun

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:26 PM PDT

New GM Kevin Towers pulls pieces together to give Arizona winning feel. It starts with reliever and all-around clubhouse clown J.J. Putz.

Pierzynski's Sacrifice Fly Gives White Sox a Win

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:56 PM PDT

Chicago 3, Colorado 2

Mets continue offensive surge, win 16-9 (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:24 PM PDT

Ronny Paulino in the cleanup spot? Scott Hairston up with the bases loaded? No matter who is batting, the New York Mets are a good bet to score these days. Paulino and Angel Pagan had four hits apiece, and Hairston launched a three-run triple as part of another offensive barrage by the Mets, who beat the Detroit Tigers 16-9 on Wednesday night.

Surging Yanks dump Brewers for fourth straight

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:40 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Things are going so well for the New York Yankees that Jorge Posada took two trips around the bases on one home run.

Ibanez HR gives Phils 2-1 win over Sox

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:40 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Vance Worley didn't get Dustin Pedroia 's autograph. He got the former MVP's attention - and the rest of the Boston Red Sox, too.

Joe Lemire: Top 10 storylines to watch in MLB's season half

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:28 AM PDT

The Phillies and Braves are pitching at historic levels as the All-Star Game approaches. Joe Lemire examines their fast starts and nine other storylines to track in the season's second half.

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Ibanez, Worley lead Phils over Red Sox (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Vance Worley didn't get Dustin Pedroia's autograph. He got the former MVP's attention -- and the rest of the Boston Red Sox, too. Worley pitched seven strong innings, Raul Ibanez hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Red Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Nationals fall to 0-3 under Johnson (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:55 PM PDT

Dan Haren pitched two-hit ball through 7 1-3 innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 Wednesday to sweep past Davey Johnson's new team. The 68-year-old Johnson took over the Nationals this week, returning as a major league manager for the first time since 2000. Washington had won 13 of 15 going into the series at Anaheim, with most of the wins coming before manager...

Blazers make center Greg Oden qualifying offer

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:33 PM PDT

The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland.

Tito Ortiz: 'I'm fighting for my life'

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:55 PM PDT

Tito Ortiz hopes to put Ryan Bader on his back first when they get together on Saturday.

Rookie Worley fills in nicely as Phillies top Red Sox

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:28 PM PDT

Rookie starting pitcher Vance Worley pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Wednesday.

Ever-realistic British fans ever hopeful for Murray

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Columnist Christine Brenna notes how Andy Murray has British fans at Wimbledon excited again.