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BALTIMORE (AP) - A night that began with three home runs in three at-bats ended in disappointment for Ryan Zimmerman, who derived little satisfaction from the most spectacular performance of his big league career.Zimmerman had his first three-homer game, but it wasn't enough to keep the Washington Nationals from dropping a 9-6 decision to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.Zimmerman hit solo...    

NEW YORK (AP) - Once the Subway Series rolled around, the New York Mets got on the right track.Challenged by fed-up manager Terry Collins, slumping infielders Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada sparked a five-run first inning that kept the Mets sailing along in this surprising set with a 9-4 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday night.Tejada hit a leadoff single, Davis drove in two runs and the fourth-pla...    

PARIS (AP) - Roger Federer walked onto Court Suzanne Lenglen, smiled when greeted with applause and looked up into the stands, where three youngsters waved a banner that read, "Roger 4 Ever."Forever? Probably not, but Federer easily outlasted qualifier Somdev Devvarman in the second round of the French Open, winning 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 Wednesday.As a sign of his staying power, Federer moved ahead of Bud...    

PARIS (Reuters) - After fickle Parisian weather and the exploits of a French heroine kept Novak Djokovic waiting to make his bow at Roland Garros on Tuesday, the world number one began his quest to complete his grand slam collection in style with victory over David Goffin. Home favorite Marian Bartoli saved two match points in a rain-interrupted three-hour triumph against Olga Govortsova, rewardin...    

With Nike's help, Lance Armstrong's Livestrong cancer charity turned a little yellow wristband into a global symbol for cancer survivors. Celebrities and rock stars sported them on stage. Politicians wore them on the campaign trail and in the White House. And with Armstrong dominating the Tour de France, the trendy little pieces of plastic helped Livestrong pump millions of dollars in cancer survi...    

The minute the game ended, the very minute it ended, the Memphis Grizzlies players understood exactly what had just happened. They had been outclassed. That’s all. Great old players can do that to you.You know, when Muhammad Ali was getting old, he would steal rounds by fighting hard the last 10 or 15 seconds to leave an imprint on the judges' minds. You know, when Michael Jordan was getting old h...    

One of the great concepts in the movies, especially James Bond kind of movies, is the “hit someone in the back of the head with the butt of a gun” move. This tactic, if done properly, will knock the person out for precisely as long as necessary for the plot to progress. It is really convenient. You can just see the first set of Hollywood writers sitting there, stumped, thinking, “Well, we need thi...    

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - NFL MVP Adrian Peterson says he has family members who are gay whom he loves and respects. But on gay marriage, the Minnesota Vikings running back says "that's not something I believe in."Peterson made his comments in a recent interview with Sirius/XM NFL radio. He was asked his thoughts on the Vikings cutting longtime punter Chris Kluwe, an outspoken advocate for gay rights and...    

(Reuters) - Boo Weekley snagged his first PGA Tour win in five years after firing a four-under 66 in the final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday.Weekley was one shot behind compatriot and overnight leader Matt Kuchar when play began at Colonial Country Club but used a string of birdies to top a crowded leaderboard that featured 22 players within five shots of t...    

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Italy's Matteo Manassero became the youngest champion in the 58-year history of the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday, beating England's Simon Khan with a birdie on the fourth hole of a playoff.Manassero, at 20 years, 37 days, made amends for letting victory slip away two years ago at Wentworth. The previous youngest winner was Scotland's Bernhard Gallacher in 1969 at 2...    

Despite Roger Clemens' victory last year in his perjury case, a defamation lawsuit filed against the former Yankees ace more than four years ago in federal court in Brooklyn is threatening to keep alive allegations that he used steroids and cheated on his wife. A magistrate judge in the civil case last week ordered lawyers for Clemens to turn over government documents to the plaintiff, former stre...    

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tim Duncan is doing his very best to get the San Antonio Spurs back to the NBA Finals one more time.The 37-year-old center took control in overtime for a second straight game, this time scoring the first five points as the Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 Saturday night.That put them a win away from their first finals since 2007."He ...    

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Matt Kuchar made pars on all three holes he played early Saturday to complete the suspended second round of the Colonial, and keep his one-stroke lead over Graham DeLaet.With his second consecutive 5-under 65, Kuchar was at 10-under 130. DeLaet completed his second-round 67, even with three consecutive bogeys, before a two-hour weather delay just after noon Friday.Kuchar w...    

A draw is a conversation starter, but it may be more valuable as a conversation killer. Once the men and women are locked in their brackets, we can leave behind the airy speculation about “favorites”—a meaningless word if you’re a player—and stop pondering the endless “what ifs” about who might play whom in what round. Now everyone has their path, and they must walk it. Or, if they can, slide it.W...    

Not so long ago, the introductions to my women’s Grand Slam previews all had two words in common: “wide open.” As late as the end of 2011, that’s how the WTA draws always felt. Things have changed in a hurry. Coming into Roland Garros in 2013, the top women are vying with the top men to see who can put a tighter stranglehold on their respective tour. Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Victoria ...    

DETROIT (AP) - Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball season - this time it was Detroit's Anibal Sanchez falling just short of a no-hitter.Sanchez's bid was broken up with one out in the ninth inning Friday night when Minnesota's Joe Mauer hit a clean single up the middle. That was the only hit the right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory over the Twins. It was the fourth one-hitter of...    

When I was young, the majority opinion – at least among the kids at my school – was that the devil played the fiddle better than Johnny did in the song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Obviously, that would have messed up the general narrative of that song, but it was a good lesson in subjectivity. It’s all a matter of opinion. There isn’t a best ever. Not really. Not even in a song.But it leads ...    

BOSTON (AP) - Terry Francona is back at Fenway Park as an opposing manager for the first time since he left the Red Sox.Francona brought the Cleveland Indians to Boston for a four-game series starting Thursday night. He was let go by the Red Sox after eight years as their manager following a September 2011 collapse left them out of the playoffs.He was relaxed and spoke calmly for about 20 minutes ...