Jay Bruce homered in three consecutive at-bats as the first-place Cincinnati Reds extended their two-week playoff surge by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-1 Friday.
The Reds are 10-3 since getting swept at home by the St. Louis Cardinals from Aug. 9-11. (...)
Brad Lidge escaped another bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies held off the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Monday to complete a four-game sweep.
Backup catcher Brian Schneider's two-run triple sent the Phillies toward their (...)
The Williams sisters will end their season with another title matchup.
Venus defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in one semifinal Saturday at the Sony Ericsson Championships, and Caroline Wozniacki retired against Serena in the other because of (...)
World stock markets and oil prices fell sharply Monday as worries about US consumer spending reined in hopes for a quick global economic recovery – causing investors to look past the news that Japan has climbed out of recession.
In Europe, the FTSE (...)
Authorities will arm 500 villagers with semiautomatic rifles in remote northeastern India to protect themselves from separatist rebel groups that have targeted civilians and attacked isolated villages, officials said Sunday.
The state government of (...)
