inning infield single lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros Friday.
Starlin Castro set up the winning rally with a leadoff walk, went to second on Darwin Barney's sacrifice, and moved to third on a wild pitch. He scored (...)
Ian Poulter of England was the clubhouse leader at the Masters after shooting his second straight 4-under 68 Friday, while compatriot Lee Westwood was also at 8-under overall with Tiger Woods looming two strokes back.
Woods shot a 70 that might (...)
century account of how a falling apple helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity is being posted to the Web, making the fragile paper manuscript widely available to the public for the first time.
Newton's encounter with the apple ranks (...)
Pakistan has named three rookie players in a 16-man squad while leaving out veteran paceman Shoaib Akhtar for this month's five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games against Bangladesh.
Opening batsman Ahmed Shahzad, leg-spinner Yasir Shah (...)
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signified success in the Super Bowl era with their stable ownership, brilliant coaching and throwback style. A victory on Sunday will give them a record sixth Super Bowl title, and they are big favorites against the (...)
ranked Ball State Cardinals fumbled the ball four times and Buffalo scored off each turnover, routing the previously unbeaten team 42-24 Friday in the Mid-American Conference championship game.
Ball State (12-1) finished the regular season (...)
minute equalizer gave Racing Santander a 1-1 draw at FC Barcelona on Saturday, leaving the Catalan powerhouse still without a win in the Spanish league season.
Pereira deflected Ezequiel Garay's low free kick into the net six minutes after (...)