winning homer with help from video replay, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins Sunday.
It was the first time a game ended using a video review.
Pinch-hitter Matt Diaz tied it with a two-run homer off Leo Nunez (...)
Goalkeeper Pepe Reina accidentally turned the ball into his own goal to hand Arsenal a 1-1 draw at Liverpool in their Premier League opener Sunday.
Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh headed Tomas Rosicky's header onto the goal post in the 90th minute (...)
Joey Votto and Jonny Gomes scored four runs apiece to back a strong start by Travis Wood as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 11-4 Sunday for their ninth win in 11 games.
Wood (3-1) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before fading late. (...)
Brandon Phillips hit a tying triple with two out in the fifth inning and scored the tiebreaking run on shortstop Alex Gonzalez's error, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday in the finale of the weekend series.
Ramon (...)
Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs without hitting his 600th homer as the New York Yankees used a seven-run seventh inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-4 Thursday.
Dustin Moseley (1-0) won his first start, allowing a run and four hits over six (...)
Adam Wainwright pitched six sharp innings to remain unbeaten at home and Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan each drove in a run as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the National League Saturday.
Wainwright (14-5) has allowed (...)
Stephen Strasburg exceeded expectations in his much-hyped major league debut, striking out 14 batters in seven innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday.
Last year's No. 1 overall draft pick allowed (...)
Jason Bay homered twice off an ineffective CC Sabathia as the New York Mets held off the slumping New York Yankees 6-4 on Sunday behind Johan Santana's stellar pitching.
Shut down nearly all night by Santana, the Yankees rallied for three runs in (...)
winning, pinch-hit single in the ninth inning capped Seattle's three-run rally off American League saves leader Kevin Gregg and gave the Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday.
Seattle ended a five-game losing streak and (...)
The Tampa Bay Rays' extraordinary start to the American League season got even better with a 4-1 win at the Oakland Athletics Friday.
At 22-7, the Rays are off to the best start to a season since the New York Yankees began 23-6 in 2003. Tampa Bay (...)
After nearly three decades inside the Metrodome, the Minnesota Twins moved outdoors and beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 Monday thanks to hometown star Joe Mauer in the first regular-season game at their new Target Field ballpark.
Jason Kubel hit the (...)
Toronto Raptors' forward Sonny Weems (C) shoots between Chicago Bulls defenders Derrick Rose (L) and Kirk Hinrich (R) during the first half of their game in Toronto Sunday. – Reuters
CLEVELAND – Mickael Pietrus scored all 12 of his points in the (...)
Red Sox left fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was helped off the field after colliding with third baseman Adrian Beltre in the ninth inning of Boston's 8-6 win Sunday over the Kansas City Royals.
Ellsbury and Beltre were chasing Mitch Maier's foul fly ball (...)
day match starting Monday in Abu Dhabi will use pink balls as part of a bid by the ICC and officials governing the laws of cricket to eventually play the five-day Test format under lights to arrest its declining popularity.
The Marylebone Cricket (...)
LeBron James had a big bash to celebrate his 25th birthday. Anderson Varejao delivered his gift before the party started.
Varejao made his first career three-pointer with 17.2 seconds left — as the 24-second shot clock was about to expire — to give (...)
Jason Pominville scored with 9:05 left to complete the Buffalo Sabres' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in the NHL Tuesday.
Drew Stafford scored twice, first on a penalty shot, and added an assist on Paul (...)
Hertha Berlin, Fulham, Panathinaikos, FC Copenhagen and FC Brugge all won through to the next round of the Europa League Wednesday.
Hertha overcame its dismal form in the German Bundesliga to beat Sporting Lisbon 1-0 and advance alongside the (...)
Brandon Jennings scored 55 points, breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's club rookie record, to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a come-from-behind 129-125 victory Saturday over the Golden State Warriors.
Jennings poured in 29 points in the third quarter, then (...)
LeBron James scored 36 points and Shaquille O'Neal provided an inside presence as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 102-93 Wednesday in a rematch of the Eastern Conference finals.
O'Neal battled boos and bruises to score 10 points and (...)
Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout to help the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks Friday.
Dustin Byfuglien had a chance to equalize, but sent his slap shot (...)
Edgar Renteria hit a Grand Slam in the seventh inning as the San Francisco Giants pulled even in the National League wild-card race with Colorado, beating the Rockies 9-5 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
The Giants moved into a second-place tie in (...)
Defending champion Italy was held to a 1-1 draw by Ireland on Wednesday in World Cup qualifying, and European champion Spain, England and the Netherlands maintained their perfect records.
Robbie Keane scored from Caleb Folan's header in the 89th (...)
Jason Pominville had a goal and two assists during a 2:07 span of the third period, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 comeback victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.
Tim Connolly scored the go-ahead goal to cap the surge and added (...)
Ryan Jones scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining and Joel Ward had a goal and an assist, leading the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
With their eighth victory in 11 games, the Predators overtook (...)
Tracy McGrady notched his fourth career triple-double and first this season and Yao Ming scored 32 points as the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 108-96 on Tuesday.
McGrady had 20 points and reached season highs in rebounds (14) and assists (...)