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News
Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games Ben Roethlisberger's suspension cut from six to four games by the NFL. |
Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg has Tommy John surgery Stephen Strasburg had reconstructive elbow surgery Friday that could keep him out of the starting rotation until the 2012 season. |
Dallas Cowboys trade Patrick Crayton to San Diego Chargers The Dallas Cowboys have traded wide receiver Patrick Crayton to the San Diego Chargers on Friday. |
U.S. Open: Venus Williams, Kim Cljisters, Elena Dementieva, Samantha Stosur, Francesca Schiavone, Ana Ivanovic win Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with a quick victory at the U.S. Open. |
Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli eligible for 2010 Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, who was told he wouldn't be eligibile until the 2011 season earlier this week, has been cleared to play immediately, a school source told ESPN's Joe Schad. |
NFL
Seattle Seahawks to cut or trade T.J. Houshmandzadeh, start Mike Williams The Seahawks will cut ties with T.J. Houshmandzadeh by trading or releasing him, according to two league sources, and it will promote former Detroit first-round draft pick Mike Williams into its starting lineup. |
Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games Ben Roethlisberger's suspension cut from six to four games by the NFL. |
Dallas Cowboys trade Patrick Crayton to San Diego Chargers The Dallas Cowboys have traded wide receiver Patrick Crayton to the San Diego Chargers on Friday. |
Washington Redskins' Mike Shanahan says Albert Haynesworth played so long for fitness The conditioning test was nothing compared to Albert Haynesworth's latest punishment. |
Pittsburgh Steelers' Byron Leftwich suffers MCL sprain; QB starter uncertain Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich has a second-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen on Friday. |
NBA
NBA Rookie Rankings: The Big 5 David Thorpe breaks down the five best rookies and updates the progress on other first-rounders. |
Lethargic U.S. team dominates Tunisia at worlds Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship. |
FIBA world championship: Serbia upsets Argentina, Spain beats Canada, Australia beats Angola, Ivory Coast beats Puerto Rico Australia beats Angola, Spain beats Canada, and Ivory Coast beats Puerto Rico at FIBA world championships |
Atlanta Hawks sign veteran center Etan Thomas The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt. |
Chicago Bulls invited John Lucas III to training camp, according to sources The Chicago Bulls have invited guard John Lucas III to training camp with a partially guaranteed one-year contract, according to sources close to the situation. |
NHL
Ilya Kovalchuk deal to be approved as part of NHL, union CBA amendment The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. |
Pittsburgh Penguins sign Mike Comrie The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract, giving them a proven scorer who might be capable of playing on one of their top three lines. |
Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli told Marc Savard he wouldn't be traded Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli told Marc Savard he wouldn't be traded. |
Montreal Canadiens re-sign goalie Carey Price to two-year contract The Canadiens have re-signed restricted free-agent goalie Carey Price to a two-year contract. |
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal expected to miss start of training camp Penguins forward Jordan Staal is expected to miss the start of training camp as he recovers from an infection to his right foot, which was severely injured during the NHL playoffs. |
BASEBALL
MLB: The over-reliance on Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday is hurting the St. Louis Cardinals Sometimes, having two elite sluggers and little else can hurt your squad |
Washington Nationals' Nyjer Morgan suspended for 8 games Nyjer Morgan's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl between Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins. |
Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg has Tommy John surgery Stephen Strasburg had reconstructive elbow surgery Friday that could keep him out of the starting rotation until the 2012 season. |
Chicago White Sox's Manny Ramirez apologizes for his past behavior with the Boston Red Sox Manny Ramirez admits he was at fault in his past behavior with the Red Sox. |
Hamels throws 7 strong as Phils blank Brewers Cole Hamels dominated over seven innings and the Phillies capitalized on a Milwaukee miscue to score the only run they would need in a 1-0 victory over the Brewers. |
NASCAR
Todd Bodine ends Kyle Busch's Trucks race streak  Todd Bodine overcame a midrace spin to win the NASCAR Trucks Series race at Kentucky on Friday night, ending star Kyle Busch's three-series winning streak at four. |
Trucks Series plans to hold 2 races in Kentucky The NASCAR Trucks Series will make two visits to Kentucky Speedway in 2011. |
NASCAR on BET? Drive for Diversity goes reality TV "Changing Lanes" chronicles 10 young female and minority racers in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program as they compete for four spots on a team. |
Boris Said wins Nationwide race at Montreal Boris Said has won the Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, edging Max Papis by a nose on a green-white-checkered finish. |
Kyle Busch holds off Todd Bodine to win fourth straight race Kyle Busch withstood two late challenges for the lead from Todd Bodine, and hung on to win the NASCAR Camping World truck series race at Chicagoland Speedway in overtime Friday night. |