Robin Soderling pulls out of Legg Mason Tennis Classic

WASHINGTON -- Two-time French Open runner-up Robin soderling has pulled out of next month's Legg Mason Tennis Classic for personal reasons.


Tennis - sport - Robin Söderling - Rafael Nadal - French Open

Nearing retirement, Finch shuts out Japan 5-0

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Jennie Finch took a no-hit bid into the fifth inning in one of her final starts for the U.S. national team, Kaitlin Cochran homered in her second straight game and the Americans beat top rival Japan 5-0 Friday night at the World Cup of Softball.


Japan - Asia - United States - Recreation - Bird

Top seeds Roddick, Isner advance to Atlanta semis

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- No. 1 seed Andy Roddick beat Xavier Malisse 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Friday night.


Andy Roddick - Seed - Taylor Dent - John Isner - Mardy Fish

D-backs talking Haren trade with Yankees, others

PHOENIX -- Arizona president Derrick Hall has confirmed that the New York Yankees are among "a few teams" in discussions with the Diamondbacks about a possible trade for right-hander Dan Haren.



Dan Haren - Roy Oswalt - Arizona Diamondbacks - Yankees - New York Yankees

Childress says he knows Favre better now

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brad Childress sat forward in his chair and, in his scratchy, out-of-key baritone, started an old Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune.


Favre - Minnesota Vikings - Quarterback - sport - NFL

NCAA committee pitches rules to speed up games

OMAHA, Neb. -- Play ball! And hurry up! The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee has unanimously approved two new rules intended to speed up the game. The eight-member committee, which met this week in Indianapolis, set a 20-second limit between pitches when no runners are on base and a 90-second limit...


Games - Card Games - Committee - Board Games - Shedding and Accumulating

Hamilton subpoenaed to appear before grand jury

NEW YORK -- Former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury, though his attorney refused to say whether it has anything to do with a federal investigation involving former teammate Lance Armstrong.


United States - Law - Legal Information - Law Reform - Jury Duty

Athletics sign C Kurt Suzuki to 4-year contract

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kurt Suzuki and the Oakland Athletics agreed to a four-year contract Friday that locks up the catcher through his arbitration years.



Kurt Suzuki - Suzuki - Oakland Athletics - Makes and Models - Catcher

Kahn fined $50,000 for talk of Beasley's drug use

NEW YORK -- The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn $50,000 on Friday for his radio remarks about power forward Michael Beasley's past marijuana use.


Michael Beasley - Miami Heat - Minnesota Timberwolves - David Kahn - National Basketball Association

O's Wigginton suspended for 3 games and fined

BALTIMORE -- Orioles first baseman Ty Wigginton received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for "making contact" with an umpire during an argument in Thursday night's game against the Minnesota Twins.


Coach - Games - Video Games - Juan Samuel - sport

Herzog was tough act to follow with Cardinals

ST. LOUIS -- Tightlipped and terse, Tony La Russa was a big change from Whitey Herzog when he joined the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996.


sport - St Louis Cardinals - NFL - Football - American

Uecker back in the booth after heart surgery

MILWAUKEE -- Bob Uecker is back in the booth with a fixed-up ticker. His sense of humor never changed.



Surgery - Health - Medicine - Bob Uecker - Milwaukee Brewers