ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Mike Trout even surprised himself in adding to his growing list of impressive big league achievements. More »Trout hits for cycle, drives in 5, Angels rout M's
Pablo Sandoval has continued to pound the Washington Nationals this week. More »Nationals-Giants Preview
Bradley Beal realizes he has to be smarter when it comes to playing through injuries as he awaits approval from team doctors to resume basketball activities. It is taking longer than he anticipated. More »Beal: I'm weeks away from basketball activities
COMMENTARY | Former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion, Gegard Mousasi, has spent the last four years competing at 205 pounds, but he's willing to return to his middleweight roots under the right circumstances. More »Vitor Belfort on Gegard Mousasi's List of Potential Opponents
The Los Angeles Angels have a chance to record their longest winning streak of 2013 and extend the Seattle Mariners' worst skid of the season. More »Mariners-Angels Preview
ATLANTA (AP) -- Evan Gattis just keeps coming through for the Atlanta Braves. More »Gattis, Freeman lead Braves past Twins 5-4 in 10th
Gregor Blanco had two of the Giants' five hits off Stephen Strasburg, and hit the two-out, two-strike triple in the ninth that rescued the Giants and sent the game to extra innings. More »Extra Baggs: Blanco put on a show for a special fan
DENVER (AP) -- Reliever Matt Reynolds tried to outthink his former teammate, guess what pitch Wilin Rosario would be looking for and throw the opposite. More »Rosario helps Rockies beat D-backs 5-4 in 10
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nobody has ever seen a ghost at AT&T Park, but one sure scared Bryce Harper on Tuesday night. More »Harper's flinch helps Giants beat Nats
He was pretty good. More »‘That was vintage Joe Thornton’ against the Kings
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - Indian cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has insisted he is innocent of any wrongdoing in the ongoing spot-fixing scandal and is confident of emerging from the "tough period" with his dignity intact. The 30-year-old bowler was one of three players, along with 11 bookmakers, arrested last week on suspicion of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 competition, the allegations also earning him an immediate suspension from the cricket board. "I am innocent and have done no wrong. ... More »Cricket-Sreesanth denies wrongdoing, confident of exoneration
That was more like what we expected out of this series — close, intense, physical. Well, it was close for the final 17 minutes (just ignore the first 36), but in the end the Spurs got the win and are up 2-0 in the series. Here are three takeaways from this game. • Yes, Tony… More »Three things about Game 2 Tony Parker is that good but Randolph, Grizzlies figuring it out
The San Diego Padres have had to deal with some of the best pitchers in the NL lately, though they don't appear to be facing as tough of a challenge in their series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals. More »Cardinals-Padres Preview
Pablo Sandoval's walk-off two-run blast Tuesday night traveled so far that Matt Cain felt the need for a Barry Bonds comparison. More »Higher, deeper, farther: Sandoval's blast carries Giants
COMMENTARY | Over a span of six years, the Milwaukee Brewers doubled their amount of postseason appearances in franchise history. More »Milwaukee Brewers Need to Shake Up Starting Rotation, Send Down Wily Peralta
In Game 3, the Bruins' fourth line proves that its mindset -- all-out effort, all the time -- is perfect for the playoffs. More »Haggerty: Bruins fourth line is best in business
(Repeats to additional clients, no changes to text) * Russia says it foiled plot for attack on Moscow * Faces signs that security threat is widening * Putin wants to rally support, boost security cooperation By Timothy Heritage OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia, May 22 (Reuters) - As Russia congratulated its forces for foiling an alleged Islamist plot on Moscow, the discovery of the plan also pointed to the growing security threat before the 2014 Winter Olympics. ... More »Olympics-Discovery of alleged plot points to growing jitters
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Bernard Tomic will play at next week's French Open despite his off-court troubles if only to keep some momentum going for the grasscourt season ahead, Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge said on Wednesday. Tomic's father John faced a charge of causing criminal injury in a Madrid court earlier this month after allegedly assaulting his son's hitting partner Thomas Drouet. Tomic senior says he acted in self defense and the court hearing has been suspended until October. ... More »Tomic will play French Open despite troubles: Woodbridge
MELBOURNE, May 22 (Reuters) - Bernard Tomic will play at next week's French Open despite his off-court troubles if only to keep some momentum going for the grasscourt season ahead, Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge said on Wednesday. Tomic's father John faced a charge of causing criminal injury in a Madrid court earlier this month after allegedly assaulting his son's hitting partner Thomas Drouet. Tomic senior says he acted in self defence and the court hearing has been suspended until October. ... More »Tennis-Tomic will play French Open despite troubles - Woodbridge
Stephen Strasburg outdueled Matt Cain, but a shaky bullpen couldn't hold the lead for Washington as the Giants came back to win 4-2 in 10 innings Tuesday night. More »Sandoval beats Nats with homer in the 10th
May 22 (Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix: - Lap distance: 3.340km. Total distance 260.520km (78 laps) Start time: 1200 GMT 2012 pole: Mark Webber (Australia) Red Bull one minute 14.381 seconds 2012 winner: Webber Race lap record: Michael Schumacher (Germany), Ferrari 2004, 1:14.439 Tyre choice: Soft (yellow), Supersoft (red) - WINS Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has 32 career wins, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel 28, Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton 21, Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen 20 and McLaren's Jenson Button 15. ... More »Motor racing-Formula One statistics for Monaco Grand Prix
May 22 (Reuters) - Formula One drivers' form sheet for Sunday's Monaco GrandPrix (listed in championship order, most recent races first. Number=race result,R=retired, DQ=disqualified, S=suspended, NS=did not start, EX=excluded). ... More »Motor racing-Formula One drivers' form sheet
By Alan Baldwin MONACO, May 22 (Reuters) - Words and hats may have to be eaten along with the usual canapes and caviar if Lewis Hamilton wins the glamour race of the Formula One season in Monaco this weekend. The sceptics who doubted McLaren's 2008 world champion would stand on top of the podium this season after his move to Mercedes face a moment of truth with Hamilton's team arriving in the Mediterranean principality on the back of three pole positions in a row. ... More »Motor racing-Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet