Jeff Francoeur hit a game-ending, two-run homer off Chad Qualls in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a sparkling 10-strikeout performance by Randy Johnson to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 Saturday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings won't have to wait until the Stanley Cup finals to play next season. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said every team in the league will play all the others at least once next season. The announcement came Saturday before Game 1 of the finals between Pittsburgh and Detroit, two teams that did not meet this regular season. Bettman also used his annual
After being held to just two hits in five innings, the Cougar softball team exploded for a six-run sixth and cruised to a 6-3 win over Louisiana-Lafayette to force a third game in the super regional series.
The Colgan Panthers advanced to the Class 2-1A state baseball championship game by way of an 11-1 win over Sedan on Saturday at Soden's Grove in Emporia. The following is play-by-play of that game:
Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton made history as the first African American to play under contract in the NBA -- and now movie producers are looking for a New Yorker to play him.
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, May 24 (Reuters) - Netherlands beat Ukraine 3-0 in a Euro 2008 warm up on Saturday with a solid midfield performance from Orlando Engelaar.